1. (verb) to jump up out of order in a meeting interrupting others.
I tana kaha whakahē i tā te kaikōrero o mua tata i a ia, ka tū tangetange ki te whakatika atu (HJ 2015:139). / Because he vehemently disagreed with what the previous speaker had said, he jumped up out or order to correct him.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
