Ko te tiēre taura he ranunga matū pūmau o te waiwaro totoka, āhua-totoka me te waiwaro wai. Ko te tiēre taura he kore he poke, he haunga korekore, kaore he makuku.
I roto i te akoranga o waea kirihou taura kōrero, ka haere mai te iwi ki te mohio e tika ana ki te kirihou he etahi makuku uruhanga, hua i roto i te taura he raruraru i roto i te wai, maha hua matua taura he pokanoa wai, te pānga o te kōrero, te raruraru o hanga me te ora.