Aromatawai

Question 1

rūpeke

Answer 1

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

Question 2

taunaha

Answer 2

(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

Question 3

whakamahuki

Answer 3

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

Question 4

whakahua

Answer 4

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

Question 5

ahi taitai

Answer 5

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

Question 6

kerēme

Answer 6

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

Question 7

nehu

Answer 7

(verb)(-a) to bury, inter

Question 8

whakatairanga

Answer 8

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

Question 9

whakamakuru

Answer 9

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

Question 10

whakawhetai

Answer 10

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

Question 11

matakuikui

Answer 11

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

Question 12

whaene

Answer 12

(noun) mother, aunt

Question 13

waihoki

Answer 13

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

Question 14

apataki

Answer 14

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

Question 15

tango

Answer 15

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

Question 16

tahito

Answer 16

(verb) to be old, ancient, primeval, out of date - not used for people in classical Māori

Question 17

tūnga

Answer 17

(noun) position, site, rank, status

Question 18

meka matua

Answer 18

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.

Question 19

whakakōpani

Answer 19

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

Question 20

mawehe

Answer 20

(verb) to be separated, parted

Question 21

tauwehe

Answer 21

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

Question 22

toma

Answer 22

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

Question 23

ngaehe

Answer 23

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

Question 24

wawara

Answer 24

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

Question 25

tautohu

Answer 25

(verb)(-a) to identify, locate

Question 26

taipōuri

Answer 26

: (noun) darkness

Question 27

pakūtanga

Answer 27

(noun) explosion

Question 28

pore

Answer 28

(loan)(verb) to fall

Question 29

taiāwhio

Answer 29

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

Question 30

kūreitanga

Answer 30

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

Question 31

waikamo

Answer 31

(noun) tear

Question 32

marumaru

Answer 32

(stative) be shaded, sheltered

Question 33

whakatairanga

Answer 33

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

Question 34

matapiko

Answer 34

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

Question 35

ōhākī

Answer 35

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

Question 36

hākuikui

Answer 36

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

Question 37

taurekareka

Answer 37

(verb)(-tia) to be enslaved

Question 38

whakaharahara

Answer 38

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

Question 39

whakamarohi

Answer 39

(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’.

Question 40

matakuikui

Answer 40

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

Question 41

ngerongero

Answer 41

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

Question 42

pārekereke

Answer 42

(noun) seedling bed, seedbed

Question 43

waihanga

Answer 43

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

Question 44

whakatairite

Answer 44

(verb)(-a) to contrast, compare

Question 45

noninga kumu

Answer 45

(noun) home, settlement

Question 46

otiia

Answer 46

but, on the other hand - a conjunction

Question 47

whea

Answer 47

(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?

Question 48

ārohirohi

Answer 48

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

Question 49

tārutu

Answer 49

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

Question 50

weherua pō

Answer 50

(noun) midnight

Question 51

itinga

Answer 51

(noun) childhood, infancy, youth, formative years

Question 52

mārohirohi

Answer 52

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

Question 53

maruhā

Answer 53

(noun) face mask, surgical mask

Question 54

āpuru

Answer 54

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

Question 55

tōnuitanga

Answer 55

(noun) prosperity, abundance, plenty

Question 56

koromatua

Answer 56

(noun) thumb, big toe

Question 57

nēnene

Answer 57

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

Question 58

horopū

Answer 58

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

Question 59

tāwariwari

Answer 59

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