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Hōpara makaurangi manu whakatau

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Supreme chief moa

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Iho pūmanawa

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An intelligent gifted role model

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Kākā haetara

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Inspiring orator

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Ka tuhi te toto o kaitangata

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Red sky at night.

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Kõkako pekewero

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A seasoned warrior

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Whetū tārake

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Literal meaning
Ko ia te whetū takitahi o te rangi

Metaphoric meaning
Te tino o roto i te matua

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Whetū tārake

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A stand alone star: said of one who is peerless in their actions and/or abilities.

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Kanae rere tahatū

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He ika ka puta i te kupenga, ahakoa te kaha o te hao i a ia

He tangata upoko mārō, ka para i tōna ake huarahi

Kei te kānae rere tahatū kua hopukina e te hao o Aituā
Kei te kānae rere tahatū kua hao o Mate

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Uaua parāoa

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The muscles of a whale: somebody who is physically strong.

Ko ngā uaua o te tohorā
He tangata pakari

Whakamahia ō uaua paraoa ki te hiki i ngā mea rā ki runga i te taraka

use your big muscles to lift those things onto the truck.

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Kākahi whakairoiro

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He kūtai nō te waimāori; ko te āhua o ngā whakanikoniko kei tōna anga, he mataora He rangatira nō uta

kākahi whakairoiro: (noun) supreme leader, mottled orca - a figurative term for a leader, just as the orca are the dominant killers of the sea

An embelisded whale: said of a leader or esteemed person.

Mā wai rā te kākahi whakairoiro e mihi?

Who will acknowledge the distinguised leader?

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Ika paewai

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He ika nui i roto i te kāhui
He rangatira nō tai

Being highly prized, eels were also compared to important people. The next whakataukī is used to describe that important people will act in certain ways.
He ika paewai anake hei tomo ki roto te hīnaki
Nothing but eels enter the eel pot

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Raumatatiki o te ____________

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Ko te raumatatiki, he puna wai e kore e mimiti
He kōrero mō tētahi mea e kore e mimiti – Ko te raumatatiki o Mihi tēnei e rere atu nei…

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Kākā whakataka pōkai

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Te manu arataki i tana kāhui
He tangata whakariterite i tōna iwi.

Kua motuhia e te toki o Aituā ngā parirau o te kākā whakataka pōkai

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Te māra a Tāne

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Ngā manu e waiata ana i te atatū He huinga reo rōreka

Kua mū te māra a Tāne

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Pārera apu paru

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Ko tā te pārera, he hao noa i te paruparu ki te kimi kai māna
He tangata horo kai, matapiko hoki

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Pārera apu paru

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A person who gobbles their food down like the duck who eats mud.

Ko tā te pārera, he hao noa i te paruparu ki te kimi kai māna He tangata horo kai, matapiko hoki

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Manu noho mātārae

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He manu ka noho hei whāinga, hei tauira mō tōna kāhui.
He rangatira, he tauira mō te katoa.

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Koko tatakī

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He kupu anō mō te reo o te tūī He reo rōreka ki te waiata, ki te whaikōrero hoki.

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Manawa tītī

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Ahakoa te karawhiu o te maruāroa, ka whakamomori tonu te tītī ki te tiaki i āna hua
He tangata manawanui ki te kaupapa

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Manu tātāriki

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(noun) leader (of a flock of kākā) - also used figuratively for a leader

He manu ka ārahi i tōna kāhui
He tangata ārahi I tōna iwi

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Whakaawe-kāpara

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Te wā o te whakatō kai, he wā whakapau kaha He tangata pukumahi

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Anuhe tawatawa

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He anuhe; ko te āhua o ngā whakanikoniko kei tōna tinana, he pūhoro
He rangatira nō te ngahere

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He huinga rākau, ka whirinaki tētahi ki tētahi kia whai whakaruruhau te katoa He huinga rangatira

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Uru kāhika

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Tōtara whakahae

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A tōtara that inspires envy in the eye of the beholder. A great chief or leader.

Taku tōtara whakahae nō ngā kāwai nui nō ngā kāwai roa / My noble tōtara from the great and long lines of descent.

He rākau taumata i roto i te wao He tangata tāwharau i tōna iwi

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He kākahu ka tiaki i te tangata i te whiu o te huarere He kaupapa, he tangata, he whare, he mea ka tāwharau i tētahi kaupapa
Whakatari hauhunga
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Kahu pītongatonga
He kākahu ka tiaki i te tangata i te whiu o te huarere He kaupapa, he tangata, he whare, he mea ka tāwharau i tētahi kaupapa Āe, ka maru koe i tōku pūreke, he kahu pītongatonga (JPS 1904:68). / Yes, I will shelter you with my rough rain-cape, an impenetrable garment.
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Waero pūtahi
Ko te waero pūtahi, he kākahu kurī The 'waero pūtahi' is a dogskin cloak. He kākahu nō te rangatira He kupu anō mō te rangatira
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Kāhu kōrako
He kāhu kōtea He kotuku rerenga tahi (noun) chief, highest-ranking leader Ko Pōkaia, hei pāpā ki a Hōne Heke, te kāhu kōrako o te riri Pōkaia, an uncle of Hōne Heke, was the war leader.
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Iwi tuaroa
iwituaroa: (noun) backbone, spinal column, spine (of the body) - sometimes written as two words, i.e. iwi tuaroa He taituara, he poutokomanawa Te tuarā o te kaupapa – me i kore ake te kaupapa i a ia
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Tuara pahore
He tuara pikopiko ki te mahi He tangata pukumahi
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Pakihiwi kaha
Ka waha te pakihiwi i ngā taumahatanga He pou whirinaki i te wā o te taumaha
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Rae mōtuhi
Te heke o te werawera i te rae o te tangata He tangata pukumahi
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Pākai riri
(noun) screen, defence He wāhi haumaru i ngā whiu o te wā He wāhi, he tangata tāwharau i te iwi i te wā o te taumaha
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Tāiki ngāpara
Ko te tāiki ngāpara i whakamahia ai hei rama. E kore e tere pau te kaha o te tāiki ngāpara He tangata pukumahi kia tutuki rā anō te kaupapa
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Pou-tū-te-āniwaniwa
Ko te pou whakawairua o te whare tipuna He kupu mō te kaikarakia
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Pītau whakareia
(noun) carved canoe figurehead with deflected arms Me he pītau whakareia Like a carved canoe figurehead with deflected arms. Te wāhanga o mua o te waka tauā – māna e wāwāhi ngā ngaru, māna hoki e ārahi te waka He tangata ārahi i tōna iwi
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Hoanga matarehu
hōanga matarehu: (noun) fine sandstone, fine sandpaper - sandstone is used in cutting and grinding stone implements He tūmomo kōhatu ka whakamahia ki te whakakoi i te mata toki He momo tangata ka whakaputa mai i te pitomata i roto i ētahi atu
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Whītiki i te kī / whatiwhati i te kī
He pū kōrero, he arero pounamu Nā te pai o te tangata ki te kōrero, whītikina atu ai e ia ngā taura kōrero me ngā taura tangata
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whakatarae hauhunga
He kākahu ka tiaki i te tangata i te whiu o te huarere He kaupapa, he tangata, he whare, he mea ka tāwharau i tētahi kaupapa Taku whakatarae hauhunga kua taka kia ākina ai au e te hau
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Kotihi rerehua
Extreme beauty
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Manu arataki i te kahui
The bird that takes care of the flock - as they fly this position alternates
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Manu tāiko
Lead bird
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Manu taupua
Keeps watch when the birds land to eat
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Manu whititua
Tribal oracle
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Me he ōturu ngā karu
Eyes like the full moon
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Me he rangi raumati paruhi koe
Like a perfect summers day
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Ngā papa kõritorito o taitamatāne
The restless waters of tangaroa
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Ngā poutokomanawa o ngā whare kõrero
The oratorical virtuoso
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Ngā rāuru o kurumatarērehu
Spirals of tattooed face/nga hau e wha
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Nga rimurimu o taitamāhine
Pacific waters of hinemoana
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Nui pūwhāwhā iti kahikātoa
Dont judge a book by its cover
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Pūoioi rau o te totara haemata
Numerous knots of the vigorous totara
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Purapura tuawhiti The gifted intellectual the lerned scholar
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Tahuna-ā-tara
Assembly of chiefs
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Taku hei pīwara
My child, my beaver ornament
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Taku rau matatiki o te kī
Wellspring of oratorical skills
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Taku tipare ka taka noa
My learned scholar who has departed
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Taringa rahirahi
Good listener
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Te kuku o te manawa
The pincers of the heart
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Te kura o te ahi
My shelter from the storms..my scarlet flame
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Te pakipaki o te makiu Admired and revered by the multides
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Te taikākā o te rākau
The backbone of the family
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Te whakarua kākā
The gathering of collective wisdom
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Te whakatutūtanga o te hīnawanawa
The intelligence and virtuosity to raise goosebumps

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