Week 2 Term 1: "mahi" (work)

mahi
1. (verb) (-ngia,-a) to work, do, perform, make, accomplish, practise, raise (money).

2. (noun) work, job, employment, trade (work), practice, occupation, activity, exercise, operation.

Mahi can be used as a noun or a verb; 

• "do some mahi"
• "going to mahi"
• "show me your mahi"
• "it's time to mahi"

As a command, stick an "a" on the end: "mahia!" (work!)

As is the case with other nouns, mahi can be combined with descriptors.

mahi kainga: homework