Animals Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
Q
kararehe, kīrehe
A
animal (n.)
2
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kau
A
cow (n.)
3
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kiore, mauhi
A
rat, mouse (n.)
4
Q
kurī, kīrehe
A
dog (n.)
5
Q
mōkai
A
pet (n.)
6
Q
ngeru
A
cat (n.)
7
Q
poaka
A
pig (n.)
8
Q
pūru
A
bull (n.)
9
Q
kuku(-a)
A
to nip, pinch sth (of crab, etc) (vt.), pincer, tweezers (s.)
10
Q
poka(-ina)
A
to cut sth out, operate, geld, dissect (vt.)
11
Q
hipi
A
sheep (n.)
12
Q
rāpeti
A
rabbit (n.)
13
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ngārara
A
creepy-crawly, insect, reptile (n.)
14
Q
pūngāwerewere
A
spider (n.)
15
Q
heihei
A
hen, chicken
16
Q
kōhanga
A
nest (n.)
17
Q
manu
A
bird (n.)
18
Q
parera, whio, rakiraki
A
duck (brown, blue) (n.)
19
Q
ruru
A
owl (n.)
20
Q
huruhuru
A
feathers, fur (n.)
21
Q
pihapiha
A
blowhole (whale), gills (fish) (n.)
22
Q
pihi
A
feelers, antenae, antlers (n.)
23
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unahi
A
scale (fish) (n.)
24
Q
werewere
A
to hang, dangle (vi.), wattles (bird) (n.)
25
mokomoko
lizard (n.)
26
pūrerehua
butterfly (n.)
27
ika
fish (n.)
28
kaimoana, mātaitai
seafood (n.)
29
kuku, kūtai, kukutai
salt-water mussels (n.)
30
pāua
abalone (n.)
31
pipi, tuatua, tuangi
small bivalve molluscs (n.)
32
tohorā
southern right whale (n.)
33
tuna
eel (n.)
34
wheke
octopus (n.)
35
tuki(tūkia), tukituki, tūtuki(-a)
to attack, butt, ram, crash into sth (vt.)
36
rei
whale tooth, ivory (n.)
whakarei(-a): to ornament, embellish sth
