takatāpui

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Noun

takatāpui

  1. close friend of the same gender
  2. gay person. Usually used in the context of LGBT Māori people

References

  • takatāpui” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.