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whakakipakipa

1. (loan) (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to spur on, urge on, encourage, inspire, give someone the hurry-up.

I tētahi wā anō, i tana whaea kēkē, i a Tuīni Ngāwai e whakataetae ana i tētahi tātāwhāinga kutikuti hipi nei, i te kitenga o Ngoi e mahue haere kē ana ia, ka pakaru mai te waiata a Ngoi, he whakakipakipa kē rā tāna i tana kōkā kia tere ake (TTR 2000:146). / On one occasion, when her aunt, Tuīni Ngāwai, was competing in a sheep shearing competition, seeing her lagging behind Ngoi burst into song to inspire her aunt to pick up the pace.

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