Te kupu o te wiki – The Word of the Week

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Kia ora. To celebrate Te Reo Māori we are publishing kupu (words).

Kīwaha (colloquialism)

Koia, koia!
That's it!

Kupu (word)

pirihimana
police officer

He pirihimana te papa o Hone.
Hone's Dad is a policeman.

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