Kupu Flashcards
(571 cards)
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To carry on the shoulder, bear
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Amo (hia,ngia)
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To brand
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Parani
3
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To be passed, to pass by
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Hipa
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(verb) To leave behind, forsake, desert, bequeath, reject, cast away, abandon, quit (computer)
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Whakarērea
Kāti te riri, whakarērea hoki te ārita; kei mamae koe, kei tākina kia mahi i te kino
Do not be angry, and forsake wrath; lest you be hurt or led into evil deeds.
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Reference - source of information or quote and where someone can read the original words
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Tohutoro
6
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To show kindness, to care for
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Atawhai
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To take breathe, inhale, rest, refresh,relax, catch breathe
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Whakangā
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To soar, swoop
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Whakatopa
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Prove
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Whakatūturu
10
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Inland
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Uta
11
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Inspector
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Kaitirotiro
12
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Keep
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Tiaki
13
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Hunger
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Hemokai
14
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Aronga
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Direction
15
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To clear(weeds) , weed, cultivate, plant
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Ngaki
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To be satisfied, appeased
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Ngata
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To curse, swear, verbally abuse
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Kanga
18
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Weeds
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Tōtō
Ka ngakia ngā taru, ko te ingoa o tērā mahi he ngaki tōtō (W 1971:428). / The weeds are cleared and the name of that task is ‘ngaki tōtō’.
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Camera
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Tā whakaahua
20
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To trace, copy
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Tāwhai
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To pronounce, recite, express, mention, say, perform, narrate
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Whakahua
22
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Confiscated, take by force
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Raupatu
Whenua raupatu - confiscated land
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Hold on! Wait for me!
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Taihoa! Tatari mai ki a au
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Good luck
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Kia māngari
Puta ana ngā kupu whakamiha a te hunga i māngari ki te whai wāhi atu ki tēnei pō whakahirahira (HM 3/1995:1). / The people who were fortunate enough to have a part in this prestigious night event expressed their appreciation.
25
To respect, think highly of, admire, esteem, revere, venerate
Kauanuanu
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It is well, fortunately, luckily
Mokori anō
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Finely made cloak
Maiaorere
28
Sacredness, uniqueness
Rongomaiwhiti
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To be fierce, truculent, ferocious, belligerent, hostile
Horetītī
30
To finish off, conclude
Whakatepe
31
To desire earnestly, long for, yearn for, daydream, aspire
Wawata
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To twinkle, glow with an unsteady light
Hīnātore
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To lick, lick up, lap up
Mitimiti
34
To move onwards, move upwards, grow
Whanake
35
To scold, quarell, tell off, reprimand, rebuke, admonish, tick off
Kohete
36
To burst, explode, pop
Pahū
37
Ship
Kaipuke
38
Time to come, hereafter, the future
Anamata
39
Tear (of crying)
Roimata
40
To attack, assault, invade, alight
Whakaeke
41
Be tight, fast, fixed
Ita
42
Be dried up, reduced, diminished
Mimiti
43
Experience, intimate acquaintance
Wheako
44
To melt, become liquid, dissolve
Rewa
45
To gut, disembowel, (fish or birds), dissect
Tuaki
46
To cut, cut off, cut down, chop, fell
Tope
47
Branch ( of a tree)
Kāpeka
48
Be green, freshly-grown, raw
Māota
49
To be pleasant, comfortable
Hāneanea
I reira māua e hāneanea ana i te ua
There we were enjoying the rain
50
To make manifest, manifest, implement, embody, realise
Whakatinana
51
To dig, dig up, scratch out of the ground
Keri
52
To pick out, take one at a time, take a little here and there, highlight, cull, single out, select
Tīpako
53
Be glowing, ablaze, alight, blazing, burning on fire
Mura
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To be eager, struggle, writhe, strive, fight for, battle for, keep going
Oke
Ka oke rā pea i konā a Matuku. Oke noa, hei aha i te taura e nanati rā i te korokoro
Matuku really struggled there. He struggled in vain but the rope tightened around his throat.Koirā te pai o Winitana, ahakoa ngā whakahē a ngā tāngata whaimana tonu, ka oke tonu ia i tana oke
That's the good thing about Winstone, despite the criticisms of important people, he keeps on keeping on.
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To peck at, nibble
Tītongi
Whakatauki
He kai nā te tangata, he kai tītongi kakī ; he kai nā tōna ringa ake, tino kai, tino mākona
Food provided by another merely tickles the palate, but food earned by ones own hands is truely satisfying
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To patch, mend, repair, darn, amend
Tapi
Ka tukua nei e au ēnei pitopito kōrero a ngā kaumātua ki te pepa, hei mātakitaki iho mā ngā uri o Tamatea i tōna marae i tōna marae, ā, mehemea e takarepa ana tētahi wāhi o ēnei whakaatu, āta tapia mai, āta haukahatia mai, kia oti pai ai taua kaupapa kōrero i runga i te pai i te tika
I send these stories of the elders to the paper for the descendants of Tamatea on each of his marae to look at, and if a section of this information is deficient, please amend it so that the narrative is correct.
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To drive away, drive back, expel, dismiss, banish, eject, evict, push, send off, sack
Pana
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Island
Moutere
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Take off ( clothes etc)
Unu
60
To be weak, listless, feeble, powerless, faint
Ngoikore
61
Body
Tinana
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To break, break open, split, divide, cut (the card pack)
Wāwāhi
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To flee, escape
Pūrere
Pūrere ana te iwi rā, ka whāia e te hoariri
When the tribe fled, they were pursued by the enemy.
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Shout
Hāparangi
Kātahi ka hāparangi mai te waha o Rihimona ki a au, 'E Hēmi, e rere ki roto i te wai.' (HP 1991:20) / Then Rihimona yelled out to me, 'Hēmi, get into the water.'
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To boast, brag
Whakapehapeha
Taka rawa ake ki te whawhai ki Tapuae-erangi, ki Waingakia, i roto o Tūranga, kāore i mahia e te wahine rā, engari ka whakapehapeha tonu ia mō te toa o te tāne (M 2005:308). / When the fighting occurred at Tapuae-erangi, at Waingakia, in Gisborne, the wife omitted to carry out her ritual, but she still boasted about her husband's bravery.
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To shake, tremble
Ngāueue
Ngāueue ana te whenua, pakaru ana ngā puke me ngā maunga, maroke ana ngā awa
The ground shook, the hills and mountains broke up, and the streams dried up
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First born female in a high ranking family, chieftainess
Tapairu
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Frog
Poroka
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To burry, cover with earth
Tāpuke
70
To summarise
Whakarāpopoto
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To steal, rob, pilfer, thieve
Kaiā
72
A chisel
Heru
...nā Ruatapu i kaiā te pata me te heru.
..it was Ruatapu who stole the mallet and chisel.
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To strip or shave off new
growth
Heu
Ka heu atu i ngā tipu hou o te māra.
The new growth of the garden is cleared off.
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To be in a state of delusion, or
have the wrong impression
Hewa
Nei ka noho ka hewa anō rā.
Here I sit absorbed with distress.
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Pull upward ie. with a rope
especially to fish using a line
Hī
Ka hī ake i te tuna ki te tahataha o te awa.
The eel was pulled out onto the bank of the river.
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To rest, pause
Okioki
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To be overcome, be occupied with, be bothered with, be overtaken by, be preoccupied
Used only in this passive form
Warea
78
To move in a certain direction, point in a certain direction, face towards, extend, stretch from
Ahu
Hurihia te hīnaki kia ahu atu ki te moana
Turn the hīnaki so that it faces toward the sea.
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Gesture with eyebrows
particularly as body language
or in haka or other forms of
performing arts.
Hīnana
..e hīnana ai ōna tukemata, e kapakapa ai tāna taiaha,
his brow moving with intense fury, his taiaha quivering,
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A young woman in the form of
a address
Hine
E Hine, tākaia ngā mai
Girl, wrap up the clothes
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To wrap up, wrap around, wind around
Tākaia
82
Be abundant, numerous
Huhua
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To be seeing clearly, understand, know
Pūrangiaho
84
Modifier : extraordinary, marvellous, remarkable, wonderful, outstanding, phenomenal, exceedingly, exceptionally, terrible, shocking, horrible
Whakaharahara
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1. To wrap up
2. To shake or flap i. The wind, shake out
Kopekope
86
Soldier, private soldier
Hōia
87
To raise up, to hang, dangle suspend
Whakatārewa
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To dig
Pūkari
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To shake, tremble
Ngāueue
90
To come upon accidentally, happen, happen by chance, come about, chance upon
Tūpono
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Narrow escape, lucky escape
Oraititanga
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To emit rays of light, shine
Tīaho
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Ridge pole (of a house) subject of a sentence, main theme, direct line of ancestry
Tāhuhu
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To be long established, original, ancient, own, lasting, aboriginal, native, indigenous, through-and-through, dyed-in-the-wool
Taketake
95
Resting, resting place
Okiokinga
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To bubble up, boil
Koropupū
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To slide, slip
Mania
98
Entrance, inlet, entry, way in, access
Tomonga
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Obligation, liability
Kawenga
100
Pipeline
ngongo kōhinu
101
To be confident, steadfast, unwavering, resolute, comitted, dedicated, unswerving
Ngākau titikaha
Kua ngākau titikaha rātou ki te whakawhiti whakaaro ki te reo i nāianei
102
To give thanks, be greatful,
Whakawhetai
103
To make inquiries, question
Pakirehua
104
To command, order, urge, exhort, direct
Whakahau
105
To be offensive, repulsive, disgusting, obnoxious, odious, unpalatable, unpleasant
To be dispirited, exhausted, listless, out of sorts
Maninohea
Ki a au, kua maninohea noa te āhua o te whakamahia o ētahi o ēnei reanga, tāne mai, wāhine mai, i te āhua o ō rātau reo kōrero. He reo kaupoai noa iho (Wharehuia 2015).
In my opinion, the way some of these current generations use the language is unpalatable, both by men and women. It's just cowboy language.
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To be blunt, dull, not sharp
Pūkuhi
107
To be weak, soft
Ngehengehe
Ki a au nei hoki, ki te kūare, kia kaha tonu te kata, kia ngehengehe tonu, kia heke tonu te roimata i te hē o te manawa i te katanga
And to me, the ignorant one, one should laugh heartily until one is quite weak and the tears fall and you're in trouble from laughing so much.
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Heavy seas, rough sea
Au miha
Au tuke
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To be raw, uncooked, not fully developed, immature, unripe, green, fresh
Mata
110
Be hurt, in pain, feel sad, upset
Pāmamae
111
To go astray, stray, deviate, go off course, digress, get sidetracked
Kotiti
112
To like, to be fond of
Matareka
113
To be relaxed, tranquil
Mākohakoha
Adj be open minded, expert
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To take refuge
Punanga
Kātahi ka oma me tōna whānau, ka punanga ki Te Waipounamu ki a Rerewaka, te rangatira o Ngāti Tū-te-ahunga o Ngāi Tahu (TTR 1990:266). / Then he and his family took refuge in the South Island with Rerewaka of Ngāti Tū-te-ahunga, a section of Ngāi Tahu.
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Steam, vapour
Mamaoa
I te ata rawa ka kitea te wai e kōkiri ake ana i te moana, ā i kapi katoa taua wāhi i te mamaoa (TWMNT 11/8/1874:206). / In the morning the water was seen rising above the sea and that place was covered with vapour.
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Plan, chart, map
Mahere
117
Endless, eternal, perpetual, infinite
Mutunga kore
118
Might not, may not
Kei kore
119
Carrot
Kāroti
120
To build, fashion, work upon, make, create
Hangahanga
121
To shelter
Tāwharau
122
To tie, bind, hold, retain, put on a belt
Whītiki
123
To spring up as fresh growth
Rearea
124
To reveal, disclose, confess, dob in, tell on, inform on, admit
Whāki
125
To be adept, experienced, skilled
Tautōhito
126
To be quick, brisk, cheerful, inspired, energetic, spirited, lively, invigorated
Hihiko
127
Be lively, spirited, switched on, ebullient, cheerful
Ngākau hihiko
128
Here you go, here it is
Nāia
129
To conduct, lead about, stroll about
Whakahāereere
130
Splitting up, dividing up, breaking up, partition, subdivision
Wāwāhanga
131
Wireless, radio
Waerehe
132
Long ago, long since, a long time ago, indicates something happened a long time ago
Noa atu
133
To be cold
Hōtoke
134
To be raised up
To raise - especially heavenly bodies
Marewa
135
Childhood, youth
Ohinga
136
Be priceless, inestimable, invaluable, precious
Kāmehameha
137
(Noun) survivor, remnant
Mōrehu
138
To desire, want, wish for, yearn for, aspire to, fancy, hanker after
Hōkaka
139
To grasp, lay hold of, handle, grab
Rarau
140
To be raised up, to rise (especially heavenly bodies)
To set off depart
Marewa
141
Childhood, youth
Ohinga
142
Constellation, group of stars
Kāhui
143
To boil with heated stones
(Noun) birds preserved in their own fat
Huahua
144
(Stative) be cooked, be ripe, mature - (of fruit)
Maoka
145
To be cold
Hōtoke
146
Clearly - used as an intensive following mārama
Kehokeho
147
Metaphor, simile
(Noun) Huahuatau
148
(Stative) be dried up, reduced, diminished
Mimiti
149
Eye, pupil of the eye
Whatu
150
To be overbearing, show arrogance, domineer
Whakatuanui
151
To set in motion, launch, put afloat
Whakarewa
152
To be accustomed to, familliar with, used to, practised
Waia
153
To haveon ones mind, much in ones thoughts, desire earnestly
Nako
154
Set in motion, launch, put afloat
Whakarewa
155
Be envious, jealous
Pūhaehae
156
To raise up, raise the pitch (in a song)
Whakahī
157
To vie for. Struggle For, pull one against another, argue
Taukumekume
158
To know, know well, be proficient, expert at, competent, fluent
Modifier - learned, experienced, well informed, knowledgable
Matatau
159
To be widespread, extensive, pervasive
To broaden, extend, expand
Rangiwhāwhā
160
Be quick, nimble, alert, active, capable
Kakama
161
To utter, disclose, express, reveal, declear, state
Whakapuaki
162
To move onwards, move upwards
Whanake
163
To place at a distance, out of reach, recede into the distace, to influence, have an effect, have an impact, affect
Whakaaweawe
164
Verb - to draw a long a breath
Modifier - talented, gifted, cosummate
Pūmanawa
165
Principles/value
Whanonga pono
166
Catch
Hao
167
Debate
Tautohetohe
168
Evolution/Development
Kunenga
169
Truth
Meka
170
To utter deliberately, recite, pronounce, state
Tātako
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To ornament, embellish
Whakarei
172
To be fierce, truculent, ferocious, belligerent, hostile
Horetiti
173
To project, stand out, be prominent, be conspicious
Promontory, point ( of land), peninsula
Koutu
174
To protect, shelter
Whakamaru
175
To become weary,exhausted,spent,weakened,wasted away
Kōngenge
176
To show, announce,notify,reveal, point out, disclose, display,demonstrate,model(clothing)exhibit,perform
Whakaatu
177
To be loose, hanging loose, dangling
Tāwēwē
178
To praise, express thanks
Whakamoemiti
179
To be cold, pinched with cold, shivering
Noun - indigestion
Kunāwhea
180
To
Uncover, poke around, probe,investigate,research
Hurahura
181
Framework
Poutarāwaho
182
To raise, rouse, wake, wake up, erect
Whakaara ( hia, ngia,tia)
183
To be firm, secure,fast
Whita
184
Group (of people) gang, band, work gang
Tokomatua
185
To assemble, gather together, head up
Whakarauika
186
Homeland
Ipukarea
187
To be prosperous, peaceful, undisturbed, intact
Houkura
188
To smile,laugh,grin,beam
Mingo kata
189
Be quick, eager, keen, nimble
Kamakama
190
To be eager, keen, enthusiastic
Rikarika
191
To be rough, violent, tempestuous, stormy, turbulent ( of wind, rain or the sea)
Hūkerikeri
192
Disrespectful
Tūtūtā
193
Application software, application programme, app
Pūmanawa tautono
Ko “ Te Reo Māori” he pūmanawa tautono mō te waea pūkoro me te ipapa
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The side, aside, to one side
Tahaki
195
To select, choose, pick
Whiriwhiri
196
To tend, look after, nuture
Taute
197
To be merged, mixed, homogenised, combined, swallowed up
Hanumi
198
To be in two minds, in doubt
Ruarua
199
Ahurea
Culture
200
Ahurea tuakiri
Cultural Identity
201
Akaaka
Vine of any climbing plant, long and thin roots, fibrous roots
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Anō hoki
Also, too - does not befin a phrase ans follows a base
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Ānō nei
As if, as though, like
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Anō te pai
Thats excellent, great! Fantastic!
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Māwherangi
To be troubled, disturbed (of the mind)
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Hiangongo
To pine for
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hopuni
(noun) temporary shelter, hut
Ka pakaru atu a Te Kooti mā te kōkai kiri rākau o tana hopuni (TTR 1990:385). / Te Kooti broke through the bark wall at the back of his sleeping hut (DNZB 1990:569).
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rāhiri
(verb)(-tia) to welcome, receive cordially
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hōrapa
(verb) to be disseminated, circulated, dispersed, spread, promulgated, extended
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mātai
(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to inspect, examine, investigate, scan, observe, note
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mīreirei
(verb) to act in a defiant manner - especially in performing haka, etc.
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mārohirohi
(verb) to be hard, strong, brave, of strong character, resolute, determined, tenacious, mighty
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monemone
(verb) to be smooth, bare, without appendages
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teretere
(verb) to float, flow, run, drift
(verb) to flicker (as a fire or candle)
Ki te tahu koe i te kānara, kua pau haere te kānara, kua tae tata tonu ki te pito, kua tīmata te teretere (Milroy 2011). / If you light a candle, when it is almost finished and it's almost at the end, it begins to flicker.
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kaingākau
(verb)(-tia) to prize greatly, value, treasure, fond of, take pleasure in
Ka haere tonu ngā mahi a Te Rangi Hīroa ki te whai i te kaupapa i kaingākautia nei e ia, arā, te mātauranga tikanga tangata (TTR 1996:14). / Buck continued to pursue the discipline that was dear to him, which was anthropology.
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māhaki
(verb) to be inoffensive, mild, meek, calm, quiet, placid, humble, tolerant
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oko
(verb) to hear
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kipakipa
(loan)(verb)(-hia,-ina,-tia) to spur
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kura huna
(noun) important knowledge
Tērā e hoki mai te Māori, a tōna wā, ki te kimi i aua mea i whiua atu e ia ki wīwī, ki wāwā. Ko te Pākehā anake i tahuri ki te pupuri i ngā kura huna, i ngā reo a ngā kaumātua, arā ko te pupuri tēnei he tā ki te perehi (TTT 1/5/1923:4). / In time the Māori will return to seek out those things that were tossed hither and thither. Only the Pākehā set about retaining the important knowledge, the voices of the elders, namely by holding on to this by publishing it.
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kohea
(verb) to be clear, open
Ka maomao te ua, ka kohea te rangi. / When the rain stopped, the sky cleared.
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tāhuhu
(noun) ridge pole (of a house), subject of a sentence, main theme, direct line of ancestry
222
haumi
(verb) to join, lengthen by addition, reserve, lay aside, invest (finance)
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rangapū
(noun) company, group
224
anuanu
(verb) to be cold, offensive, disgusted, appalled, ugly
225
wāriu
(loan)(verb)(-ngia,-tia) to value
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pōrearea
(verb)(-tia) to be annoyed, bothered, pestered, harassed, troubled.
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mātāpono
(noun) principle, maxim
228
waiaro
(noun) attitude
229
tomo
(verb)(-kia) to enter, go in
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hōrapa
(verb) to be disseminated, circulated, dispersed, spread, promulgated, extended
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ratonga
(noun) services, service
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matapae
(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to predict, forecast
233
whano
(verb) to go, proceed
Ko te ara tēnā i whano ai koe ki runga ki a Rehua (M 2006:592). / That is the path that you proceeded on up to Rehua.
234
kumamatanga
(noun) relish, something to tempt the appetite, appetiser, entrée
235
mōkarakara
(noun) aroma (of food), flavour, savour
236
whakahiangongo
(noun) object of violent affection
Ka koa rā, ka kite atu hoki i te whakahiangongo a tōna ngākau: me tuawahine hoki ka koa, ka tae atu ia ki a Te Whatuiāpiti - te kaitokomauri o tōna puku (NM 1928:139). / He was glad at seeing the delight of his heart: and the maiden was happy at having reached Te Whatuiāpiti - the love of her heart.
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hāunga
(particle) besides, except, not including, apart from, notwithstanding, not counting, excluding, despite
238
tarakitā
(loan)(noun) tractor
239
pūtahitanga
(noun) confluence, junction, joining place, convergence
240
auaha
(verb)(-hia,-ngia,-tia) to shape, create, form, fashion
241
whenumi
(verb) to be mixed up
242
whānako
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to cheat, steal, rob, embezzle, misappropriate
243
hāmene
(loan)(verb)(-hia,-tia) to sue, summon (legal), penalise, charge, accuse
244
ukiuki
(verb) to be continuous, full time
245
tētere
(noun) thunder
Mēnā ka pāorooro te tētere, he paoro tērā
If the thunder resounded that was a a thunderclap.
246
kōwhakiwhaki
Ū ana ki Wharekauri ka kōwhakiwhakia ngā whenua i Waitangi
On reaching Wharekauri the lands at Waitangi were seized.
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ngunguru
(verb)(-tia) to make a continued dull sound, growl (suppressed), grunt, rumble
248
pakipūmeka
(noun) documentary
249
mui
(verb)(-a) to swarm round, infest, plague, flock to
Ka muia a Mangakāhia e te Pākehā e hiakai ana ki ōna whenua i Whangapoua
Mangakāhia was plagued by Pākehā hungry for his land at Whangapoua.
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hurahura
(verb)(-hia,-ina,-tia) to uncover, poke around, probe, investigate, research
251
kura huna
(noun) important knowledge
252
korohiko
(verb) to sleep uneasily, sleep fitfully
Pau te pō i a ia e moe korohiko ana
For the whole night he had slept fitfully.
(verb)(-ia,-tia) to surround, encircle, besiege
Kua korohikotia e te taua i te atapō, kua huaki tokotoru i mate (W 1971:143). / It had been surrounded by the war party before dawn, and when they attacked three died.
253
taringa pākura
(noun) stubborn person
254
orua
(verb) to coincide, coincide with, happen at the same time
255
āhukahuka
(verb)(-ngia,-ria,-tia) to recognise
I āhukahuka atu ahau i taku tirohanga atu ki te tangata rā
When I looked at that man I recognised him.
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tautokorua
(modifier) simultaneous, both together, coinciding
Kua tutuki nei hoki te waewae o te mārohirohi ki te mārohirohi, kua hinga ngātahi tautokorua
For the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together.
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tāheke
(verb)(-a) to drip, flow down (of liquids)
E ua e te ua e tāheke koe i runga rā
Come then, O rain, pour down steadily from above.
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au
(noun) whirlpool, rapid
Rere pāhukahuka ana te wai i te au o te awa
The water flows with froth in the rapids of the river.
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whakaripiripi kōhatu
(noun) stone skimming, stone skipping
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tōrangapū
(modifier) political
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kūare
(verb) to be ignorant, unaware, unenlightened, naive, uninformed, illiterate, uneducated, unknowing, low in the social scale, held in no esteem
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matapae
(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to predict, forecast
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whakapae
(verb)(-a,-tia) to lie horizontal, lay across, accuse, blame, allege, assert, hypothesise, complain
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ngaki
(verb)(-a,-na) to clear (weeds), weed, cultivate, plant
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whakawaiwai
(verb)(-a,-tia) to divert, amuse, tempt, beguile, persuade, seduce
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huatau
(verb) to think, realise
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huatau
(adjective) be comely, suitable, elegant, graceful
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uhi
(verb)(ūhia,-a,-ngia) to cover, spread over
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parawai
(noun) superior type of cloak made of flax fibre.
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kahu tāniko
(noun) cloak of fine flax with ornamental border
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tīpare
(verb)(-tia) to adorn (with a feather, etc.)
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tīpare
(noun) band worn around the head, headband
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tungou
(verb) to nod, bow the head, nod in agreement
E tungou mai ana te tangata rā ki a tāua
The man over there is nodding to you and me.
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tiu
(verb)(-a) to soar, wander, swing, sway to and fro
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rauroha
(verb)(-tia) to spread about, spread out, scatter
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ahurei
(verb) to be chief, prominent, unique
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whakatange
(verb) to consume, exhaust, expend
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waha
(verb)(-ia,-a,-ina,-ngia,-tia) to carry on the back, raise up
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kakari
(verb) to battle, fight, agitate for
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para
(verb)(-hia,-ia,-ngia) to clear, cut down (bush, etc.), remove obstructions, shine clearly, come out from behind the clouds
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whakawhirinaki
(verb)(-tia) to lean against something, trust in, depend on, rely on
I whakawhirinaki tonu ia ki tana hunga ohu i te mahi, tae atu hoki ki āna tamariki
He relied on volunteer helpers, including his children.
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Tāwauwau
(location) unspecified distant place
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huritao
(verb)(-na,-ngia) to consider, reflect upon, mull over, ponder, contemplate, deliberate, cogitate
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whakawehi
(verb)(-a) to terrify, frighten, horrify, intimidate, threaten, terrorise, scare
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whakawehe
(verb)(-a,-ngia) to separate, divide
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tāmore
(verb) to be firmly rooted, bare, bald
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more
(noun) taproot
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putanga
(noun) emergence, appearance, entrance, opening, escape
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kōekoeko
(stative) be tapering to a point
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taurangi
(verb) to be incomplete, unfinished, unfulfilled
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turaki
(verb)(-na) to throw down, pull down, tear down, collapse, push down, overthrow, subdue, demolish, oppose
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patapata
(verb) to drip, drop (as of rain)
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tātāki
(verb)(-na) to take to one side, take out of the way
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āmiomio
(verb) to turn round and round
Haere atu ki te āmiomio i te nuku o te whenua, ki te rapurapu pū, ki te rapurapu paura
Go and travel around the length and breadth of the land to seek guns and powder.
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turou
(verb)(-a,-tia) to reach or manipulate with a pole or stick, reach for, parry
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pūwherowhero
(stative) be reddish, pink, blush
Ko o waho anake o ngā tōtiti kua maoa; o roto, e hika! Kāore rawa i pai, he pūwherowhero te mīti o roto.
Only the outside of the sausages were cooked; inside, heavens! They weren't good, the meat inside was pink.
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porotū
(verb) to be stopped, finished, on strike
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matawhaiaro
(modifier) personal
He kaiāwhina matawhaiaro ia ki te tumuaki o te kura. / She is a personal assistant to the school principal.
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kaiponu
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to keep to oneself, withhold (especially of things which should be shared, including knowledge), refuse to let go
Nō reira, e ngā whanaunga, e ngā pūkōrero, kaua e kaiponutia ngā taonga a ō tātou tūpuna
Therefore, my relations, the spokespeople, do not withhold the precious knowledge of our ancestors.
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mātotoru
(verb) to be thick, dense
Koirā te kāinga e mātotoru ana te noho a ngā iwi o Hauraki i taua wā
That was the village most densely populated by the tribes of Hauraki at that time.
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wherawhera
(verb)(-hia,-ngia) to open out, spread out, fan out
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tumatuma
(modifier) quarrelsome
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pūmotomoto
(noun) fontanelle
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poutūmārō
(verb) to be at the meridian, reach the zenith, acme, high point, pinnacle, maturity, prime, midday
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mōtika
(modifier) right, rights
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tākupu
(noun) comment
Nā te ētita ētahi tākupu i tāpiri i ngā taha o ngā whārangi o ana tuhituhinga.
The editor added some comments at the sides of the pages of his writings.
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āritarita
(verb) to be burning with desire, eager
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hura kōhatu
(noun) unveiling - a ceremony at the graveside to unveil the headstone
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tūtira
(verb) to line up, form a file, queue
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whakamāramatanga
(noun) explanation, clarification, elucidation, definition, interpretation
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morimori
(verb)(-a,-tia) to nurse (an infant), caress, handle
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taurima
(verb)(-tia) to treat with care, tend, entertain, foster, adopt
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toro
(verb)(-a,-hia,-na) to visit, go to see, pay a visit, call on, survey, reconnoitre, probe, explore
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komeme
(verb) to mutter, mumble, talk in a low tone, complain
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kume-ā-papa
(noun) gravity
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tuhi
(verb)(-a) to point out, point at
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makaurangi
(noun) fingerprint, spiral lines - as on the skin of the fingers
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rorirori
(modifier) clumsy, stupid, foolish, crazy, idiotic
(noun) idiot, dolt, ignoramus, halfwit, fool
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kerēwa
(loan)(stative) be clever - a word used in colloquial conversation
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rawa
(noun) goods, property, wealth, chattels, resource, asset
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kūhā
(noun) thigh
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raweke
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to meddle with, interfere with, tamper with, have on
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ketuketu
(verb)(-a,-ngia,-tia) to scratch around, delve into, fossick, ferret out
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poroheahea
(noun) idiot, fool, blockhead, numbskull, halfwit, nincompoop, twit, nitwit, wally, dope, peabrain, moron
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parahutihuti
(verb) to hurtle along, at top speed, flat out, flat stick, fast
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tāhuna
(noun) seaside, beach, sandy shore
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tāhuahua
(noun) sand hill, sand dune
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rōra
(loan)(noun) roll
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tarau tāngari
(loan)(noun) jeans, dungaree trousers, denim trousers
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puri
(verb)(-tia) to hold, retain possession of, keep, hold on to, grip, restrain, keep in the memory
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tāuru
(noun) headwaters, source (of a stream or river)
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hangareka
(verb)(-tia) to jest, make fun, joke about, kid, deceive
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taunaki
(verb)(-tia) to support, recommend, reinforce
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nukarau
(verb)(-tia) to deceive
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korokē
(modifier) extraordinary, strange, unorthodox, eccentric, perverse
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māminga
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to trick, deceive, beguile, play tricks
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marakihau
(noun) mythical sea creature
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ngaiaku
(loan)(noun) nylon
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rimurimu
(noun) seaweed - a general term
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tūtei
(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to keep watch, spy, scout out, keep under surveillance, watch
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rāwaho
(modifier) from outside, outside
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whakarihariha
(verb) to be disgusted, appalled, dismayed, reviled, aghast, revolted, shocked
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tīkape
(verb)(-a,-ngia) to move, flick out (with a stick)
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horihori
(verb) to speak falsely, mistake, misjudge
(modifier) false, untrue, phoney, synthetic, artificial
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kirikiri
(verb) to gravel, incorporate gravel
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kerikeri
(verb)(-a) to dig up repeatedly, scratch out of the ground
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ruirui
(verb)(-a,-ngia,-tia) to shake to and fro (with the hand upright), sprinkle
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tūmatarau
(verb) to be stingy, covetous, miserly, self-seeking - used for people watchful for their own interests
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taipū
(noun) sand hill, sand dune
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mōhou
(pronoun) for you - variation of mōu
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tatutatu
(verb) to be unsteady, totter, stumble
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maranga
(verb) to rise up, get up, arise
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Jupiter
Kōpūnui
Rangawhenua
Pareārau( some dalects)(saturn)
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whakataruna
(verb)(-tia) to pretend, mime, act, copy, simulate
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tuauru-mā-tonga
(noun) south-west, sou'west
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kounu
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to project, protrude, stick out
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nanao
(verb)(naomia,naomanga) to take hold of, feel with the hand, handle, grasp, grab, snatch, gather together
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pakaua
(verb) to be sinewy, wiry, muscular, brawny
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mātau
(verb)(-ria,-hia) to know, acquainted with, understand - usually followed by ki preceding the noun showing the object
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huaki
(verb)(-na) to open, uncover, rise (of the moon), dawn
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tūru
(loan)(noun) chair, stool, seat, bench, pew
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kōkōmuka noho tara ā-whare
(noun) stay-at-home - someone who does not leave home because of old age, sickness or inclination
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manu aute
(noun) kite - especially one made in the shape of a bird using paper mulberry cloth
Te manu aute nō te iwi Māori: Mehemea ka whatua taua mea, kia rite tonu ki te āhua o te manu e rere nei. Ka mahia e te Maori hei manu, ko ngā paihau me te tinana o te manu. Ka takaia te tinana o te manu, me ngā paihau, ki te aute. Koia tōna ingoa he manu aute (JPS 1901:191). / The kite made of paper mulberry cloth of the Māori people. That thing was woven into the exact resemblance of a flying bird. It was made by the Māori as a bird having wings and a body, and these wings and body were wound around with paper mulberry cloth. That is why it was called a manu aute.
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taramu
(loan)(noun) drum
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hoari
(loan)(noun) sword
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... te tī, ... te tā
all directions, all over the place, hither and thither
I taetae mai rātou i te tī, i te tā. / They arrived from all directions.
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tatū
(verb)(-ngia,-ria) to land on, arrive, settle, consent, reach the bottom
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mōrehu
(noun) survivor, remnant
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marewa
(verb) to be raised up
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mahea
(verb) to be cleared away, free from obstruction, clear
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awarua
(noun) central passage (in a house)
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whakarau
(verb)(-a,-tia) to take captive, capture, arrest
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kutikuti
(verb)(kūtia) to open and shut alternately, cut with scissors or shears, shear
(modifier) intensely, exceedingly, extremely - an intensive used with words indicating darkness and blackness
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raukura
(noun) feather plume, treasure
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waihoki
furthermore, likewise, in like manner, moreover, also, in addition - a conjunction
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kauika
(noun) heap, school or pod (of whales, etc.)
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whara
(stative) be struck, hit accidentally, injured, hurt, wounded
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whanga
(verb)(-a,-ia) to wait, await - whanga is usually followed by ki
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wātene
(loan)(noun) warden
380
watawata
(verb) to be perforated, full of holes
381
huirangi
(modifier) unsettled, unstable
Ki te kupu a te Pākehā, kua puta a Ngāti Porou ki waho i tōna anga, kei te tirotiro ki te ao hou, ki te ao huirangi, ki te ao pōrewharewha (TTT 1/10/1930:2157). / In the saying of the Pākehā, Ngāti Porou has come out of its shell and is looking at the new world, the unsettled and crazy world.
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oati
(loan)(verb)(-tia) to swear an oath, swear in, promise, pledge, guarantee, vow, swear, assure, undertake
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panuku
(verb) to move, move on
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whakawhenua
(verb) to set (of heavenly bodies)
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tāmoremore
(verb) to be bare, bald, freed from obstructions
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hore
(verb)(-a,-ngia) to peel, strip off
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taera
(noun) sexual desire, sexual attraction
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tāera
(loan)(noun) style, method, technique, fashion, way
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pānga
(noun) shares, interest (in land, etc.), connections with, related to, association with
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mauminamina
(verb) to accept eagerly, accept with alacrity, receptive
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kapo
(verb)(-hia,-ngia,-a) to catch at, snatch
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penapena
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to take care of, attend to, cherish, husband, look after, save up, store up
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toromi
(verb) to drown
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hemo i te kai
(stative) be hungry
Ka hemo au i te kai. I'm hungry.
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whakatē
(verb) to squeeze fluid out (of anything)
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poharu
(verb) to sink, be stuck (into mud, etc.)
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tohunga kōkōrangi
(noun) astronomer - expert in the study of celestial bodies
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matangaro
(verb) to be absent
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whakapono
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to believe, trust
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wenewene
(verb) to be dissatisfied, discontented, dispute, disagree
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atamai
(stative) be knowing, quick-witted, ready, intelligent
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kokonga
(noun) corner (e.g. of a room)
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raumaroke
(intransitive verb) to be dry
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matiti
(verb) to be summer
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pāha
(verb)(-tia) to attack, assault
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kōura
(loan)(noun) gold (Au)
407
rahirahinga
(noun) temple - side of the head in front of the ear and above the cheekbone
408
takahanga
(noun) trampling on, abuse, transgression, wrongdoing, offence, contravention, breach, infringement - derived noun form from takahi.
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āhiki
(verb) to make haste, hurry
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whakamatemate
(verb)(-a) to be in mental turmoil, consumed with curiosity
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whakateka
(noun) fabrication, lie, untruth
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koni ake, iti iho rānei
more or less
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whakatūtū
(verb)(-ria,-tia) to set up, erect, construct
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whakaritorito
(modifier) throwing up shoots, sprouting
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rito
(noun) centre shoot, young centre leaf of the harakeke, new harakeke shoot
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pito
(noun) end, extremity
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rawe
(verb)(-a) to wrap round, tie round
418
putuputu
(adjective) be frequent, at short intervals, in stages, frequently, often
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whakamiha
(verb)(-ngia,-tia) to admire, appreciate, esteem, respect, venerate
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oati
(loan)(verb)(-tia) to swear an oath, swear in, promise, pledge, guarantee, vow, swear, assure, undertake
421
Pāniora
(loan)(location) Spain
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konohete
(loan)(noun) concert
423
Rakiura
(location) Stewart Island
424
kohea
(verb) to be clear, open
Ka maomao te ua, ka kohea te rangi.
When the rain stopped, the sky cleared.
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paraihe
(loan)(verb)(-tia) to brush
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huānga
(noun) relative, kin, relation, cousin, member of the same hapū, subscription
427
awhe
(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to hem in, surround, beset, envelop, encircle
428
aotūroa
(noun) light of day, world, Earth, nature, this world
429
tāheke
(verb)(-a) to drip, flow down (of liquids)
430
mate urutā
(noun) epidemic, plague, pandemic, pestilence, deadly disease
431
huru
(verb) to glow, rise (of the sun)
432
Whanga
(noun) bay, cove, bight, estuary
433
kaitā
(stative) be large, big, major
434
kauika
(noun) heap, school or pod (of whales, etc.)
435
tauārai
(verb)(-tia) to separate, keep apart, buffer
(noun) screen, barrier, barricade, obstruction, curtain
436
maringi
(stative) be spilt, flow, pour down
maringi: (noun) flowing, pouring
Kāore he huarahi poto ki te ora, kotahi anō te huarahi, mā te maringi o te kakawa o tōu mata There are no shortcuts to well being, just one way through the flow of sweat from your brow.
437
mōtini
(loan)(verb)(-tia) to move a motion
(loan)(noun) motion, resolution
438
pūhoi
(verb) to be slow, sluggish, unhurried
439
ongeonge
(verb) to be lonely
440
tīkaro
(verb)(-hia,-ngia,-tia) to pick out (of a hole), scoop out, tear out, pick holes (in anything), gouge
441
tairite
(verb) to be like, on a level with
442
nanea
(stative) be copious, sufficient, satisfying
443
hōkaka
(verb) to desire, want, wish for, yearn for, aspire to, fancy, hanker after
444
kokō
(verb) to make a rumbling noise, make a gurgling noise
445
mahuta
(verb) to rise (of stars, the moon, etc.)
446
koroneihana
(loan)(noun) coronation
447
puaki
(verb)(-na) to come forth, show itself, open out, emerge
448
haetara
(modifier) exciting envy, admired
449
ripo
(verb) to be swirling around
450
tuputupu
(verb) to grow, develop
451
tangatanga
(verb) to loosen, loose, at ease
452
rāngai
(verb) to swarm, flock (in large groups)
He whakataukī nā te Māori: " He rāngai maomao ka taka i tua o Nukutauria e kore a muri e hokia.
There is a saying of the Māori: "A shoal of maomao fish that passes beyond Nukutaurua Reef will not return."
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kauae tehe
(noun) woman with chin moko
Ka anga taku titiro ki te pakitara o taku whare, e iri mai ana ngā kauae tehe kuia ōku, kua nehe noa atu te whatungarongaro, kua pōpōroa ki te poho o Rehua
I look at the wall of my house where photos of my elderly female relatives with tattooed chins are hanging and who have long since disappeared to the bosom of Rehua.
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kōpatapata
(noun) light rain (falling in heavy drops)
455
whana
(verb)(-ia) to spring back, kick (backwards), impel
456
pūtahi
(verb)(-ngia) to join, meet
457
pūtahi
(verb)(-ngia) to join, meet
458
kōmuri
(stative) backwards
459
rongo ā-puku
instinct.
460
waiora
(noun) health, soundness
461
whakaraerae
(verb)(-tia) to expose oneself, be vulnerable
462
taute
(verb)(-a,-tia) to tend, look after, nurture
463
whakamoemiti
(verb)(-tia) to praise, express thanks
464
whakataki
(verb)(-na) begin a speech or talk, narrate, deliver (a speech)
whakataki: (verb)(-na) to go in search of, search out
465
tangotango
(verb)(-hia) to take up, take hold of, take off, handle
(modifier) intensely dark - usually follows pō. Sometimes written as one word, i.e. pōtangotango
466
kaupeka
(noun) season
467
huritau
(verb)(-a,-tia) to consider, reflect upon
468
pīkau
(verb)(-ngia,-ria,-tia) to carry on the back, get on the back of someone else, piggyback, carry, take care of, convey
469
toiora
(noun) protection from evil influences
470
marere
(verb) to drop, fall, take off (of clothes)
471
tikoki
(verb) to be unsteady, easily overbalance, unstable, capsize
472
warea
(verb) to be overcome, be occupied with, be bothered with, be overtaken by, be preoccupied - used only in this passive form
473
atawhai
(verb)(-ngia,-tia) to show kindness to, care for
474
Haratua
(personal noun) twelfth lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to May
475
tukemata
(noun) eyebrow
476
Poha
He whenua tēnei kāore anō i poha noa i te tangata
This is a country not yet full of people.
477
kirimangu
(noun) dark skinned person, black - sometimes written as two words, i.e. kiri mangu
478
kaitono
(noun) sender, applicant, candidate (applicant), claimant, plaintiff
479
paihau
(noun) beard - usually in the plural
480
maene
(stative) be smooth, soft to the touch
481
hīnawanawa
(verb) to have goose pimples, have goose bumps
482
whakatepenga
(noun) conclusion, termination, end, finish
483
torutoru
(adjective) be few
484
tuwha
(verb)(-ina) to spit, spit out, expectorate, distribute
485
pōraruraru
(verb) to be confused, bothered, troubled, stressed, concerned
(noun) problem, trouble, difficulty, predicament
486
taipitopito
(noun) detail
487
manukura
(noun) person held in high esteem, leader in council, leader
488
ngao
(noun) strength, energy, stamina, vigour, verve, get-up-and-go
489
ohorere
(verb)(-tia) to start suddenly, get a surprise
490
māpere
(noun) middle finger, middle toe
491
ngohe
(verb) to be soft, supple, pliable, weak
492
ohiti
(verb) to be cautious, on ones guard, alert, vigilant, watchful, suspicious, wary, careful, suspicious, alert
493
tohorā
(noun) whale - often used as a general term, particularly for baleen whales
494
maka
(verb)(-a,-ia) to throw, fling, cast, place, put, put in, pass (with the hands)
495
rāwekeweke
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to prepare, repair, fiddle with, play with, manipulate
496
pūwai
(noun) driftwood
497
hāro
(verb)(-a) to soar
498
korokī
(verb) to speak, talk, tell, sing (of birds)
499
tāhau
(personal noun) your (one person - singular) - variation of tāu
500
kōwhiri
(verb)(-a,-ngia,-tia) to select, pick, choose, elect
501
whakaihuwaka
(noun) champion, advocate, promoter, supporter, backer, upholder, winner
502
paneke
(verb)(-a) to move forward
503
haruru
(verb) to roar, make a continuous noise, rumble, echo, resound - any dull, heavy sound
504
kamokamo
(verb) to wink frequently, blink frequently
505
uhunga
(verb)(-tia) to cry over, lament
506
tūārangi
(modifier) from a distance, from afar
507
iriiringa
(noun) baptism
508
matawhānui
(modifier) broad, general, widely
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hokowhitu
(noun) 140, band, company, party, complement of men, army
510
maimai aroha
(noun) song of affection for the dead
511
tupua
(modifier) strange, supernatural, abnormal
512
whaitua
(noun) side, region, space, designated area, territory, domain
513
whakararau
(verb) to embed (in the mind)
514
whakataetae
(verb)(-a,-tia) to compete, contend
515
huahuatau
(noun) metaphor, simile
516
pohewa
(verb)(-tia) to imagine, fancy, fantasize, conjure up, create, dream up
517
popohe
(verb) to be blind
518
tapatahi
(verb) to have one aspect, be united, single, sound, upright, principled
519
mahake
(modifier) small, little, minute, tiny, diminutive
520
hua
(verb)(-ina) to name, call
521
āpiti
(verb)(-a,-hia,-ria,-tia) to add, put together, place side by side, supplement, annex, append
522
whakaotinga
(noun) completion
523
ariā
(noun) likeness, resemblance, notion, idea, concept, theory, feeling, theme - sometimes pronounced āria
524
whakamomori
(verb)(-tia) to desire desperately, aspire
525
tene
(modifier) invented, impromptu, unrehearsed, extemporized, improvised, spontaneous, ad-lib
526
taunga
(verb)(-tia) to become familiar with, used to, accustomed
Horekau ahau i taunga ki tēnei tikanga
I was not used to this practice.
527
pīkau
(verb)(-ngia,-ria,-tia) to carry on the back, get on the back of someone else, piggyback, carry, take care of, convey
528
mātāpuna
(noun) source
529
kārangaranga
(verb)(-tia) to call frequently, frequently spoken about
530
hohenga
(noun) action
531
whāwhā
(verb)(-ria,-tia) to take in the hand, feel (with the hand), lay hold of, handle, grope for
532
māturuturu
(verb)(-hia) to trickle, drip
533
whakamakuru
(verb)(-tia) to make abundant, abound, propagate
534
kupu mino
(noun) loanword, borrowed word, transliteration, gainword, denizen
535
tītaha
(verb)(-tia) to lean to one side, slant, be on one side, pass on one side, go in an oblique direction, tilt, list
536
karapipiti
(verb) to be laid one beside another
537
manawataki
(verb) to be rhythmical
538
merengi
(loan)(noun) melon, watermelon
539
pōhi
(loan)(verb)(-tia) to post (mail)
540
aitanga
(noun) descent, progeny
541
matarau
: (modifier) hundred-pointed, multi-pointed, having many points
542
mataora
(noun) life
543
take
(verb)(-a) to originate, derive
544
kōkōtea
(noun) female tūī, female parson bird, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae - a songbird that imitates other birds' calls and has glossy-black plumage and two white tufts at the throat, which are generally smaller than that of the male
545
whatungarongaro
(verb) to disappear
546
maruahiahi
(noun) evening
547
whakapoapoa
(verb) to entice, induce, attract, charm, lure, tempt
548
turuturu
(verb) to drip, leak
549
kakari
(verb) to battle, fight, agitate for
550
keka
(verb) to be mentally deranged, beside oneself with grief, hysterical, temporarily deranged, lose it
551
tāhau
Haere! Mahia tāhau e hiahia ana (WT 2013:47). / Go! Do what you want to do.
552
hunaonga
: (noun) son-in-law, daughter-in-law
553
roku
(verb) to wane (of the moon)
554
pāmahana
(noun) temperature
555
wheriko
(verb) to flash, glitter, sparkle, twinkle, gleam, glisten
556
whakaute
(verb)(-a,-ngia) to respect, show respect, tend, care for, prepare
557
whakatepe
: (verb)(-a) to finish off, conclude
558
huihi
(verb)(-a) to cover
559
matatiki
(noun) spring (of water)
560
tokanga
(noun) large basket for food, hamper, picnic basket
561
mamao
(stative) be distant, far away
562
whakakoro
(verb)(-a,-hia,-ngia) to desire, endeavour, intend
563
tāwhanawhana
: (noun) arch, arc, rainbow
564
hūrangi
(verb) to be unsettled
565
kōpere
(noun) arch, rainbow
566
kaupae
: (noun) rung, level, stair, stairs (ngā kaupae), stairway, staircase
567
parawhenua
(noun) flood, avalanche, tsunami - destructive action caused by a natural event such as an earthquake
568
apuapu
(transitive verb)(-hia) to feed greedily, gorge
569
āmio
(verb)(-a) to roam, go round, circle round, travel around
570
pāhekeheke
(verb) to be slippery, uncertain, unstable
571
pāhekeheke
(verb) to be slippery, uncertain, unstable
