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tautoko - to support

Tautoko, v.t. 1. Prop up, support. Ka tautokona e ratou a Raki ki runga (W. i, 22).

2. Separate, keep at a distance. Kua tautokona e te wa moana (S.).

3. Incite. Ka pau te tautoko e te ngutu, e (M. 131).

Williams Dictionary

Māku te waiata e waiata hei tautoko.
I will sing the song as support.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku koe e tautoko.
I will help you.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku te waiata tautoko e waiata.
I will sing the song of support.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Ko wai ka āhei te tautoko i muri?
Who is able to lend their support out the back (in the kitchen)?
Allowed to do something - āhei

reira, me mihi koutou ki a koutou, otirā ki a koe, taku hoa, Tūhoe, taku parata. Tēnā koe e hoa, tāina mai hei tautoko, hei tiaki i ahau, otirā i ēnei o ngā tauira, me rātou nei wawata, hia hia, inā koe taku parata.
Therefore, greetings to you all, and especially to you, my friend, Tūhoe, my close companion. Greetings to you, my friend, your younger sibling here to support and care for me, and also for these students, with their many aspirations—indeed, there you are, my close companion.

Tautoko!
I support it! I agree!

Kei te tautoko au i a koe.
I support you.

Ā muri i ia whaikōrero ka ngā tāngata ki te tautoko i te kaikōrero ki tētahi waiata.
After each speech the people will stand to support the speaker with a song.

E kore rawa au e tautoko i te Kapa Warapī.
I will never support the Wallabies.

Ko Hannifin anō, he tuku whakamoemiti ki Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori i rātou tautoko kia whai oranga ai tēnei kaupapa
Hannifin says Countdown is grateful to Te Taura Whiri for their tautoko in bringing the project to life.

#111: Right, let's go then!
#51: Our tomato is red
#151: That is the house where I grew up (i... ai)
#23: The children are running from the house to the school
#46: The man's dog is eating the woman's cat's food
#62: Have you heard the bird that is singing in the morning?
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