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conjunctions: ēngari, ā
Conjunctions - and — ā Conjunctions - but — engari
A conjunction joins two phrases together to make a longer sentence. In te reo Māori, two common conjunctions are ā (and) and engari (but)
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Vocabulary

  • ā — and
  • engari — but
ā • āe • ahau • āhua • ake • ake, ake, ake • ātaahua • atu • au • āwangawanga • e hoa mā • e tū • engari • haere mā raro • haunga • hiahia • hiainu • hiakai • hiamoe • hīkoi • hoa • hōhā • hou • i • ia • iho • iti • kaha • katoa • kau • keke • kēkē • ki • kia • Kia kaha! • kia ora • kino • koe • koro • kōrua • koutou • mā • mai • māua • māuiui • ngenge • noho • nui • oma • ora • pai • pēhea? • rā • rātau • rāua • rūma moe • tama • tamaiti • tamariki • tātou • tāua • tere • tino • wāhine • waiata • whaea

Grammar

Conjunctions - and — ā Conjunctions - but — engari
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