Ko te tohu hei whakaatu i te tōnga o tētahi oropuare, arā, kia roa tana whakahuatanga. He rārangi poto huapae ka whakanōhia ki runga ake i te oropuare.
The symbol which is used to show the lengthening of a vowel and therefore its pronunciation. A short horizontal line is written above the vowel.
tohu - symbol, mark
tō - to drag, pull
Āta whakarongo kia mōhio ai koe ki ngā oropuare e whai tohutō ana.
Me hoki anō ki te tirotiro i tō tuhinga me ngā pū e tika ana kia whai tohutō.
Me pēhea te tuhi tohutō i te rorohiko?