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māia - capable, brave, bold

He māia ia. Kāore ia i te mataku.
She is brave. She isn't scared.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Ka tukuna te aroha nui ki ngā whānau e noho ana i te kapua pouri i tēnei , e tangihia ana, e hotuhotuhia ana. Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui.
Great love is sent to the families who are living under a cloud of sadness at this time, who are grieving and sobbing. Be strong, be brave, be steadfast.

Kāore ā Māia tamariki.
Māia doesn't have any children.

He maia ēnei mokopuna ki te kōrero.
These grandchildren are confident speakers.

Kia māia kōrua.
You two be brave.

Ko Tīwana, ko Amiria, ko Riripeti, ko Tiakina, ko Maia aku mokopuna tuarua.
Tīwana, Amiria, Riripeti, Tiakina, and Maia are my great-grandchildren.

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