KUPU HOU 2 Flashcards

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(verb) (-a,-tia) to cause to be alike, imitate, put into perspective, compare

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whakataurite

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(verb) to meander, wander, ramble

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kōpikopiko

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(verb) (-hia,-tia) to ill-treat with violence, rape, torture, destroy, abuse, maltreat, violate, mistreat

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tūkino

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(verb) (-na,-tia) to utter, disclose, express, reveal, declare, state

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whakapuaki

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(verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to add on, supplement, append, join, add

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tāpiri

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(verb) (whakarērea) to leave behind, forsake, desert, bequeath, reject, cast away, abandon, quit (computer).

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whakarere

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(verb) (-ria,-hia) to know, acquainted with, understand - usually followed by ki preceding the noun showing the object.

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mātau

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(noun) anything of little importance, trifle, knick-knack, triviality, pretext, excuse

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takunga

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(noun) legend, story, fiction, folklore, narrative, yarn

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pakiwaitara

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(verb) to resound, echo, resonate.

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oro

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(verb) (-na) to set on fire, light, set alight, burn, ignite, combust

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tahu

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(verb) (-tia) to whistle

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whiowhio

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  1. (verb) to spread out, spread flat.
  2. (noun) page, sheet, leaf (of a book)
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whārangi

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(verb) (-hia,-tia) to come upon accidentally, happen, happen by chance, come about, chance upon

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tūpono

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(noun) guideline.

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aratohu

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(modifier) sweet, melodious

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waitī

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(verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia,-ria,-tia) to command, order, urge, exhort, direct.

(verb) (-a,-tia) to shelter, protect.

(noun) shelter, protection

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whakahau

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(verb) (-na,-tia) to make the subject of talk, discuss

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matapaki

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(verb) (-a,-hia,-na,-tia) to pick out, take one at a time, take a little here and there, highlight, cull, single out, select (computer).

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tīpako

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(loan) (noun) contract, agreement

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kirimana

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(verb) to be seeing clearly, understand, know.

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pūrangiaho

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(verb) (-tia) to sequence, arrange in order, list

(verb) (-tia) to instil order, instil discipline

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whakaraupapa

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(stative) be sharp, pointed.

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koi

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(noun) pleasant person, mild mannered

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ngākau māhaki

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Gentle, nice, pleasant

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hūmārie

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(verb) to be generous, hospitable

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marae

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(noun) hard worker, labourer - a kupu whakarite for someone who works hard.

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ihu oneone

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(verb) (-a,-tia) to care for, look after, treat kindly.

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tūpore

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29
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Mean

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matapiko

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(noun) babbler, talkative person, chatterbox.

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ngutu pī

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(verb) to be playful, sportive

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pukutākaro

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(adjective) be impulsive, hasty, impetuous, headstrong.

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manawa rere

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(verb) to be industrious, busy, conscientious, assiduous, active, diligent, energetic.

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ahuwhenua

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34
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(noun) someone who laughs a lot.

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pukukata

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35
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Smart

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koi

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(verb) to be knowing, clever, intuitive.

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ihumanea

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(verb) to yearn, long for.

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kuatau

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38
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noun) stepped pattern of tukutuku panels and woven mats - symbolising genealogies and also the various levels of learning and intellectual achievement.

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poutama

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Pathway, route

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Ara

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(verb) to be green (of foliage), grow vigorously, flourish, lush.

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matomato

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(stative) be abundant, numerous

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huhua

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(stative) be aromatic, fragrant, sweet-smelling, nice-smelling, scented.

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kakara

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(verb) to whirl, swirl, twirl.

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koromiomio

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44
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(verb) to wander, gad about, rove about

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tihoi

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45
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Shimmer, glisten

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ārohirohi

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(verb) to peer out (over or from behind something), crane forward, peep

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whātaretare

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47
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(verb) to refrain from speaking, be silent, sulk

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whakakeke

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48
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Forest

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wao

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49
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Music, sing

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puoro

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50
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(modifier) soft, delicate, dainty, fragile

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marore

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51
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(noun) travelling party, company of travellers

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tira

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52
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(modifier) broken.

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pāwhati

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53
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Fold

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whātui

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(verb) (-a,-kia,-kina) to untie, unravel, release, set free.

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wetewete

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Loved by the people

(verb) to be loving, affectionate, fond of.

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mateoha

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56
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Past
Present
Future

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onamata
Inamata
Anamata

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  1. (verb) to participate, take part, have a part - often followed by atu.
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whai wāhi

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58
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  1. (noun) trampoline
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tūraparapa

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  1. (verb) (hīkina,-ngia,-tia) to lift up, raise, carry
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hiki

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  1. (verb) to be pleasant, pleased, enjoyable, fun
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pārekareka

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  1. (verb) (-a) to be putrid, septic
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ero

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  1. (verb) (-ria) to try, test.
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whakamātautau

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  1. (noun) seafood, shellfish - fish or other food obtained from the sea
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mātaitai

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  1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to inspect, examine, investigate, scan, observe, note.
  2. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to gaze at intently, gaze longingly.
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mātai

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  1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to press on, attack, set upon, assault, assail.
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whakatorotoro

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  1. (noun) distress, anguish, heartache, stress.
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ahotea

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  1. (modifier) plaintive, mournful.
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tīkapa

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68
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youth

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taiohitanga

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  1. (verb) (-tia) to pine for, mope, fret, grieve for.
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whakamomori

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  1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia,-tia) to measure, arrange, set in order, plan, recite (genealogies).
  2. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to calculate.
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tātai

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  1. (verb) to be annoyed, irritated, vexed.
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amowheke

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  1. (loan) (verb) (-hia) to treat someone, shout (drinks, etc.).
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haute

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(modifier) ragged, tattered, shabby, dilapidated.

(noun) raggedness, shabbiness, scruffiness, dilapidated state, poor state

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taretare

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74
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Really? / Is that so? / Wow / Well I never / No way!

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I nē?

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  1. (noun) fiction, novel.
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pakimaero

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  1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to compete, vie with one another, rally (tennis, etc.), debate, argue, call into question, beat one another.
  2. (modifier) disputed, debated, argued.
  3. (noun) debate, argument, dispute.
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taupatupatu

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  1. (noun) crayfish pot.
  2. (loan) (noun) block (of land).
  3. (loan) (noun) jersey, cardigan, pullover, sweater, sweatshirt, jumper.
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poraka

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  1. (verb) (-a) to wipe, wipe on, wipe off, rub, rub off, smear, paint, pluck (feathers, etc.).
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muru

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  1. (verb) to be hostile, antagonistic.
  2. (modifier) hostile, antagonistic.
  3. (noun) hostility, antagonism, animosity, enmity.
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taraweti

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  1. (verb) to be indignant, be angry.
  2. (adjective) be indignant, outraged, incensed, angry, irate, vexed.
  3. (noun) anger, indignation, outrage.
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takariri

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81
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  1. (loan) (noun) flag, ensign.
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haki

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82
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  1. (verb) (-tia) to lie face upwards, lie on one’s back, lying open, exposed.
  2. (verb) (-tia) to make into a bundle, bundle up.
  3. (verb) to be slow.
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tīraha

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  1. (verb) (-na) to go in search of, search out.
  2. (verb) (-na) to trace, recite.
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whakataki

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  1. (noun) moko instrument (for puncturing the skin), moko chisel.
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uhi

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85
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  1. (noun) tattooing on the buttocks
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rape

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  1. (verb) (-ina) to call into a place, call on, visit, stop off.
  2. (noun) branch (of a tree, river, etc.).
  3. (noun) branch (of an organisation, etc.).
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peka

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  1. (noun) buttock.
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reherehe

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88
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  1. (verb) to go, proceed.
  2. (verb) to be on the point of, nearly, impending, looming, almost.
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whano

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  1. (verb) (-tia) to be middle-aged, mature (of people).
  2. (noun) middle-aged person, mature person
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taipakeke

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  1. almost, nearly.
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whano tae

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  1. (noun) horizon (looking over the sea).
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paewai o te rangi

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  1. (verb) to be dusk.
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kākarauri

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  1. (verb) (-ria) to spread out flat.

Ko te maro o te atua ka takapauria (The loincloth of the atua was spread out.)

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takapau

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  1. (adjective) be weak, brittle (of harakeke fibre).
  2. (noun) brittleness, weakness, fragility.
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makuhane

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  1. (noun) layer, course, line.

Horahia he papanga rarauhe ki raro i ngā kūmara (PK 2008:589). / Spread a layer of bracken fern under the kūmar

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papanga

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  1. (verb) to be partly filled.

Ringihia he wai ki roto, kia papanga (W 1971:260). / Pour water into it, so it’s partly full.

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papanga

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  1. (noun) tailor, sewer, seamstress, binder, coordinator.
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kaituitui

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  1. (noun) bank of a river, lake or pool.
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pareparenga

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  1. (noun) beating, striking.
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tāinga

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  1. (verb) to spring up as fresh growth.
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rearea

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  1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to nurse (an infant), caress, handle.
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morimori

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  1. (verb) to be hindered, impeded, deterred, thwarted.
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taitu

102
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  1. (noun) administrator, boss, director, organiser, manager.
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kaiwhakahaere

103
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  1. (verb) to swallow whole.
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horopū

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  1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to long for, desire.
  2. (noun) desire, longing, hope, wish, yearning.
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tōmina

105
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  1. (noun) focus.
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ngahunga

Nā reira, i runga i tērā āhua kua puta anō he whakataukī hei ngahunga atu mā tātau katoa. E pēnei ana taua whakataukī: Ki te kore ināianei, e tātau mā, kātahi ka tino kore rawa atu! (HM 2/1996:1). / And so with regard to that matter another saying has emerged as a focus for us all. That saying says: If we don’t do it now, everybody, then it’ll never be done!

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  1. (verb) to listen to.

E kore taua whakaputa mōhio e whakaoko ki a tāua. / That know-all will never listen to you and me.

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whakaoko

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  1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to mention repeatedly, say constantly, say continually, say again and again.
  2. (verb) (-a,-tia) to flap (the wings, etc.).
  3. (noun) hopelessness, despair, loss of heart, despondency.
  4. (noun) reiteration, repetition, repeating (of talk).
  5. (noun) flippers.
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takarure

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  1. (verb) to be spread out, separated.
  2. (verb) to keep away, keep clear, keep off.
  3. (verb) to be open, wide, not confined.
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tūraha

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  1. (verb) to yearn, long for, pine for.
  2. (noun) yearning, longing.
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pūkōnohinohi

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  1. (verb) (-hia,-ria) to know, know well, be proficient, expert at, competent, fluent.
  2. (modifier) learned, experienced, well-informed, knowledgeable, competent, fluent, skilled.
  3. (noun) proficiency, competence, facility, mastery.
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matatau

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  1. (modifier) drunken, boozy.
  2. (noun) drunk, drunkard, wino, alcoholic.
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porohaurangi

112
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  1. (verb) to influence, have an effect on, have an impact on, affect.
  2. (noun) influence.
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whakaaweawe

113
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  1. (verb) (-a,-na) to reveal, disclose, confess, dob in, tell on, inform on, admit.
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whāki

114
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  1. (verb) (-tia) to separate, set aside, position independently, be stand-alone.
  2. (modifier) separated, special, distinct, independent, unattached.
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motuhake

115
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  1. (verb) (-kia,-ngia) to touch, strike, hit (as by a stone), tag, affect.
  2. (verb) (-kia,-ngia) to be connected with, relate to, pertaining to, regarding.
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1.(loan)(verb)(-tia) to paralyse, numb

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pararūtiki

117
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1.(modifier)asthmatic

2.(noun)asthma, breathing difficulty,asthmatic.

A

huangō

117
Q
  1. (verb) to arrive in groups.
  2. (noun) arrival.
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taetae

117
Q
  1. (loan) (noun) officer, official.
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āpiha

118
Q
  1. (verb) (-tia) to attack, assault, try to take by storm.
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taiapu

119
Q
  1. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to belittle, despise, show contempt, degrade, undermine, discriminate.
A

whakahāwea

120
Q
  1. on this account, therefore, as a result, consequently, accordingly, for this reason, hence, thus.
A

nā konei

120
Q
  1. (verb) (-tia) to banish, expel, exile.
A

whakapako

121
Q
  1. (noun) remnant, balance, remainder, leftovers of food, scraps, surplus.
A

toenga

122
Q
  1. (verb) (-ina) to spread around, spread out, spread abroad, distribute, share, deal (cards).
  2. (verb) to disperse, scatter, spread.
  3. (noun) distribution
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tohatoha

123
Q
  1. (verb) (-hia,-a,-tia) to steer, navigate (a canoe), buoy up, float, accelerate, speed up, hasten, quicken.
  2. (modifier) steering, manoeuvring.
  3. (noun) steering, navigation (a canoe).
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whakatere

124
Q
  1. (noun) reef (of rocks).
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pūkawa

125
Q
  1. (noun) branch (of a river or tree), bough, creek, watercourse, ditch, drain.
  2. (noun) greens, leafy vegetables.
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manga

126
Q
  1. (loan) (modifier) wild, uncultivated.
  2. (loan) (noun) bush, forest.
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puihi

127
Q
  1. (noun) beach, sand, mud, earth, soil.
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one

128
Q
  1. (verb) (-a) to plant, till (the soil), cultivate.
  2. (verb) to apportion, share out, allocate, allot, distribute.
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tiritiri

129
Q
  1. (verb) to be early, quickly, too soon, prematurely, immediately.
  2. (modifier) soon, quickly, rapidly, early, prematurely, promptly - used as an adverb to indicate something happening earlier than expected.
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wawe

130
Q
  1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia,-ria) to decide, settle, prepare, determine, arbitrate, adjudicate.
  2. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to go to meet, visit.
  3. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to welcome officially, welcome formally
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whakatau

131
Q
  1. (verb) (-a,-na) to clear (weeds), weed, cultivate, plant.
  2. (verb) (-a,-na) to avenge, take revenge, take vengeance.
  3. (verb) (-a,-tia) to apply oneself to, occupy oneself intently with, strive for, make every effort, endeavour, take advantage of enthusiastically.
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ngaki

132
Q
  1. (noun) goods, property, wealth, chattels, resource, asset.
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rawa

133
Q
  1. (verb) to be eloquent, articulate, well-expressed.
  2. (noun) eloquence, articulateness.
  3. (noun) mouth (of a bay or river), estuary, harbour.
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wahapū

134
Q
  1. (noun) level or undulating open country.
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pārae

135
Q
  1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to imprison, arrest.
  2. (modifier) imprisoned, captive.
  3. (noun) prisoner, captive.
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mauhere

136
Q
  1. (stative) be dried up, reduced, diminished.
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mimiti

137
Q
  1. (modifier) complex, having many parts, complicated, composite.
  2. (noun) complex, composite.
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matatini

137
Q
  1. (verb) to be weak, limp, lacklustre.
  2. (verb) to dissolve, wane, dissipate.
  3. (noun) dissolving.
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memeha

138
Q
  1. (verb) to be clever, knowing, cunning, crafty, astute, interfering, intruding, hack (computers).
  2. (modifier) clever, knowing, cunning, crafty, astute, interfering, intruding.
  3. (noun) hacker (computers).
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mūrere

139
Q
  1. (noun) likeness, custom, customary practice, habit, practice, resemblance, implication - the normal way of doing things.
  2. (noun) ritual.
  3. (noun) version.
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ritenga

140
Q
  1. (verb) (-tia) to play, get into mischief, deceive, play around, seduce.
  2. (modifier) wayward, mischievous, naughty.
  3. (noun) prank, prankster, misbehaviour, mischief.
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hīanga

141
Q
  1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to incite, provoke, annoy.
A

pītaritari

142
Q
  1. (verb) (-tia) to shout, bawl, yell, bellow - as with other words for shouting, it is the mouth, rather than the person that does the action.
  2. (noun) shout, yell, bellow, shouting, yelling, bellowing.
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hāparangi

143
Q
  1. (stative) be empty, vacant, with a gap.
  2. (noun) interval, gap, open space, space in a line.
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āputa

143
Q
  1. (noun) ridge (of a hill).
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hiwi

144
Q
  1. (verb) (-tia) to protect, shield, shelter.
  2. (modifier) sheltered, protected, safe.
  3. (noun) protector, adviser, mentor.
  4. (noun) governing body, authority.
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whakaruruhau

145
Q
  1. (verb) (-na,-tia) to explain, elucidate, enlighten.
  2. (noun) explanation, clarification, elucidation.
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whakamahuki

146
Q
  1. (verb) to be accustomed to, familiar with, used to, practised.
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waia

147
Q
  1. (noun) website.
A

pae tukutuku

148
Q
  1. (verb) to wrestle, quarrel, battle (between two people).
  2. (modifier) quarrelling, bickering, squabbling.
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kākari

149
Q
  1. (verb) (-a) to catch in a net, fish (with a net), enclose, encircle, gather together, envelope.
  2. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to capture (a pā).
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hao

150
Q
  1. (noun) trampling on, abuse, transgression, wrongdoing, offence, contravention, breach, infringement - derived noun form from takahi.
A

takahanga

151
Q
  1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to fashion, shape, sculpt - especially of working timber with an adze.
A

tārai

152
Q
  1. (modifier) annoying, troublesome, irritating, difficult.
  2. (noun) annoyance, problem, trouble, irritation, difficulty, complication.
A

kūrakuraku

153
Q
  1. (noun) footprint, tread.
  2. (noun) charm to insure speed, ritual chant for speed.
A

tapuwae

154
Q
  1. (verb) to be shiny, bright, polished, glowing.
  2. (modifier) shiny, bright, polished, glowing.
  3. (noun) brightness.
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pīataata

155
Q
  1. (verb) to be pleasant to the sight, fancy, aesthetically pleasing, appealing.
  2. (modifier) pleasant to the sight, fancy, aesthetically pleasing, appealing.
A

rerehua

156
Q
  1. (verb) (-a,-ia) to wait, await - whanga is usually followed by ki.
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whanga

157
Q
  1. (noun) messenger, courier, envoy, message.
A

karere

158
Q
  1. (verb) (-tia) to whisper, gossip, backbite, defame, denigrate.
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kōhimuhimu

159
Q
  1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to trick, deceive, beguile, play tricks.
  2. (modifier) crafty, devious, tricky, scheming, conniving, underhanded, cunning, fraudulent.
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māminga

160
Q
  1. (verb) to be overcome, be occupied with, be bothered with, be overtaken by, be preoccupied - used only in this passive form.
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warea

161
Q
  1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to eat greedily.
  2. (noun) glutton.
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kaihoro

162
Q
  1. (noun) daughter.
  2. (noun) girl.
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tamāhine

163
Q
  1. (verb) to be thorough, unsparing, undiminished, of good size, sturdy, robust.
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tōtōpū

164
Q
  1. (verb) to be thin, lean, skinny.
  2. (adjective) be thin, lean, skinny.
  3. (modifier) thin, lean, skinny.
A

tūpuhi

165
Q
  1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to take out a mortgage.
  2. (loan) (noun) mortgage.
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mōkete

166
Q
  1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to receive a pension.
  2. (loan) (noun) pension, benefit.
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penihana

167
Q
  1. (verb) to be sunken, wasted away.
  2. (verb) to roll the eyes.
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tīkoro

168
Q
  1. (verb) (-ria,-tia) to tie, bind, hold, retain, put on a belt.
  2. (noun) belt.
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whītiki

169
Q
  1. (noun) light of day, world, Earth, nature, enduring world, natural world.
A

ao tūroa

170
Q
  1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to slander, defame, discredit, blacken, malign, disparage.
A

tūtara

171
Q
  1. (verb) to wrestle, tussle.
A

whātōtō

172
Q
  1. (stative) be tawny, rusty-coloured, brownish-orange.
A

peapeau

173
Q
  1. (verb) to quiver, flutter, throb, pulsate, beat.
A

kapakapa

174
Q
  1. (verb) (-a,-ia) to wait, await - whanga is usually followed by ki.

I te taha au o te huarahi e whanga ana ki te rore nei (HP 1991:22). / I was beside the road waiting for this lorry.

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whanga

175
Q
  1. (verb) (-a) to separate, remove, divide.
A

tauwehe

176
Q
  1. (verb) be separated, disengaged, removed, stripped off - only used in this passive form.

Heoi, ka hoki te wahine pononga. Ka noho te tuahine o Tiki. Kīhai anō i ngaro atu i tua i te more, ehara kua heuea atu e te wahine ngā kākahu o Oneone (JPS 1952:190). / And so the female servant went back. Tiki’s sister remained. The servant had not disappeared round the headland before she had stripped off Oneone’s garments.

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heuea

177
Q
  1. (noun) to lean, slant, slope, depend on, rely on.

Torutoru noa ngā kuia, koroua hei whirinaki atu mā matou (HM 4/2008:3). / There were only a few elders for us to lean on.

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whirinaki

178
Q
  1. (noun) post to lean on, dependable person, pillar of support, reliable person.
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pou whirinaki

179
Q
  1. (noun) post to lean on, dependable person, pillar of support, reliable person.
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pou whirinaki

180
Q
  1. (noun) spiritual guardians - mythical male beings, guardians of the Universe appointed by Io-matua, the Supreme Being.
  2. (noun) bodyguard, escort.
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poutiriao

181
Q
  1. (noun) human genes, human element, mortals.
A

ira tangata

182
Q
  1. (noun) supernatural life, atua genes.
A

ira atua

183
Q
  1. (stative) be dark red, crimson, ruby, red-brown, auburn.
A

kōkōwai

184
Q
  1. (noun) dark blue, cobalt blue, navy, dark-blue earth - used as a pigment.
A

pukepoto

185
Q
  1. (stative) be green, freshly-grown, raw.
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māota

186
Q
  1. (adjective) be light green, pale green.
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karera

187
Q
  1. (noun) celestial bodies - stars, planets, meteors, constellations, comets, the sun, the moon.
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whānau ariki

188
Q
  1. (location) The Milky Way - a band of light crossing the sky, made up of vast numbers of faint stars.
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Te Ikaroa

189
Q
  1. (verb) to hurtle along, at top speed, flat out, flat stick, fast.
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parahutihuti

190
Q
  1. (verb) to be weary, tired, exhausted, worn out - usually of people.
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wherū

191
Q
  1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to wipe (the anus).
  2. (noun) toilet paper.
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whēru

192
Q
  1. (noun) quality, excellence, standard, aesthetically pleasing.

Synonyms: rawe, pai

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kounga

193
Q
  1. (verb) (-tia) to respect, think highly of, admire, esteem, revere, venerate.

Synonyms: whakakoha, whakarangatira, whakamiha, kōtua, rāhiri, maruwehi, ngākau whakaute, whakaute

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kauanuanu

194
Q
  1. (verb) to be many.

Synonyms: te hanga a te, mahamaha, pio, tokomaha, maha, tuauriuri, wene, mahi, hia, takitini, nui, tini, tuarea, te mahi a te …

  1. (noun) multitude.

Synonyms: mano, tini, hākerekere, nuipuku, mātinitini, tinitini, takitini, huhua, ngerongero, hira, ngero

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marea

195
Q
  1. (verb) to yawn.

Synonyms: kōwaha, tūwaharoa, hāmamamama

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hītako

196
Q
  1. (verb) to be scattered, dishevelled, ruffled, tousled, disarranged.

Synonyms: reoreoā, katea, tīrangorango, kūwawa, maheu, korara, pirara, mahora, marara, kaupararī, tīrara, tīrararara, papata, wawā, wāwā, whakawawā, makatea, mātiritiri, kaupāpari, kātohatoha, pahara, paihore, whakapirara, pīwawa, tīrangaranga

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mirara

197
Q
  1. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to flatter, cajole, coax, bribe, beg, cadge, titillate.

Synonyms: kaimātai, whakapatipati, pati, patipati, pīnono, pīnene

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whakapati

198
Q
  1. (stative) be calm, at peace.
  2. (modifier) calm, peaceful, tranquil.
  3. (noun) calm conditions (weather), peace.

Synonyms: rangimārie, ukiuki, whakamārie, whakamāria, whakamārire, ngehe, houkura, hūmārie, aumārire, tō, mārie, mārire, hūmārire, whakaaio

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āio

199
Q
  1. (verb) to be small, insignificant, little, minute, trivial.
  2. (modifier) small, insignificant, little, minute, trivial.
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tātakimōri

200
Q
  1. (verb) (-a,-hia) to seek, look for, hunt, search for, inquire, investigate.

Synonyms: pōrangi, kimikimi, hāhau, takitaki, kimi, whai, puretumu, rangahau, hīnana, ārohi, whakarapu, rapa, rapurapu, raparapa, haha

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rapu

201
Q
  1. (noun) to be joyful, happy.

Synonyms: koakoa, manahau, matakuikui, whakakoakoa, tūrangahakoa, harikoa, harakoa, whakamanamana, takaahuareka, koa

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hurō

202
Q
  1. (verb) (houhia,-tia) to bind together, lash together.
  2. (verb) (houhia,-tia) to make peace (e.g. hohou te rongo).
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hohou

203
Q
  1. (noun) dying speech, parting wish, last words, deathbed speech - final instructions before death.
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ōhākī

204
Q
  1. (verb) to be disseminated, circulated, dispersed, spread, promulgated, extended
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hōrapa

205
Q
  1. (noun) mushroom, fungus - a general term,
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harore

206
Q
  1. (location) the very ancient times, antiquity, distant past, olden days, olden times, traditional.

Show example

Synonyms: wā o mua, inamata, whakapata

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tua whakarere

207
Q
  1. (stative) be reluctant, disinclined, unenthusiastic, unwilling.

Synonyms: korongatā, parahako, whakatohetohe, manawa pā, korou kore, whakatenetene, whakauaua, manauhea, whakatōngā, whakawhēuaua, whakakumu, kōroiroi

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horokukū

208
Q
  1. (verb) (-tia) to be hostile, antagonistic, belligerent, racist, contrary, quarrelsome, opposed.
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kaikiri

209
Q
  1. (verb) (-tia) to sneer, speak contemptuously, deride, mock, ridicule.
  2. (verb) to be proud.
  3. (verb) to be vain, conceited, arrogant, smug.
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whakahīhī

209
Q
  1. (loan) (verb) to lock.

Synonyms: raka

  1. (loan) (stative) be locked.
  2. (loan) (noun) key.
A

210
Q
  1. (modifier) meddling, interfering, meddlesome, prying.
  2. (noun) busybody, meddler, interferer.
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whawhewhawhe

211
Q
  1. (loan) (noun) council.
A

kaunihera

212
Q
  1. (loan) (noun) style, method, technique, fashion, way.

Synonyms: tikanga, tukanga, pēwheatanga, huarahi

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tāera

213
Q
  1. (loan) (noun) club (cards and association).
  2. (loan) (noun) glove.
A

karapu

214
Q
  1. (loan) (verb) (-a) to whip, flog.
  2. (loan) (noun) whip, whipping.
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wepu

215
Q
  1. (verb) (-tia) to fight a battle.
  2. (noun) battle, slaughter, massacre, calamity, battlefield.
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parekura

216
Q
  1. (verb) (-kia) to enter, go in.
  2. (verb) (-kia) to attack, assault, storm (a pā, etc.).
  3. (verb) to arrange a marriage, engage in marriage negotiations, betroth - a cultural practice where a marriage is formally arranged by the grandfathers of the two communities to which the prospective bride and groom belong.
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tomo

217
Q
  1. (noun) gymnastics, floor exercises, roly-poly.
  2. (verb) to roll over and over, keep on turning round, spin, revolve, rotate, turn round and round - sometimes written as two words, i.e. taka porepore.
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takaporepore

218
Q
  1. (verb) (-tia) to empty out.

Ka tonoa ia e te pirihimana kia whakapiakotia tana pēke. / She was asked by the policeman to empty her bag.

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whakapiako

219
Q
  1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to dam a stream, prevent one from passing, block, obstruct, discriminate against - sometimes involves placing a notional boundary across which unauthorised movement is prohibited.
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aukati

220
Q
  1. (verb) to move, move on.
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panuku

221
Q
  1. (verb) (-a) to move forward.
  2. (verb) to pass by, pass through.
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paneke

222
Q
  1. (noun) nail (of a finger or toe), hoof.
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matikuku

223
Q
  1. (verb) to be little, small.
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pinepine

224
Q
  1. (verb) to spread open, spread out, branch off.
  2. (noun) lunar month.
  3. (noun) section, division, part.
  4. (noun) season.
  5. (noun) semester, term.
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kaupeka

225
Q
  1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to set to work, cause to work, operate, put to work, employ, use.
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whakamahi

226
Q
  1. (verb) (-a) to nurture, care for, look after, toss, swing, wave about.
A

poipoi

227
Q
  1. (noun) competence, ability, opportunity, entitlement, function.

Synonyms: kōwhiringa, angitu, kaha, āheitanga, āhei

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āheinga

228
Q
  1. (verb) to be long-established, original, ancient, own, lasting, aboriginal, native, indigenous, through-and-through, dyed-in-the-wool.
  2. (modifier) long-established, original, ancient, own, lasting, aboriginal, native, indigenous
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taketake

229
Q
  1. (verb) to hit home, win, gain victory, successfully overcome.
A

eke panuku

230
Q
  1. (verb) (-a,-ria) to cause to grow, rear, cherish, bring up, raise.
A

whakatipu

231
Q
  1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to shake, agitate.
A

whakaoioi

232
Q
  1. (verb) to be overtaken, be found, come upon (only used in the passive forms).

Ka tomokia te whare o te kaumātua rā, rokohanga atu e noho ana i te taha o te ahi, e tū ana hoki te kōhua kai (KO 15/9/1883:7). / When they entered that elder’s house, they came upon him sitting beside the fire and a pot of food.

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rokohanga

233
Q
  1. (noun) mythical sea creature.
A

marakihau

234
Q
  1. (noun) nightmare, bad dream.
A

moepapa

235
Q
  1. (noun) ship.
A

kaipuke

236
Q
  1. (noun) small flax plaited food basket.
A

rourou

237
Q
  1. (verb) to protrude (especially of the tongue), poke out the tongue.
A

whētero

238
Q
  1. (noun) thigh.
A

kūhā

239
Q
  1. (verb) (-tia) to twist, screw, wring .
A

takawiri

240
Q
  1. (verb) to be unsteady, totter, stumble.
  2. (adjective) be unsteady, tottering, stumbling.
  3. (modifier) tottering, unsteady, stumbling, wobbly.
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tatutatu

241
Q
  1. (verb) to be destitute, not a thing, nothing at all, absolutely nothing, zilch, not a sausage, nobody.
A

pākorehā

242
Q
  1. (verb) to be confused, at a loss, indecisive, uncertain, unsure, dithering.
A

pōhauhau

243
Q
  1. (modifier) enduring, lengthy.
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tāroa