auau
1. (verb) (-tia) to bark.
Ko au ka haere ki te hopu i tōku hōiho hei whiu mai i ngā kau. He mahi ngāwari tēnei nō te mea ka haere au ki te hopu i tōku hōiho, ka tīmata taku kurī a Nehe ki te auau. Rongo ana ngā kau, ka tīmata tā rātou haere ki te kēti tatari ai (TWK 50:19). / I went to catch my horse to bring in the cows. This was an easy task because when I went to catch my horse my dog, Nehe, began to bark. When the cows heard that, they began to go to the gate to wait.
2. (noun) bark (of a dog).
Kāore i roa ka rongo māua i te auau o ngā kurī me te ngawī o te poaka (TWK 5:21). / It wasn't long before we heard the barking of the dogs and the squealing of the pig.
