Maori Vocabulary
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age /eɪdʒ/ = NOUN: taipakeke; VERB: kaumātua haere; USER: tonu, ake, ao, ake ake, mau tonu,

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and /ænd/ = CONJUNCTION: me; USER: a, me, ka, me te, a ka,

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be /biː/ = VERB: ora; USER: kia, hei, e, waiho,

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birthday /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ = NOUN: rā huritau; USER: whanau, ra whanau, te ra whanau, rā whānau, ra whanautanga,

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celebrate /ˈsel.ɪ.breɪt/ = VERB: whakanui; USER: whakanui, whakanui i, te whakanui, te whakanui i, whakanui ana,

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day /deɪ/ = NOUN: rangi; USER: ra, te ra, ra i, ra e,

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don /dɒn/ = USER: kaua, Don, meatia, kaua e, engari kaua e,

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for /fɔːr/ = PREPOSITION: mō; USER: hoki, no te, mo, mō, mo te,

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got /ɡɒt/ = USER: ka, whakatika, eke, ka whakatika, ka eke,

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happy /ˈhæp.i/ = ADJECTIVE: hari; USER: oaoa, fiefia, hari, ka hari, te oaoa,

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hip /hɪp/ = NOUN: himu; USER: hip, huha, te huha, hope, memenge,

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hold /həʊld/ = VERB: mau; USER: mau, pupuri, te pupuri, pupuri i, te mau,

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horses /hɔːs/ = USER: hoiho, nga hoiho, te hoiho, etahi hoiho,

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is /ɪz/ = USER: ko, he, ko te, te mea,

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laugh /lɑːf/ = VERB: kata; NOUN: katakata; USER: kata, i kata, he kata, kata tonu, E kata,

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many /ˈmen.i/ = ADJECTIVE: nui; USER: maha, he tokomaha, tokomaha, maha nga, he maha,

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more /mɔːr/ = ADJECTIVE: ētahi atu; USER: atu, ake, ake nei, ake i, te ake,

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not /nɒt/ = ADVERB: kāore; USER: kore, e kore, e kore e, kahore, kihai,

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now /naʊ/ = ADVERB: ināianei; USER: i teie nei, inaianei, aianei, teie nei,

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of /əv/ = PREPOSITION: o, ā; USER: o, a, o te, o nga, a te,

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one /wʌn/ = NOUN: tahi; USER: kotahi, tetahi, tetahi ki, kotahi te, i tetahi,

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promise /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ = NOUN: kī taurangi; VERB: whakaari; USER: kupu whakaari, i whakaaria mai, whakaaria mai, i korerotia, i whakaaria,

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returns /rɪˈtɜːn/ = USER: hoki, hoki mai, ka hoki, hokinga mai, foki,

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shy /ʃaɪ/ = ADJECTIVE: whakamā; USER: whakamā, mā, mamahu, haamâ, maá,

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so /səʊ/ = ADVERB: tino; USER: na, pera, kia, pena, a ka,

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stand /stænd/ = VERB: tū ki runga; USER: tu, e tu, tu ki, te tu, tu i,

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t /tiː/ = USER: t, te t, a t, ko t, mai t,

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tell /tel/ = VERB: kī atu, kōrero; USER: korero ki, korerotia e, korero ki a, mea atu ki, e korero ki,

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this /ðɪs/ = ADJECTIVE: tēnei; PRONOUN: tēnei; USER: tenei, i tenei, ki tenei, i tēnei, i teie,

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time /taɪm/ = NOUN: wā; USER: wā, wa, wa e, te wa, te wā,

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up /ʌp/ = ADVERB: runga; PREPOSITION: runga; USER: ake, runga, ki runga, ake ana,

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us /ʌs/ = PRONOUN: tāua, māua, tātou, mātou; USER: tatou, matou, a matou, ia tatou, a tatou,

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ve /-v/ = USER: ve, rima, ōu,

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we /wiː/ = PRONOUN: tāua, māua, tātou, mātou; USER: tatou, matou, tatou i, matou i, e matou,

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you /juː/ = PRONOUN: koe, koutou, kōrua; USER: koe, koutou, a koutou, a koe, ia koutou,

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your /jɔːr/ = ADJECTIVE: tōu, tō koutou; USER: koutou, tou, to koutou, o koutou, a koutou,

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