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Kupu Hou - Pepa Tuawhā Flashcards

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ahunga

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movement

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tawhito

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ancient

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ōkawa

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formal

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ōpaki

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informal

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whakatakotoranga

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placement, structure, grammatical structure

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pirau

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ngoikore

e.g. ka pirau haere nei me ngā tangata katoa hoki

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tono

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to request, send, ask for, apply for, order, demand, bid, command

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whakarāpopoto

-tia, a, hia, ngia

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to summarise, summary

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mahara

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recollection, thought, memory

e.g. e tawhiti atu i aku mahara

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pumau

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fixed, constant, permanent

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ruarua

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few

e.g. ēnei kupu ruarua

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kaingākau

-tia

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to treasure, to prize greatly, value, treasure, fond of, take pleasure in

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mokemoke

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be lonely

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piri

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keep close, cling, to stick

e.g. kia piri anō tāua

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whatumanawa

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seat of emotions, heart, mind

e.g. kei roto koe i taku whatumanawa e whakamahana ana i a au.

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hipa

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be passed, pass by, past

e.g. i ngā rā kua hipa atu nei

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whakapāha

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apology, regret

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tumuaki

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head, leader, president, principle, chief executive

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whakahoahoa

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make friends, be friendly, pair up

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koronga

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purpose, intention, aspiration

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kīanga

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expression, phrase, act of speaking

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wawe

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be early, quickly, too soon, prematurely, immediately

e.g. me tuku wawe mai tō tono

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akiaki

- hia, na, ngia, tia

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to urge, encourage, incite, urge on, exhort

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whakahau

-a, hia, ngia, ria, tia

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to command, order, urge, direct

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kōwhiri

-a, ngia, tia

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select, pick, elect

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matakuikui

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be joyful, full of spirit, pleased

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ui makihoi

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rhetorical question

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kōwae

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paragraph

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rautaki

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strategy

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tūranga

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position

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wātea

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be free, unoccupied, open, vacant, blank, available, clear,

e.g. He tūranga e wātea ana?

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whiti

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paragraph, section

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tūtohu

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recommend

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kamupene

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company, firm

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kawenga

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responsibitlities, load, luggage

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āheitanga

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ability

e.g. whakamōhiotia atu i tō āheitanga ki te haere ki te tari

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whakapā

-kia, ngia

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contact

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hīkaka

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eager, keen

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horo

-a, tia, mia

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to slip, fall, crumble down (landslide)
to swallow
to flee, run, escape

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pū

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letter (alphabet)

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paunga

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completion, consumption

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pā tūwatawata

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fort

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puru

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put in, thrust in, block, cram in

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pukei

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to lie, lie in a heap

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ruaki

-na, tia

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to vomit

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whakatete

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annoy, quarrel, oppose

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hōtaka

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programme

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ngahau

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enjoyable, fun

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karahipi

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scholarship

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reta uwhi

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cover letter

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toha

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spread around, distribute

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māmā

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easy

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kiko

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content, body, substance, subject matter

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whakaurua

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apply, enrol

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whakaraupapatanga

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sequence, put in order, list, arrange, organisation

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whakatakoto

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layout, structure, grammar

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kārawarawa

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punctuation

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tātaki kupu

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spelling

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piko

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comma

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pou whirinaki

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reliable

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pūkenga

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skill, expertise

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Uwhi

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to cover

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Whakamahia

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to set to work, cause to work, operate, put to work, employ, use

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Whakaingoatia

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to name

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Aro

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interested in, pay attention to, comprehend

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Mata

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be raw, uncooked, not fully developed, immature, unripe, green, fresh
E.g. I kainga matangia ngākāreti

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Pito pito kōrero

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Ētehi whakaaro

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Taukapo

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To twinkle

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Whakamahere

-tia

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To plan

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hōhā

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boring, tiresome, wearisome, nuisance

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takeo

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be tedious, boring, wearisome

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haurangi

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drunk, intoxicated, mad

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ānini

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be dizzy, giddy, aching (of the head only)

e.g. ānini māunga = have a headache, hangover

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rangirua

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be in doubt, uncertain, confused, ambiguous, sceptical

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kaikā / kaikaha

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be eager, impatient

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hihiri

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eagerly desire for, longing, long for

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hīkaka

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eager, overeager, keen, brisk

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mīharo

-tia

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to wonder at, admire

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wawata

-hia, ngia, tia

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to desire earnestly, long for, daydream, aspire

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pohewa

-tia

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to imagine, fancy, fantasize, dream up

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harawene / pūhaehae

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jealous, envious

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matakerekere

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dumbfounded, be numb, speechless

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pukuriri

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be angry, cross, furious, fuming, infuriated

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whakatakariri

-ngia

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to rouse indignation, be angry

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pōuri

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be sad, dark, sorry, remorseful, to regret

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whakamomori

-tia

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to pine for, mope, fret, grieve for

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mānukanuka

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be apprehensive, puzzled, anxious

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ohorere

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be sudden, startled, shocked

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hamumu

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to speak, say, utter

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whoatu

-hia, ngia, ria

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hoatu, to give away, move away.
you go ahead, go on
e.g. Whoatu kōrua

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tāhei

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necklace

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whākī

-a, na

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to reveal, disclose, confess, dob in, tell on, inform on, admit

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kēhua

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ghost - spirits that linger on earth after death and haunt the living

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tīwaha

-hia, tia

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To shout out, call, yell, bawl, bellow at

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tuki

-a

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to attack, knock down, tackle, butt, beat, pound, to ram, bump, crash into

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kangangaro

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mīharo, kua ngaro katoa te wairua, he kaha rawa te koa

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kīrehu

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pērā i ngā kīwaha, engari kāore te kaiwhakaronogo i te marama ēnei momo rerenga

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pāpaku

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shallow

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haupapa

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flat, papatahi

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ururua

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scrubby, overgrown

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pūtaratara

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thorny

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ngawī / ngawē

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squeal, howl

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toro

-a, hia, na, ngia

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to stretch forth, stretch out, extend

e.g. e toro atu ana ngā rākau ki a Ranginui.

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pāmamao

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be distant, remote

e.g. he maunga kei pāmamao

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turituri

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be noisy

be quiet, hush!

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hotuhotu

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to sob

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tāriana

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stallion, boar, ram, male animal (four-legged)

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whākana

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pūkana, to stare wildly, grimace

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hōhīpī

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high-pitched, tei tei, momo ngawī

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parahutihuti

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tere, to hurtle along, be at top speed, flat out, flat stick, fast

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tumeke

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

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pōnānā

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whāhai, be hurried, flustered, anxious, too eager, hasty

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taiao

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

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tohetohe / taupatupatu

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to argue, persist, contend with, press for, persevere, refuse, object, debate

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tio

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freezing, be frozen, piercing (of the cold)

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pātītī

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grass

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pahupahu (-tia) / auau (-tia) / ao

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to bark

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ngengere

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to growl, make a low whining noise

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whiowhio

-tia

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to whistle

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korowhiti

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to whistle

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hītako

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to yawn

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hītakotako

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to yawn frequently

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tīoriori

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be loud, resounding, songbird

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korihi

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to sing (of birds)

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hītawe

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to make a high-pitched sound

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hītawetawe

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to regularly make a high-pitched sound

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haruru

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to roar, make a continuous noise, rumble - any dull, heavy sound

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hāmama

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to shout, open the mouth

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hihī

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to make a hissing noise, hiss, sizzle

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koropupū

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to bubble up, boil

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māturuturu

-hia

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to trickle, drip

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pahū

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to burst, explode, pop

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hoihoi

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be noisy, deafening

“Be quiet! Hush!”

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hōtoke

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winter, be cold

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kōhua

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boiling pot

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takoha

-tia

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to gift, donate

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pouako

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teacher

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hiki

hīkina, ngia, tia

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to lift up, raise, carry in the arms, nurse (a baby), remove

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maitai

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iron, steel, cutlery, metal

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whakangau

-a

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to bite, hunt (with dogs)

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Onepū

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Sandy

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Whiwhi

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

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Whakanui

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To celebrate, to enlarge, to commemorate

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Ākau

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Shore, Coast, rocky coast

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Ana

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Cave

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Kōawaawa / awaawa

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Valley, gully, gorge

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Manga / haemanga

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Branch (of a a river), creek, streamlet

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Koraha

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Barren land, desert, wilderness, open country

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Kūrae

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Peninsula, headland

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Pari

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Cliff, precipice

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Mānia

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To be open plain, levelled, plain, plateau

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Moutere / motu

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Island

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One

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Sand, beach

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Pārae

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Level or undulating open country

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Whanga

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Bay, cove, estuary

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Pūaha / pūwaha

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River mouth, opening, estuary

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Raorao / pukepuke

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Hilly, undulating

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Tihi / taumata / tautara

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Peak, summit

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Wairepo / repo

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Swamp, bog, marsh

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Tāheke

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Waterfall, rapid

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Tāhuna

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Sandbank, sandy shore

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Tārua

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Saddle (in a ridge)

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