tokoiti
1. (stative) be few, reduced in number, hardly any, a small number of.
He tohu mate mehemea ka tokoiti iho ngā wāhine o tētahi iwi i ngā tāne (TTT 1/3/1922:10). / It's a bad sign if there are fewer women of a particular people than men.
See also tokoitiiti
2. (noun) few, small number, hardly any, minority.
Kei te mate haere te iwi o Wīwī i te tokoiti o ngā tamariki e whānau mai ana (TTT 1/1/1923:6). / The French people are dwindling because there are few children being born.
