ake - up, upwards (Various uses and meanings, eg upwards, as in: piki ake, titiro ake; comparative as in: nui ake; own, as in: tōku whānau ake)
nui ake - bigger
He nui ake a Ahitereiria i a Aotearoa.Australia is bigger than New Zealand.Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He nui ake te utu mō ngā whare i Tāmaki i a Rotorua.The prices of houses are more expensive in Auckland than in Rotorua.Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He nui ake tāu mea i tāku mea.Your thing is bigger than my thing.Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He nui ake te moa i ngā manu katoa.The moa was bigger than all the other birds.
He nui ake tōku whare i tō Hoani.My house is bigger than Hoani's.
He nui ake tōku whare i tōu.My house is bigger than yours.
He nui ake tana pōuri i tana riri.His sadness was greater than his anger.
He nui ake tōku whare i te whare o Hata.My house is bigger than Hata’s’ ≈ ‘My house is bigger than Hata’s house.
He nui ake tōna whare i tōku.Her house is bigger than mine.
Kia nui ake tō reo.Speak louder.
