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teitei - tall, high, lofty; height (object)

teitei. 1. a. High, tall, lofty. Ka eke ki runga o te toka teitei, ka noho (Pi. 133, 11).

Whano koe ki nga ngaru teitei o te moana (M. 77).

2. n. Summit, top.

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He pēwhea te teitei o Aoraki?
How high is Aoraki?
How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?

Ko tēhea te rākau teitei rawa o Aotearoa?
Which tree is the tallest in Aotearoa?
Which - Ko tēhea?

Me teitei koe pērā i te tōtara.
You should stand tall like the tātara tree.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

He teitei ake tērā rākau i tērā rākau.
That tree is taller than that tree.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Ko te kahikatea te rākau teitei rawa o Aotearoa.
The kahikatea is the tallest tree in Aotearoa.

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