Vocab

It's essential to get these words memorised so you can start to use them in new sentence patterns that we're learning.

The term   is an expression of surprise.

The term whara means to be struck,   accidentally, injured or hurt.

The term 'amuamu' means 'to complain' or '   '.

Werweri means 'awful, ugly,   ' or 'disgusting'.

The terms 'among, middle, amid' and '   ' are terms that describe 'waenganui'.

'Takahi' means to '   , tramp, stamp' or 'tread'.

The word '   ' means to 'roar, make continuous noise' or 'rumble'.

'Kotiti' means 'to go astray, stray,   , digress' or 'to get side-tracked'.

The word '   ' means 'many, numerous' or 'abundant'.

'Karakia' means 'to say   , pray' or 'say a prayer'.

The word 'kōpaka' is Ngāi Tahu dialect for '   '.

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