1. (loan) (noun) Chinese.
Tētahi waro nui i kitea ināianei e te Ingarihi; kei tētahi wāhi o te whenua o te Tainamana (TJ 7/6/1898:3). / A large coalfield has now been found by the English; it is in a part of the land of the Chinese.
See also Tiainamana
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
