whetau
1. (modifier) small, little.
Ka tae tēnei ki te mutunga o ngā tau e rua, i korokī haere ai tēnei manu whetau (KO 15/12/1883:1). / This is the end of two years that this small bird has been singing.
Synonyms: koroiti, muimui, mahake, pota, pakupaku, nonohi, riki, nohinohi, paku, kauriki, whito, mākari, tātakimōri, iti, poniponi, pinepine, tuaiti, whengowhengo
