taitata
1. (verb) to be near.
Kātahi ka haere atu ngā kaipātari ki te waha o te ana, kīhai anō i taitata atu, ehara, kua rongo rawa te taniwha rā i te piro āhua tangata (TWM 15/7/1865:3). / Then the people went to the mouth of the cave, but they were not yet close when, lo and behold, the taniwha smelt the human scent.
Synonyms: maruatata, marutata, kātata, whātata, pātata, tātata, āwhiwhi, pahaki
