2. (modifier) bossy, demanding.
Kātahi te wahine tonotono ko koe, e Mere! / What a bossy woman you are, Mere!
3. (noun) dogsbody, gofer, lackey, flunky.
He mea whakarite tonu ko Pine hai tonotono mā taua koroua, mahi kapu tī atu hoki māna (TTR 1998:186). / Pine was assigned to fetch and carry for the old man, and to make his tea.
Synonyms: kaitonotono
4. (noun) demand, appeal, request.
Ahakoa kāore i whakaaetia tana kerēme me tērā a tōna whānau, kore rawa i mutu āna tonotono ki te Pāremata kia whakatutukitia ngā mamae o Ngāi Tahu (TTR 1998:101). / Although his claim, and that of his family, were disallowed, he never stopped appealing to Parliament to settle Ngāi Tahu grievances.
