whakakorikori
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to move.
KI ngā iwi, ki ngā hapū, me ngā mana e pupuri mai nei i te mana Māori, i ngā marae o Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu, tēnā rā koutou, ngā mōrehu a Aituā, tūāhuatanga o ēnā o ō tātou rangatira ka riro rā ki Paerau, ki te huinga o te kahurangi, ki te takotoranga tē taea te whakakorikori (TP 8/1912:7). / To the tribes, subtribes and the people of standing retaining Māori status on the marae of the North and South Islands, greetings to you all, who are the survivors of misfortune and stand in place of our leaders who have departed to the meeting place of the dead, to the gathering of the illustrious, to the resting place from which you are not able to move.
Synonyms: kori, tākiri, koni, korikori, neke, paheke, panuku, mū, konikoni, hūnuku, tīkape, onioni, oreore, kaneke, whakangāueue, rangaranga, takataka, neneke, ngatē, ngeungeu, oraora, pakuku, pīoraora, heke, nuku, ki hori, hiki, kareu, ngatete
2. (modifier) stirring, rousing, stimulating.
Kitea ana te mana me te manawanui o Hēnare i ana kōrerotanga ki a Eva Rickard, te wahine whakakorikori nei me ana kaitautāwhi i Waitangi i te tau 1984 (TTR 2000:72). / Hēnare’s mana and patience were illustrated by his talks with activist Eva Rickard and her supporters at Waitangi in 1984.
Synonyms: whakaohooho, wana
3. (noun) body movement.
