1. (particle) there (by the listener), there it is, there they are.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 59;)

1. (interjection) behold! - calling for immediate attention.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 106; Te Pihinga Audio Tapes/CDs (Ed. 2): exercise 40;)

1. (particle) Used following e and a verb to indicate continuing action or a continuing state but follows manner and directional particles if they are present. It sometimes precedes mai without any difference in meaning.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 12;)

1. (interjection) yes, yes indeed, just so! yes it is! yeah, agreed - a supportive response to a statement or question.

1. (determiner) his, her - when talking of more than one thing. A possessive determiner that is the plural of tana and must be followed by a noun, unlike āna and ōna. This is the neutral or informal form.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52; Te Kākano Study Guide (Ed. 1): 1;)

1. take that!.

1. (noun) cave.

1. (noun) tunnel.

1. (determiner) his, her (more than one thing), of his, of hers, she has, he has - used when the possessor has, or had, control of the relationship or is dominant, active or superior to what is possessed.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-56, 140-141;)

1. (noun) (brain) ventricle.

1. (noun) limestone cave.

1. (particle) kia followed by ana denotes continuous action, usually when also following waiho or tuku.

(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 151;)

1. what a crack up, funny, hilarious.

1. while.

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 121;)

1. no choice but to - an idiom used to indicate that circumtances forced someone to do something they didn't really want to do.

1. (interjection) that's the one! bingo!.

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 209;)

1. that's crazy, that's cray, cray - a colloquialism.

1. yes, certainly, indeed - an expression of assent.

1. spread rapidly, spread like wildfire.

1. how sad, poor things.