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kake - to climb

Kake (i). 1. v.i. Ascend. Piki mai, kake mai (Addressed to a kite) (D. ii, 31).

2. Beat to windward in sailing.

3. v.t. Climb upon or over. Kakea ake te tauhu o te whare o to tupuna, o Hine-nuite-po (T. 17). Mau e kake mai ko nga toka tapu nei (M. 187).

4. Be superior to, overcome. Kihai aua tohunga i kake ake i a ia (T. 177). Kei kakea koe e te Mangoroa.

kakenga, n. Ascent.

whakakaka, v.i. 1. Assume superiority, give oneself airs.

2. Beat to windward.

kakekake, v.t. Climb. Ka kakekake koe i te maunga, i Taketakeroa (M. 323).

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Kake (ii), n. The stay supporting the perch in a pewa (bird snare) (Tr. xlii, 470).

Williams Dictionary

Kake (iii), n. Female sea-lion (Artocephalus hookeri). The male is known as whakahao, poutoko, kautakoa. Kaore a Te Wera kia hoki i te mata rakau, ka hoki anake i te kake (P.).

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Me kake ki runga
He should climb to the top
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ka kake katoa mai ngā tāngata ki runga i a Mātaatua.
All the people climber onto Mataatua.

Kātahi anō ka uri ki a koutou, ki a koutou e ngā tauhira. Tēnei he mihi whakatau. Nau mai, piki mai, kake mai ki tātou kaupapa o te pōkaitahi reo.
Now I turn to you, to you the esteemed ones. This is a welcoming greeting. Welcome, come forward, step up into our shared kaupapa of unity in language.

reira, nau mai, piki mai, kake mai, hara mai ki tātou kaupapa.
Therefore, welcome—come forward, step up, come into our shared kaupapa.

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