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Translation of kaka – Swedish–English dictionary cake noun a food made by baking a mixture of flour, fat, eggs, sugar etc.
Tūtae. 1. (noun) dung, excrement, shit, faeces, poo, droppings, stools.
1. (noun) dress, garment, clothing.
The importance of tohutō (macrons) in reo Māori A macron is a line that appears over Māori vowels, such as a, e, i, o, u. Why is it really important? It means that you can lengthen the vowel sound. The other reason is you can change the meaning of the word entirely.
The Māori keyboard acts exactly the same, with one difference. You can press the ` key before you type a vowel to add a macron to it. The ` key is next to the 1 key at the top left of most keyboards. It's also the tilde (~) key, which might help you remember because it looks a bit like a macron.
? Ka kite means 'goodbye' in Māori. You can also say ka kite anō (see you later), mā te wā (see you next time), haere rā (goodbye to someone who's leaving), or hei kona rā (goodbye to someone who's staying).
They're also essential for the meaning of Māori words: kākā is the native parrot, kakā means glowing hot, and kaka is a stalk or lineage (and also a colloquial word for poo).
2. To add a macron to a vowel, on your keyboard, press the top left tilde key (it has these symbols ~ and `) followed by the vowel. 3. To add a macron to an uppercase vowel, press ~, then hold down the shift key and select your vowel.
Hold down the right Alt ( AltGr ) key. While still holding down on the right Alt key, press the a key on your keyboard. Release all keys. Now the next vowel you type in will have a macron placed above it.
For example, to get an ā: Switch your keyboard to US Extended. Type ⌥a+a (i.e. press and hold the option key, press a while still holding the option key) release the option key and the a key, then type a again.
