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Verbs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Noho(ia/nōhia/ngia) | Stay, Sit, Live |
| Hīkoi | Walk |
| Hoe(a) | Paddle |
| Menemene | Smile |
| Neke(hia) | Move |
| Oma(kia) | Run |
| Patu(a) | Hit, Kill |
| Whiti(a) | Shine |
| Hari(a) | Carry, to take |
| Tango(hia) | Remove |
| Tangi(hia) | To cry, Mourn, Weep, Grieve |
| Kai(nga) | Eat |
| Pānui(tia) | Read |
| Kaukau(ria) | Bathe (swim) |
| Pā(ngia) | Touch |
| Ruku(hia) | Dive, Plunge |
| Tākaro(hia) | Play |
| Whakarongo | Listen |
| Tākai(a/ngia) | Wrap |
| Whiwhi | Receive, Be awarded |
| Mātakitaki(na/tia) | Watch |
| Tū(ria) | Stand |
| Piki(a/tia) | Climb |
| Tunu(a) | Cook |
| Rere(a) | Fly |
| Kanikani(a) | Dance |
| Mahi(a/ngia) | Work |
| Inu(mia) | Drink |
| Pakipaki(hia/a/tia) | Clap |
| Horoi(a) | Clean |
| Whakapai(a/hia/ngia/tia) | Tidy |
| Whakaaro(a/hia/tia) | Think |
| Moe | Sleep |
| Kata | Laugh |
| Kata(ina) | Laugh at |
| Tihei | Sneeze |
| Mare(tia) | Cough |
| Whakaheke ngaru | To surf |
| Tāhoe | Swim (from one point to another) |
| Hoko(a/na) | Purchase |
| Mate | Die |
| Whakatā(ngia) | Rest |
| Tahitahi(a) | Sweep, peel, or scrape |
| Tītahataha(tia) | Sway from side to side |
| Parepare(a) | To turn aside |
| Pīoioi | Shake, sway |
| Hekeheke | Disembark |
| Whakararuraru(a/tia) | To confuse, disturb, bother |
| Raruraru | Be in difficulty |
| Korikori | To move, get going |
| Whakatata | Approach |
| Piri(-ngia) | To stick, adhere, cling, keep close |
| Tāpeka(tia) | To pass a garment about the limbs or body |
| Awhi(hia/ngia/tia) | Embrace, hug |
| Paihere(a/ngia/tia) | To bind together in a bundle |
| Mui(a) | To swarm |
| Huri(a/hia) | To turn round |
| Tui(a) | To sew |
| Rangaranga | To weave |
| Whatu(a) | To weave or knit |
| Huna(a/ia) | Hide |