tāiti, Dear little one, darling (affectionate to children or your people).
Kāvea te tāiti kia ‘āngai te māmā.
Take the little dear across to his mother so she can feed him;
‘Aere mai, ‘e tāiti, ‘ea‘a tā‘au ka ‘inangaro?
Come here, dear, what do you want?;
Tāiti, ka ‘aere koe ki ‘ea?
Where are you going, dear?