whakatau - to decide
He aha a Pāora i kore ai e tū ki te whakatau i ngā manuhiri?Why didn't Pāora get up to greet the guests?Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
Taihoa tātou e whakatau me aha.Let us not decide what to do just yet.Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e
Mā Henare e whakatau ngā manuhiri.Henare will welcome the visitors.Future agent emphatic - māku
Kātahi anō ka uri ki a koutou, ki a koutou e ngā tauhira. Tēnei nā he mihi whakatau. Nau mai, piki mai, kake mai ki tō 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.