whakaeke - to gather
Ka karanga atu te rōpū whakaeke ki ngā tangata whenua.The group ascending onto the marae calls back to the people of the land/marae.Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Pā tonu mai te karanga, ke whakaeke te ope.As soon as they heard the call, the party went onto the marae.Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...
Ka whakaeke ngā tāngata ki mua o Mahinārangi.The people gathered in front of Mahinārangi.