2 Flashcards
matua
parent, father
tikanga
custom, habit, agreed way of doing things
tika + nominal suffix -nga
mate
to be sick, ill, dead
mutu
be ended, finished (but not necessarily completed)
whakaahua
to take photos; photograph
whakautu
to reply, to respond
mehemea
if (presuming not; cf. ki te, if, expressing simple uncertainty)
tangi
to cry
awa
river
pēhea
how?
ringa
hand, arm
waho
out, outside, the outside
toru
three
ika
fish
rau
hundred
konei
here, by speaker
moe
to sleep
ōku
mine, plural, ō category possession
tāna
his / her, ā category possession, singular
pou
pole, post
tuna
eel
anake
only, just
heke
to descend, go down
tahi
one, single
kākahu
clothing, garment
wāhanga
part, portion, section
pakeke
grown up, adult
āe
yes
āwhina
to help
kaua
Negative word, do not, eg: Kaua e tangi – Don’t cry
rangatira
chief, leader, boss
whakataetae
competition
karanga
to call
iti
small, little
pukapuka
book
maha
many
kuia
elderly woman, grandmother
pango
black
ērā
those, over there; plural of tērā
aua
I don’t know, as in: He aha tērā? Aua!
take
reason, cause, origin
tāne
man
hea
where?
hou
new
ehara
Negative used for nominal sentences, as in:
He kurī tērā. Ehara tērā i te kurī.
Ko Mere tēnei. Ehara tēnā i a Mere.
tinana
body, trunk, torso
ahi
fire
oma
to run, escape
rōpū
group
marama
month, moon
hēoi
and so, therefore
Ngāti
tribal name prefix, as in: Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu
wahine
woman, wife
huarahi
path, road
hia
how many?
āhuatanga
property, characteristic, feature, circumstance
āhua + nominal suffix -tanga
kau
manner particle, as in: kāore kau, kāre kau, ehara kau
mihi
to greet
ngaro
to be lost, missing, gone
aku
my, mine, plural form of taku, neutral for possession category
pouaka
box
auē
Alas! An expression of woe, sadness
kōrua
you, two people
tuarua
second
aroha
love, sympathy, compassion
uru
to enter, to go into
anei
here, by me
waewae
foot
hua
fruit
rārangi
line, row
rerekē
different, changed
maunga
mountain
tāua
we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual
piki
to climb
tauira
student
rima
five
whaea
mother, aunt
whakaatu
to display, show, demonstrate
āna
his, her, plural, for ā category items
whā
four
mātua
parents, fathers (plural form of matua)
tuhi
to write, to draw
kiia
crowded, full up
tuku
to allow
pepa
paper
rō
in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)
kete
basket, kit
moko
Term of address to a grandchild: E moko
toi
origin, source; native, indigenous
kāhore
Negative used for verb sentences – not (variant of kāore)
hāora
hour
Pākehā
Pakehā
tipu
to grow, develop
māku
for me, by me
ata
morning, shadow
mutunga
end
mutu + noun ending -nga
whatu
eye
huia
a treasured bird, now extinct
pīrangi
to want, desire
waea
telephone
whakamārama
to explain
tīma
team
waenganui
middle, centre, between
tiaki
to look after, to care for
oti
to be completed
rūma
room
mana
prestige, authority
taki
to recite, to recount
ara
path
hunga
group of people
motokā
car, motorcar
rahi
large
tōu
your, ō category possession, singular
tawhiti
distant, a distant place
tāku
my, ā category possession, singular
ako
to learn, to teach
riro
be obtained, be carried away, gone away
kurī
dog
wera
to burn; burnt; hot, heat
mēnā
if
koia
it is, so
ngahere
forest
tiro
to look
ātaahua
beautiful, well formed
kararehe
animal
mīharo
to wonder at; amazing
motu
island
nuinga
majority
nui + nominal suffix -nga
reka
sweet
tai
the sea, as opposed to land
eke
to climb up on
kanohi
face
taka
to fall, to fall off, to drop
whakahoki
to return, to reply
tatari
to wait
kata
to laugh
toka
rock
kino
bad
whakarongo
to listen
kōtiro
girl
koroua
elderly man, grandfather
mātauranga
education, knowledge
puku
stomach, belly
tiki
to fetch
tiki atu – go and fetch, bring
tiki mai – come and fetch, take away
hui
meeting
ono
six
tamaiti
child
mataku
scared, afraid
otirā
but, on the other hand
taku
my, neutral, singular
tana
his / her, neutral, singular
tau
number,to settle down,year period of time,beloved darling, to land on / alight/ come to rest
tērā
that, yonder
tō
your, neutral, one person, singular
ō category possessive determiner, singular, as in: tō tātou
tō
stove
tō
to drag
tōna
his / her, ō category possession, singular
wā
time, place/ space/ area
Wai?
who?
