Whakatauki Flashcards
He waka eke noa
We’re all in this together
Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu
Although it is small, it is a treasure.
Hoki ki tō maunga kia purea ai koe e nga hau o Tāwhirimatea
Return to your mountain, so you may be cleansed by the winds of Tāwhirimatea
Kaua e mate wheke mate Ururoa
Don’t die like the Octopus, die like the Hammer Head Shark
Kua hinga te Tōtara i te wao nui a Tāne
A great Tōtara in the forest of Tāne has fallen
Poipoia te kakano kia puawai
Nurture the seed and it will blossom
Tā te tamariki tana mahi wāwāhi tahā
Children will make mistakes
He kākano ahau i ruia mai i Rangiātea
I am a seed which was sown in the heavens of Rangiātea.
Mā pūhangaiti, ka kore a tīwekaweka
Tidiness is the enemy of untidiness
Mā whero, mā pango ka oti ai te mahi
With red and black, the work will be completed
Pai tū, pai hinga, nāwai rā, ka oti
Good to stand, good to fall, continue on, and eventually the work is completed
E kore e mau i a koe, he wae kai pakipaka
You will not catch the feet accustomed to running among the roots
He rangi tā matawhāiti, he rangi tā matawhānui
A person with narrow vision has a restricted horizon; a person with wide vision has plentiful opportunities
E kore te pātiki e hoki ki tōna puehu
The flounder does not return to its dust
He kino ra, he kino nō tāu ō te wai
I may not be good-looking but I am the deepest part of the river
