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pōtiki - child; youngest child

Pōtiki, n. 1. Youngest child. Kotahi te tamaiti whakahihi, ko Horowhenua, ko te potiki, he whakapakanga (T. 197).

2. Infant, child. Ka mea mai to ratou papa, “Aku potiki, kia pena to koutou kaha ki to koutou tupuna” (T. 99). Tuwhera kau nei te rua i moe ai aku potiki (M. 226).

pōtikitiki, n. The small grotesque human figures introduced in the ornamental carving of a canoe. Kia homai ki a koe na ko te potikitiki o te taurapa nou nei, e Kio (S.).

Williams Dictionary

Ko Āwhina te mataamua. Ko Aroha te pōtiki.
Āwhina is the oldest. Aroha the youngest.
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Ko Koa tāku pōtiki.
Koa is my youngest child
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Ko Kayte te pōtiki o Beverley.
Kayte is the youngest child of Beverley.
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Ko wai te pōtiki o te whānau?
Who is the youngest in the family?
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Ko koe te pōtiki o te whānau?
Are you the youngest in your family?
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Ko Val te pōtiki o Vic.
Val is the youngest child of Vic.
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Ko Isaac te pōtiki o Phill.
Isaac is the youngest child of Phill.
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Ko Luna te pōtiki o Jo.
Luna is the youngest child of Jo.
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Ko Pāora te pōtiki.
Pāora is the last-born child.
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He nauhea iti tōku pōtiki!
My youngest child is a little rascal.
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Auē! Kei te pōtiki tētehi pene.
Oh dear! The youngest has a pen.
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Pāpā: Kei whea te pōtiki?
Where is the youngest of you?

Kei whakaoho koe i te pōtiki!
(Take care) you do not startle the baby!

Koinei i Ngā Pōtiki kia ai aua whenua
This is why those lands become Ngā Pōtiki’s

Kei whea te pōtiki?
Where is the youngest?

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