Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary
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YAM, s., uhi, uwhikaho.
Yawn, v., kohera, popoia.
Ye, pron., koutou.
Ye two, pron., korua.
Yea, adv., ae, koia.
Year, s., tau.
Year (fruitful), s., hawere.
Yearn (after), v., iri [see Long after].
Yell, v., horu, ho, parare
Yellow, a., pungapuuga, kowhai, para.
Yelp, v., tau.
Yes, adv., ae, koia, ina, ana.
Yesterday, adv., inanahi, nonanahi.
Yesterday (day before), adv., tainahi.
Yesternight, adv., inapo, nonapo.
Yet, conj., ano.
Yield, v., ngaeki, oru, taoru.
Yield (let go), v., tuku.
Yolk, s., toua.
Yonder, adv., na, ki ko.
You, pron., koe; plural, koutou; dual, korua.
You two, pron., korua.
Young, a., kuao, punua, punuka.
Young (of birds), s., hukari, pi, kukari, korahoraho, maunu.
Younger relative, s., teina, taina, muringa.
Youngest child, s., potiki.
Your, pron., tau, tou, au, ou, ta koutou, to koutou, ta korua, to korua.
Youth, s., taitamariki, maitiiti, ohinga.