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umu - earth oven


hamumu - speak softly; mutter

kōhumuhumu - whisper; murmur; short hair

kōmukumuku - to scrub

kumu - buttocks, bottom

tamumu - hum; buzz

tamumutia - (pass) be hummed

tāmutumutu - intermittent

tumu - stump

tumuaki - crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

tumutumu - stump

ahi mumura - bonfire

pūtūmua - joiner; particle/preposition

pūtūmua wā (i) - time preposition [at, in, during]

pūtūmua wāhi (ki) - locative preposition (to, at)

pūtūmua tūmahi (i/ki) - verb-object preposition

pūtūmua pūtake (i) - cause preposition (by, because of)

pūtūmua taputapu (ki) - object/tool preposition (with)

pūtūmua mahi (ki te, kia) - verb/action preposition (to do)

kūmua - prefix

kūmuri - suffix

mukumuku - wipe

E whakarongo ana māua ko Paora ki te tumuaki.
Paora and I are listening to the head-master.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Me purumu au i te papa.
I'd better sweep the floor.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Whakakāngia te umu.
Turn on the oven.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kei roto ngā kūmara i te umu.
The kumara are in the oven.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua te umu e whakangia.
You shouldn't turn on the oven.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kei whea ngā tihi mākū hei ūkui i tō kumu?
Where are the wet wipes to wipe your bum?
For the purpose of - hei

Me muku koe i ngā pātū, i te peihana, ka mutu me āta mukumuku anō i te heketua.
You need to wipe the walls and the basin, plus you need to carefully wipe the toilet. And moreover, don't forget there's a separate cloth for the loo.
...and also, moreover - ...ka mutu

Ka tū mai te tumuaki ki te mihi ki a rātou.
The headmaster stood up to greet them.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kawea atu ahau ki tō tumuaki!
Take me to your leader!
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Ko Pāora rāua ko Niko ō tātou tumuaki.
Pāora and Niko are our leaders.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He haunga tō kumu?
Have you got a smelly bum?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ko te taupoki tēnā o te umu.
That is the lid of the camp oven.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Tuatahi, whakakāngia te umu.
First, turn on the oven.
Ordindinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

E rua tekau meneti ngā tītī e tunua ana i roto it te umu.
The muttonbirds were roasted in the hot oven for twenty minutes.
Telling time - kara

Whakakā te umu.
Turn on the oven.

Hāunga ia te tumuaki, ka tino hari katoa.
Except for the principal, everyone was happy.

Āwhea te tumuaki tū ai ki te kōrero?
When will the principal stand to speak?

Āwhea tū ai te tumuaki ki te kōrero?
When will the principal stand to speak?

Kei runga te parai i te umu.
The frying pan's on the stove.

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