1. (noun) saying, speech.
Koia taku tūātau, tā tēnei iwi: Ko Turi te tangata, ko Aotea te waka (W 1971:447). / That's my saying, that of this tribe: Turi is the man and Aotea is the canoe.
Synonyms: pepeha, kupu, whakapepeha, kīnga, kīanga, kī, rerenga kōrero
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