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whakatūtū - erect

whakatutu. 1. v.t. Fasten a net to a hoop for the purpose of catching certain kinds of fish. page 463

2. Hold open a basket, etc. Whakatutua te kete.

3. n. A pattern in weaving mats, kete, and girdles.

Williams Dictionary

whakatutu, v.t. Place anything so that water may play on it. Whakatutua te karaha (Place the bowl so that water may run into it).

Williams Dictionary

Ko ngā tāngata o Pōneke, ka whakatūtū i ō rātou whare ki ngā tahataha o ngā puke.
in Wellington, people build houses on the sides of hills.

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#23: The children are running from the house to the school
#122: Too right mate!
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