tātaki
1. (verb) (tākina) to lead a haka, lead, conduct.
Ka mutu te haka a Tama-te-hura, ka puta ko Upoko-iti, e tātaki ana i tana haka, 'Ko Te Aea o ia Rangi.' (JPS 1910:200). / When Tama-te-hura had finished his haka, Upoko-iti appeared and led his haka, 'It is Te Aea of every-day fame.'
Synonyms: konumatā, taki, matā, whakahaere tikanga, kaea, whakahaere, ārahi, arataki, huataki, tā, whakataki, kōkiri, whaitaki, takitaki
