1. (noun) supreme leader, mottled orca - a figurative term for a leader, just as the orca are the dominant killers of the sea.
Ka hoki ngā whakaaro ki a Wiremu Tāmihana, kākahi whakairoiro o Ngāti Hauā i ōna wā. / My thoughts return to Wiremu Tāmihana, supreme leader of Ngāti Hauā in his time.
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.
More infoTe kai a te rangatira
He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
