Ki te mau mātau e takahi ana i tēnei ture a rātau, ka whiua mātau ki te kirikau, ki te pirita rānei, mamae rawa (HP 1991:32). / If we were caught disobeying this rule of theirs we were punished with the strap or a supplejack cane and it really hurt.

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Otirā he māmā noa te kite a te Pākehā, i tāna taonga, i te karaihe whakanui, hei whakanui i ngā mea ririki kia kitea ai (TP 4/1901:6). / But the Pākehā can easily see them, with his instrument, the microscope, to enlarge tiny things so that they can be seen.

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I kī taku māmā ko te noke pai hai mōunu ko te tarawa (HP 1991:15). / My mother said that the best earthworm for bait is the tarawa earthworm.

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Ka mama ake te wai i te pakaru nei (W 1971:172). / The water oozed up through this split.

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Kei tā Te Mākarini, e ōrite ana a Te Hāpuku rāua ko Te Moananui; engari, māmā ake tā rāua whakaoti mahi ko Te Hāpuku (TTR 1990:235). / Mr McLean considered Te Hāpuku and Te Moananui as equal, but it was easier for him to work with Te Hāpuku.

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Mā te wīra o te pahikara te pukuhiko māmā e huri, ā, ka whakaputaina he hiko hei whakakā i ngā rama o te pahikara (RP 2009:341). / The wheel of the bike turns the dynamo and produces electricity to light the bicycle's light.

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Me whai whakaaro au ki tētahi taonga e tika ana perehana mā taku māmā ā Te Rā Whakanui i ngā Māmā. I need to think about an appropriate gift for my mum for Mother's Day. /

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