Vocabulary Flashcards
(82 cards)
1
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amine
A
amen
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aroha mai
A
excuse me, I’m sorry
3
Q
ata marie
A
good morning
4
Q
awa
A
river
5
Q
e noho ana
A
I stay in
6
Q
engari
A
however, but
7
Q
haera ra
A
goodbye
8
Q
haere mai
A
welcome, come
9
Q
he tauira ahau i te Whare Tauira o Peterehema
A
I am a student at Bethlehem Tertiary Institute
10
Q
hei kona ra
A
goodbye
11
Q
hoa rangatira
A
husband / wife
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homai
A
give
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hui
A
meeting of any kind
14
Q
Ihu Karaiti
A
Jesus Christ
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Q
ingoa
A
name
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iwi
A
tribe
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kai
A
food
18
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kaikirero
A
speaker
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Q
kaiwhakaora
A
Saviour
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karakia
A
prayers / prayer service
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karanga
A
ceremony of calling guests to welcome them
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Q
kia kaha
A
be strong
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kia ora
A
hi / g’day
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ko wai to ingoa?
A
what is your name?
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ko ........... taku ingoa
my name is ...............
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ko ............. tana ingoa
his/her name is .................
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koha
gift, present
28
manuhiri
guests
29
marae
the area of formal discourse in front of a meeting house
Also -- applied to the who complex including the meeting house and dining hall
30
mate
dead
31
matua
parents
32
maunga
mountain
33
mokopuna
grandchildren
34
morena
good morning
35
nau mai
come
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no hea koe?
where are you from?
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nui
big, large
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oku / aku
my (plural objects)
39
oranga
health
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powhiri
ceremony of welcome
dark, to feel out == to feel out people of darkness (strangers)
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rangi
sky, heaven
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tama / tama tane
son
43
tamahine
daughter
44
tamaiti
child
45
tamariki
children
46
tangata whenua
original people of the land
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tapu
sacred, not to be touched
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taro
bread
49
taro o te ora
bread of life
50
te Ariki
the Lord
51
tena korua
formal greeting to two people
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tena koutou katoa
formal greeting to three or more
formal greeting to all gathered
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tinana
body
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toku / taku
my (singular object)
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tupuna (pl) / tipuna
grandparents
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tena koe
formal greeting to one peson
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wairua
spirit
58
waka
canoe
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whaikorero
art and practice of speech making
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whakapaingia
bless
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whangaia
feed
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whare kai
dining hall
63
wharenui
meeting house
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whenua
land
64
Ihi
Power, authority, essential force
65
mauri
hidden essential life force or a symbol of this
66
raupatu
confiscate, take by force
67
rohe
boundary, territory
68
tiaki
care for, look after
69
kaitaki
guardian, trustee
70
taonga
treasure
71
tino rangatirantanga
paramount authority, sovereignty
72
turangawaewae
a place to stand, a place to belong to
73
whakapapa
genealogy
74
Teina
Junior relative, younger bro of bro, sister of sister
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tuakana
senior relative -- older bro of bro, sister of sister
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tuahine
sister
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tungane
brother of a sister
78
whangai
fostered or adopted child
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whanaunga
kin, relatives
80
Kaupapa
Principles and ideas which act as a base or foundation for action
Values, principles, or plans
81
Korero
Speech
