Invisible Nouns Flashcards
Ability
Pūmanawa
Pū - exactly if it follows
Also tube
Pū(hia) - to originate
Address
Wahi noho
Adulthood
Pakeketanga
Your Age
Tōu Kaumātuatanga
Ōu Tau
Tōu pakeke
The alphabet
Te ara pū
Application
Tono
Accident
Aituā
Wrong side of the road
Assumption
Pōhēhētanga
Poor mistakeage
Benefit (noun)
Hua
Huanga
Colour
Kara
Tae
Concern
Āwangawanga
Mānukanuka
My nuka is concerning
As is my wang
Emotion
Kare-ā-roto
Also used for darling
Dear friend inside
Example
Tauira
Instruction
Tohutohu
Insurance
Inihua
Nothing
Karekau/korekau
A part
Wāhanga
In time it’ll be built
A problem
Raruraru
Profession
Umanga
Protocol
Kawa
Reason
Take
Talent
Pūmanawa
Weight
Taumaha
Toimaha
Taimaha
Connection (personal)
Hononga
Hono - fuse
Sentence
Rerenga
Also means flight.
The centre
Pokapū
Puncture poop
Report
Pūrongorongo
Poop feeling
Skill
Pūkenga
Hill skill
Strategy
Rautaki
Rau leaf
Taki - order
Message
Karere
Mussel
Kūtai
Ku - intensifies
Tai - shore
Graduation
Whakapōtaetanga
Which (singular/plural) is mine
Tēhea/ēhea tōku
Decorate
Whakanikoniko
Nico Nico
Complete
Whakatutuki
Commitment/dedication
Ū
Drown
Toromi
Horomi- swallow
Unreliable
Haurakiraki
Wind from the north
Unreliable
Haurakiraki
There are 3 uses of the word
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