whakaakoako
1. (verb) (-na) to teach, learn, practise.
Kei waenganui i te mātotorutanga o te iwi Māori te tokomaha o ngā āpiha toko-i-te-ora e noho ana, e takataka ana mā rātou e tirotiro haere ngā rōpū kei te whakaakoako i ngā mahi Māori (H 1992:23-24). / Many of the welfare officers are living amongst the Māori people, so it falls on them to observe the groups teaching Māori activities.
See also whakaako
Synonyms: ako, haratau, parakitihi, mahi, akoako, whakaharatau, whakahāngai, whakawai
2. (modifier) instructional, educational.
He mea tautoko tonu e Huiatahi ngā mahi whakaakoako pakeke Māori; ka riro hoki nāna i whakahaere ētehi kura waiata (TTR 1998:8). / Huiatahi supported Māori adult education, tutoring classes in waiata.
3. (noun) teaching, training, instruction.
He mea pai anō hoki ki a Kia te mahi a te rōpū Rīpeka Whero o Niu Tīreni, ka riro nā rātou i whakarite te whakaakoako i a ia i te pūtahi o Waitaha whaka-te-raki (TTR 2000:183). / Kia was also attracted to the New Zealand Red Cross Society, which provided her with training at the North Canterbury Centre.
