2. (modifier) eloquent, articulate, well-expressed.
E ngoto ana te reta wahapū whakahē a Tiramōrehu (TTR 1990:351). / Tiramōrehu's eloquent letter of protest was impassioned.
3. (noun) eloquence, articulateness.
Kātahi kē te matatau, te wahapū, te mātātoa kē nei o Rina Moore (TTR 2000:124). / Rina Moore was intelligent, eloquent and vivacious.
4. (noun) mouth (of a bay or river), estuary, harbour.
Kāore e tahuri ki te whakapai ake i tō rātou wahapū, i ngā paipa harihari wai, harihari paru rānei o tō rātou tāone (TP 7/1913:4). / They aren't improving their harbour, the pipes for water reticulation or for carrying the sewage of the town.
5. (noun) eloquent speaker, articulate speaker, orator.
Waiho mā ngā wahapū, mā ngā kōkō tatakī ngā poroporoaki ki te iwi kāinga (HJ 2017:13). / Leave the farewell speeches to the hosts for the eloquent speakers to do, for the witty orators.
Synonyms: manu kōrero, māngai, pūkōrero, kākā tarahae
