tumu kōrero
1. (noun) historian.
E tamariki tonu ana a Makitānara ka tīmata te puta haere o tōna rongo hei tumu kōrero mō Rangitāne, ā, riro ana nāna i āwhina a Te Peehi rāua ko W. J. Elvy ki te kohi haere i ngā kōrero tuku iho o te wā kāinga (TTR 1998:99). / When Makitānara was still young he began to became known as a Rangitāne historian, assisting Elsdon Best and W. J. Elvy to gather local history.
