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noa - free from tapu; only, just, merely

tapu - sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

tāpu - bath

Tāpū, n. Hillock. (Tar.)

Williams Dictionary

Me kuhu atu koe ki te tāpu.
Get in the bathtub.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Unuhia ki te uru tapu nui!
Draw on the superme sacredness!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Ka whakairia te tapu kia wātea ai te ara.
Restrictions are moved aside so that the pathway is clear.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Tēnā koutou katoa. Ko tātou ??? ... ki a kiamārama??. Nāna mana ki tākia tātou i tēnei i tēnei hāora. reira honore kurore ki tānei ki ngā tapu.
“And greetings to you all. ?? who have brought us together at this time, at this hour. Therefore, honour and glory to this sacred moment of ours.

Ā, me te kāhui a Riki, koutou e noho ki runga i te āhuru tapu ki Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Ā, rire, rire hau, pai rātou.
And to the group of Riki, you who are staying within the shelter of this sacred time at Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Alas, sighs and heavy breaths—may things be well for them.

ngā mea nunui e rahu te tapu o te nei.
The important ones can touch the sacred things of this pā.

#87: How many pens are there?
#75: The family are eating at the beach
#1: Hello
#175: Are you a man or a mouse?
#21: The happy children are playing
#117: He said, she said
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