wēra
1. (loan) (noun) whale.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 1-28; Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 1-3;)
Kua tae mai ki a mātou te reta a Tamihana Te Waitatakina, o te 27 o Hānuere, e whakaatu mai ana, ka nui te wēra o tēnei tau (TW 12/2/1875:9). / We have received the letter of Thompson Waitatakina of 27th January, informing us of the abundance of whales this season.
