2. (verb) (-tia) to have a right, have an interest.
Ki te whakaaro o te Komiti kāhore i whakaaturia mai he tino take kia whai tikangatia ai te Ture Whakatikatika i te Ture Ārai i ngā Tuku hē i ngā Whenua Māori, 1873 (TWMNT 17/4/1877:107). / This Committee is of opinion that no sufficient cause has been shown for interfering with the provisions of The Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act Amendment Act, 1873.
3. (modifier) important, meaningful, pivotal.
Nā Paurini Te Whatarau, he rangatira ahurei nō Ngāti Pūkenga, te mahi whai tikanga i riro mai ai he wāhi noho mō tōna iwi i Maketū (TTR 1994:143). / Paurini Te Whatarau, a prominent Ngāti Pukenga chief, played a pivotal role in securing living space for his people at Maketū.
4. (noun) importance, value.
Ka kite a Tirarau i te whai tikanga o te mahi tahi me te kāwanatanga (TTR 1994:166). / Tirarau saw the importance of co-operating with the government.
mati whai tikanga
1. (noun) significant figure (digit).
Ko te mati whai tikanga, koia nei te nui o ngā mati e tika ana hei whakaatu i te uara o tētahi tau mēnā e whakaawhiwhia ana taua tau. Hei tauira, ko te tāroaroa o tētahi tangata - kia 3 ngā mati whai tikanga, arā pea ko te 1.76m. Kāore he take o te 1.76459m (kāore hoki e taea kia pērā rawa te tōtika o te ine). Ki te whakaawhiwhia te 0.0287 kia rua ngā mati whai tikanga, ko te 0.03 tērā. Ki te whakaawhiwhia te 3,745 kia rua ngā mati whai tikanga, ko te 3,700 tērā (TRP 2010:169). / A significant figure is the number of digits necessary to show the value of a number when rounding off, or making an approximation. For example, giving the height of a person to three significant figures would be 1.76m. The exactness of a measure such as 1.76459m would be unnecessary, and difficult to measure correctly. Rounding 0.0287 to two significant figures would be 0.03. Rounding 3,745 to two significant figures would be 3,700 (TRP 2010:169).
