kanikani - dance, to dance
I haere a Hori ki te kanikani ki te kimi hoa wahine.Hori went to the dance to look for a girlfriend.Simple sentences: past tense - i
Māna te kanikani e haere.It will be her that goes to the dance.Future agent emphatic - māku
Kei te kanikani a Ataahua rāua ko Aroha.Ataahua and Aroha are dancing.Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Kua tangi te piana. Kua kanikani ētahi o ngā tāngata.The piano has started playing. Some of the people have started dancing.