tūtika
1. (verb) to be upright, responsible.
E tamariki tonu ana a Mēpara, kitekite ana ia i ngā pakeke e taki hautū, e tūtika ana (TTR 1998:101). / As a child Mabel saw the adults showing leadership and being responsible.
Synonyms: noho haepapa, haepapa
2. (modifier) erect, upright.
I taua hui ka haere te kōrero mōna, he tangata tāroaroa, he koroheke, he rangatira pai, he tangata tūtika (TTR 1994:31). / At that gathering he was described as a tall man, a fine elderly chief, an erect man.
