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1
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māku

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for me

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mākū

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wet, damp

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manawa

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heart

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mānawa

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mangrove tree

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ū

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to land, to reach the land

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aua

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don’t know

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hei konei rā

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goodbye - said by either

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tapu

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sacred, restricted

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mana

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power, authority

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ngaru

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wave

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kau

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cow

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tautau

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bark, howl

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hipi

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sheep

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nei

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this/these (if used after nouns)

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tāua

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we (2 people)

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māua

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we (2 people doesn’t includes the person you’re talking to)

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kourua

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you (2 people)

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rāua

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they (2 people)

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tātou

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we (3+ includes the person your talking to)

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mātou

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we (3+ doesn’t include the person you’re talking to)

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rātou

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they (3+)

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koutou

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you (3+)

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kaiako, māhita

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teacher

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24
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papamā

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whiteboard

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pātū

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wall

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kūaha

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door

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putiputi

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flower

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poaka

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pig

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hū

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shoe

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tōkena

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sock

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hāte

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shirt

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hōiho

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horse

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pahi

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bus

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tūru

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chair

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mokemoke

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to be lonely

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waewae

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leg, foot

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whetū

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star

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kauhoe

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to swim

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teka

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false, lying

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ruku

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dive

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paikea

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orca

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ara

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wake

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takoto

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lie down

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mangō

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shark

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tītaha

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to lean to one side

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horo

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be quick

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karoro

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seagull

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rere

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fly

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tori

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cat

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pei

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push

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kāhū

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hawk

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mangu

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black

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mea

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thing

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54
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tohunga

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expert

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mātau

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be clever, knowledgeable.

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56
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reme

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lamb

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57
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tamaiti

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child

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aru

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chase

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kiore

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rat, mouse

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tari

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carry

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kekeno

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seal

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whāngai

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feed, nourish

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ngau

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bite, chew, itch

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hoe

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paddle

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hopu

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seize, catch

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hinga

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to fall

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kukume

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pull, drag

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peka

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branch

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pāpahu

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dolphin

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pōturi

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slow

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hōu

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new

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patu

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kill

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paru

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dirty

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wheua

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bone

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tangata

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man, person

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tāngata

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people

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wahine

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woman

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wāhine

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women

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teina

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younger sibling

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tēina

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younger siblings

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tuakana

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older sibling

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tuākana

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older siblings

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tuahine

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sister/female cousin of a male

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tuāhine

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sisters/female cousins of a male

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tupuna

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ancestor/grandparent

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tūpuna

A

ancestors/grandparents

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tungāne

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brother/male cousin of a female

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tāmahine

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irāmutu

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niece/nephew

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taua (plural aua)

A

that, the (referring to something previously mentioned)

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tētahi (plural ētahi)

A

a (particular)

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whakahirahira

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matatini

A

complex, complicated

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tini

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many, numerous

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haina

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whakaae

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uru

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mārama

A

be clear, easy to understand

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nuinga

A

most, majority

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kaimahi

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mai

A

motion to, direction towards the speaker

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atu

A

motion away from, direction away from speaker

103
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ake

A

motion upwards to

104
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iho

A

motion downwards to, direction downwards towards the speaker

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karanga

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auē

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pōrangi

A

stupid, crazy

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turituri

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noisy, rowdy

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toa

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takutai

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coast, shore

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ngahere

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inanahi

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raro

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runga

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mua

A

in front of, before

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muri

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behind, after

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tua

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beyond or behind (a solid object)

118
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roto

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in, inside

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waho

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kō

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konei

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konā

A

there (near hearer)

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korā

A

there (distant)

124
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reira

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that (previously mentioned placed)

125
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tātahi

A

beach, seaside

126
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waenganui

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amongst, between, middle

127
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tahaki

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the side, aside

128
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tāwāhi

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the other side, far side (of river, sea), overseas

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tai

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uta

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inanahi

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ināpo

A

last night

133
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ināianei

A

now (immediate past)

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āpōpō

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ākuanei

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āianei

A

now, soon (immediate future)

137
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maranga

A

rise, get up

138
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whakangaromanga

A

destruction

139
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hiko

A

to flash, lightning, power

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kongakonga

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whakatika

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to correct, solve, fix

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rohe

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ngaro

A

missing, lost

144
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tuku

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to release, let go

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uta

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to load on, put on

146
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pau

A

used up, finished, consumed

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mahue

A

left behind

148
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roa

A

long, tall

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teitei

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high, lofty

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kawa

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māia

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tere/horo

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pau

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used up, exhausted

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kī

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riro

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taken, seized, gone

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oti

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finished, completed

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mutu

A

finished, ended

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tika

A

correct, true, straight

159
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hē

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wrong, failed

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pōuri

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pūhae

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whakamā

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ashamed, shy, embarrassed

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wera

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whara

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mākona

A

be replete, be full

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pakaru

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smashed, broken

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maroke

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māngere

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tawhito

A

old, ancient

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mātao

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makariri

A

cold, winter

172
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māhoe

A

dark purple

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waiporoporo

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ngāwari

A

soft, easy, kind

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uaua

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hard, difficult, demanding

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ngenge

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weary, tired, fatigued

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mataku

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afraid, frightened, intimidated

178
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hōhā

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tiresome, annoying, fed up

179
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raruraru

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in trouble, in difficulty

180
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harikoa

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happy, glad, elated

181
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hōhonu

A

deep, profound

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pēke

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nāku/nōku

A

mine, belongs/ed to me

184
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māku/mōku

A

for me, will be mine

185
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nāu/nōu

A

yours, belongs/ed to you

186
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māu/mōu

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for you, will be yours

187
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nāna/nōna

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his/hers, belongs to him/her

188
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māna/mōna

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for him/her, will be his/her

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ngaoko

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haututū

A

mischievous, troublesome

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takakau

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single, unmarried

192
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hoatu

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to give, gift, pay

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rakuraku

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ui

A

to ask, enquire

195
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whakahīhī

A

vain, arrogant

196
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neke

A

move, shift

197
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tatari

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wait, waiting

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koretake

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useless, no good

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waipuke

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