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mōkai - pet


mokamokai - dried human head

Māku hei mōkai māu!
I'll be your slave!
Future agent emphatic - māku

E kaha tohutohu mai ana ia ānō nei ko au tana mōkai.
He was ordering me around as if I was his servant.
It was as if - ānō nei

I hoko au i tētaho kurī hei mōkai mā taku tama.
I bought a dog as a pet for my son.
For the purpose of - hei

He kiore te mōkai a tāku tamāhine.
My daughter's pet is a rat.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He mōkai ā koutou?
Do you (all) have any pets?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He mōkai āku.
I have pets.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Kātahi ka whakaohoia e te tangata nei tōna mōkai ki roto ki tētahi puna.
Then this man placed his pet in a spring of water.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Kātahi ka whiua e ia tāna mōkai ki te moana.
Then she threw her baby into the sea.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Kāore ā koutou he mōkai?
Do you (all) not have any pets?
Do you not have any? - Kāore āu...

Kei hea tāku mōkai kurī?
Where's my pet dog?

Ko au te mōkai a Kui. Ko Tahu tōku koroua. Kua mate ia.
I am Kui's pet. Tahu is my grandfather. He has passed away.

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