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
to say, speak, do, deal with, think, intend, make, use
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Tanuku
| -Tia
To crumble down, collapse
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Mānia
Flat plain, land
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Āhei
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
Hole (of a needle)
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Kāhui
swarm, flock, cluster, herd, company, iwi
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Orotā
Be exterminated, extinct
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Whānako
| -Tia, hia
To cheat, steal, rob
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warowaihā
Carbohydrate
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Manahau
be cheerful, elated, exultant, triumphant, delighted, ecstatic, euphoric, excited, exhilarated, gleeful, joyful, jubilant, overjoyed, happy, stoked
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Kupenga kaharoa
Drag net fishing
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maru
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
be uneasy in mind, disturbed, worried, anxious, distressed, concerned
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kaharoa
drift net
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haohao
| -a
to catch in a net, grasp greedily
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oratā
extinct
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rūnanga
council, tribal council, assembly, board, boardroom, iwi authority
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tauranga
resting place, anchorage, fishing ground, place to land, mooring, landing pad, terminal
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Whakawai
| -a, tia
to divert, amuse, tempt, beguile, persuade, seduce
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Tūtei
| -a, hia, tia
to keep watch, spy, scout out, keep under surveillance, watch.
E.g. Hei tūtei kōhatu (as a stone statue)
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Tekoteko
Craved figure
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Tīkaro
| -hia, ngia, tia
to pick out (of a hole), scoop out, tear out, pick holes (in anything), gouge
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Pura
Be blind, sightless
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Umere
| -tia
to shout, applaud, cheer, make raucous applause
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Tīwaha
| -hia, tia
to shout out, call, yell, bawl, bellow at
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Kānapanapa
To be glistening, to glisten
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Hikohiko
To glisten, flash
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Uira
Lightning
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Kukume
| -kūmea
To drag, haul, pull
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Aro
| -hia, ngia, tia
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
to obstruct, hinder, screen, block out, shield, prevent, forbid, prohibit, insulate
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Whai wāhi
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
To shake
| E.g. Ueuetanga = earthquake
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Rū
| -hia, ia
to shake, quiver, scatter, sow
| E.g. Rū whenua = earthquake
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Pūtaiao
Science
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Eke
| -a, ngia, tia
To achieve, manage to reach, attain
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Taha
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
Peacefulness, calm
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Timu
To ebb, low tide
| E.g. Ka tino timu te tai
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Horomi
| -a
To swallow, devour, gulp
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Papaki
| -tia
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
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
to carry off by force, hijack, remove, abduct, kidnap
| E.g. Ngā taonga i kahakina rawatia e te wai
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Taipū
To be heaped up
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Tiketike
be high, lofty, important, enhanced
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Waipuke
| -Tia, hia
To flood
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Pōhutuhutu
| -tia
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
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
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
to save, rescue, resuscitate, revive, restore to health, cure, heal, remedy
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Aha noa, aha noa
All types, whatever else, etc
| E.g. Ngā waka, ngā taonga aha noa, aha noa
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Parekura
Battle, slaughter, massacre
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Parapara
remains, scraps, leftovers
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Tahi
| -a
To clear away, set aside
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Tūpono
| -hia, tia
to come upon accidentally, happen, come about, chance upon
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Potapota
Tino pakaru rawa atu
| E.g. Te mate i te whenua e taipū ana, arā, ngā whare potapota
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Hiwi
Ridge of hill
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Keri
| -a
To dig up
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Turaki
| -a
to throw down, pull down, tear down, collapse, push down, overthrow, subdue, demolish, oppose
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Mānu
Be floating, afloat
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Rure
| -a
To toss about, scatter, shake
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Ia
Current, flow
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Memeha
Be weak, dissipate, dissolve, limp
| E.g. Memeha haere ana te wai
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Toromi
To drown
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Whakahau
| -a, hia, ngia, ria, tia
To command, order, urge, direct
| To shelter, protect
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Ngahoa
To shout, haruru, haparangi
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Kāpō
Be blind
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Hakune
Tūpato, be careful, deliberate, methodical
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Rī
| -ia
To screen, protect, ārai
| E.g. Ki konā noa rī ai i ō rātou kamo
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Kamo
Eye, to wink
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Hāparangi
Hāmama, to shout, open the mouth
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Māngai
Waha, mouth
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Whaitiri
Whatitiri, thunder
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Pupuhi
To blow
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Āwhā
Storm, torrential rain
| E.g. Ka ua te āwhā
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Tīhae
| -a, tia
To tear off, rip
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Tumeke
Be surprised, frightened, shocked, startled
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Matikuku
Claw, talon, nail
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Mataika
First victim of battle
| E.g. Kua whiwhi ia i tētehi mataika māna
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Whakatoi
| -a, hia, ngia, tia
Tease, mock, give cheek
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Anō
| Titiro mai ki aku kamo anō ko te moana
Pērā, as if, like, as though
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Whakataruna
| -tia
To pretend, mime, act, copy
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Whakamihi
Whakamoemiti, give thanks
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Ngingio
To laugh, katakata
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Uruhau
Be happy, contented, pleased, glad
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Kotikara
Finger nail, toe nail, finger, toe
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Kāwekawka
Roroa, long
| E.g. I ōna matikuku kāwekaweka
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Whakamātau
| -hia, ria, tia
attempt, try, experiment, cause to know, teach, tempt
| To test
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aitu
taniwha, tipua, tupua
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uruhau
harikoa, be happy, contented, pleased, glad
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hāparangi
| -tia
hāmama, to shout, bawl, yell, bellow
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whakamihi
whakamoemiti
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whakawehi
whakamataku
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kīrehe
kararehe, animal
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tūtohu
| -a, ngia, tia
to point out, indicate, recommend, prescribe, confirm, acknowledge, suggest
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kaiponu
| -hia, tia
selfish, to keep to oneself, withhold (especially of things which should be shared, including knowledge), refuse to let go
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hāunga
besides, except, not including, apart from
e. g. hāunga rā (apart form that)
e. g. hāunga a Hone (apart from John)
122
tatau
to count, calculate, add up, enumerate
| figure, number, count, tally, total
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urutā / mate urutā
epidemic, plague, pandemic, deadly disease
| e.g. he mate urutā e karangatia ana ko te SARS
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ahu
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
to spread out, display, make public, scatter, lie scattered about, go, flee, escape
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tōpito
end, extremity
127
pānga
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
lungs
129
maremare
| -tia
to cough
| cough, phlegm
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wharo
to clear the throat
| phlegm
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tūroro
be sick, ill, unwell
sick person, patient
e.g. anini ai te mahunga o te tūroro
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putanga
emergence, appearance, entrance, opening, escape
| symptom
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rewharewha
flu
134
kirikā
fever
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matihe
to sneeze
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aukati
| -ngia, hia, a
blocked, prevented from passing, discriminate against, to damn a stream
e.g. ka aukatingia tana whakawhiti waka rererangi
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wai marino
still/calm waters
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aronui
to be agreeable, take notice of, to focus on
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atarau
moonlit
| moonlight, moon
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pare
| -a
to turn aside, ward off, divert, fend, go to one side, avoid, protect
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ruku
| -a, hia
to dive, diving, dive for
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whakatotohu
cause to sink, submerge
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ripi
| -a, tia
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
be frothy
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mākutu
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
be afraid, frightened, intimidated, fearful, alarmed
147
pūtake
to originate, cause, reason, source
148
whakarere
| -whakarērea
to leave behind, forsake, desert, bequeath, reject, cast away, abandon, quit
e.g. kua whakarērea ia e ōna hoa
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whakangā
to take breath, inhale, catch breath, rest, refresh, relax
