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tae

 (noun) hue, dye, colour, stain, pigment - not normally used before the names of colours



tahi


Taiepa


Takawareware


Takina


Tākohanga


taku

(determiner) my - when talking of one thing. A possessive determiner which must be followed by a noun, unlike tāku and tōku. This is the neutral or informal form and is not governed by the a and o categories



Tameheihei


tana

(determiner) his, her - when talking of one thing. A possessive determiner which must be followed by a noun, unlike tāna and tōna. This is the neutral or informal form and is not governed by the a and o categories.



Tangata


Tāngata


Tangata whenua

(noun) local people, hosts, indigenous people - people born of the whenua, i.e. of the placenta and of the land where the people's ancestors have lived and where their placenta are buried.

 


tangohia

(verb) (-hia) to take up, take hold of, take off, take possession of, acquire.



Tā Pikitia


Tara iti


Tara nui

(noun) floor space on the right on entering a wharenui and the place where manuhiri sleep



Tau kē


Taumarumaru


Taunakitanga


Tauraki


Tāwhaiwhai


te

1. (determiner) the (singular) - used when referring to a particular individual or thing.




tekau


Te mutunga kē mai o te pai


tēnā

(determiner) that (near or connected with the listener) - may be followed by a noun or stand alone



tēnei

(determiner) this (near or connected to the speaker) - may be followed by a noun or stand alone



Tēpu


tērā

(determiner) that (away from or unconnected with both the speaker and listener) - may be followed by a noun or stand alone



Tērā pea


tētehi


tikanga

1. (Noun) Correct procedure, custom, habit, lore, method, manner, rule, way, code, meaning, plan, practice, convention, protocol - the customary system of values and practices that have developed over time and are deeply embedded in the social context.


Tīkaokao


tirohia



(
verb) tiro (-hia) to look at, inspect, examine, observe, survey, view. 

Titiro


(determiner) your (one person) - when talking of one thing. A possessive determiner which must be followed by a noun, unlike tāu and tōu. This is the neutral or informal form and is not governed by the a and o categories.



tohutia


tō kaha hoki


Tōmairangi


Tomokanga


Tonga


toru


Tuanui


tuhia


Tūī

(noun) tūī, parson bird, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae - a songbird that imitates other birds' calls and has glossy-black plumage and two white tufts at the throat.




Tumuaki

1. (noun) head, leader, president, principal, head (of an institution), chancellor, chief executive.



Tūpono


Tūpuhi


Tūru