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tino

1. (modifier) importance, main, best, top, principal, pre-eminent, favourite, staple, real, true, absolute - when used before a noun to indicate something is unrivalled or is true or genuine.

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 48-49;)

Koia nei te tino kai a taua iwi. / This is the staple food of that people.
Wairākau: Ko te tino tikanga o tēnei kupu mō ngā mea kei te whakamōmona i te whenua kia kaha ai te tipu o te kai (RK 1994:168). / Wairākau: The true use of this word is for things that are enriching the land so that crops grow strongly.

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Synonyms: timuaki, tumuaki, pekepoho, aporei


2. (modifier) very, quite, exact, true, really - when used before an adjective or verb to show a high degree or absoluteness.

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 48-49;)

He tino māngere ia. / He is very lazy.

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3. (noun) main, important, value, significance, essence, essential, quintessence, soul, substance - when used as a noun.

Koirā te tino o tō wairua. / That's the essence of your spirit.

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Synonyms: matua, aporei


4. (interjection) I totally agree, yes indeed, agreed, positively - used to show strong agreement with a statement.

Te reka kē o te tītī nei! Tino! / This mutton bird is really tasty! Yes, indeed!

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tino rangatiratanga

1. (noun) self-determination, sovereignty, autonomy, self-government, domination, rule, control, power.

I roto i tēnei nūpepa ka whai huarahi a Tāwhiao ki te tautohe me āta whakamāori te Tiriti o Waitangi kia kore ai e riro te tino rangatiratanga o te iwi Māori i te kāwanatanga a te Pākehā (TTR 1990:310). / In this newspaper Tāwhiao had an avenue to argue for an interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi that not enable the colonial government to take away Māori sovereignty.

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Synonyms: kōmārohi, kaha, marohi, mārohirohi, mana, maru, awe, hiko, ihi, awenga, , mana whakahaere

tino kupu

1. (noun) main word, keyword.

Synonyms: kupu matua

porowhita tino nui

1. (noun) giant circle, giant ring, ferris wheel.

Tino Kaiwhakarite Whakawā

1. Chief Judge.

tino mate nui ki

1. to have a passion for, have a great desire for.

He tangata i tino mate nui ki ngā mahi tākaro, ka riro nei ia hei kanohi mō Ākarana mō ngā tākaro poiuka, poikōpiko nei hoki (TTR 2000:236). / He had a passion for sport, representing Auckland at softball and table tennis.

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tino kino te pai

1. quite the best, too much, that's great - an idiomatic expression.

kātahi ka tino ... rawa atu

1. (particle) then it would be really great - an idiom used to suggest that something would be much better if a particular course of action were to be followed.

Ki te tunu koe i ēnei kūmara, kātahi ka tino reka rawa atu tā tātou kai. / If you cook these kūmara then our meal will be really tasty.

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Tino Rōia o te Kuīni

1. (loan) Attorney-General.

nā wai i ..., kātahi ka tino ... kē/rawa atu

1. going from bad to worse, getting worse - an idiom to show that something is getting worse. The word used in the first part of the idiom is the same as in the second part.

Pare: Kua rihaina a Tuki, ā, kua riro mā Tūmatarau e whakakī tana tūranga. Rangi: Nā wai i hē, kātahi ka tino hē kē atu (HKK 1999:51). / Pare: Tuki has resigned and Tūmatarau has taken over his position. Rangi: That's going from bad to worse.

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Aho Matua

1. The philosophical base for Kura Kaupapa Māori education for the teaching and learning of children. Te Aho Matua is presented in six parts, each part having a special focus on what, from a Māori point of view, is crucial in the education of children: 1. Te ira tangata – the physical and spiritual endowment of children and the importance of nurturing both in their education; 2. Te reo – principles by which this bilingual competence will be achieved; 3. Ngā iwi – principles important in the socialisation of children; 4. Te ao – those aspects of the world that impact on the learning of children; 5. Āhuatanga ako – the principles of teaching practice that are of vital importance in the education of children; 6. Te tino uaratanga – the characteristics aiming to be developed in children.

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