taua
English
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]taua (plural tauas)
- (New Zealand) A group of Maori warriors sent out as a war party.
- 2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 125:
- Late that night, while the Hauraki people were celebrating their deliverance, Hongi and his tauā returned to attack under cover of darkness and killed some 60 people still within the pā.
Niuean
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]taua
- first person dual inclusive
- we (you and I only)
See also
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | au | maua (exclusive) taua (inclusive) |
mautolu (exclusive) tautolu (inclusive) | ||
| 2nd person | koe | mua | mutolu | ||
| 3rd person | ia | laua | lautolu | ||
Norwegian Bokmål
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[edit]Noun
[edit]taua n
Verb
[edit]taua
- inflection of taue:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Noun
[edit]taua n
Rapa Nui
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]taua
- First person dual inclusive
- we (you and I only)
See also
[edit]| independent | singular | dual | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | au | māua (exclusive) tāua (inclusive) |
mātou (exclusive) tātou (inclusive) |
| 2nd person | koe | kōrua | |
| 3rd person | ia | rāua | |
Tok Pisin
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