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Kupu Hou - Pepa Tuarima Flashcards

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Mōrearea

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To be dangerous, apprehensive

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Amuamu

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To grumble, complain

E.g. He rite tonu tana amuamu ki ahau mō te kore noa iho

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Takawaenga

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Intermediate

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Wani

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To comb

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Kēkē

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Armpit

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Kekē

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To creak

E.g. He mea whakatika te kuaha kekē e te kāmura

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Here

-a, ngia

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to tie, tie up, fasten with cords, bind

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Tau

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be neat, smart, attractive, handsome, suitable, beautiful, cute
E.g. Kua tau te hanga! (What a body!)

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Whakaaetia

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Authorised, approved

E.g. He aha koe i whakaaetia ai kia…?

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Kōtihitihi

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Summit

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Whakapuke

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To rise, begin to rise (of feelings)

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Tapa

-ina, ngia, a, ia

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To call, name, recite

E.g. I tapaina rā ko…

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Tā

-ngia, ia

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Dump, beat, throw down, strike, printed

E.g. Ngā kupu e tāngia ana ki ōna whārangi

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Ākengokengo

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Āpōpō

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Tira

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Rōpū

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Pōhēhē

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Kaumingomingo

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Taurekareka

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To be enslaved, slave, pononga

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Pononga

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Servant, slave, captive

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Opu

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To set

E.g. Ka opu te komaru

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Ōhāki

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Will, dying speech, parting wish, last words, deathbed speech - final instructions before death

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Tūāhu

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Sacred place, alter

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Tahuri

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Set to work

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Tohutohu

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To instruct

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Mataku

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be afraid, frightened, intimidated, fearful, alarmed

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Mea

meinga, meingatia

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to say, speak, do, deal with, think, intend, make, use

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Tanuku

-Tia

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To crumble down, collapse

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Mānia

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Flat plain, land

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Āhei

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To be able to, (rite tonu ki te ‘taea’)

E.g. Ka taea e koe te kite tērā wakarererangi? = Ka āhei koe ki te kite i tērā wakarererangi?

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Kōhao

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Hole (of a needle)

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Kāhui

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swarm, flock, cluster, herd, company, iwi

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Orotā

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Be exterminated, extinct

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Whānako

-Tia, hia

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To cheat, steal, rob

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warowaihā

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Carbohydrate

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Manahau

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be cheerful, elated, exultant, triumphant, delighted, ecstatic, euphoric, excited, exhilarated, gleeful, joyful, jubilant, overjoyed, happy, stoked

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Kupenga kaharoa

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Drag net fishing

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maru

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be covered, shaded, sheltered

e.g. Ko te tūmanako kei te noho mai koutou i te maru manaaki o tō tātou kaihanga i ngā wā katoa.

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āwangawanga

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be uneasy in mind, disturbed, worried, anxious, distressed, concerned

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kaharoa

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drift net

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haohao

-a

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to catch in a net, grasp greedily

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oratā

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extinct

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rūnanga

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council, tribal council, assembly, board, boardroom, iwi authority

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tauranga

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resting place, anchorage, fishing ground, place to land, mooring, landing pad, terminal

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Whakawai

-a, tia

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to divert, amuse, tempt, beguile, persuade, seduce

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Tūtei

-a, hia, tia

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to keep watch, spy, scout out, keep under surveillance, watch.
E.g. Hei tūtei kōhatu (as a stone statue)

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Tekoteko

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Craved figure

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Tīkaro

-hia, ngia, tia

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to pick out (of a hole), scoop out, tear out, pick holes (in anything), gouge

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Pura

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Be blind, sightless

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Umere

-tia

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to shout, applaud, cheer, make raucous applause

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Tīwaha

-hia, tia

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to shout out, call, yell, bawl, bellow at

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Kānapanapa

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To be glistening, to glisten

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Hikohiko

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To glisten, flash

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Uira

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Lightning

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Kukume

-kūmea

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To drag, haul, pull

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Aro

-hia, ngia, tia

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to face, turn towards, take heed, take notice of, pay attention to, consider
E.g. Kaua e aro atu

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Ārai

-a, hia, tia

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to obstruct, hinder, screen, block out, shield, prevent, forbid, prohibit, insulate

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Whai wāhi

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To participate, take part, have a part

E.g. Kia kore ai ia e whai wāhi ki a tātou

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Ueue

-a

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To shake

E.g. Ueuetanga = earthquake

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Rū

-hia, ia

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to shake, quiver, scatter, sow

E.g. Rū whenua = earthquake

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Pūtaiao

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Science

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Eke

-a, ngia, tia

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To achieve, manage to reach, attain

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Taha

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To pass by

E.g. Koia nei te tino rū whenua i pā mai ki te ao i te whā tekau tau kua taha atu

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Āiotanga

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Peacefulness, calm

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Timu

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To ebb, low tide

E.g. Ka tino timu te tai

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Horomi

-a

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To swallow, devour, gulp

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Papaki

-tia

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to slap, spank, pat, clap, strike together, make a clapping noise, blow gently upon
E.g. Nāwai rā, ka papaki ngā wai ki tātahi.

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Karo

-a, hia

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to parry, avoid, dodge, duck, evade, elude, save.

E.g. Kua tōmuri kē te karo i tōna riri

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kāhaki

-na, tia

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to carry off by force, hijack, remove, abduct, kidnap

E.g. Ngā taonga i kahakina rawatia e te wai

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Taipū

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To be heaped up

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Tiketike

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be high, lofty, important, enhanced

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Waipuke

-Tia, hia

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To flood

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Pōhutuhutu

-tia

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To splash about

E.g. Kitea ai te mahi a te tangata e pōhutuhutu haere ana i te wai

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Kato

-hia

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to pluck, break off, pick

E.g. Ko rātou te hunga i katohia ake e te ringa kaha o Aitūa

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Aituā

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to have a mishap, have a disaster, have an accident

trouble, tragedy, calamity, disaster, catastrophe, accident, fatality, misfortune, injustice, death

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Whakaora

-tia, hia, ngia

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to save, rescue, resuscitate, revive, restore to health, cure, heal, remedy

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Aha noa, aha noa

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All types, whatever else, etc

E.g. Ngā waka, ngā taonga aha noa, aha noa

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Parekura

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Battle, slaughter, massacre

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Parapara

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remains, scraps, leftovers

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Tahi

-a

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To clear away, set aside

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Tūpono

-hia, tia

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to come upon accidentally, happen, come about, chance upon

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Potapota

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Tino pakaru rawa atu

E.g. Te mate i te whenua e taipū ana, arā, ngā whare potapota

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Hiwi

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Ridge of hill

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Keri

-a

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To dig up

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Turaki

-a

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to throw down, pull down, tear down, collapse, push down, overthrow, subdue, demolish, oppose

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Mānu

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Be floating, afloat

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Rure

-a

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To toss about, scatter, shake

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Ia

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Current, flow

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Memeha

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Be weak, dissipate, dissolve, limp

E.g. Memeha haere ana te wai

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Toromi

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To drown

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Whakahau

-a, hia, ngia, ria, tia

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To command, order, urge, direct

To shelter, protect

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Ngahoa

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To shout, haruru, haparangi

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Kāpō

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Be blind

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Hakune

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Tūpato, be careful, deliberate, methodical

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Rī

-ia

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To screen, protect, ārai

E.g. Ki konā noa rī ai i ō rātou kamo

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Kamo

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Eye, to wink

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Hāparangi

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Hāmama, to shout, open the mouth

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Māngai

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Waha, mouth

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Whaitiri

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Whatitiri, thunder

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Pupuhi

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To blow

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Āwhā

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Storm, torrential rain

E.g. Ka ua te āwhā

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Tīhae

-a, tia

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To tear off, rip

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Tumeke

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Be surprised, frightened, shocked, startled

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Matikuku

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Claw, talon, nail

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Mataika

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First victim of battle

E.g. Kua whiwhi ia i tētehi mataika māna

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Whakatoi

-a, hia, ngia, tia

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Tease, mock, give cheek

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Anō

Titiro mai ki aku kamo anō ko te moana

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Pērā, as if, like, as though

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Whakataruna

-tia

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To pretend, mime, act, copy

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Whakamihi

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Whakamoemiti, give thanks

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Ngingio

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To laugh, katakata

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Uruhau

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Be happy, contented, pleased, glad

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Kotikara

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Finger nail, toe nail, finger, toe

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Kāwekawka

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Roroa, long

E.g. I ōna matikuku kāwekaweka

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Whakamātau

-hia, ria, tia

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attempt, try, experiment, cause to know, teach, tempt

To test

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aitu

A

taniwha, tipua, tupua

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uruhau

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harikoa, be happy, contented, pleased, glad

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hāparangi

-tia

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hāmama, to shout, bawl, yell, bellow

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whakamihi

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whakamoemiti

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whakawehi

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whakamataku

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kīrehe

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kararehe, animal

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tūtohu

-a, ngia, tia

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to point out, indicate, recommend, prescribe, confirm, acknowledge, suggest

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kaiponu

-hia, tia

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selfish, to keep to oneself, withhold (especially of things which should be shared, including knowledge), refuse to let go

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hāunga

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besides, except, not including, apart from

e. g. hāunga rā (apart form that)
e. g. hāunga a Hone (apart from John)

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tatau

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to count, calculate, add up, enumerate

figure, number, count, tally, total

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urutā / mate urutā

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epidemic, plague, pandemic, deadly disease

e.g. he mate urutā e karangatia ana ko te SARS

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ahu

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to heap up
to tend, foster, nurture, fashion
to move in a certain direction, point in a certain direction, face towards, extend, stretch from
originate

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hora

-hia, ia, ina

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to spread out, display, make public, scatter, lie scattered about, go, flee, escape

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tōpito

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end, extremity

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pānga

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affected, associated with, related to

e.g. ko ngā tūmomo āhua o te mate nei i te pānga mai ki te tangata

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pūkahukahu

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lungs

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maremare

-tia

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to cough

cough, phlegm

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wharo

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to clear the throat

phlegm

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tūroro

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be sick, ill, unwell
sick person, patient
e.g. anini ai te mahunga o te tūroro

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putanga

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emergence, appearance, entrance, opening, escape

symptom

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rewharewha

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flu

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kirikā

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fever

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matihe

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to sneeze

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aukati

-ngia, hia, a

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blocked, prevented from passing, discriminate against, to damn a stream
e.g. ka aukatingia tana whakawhiti waka rererangi

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wai marino

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still/calm waters

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aronui

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to be agreeable, take notice of, to focus on

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atarau

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moonlit

moonlight, moon

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pare

-a

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to turn aside, ward off, divert, fend, go to one side, avoid, protect

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ruku

-a, hia

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to dive, diving, dive for

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whakatotohu

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cause to sink, submerge

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ripi

-a, tia

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to cut, gash, skim along the surface

e.g. ka ripia te kupenga ki ōna niho kia kore ai te tangata e toromi

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pāhukahuka

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be frothy

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mākutu

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curse, to inflict physical and psychological harm and even death through spiritual powers, bewitch, cast spells
e.g. patu hoki i te tangata mā te mātaku

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mataku

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be afraid, frightened, intimidated, fearful, alarmed

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pūtake

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to originate, cause, reason, source

148
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whakarere

-whakarērea

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to leave behind, forsake, desert, bequeath, reject, cast away, abandon, quit
e.g. kua whakarērea ia e ōna hoa

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whakangā

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to take breath, inhale, catch breath, rest, refresh, relax

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