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tautapa

1. (verb) (-ina,-tia) to give the word (for action).

Kātahi ka tautapa te whakahauhau, ā ka riro mai te kōkiri a te kotahi rau e rima tekau tāngata, ka kōkiri mai ki a te Kāwana, me te pupuhi haere mai (TWMNT 27/6/1876:149). / Then the order for action was given and 150 men rush out charging towards the Governor, firing volleys as they came.

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2. (verb) (-ina,-tia) to nominate, designate.

E hia kē hoki ngā mea i tautapatia i taua wā engari ko Ōraukawa o Ngā Ruahine te mea i āta whāia rawatia (TTR 1990:353). / Many such nominations were made at that time, but Ōraukawa of Ngā Ruahine was a more serious candidate.

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Synonyms: whakaingoa


3. (verb) (-ina,-tia) to chant a song (for keeping time).

E tautapa ana te kaitātaki kia ngātahi ai te hiki o te waewae (RTP 2015:104). / The leader is chanting a song so that the feet lift at the same time.

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4. (modifier) nominated, designated.

I te tau 1928, i hiahia kē a Rātana ko tāna tama ake, ko Tokouru hei kaiwhakauru, engari i whakaae ia me unu a Tokouru i te tūru, kia āhei ai te tuku ki te tangata tautapa i a Te Rata (TTR 1996:254). / In 1928 Rātana wanted his own son, Tokouru, to be entered, but he agreed that Tokouru should resign the seat so that Te Rata's nominee would be able to proceed.

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5. (noun) challenge, declaration.

Ki te kore e mana mai tēnei tono, tae noa ki te 11 o ngā rā o tēnei marama, ka kīia e te Poa he tautapa whawhai nā Ingarangi, ā ka ara tonu te pakanga (HKW 1/10/1899:8). / If this request is not complied with by the 11th of this month, the Boers will say that it is a declaration of war by the English and the war will resume.

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6. (noun) nominee.

I ngā tau i muri mai, he auau tonu tana tū mō taua tūru, engari i te ngaronga i a Ngāti Raukawa riro kē ana i tētehi o ngā tautapa a te Kīngi Māori (TTR 1996:29). / In later years he often stood for the electorate but it passed from Ngāti Raukawa to one of the Maori King's nominees.

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