tātāwhāinga
1. (verb) to vie, compete, contest.
Ahakoa anō e taitama tonu ana ia i tērā wā, kore i roa kua uru ki ngā mahi hokohoko whenua. Kua tātāwhāinga ki ōna pakeke, ki tōna tātai anō hoki (TTR 1990:284). / Although he was still a young man, it wasn't long before he became involved in land dealings, in competition both with his elders and with his own generation.
2. (modifier) competitive, combative.
Ko tētahi wairua o roto i te tamaiti, ko te wairua tātāwhāinga. / An attitude in a child is the competitive spirit.
3. (noun) tournament, competition, contest.
I tētahi wā anō, i tana whaea kēkē, i a Tuīni Ngāwai e whakataetae ana i tētahi tātāwhāinga kutikuti hipi nei, i te kitenga o Ngoi e mahue haere kē ana ia, ka pakaru mai te waiata a Ngoi, he whakakipakipa kē rā tāna i tana kōkā kia tere ake (TTR 2000:146). / On one occasion, when her aunt, Tuīni Ngāwai, was competing in a sheep shearing competition, seeing her lagging behind Ngoi burst into song to inspire her aunt to pick up the pace.
