Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to haka
Participle: hakaed
Gerund: hakaing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | haka |
| you | haka |
| he;she;it | hakas |
| we | haka |
| you | haka |
| they | haka |
Perfect
| I | have hakaed |
| you | have hakaed |
| he;she;it | has hakaed |
| we | have hakaed |
| you | have hakaed |
| they | have hakaed |
Past
| I | hakaed |
| you | hakaed |
| he;she;it | hakaed |
| we | hakaed |
| you | hakaed |
| they | hakaed |
Pluperfect
| I | had hakaed |
| you | had hakaed |
| he;she;it | had hakaed |
| we | had hakaed |
| you | had hakaed |
| they | had hakaed |
Future
| I | will haka |
| you | will haka |
| he;she;it | will haka |
| we | will haka |
| you | will haka |
| they | will haka |
Future Perfect
| I | will have hakaed |
| you | will have hakaed |
| he;she;it | will have hakaed |
| we | will have hakaed |
| you | will have hakaed |
| they | will have hakaed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | haka |
| you | haka |
| he;she;it | haka |
| we | haka |
| you | haka |
| they | haka |
Perfect
| I | have hakaed |
| you | have hakaed |
| he;she;it | have hakaed |
| we | have hakaed |
| you | have hakaed |
| they | have hakaed |
Imperfect
| I | hakaed |
| you | hakaed |
| he;she;it | hakaed |
| we | hakaed |
| you | hakaed |
| they | hakaed |
Pluperfect
| I | had hakaed |
| you | had hakaed |
| he;she;it | had hakaed |
| we | had hakaed |
| you | had hakaed |
| they | had hakaed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would haka |
| you | would haka |
| he;she;it | would haka |
| we | would haka |
| you | would haka |
| they | would haka |
Perfect
| I | would have hakaed |
| you | would have hakaed |
| he;she;it | would have hakaed |
| we | would have hakaed |
| you | would have hakaed |
| they | would have hakaed |
Imperative
| you | haka |
| we | Let's haka |
| you | haka |
Verbs conjugated like 'haka'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'haka'
hake,
baa,
bake,
cake,
chak,
fake,
hack,
hade,
haet,
haft,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from Māori haka, from Proto-Polynesian *saka, from Proto-Oceanic *sagaʀ. The word is cognate with Hawaiian haʻa (“dance”), Mangarevan ʻaka (“to perform a traditional dance; a usually warlike dance accompanied by a chant”), Rarotongan ʻaka (“dance”), Samoan saʻa (“dance”), Tokelauan haka (“dance”), Tongan haka (“hand action made while singing”). See: Maori 'haka', Tongan 'haka'.
Sample Sentences
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[T]hey hoisted him up to the ridge pole and lighted the fire; they began to haka, when they were tired of that they sang songs, […] [1870, Richard Taylor, “Traditions and Legends. (Continued.) [The Story of Tama te Kapua, and His Brother Wakaturia.]”, in Te Ika a Maui; or, New Zealand and Its Inhabitants. Illustrating the Origin, Manners, Customs, Mythology, Religion, Rites, Songs, Proverbs, Fables, and Language of the Maori and Polynesian Races in General; together with the Geology, Natural History, Productions, and Climate of the Country, 2nd edition, London: William Macintosh, 24, Paternoster Row; Wanganui, New Zealand: H. Ireson Jones, →OCLC, page 274:]
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[page 213] The haka is one of the Maori's most honourable games that can be performed to entertain strangers; and when such is played it is a sign of a people of chiefs and days of peace. The people played this game to her that Te-kahu-rere-moa might haka and entertain them, that they might see how beautifully she could haka. […] [page 214] She hakaed for some time, and all the people were quite in love with her. [1888, John White, “Hotu-nui. (Nga-ti-maru.)”, in The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions. Tai-Nui, volume IV, Wellington: By authority; George Didsbury, government printer, →OCLC, pages 213–214:]
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We captured the trenches midst our hakas and cheering. The other party did well, we could hear them on the opposite hill cheering, and hakaing as they went along. [2011, Glyn Harper, editor, Letters from Gallipoli: New Zealand Soldiers Write Home, Auckland: Auckland University Press, →ISBN:]