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pūkenga - skills, skill, expertise, lecturer

Pūkenga, a. Skilled in, versed in. He tangata pukenga enei ki te whakatere waka haere moana.

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pukenga, n. 1. Pools, flood waters.

2. Repository. Koia te pukenga o nga mahara katoa.—Kihai i tae ki nga pukenga, ki nga wananga, ki nga tauira (M. 355). Ko wai ta pukenga, nana koe i ako?

whakapuke, whakapupuke. 1. v.i. Begin to rise, of feelings, etc. Kei whakapuke te tai o te matakurae o Te Taitapu (M. 403). E whakapuke ana te hiahia.

2. Brood, recall gloomy thoughts. Kia au ai taku moe, kei whakapuke tonu (M. 233).

3. v.t. Submerge.

waipuke.

Williams Dictionary

Kia ako, kia tapurihia itahi atu o ngā pūkenga mātaurangahau i ake kete.
To learn, and to add other new knowledge skills to your own kete.

#87: How many pens are there?
#117: He said, she said
#109: Rangi is hungry therefore he is angry
#93: Tidy your room!
#126: I don't have any wives
#45: I have a cup of tea
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