rīriri
1. (verb) (rīria) to quarrel, fight.
Ka tukua te taonga pounamu hei tohu mō te rongomau i waenganui i ētahi e rīriri ana (Te Ara 2013). / Valuable greenstone heirlooms were given to establish peace amongst some who were fighting.
Synonyms: pākani, ngangau, kohete, tarahae, riri, tauwhāinga, tautohe, taututetute, totohe, kowhete, kairiri, kekeri, whakanihoniho, tautotohe, taukaikai, ngangare, paka, tatau, tatauranga, kākari, taute, whakatete, whawhai, wāwau, whakanehenehe, korokīkī, kōhetehete, kōwhetewhete, whāinga, whewhei, taungaungau, kekeritanga, tītaitai kōwhatu, tautohetohe
2. (noun) fighting, warfare, warring, hostility.
Kīhai i taea e rāua te whakamutu te rīriri a ngā iwi o Taranaki ki ā rātou anō (TTR 1990:17). / They were unable to end the warfare within the Taranaki tribes.
