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1000ish Most Common Reo Māori Words > 5 > Flashcards

5 Flashcards

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ātea

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open space

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awhi

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to hug, embrace

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māra

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garden

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miro

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thread

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mita

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metre

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puhi

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to blow (wind)

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ākuanei

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soon, presently

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kapua

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cloud

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tina

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dinner, lunch

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tukua

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tuku + passive suffix -a

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waenga

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middle, dividing line

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here

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to tie, to bind

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kaiwhakahaere

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manager, organiser
kai- + whakahaere

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kakī

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neck

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whāiti

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narrow, crowded together

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haurua

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half

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ine

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to measure

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pakari

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strong

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patua

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patu + passive suffix -a

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tipua

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a type of taniwha

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tuakana

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older sibling of the same sex

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kare

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Term of address: E kare, dear

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moka

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end, margin, piece

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pākete

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packet

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whakahokia

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whakahoki + passive suffix -a

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ārahi

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to lead, guide

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mātaki

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to watch

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mōhiotia

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mōhio + passive suffix -tia

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pahi

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bus

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pātītī

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grass

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tuarā

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back

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hākari

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feast

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haria

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hari + passive suffix -a

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heihei

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chicken

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pōhēhē

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to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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purua

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puru + passive suffix -a

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toro

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to stretch out, to extend

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waihanga

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to make, build something

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harakeke

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flax

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hōhā

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annoyed, a nuisance

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mātao

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cold

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nāwai

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presently, in due course, after a while

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pēkana

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bacon

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pono

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true, faithful

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tapahia

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tapahi + passive suffix -a

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whāia

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whai + passive suffix -a (note lengthening of first vowel)

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whakahirahira

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great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

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hono

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to join together

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matimati

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finger, toe

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pakitara

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wall

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atawhai

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to show kindness towards

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hangarau

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technology

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hararei

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holiday

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manuhiri

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guest

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mōku

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for me, unrealised, o category possession

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rīpene

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ribbon, tape

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wero

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to pierce

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hokohoko

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to shop, trade

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kākano

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seed

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pīpī

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chick, baby

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uhi

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to cover

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whakaora

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to rescue, to cure

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whakatā

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to rest

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kākāriki

A

green

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kauhoe

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to swim

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hāparangi

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to shout, bawl

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hapū

A

subtribe

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huakina

A

to open
huaki + passive suffix -na

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ira

A

dot

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māia

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capable, brave, bold

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mokemoke

A

lonely

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otaota

A

vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

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pūkenga

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skilled, expert

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tūpuna

A

grandparents (plural form of tupuna)
(variant of tīpuna)

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kāpia

A

glue

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rata

A

friendly, at ease, calm

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tīkina

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tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

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herea

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here + passive suffix -a

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tupu

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to grow, develop; a plant, shoot
(variant of tipu)

80
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paoro

A

ball

81
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poro

A

to cut off, to cut short

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tumeke

A

to take fright, surprise

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whakatakoto

A

to lay something down

84
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whanga

A

bay

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mīti

A

meat

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tāia

A

tā + passive suffix -ia

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whakaputa

A

to produce

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whakatika

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to straighten, to correct, to fix

89
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koi

A

sharp

90
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pere

A

bell

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tirohanga

A

tiro + nominal suffix -hanga

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toe

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to remain, be left over

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toenga

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leftovers, remnants
toe + nominal suffix -nga

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tungāne

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brother, of a female

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whakamā

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to be embarrassed, ashamed

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tao

A

to cook

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taro

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presently, by and by, as in: taro ake

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tokomaha

A

many (of people)

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whakamīharo

A

amazing, astonishing

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hōmai

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to give (to speaker)

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karāhe

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glass, mirror

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katakata

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to laugh and laugh, laughter

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kāwanatanga

A

government
kāwana + nominal suffix -tanga

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kōwhai

A

yellow (colour)

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mākū

A

wet

106
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mauri

A

life spirit

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parakuihi

A

breakfast

108
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purapura

A

seed

109
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pūrere

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appliance, machine (electric)

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rēhia

A

pleasure, amusement

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tī

A

tea

112
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tukutuku

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woven wall panels

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whakamua

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frontward, towards the front

114
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whakarunga

A

upwards

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harikoa

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happy

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ipu

A

container, bowl

117
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irirangi

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radio (usually as reo irirangi)

118
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maramara

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crumbs, small pieces

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marangai

A

rain, storm

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pāngarau

A

mathematics

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puehu

A

dust

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purei

A

to play / play

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tuhituhi

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to write, draw

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whāinga

A

objective, aim, purpose
whai + nominal suffix -nga (note first vowel lengthens)

125
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whakamāori

A

to translate into Māori

126
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pahū

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to explode, burst; bomb

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tame

A

male animal

128
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ngārara

A

reptile, monster

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noke

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worm

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parirau

A

wing

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tapahi

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to cut up, chop

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ope

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group travelling together

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whakamaua

A

whakamau + passive suffix -a

134
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wiriwiri

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to tremble, to shake, to quiver

135
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hipi

A

sheep

136
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matekai

A

hungry

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pari

A

cliff

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poraka

A

frog

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porohita

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circle, round (variant of porowhita)

140
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porowhita

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circle, round (variant of porohita)

141
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tamatāne

A

boy

142
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tutuki

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to complete, to achieve

143
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weka

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weka, a native woodhen

144
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wīra

A

wheel

145
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auahi

A

smoke

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ētehi

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some; plural of tētehi (variant of ētahi)

147
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kaituhi

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writer, author
kai- + tuhi

148
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kōtuku

A

white heron

149
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rāwhiti

A

east

150
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teina

A

younger sibling, same sex

151
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hāngi

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traditional earth oven

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kaikōrero

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speaker, orator
kai- + kōrero

153
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kāreti

A

college

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