2. (verb) (-a,-ia,-ina,-ngia) to recite, perform.
Kātahi a Rauarikiao ka whakahau ki te tini o te ngārara kia tōia tō rātou waka. Ka tapaia te ngeri tō e Rauarikiao, te kīnga katoatanga o te waha o te ngārara ki tā rātou ngeri, i a rātou e tō ana i tō rātou waka (TWMNT 22/8/1876:202). / Rauarikiao then commanded the multitude of reptiles to drag their canoe. Then Rauarikiao recited the canoe launching chant and all the reptiles joined in with their ngeri as they dragged their canoe.
Synonyms: whakarite, whakaatu, whakaataata, whakahua, whakahaere, whakatūtū, mahi, hahaka, haka, tātaku, kauwhau, kauhau, taki, whakahuahua, pānui, whakataki, takitaki
