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kaikōrero - speaker, orator (kai- + kōrero)

Mā ngā kaikōrero e mihi ngā manuhiri.
It will be the speakers who will greet the visitors.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Ka tū atu he kaikōrero i tēnei taha, ka noho, ka tū mai he kaikōrero i tērā taha, ka noho. Ka pēnei tonu te haere o ngā kōrero, heoi anō, mā te iwi kāinga e whakakapi.
A speaker stands on this side, then sits, a speaker on the other side stands, then sits. The speeches carry on in this fashion. However, the homeside closes.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

He kaikōrero te kaiako.
The teacher is a speaker.
Categorizing sentences - he

He kaikōrero koe.
You are a speaker.
Categorizing sentences - he

Tokohia ō rātou kaikōrero i tēnei rā?
How many speakers have they got today?
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?

Ā muri i ia whaikōrero ka tū ngā tāngata ki te tautoko i te kaikōrero ki tētahi waiata.
After each speech the people will stand to support the speaker with a song.

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