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Vocab 4 Flashcards

1
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Whakaae

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to agree, consent (-hia,-ngia,-tia)
Permission

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Porohaurangi 😵‍💫

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Drunkenness

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Ringi

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To pour out, pour into (-a, -hia, -tia)

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Rorerore 🌭🍔🥩

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To barbeque, grill (-a)

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Ngoi (n)

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Strength, energy

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Takoha 🎁

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To gift, donate (-hia)
Gift, donation, tip

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Pūremu 💋

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To commit adultery (-tia)
Adulterous
Infidelity

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Pūtē weru 🧦

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Laundry basket

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Whakapiako 🗑️

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To empty out (-tia)

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Kapurangi 🚮

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Rubbish, trash, litter

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Tapi (v1) 🪡

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To patch, mend, repair, darn (-a)

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Whare tahu pia

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Brewery

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13
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Tuakiri

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Person, personality, identity

Wall (of a house)

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14
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Tīaho

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To emit rays of light, shine

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15
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Wao

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Forest

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16
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Kapi

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(stat) To be occupied, filled, covered

To be closely guarded

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17
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Kauhoe

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To swim (-a, -tia)

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Wetiweti 👹

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to be disgusting, loathsome, abhorrent, horrible, repulsive, revolting, vile, ghastly, grisly, gruesome, horrid, shocking, undesirable

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Pīata

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To be shiny, bright, polished

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20
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Kerepe

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Grape

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21
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Nau

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To come, go

come - followed by mai is sometimes used to introduce a suggestion

welcome - with mai, a call of welcome.

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22
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Rite (1)

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To resemble, compare with (-a)

To be alike, equal
Similar to

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23
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Rite (2)

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To be prepared, ready

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24
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Whakawhētai ☃️

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To give thanks, be grateful (-tia)
Gratitude

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Haratau 🪛

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To be convenient, relevant
To be dextrous, adept
To practice, refine

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Hara ☢️

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To be in violation of a tapu, transgress, commit a sin, violate the law
Offending, criminal (adj)
Sin, crime

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Tūraha 🏞️

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To be spread out, separated
To keep away, keep clear
To be open, not confined

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28
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Moho

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Moron, blockhead

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29
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Horo 🧑‍🦯🏃🤸🌋🌊

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to slip, fall, crumble down, fall off, waste away (-a, -tia)

To break (as a wave)
Landslide

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30
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Kūrae 📽️

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To project

Peninsula

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31
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Aho

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To shine

Radiant light (as opposed to diffused)

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32
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Pari (v) 🌊

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to come in, flow (of the tide), flow over, flood (-a)

Flowing, high tide

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33
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Hūngoingoi 🧓🧑‍🦼🛌

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To tremble
Weak, frail
Cowardly
An elderly woman

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34
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Ihi

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essential force, excitement, thrill, power, charm, personal magnetism - psychic force as opposed to spiritual power

Beam of light

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35
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Uiui

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to question, interrogate, investigate (-a, -tia)

To be inquisitive

Questioning, interrogation

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36
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Ea

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(stat)
be satisfied (an account, score, etc.), satisfy, settled, avenged
Be satisfied (of a wish), fulfilled, gratified

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37
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Tumeke 😲

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to be surprised, shocked, take fright, frightened, startled

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38
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Riro (V2) 💰

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To be got, obtained, earned
To be inherited
To be awarded

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39
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Kī (v1)

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to say, speak, express, utter, call, mention, tell (-a, -ia, -tia)

Word, saying

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Kī (V2)

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To be full

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41
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Tūtū 👉🦸🧙🧞🦸

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To summon, assemble (tūtawa?)
A messenger

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42
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Whiti (V2)

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To change, turn, transfer
To cross over
(-a)

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43
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Tawhiti

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to be distant, far away, widely separated in space or time, remote
Distance, a long way away
From abroad

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44
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Āwangawanga 😰

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to be uneasy in mind, disturbed, worried, anxious
Worrying, concerning
Distress, anxiety

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45
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Taurangi 📜

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To guarantee, promise, assure

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46
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Pūrerehua

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Butterfly

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47
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Wahangū

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to be dumb, quiet, still, not talkative, silent

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48
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Korenga

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Non-existence, absence, non-occurance, lack

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49
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Āhuatanga

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way, aspect, likeness, circumstance, characteristic, property, feature

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50
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Ētahi

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Some, others

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51
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Toki 🪓

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Axe

Metaphorical knife edge?

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52
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Puku

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very - intensifier when used before or after the word it qualifies

To swell
swelling, tumour, lump, bubble, stomach, abdomen, center

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53
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E ai ki (ngā kōrero…)

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According to (hearsay…)

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54
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Pāpouri

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To be hurt, in pain, sad, upset
Grief, distress, sorrow

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55
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Pūhiko

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Battery

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56
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Ārai tīkākā

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Sun block

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57
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Hunuhunu 🍔🥩

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To BBQ, singe, scorch, grill, plunder, maltreat

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58
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Ōkawa ☑️

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(st) to be formal, official

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59
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Ōpaki

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(st) to be informal, unofficial

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60
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Hārau 👇

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To grope for
To touch lightly, graze
(-a)

To be heard of, vaguely
To win by chance

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61
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Takoki 🦶

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To twist, be sprained

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62
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Marū 🥑

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To be bruised, crushed
To be killed
To be cooked
Bruising

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63
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Hāparapara

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Cut, severed
Surgical
Surgical operation

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64
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Rākei 🎀

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To adorn, embellish (-hia, -tia)

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65
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Whakarākei

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to adorn, decorate, garnish, embellish, put on makeup (-ngia, -tia)

Decorative
Decoration

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66
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Rae

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Forehead, temple

Headland, promontory

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67
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Haumi 👭

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to join, lengthen by addition, reserve, lay aside, invest (finance)
In alliance
Ally

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68
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Tāiki

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Wicker basket, anything made of natural products such as supplejack

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69
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Mātakini 🧩

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complex, having many parts, complicated, composite

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70
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Tāmau 🔒

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To fasten, lock up, secure (-ngia, -tia)

To betroth (-a, -ngia,-tia)

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71
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Aha atu…

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And so on…

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72
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Hotu 😥😭😮‍💨

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To sob, pant, sigh
To yearn for
Sobbing

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73
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Kiri

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Skin, bark, rind
Self (figurative)

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74
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Irawhiti

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Transgender

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75
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Tohutō

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Macron (to mark long vowels)

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76
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Nono

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Anus, backside, bum, butt

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77
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Kauae

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Jawbone, chin

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78
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Uru (n) 💇‍♀️ 👸

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Head, hair of the head
Chief, leader
Person (figurative)

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Ara (n)

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Path, passageway, route

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80
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Kitenga

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Sighting, finding, observation, perception

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81
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Kēhua

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To haunt

Ghost, spirit who lingers after death and haunts the living

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82
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Ia (p)

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Every time, each time, all the time

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83
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Waiū 🐄

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Milk

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84
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Auau

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To be frequent, recurring
Frequency

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85
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Tāuwhiuwhi 🚿

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To sprinkle (-a, -tia)
Shower

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Āhua (n)

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Appearance, shape, condition, figure

“It looks as though”

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87
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Kakī

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Neck

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Rīrapa

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To be tangled, matted, cross-grained
Hamstring

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89
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Tuhinga

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Document, writing, script

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90
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Turipona 🦵

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Knee joint

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91
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Hāpai 🫂

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To take up, support, shoulder (-ngia,-tia)

To lift up, elevate, mete out (-a, -na, -nga, -ngia, -tia)

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92
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Tētahi

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one, a, an, a certain, particular

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93
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Ētahi

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Some, others
(Plural of tētahi)

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Ara (v) 🌇

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To rise up, awake, arise
(-hia, -ia, -tia)

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Mata

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face, countenance, edge, blade, eye, screen (computer), headland

Surface

Point, tip

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Pihi

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To cut, split

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Whaiwhai

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to chase, hunt, follow, pursue, aim at
(-tia, whāia)
Pursuit, hunt, chase

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Āmuri

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the time to come, after that, from this time onwards, from now on, in the future, henceforth, hereafter

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Piro

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to be putrid, stinking, rotten, stagnant

to be offensive, disgusting

Smelly, stinky, rotten

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Tā (v1) 🥁

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to dump, strike, beat, thump, throw down (-ia, -ngia)

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101
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Tāia 🥱

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Passive of tā meaning ‘to be overcome by sleep’

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102
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Kōhimuhimu 🙊

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to whisper, gossip, backbite, defame, denigrate (-tia)

Whisper, gossip, rumor

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103
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Taraka

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Truck

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104
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Motopaika

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Motorcycle

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105
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Tereina

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Train

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106
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Huri tuarā

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Turn back, turn around

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107
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Ngaruiti

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Microwave

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108
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Hāmama 🗣️

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to shout, yell, open the mouth

Gaping
Shouting, yelling

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Whakairi

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To hang up, suspend, elevate
(-a, -hia)

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110
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Pūmau 🗿

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to be fixed, constant, permanent, true to, steadfast, faithful, staunch

endurance, permanence, durability, stability

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Mīharo

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To wonder at, admire (-tia)
Marvelous, amazing
Astonishment, amazement

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112
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Nuku

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To move, shift, extend (-hia, -tia)

Extent, throughout, length and breadth

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113
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Waiho 🏚️

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to let be, leave alone, put, place, ignore - in classical Māori it sometimes did not take a passive ending when used as a command but it usually takes one in modern Māori

To abandon

(-ngia,-tia)

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114
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Rapa (v1)🌩️

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To flash (as of lightning)

To be spread out, extended

Wide

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115
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Ahakoa

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although, notwithstanding, despite, even though, whatever, no matter, in spite of, nevertheless.

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116
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Kawa 🍋

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Be bitter, sour, have an unpleasant taste
Unpalatable, acidic
Bitterness, acidity
Acid

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117
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Roimata

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Tear (of crying)

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118
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Tiwha 🥸🐘

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To be conspicuous
To be chipped, scarred, scratched
To appeal for help in time of war

To be black

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119
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Taputapu

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gear, equipment, goods, moveable property, apparatus, utensil, hardware, gadget, tool, appliance, device, instrument, prop

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120
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Whēkau 🌭

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Internal organs, intestines, bowels, guts

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121
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Oko (n) 🍜

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Bowl, open container

122
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Pīrahi 🏺

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Fragile

123
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Takaroa ⌚

A

To be late, tardy
Delay

124
Q

Pakupaku 🤏

A

To be small, minute, diminutive
Smallness

125
Q

Wāhi (n)

A

location, locality, place, part, piece, portion, section, share, segment

126
Q

Tauhou 👽

A

to be strange, unacquainted, new, exotic, unfamiliar
Novice, stranger

127
Q

Auraki 🚣‍♂️

A

To urge (-hia,-na,-ngia,-tia)
To return
Mainstream

128
Q

Mura 🕯️

A

(stat) be glowing, ablaze, alight, blazing, burning, on fire.

129
Q

Ruku 🤿

A

To dive, diving, dive for (-a, -hia)

130
Q

Mōmona

A

To be fat, fatty, in good condition, rich, fertile (of land)

131
Q

Pāuaua 🏋️‍♂️

A

To be strong, persevering, enterprising

132
Q

Koto 😠😨

A

To be loath, averse, disinclined

133
Q

Mutunga

A

end, conclusion, finish, terminus, finite

134
Q

Kangakanga

A

To curse, swear frequently, abuse (-ia)

135
Q

Kōeko 🌲

A

Taper to a point
Cone, pyramid, steeple

136
Q

Aihikirīmi

A

Ice cream

137
Q

Tapepe 🥴

A

to falter, slip, stumble, speak incoherently, speak inarticulately, totter

138
Q

Ahitereiria

A

Australia

139
Q

Ipo

A

Love, pertaining to love
Sweetheart, darling, beloved

140
Q

Pakirara 🤬

A

To be inconsiderate, rude, ill mannered, careless

141
Q

Tarau makere

A

Promiscuous woman

(Lost pants)

142
Q

Ure paratī

A

Promiscuous man

(Splashy dick)

143
Q

Kotiti 🚧

A

to go astray, stray, deviate, go off course

crooked, crookedly, astray, off the track, awry, off the mark

144
Q

Taringa kōhatu

A

“stone ears”
To be deaf; or stubborn

145
Q

Humi

A

To be abundant, copious

146
Q

Rahurahu 🦽

A

to handle, pull about, meddle with
(-a, -ria, -tia)

147
Q

Tārewa 🇭🇲

A

to raise up, lift, suspend, hang (-tia)

To be hanging, dangling
To be unresolved, undecided, set aside

148
Q

Heamana

A

Chairperson

149
Q

Whirinaki 🪜

A

To lean, slant, slope, depend on, rely on

150
Q

Whakawhiwhi 🏆

A

to award, present, give, endow, supply, bestow, confer, grant (-a)

Providing, bestowing

151
Q

Kaipara ⚽

A

Athletics, athlete, sports competition

152
Q

Tūhura 🧐

A

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

153
Q

Rewa (v1) 🧊

A

To melt, become liquid, dissolve

154
Q

Rewa (V2) 🛫

A

To get underway, depart, set off

155
Q

Rewa (v3) 🎈

A

To float

To be elevated, high up

156
Q

Horokukū 😒

A

To be reluctant, disinclined

157
Q

Whakatoihara 👎

A

(-hia,-ngia,-tia) to disparage, belittle, deride, denigrate, be racist, prejudge, practise discrimination, be bigoted

158
Q

Āhei hā

A

Absolutely! Yes, indeed!

159
Q

Rārangi

A

To list, arrange, itemize
To line up
(-hia, -tia)

Line, rank, queue, list, catalog

160
Q

Oneone

A

Earth, soil, dirt

161
Q

Ihu oneone

A

A hard worker
(Nose to the ground)

162
Q

Māua māua

A

we both, both of us - an idiom to state that two or more people share the same attribute, interests, opinion or background

163
Q

Tōneke 🛒

A

Trolly, cart

164
Q

Hautū 🥾

A

To guide, keep in time

Leadership, leader, person in charge

165
Q

Rōpere

A

Strawberry

166
Q

Mōwaiwai

A

To make the mouth water, salivate

Mouth watering

167
Q

Paheke (v2) 💧

A

To slip, slide by, be slippery
To trickle, flow
Discharge

168
Q

Hūare 🤤

A

Spit, saliva

169
Q

Mātua kēkē

A

Aunts, uncles

170
Q

Whakapae 🛌 🤬

A

(-a,-tia) to lie horizontal, lay across, accuse, blame, allege, assert, hypothesise, complain.

assertion, accusation, allegation, blame, complaint, charge, hypothesis

171
Q

Pōhēhē 🤔

A

To misunderstand, think mistakenly
To be bewildered, perplexed

Mistake, error, misjudgement

172
Q

Makau ❤️

A

favourite, object of affection, lover, spouse, wife, husband

173
Q

Ahurea 🖼️🎶

A

Culture

174
Q

Porowhawhe 🎠

A

To go round in a circle
Indirect
Roundabout, merry-go-round

175
Q

Māwhaiwhai 🕸️

A

Spider web (or climbing net for children)

176
Q

Tāheke

A

To drop, flow (of liquid) (-a)

Waterfall
Children’s slide

177
Q

Hapori 🧩

A

section of a kinship group, family, society, community

178
Q

Manawa kai tūtae

A

daring, undaunted, adventurous, audacious, bold, fearless, game, intrepid, plucky

Daredevil, adventurer

179
Q

Tēhea

A

Which?

180
Q

Pirihonga 💍

A

To be attached, faithful, committed

181
Q

Īnoi

A

(-a,-tia) to beg, pray, request, appeal

182
Q

Whakaware 😈

A

(-a,-ngia,-tia) to beguile, delude, cheat, trick

deceitful, devious, deceiving, beguiling, enticing

deceit, treachery, deceitfulness, deception, trickery, duplicity, guile

183
Q

Ware

A

To forget

Thoughtlessly, carelessly

In ignorance

184
Q

Tūmata 🔥

A

(-tia) to set on fire, burn, incinerate, ignite

185
Q

Kōtiritiri ☄️

A

Meteor, shooting star

186
Q

Tūpāpaku 🧟‍♂️

A

Corpse, deceased, cadaver

187
Q

Hora 🛸📰🖼️

A

(-hia,-ia,-ina) to spread out, display, make public, scatter, lie scattered about, go, flee, escape

Spread, display

188
Q

Hē

A

(-ngia) to be wrong, mistaken, incorrect

incorrectly, wrongly, in bad condition

error, fault, mistake, difficulty, harm, fallacy, blunder

189
Q

Hua (v1) 🗣️ ™️

A

To name, call (-ina)

To think, think of, know, decide (-ina)

Outline

190
Q

Hua (V2)

A

to bear fruit, originate, be abundant, accrue

To flower, bloom

product, fruit, berry, roe, egg, progeny, value, finding, result, outcome, asset, benefit

191
Q

Rongonui

A

Famous, well known
Fame

192
Q

Makere 👖

A

to be dropped, fall from a height, get down, get rid of, take off, alight, descend

To be lost, abandoned

193
Q

Tūraparapa

A

Trampoline

194
Q

Whata 🛗

A

(-a,-hia) to elevate, support, bring into prominence

to be hanging, suspended

Shelf

195
Q

Waipiro

A

Liquor, alcohol

196
Q

Hūnuku 🚚

A

(-hia) to move, shift

Family dependants

197
Q

Pouraka ⚰️

A

Coffin, receptacle for the dead

198
Q

Pōwaiwai 🙋‍♂️

A

(-hia,-tia) to move with a fan-like motion, fluctuate, wave

199
Q

Tokomaha

A

be many, numerous, lots of, increased - when referring to people

200
Q

Whakapapa

A

(-hia,-tia) to lie flat, lay flat
to place in layers, lay one upon another, stack flat
to recite in proper order (e.g. genealogies, legends, months), recite genealogies

201
Q

Rānui

A

midday, noon, middle of the day, meridian

202
Q

Whakakī

A

To fill (-a, -ia)

203
Q

Tukatuka

A

To start up (a vehicle), proceed forward

204
Q

Tūpapa 💺

A

Bench

205
Q

Kōata 🪟🥛🫙

A

Glass (material)

206
Q

Muku 🧻

A

(-a) to wipe, rub, smear, scrub, delete

Wipes, duster, dishcloth

207
Q

Waku 🦷🧽

A

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

Abrasion

208
Q

Taitai (v1) 🪥

A

To brush, scrub
To perform a tapu removal ceremony
(-a)

Brush

209
Q

Taitai (V2) 🤼

A

(-a) to wrestle, dash, strike, knock
Wrestling

210
Q

Pōtarotaro 🚜

A

cut close, cropped, mowed, clipped, sheared, closely cropped

Lawnmower

211
Q

Mauti ⛳

A

grass, weeds, vegetation, lawn

212
Q

Kōnehu 🌦️🏜️

A

Dust; drizzle

213
Q

Tāoke ☣️

A

(-a,-tia) to be toxic

214
Q

Pūkoro 🎒

A

pocket, sheath, scabbard, pouch, condom

215
Q

Wheako 🏔️🏟️🫂

A

Experience, intimate acquaintance

216
Q

Pūmua 🥩

A

Protein

217
Q

Mōhani 🥤

A

Smoothie

218
Q

Kōti (2)

A

(-a,-ngia,-ria,-tia) to judge (in court)

Court

219
Q

Herehere

A

(-a,-tia) to tie up (a number of times), bind, tie, shackle, hobble

Prisoner, captive, accused

220
Q

Auare ake 👎🚫

A

not able, not a chance, not at all, missed completely, to no avail, no success, no such luck, no way, no show - this idiom is used to indicate that something was not, or will not be, achieved because the person did not listen to advice, want to do something, or did not have the ability or strength

221
Q

Whakapōtaetanga

A

crowning, capping, graduation

222
Q

Marae o Hinemoana

A

The beach

223
Q

Akiaki 📣🍻

A

(-hia,-na,-ngia,-tia) to urge, encourage, incite, urge on, exhort

224
Q

Whiwhi

A

to have, acquire, possess, win (a prize, etc.), obtain, get, receive - used as an ordinary verb but not passively

225
Q

Hura 👰‍♂️🃏🪄

A

(-hia,-ina) to remove (a covering), show (cards), uncover, expose, unveil

226
Q

Raha 🪆↔️🏀

A

to be open, extended

227
Q

Kere 🌑

A

intensely, exceedingly, extremely, very - an intensive used with words related to darkness

quite - an intensifier used with word involving breaking, e.g. poro kere, whati kere, motu kere.

228
Q

Matatau 🧠

A

(-hia,-ria) to know, know well, be proficient, expert at, competent, fluent

learned, experienced, well-informed, knowledgeable, competent, fluent

229
Q

Remu 🦚

A

tail feathers, posterior, buttock

lower end (of anything), border of a garment, lower hem

Remnants

230
Q

Hārakiraki 😵‍💫

A

be unreliable, inconsistent, erratic, temperamental, eccentric

231
Q

Tōmua

A

To be early; previous

232
Q

Tae noa

A

As far as, up until

233
Q

Whatu 👁️

A

eye, pupil of the eye, anchor, kernel (of fruit)

234
Q

Anahera

A

Angel

235
Q

Kura (2) 🖍️

A

Red, scarlet
Red feathers
Glow

236
Q

Whero 🏮

A

To be red, turn red
red, reddish-brown, orange-red

237
Q

Mārire (p)

A

exactly, absolutely, unequivocally, positively, seriously, essentially, indubitably, for the most part, in the main, deliberately, intentionally, carefully, really, gently, quietly, silently, completely, thoroughly, well and truly, actually, in fact, quietly, peaceably, peacefully, just, merely, very - a word to intensify and add emphasis, often translated by one of the above

238
Q

Mārire (V)

A

to be peaceful, quiet, fortunate, appeased

Softness (of sound)

239
Q

Ko

A

A particle with no English equivalent used when talking about something specific and used before proper names, pronouns and common nouns preceded by a definitive

To

At

240
Q

Mau (V2) 🧥

A

to put on, wear

(-ria) to take up, carry, take, bring (when followed by mai)

to lay hold of, grasp (followed by ki), wield (as in mau rākau)

241
Q

Whao (v1) 👜

A

(-hia,-na,-ngia,-ria,-whia,-whina) to put into (a bag, receptacle, etc.)
To fill
To go into, enter

242
Q

Whao (V2) 🗿🪨🏛️

A

(-a,-whia) to chisel out

Iron tool, chisel

243
Q

Whakatuwhera 📂

A

(-ngia,-tia,-hia) to open

244
Q

Whakanikoniko 🧑‍🎨

A

(-hia,-tia) to adorn with curves, enhance, ornament, embellish

Adornment

245
Q

Māharahara

A

(-tia) to think frequently of, think about

to be anxious, preoccupied, worried, apprehensive

246
Q

Pūahi 🚬🕯️

A

Cigarette lighter

247
Q

Tēhea

A

which? (referring to one thing)

248
Q

Ēhea

A

Which (plural)

249
Q

Whakamahi

A

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

250
Q

Kauruku 🖍️

A

To add shading, color

251
Q

Tia (n)

A

Deer
(Also steer)

252
Q

Kura noho

A

Boarding school

253
Q

Pūoto 🍶

A

vessel, container, flask - anything to hold water or liquids

254
Q

Rehu 🌁

A

(-a) to pass out of sight, disappear, render unconscious

Haze, mist, spray, fine dust

255
Q

Pōnaho 🤏

A

Small, diminutive

256
Q

Pae

A

(pāea) to be cast ashore, aground, stranded, wrecked, lie across, surround with a border, horizontal.

257
Q

Pūareare 🧀

A

To be holey, having holes

258
Q

Piripiri

A

(-ngia) to keep close, close together, stick, cling, adhere

259
Q

Maimoa 🐱🫂

A

(-tia) to cherish, take care of

Pet

Decoy

260
Q

Wawata 😍

A

(-hia,-ngia,-tia) to desire earnestly, long for, yearn for, daydream, aspire

261
Q

Hōpuni ⛺

A

Camp; temporary shelter

262
Q

Koi 🗡️🥕🍴

A

be sharp, pointed
Spike, splinter
Point, headland, promontory

263
Q

Wero 🤺⚔️

A

(-hia,-ngia) to pierce, spear, challenge, stab, poke, jab, bite, puncture, sting (of an insect), inject

A challenge

264
Q

Hinengaro 💭

A

mind, thought, intellect, consciousness, awareness.

265
Q

Panga

A

Riddle, guessing game, puzzle

266
Q

Whakapiri

A

(-ngia,-a,-hia,-tia) to stick, fasten, remain close to, keep close, keep watertight, paste

Close association

267
Q

Kūare 🤡

A

to be ignorant, unaware, unenlightened, naive, uninformed, illiterate, uneducated, unknowing, low in the social scale, held in no esteem.

268
Q

Tea

A

White, transparent, clear

Pale colored

269
Q

Hei aha…

A

What is … for?

270
Q

Huka

A

snow, foam, froth - also a general term for any of the other white forms of precipitation, i.e hail and frost

Sugar

271
Q

Ū (v1)

A

to be firm, fixed, resolute, unyielding

272
Q

Paihamu 🐨

A

common brushtail possum

273
Q

Mātaitai 🐟🍥

A

seafood, shellfish - fish or other food obtained from the sea

Salty

274
Q

Pātōtō 🪘

A

(-hia,-tia) to make a repeated knocking noise, knock, tap, rap

275
Q

Pukamata

A

Facebook

276
Q

Pāhorangi

A

Podcast

277
Q

Wheta 🤺 ⚽🥅

A

to move rapidly to avoid a blow, feint, doge, sidestep

To struggle with, make an effort

278
Q

Ngaki (V2) 🧑‍🏫⏳📖🧑‍🎓

A

(-a,-tia) to apply oneself to, occupy oneself intently with, strive for, make every effort, endeavour, take advantage of enthusiastically

279
Q

Hōtaka 📄📺

A

Programme, schedule, TV show

280
Q

Tāmure 🐟

A

snapper, Chrysophrys auratus - silvery pinkish to golden fish with numerous bright blue spots over upper sides

281
Q

Kuti

A

(kūtia) to cut, shear

282
Q

Hau (V)

A

to be heard, resound, spread (news), famous

283
Q

Takirua

A

In twos, double, in pairs
Pair, duo, duet

284
Q

Pā onepū

A

Sand castle

285
Q

Hāmene 🧑‍⚖️👎💰

A

(-hia,-tia) to sue, summon (legal), penalise, charge, accuse

summons, penalty, charge, culprit

286
Q

Whakakapi

A

(-a) to fill up (a space), occupy, replace, stand as a substitute

cover, substitute, successor, replacement

287
Q

Pōrangi 🌚😵‍💫

A

be insane, mad, crazy, mentally ill, deranged, beside oneself, headstrong, hurried, stupid

stupidity, silliness, lunatic, insanity, madne

288
Q

Pāparakāuta

A

Pub, bar

289
Q

Taki(# kupu)

A

Prefix before 1-9 to indicate # of people present in a group (use mano or tini to indicate a large group)

(-tia when following passive verb)

290
Q

Taki 🧮

A

Each and every one (in group, of you, etc)

to go in a group of (with the number added)

291
Q

Puta noa 🌏

A

throughout, everywhere, unlimited

292
Q

Puehu 🌺

A

(-tia) to get dusty, turbid, hazy

Dust, silt, pollen

293
Q

Taihoa [ake] (pronoun) (tense) (verb)

A

In a short while (pronoun) (tense) (verb)

294
Q

Ranga 💐🚕👬

A

(rangā,-a) to raise up (from the ground), pull up by the roots

to set in motion, transport

Team, group, company (of people)

295
Q

Me kore (ake)…

A

Fortunately,…
..to see if…
..just in case…

in case…may, were fortunate, to see whether, if it were not for, thanks to, it’s just as well - an idiom praising the importance of someone’s or something’s contribution.

296
Q

Tūmatanui

A

open, public, without disguise

297
Q

I te āhua nei

A

It looks as if…

298
Q

Hangarau 💻🎥📡💡

A

Technology

Technological

299
Q

Māeneene 👶

A

To be smooth, soft to the touch

300
Q

Kukume ⚓🦽

A

(kūmea) to drag, haul, pull

Māori Vocab (9 decks)

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