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auau - to bark, howl

Auau. ‖ au (i).

Williams Dictionary

auau. 1. a. Disagreeable, disgusting.

2. Frequently repeated, again and again. He korero auau.

3. ad. Frequently.

4. n. Basket of seed potatoes. Kia rua auau, ka kapi te mara.

5. v.t. Lift. Maku anake e auau te hanga taimaha na?

Williams Dictionary

I te kurī e auau ana, ka oma atu to kaiā.
While the dog was barking, the thief ran away.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

He kurī tāku. Ko Auau tōna ingoa.
I have a dog, his name is Auau.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ko rātou kurī tērā e auau ana.
That is their dog barking.
That (over there) - tērā

I hea a Miti rāua ko Auau?
Where were Miti and Auau?
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Mehemea ka kite he kurī i tētahi tangata, ke auau.
If a dog sees someone, it barks.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Ka puta he kurī, ka auau.
A dog appeared and barked.

Kei te auau te kurī.
The dog's barking.

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