CHAP. IX.] THE DICTIONARY. 



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Te the definite article 



Te empty, void, to empty, to 

 clear, disperse 



Teina brothers, younger bro- 

 thers or sisters 



Teina ke brother or sister-in- 

 law, cousin 



Tehoa which, where? 



Tehia, id. 



Teka falsehood, lie, false, ly- 

 ing, to lie 



Tena that, in sight 



Tena go on, proceed 



Tena ra be cheerful 



Tena ra kokoe how do you do ? 

 good morning, good day 



Tenei this 



Tengi the odd one of the three 



Tenihanga ^deceitful 



Tera that, at a distance 



Tere swift, quick, moving 

 swift 



Terepua name of a star 



Tere tere a trading voyage, or 

 a sailing excursion from one 

 place to the other 



Tero the straight gut 



Tetahi one ; tetahi tetahi 

 one, another or some 



Teteatanga gnashing ; te te- 

 teatanga o nga ihu the 

 gnashing of the teeth 



Tetere trumpet, shell, a trem- 

 bling, tremble, swell 



Tete a carved figure at the 

 head of a canoe 



Ti the sweet root of the dra- 

 gon-tree 



Tiia, i. g. t tihewa 



Tiaia dip, bend 



Tiahi a lascivious person, las- 

 civious 



Tiaho light 



Tiaki rule, govern, keep 



Tiu pierce 



Tiharu a baling vessel for a 

 ship, a pump, to bale or 

 pump 



Tiho kakoka a shed 



Tihewa sneezing, to sneeze 



Tika to lead 



Tika -just, straight, even 



Tika tika, id. 



Tikanga justness, evenness, 

 meaning 



Tikaokao cock, poultry 



Tike tike high, height 



Tiki part of the tattoo of wo- 

 men 



Tiki tiki to see (Angl.-Zel.) 



Tikina fetch, bring close 



Titoki a tree, of the seeds of 

 which a fine oil is made 

 (Aledrynn excel sum) 



Tiko easing nature 



Tikonga the act of 



Timata begin, commence 



Timatanga beginning 



Timo timo bit after bit 



Timoro bare 



Timu ebbing of the tide 



Tinana trunk of the body or 

 of a tree 



Tinei quench, bruise to death 



Tini many, indefinite number 



Tini tini, id. 



Tiniha mock, hiss 



Tinihanga mocking,deceiving, 

 deceit 



Tino plenty 



Tino diligently, the first, the 

 chief 



Tinopairawatanga better in- 

 structed 



Tierawaki a bird 



Tira back-fin of a fish ; a 

 party falling in with another 

 on the road 



Tiratu the halyards 



Tiro tiro look after, guardian 



Tiro, id. 



Titaha an axe 



Titari strew about 



Titi rushes 



Titi the mutton-bird 



Titi waka a plain canoe 

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