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whakataratara

1. (verb) (-hia,-ia,-ngia) to challenge, egg on, taunt.

I whakatapungia ngā mahi o tua whakarere e whakataratara ana i te iwi (TTR 1990:313). / The practice of traditional customs which damaged the harmony of the community was forbidden.

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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.

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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.

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Synonyms: pākani, whakapātaritari, whakatumatuma, whakahorohoro, whakariri, whakapātari, tāwai

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