7 Flashcards by blake \

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hokona

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hoko + passive suffix -na

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kahu

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cloak, cape, covering

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mōhiotanga

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knowledge
mōhio + nominal suffix -tanga

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pirau

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rotten

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pūrerehua

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butterfly

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uira

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lightning; to flash

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whakatūria

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whakatū + passive suffix -ria

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whiu

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to throw, to fling

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haki

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flag

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hāunga

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besides

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koina

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that is (near listener)

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maringi

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to spill

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ngau

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to bite

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oreore

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to shake, quiver

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parauri

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brown

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tonoa

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tono + passive suffix -a

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whakairo

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to carve, a carving

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whakapaipai

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to decorate, to adorn

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whāwhā

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to fiddle with, to touch

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kōkiri

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to charge, rush at

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kōpae

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disc

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pāhi

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purse, to pass

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paruparu

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dirt, mud

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poka

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hole; to make a hole in, to pierce

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puru

to block up, plug

tātahi

seaside, beach

uhia

uhi + passive suffix -a

wao

forest

kara

colour

kōrerorero

to discuss

kōrerotia

kōrero + passive suffix -tia

piupiu

flax skirt worn as part of traditional costume, eg in kapa haka

puoro

to sing, to rumble

pūtea

budget, resources

reta

letter

tonutia

tonu + passive suffix -tia

hekenga

descent heke + nominal suffix -nga

meatia

mea + passive suffix -tia to be said to be done – non-specific action, as in: meatia te mea nā

nau

come, go: as in: Nau mai!

ngaungau

to chew, a snack

nōku

mine, realised possession, ō category

nōna

his, her, realised possession, ō category

pakiwaitara

story

pupū

to boil

taitama

young man

taunga

landing place, resting place, anchorage tau + nominal suffix -nga

wahie

driftwood

waiariki

hot spring

whakahīhī

arrogant

whakapiri

to cling to, stick to

whāki

to reveal, to disclose, to confess

aihikirīmi

ice-cream

hara

to make a mistake; mistake

kakau

handle

kōrere

tap

kuini

queen

pōhatu

stone

wawe

early, soon, quickly

whakapai

to improve, to fix up

aorangi

planet

hāwhe

half

huritau

birthday

kamo

eye

aha

what?

engari

but, on the contrary

ētahi

some; plural of tētahi

ha

what!

i nāianei

now (spelled as ināianei in older texts)

kai

food

kainga

kai + passive suffix -nga

katoa

all

kē

already, instead

kīia

kī + passive suffix -ia

kūpenga

net

māharahara mahara

worried, anxious

Māori

Māori (people, language culture)

mātou

we, us (three or more, excluding addressee)

nō

Various meanings: from, of, belonging to (ō category)

pai

good

rāua

they, them, two people

runga

on