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taura - rope, cable

Tāura = tauira, n. 1. A tohunga who accompanies an army to battle.

2. The second order of learners being initiated in esoteric lore. Ngau atu ki ona taura, ngau atu ki ona pia (K.).

Williams Dictionary

Taura, n. 1. Rope, cable, cord. Katahi a Whakatau ka nanao ki te pito o tana taura (T. 62). Taura whakaara, fore stay of a canoe sail; actually the rope by which the mast and sail together were raised.

2. A piece of wood for fastening the window of a whare.

NOTE.—The fact that the word means rope, cable, in Ta., Ha., Nuk.; and anchor in Sa., Tik., Ni., Rar.; and both cable and anchor in Fu., To., Uv., raised a strong presumption that there is some connection with tau (v).

Williams Dictionary

E hui ana te kōmihana o te Taura Whiri ia marama mō te rua rā.
The Māori Language Commission meets each month for two days.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Kāore te iwi i rata ki ētahi o ngā kupu hou a Te Taura Whiri.
People didn't like some of the new words Te Taura Whiri coined.
To like - rata

Ko au i te pupuri i te taura o tēnei rāti.
I was holding the rope attached to this spear.

He hono tangata e kore e motu; ka pa he taura waka e motu.
Unlike a canoe rope, a human bond cannot be severed.

He mahinga ngātahi ki waenga i Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori me Countown e āhei ai te kaihoko ki te rongo i te reo Māori i ngā paeutu kaihoko.
A collaboration between Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (The Māori Language Commission) and Countdown sees customers able to use self-checkouts in te reo Māori.

Ko tā Hannifin anō, he tuku whakamoemiti ki Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori i tā 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.

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