whakaroau

immobile. Motionless

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He Tautuhinga | Definition

Ko te korenga e nekeneke.
To be motionless.

He Tauira | Example

E whakaroau ana te kekeno i te toka, ā, i pōhēhētia kua mate.
The seal was motionless on the rock, and it was mistakenly thought that it was dead.