2. (noun) sinew, muscle, nerve, nervous system.
I whara ngā io o taku ringa katau, koia rā au i kore ai e tuhi i taku kōrero inapō. / The sinews in my right arm were injured and that's why I didn't write my essay last night.
3. (noun) strand.
E toru ngā io o te taura (W 1971:78). / There are three strands of the rope.
4. (noun) warp, vertical thread.
Ka patua te muka mō te io, kia ngāwari; kāore e patua mō te aho, kia kaha ai (W 1971:78). / The harakeke fibre for the vertical threads is beaten to make it soft; it's not beaten for the cross-threads, so that they are strong.
5. (noun) line, column.
I mua i te pakanga mārikatanga ki ngā io o ngā ope a Whīra Maihara Erwin Rommel, i tonoa atu e Pēneti a Meiha Arapeta Awatere rātau ko Kamupene C - ko Rūtene Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngārimu tētehi - kia whakaekea e rātau te taumata tūtata mai - he mea tapa nei e te hokowhitu Māori ko Hikurangi (TTR 2000:19). / Before the main battle against the lines of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel’s lines, Bennett sent Major Arapeta Awatere and C Company - including Lieutenant Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngārimu - to attack the adjacent point - called Hikurangi by the Māori Battalion.
6. (noun) twitch, spasm, twinge.
Ki te mea i tata te io ki te tinana, arā i runga rawa ake o te turi, he whanaunga e haere mai ana (White 2 1889:5). / If the twinge is near the torso, that is, it is way above the knee, that is a sign that relatives are coming.
