mātakitaki

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Maori

Verb

mātakitaki

  1. watch, gaze, inspect, examine, observe
    Ka mutu te harirū, ka haere a Tā Hōri Kerei ki te mātakitaki i te whare i mahia ai mōna e Te Mānihera.
    When the handshakes had finished Sir George Grey went to inspect the house that Mr Maunsell had built for him.

Noun

mātakitaki

  1. inspection, observation, sightseeing
    Ka mutu tēnā mahi a te mātakitaki, ka hoki ki tō mātou puni.
    When the sightseeing was finished we returned to our camp.