whewhei
1. (verb) to fight, quarrel.
Nā ngā mahi akiaki a te kāwanatanga me ngā iwi Pākehā e kimi whenua ana mō rātou, ka nui te hunga Māori kua aro kē ki te whewhei mō ō rātou whenua (TTR 1990:345). / Because of mounting pressure by the government and Pākehā people seeking land for themselves, many Māori were preparing to fight for their land.
Synonyms: ngangau, kohete, tarahae, riri, tauwhāinga, tautohe, taututetute, totohe, kowhete, kairiri, kekeri, whakanihoniho, tautotohe, taukaikai, ngangare, paka, pākani, tatauranga, kākari, taute, whakatete, whawhai, wāwau, whakanehenehe, korokīkī, kōhetehete, kōwhetewhete, rīriri, whāinga, taungaungau, kekeritanga, tītaitai kōwhatu, tautohetohe, tatau
2. (modifier) fighting, quarreling.
Ka haere a Nuka me tōna iwi ki te kōrero ki tērā iwi whewhei ki a rātou, ki a Ngāti Maru ki Pārāwai (TTR 1990:139). / Nuka and his people went to talk to that tribe they were quarreling with, to Ngāti Maru at Thames.
Synonyms: tautotohe
