Te Reo Matatini

whati ~a ~nga

falter, break the flow of words

tūmahi poro

WHAKAMĀRAMA

Ko te pāremoremo o te whakapuaki kōrero a te tangata, o tana taki rānei i tētahi rerenga kupu pērā i te karakia me te tauparapara. Inā pea ka wareware ngā kupu, ka warea rānei e te āmaimai.

To be faltering and hesitant in speech, or in the reciting of a piece of literary prose such as karakia or tauparapara, possibly on account of forgetting the words or being overcome with nervousness.

Tauira KŌrero

Hoki atu, hoki atu, he kaha ia ki te whakaharatau i ngā kupu, kia kore ai e whati i te wā e tū ana i te atamira.

I whati tana tātaki i te haka.

Nā tana kaha anipā pea i whati tana whakapuaki i ana rārangi kōrero.

Tauira KŌrero

Hoki atu, hoki atu, he kaha ia ki te whakaharatau i ngā kupu, kia kore ai e whati i te wā e tū ana i te atamira.

I whati tana tātaki i te haka.

Nā tana kaha anipā pea i whati tana whakapuaki i ana rārangi kōrero.