2. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to translate, render in Māori, translate into Māori, interpret.
He mea whakamāori e Pei Te Hurinui (TTT 1/3/1927:561). / Translated into Māori by Pei Te Hurinui Jones.
See also whakamāori ā-tuhi, whakamāori ā-waha
3. (modifier) translating, interpreting, explaining.
E mea ana ahau mā te pāremata nei e mea kia whakaaetia he moni hei utu mō te mahi whakamāori (TW 26/10/1878:530). / I am stating that parliament will agree that there is money to pay for translation work.
4. (noun) translation, interpretation, explanation, elucidation.
I runga tima tana mahi he whakaoti haere i ngā whakamāori, he whakatikatika haere i te takoto o ētahi o ngā kupu kia hāngai ai ki te reo Hīperu, ki te reo Kariki (TTT 1/4/1925:210). / His work on board was to complete the translations and to correct the grammar so that it corresponded to the Hebrew and Greek languages.
