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waiata - to sing (v); song (n)

puoro - to sing, to rumble

pao - break; sing; a type of song; strike, pound

pūoro - to sing (v); a song, music (n)

korihi - to sing [birds]; song [of birds]

Ka waiata te kapa haka i te hui.
The haka group will sing at the gathering.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Me waiata tāua?
Shall we sing a song?
Simple sentences: you should - me

Waiata ai ngā manu i ngā ata.
The birds usually sing in the mornings.
Habitual action - ai

Ki a koutou te waiata.
You (3+) will sing the song.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

Māku te waiata e waiata hei tautoko.
I will sing the song as support.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku te waiata tautoko e waiata.
I will sing the song of support.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Kaua e waiata ki ngā manuhiri.
Don’t ngo the guests.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e waiatahia he waiata ngahau.
You should not sing a joyful song.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Did they sing at the gathering?
Did they not sing at the gathering?
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...

Kāore te kapa haka e waiata i te hui.
The haka group will not sing at the gathering.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

Na Ngāti Kahngunu tēnei waiata.
This song is sing by Ngāti Kahungunu.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a

Me waiata pēnei koe: Hari huritau ki a koe!
You should sing like this: happy birthday to you!
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Ka waiata koe pērā i a Tui Teka.
You sing like Tui Teka.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Ehara i te kōtiro te waiata i waiata.
The girl didn’t nghe song.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ka waiatatia tēnei, tērā waiata rānei e tātou?
Will we sing this song or that song?
Or... - ...rānei

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