Whakataukī

Question 1

Let someone else extol your virtues

Answer 1

Waiho mā te tangata e mihi

Question 2

The food of chiefs is language

Answer 2

Ko te kai a te rangatira, he kōrero

Question 3

Man disappears, but the land remains

Answer 3

Whatu ngarongaro he tangata, toitū te whenua

Question 4

Before you set forth on a journey, be sure you know the stars

Answer 4

Me mātau ki te whetū, i mua i te kōkiri o te haere

Question 5

Hold fast to the words of our ancestors

Answer 5

Kia mau koe iki ngā kupu a ō tātou tīpuna

Question 6

Seek that treasure that you value most dearly; if you bow your head, let it be to a lofty mountain

Answer 6

Whāia e koe te iti kahurangi; ki te tuohu koe, me maunga teitei

Question 7

Fight like a shark. Be tenacious in your pursuit of your goals, never give up.

Answer 7

Okea ururoatia

Question 8

A split totara is food for the fire. Division and a lack of unity, lead to failure.

Answer 8

Tōtara wāhirua, he kai nā te ahi

Question 9

The bird that partakes the miro berry reigns in the forest; the bird that partakes of the power of knowledge has access to the world.

Answer 9

Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere; ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōna te ao.

Question 10

Big ideas create the house; knowledge maintains it.

Answer 10

Mā te whakaaro nui e hanga te whare; mā te mātauranga e whakaū.

Question 11

Seek knowledge for the sake of your wellbeing.

Answer 11

Whāia te mātauranga hei oranga mōu.

Question 12

Fill the basket of knowledge.

Answer 12

Whaowhia te kete mātauranga.

Question 13

Hold fast to the words of your ancestors.

Answer 13

Kia mau koe ki ngā kupu a ō tūpuna.

Question 14

Let us keep close together not far apart.

Answer 14

Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa.

Question 15

As humans disappear from sight, the land remains.

Answer 15

Whakangarongaro te tangata, toi tū te whenu.

Question 16

Not to turn back through stumbling of feet, but only by a broken head.

Answer 16

Kaua e hoki i te waewae tūtuki, ā āpā anō hei ūpoko pakaru.

Question 17

May the language be correct, may the language flow, may the language be Māori.

Answer 17

Ko te reo kia tika, ko te reo kia rere, ko te reo kia Māori.

Question 18

My language is my greatness, my inspiration, that which I hold precious.

Answer 18

Ko tōku nui, tōku wehi, tōku whakatiketike, tōku reo.

Question 19

Māori language is the cloak of thought and the pathway to this natural world.

Answer 19

Ko te reo Māori te kākahu o te whakaaro, te huarahi ki te ao tūroa.

Question 20

Language is the life force of Māori.

Answer 20

Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori.

Question 21

Your voice and my voice are expressions of identity. May our descendants live on and our hopes be fulfilled.

Answer 21

Ko tōu reo, ko tōku reo, te tuakiri tangata. Tīhei uriuri, tīhei nakonako.

Question 22

My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul.

Answer 22

Ko tōku reo tōku ohooho, ko tōku reo tōku māpihi maurea.

Question 23

In spring, only one comes to plant, in autumn (at harvest time), the masses are seen

Answer 23

Kōanga takitahi, Ngahuru puta noa

Question 24

Regarding late arrival to a meal - “first in, first served”

Answer 24

E mua kai kai, e muri kai huare.

Question 25

Someone is growing older

Answer 25

Ka eke anō i te puke ki Ruahine.

Question 26

A little basket of food for the travelers

Answer 26

Ko te rourou iti a haere

Question 27

Your hospitality can't be matched

Answer 27

Kāore i kō atu i a koutou mō te manaaki manuhiri

Question 28

A person who is taught well at home and then stands on the marae, will be adept.

Answer 28

Tangata i ākona i te kāina, tū ana i te marae, tau ana.

Question 29

Expresses inappropriacy of arriving at a marae at night

Answer 29

Ko te ure anake te mea haere i te pō.

Question 30

My achievement is not that of an individual but is that of many (we can achieve much together)

Answer 30

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitihi, engari tōku toa he toa takitini

Question 31

With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive

Answer 31

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi

Question 32

With red and black the work will be complete

Answer 32

Mā whero, mā pango ka oti ai te mahi

Question 33

Those who lead give sight to those who follow, those who follow give life to those who lead

Answer 33

Ma mua ka kite a muri, mā muri ka ora a mua

Question 34

Many hands make light work

Answer 34

He rau ringa e oti ai

Question 35

The tears of Rangi are falling down to me

Answer 35

Kei te heke mai ngā roimata o Ranginui ki tōna whaiāipo e takoto nei

Question 36

May the language be correct, may the language flow, ay the language be Māori

Answer 36

Ko te reo kia tika, ko te reo kia rere, ko te reo kia Māori

Question 37

My language is my greatness, my inspiration, that which I hold precious

Answer 37

Ko tōku nui, tōku wehi, tōku whakatiketike, tōku reo

Question 38

Māori language is the cloak of through and the pathway to the natural world.

Answer 38

Ko te reo Māori te kākahu o te whakaara, te huarahi ki te ao tūroa.

Question 39

Language is the life force of Māori

Answer 39

Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori

Question 40

Your voice and my voice are expressions of identity. May our descendants live on and our hopes be fulfilled.

Answer 40

Ko tōu reo, ko tōku reo, te tuakiri tangata. Tīhei uriuri, tīehi nakonako.

Question 41

My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul.

Answer 41

Ko tōku reo tōku ohooho, ko tōku reo tōku māpihi maurea.

Question 42

"Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you” This is about embracing a mindset where you turn negative situations into positive ones

Answer 42

Hurihia to aroaro ki te ra tukuna to atarangi kia taka ki muri i a koe

Question 43

Let the sin of Rona be remembered; be careful of what one says or does (e.g. don't swear at the moon)

Answer 43

Kia mahara ki te hē o Rona

Question 44

Don't turn back because of minor obstacles but press ahead to the desired goal

Answer 44

Kaua e hoki i te waewae tūtuki, ā, āpā anō hei ūpoko pakaru

Question 45

From open ears come listening...from listening comes knowledge...from knowledge comes understanding...from understanding comes experiences...from experience comes prosperity!

Answer 45

Ma te areare o ngā taringa, ka rongo...mā te rongo, ka mōhio...mā te mōhio, ka mārama...mā te mārama, ka mātau...mā te mātau, ka ora!

Question 46

Language is the key to understanding

Answer 46

Ko te reo te taikura o te whakaao mārama

Question 47

With your food basket and my food basket, the people will thrive

Answer 47

Mā tāu rourou, mā tāku rourou, ka ora ai te iwi

Question 48

Leave it to the people to sing your praises

Answer 48

Waiho mā te tangata hei mihi

Question 49

To see a face is to stir the memory

Answer 49

He kitenga kanohi, he hokinga whakaaro

Question 50

Return to your ancestral mountains to be cleansed by the winds of Tāwhirimātea

Answer 50

Hokia o maunga kia pūhia koe e ngā hau ā Tawhirimātea

Question 51

From the older sibling the younger one is taught the right way to do things, from the younger sibling the older one learns new things

Answer 51

Mā te tuakana ka tōtika te teina, mā te teina ka tōtika te tuākana

Question 52

Eat the bountiful food of Rongo and Haumia

Answer 52

Kainga te tahua a Rongo rāua ko Haumia

Question 53

The treasure of land will persist but not a treasured person/attesting to how important land is

Answer 53

He kura kāinga e hokia; he kura tangata e kore e hokia

Question 54

If the back is in order, and the front is in order, everything will go well

Answer 54

Ka tika a muri, ka tika a mua, ka rere pai ngā āhuatanga katoa

Question 55

Even though it is small, it is precious

Answer 55

Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu

Question 56

Let the small basket of the wayfarer be filled - said when giving food to a traveler

Answer 56

Ko te rourou iti a haere

Question 57

Bravery has many resting places

Answer 57

He toa taumata rau

Question 58

The kūmara doesn't speak of its own sweetness

Answer 58

Kāore te kūmara e kōrero mō tōna reka

Question 59

Seek the treasures of your heart, if you bow, let it be to a lofty mountain

Answer 59

Whāia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe, me he maunga teitei

Question 60

Don't turn back due to a stumbling foot, but a cracked head

Answer 60

Kaua mā te waewae tūtuki, engari mā te ūpoko pakaru

Question 61

The bird that partakes of the miro berry reigns in the forest; the bird that partakes of the power of knowledge has access to the world

Answer 61

Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere; Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōna te ao

Question 62

Big ideas create the house; knowledge maintains it

Answer 62

Mā te whakaaro nui e hanga te whare; Mā te mātauranga e whakaū

Question 63

Seek knowledge for the sake of your wellbeing

Answer 63

Whāia te mātauranga hei oranga mōu

Question 64

Fill the basket of knowledge

Answer 64

Whaowhia te kete mātauranga

Question 65

Hold fast to the words of your ancestors

Answer 65

Kia mau koe ki ngā kupu a ō tūpuna

Question 66

I will not be lost, I am a seed descended from Rangiātea

Answer 66

E kore au e ngaro, he kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea

Question 67

Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you

Answer 67

Te tiro atu to kanohi ki tairawhiti ana tera whiti te ra kite ataata ka hinga ki muri kia koe

Question 68

Yes, yours is the arm best suited to pull up the anchor! You have it in you!

Answer 68

Ehara! Ko koe te ringa e huti punga!

Question 69

The flounder fish does not return to his dust. Don't make the same mistake twice.

Answer 69

E kore te patiki e hoki ki tona puehu

Question 70

Although the grub is but little, yet it gnaws through the big white pine tree. Even the small can make a big impact on the big.

Answer 70

He iti hoki te mokoroa, nāna i kakati te kahikatea

Question 71

Something has completed a full cycle. This whakatauki could be used to celebrate success/a project coming to term. It can also be used to reflect on the cyclical nature of things.

Answer 71

Kua hua te marama

Question 72

Go wherever you like

Answer 72

Haere ki wīwī, ki wāwā