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toto - blood

totō - ooze; trickle

Tōtō. ‖ (i, iv, vi, xi).

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Totō. ‖ (iv).

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Toto. 1. n. Blood. Generally used in the plural, unless dissociated from the person. Ko ona toto ena e tuhi i te rangi na (T. 35). Ka kopa te toto o te tuaahu a te tangata ra (M. vi). Taua toto, expedition to avenge blood that has been shed. Ka puta nga pa i ora ki te taua toto (T. 91).

2. v.i. Bleed. Ka motokia ake ki tana ihu, ka toto te ihu (T. 21).

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tōtō, n. 1. Stem.

2. Weeds in a kumara cultivation. Ka ngakia nga taru, ko te ingoa o tera mahi he ngaki toto.

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tōtō, v.t. 1. Drag a number of objects. Ko nga waka, he me toto ki uta (T. 131).

2. Chip or knock off, chop. Toto tonu ai ki te kowhatu.

3. Perform a ceremony over a child; the same as tūa, and iriiri.

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totō, v.i. 1. Ooze, trickle.

2. Gush forth, spring up, rise up. Katahi ka toto ake te aroha i roto i a au.

3. Hold without breaking, bear a strain, as fibre of flax in stripping. Ka toto te whitau, he tapoto: ka torete, he taroa.

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tōtō, a. Causing a tingling sensation. Pūtōtō, shell trumpet.

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tōtō, n. Sacredkete. Ko te toto tapu na wai? Ko te toto tapu na Raupenapena (K.). = tōtōwahi.

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Kua toto tana ihu.
His nose has started bleeding.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

tēnei , ka tae mai mai ngā kōtiro a Toto.
At this moment, Toto's daughters arrived.
Belonging to the past - nō

te ata ka kōrero ki a Toto i ngā mea katoa.
In the morning [he] told Toto everything.
Belonging to the past - nō

Ka kōrero a Toto, ki ana kōtiro, mehemea e pai rāua ki te moe tāne.
Toto asked his daughters if they wanted husbands.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Ka kōrero a Toto ki ana kōtiro, mehemea e pai rāua ki te moe tāne.
Toto asked his daughters if they wanted to get married.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Kei te kōrero ia: "He mate kei taku waewae. Kei te toto! E mamae ana taku turi!".
He says: "My leg is sore! There's blood! My knee hurts!".

Kua toto tōku taringa.
My ear is bleeding.

#43: We are going to his house
#75: The family are eating at the beach
#131: Don't do this lest...
#62: Have you heard the bird that is singing in the morning?
#116: I will write the letter with the pen
#30: We two (not you) are going
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