03 November 2014 - Te Kupu o te Wiki - The Word of the Week Inu - TopicsExpress



          

03 November 2014 - Te Kupu o te Wiki - The Word of the Week Inu = Drink Sample sentence: He inu māu? = Would you like a drink? Where inu might be used: On the menu, while ordering meals and inu, on the supermarket shelf. Whakataukī: Ki te matekai tō hoariri, whāngaia; ki te matewai, whakainumia. If your enemy is hungry, feed them, if they’re thirsty, give them a drink. Relates to Heeni Te Kiri Karamu at the 1864 battle at Pukehinahina, Tauranga. Heeni heard a cry for help from a wounded British officer and gave him water to drink.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 01:50:51 +0000

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