tai - prefix which has a qualifying force; ritenga - resemblance, corresponding thing
Ko ngā kōrero mō Māui hei tairitenga pea mō ngā mahi tinihanga a te hunga taiohi o ēnei rā.
Ko te tairitenga hei āwhina ki te hanga māramatanga ki te kaupapa o te kōrero.
Ko te whakataukī 'Ko koe ki tēnā, ko au ki tēnei kīwai o te kete' hei tairitenga mō te mahi tahi.