itinga
1. (noun) minor, less important, less significant.
Na, ko tua atu ko te itinga o te whenua ko Patakonia, ko taua wāhi he whenua māeke, noho rawakore ana te iwi; ko tā rātou kai he ika, ko ngā kākahu he peha kekeno, he peha kurī (TWMNT 27/8/1873:102). / Now, beyond that in the less important part of the country is Patagonia, which is a cold land, where the people are poor, their food is fish and the clothes are of seal skins and dog hide.
Synonyms: korokororiki, mātāmuri, wāhi iti, hauiti
2. (noun) childhood, infancy, youth, formative years.
Ki te kāhore te rākau e whakapikoa i te itinga e pakeke rawa te whakapiko ina rākau nui (TP 1/1906:1). / If a tree is not bent when young it's difficult to bend it when it's a big tree.
