tautau. 1. v.t. Tie in bunches, thread on a string. Me tautau nga kānga kia maroke ai.
2. v.i. Hang in clusters or folds. E maha nga rangi ka tautau te remu (M. 19).
3. Hang suspended. He ra ka tautau ki runga o Kaitangi (M. 73).
4. n. String or cluster of objects. Tautau huānga, near relatives. No reira a Marupaenga ratou ko tona iwi e noho ana ki a Ngapuhi, ki nga tautau huanga.
5. Pendant of greenstone, generally with the lower end curved.
6. a. Pendulous.
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tautau, v.i. Howl. Katahi ka tukua, a, haere tautau ana (T. 19).
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