Kiwaha Flashcards
Konae 6
You are cultivating the land
E te whakaaio i te whenua
He rite tonu te aio ki te marino, ki te rangimärie. Mena he tangata whakaaio whenua koe, he tangata möhio ki te whakamutu I te riri I waenga I ngä tangata.
Hands down
He ringa raupä
Ko te ringa raupä te tohu o te pukumahi, o te whakaheke tötä. He kupu whakarite tënei mö te tangata kaha ki te mahi I anä mahi.
It’s a mouthpiece
He waha hukahuka
Ahakoa korero anä te waha, he hukahuka noa iho kei te puta mai. He korero mö te tangata rüpahu, tito korero, arero rua.
Go hard? Do your thing? Leave him/her to it
Hoea to waka!
Choice! Awesome! Mean!
Ka tau ke!
No sweat to (you, him/her, Mere)
Kaore he painga I a (koe, ia, Mere).
Better than nothing. It’s the thought that counts
Ma te aha I tena
Terribly sad. How unfortunate.
Ka aroha ke hoki
Not a chance, No way jose. Stuff that.
Engari mo tena
Never mind yours/his/hers/theirs
He aha tau/tana/ta rätou
Goodness gracious. How astonishing!
Miharo ke!
Lucky we have you. Thank heaven you were there.
Ehara koe I a ia!
It’s possible. Quite likely. Could be.
Akene pea! - A kuni pea.
You are a man of the Marae.
He tangata marae koe.
The role of the marae is to promote, nurture, resolve, challenge and educate the people. If you are a marae person you have all these features in mind.
Alternating speakers between tangata whenua and manuhiri.
Tu atu, tu mai
