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Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket.

2. Halo. Used also with a passive termination. Ka pukoroa te marama.

3. A long bag-shaped net for eels.

4. A cloak of closely woven flax with a narrow ornamental border at the sides only.

pūkorokoro, n. Windpipe.

koro, korokoro, pu (ii).

Williams Dictionary

Pukoro, 1. A form of defensive work to cover entrance to a pa.

2. Flanking angle (mod.)

3. Sling for throwing stones.

Williams Dictionary

E kimi ana a Manu i tāna waea pūkoro.
Manu is searching for his cell phone.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E kimi ana a Manu i tāna waea pūkoro.
Manu is searching for his cell phone.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Kua kitea e koe? Ko te aha? Ko tāku waea pūkoro?
Have you seen it? What? My cell phone?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kitea e koe? Ko te aha? Ko tāku waea pūkoro?
Have you seen it? What? My cell phone?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Pēnei au kei taku pūkoro.
I thought it was in my pocket.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Ka pai anō hoko waea pūkoro hou māku, e ?
Could you buy me a new cellphone, Mum…?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?

Kei roto waea pūkoro i te kīhini.
You mobile phone is in the kicthen.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui āu i te tūru me te waea pūkoro.
Your keys are between the chair and the cell phone.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui āu i te tūru me te waea pūkoro.
Your keys are between the chair and the cell phone.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto taku kāri utu-ā-hiko i taku pūkoro.
My eftpos card is in my pocket.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kua kimihia tāna waea pūkoro i ngā wāhi katoa.
His cell phone has been searched for everywhere.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei tērā tamaiti waea pūkoro.
That child has your cell phone.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Nāku tērā waea pūkoro.
Ehara i a au tērā waea pūkoro.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāku tērā waea pūkoro.
That's my mobile phone.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kei hea taku waea pūkoro?
Where's my cell phone?

wai te waea pūkoro nei?
Who does this phone belong to?

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