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kapa - group, row of people, as in: kapa haka

piupiu - flax skirt (worn as part of traditional costume, eg in kapa haka)

Kāpā, conj. If, may be, would it were. Kapa kei konei o maua na tungane hei whakarongo mai i nga kanga mo ratou (Pi. 175, 5). Me tiki, me titiro; kapa he tawhititanga (J. ii, 224). Kapa ianei he wehenga tau koe (M. 124). Kapa ianei he matua-a-whare e hinga ana; ka hanga ano, kua oti ano (P. 42). ‖ kāpātau.

Williams Dictionary

Kapa. 1. n. Rank, row. Te kapa ota ratou haka (T. 10).

2. Play, sport. Kia mahue i a koe te kapa.

3. A variety of potato.

4. a. Disobedient, wayward. Puritia nga tamariki kapa, kei haere ki te kapa.

5. v.i. Stand in a row or rank.

kakapa, v.i. 1. Throb, palpitate. Te tau o taku ate e kakapa tonu nei (M. 256). Ko te uma kakapa ana, ano e ru ana te whenua (Pi. 133, 11).

2. Flutter, quiver. E rongo ana koe i te manu e kakapa mai ra ? (T. 146). E kakapa ana te rau o te taiaha te mau taka ki te whenua. Used also of the quivering of the hands in a haka.

whakakakapa, v.t. Brandish, flourish. Kihai i taro ka whai ano me te whakakakapa i a ratou rakau.

kapakaka. 1. v.i. Frequentative of kakapa. Ae, he kapakapa tera no te manu mate, e werohia ana e tetahi tangata (T. 146). Kia hoki mai te tau o taku manawa kapakapa (Sh.T. 170).

2. n. Wing.

3. Locusta migratoria ph. solitaria, a locust. Ka marere ki te mania, ka ngau i te kapakapa kowhitiwhiti rangataua, ka huaina ko Ngau-kapakapa-a-Kahu.

4. A method of snaring birds. Ka hutihutiria nga kai o taua mara e te porete, katahi ka mahia ki te kapakapa, ki tawhiti puta katoa, mau katoa taua iwi. Katahi ka kapakapatia e Tutunui, mau katoa, mate katoa nga porete.

5. A winged form of neck pendant. = pekapeka (Ngi.).

whakapakapa, n. Quivering of the hands, as in a haka. Ki te whakapakapa ki mua ki te upoko.

Williams Dictionary

Kei te waiata te kapa haka.
The haka group is singing.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

I haere te kura ki te tāone ki te whakataetae te kapa haka.
The school went to town to compete for the kapa haka.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka waiata te kapa haka i te hui.
The haka group will sing at the gathering.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

E pēwhea ana te Kapa Tpa?
How are the Warriors going?
How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?

Kāore e kore ka toa te kapa Ōpango.
The All Blacks will almost certainly win.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore

Kāore te kapa haka i te waiata.
The haka group is not singing.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore te kapa haka e waiata i te hui.
The haka group will not sing at the gathering.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

He kapa māu?
Do you want a cup of tea?

Tāmaki-makau-rau te kapa nei.
This group is from Auckland.

"Katoa mātou kapa e tino manawanui nei i te āheinga a te hunga reo Māori ki te whakamutu i ā rātou mahi hoko kai i roto i te reo, i te āheinga hoki te whānui me te whāroa o ā mātou toronga, ka āwhina kia whakarauora i te reo, ā, kia whakamahia e ngā whakatipuranga kei te pihi ake."
"Our entire team is incredibly proud that not only can te reo Māori speakers now complete their shopping in their own language, but that we can use our scale and reach to help ensure te reo Māori is revitalised and used for generations to come."

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