tātata
1. (verb) to be near, close, nearby.
2. (adjective) be near, close, nearby.
Kātahi ka tangohia mai e te hōia tōna tera, me tōna pū, me tōna hoari; ko te paraire i mahue, he tātata rawa hoki nō ngā kaiwhai (TWM 20/2/1864:1). / Then the soldier took his saddle, his gun and his sword; the bridle was left behind because the pursuers were too close.
3. (modifier) near, close, nearby.
Ko te whakaaro hoki a ngā Māori e mea ana kia whakatōkia ngā kai i ngā wāhi tātata ki ngā kāinga Pākehā, kia tata ai te mauranga ki te hoko (TWMNT 11/1/1876:3). / And the idea of the Māori is to plant the crops in places near to Pākehā settlements, so that transporting for sale is close.
4. (noun) proximity, nearness, closeness, vicinity.
Tēnei anō ngā whakapapa o ētahi atu, pēnā anō te tātata (TJ 5/7/1900:8). / These are the genealogies of others, if they are closely related.
