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#51
Korero.. Pronounced.. co rare og..



Translates to.. to chat.. talk.. speech..
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#52
Tā moko.. Pronounced as.. tah mow ko..



Translates to.. to tattoo, apply traditional tattoo, apply moko - sometimes written as one word, i.e. tāmoko..
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#53
Wahine.. Pronounced.. wah e nay..



Translates to.. woman, girlfriend..
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#54
Tane.. Pronounced.. Tah nay..



Translates to.. Man, boyfriend, young male..
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#55
Kia kaha.. Pronounced as.. key ah kah ha..



Translates to.. stay strong...
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#56
Aroha.. Pronounced.. Ah row ah..



Translates to. Love..
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#57
Arohanui.. Pronounced.. Ah row ha nu e..



Translates to.. Much love..
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#58
Rua.. Pronounced as.. roo ah..



Translates to.. pit or abyss.. also the number two..

In the old days potatoes were kept in a rua pit once grown and harvested.. I'm unsure why the same word is used for the number two though, I suspect it's just a quirk of the language, one word often has several different meanings depending on the context it's used..
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#59
Wairua.. Pronounced as.. why ru ah..


Translates to.. spirit, soul..
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#60
Waiata.. Pronounced.. why ah ta..



Translates to.. to sing..
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#61
Pakipaki.. Pronounced as.. pa key pa key..



Translates to... To clap, slap, pat frequently, tap, applaud...
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#62
Poi.. Pronounced as.. poy..



Translates to.. To toss up, swing the poi, toss up and down, toss about.. a light ball on a string of varying length which is swung or twirled rhythmically to sung accompaniment. Traditionally the ball was made of raupō leaves.
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#63
Tapu.. Pronounced as ta poo..



Translates to.. Be sacred, prohibited, restricted, set apart, forbidden, under atua protection - see definition 4 for further explanations...
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#64
Whenua.. Pronounced as.. fen oo ah..



Translates to... Country, land, nation, state...
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#65
Tangi.. Pronounced.. tah nge..



Translates to... Rites for the dead, funeral - shortened form of tangihanga...
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#66
Here's one I shouldn't really share..


Nono.. Pronounced as it looks.. no no..



Translates to.. anus, backside, bum, butt...
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