whakaataata
1. (verb) (-ngia,-ria,-tia) to pretend, act out, perform.
I te marama o Hūrae i te tau 1917, ka kawea atu e Paraire tōna tira e 55 te nui, tāne, wāhine ki te whakaataata i te marae i Waiomatatini i te moenga o Te Rina, tamāhine a Āpirana Ngata, i a Hetekia Te Kani Te Ua (TTR 1996:257). / In July 1917 Paraire took his travelling party of 55 men and women to perform at Waiomatatini at the marriage of Te Rina, daughter of Āpirana Ngata, to Hetekia Te Kani Te Ua.
Synonyms: whakataruna, whakatakune, hangarau, whakaata, hahaka, haka, mahi, whakarite, tapa, whakaatu, whakahua, whakahaere, whakatūtū
2. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-ria,-tia) to scare, frighten away, frighten off, intimidate.
Kia ngāwari koutou ngā tamariki, kaua e whakaataata i te tangata. / You children should be kind and not frighten off people.
Synonyms: whakawehi, whakawehiwehi, whakamataku
3. (noun) drama.
4. (noun) mirror.
Kua pakaru i a māua tā tātou whakaataata (HKK 1999:51). / She and I have broken our mirror.
