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Hana - Santa Claus, Father Christmas

Hana, hahana. 1. v.i. Shine, glow, give forth heat. Kua mate a Waikare, ina hoki te hahana o te kanohi o te tangata nei (Wai. 44).

2. n. Flame, gleam, glow. Tineia te mura, tineia te hana (K.).

3. A garment of dressed flax smeared with red ochre. E kore ranei a Te Mui e whiwhi mai i tona nei hana? (M. 200).

whakahana, v.t. Hold up weapons, etc., in defiance. Ka whakahana i nga patu, me te pukana.

hanahana, n. 1. A cloak. = hana, 3.

2. Pudenda muliebria (T. 37).

Williams Dictionary

E pīrangi ana a Hana ki tēnā aihikirimi.
Hana desires/wants that icecream by you.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I te tunu a Hana i te keke mō te hui.
Hana was baking the cake for the meeting.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Kei roto a Tawa rāua ko Rangi i tō rāua whare.
Tawa and Rangi are inside their (2x) house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kāore a Hana i te tunu i te keke mō te hui.
Hana was not baking the cake for the meeting.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

Ko Jacob rāua ko Hana āku tamariki.
Harnah and Jacob are my children
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

ko Hana tōna ingoa
her name is Hana

Kōwatawata ana ngā uru māwhatu i te hana o te ahi.
Her curly hair was gleaming in the firelight.

Ko Hana tāku kōtiro.
Harnah is my girl.