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Haereere

transient

Hangarua

recycle

Hanuwiti

1. (loan) (noun) sandwich.

haria

(verb) Hari(-a) to take, carry.

Hau

wind

Hauangi

breeze

Hāuaua

drizzle

Hauāwhiowhio

whirlwind/tornado

He

1. (particle) (determiner) a, an, some - used when referring to something that is not specific. It is not used following prepositions other than me when meaning 'like' or 'if'. May be followed by a noun or an adjective.

He aha?

(particle) what? why?.

He aha te kōrero tika

Pātai: What is the correct answer?

He aha te tohutohu tika

Pātai: what is the correct command?

He aha te whakautu tika

what is the correct response?

Heihei

Chicken

He rangi tātarakihi

beautiful day

hia

(numeral) how many? - combines with e, kia, toko-, ka and tua- to mean 'how many are there?' (e hia?); 'how many are wanted?' (kia hia?); how many people are there (tokohia?); 'how many?/how long?' (ka hia?); and 'how many?' (kia tuahia?).

Hihi (o te rā)

sunshine

hoa

(noun) friend, friends.

hoatu

(verb) (-hia,-ngia,-ria) to give (away from the speaker), put, add, hand over (something), gift, pay, move away - does not take a passive ending when used as a command and traditionally never took one. A passive suffix is often used in passive sentences, other than commands, in modern Māori.

hoatu ki a Mere

give (it) to Mere

homai

(verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to give (towards the speaker), contribute, grant, provide - does not take a passive ending when used as a command and traditionally never took one. A passive suffix is often used in passive sentences, other than commands, in modern Māori.