He Iti Kahurangi Flashcards
hāro
(verb)(-a) to scrape clean, scrape - used especially with scraping flax for muka
kanoi
(noun) strand (of a cord or rope)
mārire
(particle) exactly, absolutely, unequivocally, positively, seriously, essentially, indubitably, for the most part, in the main, deliberately, intentionally, carefully, really, gently, quietly, silently, completely, thoroughly, well and truly, actually, in fact, quietly, peaceably, peacefully, just, merely, very - a word to intensify and add emphasis, often translated by one of the above. Where mārire follows a verb in the passive it will take a passive ending also, usually -tia
ngau
(verb)(-a,-ngia) to act upon, affect, afflict
pouaru
(verb)(-tia) to be left a widow/widower
pārae
(noun) level or undulating open country
huamanu
(noun) birds egg
mahuetanga
(noun) survivors, those left behind, remnants
Nō muri mai, ka patua e Te Pareihe rātau ko ana tuarā, a Te Momo, kātahi ka panaia ngā mahuetanga o Ngāti Te Koherā Later Te Pareihe and his allies killed Te Momo and then drove out the remnants of Ngāti Te Koherā.
toriura
(noun) stoat, Mustela erminea - a flesh-eating mammal with reddish-brown fur in summer introduced to control rabbits.
tāwara
(noun) flavour, taste, tenor, essence
toheriri
(verb)(toherīria) to quarrel with, argue with, clash
pēhi
(verb)(-a,-ngia,-tia) to press down, oppress, repress, suppress
kōmanawa
(verb) spring, well up (of water)
E kōmanawa tonu ana te puna, ahakoa te tauraki o te whenua. / The spring still welled up despite the drought.
(verb) to spring, well up (of thoughts, etc.)
I kōmanawa ake te kōingo ki te hoki ki tōna ūkaipō. / The yearning welled up to return to his birthplace.
kiko
(noun) flesh, content
taiopenga
(noun) festival, carnival
kōpaki
(verb)(-a,-na,-tia) to envelop, wrap, fold, enfold, encapsulate, make a cover
raumaroke
(intransitive verb) to be dry
haukū
(noun) dew, damp, moisture
matiti
(verb) to be summer
pia
(noun) apprentice, novice, trainee, postgraduate student - traditionally the first order of learners being initiated in esoteric lore
hori
(stative) be past by, past
Haere taku whakaruruhau i ngā tau 25 ka hori ake nei!
Farewell my protector of the past 25 years!
whakamanawa
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to encourage, inspire, instil confidence, give confidence to, reassure, stimulate, support, rely on