Multicultural Whangarei Flashcards
(298 cards)
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(negative) is not, are not - affirmative sentences with a noun phrase beginning with ko are negated by ehara
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ehara … i te
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(noun) stove
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tō
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comma
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piko
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not yet
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kāhore anō
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I am not going to the playground.
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Kāhore ahau e haere ana ki te papa tākaro.
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(verb) (-a) to last for a short time, done for a short time
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turu
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ngaruiti
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(noun) microwave
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inanahi
A
(location) yesterday
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(noun) container, bowl, vessel, calabash, urn, vase, mug - vessel for holding anything, but especially liquids
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ipu
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What are you doing tomorrow?
A
He aha ana koe āpōpō?
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kāhore anō
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not yet
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engari
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- but, but rather
- on the other hand, rather, on the contrary
- on the contrary - used to negate a negative question or sentence. It may be followed by tonu.
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ināianei
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(location) now, at present, presently
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piko (verb, stative, noun)
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- (verb) to bend, stoop
- (stative) bent, curved
- (noun) bend, corner, comma
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What are you (1) doing?
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He aha ana koe? [Heahana koe?]
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see you later, time will tell
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Mā te wā
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uaua (verb, adjective, modifier, noun x2)
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- (verb) to be difficult, hard, demanding
- (adjective) be difficult, hard
- (modifier) difficult, hard, demanding
- (noun) difficulty, dilemma, problem, trouble
- (noun) sinew, muscle, vein, artery
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(modifier) dark in colour, dark brown, chocolate colour
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parauri
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ipu
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(noun) container, bowl, vessel, calabash, urn, vase, mug - vessel for holding anything, but especially liquids
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turu
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(verb) (-a) to last for a short time, done for a short time
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He is coming to learn Maori.
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E haere ana ia ki te ako te reo maori.
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(negative) is not, are not - used to negate sentences that begin with he followed by a noun to assert that the subject belongs to a class of things
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ehara … i te
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Eight minus three is five.
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E waru, tangohia te toru, ka rima (8 - 3 = 5)
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pānui (verb x2, noun)
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- (verb) (-hia -tia) to announce, notify, advertise, publish, proclaim
- (verb) (-hia -tia) to read, speak aloud, narrate, recite
- (noun) public notice, announcement, poster, proclamation
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hoki
(verb) (-a) to go back, return
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(noun) chair, stool, seat, bench, pew
tūru
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(verb) to be difficult, hard, demanding
(adjective) be difficult, hard
(modifier) difficult, hard, demanding
(noun) difficulty, dilemma, problem, trouble
uaua
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ipu hangarua
(noun) recycling bin
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(noun) full stop, decimal point
ira kati
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and me, too
me ahau hoki
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(noun) microwave (2)
ngaruiti
| umu tira
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parauri (verb, modifier)
1. (verb) to be dark in colour, dark brown, chocolate colour
| 2. (modifier) dark in colour, dark brown, chocolate colour
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That's not the Prime Minister.
Ehara tērā i te Pirimia.
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ehara ... i te
1. (negative) is not, are not - used to negate sentences that begin with he followed by a noun to assert that the subject belongs to a class of things.
Ehara tēnei i te mahi uaua. / This is not a difficult task.
2. (negative) is not, are not - affirmative sentences with a noun phrase beginning with ko are negated by ehara.
Ehara tērā i te Pirimia. / That's not the Prime Minister.
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(verb) (-hia -tia) to read, speak aloud, narrate, recite
pānui
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1. but, but rather
| 2. on the other hand, rather, on the contrary
engari
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mā te wā
see you later, time will tell
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I am going to the playground.
E haere ana ahau ki te papa tākaro.
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me ahau hoki
and me, too
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(noun) rubbish bin
ipupara
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(verb) (-a) to go back, return
hoki
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Ehara tēnei i te pene kōwhai.
That is not a yellow pen.
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(noun) recycling bin
ipu hangarua
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(location) yesterday
inanahi
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(noun) cupboard
kāpata
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This is not a difficult task.
Ehara tēnei i te mahi uaua.
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(verb) (-hia) to subtract, take away, minus
(verb) tango (-hia)
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(location) now, at present, presently
ināianei
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ipupara
(noun) rubbish bin
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What are you doing today?
He aha ana koe i tēnei rā?
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kāpata
(noun) cupboard
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mārau (verb, noun)
1. (verb) (-a -tia) to catch with a pronged stick
| 2. (noun) fork, pronged stick (for catching eels), fleshhook, dredge (for shellfish)
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(noun) fork (4)
whāka
tīrou
paoka
mārau
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sad
pōuri
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A flower
He putiputi
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1. (verb) to be eager, obstinate, persistent, strong, brave.
ngana
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1. (noun) wind, breeze, breath.
hau
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1. (verb) (pūhia) to blow, shoot, fire (a gun), spout (as a whale).
pupuhi
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1. (verb) (-ia) to fall, fall over, lose, knock down.
hinga
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pōuri
sad
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maha (stative, noun)
(stative) be many, numerous, abundant - usually takes the prefix toko- when referring to people
(noun) abundance, number, majority
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(toa, whare) hokomaha
supermarket
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supermarket
(toa, whare) hokomaha
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mene, menemene
to smile
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to smile (x2)
mene
| menemene
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to fall
hinga
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hinga
to fall
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harawene
jealous
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jealous
harawene
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wātea
(verb) to be free, unoccupied, open, vacant, blank, available, clear, unencumbered
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(verb) to be free, unoccupied, open, vacant, blank, available, clear, unencumbered
wātea
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haerenga
(noun) journey, trip, parting
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(noun) journey, trip, parting
haerenga
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1. (verb) (-ngia) to take breath, catch breath, rest, relax, have a break
2. (verb) (-ngia) to retire
3. (modifier) resting, relaxing
4. (noun) retirement
whakatā
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whakatā (verb x2, modifier, noun)
1. (verb) (-ngia) to take breath, catch breath, rest, relax, have a break
2. (verb) (-ngia) to retire
3. (modifier) resting, relaxing
4. (noun) retirement
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tae mai
to arrive
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to arrive
tae mai
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tōmuri (verb, modifier, noun)
(verb) to be late, last, too late, overdue, behind time
(modifier) late, last, too late, overdue, behind time, recent
(noun) latecomer, late arrival, lateness
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(verb) to be late, last, too late, overdue, behind time
tōmuri
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rawa atu (following an adjective)
very, extremely so, most - when preceded by an adjective and followed by atu it expresses the superlative
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rerekē
(adjective) be different, unusual, abnormal, changed, different from, amended
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(adjective) be different, unusual, abnormal, changed, different from, amended
rerekē
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This is quite different from that.
He rerekē rawa atu tēnei i tēnā.
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ngahau (verb, modifier, noun)
(verb) to be enjoyable
(modifier) enjoyable
(noun) enjoymeny
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hanga (verb)
to make, build, fashion, create
and other meanings
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clothes
kakahū
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uku
clay (e.g. Play-Doh)
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mokemoke(verb, modifier, noun)
1. (verb) to be lonely
2. (modifier) lonely, solitary
3. (noun) loneliness, solitude, isolation
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(verb) to be lonely
mokemoke
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(modifier) lonely, solitary
mokemoke
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(noun) loneliness, solitude, isolation
mokemoke
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(noun) dementia
mate wareware
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wareware (verb, stative, noun)
1. (verb) (-hia -ngia -tia) to forget, forgotten
2. (stative) be forgetful
3. (noun) forgetfulness
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(verb) (-hia -ngia -tia) to forget, forgotten
wareware
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(stative) be forgetful
wareware
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(noun) forgetfulness
wareware
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to knead (e.g. bread dough)
pokepoke
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to be kneaded (e.g. as bread dough)
pokepokea
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tau (noun, verb)
(noun) year, age, season, time of year
(verb) to settle down, subside, abate
and many others
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to arrange, put in order, get ready
whakarite
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(noun) picture, film, painting.
pikitia
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“every day”
ia rā
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ia rā (2)
then, indeed, in fact, really, actually, undoubtedly, just - words to add emphasis, including to questions and commands. Sometimes written as one word, i.e. iara
“every day”
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(verb) (-a) to put on (clothes, etc.).
whakamau (kakahū)
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Rūaumoko
(personal name) atua of earthquakes and the youngest child of Rangi-nui and Papa-tū-ā-nuku. Also known as Rūaimoko.
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(personal name) atua of earthquakes and the youngest child of Rangi-nui and Papa-tū-ā-nuku. Also known as Rūaimoko.
Rūaumoko
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(modifier) just like - usually followed by ki
rite tonu
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rite tonu (modifier x2)
1. (modifier) just like - usually followed by ki
| 2. (modifier) always, all the time, continually, constantly - usually preceded by he
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Our house is just like yours.
Rite tonu tō mātou whare ki tō koutou.
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(location) the shore, ashore, land (from a sea or water perspective), inland (from a coastal perspective), interior (of a country or island) - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei or is preceded by a when used as the subject of the sentence.
uta
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uta
(location) the shore, ashore, land (from a sea or water perspective), inland (from a coastal perspective), interior (of a country or island) - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei or is preceded by a when used as the subject of the sentence.
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stranded (as in a whale cast ashore)
pae (mai)
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(verb) (-a) to be born, give birth
whānau
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I grew up there.
I tipu ake ahau ki reira.
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I was born in NY.
I whānau mai ai i Niu Ioka.
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Australia
Ahitereiria
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rapu (verb, modifier, noun)
1. (verb) (-a -hia) to seek, look for, hunt, search for, inquire, investigate
2. (modifier) seeking, searching
3. (noun) seeking, search, hunt
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(verb) (-a -hia) to seek, look for, hunt, search for, inquire, investigate
rapu
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England
Ingarani
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Ireland
Aerana
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I arrived in NZ with my wife, Robyn, in 2004.
I te tau 2004 (e rua mano mā whā) i tae mai māua ko tōku hoa wahine a Robyn ki Aotearoa.
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They go to the library every day.
Haere ai rāua ki te whare pukapuka ia rā, ia rā.
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tauparapara
(noun) incantation to begin a speech - the actual tauparapara used are a way that tangata whenua are able to identify a visiting group, as each tribe has tauparapara peculiar to them. Tauparapara are a type of karakia.
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(negative) it is not as if, it is not the case that
ehara i te mea
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(verb) (-a -ngia) to set to work, cause to work, operate, put to work, employ, use
whakamahi
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tautohe (verb, modifier, noun)
1. (verb) (-a -tia) to contend, argue, persist, haggle, contest, quarrel
2. (modifier) of protest, protesting, contesting
3. (noun) dispute, quarrel, argument, disagreement
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(verb) (-a -tia) to contend, argue, persist, haggle, contest, quarrel
tautohe
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(modifier) of protest, protesting, contesting
tautohe
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(noun) dispute, quarrel, argument, disagreement
tautohe
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This coming Saturday, ... (2)
Hei te hātarei e heke mai ana ...
| Hei te rāhoroi e heke mai ana ...
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huihui (verb, noun)
1. (verb) (-a -tia) to put or add together, come together, meet, gather, assemble, congregate
2. (noun) assembly, group, constellation
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(verb) (-a -tia) to put or add together, come together, meet, gather, assemble, congregate
huihui
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(noun) assembly, group, constellation
huihui
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twenty minutes after twelve (2)
rua tekau ngā miniti mai i te tekau mā rua karaka
| rua tekau ngā miniti pāhi tekau mā rua karaka
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twenty minutes before twelve
rua tekau ngā miniti ki te tekau mā rua karaka
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half past ... (o'clock)
haurua i te ...
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quarter to ... (o'clock)
hauwhā ki te ...
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quarter past ... (o'clock)
hauwhā mai i te ...
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I like... (verb)
He pai ki ahau ... (verb)
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to debate
tautohetohe
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māna
for him/her - used in this way when the possessor will have control of the relationship or is dominant, active or superior to what is possessed
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This is a melon for her.
He merengi tēnei māna.
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for him/her - used in this way when the possessor will have control of the relationship or is dominant, active or superior to what is possessed
māna
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vine
aka
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aka
vine
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(verb) (-ngia -tia) to clean off, scrape away
āka
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āka (verb, noun)
(verb) (-ngia -tia) to clean off, scrape away
| (noun) yearning, affection.
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Rangi has been overcome with affection.
Kua mate a Rangi i te āka.
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aku
(determiner) my - when talking of more than one thing. A possessive determiner which must be followed by a noun, unlike āku and ōku. This is the neutral or informal form and is not governed by the a and o categories. It cannot be stressed, in which case either āku or ōku must be used, depending on the category of the noun.
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Those are my grandparents.
Ko aku tīpuna ērā.
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āku (determiner x2)
1. (determiner) my, of mine, belonging to me (more than one thing) - a possessive determiner. Used when the possessor has, or had, control of the relationship or is dominant, active or superior to what is possessed
2. (determiner) I have (more than one thing)
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I have meetings tomorrow.
He hui āku āpōpō.
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toto (verb, noun)
1. (verb) to be bleeding
| 2. (noun) blood - usually spoken of in the plural
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(verb) to be bleeding
toto
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(noun) blood - usually spoken of in the plural
toto
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totō (verb, noun)
1. (verb) to gush forth, rise up, flow, ooze, trickle
| 2. (noun) dripping, trickling, oozing, flowing
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(verb) to gush forth, rise up, flow, ooze, trickle
totō
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(noun) dripping, trickling, oozing, flowing
totō
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tōtō (noun, verb)
(noun) weeds
| (verb) (-ia) to drag (a number of objects), tow
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(noun) weeds
tōtō
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tāke (location, verb x2, noun x3)
1. (location) Turkey - a country composed of the Anatolian peninsula in western Asia and an enclave in south-east Europe
2. (noun) Turk
3. (verb) (-hia -ngia -tia) to tax
4. (noun) tax
5. (verb) (-tia) to stack
6. (noun) stack, haystack
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take (verb, noun)
1. (verb) (-a) to originate, derive
2. (noun) reason, purpose, cause, origin, root, stump, source, beginning
and others
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tana (determiner, noun)
(determiner) his, her - when talking of one thing. A possessive determiner which must be followed by a noun, unlike tāna and tōna. This is the neutral or informal form and is not governed by the a and o categories
(noun) tonne, ton
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Here is her cellphone.
Anei tana waea pūkoro.
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She has a plate.
He pereti tāna.
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Here's your cat; where's hers?
Anei tāu ngeru, kei hea tāna?
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There's her son; where's mine?
Arā tāna tama, kei hea tāku?
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(location) the beach, seaside, riverside - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei. Used when referring to the beach from an inland perspective.
tātahi
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tātahi
(location) the beach, seaside, riverside - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei. Used when referring to the beach from an inland perspective.
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takutai
(noun) sea coast, coast, shore
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(noun) sea coast, coast, shore
takutai
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(stative) be struck, hit accidentally, injured, hurt, wounded
whara
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whara
(stative) be struck, hit accidentally, injured, hurt, wounded
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(verb) (-a) to leave, depart
wehe
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wehe
(verb) (-a) to leave, depart
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(verb) to be dry, baked, cooked until crisp, baked hard, burned, weathered
pakapaka
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pakapaka
(verb) to be dry, baked, cooked until crisp, baked hard, burned, weathered
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was held
puritia
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to hold, retain, grip
puri
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was called
karangatia
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was done/said
meatia
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was fought
whawhaitia
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was fixed
whakapaitia
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was helped
āwhinatia
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was spoken
kōrerotia
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was sung
waiatatia
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was thought of
whakaarotia
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to think, plan, consider, design
whakaaro
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was wanted
hiahiatia
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was watched
mātakitia
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was ill treated
tūkinotia
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to ill treat (with violence)
tūkino
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was named
whakaingoatia
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to plant, introduce, insert
whakatō
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was planted
whakatōngia
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was seen/found
kitea
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was cut off
poroa
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to cut short, trim, cut off, amputate
poro
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was dug
keria
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to dig, dig up
keri
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was followed
whāia
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to follow, chase, pursue
whai
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was traveled
haerea
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was built
hangaa
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to make, build
hanga
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was slept with
moea
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was awaited
tāria
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to wait for, await
tatari
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tātari
to strain, filter, sift, analyse
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was washed
horoia
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to wash
horoi
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was made/done
mahia
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was written
tuhia
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to write, draw, record
tuhi
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was whistled ar
whioa
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to whistle
whio
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was sat on
nohoia
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was said/filled
kīia
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was kicked
whanaia
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to kick
whana
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was hidden
hunaia
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was built
hangaia
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was looked at
tirohia
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was played (a game)
tākarohia
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was moved
nukuhia
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to move, shift
nuku
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was taken
tangohia
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to take up, take hold of
tango
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to remove, take away, subtract, minus
tango
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was mourned
tangihia
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was chopped
tapahia
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to cut, chop, hack, cut up, operate, amputate
tapahi
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hole, pit, well, puncture, dungeon
poka
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was rained
uaina
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carpenter, carpentry
kāmura
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(verb) (-a) to saw, rub backwards and forwards
kani
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rainstorm, bad weather
marangai
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axe
poke
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choir
koea
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(verb) (-a -ngia) to bite, gnaw, chew, hurt, itch
ngau
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(noun) door
tatau
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(noun) door, entrance, mouth, gateway - also as kūaha
kūwaha
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(noun) wall, screen, edge
pātū
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surfing
whakaheke ngaru
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reading
pānui (-hia -tia)
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(verb) to conceal, hide
huna (-a -ia)
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(noun) student, pupil, apprentice, pattern, example, model, design, draft, sample, specimen, template, skilled person, cadet
tauira
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“There's no place like home.”
Kia mau ki te tokanga nui a noho.
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(noun) large basket for food, hamper, picnic basket
tokanga
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“Even though the wedge is small, it splits the tōtara.”
Ahakoa he iti te matakahi, ka pakaru i a ia te tōtara.
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(noun) plan, chart, map
mahere
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(verb) to steal, cheat, rob, embezzle
tāhae (-ngia -tia)
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mahara
(experience verb)(-tia) to think about, consider
(experience verb)(-tia) to remember, recollect, bear in mind, know
(experience verb)(-tia) to be anxious
(modifier) thoughtful
(noun) recollection, thought, memory, reasoning
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taitama
(verb) to be a young man
(modifier) young (of a man)
(noun) young man, youth
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raumati
(verb) to be summer
| (noun) summer
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to be stupid, ignorant, naive, uneducated, illiterate, etc.
kūare, kūware
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mussel
kūtai
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oyster
tio
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fat
mōmona
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slow (northern dialect)
ata haere
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wet
mākū
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thin, lean, skinny
tūai
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to be late
tōmuri
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(verb) to be fast, swift
| (modifier) fast, swift
horo
| tere
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“I feel sorry (e.g. for you)”
wāna āno
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hair (of the head)
makawe
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face
mata
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forehead, temple
rae
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eye (x2)
kanohi
| karu
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ear
taringa
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nose
ihu
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jaw, chin
kauwae
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head
mātenga
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neck, throat
kakī
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shoulder
pokohiwi
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chest
uma
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tauwhiro
(verb) (-tia) to tend, care for
| (noun) social worker
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(w)hakapuare
to cause to be open
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puare
(stative) be open, exposed, hollow
| (noun) hole, opening, vowel, aperture
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wānanga
(verb) (-hia, -tia) to meet and discuss, deliberate, consider
(noun) seminar, conference, forum, educational seminar
(noun) tribal knowledge, lore
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whāioio
(modifier) very numerous — often used to intensify a noun signifying many, e.g. tini, mano
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uriuri
(modifier) dark in colour, dark green
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koronga
(noun) purpose, intention, aspiration
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tāwharau
(verb) (-tia) to shelter
(modifier) sheltering
(noun) shelter
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taketake
(stative?) to be long-established, original, ancient, indigenous, etc.
(modifier) to be long-established, original, ancient, indigenous
(modifier) endemic
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tāmau
(verb) (-ngia, -tia) to fasten, lock up, secure
| (verb) (-a, -ngia, -tia) to betroth, promise in marriage
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haunui
(noun) dew
| (modifier) wide, broad
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take
(verb)(-a) to originate, derive
(noun) reason, purpose, topic, subject
etc.
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ruku
(verb) (-a, -hia, -tia) to dive, diving, dive for
| (noun) diving
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ū
(verb)(-ngia) to land (a vessel), reach the land, arrive by water, strike home (of weapons or blows)
(stative?) to be firm, resolute, fixed, unyielding
(verb) to comply
(noun) female breast
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niwha
(verb) to be resolute, bold, fierce, truculent
(noun) barb (of a fish hook or bird spear)
(noun) determination, resolve, willpower, grit, bravery, rage, etc.
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iho
(particle) down, downwards, from above
(particle) after that, following that
etc.
(noun) heart, essence, kernel, pith, essential quality, nature
(noun) umbilical cord (middle portion)
293
puta
(verb) (-ina) to appear, come into view, escape, get out, go out, exit, get clear, survive, born
(noun) opening, hole
294
whai
(verb) to be equipped with, have, possessing, acquire
| (noun) having, possessing
295
tūturu
(stative?) to be fixed, permanent, real, true, actual, authentic, original
(modifier) fixed, permanent, real, true, actual, authentic, original
(modifier) lawful, legitimate
(noun) commitment, dedication, devotion
(noun) upright, post (of a building)
(verb) to kneel, bend the knees
296
whakamaua
(verb) (-a, -ria, -tia) to fix, fasten, attach
(verb) (-a) to fix attention on, be intent on, go straight for
(verb) (-aj to put on (clothes, etc.)
(verb) (-a) to be vindictive, hold a grudge, be obstinate
(modifier) unforgiving, vindictive
(noun) grievance, complaint, grudge, resentment
297
tina
(stative?) to be. fixed, fast, firm, hard, constipated
| (noun) constipation
298
haumi
(verb) to join, invest, ally
(modifier) in alliance
(modifier) investment (finance)
(noun) ally, alliance
