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pia - beer

Pia (i), n. 1. Gum of trees, or any similar exudation. Pia manuka, a white sugary exudation from Leptospermum scoparium. ‖ kupia.

2. Heptatretus cirratus, hagfish or blind eel. = napia, tuere.

Williams Dictionary

Pia (ii), n. The first order of learners being initiated in esoteric lore. Ngau atu ki ona taura, ngau atu ki ona pia (K.).

piapia, a. Glairy, viscid.

Williams Dictionary

I te inumanga o te pia, ka hauranga rātou.
On drinking the beer, they got drunk.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Kaua e kai pia ngaungau ki te kura.
Don't chew gum at school.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kua inu pia koe?
Have you been drinking beer?
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kāore e āhei te inu pia, te kai paipa rānei, i konei.
Drinking or smoking is not allowed here.
Allowed to do something - āhei

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