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maika - banana (also panana)

Māika (i), ad. Quietly. Me noho maika ki te kainga.

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Māika (ii), n. Basket for cooked food used in the pure ceremony for a new house.

māikaika, n. The cord tying the poria to the perch of a tame kaka.

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Māika (iii), māikaika, māmāika, n. Orthoceras strictum, an orchid the tuber of which was eaten. For the use of the name by Tuhoe, ‖ J. vii, 132. Said to be applied also to Thelymitra pulchella, a similar plant.

māika ka, n. Arthropodium cirrhatum, a liliaceous plant. = rengarenga.

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whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?
Belonging to a place - nō

te toa ēnei maika.
These bananas from from the shop.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nāku tēnei maika, nāu tēnei ārani, nāna tērā tōtiti.
This banana is mine, this orange is yours, that sausage is his.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

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#129: I don't have your stupid book
#45: I have a cup of tea
#161: I have been forgotten by your name
#93: Tidy your room!
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