porotakataka
1. (verb) to surround, go round and round, circle.
Kīhai i mahue tā rātou mōkihi e ngā mango o te moana. Noho tonu aua mango i te taha porotakataka haere ai, e whanga ana ki ā rātou tāngata (TWM 23/7/1864:3). / Their raft was never left by the sharks of the ocean. Those sharks remained beside it circling around, waiting for their people.
2. (modifier) round (in shape).
Synonyms: porotaka
