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pani - orphan (n); to be orphaned (v): to smear, spread out (v)

Pani (i), n. Persons bereaved; generally orphan, sometimes widow. Ko Paia-te-mamaru hei atawhai pani (M. 214). Pani taua, bereaved by war. I aua ra e Weu ma, i te pani taua, e takoto nei te mamae, me he ngau atua (M. 88).

whakapani, v.t. Make orphan. Hei whakapani hika (M. 50).

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Pani (ii), panipani, v.t. 1. Paint, besmear. Ka hoki ia ki te pani i tona whare ki te tawhiri (T. 192). Ka pania ki te ngarahu, kapi katoa (T. 42). To uru i panipania ki te wai tangihua (M. 226).

2. Smear, spread anything upon something else. Panipania rawatia hoki nga kumara (T. 107).

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Pani (iii), papani, v.t. Block up. Kua pania tena kuwaha. ‖ kopani, puni.

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Ehara a Taika rāua ko Aria i te mātua.
Taika and Aria are not parents.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te mau a Pani i te ika.
Pani is carrying the fish.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

I mania a Pani.
Pani slipped.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kua mau te ika i a Pani.
Pani has caught the fish.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me haere koutou ko Koa ko Taika ki te tāone.
You and Koa and Taika should go to town.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ko Pani ngā kaiwhakahaere. Te Kaha aua tāngata.
Pani and the others are the organisers. Those people are from Te Kaha.
Belonging to a place - nō

Pani ēnei pukapuka.
These books are for Pani.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

He mātua pai a Hēmi rāua ko Kauri.
Hēmi and Kauri are good parents.
Categorizing sentences - he

Ko Pani te wahine a Hata.
Pani is Hata's wife.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kei te kura rātou ko Hata ko Pani ko Mere.
They and Hata, Pani and Mere are at the school.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

He mātua a Pani rāua ko Hata,.
Pani and Hata are parents.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Koutou ko Ari ko Aria.
All of you and Ari and Aria.

He matua a Aroha.
Aroha is a parent.

Pani tēnei hōiho.
‘This horse is for

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