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toka - rock

Toka (i), v.i. Overflow. Toka tonu te wai i runga.

tokanga, n. Large basket for food. Kia mau te tokanga nui a Noho (P. 52). Kia whakapurutia koe ki te tokanga kai maoa (Sh.T. 57).

Williams Dictionary

Toka (ii). 1. n. Stone, rock. Te toka tu moana i Taupo (M. 124). Katahi ia ka whakaangi i taua toka nei ki te whakamoti i a ia (Pi. 133, 11).

2. a. Firm, solid.

3. Satisfied, contented. Toka te manawa (M. 209).

toka, totoka, v.i. 1. Become solid, set. Ka totoka te hinu.

2. Wait, stay still. Kia toka.

whakatoka, v.t. Make solid.

whakatotoka, v.i. Congeal.

tokatoka, n. A venereal disease.

Williams Dictionary

te taenga mai hoki o ngā tauhou ki konei, ka arahina rātou e mātou ki te toka nei kia kite.
And when outsiders come to our district we lead them to this rock so they can see it themselves.
Belonging to the past - nō

Mauria mai ngā toka ki tēnei taha o te whare.
Bring the stones to this side of the house.
Towards - mai

He toka moana ia!
She's a rock!

Te tino omanga koa o te wahine nei, kua tata ki te taha o te toka rangitoto e ana i te ara.
This woman ran on happily, and reached the side of the scoria rock standing by the path.

waenga i ngā toka i āta haere mātou.
We picked our way through the rocks.

#141: In the time of the ancestors
#6: Goodbye!
#73: The cat is on the table
#31: The family were playing the game
#102: I did not go, I was not going, I am not going
#84: Why is the baby sleeping?
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