Ko te reo Niuē (e vagahau Niuē) te reo māori o Niuē. E waru mano ngā kaikōrero māori. He reo Poronīhia te reo Niuē.
Kīanga
| Fakaalofa lahi atu
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Kia ora
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| Malolō nākai a koe?
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Kei te pēhea koe?
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| Malolō a au.
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Kei te pai ahau.
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| Ē
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Āe
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| Nākai
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Kāo
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| Fakamolemole
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Tēnā koa
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| Fakaaue
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Ngā mihi
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| Koe kia
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Ka kite anō.
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16 ngā reta o te arapū Niuē. Ka whakaaturia ngā reta me ngā oro ki Te Arapū Oromotu Tāwāhi.
Arapū
| Reta
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A
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E
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I
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O
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U
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F
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G
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H
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K
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L
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M
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N
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P
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T
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V
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S
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| Oro
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/a/
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/e/
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/i/
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/o/
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/u/
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/f/
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/ŋ/
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/h/
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/k/
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/l/
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/m/
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/n/
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/p/
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/t/
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/v/
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/s/
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Ka tuhia ngā oropuare roa ki ngā tohutō.
Orokati
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Ngutu
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Niho
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Takamuri
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Korokoro
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| Whakamutu
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p
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t
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k
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| Iho
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m
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n
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ŋ
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| Tiotio
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f v
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s
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h
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| Tata
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l
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- Ka whakahuatia te /t/ hei [s] i mua i ngā oropuare takamua. Engari, ka tuhia tonutia te <t>.
Oropuare
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Takamua
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Takamuri
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| Tata
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i iː
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u uː
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| Waenga
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e eː
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o oː
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| Tuwhera
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a aː
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Tūkapi
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Takitahi
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Takirua
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Takitini
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| Kiritūnei
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Kauawhi
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taua
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tautolu
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| Kaupare
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au
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maua
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mautolu
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| Kiritūnā
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koe
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mua
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mutolu
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| Kiritūrā
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ia
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laua
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lautolu
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| Hokinga
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(ai)
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Tūkapi riro
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Whānui
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Whaioranga
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| Whānui
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ha
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ma
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| Kiritūnei takitahi
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haaku
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maaku
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| Kiritūnā takitahi
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haau
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maau
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| Kiritūrā takitahi
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haana
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maana
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- I te nui o te wā, ka kīia ki muri i te tūingoa (kāore i mua).
Pūtohu
| Pū tautuhi
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e
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| Pūnoa
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ha
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| Pūmoko
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a
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- Ka panoni te “e” ki te “he” i muri i ngā kupu: Ko te “i”, te “ke”, te “mai”, me te “e”.
- Ka whakamahia te pūmoko pēnei me te reo Māori. Engari, ka kīia hoki mō ngā tūkapi i muri i te tūmahi.
- Ka taea te tāpiri te “tau” ki muri, kia whakatakitinitia te tūingoa, e whai ake rā.
Tūwāhi
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Mea
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Wāhi
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Hātepe
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| Tūkapi
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Tūkē
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| Whānui
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ē
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kō
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pehē
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| Tū nei
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hanei
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hinei
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nei
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| Tū rā
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hanā
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hinā
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nā
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| Hokinga
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haia
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|
ia
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pihia
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- Ka taea te tū mokemoke anake e ngā tūwāhi mō ngā mea. Kia kīia te “tēnei mea”, me kī te “e mena nei”.
Tūwāhi
| luga
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runga
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| lalo
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raro
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| loko
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roto
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| fafo
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waho
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| mua
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mua
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| mui
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muri
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| tua
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tua
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| he vahāloto
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waenga
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Pūhono
| i
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i, kei, a, o
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Ka mukua i mua i te pū tautuhi.
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| ki
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ki
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Ka panoni ki te “ke” i mua i te pū tautuhi.
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| mai
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mai i
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| ha
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a, o
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Ka whakamahia mō ngā ingoa. Ka whakamahia te “i” mō ngā tūingoa.
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| mo
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mā, mō, me
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| ma
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e (hei kupukiri)
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| aki
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e whakamahi ana i
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Whakarerekē mō mua
| fia
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hia
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| tei
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tata
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Whakarerekē mō muri
| lahi
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rawa
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| mai
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mai
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| atu
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atu
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| age
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e whai ana i
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| hake
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ake
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| hifo
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iho
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| nī
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noa
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| agaia
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tonu
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| oti, katoa(toa)
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katoa
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| foki
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hoki
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| auloa
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tahi
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Ko te “faka-” te kūmua pūtake.
Kūmuri
| -nia
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-tia
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| -aga
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-tanga
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Tūpātai
| heigoa
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aha
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| hai
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wai
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| fē
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hea
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| fēfē
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pēhea
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| fiha
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hia
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| hā
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he aha ai
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Wāmahi
| kua
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kei te, e, i
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| ne
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i
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| ka
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ka
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| ke
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kia
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Whakakore
| nākai
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kāore, ehara
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| aua
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kaua
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- Ka whakakapi noa ēnei i te punga wāmahi.
Ētahi atu kīanga
| ti
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ā
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| po
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rānei
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| kae
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engari
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| kaeke
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mehemea, ina
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| pete
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ahakoa
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| hā
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nō te mea
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| liga(liga)
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tērā pea
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