2. (noun) pet, favourite.
Ahakoa tā rāua whakapuhi i tā rāua mokopuna i a ia e tamariki ana, ka pakeke ia, he wahine pukumahi ia. / Although they indulged their grandchild when she was young, when she grew up she was a hard-working woman.
2. (noun) pet, favourite.
Ahakoa tā rāua whakapuhi i tā rāua mokopuna i a ia e tamariki ana, ka pakeke ia, he wahine pukumahi ia. / Although they indulged their grandchild when she was young, when she grew up she was a hard-working woman.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.