1. (verb) to loiter, linger.
Ka whakatinaku ngā taitamariki tāne i waho i te toa hoko waipiro. / The youths loitered outside the liquor store.
Synonyms: mōnaroa, taruna, whakaroa, whakataruna, karioi, paratinaku, tarioi, whakawhēauau, whakananawe
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
