oioi
1. (verb) to shake gently, wriggle, quiver.
Kātahi ka oioi haere atu i runga i taku puku kia eke atu ki runga o te rore (HP 1991:22). / Then I wriggled along on my stomach to get onto the lorry.
Synonyms: kūreperepe, rū, kārohirohi, kapakapa, wanawana, wiriwiri, whakakakapa, ore, kakapa, māueue, māwewe, kereū, tāwariwari, tīkorikori, aroarohaki, arowhaki, arohaki, oreore, ārohirohi, ngāoraora, ngaue
2. (noun) jointed wire rush, jointed rush, Apodasmia similes - a bluish-green native rush with dark bands along the stem of the leaves. Grows along the edges of tidal rivers and lakes and on damp flats in sand dunes. Spreads by a creeping rhizome and grows up to 1 m tall. Found throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand. Previously known as Leptocarpus similis.
3. (noun) New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri - distinguished from the larger New Zealand sea lion by lacking obvious ears and being unable to stand on all fours when on land.
E Tame, ko te ingoa o te taniwha nā he kekeno, he oioi rānei, he taniwha tapu, kua turengia e te Kāwanatanga (TP 10/1906:5). / Tame, the name of that monster is a fur seal, a protected animal which has been legally protected by the government.
See also kekeno
