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tatao

1. (noun) second (or sometimes third) person slain in a battle.

Tokorua ngā mātāika te tahi, tokorua ngā tatao (JPS 1923:234). / In the first attack there were two who were the mātāika (first to fall) then another two were the tatao (the second to fall).

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2. (noun) younger sibling, younger brother or sister of a first-born child.

E hia ōu tatao? (W 1971:380). / How many younger brothers and sister do you have?

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