tūtanga
1. (noun) portion, division, segment, group, sector, subdivision, section.
Ka noho a Rangi i a Papatūānuku, ka whānau ā rāua tamariki ko Tāne-kūpapa-io, ko Tāne-tūturi, ko Tāne-tūwaiora, ko Tāne-i-te-matatu, ko Tāne-tutaka takoto tou tēnei tūtanga. Ka whānau mai ko Tāne-nui-a-rangi, ko Paiao, ko te tūtanga tēnei e whakatika ki runga (NM 1928:175). / Rangi lived with Papatūānuku and their children were born: Tāne-kūpapa-io, Tāne-tūturi, Tāne-tūwaiora, Tāne-i-te-matatu and Tāne-tutaka and this division continued to lie down. Tāne-nui-a-rangi and Paiao were born and this group rose up.
Synonyms: rāngai, tapahanga, maramara, moka, taha, pīhi, hea, tiri, wāhi, tekihana, tekiona, wāhanga, wehenga, whiti, rārangi, kaupeka, tūāporo
