whaiwhaikōrero
1. (verb) to hold formal discussions (involving speeches).
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 243-247;)
Muri iho ka whaiwhaikōrero ngā Pākehā me ngā Māori (TWMNT 2/12/1871:19). / Next the Pākehā and Māori made speeches.
See also whaikōrero, whaikī
2. (noun) formal speech, oration, oratory.
Tēnā tātou ka titiro ki te kupu ake, arā, ‘whaikōrero’, inā hoki te kī, he ‘whaiwhaikōrero’, he ‘whaikī’ hoki (Rewi 2005:22). / Let's look at the actual word, 'whaikōrero', also called a 'whaiwhaikōrero' and a 'whaikī.
See also whaikōrero, whaikī
Synonyms: onetū, whaikōrero
