The King Country; or, Explorations in New Zealand. A Narrative of 600 Miles of Travel through Maoriland.

Useful Verbs

Useful Verbs.

To be able,	ahei.
To add,	hono.
To assemble,	huihui.
To ask,	inoi.
To believe,	whakapono.
To boil,	koropupu.
To burn,	tahu.
To call,	karanga.
To carry,	kawe.
To be calm,	aio.
To clean,	horoi.
To clear,	para.
To count,	tatau.
To curse,	kanga.
To cut off,	tope.
To cut (in two),	pounto.
To desire,	hiahia.
To dig,	ko.
To dive,	ruku.
To divide,	wehewehe.
To drive,	whiu.
To drink,	inu.
To eat,	kai.
To enter,	tomo.
To entrap,	reti.
To exchange,	hokohoko.
To fetch,	tiki.
To fell (timber),	tua.
To fish,	hi.
To float,	taupua.
To gather,	kohikohi.
To go,	haere.
To be healed,	mahu.
To hear,	rongo.
To hide,	huma.
To imitate,	whakatau.
To jest.	hangarau.
To kill,	patu.
To lead,	arabi.
To light,	whakamarama.
To light up,	hopai.
To listen,	whakarongo.
To look,	rimi.
To make,	hauga.
To measure,	wharite.
To murder,	kohuru.
To pay,	utu.
To plant,	whakato.
To play,	takaro.
To plunder,	muru.
To pray,	muru.
To run,	oma.
To rest,	okioki.
To see,	kite.
To sell,	hoko.
To sew,	tui.
To shine,	tiaho.
To sing,	waiata.
To speak,	ki.
To stop,	whakamutu.page 372
To sow,	rui.
To swim,	kaukoe.
To take,	tango.
To teach,	ako.
To understand,	mohio.
To undo,	wewete.
To watch,	mataara.
To wash,	horoi.
To work,	mahi.

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