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kina - sea urchin

Kina, n. 1. Evechinus, sea-urchin, sea-egg. Kina ariki, a variety with very long spikes; kina korako, a small variety of same.

2. A globular calabash.

3. fig. Stomach distended with food.

kinakina, n. An inferior variety of taro.

Williams Dictionary

Kei te kai ngā pakeke i ngā kina me ngā pāua. Kei te pūhaehae mātou.
The elderly are eating kina and pāua. We are jealous.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kaua e tunu i te kina!
Don't cook sea-eggs!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Ka puāwai ana te pōhutukawa, ka mōmona ngā kina.
When the pōhutukawa blooms, the kina are fat.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

He iti ēnā kina.
Those kina are small.

I kainga ngā kina katoa.
All the kina were eaten.

Kua kai kina koe?
Have you eaten kina?

I kainga ngā kina katoa e rātou.
All the kina wee eaten by them.

#125: Talking about you and other poeple
#144: Who will dance all night?
#24: I am reading the book
#1: Hello
#56: The ladies of the court of King Karaticus
#148: I habitually go to the supermarket in order to buy food
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