whakarongorongo
1. (verb) (-na) to listen, hear.
Whakarongorongo ana mātou i tēnei wā, i tēnei wā, ki ngā kupu e kōrerotia haeretia ana i roto i ētahi iwi Māori, tōna tikanga he whakatūpato i te ngākau kia tūpato, he whakakōroiroi hoki i te tikanga aroha tētahi ki tētahi o ngā iwi e rua, o te Pākehā, o te Māori (MM.TKM 31/8/1859:1). / From time to time we hear of reports being circulated amongst some Māori tribes, which make us cautious and hinder the friendly relations between the two races, Pākehā and Māori.
Synonyms: whakarongo