2. (verb) to drop out.
Nō te weheruatanga o te wā ka whakamakere a ia i te kuranga (Ng 1993:115). / Half way through the term she dropped out of the course.
3. (noun) remnant, remainder.
Kāhore he whakamakere o te iwi nei? (W 1971:170). / Are there no remnants of this tribe?
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.
