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matua/whaea (whakaangi)
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(step) father/mother
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ahau
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I/me
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awa
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river
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hapū
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sub-tribe
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hea/whea
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where?
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hoa
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friend/partner
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ia
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he/she/him/her
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ingoa
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name
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irāmutu
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niece/nephew
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iwi
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tribe
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koe
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you (1 person)
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koroua
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grandfather
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kōrua
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you (2 people)
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koutou
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you (3+ people)
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kuia
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grandmother
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mātāmua
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eldest
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matua
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father/uncle
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mātua
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parents
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maunga
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mountain
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mokopuna
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grandchild/grandchildren
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ngenge
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tired
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o/a
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of
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pai
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good
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pēhea
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how?
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pōtiki
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youngest
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rāhina
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monday
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rātū
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tuesday
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rāapa
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wednesday
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rāpare
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thursday
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rāmere
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friday
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rāhoroi
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saturday
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rātapu
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sunday
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taku
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my
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tamaiti
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child
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tamariki
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children
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tana
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his/her
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tāne
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man/husband
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teina
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younger sibling of the same gender
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tēnā
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that (by you)
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tēnei
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this (by me)
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tērā
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that (over yonder)
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tipuna/tupuna
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ancestor/grandparent
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tō
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your
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tuahine
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sister (of a male)
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tuakana
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elder sibling of the same gender
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tungāne
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brother (of a female)
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wahine
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woman/wife
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wai
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who?
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waka
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canoe/vehicle
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whaea
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mother/aunt
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ako
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to learn
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aroha
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to love
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ātaahua
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beautiful
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haere
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to go
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hiahia
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to want
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hīkoi
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to walk
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horoi
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to wash
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iti
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small
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kaiako
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teacher
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kōrero
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to talk
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kura
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school
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mā
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clean/white
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mātou
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we/us (3+; exclusive)
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māua
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we/us (2; exclusive)
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mua
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in front of
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muri
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behind
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nui
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big/large
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oma
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to run
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pene
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pen
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pukapuka
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book
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raro
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below/beneath
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rātou
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they/them (3+)
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rāua
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they/them (2)
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reira
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there (aforementioned)
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roto
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inside
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runga
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on/above
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tātahi
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the beach
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tātou
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we/us (3+; inclusive)
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tāua
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we/us (2; inclusive)
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tauira
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student
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tāwāhi
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overseas
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tēpu
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table
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titiro
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to look
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tuhituhi
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to write
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tūru
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chair
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uaua
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difficult
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waenganui
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between/amidst
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waho
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outside
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whakarongo
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to listen
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whare
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house/building
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harikoa
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happy/joyful
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pukumahi
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busy
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māuiui
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sick
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hiakai
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hungry
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karangarua
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cousin
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katoa
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all
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amuamu
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to complain
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hanga
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to build
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hoko
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to buy
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kawe
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to carry
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ki ahau nei
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I think/in my opinion/I reckon
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konei
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here (by me)
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konā
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there (by you)
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korā
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there (over yonder)
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māku/mōku
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for me
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māu/mōu
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for you
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māna/mōna
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for him/her
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mātakitaki
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to watch
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mō
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for/about
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pīrangi
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to want/desire
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rongo
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to hear/taste/feel/sense
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takoto
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to lie down
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tangi
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to cry/to make a sound
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taputapu
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dishes/utensils
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tatari
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to wait
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tiaki
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to care for
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tiki
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to fetch
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tīmata
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to begin/to start
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tito
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to compose
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tunu
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to cook
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waiata
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to sing
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whai
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to pursue/follow/chase
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whakaaro
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to think
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whakarite
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to arrange/adjust
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whakatika
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to tidy/to correct
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ka
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TAM future/neutral
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kei te
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TAM present
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kua
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TAM perfect past
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i
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TAM past
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e (v) ana
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TAM continuous
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tētahi
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a
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ētahi
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some
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tekau
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ten
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rau
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hundred
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mano
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thousand
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mā
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and (numbers)
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māngere
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lazy
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tāroaroa
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tall
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tūpuhi
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skinny
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takapū
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short
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anuhea
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ugly
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paru
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dirty
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mōmona
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fat
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poroire
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slow
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taimaha
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heavy
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wera
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hot
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hoa piripono
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best friends
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tamāhine
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daughter
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kōtiro
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girl
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tama
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boy/son
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moni
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money
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rākau
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tree
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ngeru
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cat
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rūma moe
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bedroom
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rūma kaukau
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bathroom
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ringawera
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kitchen hand
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kaumātua
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adult
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tāngata
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people
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aua
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I don't know
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He pātai
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a question
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kei te mārama ahau
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I understand
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he āhua
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so so
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hoki
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also
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tino
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very (before noun modifier)
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aha
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what?
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papakupu
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dictionary
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purotu
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handsome
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koretake
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useless
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mōkai
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pet
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kāhore kau
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none
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inu
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drink
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hia
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how many?
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āporo
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apple
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perehitana
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president
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mōhio/mōhiotia
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know/known
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pēke
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bag
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Ōtautahi
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Christchurch
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kāinga
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home
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rūma noho
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living room/lounge
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Tāmaki-makau-rau
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Auckland
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tawhito
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old
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aihikirīmi
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ice cream
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tere
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fast
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whakapono
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to believe
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tūmanako
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to desire/hope for
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tahi
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one
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rua
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two
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toru
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three
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whā
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four
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rima
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five
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ono
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six
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whitu
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seven
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waru
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eight
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iwa
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nine
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tekau
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ten
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tua-(tahi)
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ordinal prefix eg. tuatahi = first
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āwhina
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to help
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hoatu
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to give (away, to someone else)
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hoki
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to return
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homai
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to give (to me)
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hopu
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to catch
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karaihe
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class
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kimi
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to seek/to look for
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kite
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to see/to find
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kōtiro
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girl
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kurī
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dog
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mahi
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to work
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manu
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bird
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mārama
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to understand
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moe
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to sleep
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moenga
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bed
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mōhio
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to know
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ngeru
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cat
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pēke
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bag
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pīrangi
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to want/desire
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rere
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to fly
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takoto
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to lie down
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tama
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boy/son
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tangi
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to cry/to make a sound
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taputapu
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dishes/utensils
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tīmata
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to begin/to start
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ūkui
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to wipe
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whakaaro
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to think
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whakaatu
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to display/to show
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whakamārama
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to explain
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ao
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world/cloud
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āporo
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apple
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aroha
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love
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hākari
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feast
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huarahi
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road/path
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hui
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meeting
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kai
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food
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kaimahi
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worker
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kaitiaki
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caregiver/caretaker
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kēmu
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game
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kupu
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word/message
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kura
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school
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mea
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thing
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moana
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sea
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pātai
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question
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pikitia
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picture/film
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pō
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night
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pouaka
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box
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rangi
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sky/day
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reo
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language/voice
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rūma
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room
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taonga
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prized possession/treasure
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i tērā wiki/tau
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last week/year
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inatahirā
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the day before yesterday
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inanahi
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yesterday
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ināianei
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now
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i muri mai i tērā
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after that (past)
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i mua atu i tērā
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before that (past)
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i te nuinga o te wā
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most of the time
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i ētahi wā
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sometimes
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tika
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to be right/correct/straight/in order
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mātauranga
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education
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parauri
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brown
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wakarererangi
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plane
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mataku
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scared
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heoi
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however
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wharepikitio
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movie theatre
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kākahu
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clothes
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katakata
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to laugh
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kanikani
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to dance
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menemene
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to smile
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pāti
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party
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hou
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new
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tīkiti
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ticket
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tuhingaroa
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essay
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pahi
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bus
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hua whenua
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vegetables
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aituā
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accident
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whakahoki
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to answer
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manuhiri
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visitor
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putiputi
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flowers
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pakeke
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adult
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waipiro
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alcohol
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kiriata
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film
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reta
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letter
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īmera
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email
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whānaunau
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to be be born
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tuku
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to submit
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bathroom
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rūma kaukau
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kāinga
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home
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engari
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but
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..., ā ,...
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and
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nā te mea
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because
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aroha(ina)
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love
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hāora
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hour
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hari(a)
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carry, to take
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haurua
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half
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hauwhā
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quarter
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hiahia(tia)
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to want/desire/wish
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hiakai
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to be hungry
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hikoi
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walk
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hoe(a)
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paddle
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hoko(na)
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to buy/to sell
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horoi(a)
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to wash
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kai(nga)
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eat/food
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kaukau
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to bathe (swim)
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kōrero(tia)
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talk/speak
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mahi(a)
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to do, work, make
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makariri
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to be cold
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mārama(tia)
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to understand
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maumahara(tia)
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remember
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menemene
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smile
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meneti
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minute
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mōhio(tia)
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know
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neke(hia)
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move
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noa iho
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only/merely/just
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noho
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stay, sit, live
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oma
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run
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pānui(tia)
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read
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patu(a)
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hit, thrash
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pau
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to be consumed
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pīrangi(tia)
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desire/want
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reri
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to be ready
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tangi(hia)
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to cry, mourn, weep, grieve
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tango(hia)
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remove
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tatari/tāria
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wait
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titiro/tirohia
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look
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wareware
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to be forgotten
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whiti(a)
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shine
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kōrua/koutou
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you (2)(3+)
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māua/mātou
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we (2)(3+) excl
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rāua/rātou
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they (2)(3+)
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tāua/tātou
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we (2)(3+) incl
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rorohiko
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computer
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whānui
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broad/wide
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hau kāinga
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home wind, homeland
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tūranga waewae
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place to stand/stomping ground
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hunga
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group of people
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mihi
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to greet/a greeting
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wāhanga
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part, portion, section/chapter, episode
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uru
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to enter, to go into
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tākaro(hia)
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play
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wānanga
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place of learning
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ahakoa
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although
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āwhina(tia)
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to help
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hākinakina
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sport
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hiakai
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to be hungry
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hinengaro
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mind/intellect
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hinga
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to be fallen
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hoko(na)
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to buy/to sell
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horoi(a)
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to wash
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hua rākau
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fruit
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hua whenua
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vegetables
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ināianei
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now
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mahana
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to be warm
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mahue
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to be left behind
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makariri
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to be cold
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mākona
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to be satisfied
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mākū
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to be wet/saturated
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mamae
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to be painful/in pain
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maoa
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to be cooked/ripe
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maringi
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to be spilled
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mārō
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to be firm/hard
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mutu
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to be finished/ended
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nanakia
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rascal/to be clever/cunning
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ngaro
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to be lost/missing/absent
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ngohengohe
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to be soft
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oti
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to be completed
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pakaru
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to be broken
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pau
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to be consumed
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reri
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to be ready
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riro
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to be seized/taken
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tapahi(a)
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to chop
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tō
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stove
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tunu(a)
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to cook/bake/roast
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tutuki
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to be completed/achieved
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uhi(a)
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to cover
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ūkui(tia)
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to wipe
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wareware
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to be forgotten
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whakakā(ngia)
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to turn on
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whakakī(a)
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to fill
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whakawheto(ngia)
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to turn off
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whara
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to be injured
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rangatira
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boss
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take
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reason, cause, origin, subject of discussion, root, stump
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whakahaere
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to run something, manage, make something go
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tari
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study, department, office
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tiaki
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to look after/care for
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kimi(hia)
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to look for/seek
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tūtaki
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to meet
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neke
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to move/shift
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tākaro
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to play
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whakarite(a)
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to prepare/arrange
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whakatā/whakangā
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to rest
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ārai
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to screen off//block
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toro
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to stretch out/visit
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patu(a)
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to strike/beat
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tautoko(na)
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to support
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kaukau
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to swim
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whiu(a)
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to throw
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here(a)
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to tie/bind
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huri
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to turn/to become
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akiaki
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to urge/encourage
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tatari(tāria)
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to wait
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mātakitaki
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to watch
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mau
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to wear (clothing)
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hāmama
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to yell/shout
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heoi anō
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however/to conclude
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otirā
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however/in conclusion
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kātahi, ka (v)
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and then...
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mehemea
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if
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mō ake tonu atu
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forever
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nāwai rā
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eventually
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kāore e kore
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without a doubt
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kāore i roa
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it wasn't long (before)...
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kāore e roa
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it won't be long (before)...
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e pā ana ki
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relating to
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ehara i te mea
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it's not as if...
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ko te āhua nei
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it looks as though
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ā te tau i tū mai nei
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next year
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i te tau kua pahure ake nei
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last year
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ki taku nei mōhio
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to my knowledge
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e ai ki a Mere
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according to Mere
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ki ōku nei whakaaro
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in my opinion/i think
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kātahi te (rangi ātaahua)
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what a (beautiful day)
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i muri mai o tērā
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after that (in the past)
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i mua atu o tērā
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before that (in the past)
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karere
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message
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Kohi-tātea/Hānuere
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January
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Hui-tanguru/Pēpuere
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February
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Poutū-te-rangi/Māehe
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March
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Paenga-whāehā/Āperira
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April
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Haratua/Mei
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May
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Pipiri/Hune
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June
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ārahi (arahina)
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to lead/guide
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aroha(ina)
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love
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āwhina(tia)
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to help
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eke
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to ascend/climb/get on
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hanga(ia)
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to build
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hari(a)
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to carry/take
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hari(a)
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carry, to take
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hiahia(tia)
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want/desire/wish
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hiki(na)
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to lift/raise/carry
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hīkoi
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walk
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hinga
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to fall
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hoe(a)
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to paddle
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hopu(kina)
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to catch
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huna(ia)
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to hide
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inu(mia)
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to drink
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kai(nga)
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eat/food
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karanga
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to call
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kaukau
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to bathe (swim)
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kite(a)
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see/find
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mahi(a)
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to do/make/work
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mahi(a)
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to do, work, make
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mau(ria)
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to bring/to take
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maumahara(tia)
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remember
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menemene
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smile
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mōhio(tia)
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know
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neke(hia)
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move
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noho
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stay, sit, live
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oma
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run
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pā(ngia)
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touch/reach
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pānui(tia)
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read
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patu(a)
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hit, thrash
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pīrangi(tia)
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desire/want
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pupuri(tia)
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to hold onto
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rongo (rangona)
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hear, smell, taste
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ruku(hia)
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dive, plunge
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tākaro(hia)
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play
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tangi(hia)
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to cry, mourn, weep, grieve
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tango(hia)
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remove
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tīni(hia)
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to change
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tono(a)
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to command/request
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tuku(a)
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to allow/send/release
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tūmanako
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desire, hope for
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waiho
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to leave something
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whai(a)
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to chase/pursue
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whakahau(a)
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to encourage/order
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whakapono
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believe
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whakarongo
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listen
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whakatau(ria)
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decide
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whana(ia)
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to kick
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whiti(a)
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shine
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Hōngongoi/Hūrae
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July
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Here-turi-kōkā/Ākuhata
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August
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tētahi atu
|
another (locative)
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anō
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another (existential)
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he rite tono ... ki ...
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the same as/just like
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he [noun modifier] iho
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diminisher
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he [noun modifier] ake
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intensifier
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hoihō
|
horse
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Mahuru/Hepetema
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September
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Whiringa-ā-nuku/Oketopa
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October
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Whiriringa-ā-rangi/Noema
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November
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Hakihea/Tihema
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December
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