Tūingoa Flashcards
1
Q
mātanga
A
expert
professional
2
Q
ngākau
A
heart, mind, soul
seat of affection
3
Q
kaitākaro
A
player
4
Q
koroua
A
old man
5
Q
tama
A
boy
6
Q
kōtiro
A
girl
7
Q
whare rongoā
A
chemist
8
Q
wharekai
A
restaurant
cafe
dining room
9
Q
ahau
au
A
me
myself
10
Q
tangata
A
person
11
Q
hapū
A
sub-tribe
pregnant
12
Q
wharenui
A
meeting house
13
Q
tāone
A
town
14
Q
wāhanga
A
chapter
section
division
15
Q
matimati
A
finger
16
Q
whakautu
A
answer
17
Q
whakaahua
A
picture
photograph
illustration
18
Q
irāmutu
A
niece or nephew
19
Q
pahi
A
bus
20
Q
tōhi
A
toast
21
Q
mōkai
A
pet
slave
22
Q
hunga
A
group of people
23
Q
takitahi
A
individual
single
24
Q
hapa
A
mistake
25
Pāpā
Father
26
mātāmua
eldest child
27
mātāmuri
last
youngest child
28
tamaiti
child
29
tuakana (one)
tuākana (pl)
older same sex sibling
cousins (of the same gender from a more senior branch of the family)
30
teina
tēina (pl)
younger same sex sibling
cousin (of the same gender) of a junior line
junior relative
31
tungāne
brother (of a female)
male cousin (of a female)
32
tuahine
tuāhine (pl)
sister or female cousin (of a male)
33
wā
time
season
period of time
34
kiriata
movie
35
pūrākau
legend
myth
36
rongonui
famous
well known
37
kare
dear friend
38
tau
year
age
39
tohu (kupu ingoa)
sign
symbol
40
poitarawhiti
netball
41
hipi
sheep
42
poitūkohu
basketball
43
momo
type, variety, species, genre
44
āhua (tūingoa)
shape, appearance, condition, character, likeness, nature, figure, form
45
taha (tūingoa)
side, margin, edge
bank (of a river)
beside
part, portion, section
46
ngākau māhaki
heart of gold
lovely person
47
oneone
earth, dirt, soil
48
ihu
nose
49
upoko
head
50
ate
liver/gut
heart
51
pakeke (tūingoa)
adult
52
rangahau
research
53
pū whakaahua
camera
54
Monday
Rāhina
55
Tuesday
Rātū
56
Wednesday
Rāapa
57
Thursday
Rāpare
58
Friday
Rāmere
59
Saturday
Rāhoroi
60
Sunday
Rātapu
61
honu
Depth
Deepness
turtle
62
manawa (tūingoa)
heart - of a person
seat of affections
patience, tolerance
breath
63
nuku (tūingoa)
the Earth
wide extent, throughout, length and breadth, all over, all through
64
kapa
team, group, company of people
line, row, rank
65
autāne
brother-in-law (of a female)
66
auwahine
sister-in-law (of a male)
67
maramataka
Māori lunar calendar
68
kaupeka (tūingoa)
lunar month, semester
branch, stick
section, division, part
69
pitopito kōrero
snippet (of information or knowledge)
news, news item
70
take
reason, cause, origin, subject of discussion
root, stump
71
whakatau
tūingoa: ruling, diagnosis, mimicry, conclusion
tūmahi: decide, settle, adjudicate, conclude, diagnose, welcoming speech, go to meet, visit, mimicry, to put on as an adornment,
dog bark
72
mutunga
end, conclusion, finish, terminus, finite
73
Ata mahina
Early moon (pre dawn)
74
Ata
Morning
75
Ahiahi
Afternoon (fiery sun)
76
Tōnga o te rā
Sunset
77
Rehurehutanga o te rā
Pre sunset
