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aroarowhaki

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    1. (verb) to flap the wings, move the hands with a quivering motion (as in the haka), shake (of hands).
    Nāwai i roa tonu ki konei kua paku takarure, kua paku aroarowhaki, ā, taea ana te paku rere (HM 4/1997). / After some time here they are able to flap the wings a little, and then to fly a little. See also aroarohaki.
    2. (stative) be quivering, shaking.

aroarohaki

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    (verb) to flap the wings, move the hands with a quivering motion (as in the haka), shake (of hands).
    Ara mai ana ngā taua a ētahi hapū noa atu, tū ana ki runga pūkanakana ai ngā karu me te whētero te arero, tūpeke ngā waewae, aroarohaki ngā ringaringa (TWMNT 30/11/1875:283). / Hostile bands of other distant subtribes rise up, dilating their eyes, protruding their tongues, jump about and their hands tremble. See also aroarowhaki.

mīreirei

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    (verb) to act in a defiant manner, especially in performing haka, etc.
    Ka mutu, ka tūtū mai ngā wāhine me ā rātau mahi hoki o te tukutuku i a rātau, o te hīteki haere, o te mīreirei haere, a, ka mau te wehi (Wh4 2004:87). / And then the women stood up and did their thing prancing around and acting defiantly, and it was amazing.

Temara, Pou

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    (personal name) Ngāi Tūhoe. Educated at Huiarau Primary School and Wesley College. senior Lecturer at Te Kawa a Māui at Victoria University of Wellington (1986-2002) where he gained his MA degree. Currently Professor at Te Pua Wānanga Ki Te Ao of The University of Waikato. Renowned whaikōrero, haka and mōteatea expert who frequently performs kawanga whare and is an expert on tikanga. Teacher for Te Panekiretanga o Te Reo. See also Panekiretanga o te Reo, Te.

whakatautau

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    1. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-ria,-tia) to move enchantingly in the performance of songs and dances by bending the knees and closing the eyes (done by women in haka, etc.).
    Ko te pōtētē he āhua rite anō ki te pūkana, engari ko te mea nui kē o tēnei mahi he whakatautau, arā, ka whati ngā turi, ka moe ngā kanohi (Wh4 2004:59). / The pōtētē is a little like the pūkana, but the main thing about this activity is to whakatautau, that is, the knees bend and the eyes shut.
    2. (noun) drama.

pūkanakana

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    (verb) to stare wildly, dilate the eyes - done by both genders when performing haka and waiata to emphasise particular words.
    Ara mai ana ngā taua a ētahi hapū noa atu, tū ana ki runga pūkanakana ai ngā karu me te whētero te arero, tūpeke ngā waewae, aroarohaki ngā ringaringa (TWMNT 30/11/1875:283). / Hostile bands of other distant subtribes rise up, dilating their eyes, protruding their tongues, jump about and their hands tremble. See also pūkana.

peruperu

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    1. (verb) to hop about.
    2. (noun) war dance, leaping haka with weapons - performed with weapons to intimidate the enemy. The men leap off the ground left to right in unison.
    Ina rūpeke mai ngā waka waihoe ka tū te peruperu a te waka tuatahi ki te tauranga (JPS 1928:177). / When the competing vessels had assembled, the crew of the first canoe to reach the anchorage performed a war dance.
    (Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 65-67;)
    3. (noun) potato, Solanum tuberosum - a general term sometimes used in the northern North Island, but also used for a particular cultivar.

pōkeka

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    1. (noun) a rhythmic chant without actions similar to manawa wera and peculiar to Te Arawa tribes.
    Ko te pōkeka e haria nei e Te Arawa, he rite ki te pātere (NWH 1978:71). / The pōkeka, which is a chant practiced by Te Arawa, is like a pātere.
    2. (noun) rough cape made of undressed flax leaves.

aroākapa

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    (noun) front rank of a kapa haka, front row.

Tānerore

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    (personal name) son of Tama-nui-te-rā, the sun, and Hine-raumati, the Summer Maiden. Tānerore is credited with the origin of haka and is the trembling of the air as heat haze seen on hot days of summer, represented by the quivering of the hands in haka and waiata.
    Ka whakamoea a Te Rā ki a Hine Raumati kia puta ko Tānerore. E pā ana te kōrero a ‘Te haka a Tānerore’ ki te hau ārohirohi o te raumati (Te Ara 2013). / The sun married Hine Raumati had Tānerore. The saying, ‘Te haka a Tānerore’ (Tānerore's dance) refers to the shimmering of the hot air during summer.

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