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kawa - sour, yuck


kāwanatanga - government (kāwana + nominal suffix -tanga)

kāwana - government, governor

kaiwhakawā - a judge

kakawa - sweat

kāwai - lineage

Raukawa Moana - Cook Strait

Te Moana o Raukawa - Cook Strait

whakawā - accuse; condemn; to judge; appraise

whakawaha - put load on back

whakawai - amuse; practise

whakawareware - deceive

whakawātea - make way for, clear space

whakawā - quarrel, wrangle

kawakawa - kawakawa tea

ōkawa - formal

kawakawa - pepper tree

Raukawa - Raukawa

Ehara ngā rangatira i a Moki rāua ko Tū-te-kawa.
Moki and Tū-te-kawa were not the chiefs.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

E noho ana mātou i Kawakawa.
We were living in Kawakawa.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Me noho koutou ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa.
You (3+ including listener) should stay at the Wānanga.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me hoki koe ki tōu ake marae ki te ako i te kawa.
You should return to your own marae to learn protocol.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mōhio koe ki te kawa o tōu marae.
You should know the protocol of your marae.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei te tari kāwanatanga au e mahi ana.
I work in the public service.
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He aha tō mahi i Te Wānanga o Raukawa?
What are you going to do at Te Wānanga o Raukawa?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Ataahua, ka pai māu te tēpu e whakawātea?
Ataahua, could you clear the table?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?

Ka pai tā kōrua whakahoki mai i taku tama ina mutu te whakawai?
Would you mind dropping my son off here after practice?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?

Kāore au e rata ki tēnā kai - he kawa ki taku korokoro.
I don't like that food - I find it unpleasant.
To like - rata

Nō Ngāti Raukawa tōku pāpā.
My father is from Ngāti Raukawa.
Belonging to a place - nō

Whakawāteahia he wāhi ki te kāuta.
Clear a space in the kitchen.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Wehe atu ana a Kawa me te amuamu anō.
Kawa left complaining as she went.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

I kohikohi ia i te kawakawa hei rongoā mō te māuiui o tāna tama.
He collected kawakawa as a cure for his son's illness.
For the purpose of - hei

Ki te hinga te kāwanatanga, me whakahaere he pōti.
If the government falls, there has to be an election.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Ka patua taua kai rā e ia ki te manga o te kawakawa.
He struck that food with the branch of the kawakawa.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kua whakawātea tō mātou rangatira i tōna tūranga.
Our boss has returned from his position.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He kawa tērā.
That is sour.
That (over there) - tērā

Ko Moki rāua ko Tū-te-kawa ngā rangatira.
Moki and Tu-te-kawa were the chiefs.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kahore ia i whakawātea mai mua o te haka.
He didn't move away from the front of the haka.
Towards - mai

Ehara tōku pāpā nō Ngāti Raukawa.
My father is not from Ngāti Raukawa.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Ka mutu te mahi i te kāwanatanga.
The work was stopped by the government.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I mate i a Kupe te wheke nei ki Raukawa.
Kupe killed this octopus in Cook Straight.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

He reka, he kawa rānei?
Is it sweet or sour?
Or... - ...rānei

He reka rānei, he kawa rānei?
Is it sweet or sour?
Or... - ...rānei

Ka puāwai ana te pōhutukawa, ka mōmona ngā kina.
When the pōhutukawa blooms, the kina are fat.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

He kawa rawa te inu?
Is the drink too sour?

He uri au nō Ngāti Raukawa.
I'm a descendant of Ngāti Raukawa.

He tino kawa te ārani.
The orange is very sour.

Titiro e Kawana.
Look, Governor.

Ko Ngāti Raukawa te iwi
Ngāti Raukawa is the tribe

He kawa ia.
He is sour.

Tino kawa te inu.
This drink is very bitter.

He pai ake a Kāpiti?
Is Kāpiti better?

He pai ake a Te Tai Rawhiti i a Heretaunga.
the Eastland region is better than Hastings.

I noho au i raro i te marumaru o te pōhutukawa.
I sat under the shade of the pōhutukawa.

He tauira ahau ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa
I am a student at Te Wānanga o Rauwa

He tauira ahau ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa ki Ōtaki.
I am a student at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in (or at) Ōtaki.

Ko hea te tāone kawa rawa te kai?
Which town has the best food?

He kawa tēnei ārani.
This orange is sour.

I noho au i raro i te marumaru o te pōhutukawa.
I sat under the shade of the pōhutuwa

He whero ngā pua o te pohutukawa.
The flowers of the pohutukawa are red.

E tūmanako ana mātou kia whakaāe mai te Kawanatanga ki tā mātou pitihana.
We are hoping the Government will agree to our petition.

He kawa rawa.
Too sour, yuck.

Kāore au e pai ki te rēmana, he kawa!
I don't like lemons, they're sour.

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