kaimātakitaki

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Maori

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

kai- +‎ mātakitaki

Noun

[edit]

kaimātakitaki

  1. spectator, onlooker, audience, observer
    Heoi ka hurō te kaimātakitaki, me te whai haere e kore e taro kua karanga mai te kaimātakitaki, "Parao! Parao te Niu Tireni" me te hurō haere ana.
    So the onlookers called out to us and followed us and it was not long before the spectators began to shout, ‘Bravo, bravo, New Zealand’ shouting all the while.