tōna

tona

1. (noun) wart, corn, nodule.

Ka rūnā te tona i mua i te tākai ki te rau (Te Ara 2013). / Warts were pared down before biding with leaves.

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1. (determiner) his, her (referring to one item) - often followed by a noun but can stand without one.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-56;)

Arā tōna motokā, kei hea tōku? / There's her car; where's mine?

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tona

1. (determiner) his, her (one thing) - alternative for tana but peculiar to some Ngāti Kahungunu speakers.

Ko tona wahine nō Ingarangi anō (HP 1991:37). / His wife was also from England.

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ā tōna wā

1. at some time in the future, in due course, at an appropriate time in the future.

He pai tēnei mahi mōku he whakapakari i taku tinana hai hāpai i ngā mea taumaha ā tōna wā (HP 1991:27). / This activity was good for me to strengthen my body to lift heavy things in the future.

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nōna anō tōna hē

1. it's her own fault, it's his own fault.

Inā nōnā anō tōna hē hei aha noa iho i aroha atu ai. / If it’s her own fault then let’s not have any sympathy.

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Ka maunu te taniwha i tōna rua

1. Never poke a sleeping dragon.

The taniwha has been drawn out of its lair. /

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tiro ā-Māori ki tōna ake ao

1. Māori world view.

E kore te pātiki e hoki ki tōna puehu

1. Once bittne twice shy.

The flounder does not return to the stirred up sand. /

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Ka hoki te kurī ki te kai i tōna ruaki

1. A person will return to their error.

The dog returns to eat its vomit. /

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tona

tōna

tona

ā tōna wā

nōna anō tōna hē

Ka maunu te taniwha i tōna rua

tiro ā-Māori ki tōna ake ao

E kore te pātiki e hoki ki tōna puehu

Ka hoki te kurī ki te kai i tōna ruaki

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