whakaraka

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Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkaq (compare Tongan laka, Malay langkah).

Verb[edit]

whakaraka

  1. to walk
    Whakaakona te tamaiti kia whakaraka.
    Teach the child to walk.
  2. to step out