Ko te ako tonu a te tangata i roto i āna hīkoi katoa, i runga i tōna anō hiahia kia mātau ake, kia haratau ake rānei. Ka kīia ia he ākonga taumano.
A person's continuation of their learning in all of their endeavours, on account of their own desire to become more knowledgeable or more adept at something. They are called a lifelong learner.
Ko te ako taumano tētahi pūkenga matua i whakaūngia ki roto i a ia, mai i te wā e tamariki ana.
Mā te ako taumano e aro pai ai te tangata ki ngā āhuatanga hou o te wā, pērā i te mātau matihiko.
Ko te hihiko rāroto o te tangata te mea nui i tana ako taumano.