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tauākī

1. (verb) (-tia) to declare, state, announce, proclaim.

Tae noa ki te tau 1938, he mea kaute ngā ringa, ā, nāwai me tauākī ki tētahi āpiha auraki (Te Ara 2016). / Right up until 1938 it was decided by a show of hands, and later by declaration to a returning officer.

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Synonyms: paki, kauwhau, kauhau, pānui


2. (noun) statement.

Hei whakatepe noa ake, kei te nui hoki ngā mihi a mātou, a te Taura Whiri, ki te hunga nāna ēnei tauākī marautanga i whakaputa ki te ao (HM 1/1994). / In conclusion, we of the Language Commission sincerely thank the group that produced these curriculum statements.

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