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Raukawa - Raukawa

Raukawa, n. 1. An aromatic plant used as a scent; Nothopanax edgerleyi. Tou kiri whakawahi ki te hinu raukawa (S.).

2. The scent from same. I tahekea iho he raukawa kei taku tinana (M. 204).

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Me noho koutou ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa.
You (3+ including listener) should stay at the Wānanga.
Simple sentences: you should - me

He aha mahi i Te Wānanga o Raukawa?
What are you going to do at Te Wānanga o Raukawa?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Ngāti Raukawa tōku pāpā.
My father is from Ngāti Raukawa.
Belonging to a place - nō

Ehara tōku pāpā Ngāti Raukawa.
My father is not from Ngāti Raukawa.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

I mate i a Kupe te wheke nei ki Raukawa.
Kupe killed this octopus in Cook Straight.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

He uri au Ngāti Raukawa.
I'm a descendant of Ngāti Raukawa.

Ko Ngāti Raukawa te iwi
Ngāti Raukawa is the tribe

He tauira ahau ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa ki Ōtaki.
I am a student at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in (or at) Ōtaki.

#174: You cat is too fat
#18: The sheep are standing
#17: The big man is crying
#155: We are changing our state to being not here
#16: The dog is running
#137: It was Rangi who farted
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