Kupu you should know Flashcards
(425 cards)
1
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āe
A
yes
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ahi
A
fire
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ahiahi
A
early evening, afternoon
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āhua
A
shape, form, appearance
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aihikirīmi
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ice cream
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ako
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to learn, to teach
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ākonga
A
student, learner
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akoranga
A
thing that is taught or learnt
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ākuanei
A
soon, presently
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anō
A
Various meanings, eg again; also, too; self(reflexive) as in: ki a ia āno
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āpōpō
A
tomorrow
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āporo
A
apple
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ariki
A
chief, leader
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aroha
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love, sympathy, compassion
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ata
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morning, shadow
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ātaahua
A
beautiful, well formed
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atua
A
god
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auē
A
alas! an expression of woe, sadness
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awa
A
river
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āwangawanga
A
worried
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awhi
A
to hug, embrace
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āwhina
A
to help
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eke
A
to climb up on
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eke
A
to embark, get onto
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ētahi
some; plural of tētahi
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haere
go, come
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haka
haka
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hākari
feast
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hākinakina
sport; to play sport
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hanga
to build, erect, make
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hāngi
traditional earth oven
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hāora
hour
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hapū
subtribe
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hapū
pregnant
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harakeke
flax
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haramai (haere mai)
come
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hararei
holiday
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harikoa
happy
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hau
wind, air, breath
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haunga
smelly, stinky
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hauora
health, heathy
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haurua
half
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hāwhe
half
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he
a, some
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hē
wrong; error, mistake
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hea
where?
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heihei
chicken
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heke
to descend, go down
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heke
rafter
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hekenga
descent
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hēki
egg
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hēoi
and so, therefore
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hiahia
to want
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hiko
electricity
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hīkoi
to walk
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hīkoi
to step, tread
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hine
Term of address for a girl: E hine!
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hipi
sheep
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hoa
friend
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hoariri
enemy
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hōhā
annoyed, a nuisance
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hōiho
horse
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hoki
also, too
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hoki
to go back, return
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hoko
to buy, sell
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hokohoko
to shop, trade
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hōmai
to give
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hono
to join together
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horoi
to wash, to clean
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hou
new
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hū
shoe
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hua
product
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hui
meeting
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huia
a treasured bird, now extinct
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huka
ice, frost
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huka
sugar
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huri
to turn
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hurihuri
to turn round and round, over and over
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i nāianei
now
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ihu
nose
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ika
fish
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ina
if, when
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ingoa
name
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ihu
to drink
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iti
small, little
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iwa
nine
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iwi
tribe
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kaha
strong, able
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kahurangi
food
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kai
food
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kaiako
teacher
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kaikōrero
speaker, orator
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kaimahi
worker
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kaimoana
seafood
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kāinga
home
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kaipūtaiao
scientist
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kaitākaro
player, sportsperson
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kaitiaki
caretaker, caregiver
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kaituhi
writer, author
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kaiwhakahaere
manger, organiser
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kākahu
clothing, garment
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kākano
seed
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kākāriki
green
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kanikani
dance, to dance
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kanohi
face
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kāo
no!
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kāore
Negative used for verb sentances - not
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kapa
group, row of people, as in: kapa haka
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kāpene
captain
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kapu
cup
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kapua
cloud
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kara
colour
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karaka
clock
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karaka
orange (from the colour of ripe karaka berries
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karakia
prayer, to pray
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karanga
to call
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kāreti
college
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kāreti
carrot
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kāri
card
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kāri
playing card
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karu
eye
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kata
to laugh
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kātahi
then
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katakata
to laugh and laugh, laughter
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kāti
stop! As in: Kāti te tangi - stop crying
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katoa
all
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kau
cow
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kauhoe
to swim
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kaukau
swim
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kaupapa
topic, theme
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kāwana
government, governor
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kāwanatanga
government
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kē
already, instead
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keke
cake
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kēmu
game
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kete
basket, kit
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kī
to say
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kī
to be full
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kino
bad
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kiore
rat
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kiri
skin
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kiromita
kilometre
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kite
to see
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kitea
observation, seeing
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kiwi
kiwi
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koa
koa
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koa
koa
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koha
koha
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kōhanga
nest
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kōhatu
stone
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kore
zero, nothing
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kōrero
to talk, speak
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kōrerorero
to discuss
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kōrerotia
passice of kōrero
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kotahi
one
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kōwhai
yellow
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kōwhai
the tree
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kūmara
kūmara
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kupu
word
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kura
school
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kurī
dog
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mā
white
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mā
clean
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maha
many
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mahana
warm
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mahi
to do, work, make
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mahia
passive of mahi
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māhunga
head
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makariri
cold
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makawe
hair of the head (human), used in plural: ngā ______
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māmā
easy
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mana
prestige, authority
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manaaki
to look after, to show hospitality towards
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mano
thousand
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manu
bird
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manuhiri
guest
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marae
maere
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marama
month, moon
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marangai
rain, storm
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mataku
scared, afraid
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matau
fish hook
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mārama
understand
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mātauranga
education, knowledge
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mate
to be sick, ill, dead
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maunga
mountain
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mauri
life spirit
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mea
thing
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mehemea
if (presuming nto; ki te, if, expressing simple uncertainty
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mēnā
if
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meneti
minute
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mīharo
to wonder at; amazing
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mihi
to greet
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miriona
million
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mita
metre
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moana
seafood
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moe
to sleep
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moe
to marry
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moenga
bed
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mōhio
to know
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moko
tattoo
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momo
type, kind
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moni
money
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motokā
car, motorcar
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motu
island
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nāianei
now
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nama
number
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ngā
plural of te
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ngātahi
together
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Ngāti
tribal name prefix, as in: Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu
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ngenge
tired
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ngerue
cat
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ngutu
lip, lips
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niho
tooth
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noho
to sit, to stay, to live
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nui
big, great, many
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nuinga
majority
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oho
to wake up
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oma
to run, escape
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ono
six
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ora
alive, well, healthy, safe
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ōrite
to be the same as
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oti
to be completed
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pā
a fortified settlement
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pā
to touch, to affect
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paepae
speakers' bench on the marae
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pahi
bus
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pai
good
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pakaru
broken, shattered
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pakipaki
to applaud, to clab; applause
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paku
small
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pakupaku
very small
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panana
banana
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pāngarau
mathematics
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pango
black
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pānui
to read
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papa
floor, ground, flat surface
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parauri
brown
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paru
dirt, mud, dirty
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paruparu
dirt, mud
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pata
butter
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pātai
question; to ask a question
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patu
to strike, beat, thrash
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pāua
pāua
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pea
maybe, prehaps
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pea
pear
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pea
bear
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pēhea
how?
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peita
paint
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peke
to jump, to leap overe
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pēke
bag
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pene
pen
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pepa
paper
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pīrangi
to want, desire
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piupiu
flax skirt worn, eg in kapa haka
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pō
night
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poaka
pig
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poi
poi, small, soft ball on string
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porohita
circle, round (variant of porowhita)
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porowhita
circle, round (variant of porohita)
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pōtae
hat
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poto
short
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pou
pole, post
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pouaka
box
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pounamu
greenstone
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pōuri
sad, dark
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pukapuka
book
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puku
stomach, belly
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pūngāwerewere
spider
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pūrākau
traditional story
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purei
to play/play
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pūrerehua
butterfly
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pūtaiao
science
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putiputi
flower
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rā
sun
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rā
day
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rākau
tree; timber
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rānei
or
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rangatahi
youth
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rangatira
chief, leader, boss
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rangi
sky, day
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raru
trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble
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raruraru
trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble
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rau
hundred
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rau
leaf
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reo
language
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rere
to fly
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rerekē
different, changed
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rererangi
airplane
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rima
five
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ringa
hand, arm
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ringaringa
hand, arm
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riri
anger, angry
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rite
like (to resemble, compare with)
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rongo
to hear, perceive
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rongoā
medicine
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rongonui
famous
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rōpū
group
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rorohiko
computer
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rua
two
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rūma
room
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tahi
one, single
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taihoa
wait
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tākaro
to play
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tākuta
doctor
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tangi
to cry
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tangi
to mourn, lament
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tangi
to make a sound, sound
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taniwha
monster, guardian of bodies of water
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tāone
town
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taonga
prized possession, treasure
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taonga
property, possession
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tapu
sacred, holy, under ritual restriction
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taraka
truck
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taringa
ear
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tau
year, period of time
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tau
age, as in: e iwa aku tau
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tauira
student
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tauira
example
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tautoko
to support
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te
singular thing
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tekau
ten
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tēpu
table
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tētahi
a, one specific thing
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tika
to be right, correct, straight, in order
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tikanga
custom habit, agreed way of doing things
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tikanga
reason, meaning
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tīma
team
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tīmata
to begin, to start
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tīmatanga
beginning
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tinana
body, trunk, torso
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tinana
very small
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tipu
to grow, develop
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tipu
a plant, shoot
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tiriti
tready
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tiriti
street
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titiro
to look at
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toa
shop
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toa
brave
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toa
to win, come first; winner
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tohorā
whale
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tohu
a sign, mark
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tohu
to indicate, point out
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tohu
a qualification, eg degree
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tohunga
expert, priest
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tohutohu
to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions
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toi
origin, source; native, indigenous
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toi
art, knowledge
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tokomaha
many (of people)
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tokorua
two (of people)
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tokotoru
three (of people)
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toroa
albatross
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toru
three
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tote
salt
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toto
blood
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tuarua
second
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tuatahi
first
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tuatoru
third
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tuawhā
fourth
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tuhi
to write, to draw
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tuhinga
writing, text
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tuhituhito
write, draw
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tuhituhinga
writing, text
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tukutuku
woven wall panels
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tukutuku
spider web
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tūmanako
to hope for, anticipate, expect
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tumeke
to take fright, surprise
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tuna
eel
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tūpato
to be careful; caution, cautious
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tūru
chair, seat, stool
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ua
to rain; rain
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uaua
difficult
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upoko
head
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wā
time
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waea
telephone
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waea
wire
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waewae
foot
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waha
mouth
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wai
water
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waiata
to sing, song
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waiho
to leave something somewhere
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waiho
to remain, rest
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wairua
spirit
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waka
canoe
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waka
car
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waka
vehicle (land, air, sea)
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wānanga
place of learning, as in: whare wānanga
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waru
eight
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wawata
to long for, yearn for
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wera
to burn; burnt; hot, heat
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wero
to pierce
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wero
to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony
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whā
four
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whakaae
to agree
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whakaaro
to think; thought
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whakahaere
to run something, manage, make something go
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whakahoki
to return, to reply
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whakamahi
to operate, to make something work
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whakamahi
to put someone to work, to make someone work
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whakamārama
to explain
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whakamua
frontward, towards the front
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whakamuri
towards the back
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whakamutunga
ending, conclusion
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whakanui
to honour, to praise
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whakanui
to enlarge
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whakapai
to improve, to fix up
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whakapapa
genealogy
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whakararo
downwards
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whakarongo
to listen
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whakarunga
upwards
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whakatika
to straighten, to correct, to fix
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whānau
family
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whānau
to be born/be born
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whanaunga
relative, relation
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whanga
bay
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whare
house, building
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wharekura
Māori-medium secondary school
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whatu
eye
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karu
eye
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kamo
eye
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whenua
land
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whero
red
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whetū
star
423
whitu
seven
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whutupōro
football, rugby
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wiki
week
