taruna
1. (verb) to be connected (by family ties, friendship, etc.).
E kore hoki e taea e au te whakarere i te iwi o taku wahine, o aku tamariki, me ētahi o koutou he tino hoa aroha nōku, me ētahi hoki he whare tangata. Otirā hei aha, kia kōrerotia ināianei te tarututanga i taruna ai au ki a koutou? E mārama ana ia ki ngā tāngata katoa o Te Tai Rāwhiti (TWMNT 2/10/1878:55). / I would never desert the people of my wife and my children, and some of you are dear friends of mine and some are relations. But why should I now speak of the ties which connect me to you? They are known to all the people of the East Coast.
