Katau (i). 1. a. Right hand. E rere ki te taha katau (T. 36).
2. n. Right hand or side. He kotahi na Tame-whare-rangi, e raka te maui, e raka te katau (P.).
3. l.n. The right hand or side. Tu mai koe ki katau.
= matau (ii).
Williams Dictionary
Katau (ii).—— Hoki mai Tura, me te ngakau e katau atu ana (S.).
I te taha katau o te waka te kurī.The dog was to the right of the car.Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Ka tū ngā tamāhine i te mataihi katau o te marae.The daughters stood at the front right of the marae.Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Kāore te kurī i te taha katau o te waka.The dog wasn’t to the right of the car.Negation of locatives - kāore...
