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rīwai - potato


muriwai - backwater; lagoon

rīwai parai - french fries

kotakota rīwai - potato chips

maramara rīwai - chips

E kai ana te pēpi i ngā rīwai.
The baby is eating the potatoes.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I waruwaru rīwai au.
I peeled spuds.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kei te waruwaru rātou i ngā rīwai.
They are peeling the spuds.
Sentences with i - i

Kāore e roa ka maoa ngā rīwai.
It won't be long and the spuds will be cooked.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

E kainga ana ngā rīwai e te pēpi.
The potatoes are being eaten by the baby.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I te ngahuru i hauhaketia e rātou ngā riwai.
In the autumn, they harvested potatoes.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I wareware ngā rīwai.
The spuds got forgotten.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

He ika me te maramara rīwai te kai pai ki a ia.
He likes fish and chips.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Homai koa ētaho o ngā maramara rīwai.
Please give me some of the potato chips.
Some - tētahi, ētahi

He rīwai ēnā.
Those are spuds.

He pai ake te raihi i te riwai.
Rice is better than potatoes.

Ika me te maramara rīwai.
Fish and chips.

mīti me te rīwai.
meat and spuds.

E hia ngā rīwai i te māra?
How many potatoes are in the garden?

Kua kai tā rāua tamāhine i āna rīwai.
Their daughter has eaten her potatoes.

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