tautōhito
1. (verb) to be adept, experienced, skilled.
Ka akona hoki e te pāpā kia tautōhito ki ngā momo mahi e ora ai rātou i ngā rā kei mua: ki ngā mahi pāmu, ki te whakatupu kararehe, ki te mahi parakimete (TTR 1998:21). / The father also taught them to be skilled in the types of activities which they would benefit from in later life: farming, animal husbandry, and blacksmithing.
2. (modifier) adept, skilled, wise, experienced.
He tohunga a Te Iki-o-te-rangi Pouwhare ki ngā kōrero tuku iho me ngā tikanga a Tūhoe, ā, ka nui kē te whakanui i a ia, te rangatira tautōhito, te manukura hūmārie (TTR 1998:145). / Te Iki-o-te-rangi Pouwhare, regarded as a paramount chief in later life, was an authority on Tūhoe history and traditions, and widely respected as a wise and kindly leader.
3. (noun) skill, experience.
Nā tōna tautōhito ki te reo Māori, i karangatia a ia ki te komiti whakahou i te pukapuka kupu Māori a Te Hāpata, arā, te 'Dictionary of the Maori language' (TTR 1998:169). / Because of his skill in the Māori language, he was invited to join the committee to revise and edit H. W. Williams’s 'Dictionary of the Maori language'.
4. (noun) person of experience, expert.
Ko ngā tāngata hei Minita mō te Kāwanatanga hei ngā pūkenga, tautōhito, o tēnei momo mahi (TTT 1/12/1931:80). / The people to be Ministers for the Government should be the specialists, people of experience, in this type of work.
