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Aromatawai Flashcards

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rūpeke

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(verb) to come together, gather
(verb) to be assembled

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taunaha

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(verb)(-tia) to claim land by naming, annex - by identifying the various land marks with parts of the chief’s body or that of his offspring, title to those areas was fixed and acknowledged

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whakamahuki

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(verb)(-na,-tia) to explain, elucidate, enlighten
(noun) explanation, clarification, elucidation

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whakahua

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(verb)(-ina,-ngia,-tia) to pronounce, recite, express, mention, say, perform, narrate

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ahi taitai

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(noun) ceremony to remove tapu, sacred fire associated with the tapu removal ritual

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kerēme

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(loan)(verb)(-tia) to claim

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nehu

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(verb)(-a) to bury, inter

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whakatairanga

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(verb)(-hia,-tia) to raise up, elevate, promote, advertise, market, emphasise

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whakamakuru

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(verb)(-tia) to make abundant, abound, propagate

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whakawhetai

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(verb)(-tia) to give thanks, be grateful - reputed to have been adopted from Tahitian in post European contact times

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matakuikui

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(verb) to be joyful, talkative, full of spirit, pleased

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whaene

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(noun) mother, aunt

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waihoki

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furthermore, likewise, in like manner, moreover, also, in addition - a conjunction

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apataki

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(noun) retinue, following, entourage, client base, customer base

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tango

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(verb)(-hia) to take up, take hold of, take off, take possession of, acquire

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tahito

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(verb) to be old, ancient, primeval, out of date - not used for people in classical Māori

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tūnga

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(noun) position, site, rank, status

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meka matua

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Ko te meka matua, koia nei ngā tāpiritanga, ngā tangohanga, ngā whakareatanga me ngā whakawehenga me mātua mau ki te hinengaro, kia wawe anō ai te tiki atu i te pūmahara

The basic fact is the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts that should be memorised and available for immediate recall.

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whakakōpani

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(verb)(-a) to cover with a lid, shut up, close, conclude

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mawehe

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(verb) to be separated, parted

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tauwehe

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(verb)(-a) to separate, remove, divide

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toma

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(noun) shrine for bones, tomb, mausoleum, vault

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ngaehe

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(verb) to rustle (of leaves, etc.), murmur, tinkle

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wawara

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(verb) to make an indistinct sound, murmur, rustle, swish

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tautohu

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(verb)(-a) to identify, locate

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taipōuri

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: (noun) darkness

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pakūtanga

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(noun) explosion

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pore

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(loan)(verb) to fall

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taiāwhio

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(verb)(-tia) to go around, encircle

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kūreitanga

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(noun) point (of the nose), end (of the nose)

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waikamo

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(noun) tear

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marumaru

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(stative) be shaded, sheltered

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whakatairanga

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(verb)(-hia,-tia) to raise up, elevate, promote, advertise, market, emphasise

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matapiko

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(verb)(-tia) to be stingy, mean, covetous, ungenerous

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ōhākī

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(noun) dying speech, parting wish, last words, deathbed speech - final instructions before death

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hākuikui

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(noun) mother, mum, old woman, elderly woman

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taurekareka

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(verb)(-tia) to be enslaved

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whakaharahara

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(modifier) extraordinary, marvellous, remarkable, wonderful, outstanding, phenomenal,exceedingly, exceptionally, terrible, shocking, horrible - an intensifier that follows adjectives, often nui, kino and pai

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whakamarohi

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(verb)(-tia) to strengthen, invigorate, rejuvenate, toughen, bolster, enhance, intensify, reinforce, exaggerate

He mea nui ki a ia ngā tau e waru i pau i a ia ki reira, whakamarohi ake ai i tana taha Māori, me tana taha ‘kaiwhakatūtū mangu’ hoki (TTR 2000:79). / The eight years he spent there were important in reinforcing his identity as a Māori and ‘black activist’.

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matakuikui

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(verb) to be joyful, talkative, full of spirit, pleased

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ngerongero

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(modifier) very many, countless, abundant, innumerable, multifarious, myriad, umpteen - follows and intensifies tini

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pārekereke

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(noun) seedling bed, seedbed

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waihanga

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(verb)(-tia) to make, build, construct, erect, create, develop, generate

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whakatairite

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(verb)(-a) to contrast, compare

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noninga kumu

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(noun) home, settlement

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otiia

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but, on the other hand - a conjunction

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whea

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(location) where? - variation of hea used especially by western dialects. An interrogative which functions like a locative or location word and is used after prepositions, i.e. kei whea? where?; ko whea? where is?; ki whea? where to?; i whea? where were? from where?; nō whea? where from?; o whea? of what place?; mā whea? via where? by what means?

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ārohirohi

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: (verb)(-tia) to turn round and round, feel giddiness

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tārutu

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Ka tārutu mai te roimata i ō rāua kamo. / The tears poured from their eyes.

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weherua pō

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(noun) midnight

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itinga

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(noun) childhood, infancy, youth, formative years

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mārohirohi

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(verb) to be hard, strong, brave, of strong character, resolute, determined, tenacious, mighty

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maruhā

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(noun) face mask, surgical mask

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āpuru

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(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to shut up, suppress, crowd together, overwhelm

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tōnuitanga

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(noun) prosperity, abundance, plenty

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koromatua

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(noun) thumb, big toe

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nēnene

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(verb) to be saucy, funny, jocular, humorous, jesting

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horopū

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(modifier) staunch, genuine, steadfast, loyal, firm, dependable

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tāwariwari

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(verb) to be bending from side to side, flexing, flexible, elastic

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