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taiohi

1. (verb) to be young, youthful.

I a ia ka taiohi nei i noho tonu a Huiatahi i te pāmu a tōna whānau mahi ai (TTR 1998:8). / When he was a young man Huiatahi lived on the family farm where he worked.

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2. (modifier) young, youthful.

I a ia e tamariki tonu ana i reira, ka taka a Piri Poutapu ki raro i te maru o Te Puea Hērangi, te rangatira taiohi o te iwi o Mangatāwhiri, he wāhi tata atu rā ki Te Paina (TTR 1998:142-143). / While he was still a young child, Piri Poutapu came under the protection of Te Puea Hērangi, the young leader of the people of Mangatāwhiri, a place near Mercer.

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3. (noun) youth, adolescent, young person, juvenile.

He taiohi, 18 noa iho ngā tau, ka noho a Te Kāhui hei kaihāpai i te haki a Te Ua i te riri o Kaitake (TTR 1996:215). / He was a youth of just 18 years old when Te Kāhui was the flag bearer of Te Ua's flag at the battle of Kaitake.

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Tari Taiohi, Te

1. (loan) Office of Youth Affairs (now the Ministry of Youth Development).

Manatū Whakahiato Taiohi, Te

1. Ministry of Youth Development.

Kōti Taiohi o Aotearoa, Te

1. (loan) Youth Court of New Zealand.

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