tonutia - still (pass of tonu)
Tapaia tonutia atu taua maunga nei ko Tirirau.That mountain is still called Tihirua.Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua reri mai te marae, engari kei te tāria tonutia te manuhiri.The marae is ready, but we are still waiting for the guests.Conjunctions - but - engari
Homai ana e Mahuika he ahi, whakawetohia ana e Māui. Pēneitia tonutia ā pau noa ngā maikuku katoa, atu i tētehi mea kotahi.Mahuika gave him fire, Māui doused it. This carried on until all of her fingernails were used up except one.It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...
