Week One Flashcards by Sarah Gamman

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Mana

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Power, pride, prestige

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Karanga

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Call

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Marae

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Enclosed space in front of meeting house

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Pōwhiri

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Welcome

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Tangi

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Funeral, lament, cry

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Taonga

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Treasure, precious

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Waka

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Canoe, vessel, vehicle

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Whenua

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Land, placenta

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Ngaki

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Weeding, seek revenge

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Ngaro

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To be hidden, lost, missing

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Ngata

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Snail, to be satisfied

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Ngākau

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Heart, mind, soul

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Mātanga

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Specialist, experienced

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Ngārara

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Insect

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Tīrangi

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To be unsettled

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Kānga

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Sweetcorn, burning

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Whakarongo

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Listen

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Whare

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House, building

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Whai

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Have, possessing, follow

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Whatitiri

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Thunder

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Whana

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To travel, spring, kick

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Whāriki

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Carpet, mat

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Whā

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Four

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Whāwhā

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To use, feel with hand

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Whāea

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Mothers, aunties

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Whakahē

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Disagree, disapprove

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Māna

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For him/her

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Aka

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Vine

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Āka

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To clean off, scrape away

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Aku

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My (singular)

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Āku

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My (plural)

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Toto

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Blood

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Tōtō

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Weeds, to tow, drag

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Take

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To originate

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Tāke

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To tax

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Tana

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His/hers (singular)

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Tāna

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His/hers (plural)

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Patu

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Handheld weapon, to strike, hit

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Pātū

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Wall

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Ata

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Morning, reflection, shadow

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Āta

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Gently, slowly

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Pahi

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Bus

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Pāhi

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Succeed, pass (as in exam), hearse, wallet

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Hōhonu kakī, pāpaku uaua

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Never say die (don’t give up)

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Okea ururoatia

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There is no place like home

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Iti noa ana he pito mata

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What’s done is done

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E kore a muri e hokia

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From the withered tree a flower blooms

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Kia mau ki te tokanga nui a noho

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Long on words, short on actions