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kahurangi - dark blue; woman of high status or rank

Kahurangi. 1. a. Unsettled, wandering, irresolute. Tē ata mahara ki o potiki e kahurangi nei (Wa. 128). E kahurangi haere ana i runga i nga puke. ‖ arangi.

2. Unreliable. He atua kahurangi, waiho te mate mo Hapopo (P.). ‖ kahurakiraki.

3. Honourable, distinguished. Taku tira kahurangi ka makere i a au (M. 69). ‖ aparangi.

4. Prized, precious. Te riro te ngau a te atua ki nga hunga nunui, rere ke mai nei ki te kiri kahurangi (M. 329). He iti kahurangi (P. 85).

5. n. A light-coloured siliceous stone found embedded in hine-waiapu; called also matā kahurangi. Ka kotikotia ki te mata kahurangi, ki te paruhi e piri i te pari (S.).

6. A light-coloured variety of greenstone. Naku rawa i rere te whanga ki Kaiapohia ki te motoi kahurangi (M. 151).

7. Treasured possession, jewel, darling. Ka haere te wahine ki te whai i tana kahurangi (S. 35).

8. n. Chieftainess. Ka tau taua ingoa a Kahurangi ki te tamaiti wahine a nga matua momo rangatira.

Williams Dictionary

E hiahia ana au ki tērā kākahu kahurangi.
I want that blue dress.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Kei roto a Kahurangi rāua ko Hōhepa i rāua whare.
Kahurangi and Hōhepa are inside their house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Niko rāua ko Aroha i rāua whare.
Niko and Aroha are inside their house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

He kahurangi ōna karu.
Her eyes are blue.
Categorizing sentences - he

He pai ki a ia te hāte kahurangi me te pōtae.
He likes the blue shirt and the black hat.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He pai ake te tīma Kahurangi i te tīma Āwhiowhio.
The Blues are better than the Hurricanes.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He pai atu te tīma Kahurangi i te tīma Āwhiowhio.
The Blues are better than the Hurricanes.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Taku toi kahurangi.
My precious jewel.

He iti kahurangi.
A little treasure.

Kua mate tātou mea kahurangi.
Our precious one has passed away.

Ko Kuikui te kahurangi o te whānau.
Kuikui is the treasure of the family.

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#124: Talking about more than one person
#64: She is always swimming in the sea
#91: Let there be one cup of sugar (kia)
#175: Are you a man or a mouse?
#43: We are going to his house
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