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Te Karere Flashcards

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huripari

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(noun) hurricane, cyclone, tornado, typhoon

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mānu

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(stative) be floating, launch, afloat
(stative) be flooded, overflow

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tūtahi

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modifier) independent, separate

Taku ate hoki rā, taku rātā tūtahi, taku whakamarumaru
You were my heart, my solitary rātā tree, my shelter.

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ringa tohu

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(noun) director - sometimes written as one word, ringatohu

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whakangungu

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(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to train

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kohu

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(noun) fog, mist, haze, smog

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matakahi

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(noun) wedge

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kaunihera

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(loan)(noun) council

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tohi

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(verb)(-a) to cut, divide, distribute, separate, endue

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marangai

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(noun) east wind, east, rainstorm, bad weather

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hiwi

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(noun) ridge (of a hill)

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tanuku

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(verb)(-tia) to crumble down, collapse, be strained (e.g. the back)

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pōrearea

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(verb)(-tia) to be annoyed, bothered, pestered, harassed, troubled.

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akuaku

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: (verb)(-na,-tia) to scrape out, cleanse

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taunaki

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(verb)(-tia) to support, recommend, reinforce

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mokowhiti

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(verb) to jump, leap, spring

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mauhere

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(verb)(-hia,-tia) to imprison, arrest

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kamapene

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(loan)(noun) company

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amokura

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(noun) chief, leader - a figurative term

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kāmehameha

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(stative) be priceless, inestimable, invaluable, precious

Ko te wiki tēnei e whakanui ai tātou i tō tātou reo kāmehameha. This is the week that we celebrate our precious language.

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haukerekere

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(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to overwhelm, trounce, defeat, beat, urge on, exhort

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petapeta

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(verb) to be worn out

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tūhura

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(verb)(-hia,-ina,-tia) to discover, disclose, bring to light, unearth, open up, explore, investigate

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ohooho

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(verb) to be awake, alert, of great value, needing care

(noun) treasure of immense value

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ngāueue

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(verb)(-a) to shake, tremble

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whatārangi

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(noun) stage, platform

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mātaitanga

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(noun) test, examination, inspection, investigation

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whanga

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

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taitara

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(loan)(noun) title

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tamō

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(verb) to be absent

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mōtoi

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(noun) ear ornament made of greenstone

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rauawa

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(noun) top boards, attached sides of a canoe above the hull

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unahi

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(verb)(-a,-tia) to scale (fish)

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taratara

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(verb) to be prickly, spiky, rough, coarse

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nohinohi

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(verb) to be small, little

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horokukū

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(stative) be reluctant, disinclined, unenthusiastic, unwilling

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kōhungahunga

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(stative) be young (of people, birds and animals)

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harahara

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(noun) abundance, plenty

E kore te iwi e matekai i te harahara o te kai
Because of the abundance of food the people will never be hungry.

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whakataunga

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(noun) decision, solution, verdict, ruling, outcome, judgement, conclusion

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taioreore

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(modifier) very, decidedly, highly, truly, eminently, highest, ultimate, extreme, supreme - an intensive often used with pakapaka

Ko te Tohu Kairangi te kura taioreore o ngā tohu e āhei ana tētahi whare wānanga ki te whakawahi. / A doctorate is the highest degree that a university is able to bestow.

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manu tāiko

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(noun) sentry bird - a bird acting as a sentry for the flock

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hārakiraki

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(adjective) be unreliable, inconsistent, erratic, temperamental, eccentric

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eke panuku

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(verb) to hit home, win, gain victory, successfully overcome

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rokohanga

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

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kōhine

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(noun) girl, maiden, female adolescent

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ratonga

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(noun) services, service

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warawara

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(verb)(-hia,-ngia,-tia) to desire, crave, hanker after, long for, yearn for, have a dependency (on)

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raupī

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(verb)(-tia) to take care of, cherish tenderly, cover up (for protection)

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wakuwaku

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(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to rub, scrape, abrade, polish

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ngaio

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(verb) deliberate, thorough, exhaustive

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ohaoha

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(modifier) economic

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puare

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(stative) be open, exposed, hollow

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kutukutu ahi

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(verb) to make meaningless talk, rave, talk nonsense

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