Taniwha—A sea monster: more fully described further on.—[p. 30. ]
Taonga—Goods; property.—[p. 20. ]
Taua—A war party; or war expedition.—[p. 42. ]
Tena koutou; or Tenara ko koutou—The Maori form of salutation, equivalent to our "How do you do?"—[p. 54. ]
Tino tangata—A "good man," in the language of the prize-ring; a warrior; or literally, a very, or perfect man.—[p. 30. ]
Toa—A warrior of pre-eminent courage; a hero.—[p. 179. ]
Torere—An unfathomable cave, or pit, in the rocky mountains, where the bones of the dead, after remaining a certain time in the first burying place, are removed to and thrown in, and so finally disposed of.—[p. 72. ]
Tu ngarahu—This is a muster, or review, made to ascertain the numbers and condition of a native force; generally made before the starting of an expedition. It is, also, often held as a military spectacle, or exhibition, of the force of a tribe when they happen to be visited by strangers of importance: the war dance is gone through on these occasions, and speeches declaratory of war, or welcome, as the case may be, made to the visitors. The "review of the Taniwha," witnessed by the Ngati Kuri, was possibly a herd of sea-lions, or sea-elephants; animals scarcely ever seen on the coast of that part of New Zealand, and, therefore, from their strange and hideous appearance, at once set down as an army of Taniwha. One man only was, at the defeat of the Ngati Kuri, on Motiti, rescued to tell the tale.—[p. 153. ]
Tupara—A double gun; an article, in the old times, valued by the natives above all other earthly riches.—[p. 12. ]
Tutua—A low, worthless, and, above all, a poor, fellow—a "nobody."—[p. 18. ]