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ā-tinana

1. in person.

I tae ā-tinana tonu atu a Rātana (TTT 31/8/1921:5). / Rātana actually arrived in person.

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reo ā-tinana

1. (noun) body language, non-verbal language.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 10-11;)

tae ā-tinana

1. (verb) to arrive in person, attend in person.

Mō te hunga e pāngia ana e te mate, ā, i kore ai e tae ā-tinana tonu mai kia mahia e Hōri, kōrero ā-waea noa atu ai ia ki a rātau (TTR 1998:49). / For those who were ill but could not attend in person to be treated by Hōri, it was sufficient for him to talk to them by telephone.

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papaki ā-tinana

1. (noun) body percussion.

Ko te papaki ā-tinana he momo whakaputa i te ūngeri o tētahi puoro mā te papaki i ētahi wāhi o te tinana (RTP 2015:74). / Body percussion is a way of playing the rhythm of a piece of music by slapping various parts of the body (RTP 2015:74).

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