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1
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amine

A

amen

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aroha mai

A

excuse me, Iā€™m sorry

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3
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ata marie

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good morning

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4
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awa

A

river

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5
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e noho ana

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I stay in

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6
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engari

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however, but

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7
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haera ra

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goodbye

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8
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haere mai

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welcome, come

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he tauira ahau i te Whare Tauira o Peterehema

A

I am a student at Bethlehem Tertiary Institute

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10
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hei kona ra

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goodbye

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11
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hoa rangatira

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husband / wife

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12
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homai

A

give

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13
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hui

A

meeting of any kind

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14
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Ihu Karaiti

A

Jesus Christ

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15
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ingoa

A

name

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16
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iwi

A

tribe

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17
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kai

A

food

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18
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kaikirero

A

speaker

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19
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kaiwhakaora

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Saviour

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20
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karakia

A

prayers / prayer service

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21
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karanga

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ceremony of calling guests to welcome them

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22
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kia kaha

A

be strong

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23
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kia ora

A

hi / gā€™day

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24
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ko wai to ingoa?

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what is your name?

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25
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ko ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦.. taku ingoa

A

my name is ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦

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ko ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦. tana ingoa

A

his/her name is ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦..

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27
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koha

A

gift, present

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28
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manuhiri

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guests

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29
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marae

A

the area of formal discourse in front of a meeting house

Also ā€“ applied to the who complex including the meeting house and dining hall

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30
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mate

A

dead

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31
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matua

A

parents

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32
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maunga

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mountain

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33
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mokopuna

A

grandchildren

34
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morena

A

good morning

35
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nau mai

36
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no hea koe?

A

where are you from?

37
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nui

A

big, large

38
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oku / aku

A

my (plural objects)

39
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oranga

40
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powhiri

A

ceremony of welcome

dark, to feel out == to feel out people of darkness (strangers)

41
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rangi

A

sky, heaven

42
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tama / tama tane

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tamahine

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tamaiti

45
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tamariki

46
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tangata whenua

A

original people of the land

47
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tapu

A

sacred, not to be touched

48
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taro

49
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taro o te ora

A

bread of life

50
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te Ariki

51
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tena korua

A

formal greeting to two people

52
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tena koutou katoa

A

formal greeting to three or more

formal greeting to all gathered

53
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tinana

54
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toku / taku

A

my (singular object)

55
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tupuna (pl) / tipuna

A

grandparents

56
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tena koe

A

formal greeting to one peson

57
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wairua

58
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waka

59
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whaikorero

A

art and practice of speech making

60
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whakapaingia

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whangaia

62
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whare kai

A

dining hall

63
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wharenui

A

meeting house

64
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whenua

64
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Ihi

A

Power, authority, essential force

65
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mauri

A

hidden essential life force or a symbol of this

66
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raupatu

A

confiscate, take by force

67
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rohe

A

boundary, territory

68
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tiaki

A

care for, look after

69
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kaitaki

A

guardian, trustee

70
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taonga

71
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tino rangatirantanga

A

paramount authority, sovereignty

72
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turangawaewae

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a place to stand, a place to belong to

73
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whakapapa

74
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Teina

A

Junior relative, younger bro of bro, sister of sister

75
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tuakana

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senior relative ā€“ older bro of bro, sister of sister

76
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tuahine

77
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tungane

A

brother of a sister

78
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whangai

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fostered or adopted child

79
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whanaunga

A

kin, relatives

80
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Kaupapa

A

Principles and ideas which act as a base or foundation for action

Values, principles, or plans

81
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Maori (1 decks)

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