2. (modifier) hostile, antagonistic, aggressive.
He maha ngā tutukitanga ki ngā iwi whakataratara o te taha tonga o Taranaki, o Whanganui, o Manawatū, o te takiwā hoki o Horowhenua (Te Ara 2014). / There were many obstacles with the hostile tribes in southern Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū and the Horowhenua region.
3. (noun) challenge, provocation.
Nō mai rā anō a Te Rangitāke e kaupare ana i ngā whakataratara a Īhāia Te Kirikūmara o Ōtaraua hapū, kia hokona ngā whenua (TTR 1990:289). / For a long time Te Rangitāke had held off challenges from Īhāia Te Kirikūmara of the Ōtaraua hapū to sell land.
Synonyms: pākani, whakapātaritari, whakatumatuma, whakahorohoro, whakariri, whakapātari, tāwai
