He Iti Kahurangi

Question 1

hāro

Answer 1

(verb)(-a) to scrape clean, scrape - used especially with scraping flax for muka

Question 2

kanoi

Answer 2

(noun) strand (of a cord or rope)

Question 3

mārire

Answer 3

(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

Question 4

ngau

Answer 4

(verb)(-a,-ngia) to act upon, affect, afflict

Question 5

pouaru

Answer 5

(verb)(-tia) to be left a widow/widower

Question 6

pārae

Answer 6

(noun) level or undulating open country

Question 7

huamanu

Answer 7

(noun) birds egg

Question 8

mahuetanga

Answer 8

(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.

Question 9

toriura

Answer 9

(noun) stoat, Mustela erminea - a flesh-eating mammal with reddish-brown fur in summer introduced to control rabbits.

Question 10

tāwara

Answer 10

(noun) flavour, taste, tenor, essence

Question 11

toheriri

Answer 11

(verb)(toherīria) to quarrel with, argue with, clash

Question 12

pēhi

Answer 12

(verb)(-a,-ngia,-tia) to press down, oppress, repress, suppress

Question 13

kōmanawa

Answer 13

(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.

Question 14

kiko

Answer 14

(noun) flesh, content

Question 15

taiopenga

Answer 15

(noun) festival, carnival

Question 16

kōpaki

Answer 16

(verb)(-a,-na,-tia) to envelop, wrap, fold, enfold, encapsulate, make a cover

Question 17

raumaroke

Answer 17

(intransitive verb) to be dry

Question 18

haukū

Answer 18

(noun) dew, damp, moisture

Question 19

matiti

Answer 19

(verb) to be summer

Question 20

pia

Answer 20

(noun) apprentice, novice, trainee, postgraduate student - traditionally the first order of learners being initiated in esoteric lore

Question 21

hori

Answer 21

(stative) be past by, past

Haere taku whakaruruhau i ngā tau 25 ka hori ake nei!
Farewell my protector of the past 25 years!

Question 22

whakamanawa

Answer 22

(verb)(-hia,-tia) to encourage, inspire, instil confidence, give confidence to, reassure, stimulate, support, rely on

Question 23

tāmata

Answer 23

(verb)(-hia,-tia) to refresh, restore, revitalise

Question 24

tuaukiuki

Answer 24

(modifier) old, of long-standing, established, ancient

Question 25

whakahirihiri

Answer 25

(verb)(-tia) to assist, relieve

Question 26

kīwai

Answer 26

(noun) handle (of a basket)

Question 27

wahakura

Answer 27

(noun) woven harakeke bassinet for infants

Question 28

wahie

Answer 28

(noun) firewood

Question 29

whakaapaapa

Answer 29

(verb)(-tia) to stack

Question 30

tāinga o te kawa

Answer 30

(noun) tapu removal ceremony, striking with a branch of kawakawa, performing the kawa ceremony - when dedicating a new building or canoe

Question 31

tahanga

Answer 31

(modifier) alone

Question 32

pouaru

Answer 32

(verb)(-tia) to be left a widow/widower

Question 33

kōmanawa

Answer 33

(verb) to spring, well up (of thoughts, etc.)

Question 34

rangapū

Answer 34

(noun) company, group

Question 35

taiopenga

Answer 35

(noun) festival, carnival

Question 36

mūrere

Answer 36

(verb) to be clever, knowing, cunning, crafty, astute, interfering, intruding, hack (computers)

Question 37

motuhake

Answer 37

: (verb)(-tia) to separate, set aside, position independently, be stand-alone

Question 38

pārurenga

Answer 38

(noun) victim, prey - person subjected to violence or ill treatment

Question 39

tohutoro

Answer 39

(noun) reference - source of information or quote and where someone can read the original words

Question 40

hautaka

Answer 40

(noun) journal, periodical (publication)

Question 41

maringanui

Answer 41

(interjection) fortunately, happily, luckily - normally used at the start of the statement.

Question 42

takenga

Answer 42

(noun) origin, derivation, beginning, source

Question 43

ruirui

Answer 43

(verb)(-a,-ngia,-tia) to shake to and fro (with the hand upright), sprinkle

Question 44

inati

Answer 44

(verb) to be extraordinary, exceptional, remarkable, amazing, incredible

Question 45

uruora

Answer 45

(noun) helper, assistant

Question 46

pīkaunga

Answer 46

(noun) load (for the back) Nō te taenga ki Ōrongorongo, ka huri atu ki te whakamāmā i te pīkaunga a Te Wera o Ngāti Mutunga, te kaimataara i a ia; ā, nanao kē atu ki tana pātītī, ka patua a Te Wera On arriving at Ōrongorongo Te Korou set about lightening the load of Te Wera of Ngāti Mutunga, the person who was watching him; and he grabbed his long-handled tomahawk, and killed Te Wera.

Question 47

wakawaka

Answer 47

(noun) share, division, division of a harvesting area - a descent group's division of a harvesting area and may be on land, river or sea. Wakawaka may be a few yards wide or several miles, depending on the resource. They are always named.

Question 48

whakamarumaru

Answer 48

(verb)(-hia,-ngia,-tia) to shade, shelter, protect

Question 49

roherohenga

Answer 49

(noun) divisions, sections, blocks

Question 50

ātanga

Answer 50

(verb)(-tia) to adorn, embellish, enhance He mea ātanga te paina ki te rama kimokimo me te whetū taukapokapo The pine tree was adorned with flashing lights and twinkling stars.

Question 51

karapa

Answer 51

(verb) to glance, peek, scan

Question 52

inati

Answer 52

(adjective) be excessive, monstrous, unwarranted, extreme

Question 53

kumu

Answer 53

(verb)(-a) to hold (the breath)

Question 54

kuku

Answer 54

(verb)(-a,kūngia,-tia) to nip, hold in the breath or a feeling, hold back, draw together, clamp

Question 55

manawa whenua

Answer 55

(modifier) deep underground, unfailing (of a spring)

Question 56

kikokore

Answer 56

(stative) be pointless, wasted, emaciated, barren, unfruitful