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Multicultural Whangarei Flashcards

1
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(negative) is not, are not - affirmative sentences with a noun phrase beginning with ko are negated by ehara

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ehara … i te

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(noun) stove

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tō

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comma

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piko

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not yet

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kāhore anō

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I am not going to the playground.

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Kāhore ahau e haere ana ki te papa tākaro.

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(verb) (-a) to last for a short time, done for a short time

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turu

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ngaruiti

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(noun) microwave

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inanahi

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(location) yesterday

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(noun) container, bowl, vessel, calabash, urn, vase, mug - vessel for holding anything, but especially liquids

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ipu

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What are you doing tomorrow?

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He aha ana koe āpōpō?

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kāhore anō

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not yet

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engari

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  1. but, but rather
  2. on the other hand, rather, on the contrary
  3. on the contrary - used to negate a negative question or sentence. It may be followed by tonu.
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ināianei

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(location) now, at present, presently

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piko (verb, stative, noun)

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  1. (verb) to bend, stoop
  2. (stative) bent, curved
  3. (noun) bend, corner, comma
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What are you (1) doing?

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He aha ana koe? [Heahana koe?]

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see you later, time will tell

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Mā te wā

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uaua (verb, adjective, modifier, noun x2)

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  1. (verb) to be difficult, hard, demanding
  2. (adjective) be difficult, hard
  3. (modifier) difficult, hard, demanding
  4. (noun) difficulty, dilemma, problem, trouble
  5. (noun) sinew, muscle, vein, artery
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(modifier) dark in colour, dark brown, chocolate colour

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parauri

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ipu

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(noun) container, bowl, vessel, calabash, urn, vase, mug - vessel for holding anything, but especially liquids

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turu

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(verb) (-a) to last for a short time, done for a short time

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He is coming to learn Maori.

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E haere ana ia ki te ako te reo maori.

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(negative) is not, are not - used to negate sentences that begin with he followed by a noun to assert that the subject belongs to a class of things

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ehara … i te

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23
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Eight minus three is five.

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E waru, tangohia te toru, ka rima (8 - 3 = 5)

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pānui (verb x2, noun)

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  1. (verb) (-hia -tia) to announce, notify, advertise, publish, proclaim
  2. (verb) (-hia -tia) to read, speak aloud, narrate, recite
  3. (noun) public notice, announcement, poster, proclamation
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hoki

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(verb) (-a) to go back, return

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(noun) chair, stool, seat, bench, pew

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tūru

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(verb) to be difficult, hard, demanding
(adjective) be difficult, hard
(modifier) difficult, hard, demanding
(noun) difficulty, dilemma, problem, trouble

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uaua

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ipu hangarua

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(noun) recycling bin

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(noun) full stop, decimal point

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ira kati

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and me, too

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me ahau hoki

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31
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(noun) microwave (2)

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ngaruiti

umu tira

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parauri (verb, modifier)

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  1. (verb) to be dark in colour, dark brown, chocolate colour

2. (modifier) dark in colour, dark brown, chocolate colour

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That’s not the Prime Minister.

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Ehara tērā i te Pirimia.

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34
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ehara … i te

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  1. (negative) is not, are not - used to negate sentences that begin with he followed by a noun to assert that the subject belongs to a class of things.

Ehara tēnei i te mahi uaua. / This is not a difficult task.

  1. (negative) is not, are not - affirmative sentences with a noun phrase beginning with ko are negated by ehara.

Ehara tērā i te Pirimia. / That’s not the Prime Minister.

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(verb) (-hia -tia) to read, speak aloud, narrate, recite

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pānui

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36
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  1. but, but rather

2. on the other hand, rather, on the contrary

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engari

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mā te wā

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see you later, time will tell

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38
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I am going to the playground.

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E haere ana ahau ki te papa tākaro.

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39
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me ahau hoki

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and me, too

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40
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(noun) rubbish bin

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ipupara

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41
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(verb) (-a) to go back, return

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hoki

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42
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Ehara tēnei i te pene kōwhai.

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That is not a yellow pen.

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43
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(noun) recycling bin

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ipu hangarua

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44
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(location) yesterday

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inanahi

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45
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(noun) cupboard

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kāpata

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This is not a difficult task.

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Ehara tēnei i te mahi uaua.

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(verb) (-hia) to subtract, take away, minus

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(verb) tango (-hia)

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(location) now, at present, presently

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ināianei

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49
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ipupara

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(noun) rubbish bin

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What are you doing today?

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He aha ana koe i tēnei rā?

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kāpata

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(noun) cupboard

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mārau (verb, noun)

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  1. (verb) (-a -tia) to catch with a pronged stick

2. (noun) fork, pronged stick (for catching eels), fleshhook, dredge (for shellfish)

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53
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(noun) fork (4)

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whāka
tīrou
paoka
mārau

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54
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sad

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pōuri

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55
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A flower

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He putiputi

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  1. (verb) to be eager, obstinate, persistent, strong, brave.
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ngana

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  1. (noun) wind, breeze, breath.
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hau

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  1. (verb) (pūhia) to blow, shoot, fire (a gun), spout (as a whale).
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pupuhi

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  1. (verb) (-ia) to fall, fall over, lose, knock down.
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hinga

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pōuri

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sad

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maha (stative, noun)

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(stative) be many, numerous, abundant - usually takes the prefix toko- when referring to people
(noun) abundance, number, majority

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(toa, whare) hokomaha

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supermarket

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63
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supermarket

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(toa, whare) hokomaha

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64
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mene, menemene

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to smile

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65
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to smile (x2)

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mene

menemene

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66
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to fall

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hinga

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67
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hinga

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to fall

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68
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harawene

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jealous

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69
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jealous

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harawene

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wātea

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(verb) to be free, unoccupied, open, vacant, blank, available, clear, unencumbered

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(verb) to be free, unoccupied, open, vacant, blank, available, clear, unencumbered

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wātea

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72
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haerenga

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(noun) journey, trip, parting

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(noun) journey, trip, parting

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haerenga

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  1. (verb) (-ngia) to take breath, catch breath, rest, relax, have a break
  2. (verb) (-ngia) to retire
  3. (modifier) resting, relaxing
  4. (noun) retirement
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whakatā

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75
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whakatā (verb x2, modifier, noun)

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  1. (verb) (-ngia) to take breath, catch breath, rest, relax, have a break
  2. (verb) (-ngia) to retire
  3. (modifier) resting, relaxing
  4. (noun) retirement
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76
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tae mai

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to arrive

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77
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to arrive

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tae mai

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tōmuri (verb, modifier, noun)

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(verb) to be late, last, too late, overdue, behind time
(modifier) late, last, too late, overdue, behind time, recent
(noun) latecomer, late arrival, lateness

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(verb) to be late, last, too late, overdue, behind time

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tōmuri

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rawa atu (following an adjective)

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very, extremely so, most - when preceded by an adjective and followed by atu it expresses the superlative

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rerekē

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(adjective) be different, unusual, abnormal, changed, different from, amended

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(adjective) be different, unusual, abnormal, changed, different from, amended

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rerekē

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83
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This is quite different from that.

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He rerekē rawa atu tēnei i tēnā.

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ngahau (verb, modifier, noun)

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(verb) to be enjoyable
(modifier) enjoyable
(noun) enjoymeny

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hanga (verb)

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to make, build, fashion, create

and other meanings

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86
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clothes

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kakahū

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87
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uku

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clay (e.g. Play-Doh)

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mokemoke(verb, modifier, noun)

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  1. (verb) to be lonely
  2. (modifier) lonely, solitary
  3. (noun) loneliness, solitude, isolation
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89
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(verb) to be lonely

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mokemoke

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90
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(modifier) lonely, solitary

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mokemoke

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(noun) loneliness, solitude, isolation

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mokemoke

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(noun) dementia

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mate wareware

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wareware (verb, stative, noun)

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  1. (verb) (-hia -ngia -tia) to forget, forgotten
  2. (stative) be forgetful
  3. (noun) forgetfulness
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(verb) (-hia -ngia -tia) to forget, forgotten

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wareware

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(stative) be forgetful

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wareware

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96
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(noun) forgetfulness

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wareware

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97
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to knead (e.g. bread dough)

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pokepoke

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98
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to be kneaded (e.g. as bread dough)

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pokepokea

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tau (noun, verb)

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(noun) year, age, season, time of year
(verb) to settle down, subside, abate

and many others

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100
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to arrange, put in order, get ready

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whakarite

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101
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(noun) picture, film, painting.

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pikitia

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102
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“every day”

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ia rā

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103
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ia rā (2)

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then, indeed, in fact, really, actually, undoubtedly, just - words to add emphasis, including to questions and commands. Sometimes written as one word, i.e. iara

“every day”

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104
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(verb) (-a) to put on (clothes, etc.).

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whakamau (kakahū)

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105
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Rūaumoko

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(personal name) atua of earthquakes and the youngest child of Rangi-nui and Papa-tū-ā-nuku. Also known as Rūaimoko.

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106
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(personal name) atua of earthquakes and the youngest child of Rangi-nui and Papa-tū-ā-nuku. Also known as Rūaimoko.

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Rūaumoko

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107
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(modifier) just like - usually followed by ki

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rite tonu

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108
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rite tonu (modifier x2)

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  1. (modifier) just like - usually followed by ki

2. (modifier) always, all the time, continually, constantly - usually preceded by he

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109
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Our house is just like yours.

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Rite tonu tō mātou whare ki tō koutou.

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110
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(location) the shore, ashore, land (from a sea or water perspective), inland (from a coastal perspective), interior (of a country or island) - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei or is preceded by a when used as the subject of the sentence.

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uta

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111
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uta

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(location) the shore, ashore, land (from a sea or water perspective), inland (from a coastal perspective), interior (of a country or island) - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei or is preceded by a when used as the subject of the sentence.

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112
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stranded (as in a whale cast ashore)

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pae (mai)

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113
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(verb) (-a) to be born, give birth

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whānau

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114
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I grew up there.

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I tipu ake ahau ki reira.

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115
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I was born in NY.

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I whānau mai ai i Niu Ioka.

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116
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Australia

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Ahitereiria

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117
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rapu (verb, modifier, noun)

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  1. (verb) (-a -hia) to seek, look for, hunt, search for, inquire, investigate
  2. (modifier) seeking, searching
  3. (noun) seeking, search, hunt
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(verb) (-a -hia) to seek, look for, hunt, search for, inquire, investigate

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rapu

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England

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Ingarani

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Ireland

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Aerana

121
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I arrived in NZ with my wife, Robyn, in 2004.

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I te tau 2004 (e rua mano mā whā) i tae mai māua ko tōku hoa wahine a Robyn ki Aotearoa.

122
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They go to the library every day.

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Haere ai rāua ki te whare pukapuka ia rā, ia rā.

123
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tauparapara

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(noun) incantation to begin a speech - the actual tauparapara used are a way that tangata whenua are able to identify a visiting group, as each tribe has tauparapara peculiar to them. Tauparapara are a type of karakia.

124
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(negative) it is not as if, it is not the case that

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ehara i te mea

125
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(verb) (-a -ngia) to set to work, cause to work, operate, put to work, employ, use

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whakamahi

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tautohe (verb, modifier, noun)

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  1. (verb) (-a -tia) to contend, argue, persist, haggle, contest, quarrel
  2. (modifier) of protest, protesting, contesting
  3. (noun) dispute, quarrel, argument, disagreement
127
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(verb) (-a -tia) to contend, argue, persist, haggle, contest, quarrel

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tautohe

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(modifier) of protest, protesting, contesting

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tautohe

129
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(noun) dispute, quarrel, argument, disagreement

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tautohe

130
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This coming Saturday, … (2)

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Hei te hātarei e heke mai ana …

Hei te rāhoroi e heke mai ana …

131
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huihui (verb, noun)

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  1. (verb) (-a -tia) to put or add together, come together, meet, gather, assemble, congregate
  2. (noun) assembly, group, constellation
132
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(verb) (-a -tia) to put or add together, come together, meet, gather, assemble, congregate

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huihui

133
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(noun) assembly, group, constellation

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huihui

134
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twenty minutes after twelve (2)

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rua tekau ngā miniti mai i te tekau mā rua karaka

rua tekau ngā miniti pāhi tekau mā rua karaka

135
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twenty minutes before twelve

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rua tekau ngā miniti ki te tekau mā rua karaka

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half past … (o’clock)

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haurua i te …

137
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quarter to … (o’clock)

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hauwhā ki te …

138
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quarter past … (o’clock)

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hauwhā mai i te …

139
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I like… (verb)

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He pai ki ahau … (verb)

140
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to debate

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tautohetohe

141
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māna

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for him/her - used in this way when the possessor will have control of the relationship or is dominant, active or superior to what is possessed

142
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This is a melon for her.

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He merengi tēnei māna.

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for him/her - used in this way when the possessor will have control of the relationship or is dominant, active or superior to what is possessed

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māna

144
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vine

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aka

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aka

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vine

146
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(verb) (-ngia -tia) to clean off, scrape away

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āka

147
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āka (verb, noun)

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(verb) (-ngia -tia) to clean off, scrape away

(noun) yearning, affection.

148
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Rangi has been overcome with affection.

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Kua mate a Rangi i te āka.

149
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aku

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(determiner) my - when talking of more than one thing. A possessive determiner which must be followed by a noun, unlike āku and ōku. This is the neutral or informal form and is not governed by the a and o categories. It cannot be stressed, in which case either āku or ōku must be used, depending on the category of the noun.

150
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Those are my grandparents.

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Ko aku tīpuna ērā.

151
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āku (determiner x2)

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  1. (determiner) my, of mine, belonging to me (more than one thing) - a possessive determiner. Used when the possessor has, or had, control of the relationship or is dominant, active or superior to what is possessed
  2. (determiner) I have (more than one thing)
152
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I have meetings tomorrow.

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He hui āku āpōpō.

153
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toto (verb, noun)

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  1. (verb) to be bleeding

2. (noun) blood - usually spoken of in the plural

154
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(verb) to be bleeding

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toto

155
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(noun) blood - usually spoken of in the plural

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toto

156
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totō (verb, noun)

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  1. (verb) to gush forth, rise up, flow, ooze, trickle

2. (noun) dripping, trickling, oozing, flowing

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(verb) to gush forth, rise up, flow, ooze, trickle

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totō

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(noun) dripping, trickling, oozing, flowing

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totō

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tōtō (noun, verb)

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(noun) weeds

(verb) (-ia) to drag (a number of objects), tow

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(noun) weeds

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tōtō

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tāke (location, verb x2, noun x3)

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  1. (location) Turkey - a country composed of the Anatolian peninsula in western Asia and an enclave in south-east Europe
  2. (noun) Turk
  3. (verb) (-hia -ngia -tia) to tax
  4. (noun) tax
  5. (verb) (-tia) to stack
  6. (noun) stack, haystack
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take (verb, noun)

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  1. (verb) (-a) to originate, derive
  2. (noun) reason, purpose, cause, origin, root, stump, source, beginning

and others

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tana (determiner, noun)

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(determiner) his, her - when talking of one thing. A possessive determiner which must be followed by a noun, unlike tāna and tōna. This is the neutral or informal form and is not governed by the a and o categories
(noun) tonne, ton

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Here is her cellphone.

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Anei tana waea pūkoro.

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She has a plate.

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He pereti tāna.

166
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Here’s your cat; where’s hers?

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Anei tāu ngeru, kei hea tāna?

167
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There’s her son; where’s mine?

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Arā tāna tama, kei hea tāku?

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(location) the beach, seaside, riverside - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei. Used when referring to the beach from an inland perspective.

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tātahi

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tātahi

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(location) the beach, seaside, riverside - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei. Used when referring to the beach from an inland perspective.

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takutai

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(noun) sea coast, coast, shore

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(noun) sea coast, coast, shore

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takutai

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(stative) be struck, hit accidentally, injured, hurt, wounded

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whara

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whara

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(stative) be struck, hit accidentally, injured, hurt, wounded

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(verb) (-a) to leave, depart

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wehe

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wehe

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(verb) (-a) to leave, depart

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(verb) to be dry, baked, cooked until crisp, baked hard, burned, weathered

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pakapaka

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pakapaka

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(verb) to be dry, baked, cooked until crisp, baked hard, burned, weathered

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was held

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puritia

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to hold, retain, grip

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puri

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was called

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karangatia

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was done/said

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meatia

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was fought

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whawhaitia

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was fixed

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whakapaitia

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was helped

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āwhinatia

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was spoken

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kōrerotia

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was sung

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waiatatia

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was thought of

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whakaarotia

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to think, plan, consider, design

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whakaaro

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was wanted

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hiahiatia

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was watched

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mātakitia

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was ill treated

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tūkinotia

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to ill treat (with violence)

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tūkino

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was named

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whakaingoatia

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to plant, introduce, insert

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whakatō

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was planted

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whakatōngia

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was seen/found

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kitea

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was cut off

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poroa

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to cut short, trim, cut off, amputate

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poro

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was dug

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keria

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to dig, dig up

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keri

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was followed

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whāia

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to follow, chase, pursue

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whai

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was traveled

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haerea

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was built

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hangaa

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to make, build

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hanga

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was slept with

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moea

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was awaited

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tāria

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to wait for, await

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tatari

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tātari

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to strain, filter, sift, analyse

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was washed

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horoia

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to wash

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horoi

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was made/done

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mahia

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was written

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tuhia

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to write, draw, record

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tuhi

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was whistled ar

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whioa

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to whistle

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whio

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was sat on

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nohoia

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was said/filled

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kīia

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was kicked

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whanaia

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to kick

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whana

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was hidden

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hunaia

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was built

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hangaia

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was looked at

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tirohia

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was played (a game)

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tākarohia

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was moved

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nukuhia

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to move, shift

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nuku

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was taken

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tangohia

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to take up, take hold of

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tango

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to remove, take away, subtract, minus

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tango

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was mourned

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tangihia

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was chopped

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tapahia

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to cut, chop, hack, cut up, operate, amputate

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tapahi

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hole, pit, well, puncture, dungeon

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poka

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was rained

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uaina

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carpenter, carpentry

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kāmura

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(verb) (-a) to saw, rub backwards and forwards

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kani

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rainstorm, bad weather

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marangai

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axe

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poke

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choir

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koea

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(verb) (-a -ngia) to bite, gnaw, chew, hurt, itch

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ngau

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(noun) door

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tatau

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(noun) door, entrance, mouth, gateway - also as kūaha

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kūwaha

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(noun) wall, screen, edge

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pātū

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surfing

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whakaheke ngaru

245
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reading

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pānui (-hia -tia)

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(verb) to conceal, hide

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huna (-a -ia)

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(noun) student, pupil, apprentice, pattern, example, model, design, draft, sample, specimen, template, skilled person, cadet

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tauira

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“There’s no place like home.”

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Kia mau ki te tokanga nui a noho.

249
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(noun) large basket for food, hamper, picnic basket

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tokanga

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“Even though the wedge is small, it splits the tōtara.”

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Ahakoa he iti te matakahi, ka pakaru i a ia te tōtara.

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(noun) plan, chart, map

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mahere

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(verb) to steal, cheat, rob, embezzle

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tāhae (-ngia -tia)

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mahara

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(experience verb)(-tia) to think about, consider
(experience verb)(-tia) to remember, recollect, bear in mind, know
(experience verb)(-tia) to be anxious
(modifier) thoughtful
(noun) recollection, thought, memory, reasoning

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taitama

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(verb) to be a young man
(modifier) young (of a man)
(noun) young man, youth

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raumati

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(verb) to be summer

(noun) summer

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to be stupid, ignorant, naive, uneducated, illiterate, etc.

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kūare, kūware

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mussel

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kūtai

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oyster

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tio

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fat

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mōmona

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slow (northern dialect)

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ata haere

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wet

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mākū

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thin, lean, skinny

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tūai

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to be late

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tōmuri

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(verb) to be fast, swift

(modifier) fast, swift

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horo

tere

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“I feel sorry (e.g. for you)”

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wāna āno

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hair (of the head)

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makawe

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face

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mata

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forehead, temple

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rae

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eye (x2)

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kanohi

karu

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ear

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taringa

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nose

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ihu

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jaw, chin

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kauwae

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head

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mātenga

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neck, throat

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kakī

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shoulder

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pokohiwi

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chest

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uma

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tauwhiro

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(verb) (-tia) to tend, care for

(noun) social worker

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(w)hakapuare

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to cause to be open

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puare

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(stative) be open, exposed, hollow

(noun) hole, opening, vowel, aperture

280
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wānanga

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(verb) (-hia, -tia) to meet and discuss, deliberate, consider
(noun) seminar, conference, forum, educational seminar
(noun) tribal knowledge, lore

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whāioio

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(modifier) very numerous — often used to intensify a noun signifying many, e.g. tini, mano

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uriuri

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(modifier) dark in colour, dark green

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koronga

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(noun) purpose, intention, aspiration

284
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tāwharau

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(verb) (-tia) to shelter
(modifier) sheltering
(noun) shelter

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taketake

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(stative?) to be long-established, original, ancient, indigenous, etc.

(modifier) to be long-established, original, ancient, indigenous
(modifier) endemic

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tāmau

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(verb) (-ngia, -tia) to fasten, lock up, secure

(verb) (-a, -ngia, -tia) to betroth, promise in marriage

287
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haunui

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(noun) dew

(modifier) wide, broad

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take

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(verb)(-a) to originate, derive
(noun) reason, purpose, topic, subject
etc.

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ruku

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(verb) (-a, -hia, -tia) to dive, diving, dive for

(noun) diving

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ū

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(verb)(-ngia) to land (a vessel), reach the land, arrive by water, strike home (of weapons or blows)
(stative?) to be firm, resolute, fixed, unyielding
(verb) to comply
(noun) female breast

291
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niwha

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(verb) to be resolute, bold, fierce, truculent
(noun) barb (of a fish hook or bird spear)
(noun) determination, resolve, willpower, grit, bravery, rage, etc.

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iho

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(particle) down, downwards, from above
(particle) after that, following that
etc.
(noun) heart, essence, kernel, pith, essential quality, nature
(noun) umbilical cord (middle portion)

293
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puta

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(verb) (-ina) to appear, come into view, escape, get out, go out, exit, get clear, survive, born
(noun) opening, hole

294
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whai

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(verb) to be equipped with, have, possessing, acquire

(noun) having, possessing

295
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tūturu

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(stative?) to be fixed, permanent, real, true, actual, authentic, original

(modifier) fixed, permanent, real, true, actual, authentic, original
(modifier) lawful, legitimate
(noun) commitment, dedication, devotion
(noun) upright, post (of a building)
(verb) to kneel, bend the knees

296
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whakamaua

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(verb) (-a, -ria, -tia) to fix, fasten, attach
(verb) (-a) to fix attention on, be intent on, go straight for
(verb) (-aj to put on (clothes, etc.)
(verb) (-a) to be vindictive, hold a grudge, be obstinate
(modifier) unforgiving, vindictive
(noun) grievance, complaint, grudge, resentment

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tina

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(stative?) to be. fixed, fast, firm, hard, constipated

(noun) constipation

298
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haumi

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(verb) to join, invest, ally
(modifier) in alliance
(modifier) investment (finance)
(noun) ally, alliance

Te Reo Māori (3 decks)

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