taika - tiger
Tāika, v.i. Lie in a heap. Kei nga mea e taika mai ra. ‖ whakaika, rauika.
Williams Dictionary
He taika ērā kararehe.Those animals are tigers.
Kua tukuna *anō* e Rangi ngā raiona me ngā taika!Rangi has freed the lions and tigers AGAIN!
He taika ērā karareheThose animals (over there) are tigers