korero

/ ˈkɒrərɔː /

noun

1. a talk or discussion; meeting

verb

1. intr to speak or converse

Word History and Origins

Origin of korero¹

Māori

Example Sentences

Nga tangata e matau ana ki te korero pukapuka, whosoever knows how to read (the men who &c.).

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The proposal to cook and eat the bodies of von Tempsky and his comrades was debated in a wild korero.

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Ko tana hanga kia korero, his custom was to speak, &c.; it should be, he korero.

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Troops of natives came from all directions to the korero with the rangatira nui, or great gentleman from England.

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The purpose of this visit was to arrange a time and place at which the chiefs might be invited to a korero.

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