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1000ish Most Common Reo Māori Words > 3 > Flashcards

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takoto

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to lie down

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koro

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Term of address for an elderly man, grandfather: E koro

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moni

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money

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pū

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letter (of the alphabet)

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mīhini

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machine

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hoatu

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to give (away from speaker)

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mahia

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mahi + passive suffix -a

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paku

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small

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nāna

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by him / her, belonging to him / her

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hāereere

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to wander, roam

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hoko

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to buy, sell

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mārama

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clear, understand

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mahana

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warm

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waru

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eight

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nē

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tag question, translated variously depending on the English structure; eh?

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marae

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marae

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tatau

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door

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tuhia

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tuhi + passive suffix -a

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hangaia

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hanga + passive suffix -ia

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horoi

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to wash, to clean

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kiri

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skin

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rawe

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lovely, excellent

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waiho

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to leave something somewhere

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kēmu

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game

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taniwha

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monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

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kōhanga

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nest

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hīkoi

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to walk

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tukuna

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tuku + passive suffix -na

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kapa

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group, row of people, as in: kapa haka

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whānui

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broad, wide

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tūturu

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real, natural, authentic

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haka

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to perform traditional dance; haka, a traditional dance, war dance

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hī

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to catch fish with a line

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koinei

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this is

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uaua

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difficult

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whakaae

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to agree

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utu

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cost, price; to pay for

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kimi

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to look for, seek

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inā

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if, when

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hopu

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to catch

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kawe

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to carry, convey

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whetū

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star

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māna

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for him / her, by him / her

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tua

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beyond

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rangatahi

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youth

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wāhine

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women, wives (plural form of wahine)

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mokopuna

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grandchild

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pau

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to be consumed, used up completely, all gone

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hū

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shoe

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pupuri

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to hold onto

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taumaha

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heavy, of weight

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tipuna

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grandparent, ancestor

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koa

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please

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haerenga

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journey

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whakahaere

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to run something, manage, make something go

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mata

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face, surface

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oho

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to wake up

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kāti

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Stop! As in: Kāti te tangi – Stop crying

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kaitā

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big, sturdy of build

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pae

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to be cast ashore

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putanga

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opening, exit
puta + nominal suffix -nga

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karaka

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clock

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tāu

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your, one person, ā category, singular

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upoko

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head

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tīpuna

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grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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pānui

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to read

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patu

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to strike, beat, thrash

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wiki

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week

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rohe

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district, area

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kanikani

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dance, to dance

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kaukau

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to bathe

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whero

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red

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ngākau

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heart, as in seat of the affections and feelings

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ngāwari

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easy

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peke

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to jump, to leap over

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hine

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Term of address for a girl: E hine!

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waha

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mouth

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oranga

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health, life
ora + nominal suffix -nga

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tohutohu

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to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

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wehi

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to be afraid

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karu

A

eye

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taputapu

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utensil, tool

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whiwhi

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to get, to acquire, to win

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pēke

A

bag

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taenga

A

arrival
tae + nominal suffix -nga

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whiti

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to cross

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mātakitaki

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to watch, to observe, examine, inspect

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whakamahi

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to operate, to make something work

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tango

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to take hold of

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whakaata

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to display, show

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hē

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wrong; error, mistake

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raruraru

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trouble, be in difficulty, in trouble

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tonga

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south

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miraka

A

milk

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moenga

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bed
moe + nominal suffix -nga

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tautoko

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to support

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whawhai

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to fight; a battle

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tirohia

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tiro + passive suffix -hia

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whakamahia

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whakamahi + passive suffix -a

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ahu

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move in a certain direction

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māhanga

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twin(s)

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ngaru

A

wave

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poto

A

short

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nāianei

A

now

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manawa

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heart

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ture

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law, rule

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matau

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right (direction)

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mura

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blaze, flame

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iwa

A

nine

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ōu

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yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

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pōtae

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hat

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teitei

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tall, high, lofty; height

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atua

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god

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tokorua

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two (of people)

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nama

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number

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poaka

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pig

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tini

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very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng

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tohunga

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expert, priest

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waimarie

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lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

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kiwi

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kiwi, native bird

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kō

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at a distance, yonder

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kuhu

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to enter, to go or come in

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whea

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where? (variant of hea)

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neke

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to move

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tangohia

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tango + passive suffix -hia

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mano

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thousand

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hōiho

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horse

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taringa

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ear

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hiko

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lightning; to flash

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rorohiko

A

computer

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tapu

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sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

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ōrite

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to be the same as

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whāngai

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to feed, to foster

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hika

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a term of address for both sexes: E hika

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ina

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if, when

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tūpato

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to be careful; caution, cautious

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huna

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to hide

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kaitiaki

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caretaker, caregiver
kai- + tiaki

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kui

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Term of address for an elderly woman, E kui.

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hinga

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to fall from an upright position

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tūtaki

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to meet

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aho

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string, fishing line

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ākonga

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student, learner

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hiki

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to lift up, raise

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pēpi

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baby

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takiwā

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district, region

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toroa

A

albatross

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hari

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to carry, take

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kōkā

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mother, aunt

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mahara

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thought, memory

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pēnā

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like that, near listener

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whārangi

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page

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āu

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your, plural form of tāu, ā category possession.

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kaiako

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teacher
kai- + ako

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piri

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to stick to, to cling

156
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uri

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descendant, offspring

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mamae

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hurt, sore

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kaimahi

A

worker
kai- + mahi

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māhunga

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head

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wawata

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to long for, yearn for

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hēki

A

egg

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moemoeā

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to dream
dream

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pōro

A

ball

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rapu

A

to look for

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wānanga

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place of learning, as in: whare wānanga

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taku

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my, neutral, singular

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tana

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his / her, neutral, singular

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tau

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number,to settle down,year period of time,beloved darling, to land on / alight/ come to rest

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tērā

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that, yonder

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tō

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your, neutral, one person, singular
ō category possessive determiner, singular, as in: tō tātou

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tō

A

stove

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tō

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to drag

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tōna

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his / her, ō category possession, singular

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wā

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time, place/ space/ area

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Wai?

A

who?

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