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pākiwaha - to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

Pakiwaha. 1. n. Lines of tattooing at the sides of the mouth.

2. A pattern of carving.

3. a. Boastful, braggart. Ka pakiwaha noa iho ratou ki a ratou, ka tawai etahi ki etahi (W. iv, 115).

Williams Dictionary

E kōrero pākiwaha mai ana ia ānō nei ko ia te toa o te kēmu.
He was boasting as if he won the game.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kāti te pākiwaha!
Stop boasting!

E kōrero pākiwaha mai ana ia ānō nei ko ia te toa o te kēmu.
He was boasting as if he won the game.

#171: Is it really, really red or is it reddish.
#30: We two (not you) are going
#75: The family are eating at the beach
#111: Right, let's go then!
#45: I have a cup of tea
#215: Whenever people are angry at Mere, she cried
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