whiriwhiri (whiria)

weave

He tohunga tōku kuia ki te whiriwhiri harakeke.
My grandmother is an expert at weaving flax.
- this is an example of a classifying sentence

Kua whiria kētia ngā whāriki e toru e tōku kui.
My nan already wove three mats.
- this is an example of a passive sentence


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