Vocab 6 Flashcards

Question

Kāpā (p) 🫳🖖🫴

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it's not as if, on the other hand - sometimes written as two words, i.e. kā pā.

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Kidney seat of emotions, heart, mind

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Safe, risk free

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(-tia) to wither, wrinkle, shrivel up, shrink, fade fading, shrinking, diminishing

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therefore, consequently, as a result, accordingly, on that account, for that reason, hence, thus

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to grow up in addition to be full, crowded to come as a supplement, follow subsidiary, supplement, addition, reinforcement, encore, epilogue - anything supplementary or in support

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be untrue, false

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(-a,-ia) to tuck between the legs (the tail of a dog) (-a) to gather up, tuck up (clothes)

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(-hia,-tia) to serve (food, etc.), share, distribute, present, dispense, deal out, allocate steward, barman, butler, barista, waiter

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(-a) to scratch, draw, cut up, lacerate, tear, slit, slash, split (-a) cause pain, bear ill feeling, cherish envy envy, dislike, jealousy cut, slit

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to hiss, whiz, buzz, whirr, swish, hum

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I could be wrong, unless - an idiom indicating that the speaker thinks he/she could be wrong about something that he/she has stated. It sometimes indicates that the speaker expects to be confirmed or corrected by the listener

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To think, realise thought, idea, comment, opinion, concept

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storehouse raised upon posts, pantry, larder

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(-a,-tia) to ritually remove tapu rites to lift the tapu at the Ringatū harvest to ensure a plentiful crop, religious purification rites - designed to neutralise tapu, using water and karakia, or to propitiate the atua, using cooked food

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(-a) to borrow Borrowed

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(-hia) to look at, inspect, examine, observe, survey, view

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activity, exercise

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free (financial), gratis, cost-free Unpaid amateur

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To download

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To burst open, split To bloom, as a flower

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to bloom, produce flowers foam, flower, blossom, seed

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(-tia) to support, recommend, reinforce support, backing, encouragement, recommendation evidence, testimony

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to be chief, prominent, unique chief, prominent, unique, distinguished, noted, eminent, important, outstanding, distinguished, foremost

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that's amazing, how amazing - an idiom expressing amazement at something the speaker has just learnt

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very, extremely, incredibly, awfully, exceptionally - used to intensify words indicating beauty

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very many, countless, abundant, innumerable, multifarious, myriad, umpteen - follows and intensifies tini

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absolutely - follows āio as an intensifier mood, feeling, disposition - usually in the plural intestines, bowels, guts, entrails

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very, extremely, incredibly, awfully, exceptionally - an intensive used only after taumaha, taimaha and toimaha

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to be heavy, very ill, serious (illness), ailing, severe, harsh, onerous weight, heaviness, burden, seriousness (illness)

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bright (of colours), tightly, fast, intensely - follows and intensifies colour words, including white

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(S) be consumed, devoured, destroyed

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right to, as far as, since long ago - used with time expressions and emphasises the extent of the time interval involved

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just, merely long ago, long before, for a long time

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

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influence, power, presence

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offspring, descendant, relative, kin, progeny, blood connection, successor

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survivor, remnant

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to desire, value Benefit, monetary value

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(-a) to pierce, stick in upright (as a feather or peg), adorn (with a feather, etc.), shine, fasten with a peg or nail Peg, pin To shine, twinkle

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(-hia, -tia) to refresh, restore, revitalise; to cultivate, till, work the soil

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(-hia, -ina, -tia) to spur motivation, drive, enthusiasm

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The day before yesterday

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The day after tomorrow

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Deep affection, warm regard

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to participate, take part, have a part - often followed by atu

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swarm, flock, cluster, herd, company Constellation, star cluster (kāhui whetū)

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Resource, material

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(-a,-hia,-tia) to reconnoitre, scout, spy out, make a reconnaissance to examine, investigate to look for

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open space, space in front of the meeting house, courtyard - sometimes as tahua roa Also a metaphor for feeding guests well, or cooking

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(-ngia,-tia) to respond, reply, answer Response

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(-hia,-tia) to question - especially of important issues and topics and not of frivolous matters Inquiry

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perhaps, there might be you'll get it soon, you're in for it, you're in for the high jump - sometimes used as an idiom at the start of the sentence to indicate that the speaker is becoming tired of, or angry about, what someone or others have said or done and is warning them they will be in trouble if they don't stop

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to influence, have an effect on, have an impact on, affect Influence, influential (-tia) to place at a distance, out of reach, recede into the distance

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on the other hand, but on the other hand, alternatively, then again - a conjunction that is often followed by anō

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(-tia) to lean (on someone's shoulder), to jerk

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(-tia) to go on, let's go - usually a command to head off together (-ngia) to give, bring - to some place connected with the speaker but in which he is not at the time of speaking

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(-a) to finish off, conclude to do completely, do fully, do without ommission to do in unison so that nothing is missed Concluding

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to be fixed, fast, firm, hard, constipated

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to be firmly rooted, bare, bald Roots

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to be elevated, raised up

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to be in mourning Mournful, grief stricken (auē) taukuri (ē) - oh dear! (exclamation of distress or surprise)

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to be cleared away, free from obstruction, clear

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(-hia,-tia) to long for, yearn, love, desire, hanker after longing for, yearning, love, desire, hankering

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(-tia) to thrust forward, attack, call, charge, rush forward (-hia,-tia) to champion (a cause), promote, advocate, lead advocacy, promotion, backing, championing Meteor

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(S) be imposing, awe-inspiring, commanding

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competence, ability, opportunity, entitlement, function

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Liver Seat of emotions

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hair, feather, coarse hair, bristles (not normally of the head), fur Furry

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(-tia) to sneer, speak contemptuously, deride, mock, ridicule

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To be proud to be vain, conceited, arrogant, smug pride, vanity, conceit, arrogance

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(-a) to throw, pitch (a ball), dispose of, trash (computer)

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remains, scraps, leftovers, part of the afterbirth, offal

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(-ina) to lay out, plan, arrange, design plan of a house, architectural design, diagram, figure, plan

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(tukia) to stumble, bump, knock, collide with, strike against Stumbling

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(-tia) to cook by boiling, boil, poach (cooking) pot for boiling food, boiler - traditionally a vessel for boiling food in which heated stones were placed

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sweet-smelling shrub, herb

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(-ia,-a,-ina,-ngia,-tia) to carry on the back, raise up

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to bubble up, boil, spring up, rise, well up.

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be comely, suitable, elegant, graceful

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Blah blah blah

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how astounding, how astonishing, good grief, heavens above, goodness gracious - an exclamation to express disapproval or amazement about an unusual idea or activity

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back of beyond, middle of nowhere, wilderness, way off, away with the fairies, way off beam, way off track - an idiom used to indicate that something is a long way away, a long way off, or is incorrect

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(-mia) to bury, plant to lie buried burial, interment, committal

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(-tia) to seal, stamp

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(k) to be proud, full of pride, puffed up with pride (pigeon chested)

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sexual desire, sexual attraction Taera rua - bi Aronga taera - sexual orientation

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(-a,-tia) to yearn for, desire, pine for, fret for

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To set on edge jumpy, jittery, nervous, fearful

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(a type of native) hibiscus

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(-a,-tia) to expel, banish, deport

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(-tia) to raise, elevate

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foolish, silly, misguided foolishness, stupidity, idiocy, folly, foolhardiness

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cautious, prudent, careful, tactful

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broad, general, widely Broad vision

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be short in stature, squat, low, low-lying To rant and rave

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alone, by oneself, solitarily, bare, empty, naked, without hindrance, unreservedly, to no purpose, purely and simply, solely, exclusively, only, merely, just, idle, inactive, for no particular reason, in vain, to no avail, helplessly, none at all, very, seriously, totally - a manner particle indicating the absence of other factors. Where kau follows a verb in the passive it will take a passive ending also, usually -tia. In this situation the passive ending may be dropped from the verb, but not from kau. As with other manner particles in Māori, while having a general overall meaning, kau can be translated in a variety of ways, depending on the context

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to be stretched out, at full length

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Basketball

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to be bright, shining, glowing Lightning

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attentively - often used in the phrase whakarongo pīkari (listen attentively)

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summit, top of a hill, resting place (on a hill), brow of a hill, level, grade

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thank goodness, phew - an expression of relief

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Flesh, meat Malevolent, malicious

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To be small

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(-tia) to embellish, exaggerate

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(-ia,-ina) to perform the kawa ceremony, open a new house a ceremony to remove tapu from a new house or canoe

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to talk nonsense, jabber, chatter, babble nonsense, balderdash, rubbish, tommyrot, gibberish Chatterbox

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Heartstrings, deep emotions Soul mate, lover, darling

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To sparkle, dazzle To be dazzled, white, fluorescent

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(-a) to see into the future, prophesy, prophesies, foresee, foretell prophetic, visionary, predictive, prophetical prophecy, prophet, seer, clairvoyant, special intuition

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(-tia) to lecture, preach; recite, perform. sermon, lecture, address

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centre spot, direct route, short cut, middle, centre, hub, bull's-eye, core, nucleus, axis, agency - sometimes as two words, i.e. poka pū. Agency

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(-tia) to develop, improve Development

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to be unflinching, unwavering Fortitude, resolution, pluck

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to be accomplished, achieved, attained (through hard work) result of one's toil, work accomplished, accomplishment, achievement, attainment

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(-a) to plant, till (the soil), cultivate to apportion, share out, allocate, allot, distribute

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to be outstanding, marvellous - used as an idiom at the start of a sentence to express how good something is crafty devil, cunning devil, clever dick, talented person, skilful person, famous person, expert, a gun, a star - used as an idiom to express how talented, skilled or famous someone is. It can also be used in a derogatory sense

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Imagination

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(-a,-tia) to push, shove, shake ; to steer

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(-a) to sew, thread on a string, thread; lash bind. To put thru (the arm or hand thru a loop), arm in arm.

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To swirl, whirl (-hia, - ngia, - tia) to lash, bind with cord Lashing, binding

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to be eager, impatient, jealous to be overheated, out of breath, exhausted - due to exertion or emotion such as anger, fear, etc.

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(Stat) be somewhat moist, wettish, damp

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To be firm, secure, fast

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(-mia) to swallow

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to flee, run, escape To be quick, fast

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percent, percentage

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be far off, distant Be stubborn, obstinate, deaf The earlobe

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to be bald, balding - strictly of the top of the head baldness, bald head, bald patch

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(-a, - ngia, -tia) to curse, swear Swear word, expletive

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Thigh Flank

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crying for nothing, crying for no reason

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(-a) to smear, spread (anything upon something else), daub, paint, polish

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to taper, dwindle

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(st) be salty (literally and figuratively)

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Crazy bus (pun) silly bus=syllabus

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(-a) to smear, spread (anything on something else), daub, paint Cream, cosmetics, makeup

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(-tia) to fight at close quarters Face to face combat (slang) that's too much, bro

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be cold (of people), shivering from cold, cringing in fear, shy, feeling awkward

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(-tia) to be great, important, of consequence, significant, eminent, highlight

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(st) be brown, reddish, reddish-brown

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(-mia) to give drink to

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(-a,-ngia) to move stirring, rousing, stimulating

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Mouth spokesperson, speaker, representative, orator, agent, delegate, consul Muzzle, barrel of a gun

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To be full

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(-ngia, - ria) to lay in a heap, stack, bundle, sheaf

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To be mixed up, become absorbed Assimilated

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(-na) to immerse, drown; to disappear below the horizon or surface, set (of heavenly bodies)

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(-na, -tia) to bury, plant Planting

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(-hia,-tia) to chant song of derision in response to slander - most are compositions inspired by some derogatory reference, abuse or slander, sneering remark, or belittling statement. They are chanted at a fast tempo accompanied by defiant gestures.

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to pour down, dripping wet to flow readily, be effusive flowing readily, freely, without restraint

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To report Report, article

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(-a) to lace, fasten by lacing, interlink (rugby) bind

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Dog (st) be without purpose, with little cause - used following a verb to indicate that the speaker believes the action is unwarranted, pointless or just a pretence

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(-na,-tia) to make the subject of talk, discuss Discussion

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to be silent, dumb, speechless, still Rest (music)

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to move, wriggle, play (st) active person, vibrant person, energetic person, live wire

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(-ia) to flash repeatedly, twinkle, stir, become active, move at random random, moving from one thing to another, picking and choosing A movement, a reflex

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Vagina tō tenetene -- up yours! stuff you! get stuffed! - a curse that is used to show disdain for the actions or statements of others. Usually said to a woman.

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(-tia) to abate to be boring, tired of, fed up with, bored, wearied of, surfeited Kia pāngū mai - What an imposition! How inconvenient!

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(-ia) to be watchful, alert, focus on

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to be vigorous (of growth), active, robust, sound to be light-hearted, entertaining, engaging

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(-a) to plant (root crops, etc.), throw one by one, place one by one Planting (of root crops) share, portion

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Northland - especially the northern tip

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All the time, day and night, around the clock, 24/7

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(-tia) to be left over, remaining remnant, remainder, leftover scarce, rare, treasured, precious

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skilled, skilful, accomplished, practiced, competent, proficient - especially in crafts. Sometimes written as one word, ringarehe

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But not so, rather than (that)

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(-ia,-ina,-ngia) to set in motion, launch, put afloat (-ia,-ina,-ngia) to elevate, lift, jack up, suspend

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see!, there!, look! - an idiom to call someone's attention to something

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Bad attitude, sour disposition

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While (V)...

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When, whenever (V)

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Kia followed by ana denotes continuous action, usually when also following waiho or tuku.

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(-a) to push, shove, nudge, evict

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To be fearful, apprehensive Manawa hopo - superstitious

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To be scarce To be lonely

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Rarity, treasure Lonely

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Yellow Kōwhai flower

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Light green, pale green

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To work together, collaborate, cooperate

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To be small, little, miniature, trifling

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extraordinary, marvellous, remarkable, wonderful, outstanding, phenomenal,exceedingly, exceptionally, terrible, shocking, horrible - an intensifier that follows adjectives, often nui, kino and pai.

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Very, absolutely - an intensive used with tōtika

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(whaona, whaongia, whaoria, whaowhia, whaowhina) to put into, fill (e.g. a bag); to go into, enter.

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very, quite, extremely, exceedingly - an intensifier that follows maroke.

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wet and cold - sometimes used as an intensive adjective, as in mākū taritari.

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to carry, bring, convey (repeatedly) to urge, incite, recruit

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To decline, set (of the sun)

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the place over there, there, over there - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei. further, further away - when used with atu. distant point in time, sometime in the future, sometime soon. the far side, the other side - when used with atu; the near side, this side - when used with mai.

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the side, aside, to one side - 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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it's pretty certain, most likely, chances are, it's odds on - an idiom to indicate that the speaker really believes something she/he is about to say.

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(-a, - hia) to bore, twist, drill (iv) to tremble, shiver, shudder, shake, quiver

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to be burnt (by the sun)

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what is what, what's what, nothing changes, nothing changed, to no avail, it was a waste of time - an idiom also used at the end of a sentence to indicate that what is stated preceding the idiom was a waste of time or of no benefit.

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be intensely cold, piercingly cold, bitterly cold, freezing, arctic

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(-tia) to show off, endeavor to attract attention, be flamboyant, showy, theatrical

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(iv) to draw a long breath Talented, gifted Natural talent Beating heart

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(-a, - hia) to wave about, brandish Clue, hint, tip, pointer Torch, spotlight

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To be warm, perspiring Perspiration, sweat, warmth

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To be high, lofty, important, enhanced Altitude

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(-a,-hia,-tia) to suck, suck up, siphon. To swallow. To hum. To kiss.

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world, Earth, natural world, environment, nature, country

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(-mia,-ngia) to follow, pursue, chase, woo, court, hunt. (-mia,-ngia,-tia) to interrupt, interject

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(-a,-tia) to be cast ashore, wrecked, stranded. beam, bar, horizontal board, threshold of a house, door sill, horizontal beam of a latrine. open container, open shallow vessel; shallow dish, plate, platter, tray - any shallow dish or tray. door sill, front threshold of meeting house

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First and foremost,...

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(-tia) to chant a lullaby, lull to sleep lullaby - song composed on the birth of a chiefly child about his/her ancestry and tribal history

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(mīia,-tia) to urinate - usually mīia in the passive form.

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crack, fissure, cleft, chink, crevice, fracture, aperture

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Twins, a twin

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In particular, for instance, particularly, specifically (slang: let me see that)

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(-a, -ngia, -tia) to shake to and fro (with hands upright), sprinkle

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Useful, worthwhile, informative

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(iv) to have value, have benefits (sv) be useful, beneficial, worthwhile, helpful

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(Pronoun) always does...

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only, just, merely, quite, that and no more, that and nothing better, completely, totally - often has the sense of treating the things or activities it modifies as being of little importance. The iho following noa can also intensify the free from limitations meanings of noa.

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at the end of the day, in the end

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To be false, lying, tell lies False, untrue; fib, fabrication

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(-a,-hia,-tia) to obstruct, hinder, screen, block out, shield, prevent, forbid, prohibit, insulate veil, curtain, blind, apron, barricade, obstacle, screen, insulator

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Important knowledge, specialized knowledge

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To be narrow, compact, crowded together

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(-a) to withhold, refuse to give, refuse to lend

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It's not something insignificant, it's no ordinary thing, it's pretty amazing - iced as an expression to comment on something that is impressive

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(-ia) to apply moko To paint To print, publish

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manner, sort, type of

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(-ngia,-tia) to belittle, despise, show contempt, degrade, undermine, discriminate. sarcasm, disdain, scorn, contempt

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to be poor, poverty-stricken, broke, hard up, destitute, impoverished.

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to be free, without hinderance, unimpeded To move freely, float

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peak, point, thorn, tooth (of a comb), papillae (of the skin), sprocket, cog

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husband, spouse, partner, lover, beau, boyfriend, girlfriend, sweetheart

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(-a,-hia,-tia) to do a second time, repeat, double up, duplicate, confirm, reduplicate, copy pair, doubling, doubling up, repetition

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last faint breath of a dying person, last gasp, give up, concede defeat, yield, give in, admit defeat, surrender, throw in the towel, forfeit, submit.

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Rat muscles: said of someone who is weak

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Long tailed taniwha: a person with many followers

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(st) to be sympathetic to, be pro-

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nearly done, almost done - this idiom indicates something is very close to reaching a particular state or something is going to be done very soon

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in a good mood, in good humour - an idiom expressing that someone is feeling in a good mood. Works with other mood words, like kino, hē, etc

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(-ngia, -ria, -tia) to carry on the back, over the shoulders; get on the back of someone else, piggyback, convey