He hinengaro koi, he kakama te whai whakaaro, te whakapuaki kōrero. Ko te tangata atamai e mātau ana ki te waihanga kōrero, ka kīia he kōkō tatakī.
A sharp mind, quick in thought and in expression. A person with intelligence who is inventive in what they say is referred to as a kōkō tatakī.
atamai - be knowing, quick-witted, ready, intelligent
He tangata atamai, inā tana mātau ki te whakautu i ngā mākoi a te hoariri tōrangapū.
He atamai katoa tana kapa tautohetohe, he mārama, he pukuhohe hoki ngā urupare ki ngā kōrero a te hoariri.
He mārama te kite i te atamai o te hunga e pakari ana te reo.