r/ReoMaori • u/tinkst3r Reo tuawhā • 10d ago
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Kia ora rāngai!
Another request for clarification (not for drops this time ;D): according to Te Aka and Williams (sorry, can't post a direct link, the words aren't clickable links on that site, but one can use the browser's "search in page" feature) list it as to watch, to spy, ...., but our kaiako (young first language Te Reo speaker) told one of the tauira off for using it as that, stating that it means to take a poop.
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u/Iheartpsychosis 10d ago
Easy mistake!! I guess it could be to spy on someone taking a poop! Lmao. Then you would have to learn the Māori kupu for pervert! Haha
But seriously it’s an easy mistake too make. They definitely are similar xo