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whakapū. 1. v.t. Lay in a heap, stack.

2. Make up a complete number. Hei whakapu tenei mo aku riwai.

3. v.i. Lie in a heap. Hei hea a tatou kete whakapu ai ?

4. n. Stack, heap. He whakapu kupenga tera e tu mai ra.

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whakapū, v.i. Make a long continuous wail or sound, howl as a dog. Whakarongo ki te tai e wara haere whakapu ki te rae ki Paritaha ra (M. 331).

Williams Dictionary

Ka rongo a Niko i te whakapū ahi.
Niko heard the fire siren.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

#20: The women are singing
#139: My father is from Napier
#145: Belonging to a reason
#27: I am reading the book to the children in the house
#141: In the time of the ancestors
#12: How are you?
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