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tiki - to fetch
Tiki (i), v.t. 1. Fetch. E whae, haere, tikina nga ika (T. 117). Tiki atu, go to fetch, bring. Ka tukua atu e ia tana tangata ki te tiki atu i tetehi ika mana (T. 141). Tiki mai, come to fetch, take away. Kaua ra ia e haere mai ki te tiki mai i a koe, ka patua ia (T. 199).
2. Proceed to do anything, go for a purpose. Used somewhat anomalously in the passive as well as the active. Ma wai e tiki, e titiro (T. 201). He tangata ke nana i tiki mai, i unu i nga nga titi (T. 66). Ko wai hoki koa to taua tangata, mana taua e tiki mai, e wewete? (M. 229). Ka tikina mai a Tane, ka whakaarahia ki runga, ka tu (T. 55). Katahi ka tikina rawatia ki te putake (o te arero), tapahia mai ai, ka motu (T. 42). Ka kite i te karoro, i te torea, e rere mai ana i Manuka, ka tikina, ka tirohia he moana kei tua (T. 75). Kahore e taea, engari tikina mai, mau e huti (M.M. 185). Na ka uru a Tukutuku ki roto o te whare … ka tikina ki te matakopa titiro mai ai (T. 193). Katahi ia ka haere ki te whakakiki i tona iwi kia tikina mai taua iwi tutu nei, kia whakangaromia (T. 118).
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Tiki (ii), n. 1. A personification of primeval man. Te aitanga a Tiki, aristocracy. Te manu pirau a Tiki, a corpse.
2. A post to mark a place which was tapu.
3. A rough representation of a human figure on the gable of a house.
4. A flat grotesque figure of greenstone worn on a string round the neck. Kia hei taku ate i te tau o tana tiki (M. 204).
5. Sacrum, lower part of the back.
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Tiki (iii). — ‖ hotiki, whitiki, putiki.
whakatiki. 1. v.t. Tie up, keep in confinement. Whakatikia te kuri na.
2. a. In the expression tangata whakatiki, last man killed in a fight. Ka patua haeretia enei iwi, ko Wahitapu te tangata whakatiki.
tikitiki. 1. n. Girdle. He mea takai ahau e koe ki roto ki tou tikitiki (T. 11).
2. Topknot, in dressing the hair. Ka wewete i tona tikitiki, ka ru i ona makawe (T. 55). Sometimes more than one was worn. E wha nga tikitiki o te tama (T. 101). Kawau tikitiki, Stictocarbo punctatus, spotted shag. = kawau, pateketeke, parekareka.
3. v.t. Dress the hair in a knot. He mea heru tona mahunga, tikitiki rawa (M. Ixxxiii). Ao ake te ra ka heru ano, kātahi ano ka tikitikia, ka pania ki te hinu.
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Tiki (iv). 1. Unsuccessful. Nga tangata o to matou waka, tokorua i whiwhi ki te mango, kotahi i tiki.
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2. n. Unsuccessful person. Akuanei ahau waiho ai hei tiki mo tatou.—Kotahi tiki o te waka.
whakatiki. 1. v.t. Keep short of food. No reira i whakatiki ai i a ratou to ratou rangatira; e maha nga ra i nohopuku ai, ka mate nga hoa (P. 99).
2. Pass over in the distribution of food. He aha taku tamaiti, a Harua, i whakatikia ai ki te huahua mana? (W. iv, 95).
3. n. An aitua due to the neglect of the ceremony of whangai hau. ‖ J. vii, 21.
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Tiki (v), n. A species of fungus.
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Ko wai i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who picked up the children from school?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
I tiki au i ngā tamariki.
I got the kids.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Ka tiki au i te kete kākahu.
I will fetch the clothes basket.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Kua tiki koe i te kai?
Have you got the food?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me tiki ia i te tītāora.
He should get the tea towel.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tiki atu rāua i a Pita.
Those two should fetch Pita.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me tiki ngā tamariki i te kura.
The children should be picked up from school.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Ki te tiki i tō tungane i te pahi.
To pick up your brother from the bus.
Sentences with i - i
Ka haere au ki te tiki miraka i te pouaka makariri.
I will go and fetch the milk from the fridge.
Sentences with i - i
Ki a rātou te tiki i a Hone.
They will fetch Hone.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?
Nā māua ngā tamariki i tiki.
We got the kids.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāna i tiki ngā tamariki i te kura.
It was him/her who picked up the children from school.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāku i tiki te pukapuka.
It was me who fetched the book.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te tama i tiki ngā mea tākaro.
It was the boy who fetched the toys.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nāku i tiki te kai.
It was me who fetched the food.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Māu ngā tamariki e tiki.
He will be the one to fetch the children.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Mā Pāora ngā tamariki e tiki.
Pāora will be the one to collect the children.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Māu pea ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura, māku ngā kākahu e whakariterite.
Maybe you pick the kids up, I'll get the clothes ready.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Mā Rangi ia e tiki.
Rangi will go and collect him.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Hoatu koutou, mā Pāpā ahau e tiki.
You lot go, Dad will pick me up.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe
Ka taea e koe ngā tamariki te tiki?
Can you pick up the kids?
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Ka taea e Hūhana mā ngā hoiho te tiki?
Can Hūhana and co fetch the horses?
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Kei te tiki ia i tētahi rākau hei tokotoko māku.
He is getting me a branch as a walking stick for me.
For the purpose of - hei
Ka haere māua ko Hēmi ki te hokomaha tiki ai.
Hēmi and I are going to the supermarket to shop.
The reason for an action - ...ai.
Kāore anō a Mere kia tiki i te kai.
Mere has not fetched the food yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Ākuanei ka mutu te kura mō tēnei tau, mā wai ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura?
Shortly school will be finished for the year, who will pick the kids up from school?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...
Ākuanei ka haere māua ko Rangi ki te tiki i a Honi.
Soon Rangi and I will go to fetch Honi.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ehara i a ia ngā tamariki i tiki i te kura.
He/She didn’t pick up the children from school.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
Ehara i a au te pukapuka i tiki.
I didn’t fetch the book.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
Ehara i te tama ngā mea tākaro i tiki.
The boy didn’t fetch the toys.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
Ehara i a au te kai i tiki.
I didn’t fetch the food.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
Mā wai e tiki atu taku kopa moni?
Who will fetch my purse?
Who will? - mā wai?
Mā wai ngā tamariki e tiki?
Who will fetch the children?
Who will? - mā wai?
Ko wai kāore i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who didn’t pick up the children from school?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...
Kua haere a Ataahua ki te tiki i ōna kākahu.
Ataahua has gone to get her clothes.
Haere mai ki te tiki i ngā kākahu nei.
Come and get these clothes.
He hei tiki tō Moana.
Moana has a hei tiki necklace.
Ka tiki au i te kete kākahu.
I will fetch the clothes basket.
Nāwai rā i pai te tiki, kua kino.
For some time, all went well with the fetching, then it got bad.
Pai noa, me haere koe ki te tiki i ngā tamariki ki te kura i nāianei tonu.
All good, you should go get the kids now.
Ka tiki rāua i ngā harore.
Those two will collect mushrooms.
