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kakau - handle

Kakau. ‖ kau (ii), (iii).

Williams Dictionary

kakau, v.i. Swim, as in last example.

Williams Dictionary

kakau, n. 1. Stalk of a plant.

2. Handle of a tool. E whiua ana te kakau o te hoe (M. 354).

3. A variety of kumara. Katahi ka utaina te kumara nei, a te kakau (T. 111).

4. Part of the constellation of Orion; also, Te Kakau a Maui. = Tautoru. Ko Te Kakau, me Kopu ma, e whakaatu ana i te awatea.

Williams Dictionary

Kua whati te kakau o tāku .
The handle of my spade has snapped.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kei hea te kakau o te toki?
Where's the handle of the axe?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ehara i āku tamariki ngā kākau i pōkai.
My children didn't fold the clothes.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

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#27: I am reading the book to the children in the house
#157: When the police arrived, the thief had already run away
#117: He said, she said
#169: A ceremony at which hats are caused to be worn
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