taua

See also: tauã, tāua, and tāʻua

English

Etymology

From Maori tauā.

Noun

taua (plural tauas)

  1. (New Zealand) A group of Maori warriors sent out as a war party.
    • 2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 125:
      Late that night, while the Hauraki people were celebrating their deliverance, Hongi and his tauā returned to attack under cover of darkness and killed some 60 people still within the pā.

Niuean

Pronoun

taua

  1. first person dual inclusive
    we (you and I only)

See also

Niuean personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au maua (exclusive)
taua (inclusive) 		mautolu (exclusive)
tautolu (inclusive)
2nd person koe mua mutolu
3rd person ia laua lautolu

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

taua n

  1. definite plural of tau

Verb

taua

  1. inflection of taue:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

taua n

  1. definite plural of tau

Rapa Nui

Pronoun

taua

  1. First person dual inclusive
    we (you and I only)

See also

Rapa Nui personal pronouns
independent singular dual plural
1st person au māua (exclusive)
tāua (inclusive) 		mātou (exclusive)
tātou (inclusive)
2nd person koe kōrua
3rd person ia rāua

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English tower.

Noun

taua

  1. tower; steeple
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