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tātua - a belt

Tātua. 1. n. Girdle. Ka mau te koroheke nei ki te tatua (T. 198). Tatua whara, or tatua pupara, was a girdle in which valuables were carried. The word is used in several proverbial expressions: Te tatua o Hikakawa, food. Te tatua o Te Kaha, red clouds at sunset. Te tatua o Kahu, belt of clear sky near the horizon.

2. v.t. Put on as a girdle. Ka whakahua i tana karakia mo tana tatuatanga i tona maro (T. 97).

Williams Dictionary

Me whakamau tāua i tō tātua.
Let's put your seatbelt on.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ka tātua i a rātou mō te haere.
They girded themselves for the journey.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Whakamaua tō tātua.
Put your seatbelt on.

Kei te mau i a koe tō tātua?
Have you got your seatbelt on?

Ehara i a au tēnā tātua.
That belt does not belong to me.

#61: Their father was, is or will be shouting

#205: It will be to the top of the mountain that the warriors will climb.

#155: We are changing our state to being not here

#90: Sarah came first in her ceramics class

#208: Mere is baking the cake that Rangi will eat

#96: Rangi is reading. The book is being read.

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