tamaiti

== Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tama-qiti. Cognates include Hawaiian kamaiki and Samoan tamaiti. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈmaiti/ [tɐˈmɐiti] === Noun === tamaiti (irregular plural tamariki) child ==== Derived terms ==== whakatamariki (“childish”) ==== Related terms ==== tama === Further reading === “tamaiti” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN. == Tokelauan == === Etymology === From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tama-qiti. Cognates include Hawaiian kamaiki and Samoan tamaiti. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈta.ma ˈi.ti] Hyphenation: ta‧ma‧i‧ti === Noun === tamaiti child offspring childhood, youth ==== Synonyms ==== (offspring): fānau === References === R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 369