2. (noun) screech.
E mahi nei i tā rātou nā mahi e whakarite mai nei te āhua o tā rātou ki te tangata mōhio ki te whakangē kākā, e whakarahi mai rā i te ngē o tā rātou mōkai kia kaha te ngē, arā, te tionga mai kia rere atu ō konei manu, kia wawe te mau i tō rātou mutu (TW 16/12/1876:470). / What they are doing is like what an expert in making kākā screech does, that by increasing the volume of their pet's screeching, that is the call, so that the local birds will fly away to be caught quickly in their bird snare.
Synonyms: ngoengoe, ngoe, tioro, tekekō, ngāngā, kē, kīrea, kā, tīwē
