Kupu Flashcards
To carry on the shoulder, bear
Amo (hia,ngia)
To brand
Parani
To be passed, to pass by
Hipa
(verb) To leave behind, forsake, desert, bequeath, reject, cast away, abandon, quit (computer)
Whakarērea
Kāti te riri, whakarērea hoki te ārita; kei mamae koe, kei tākina kia mahi i te kino
Do not be angry, and forsake wrath; lest you be hurt or led into evil deeds.
Reference - source of information or quote and where someone can read the original words
Tohutoro
To show kindness, to care for
Atawhai
To take breathe, inhale, rest, refresh,relax, catch breathe
Whakangā
To soar, swoop
Whakatopa
Prove
Whakatūturu
Inland
Uta
Inspector
Kaitirotiro
Keep
Tiaki
Hunger
Hemokai
Aronga
Direction
To clear(weeds) , weed, cultivate, plant
Ngaki
To be satisfied, appeased
Ngata
To curse, swear, verbally abuse
Kanga
Weeds
Tōtō
Ka ngakia ngā taru, ko te ingoa o tērā mahi he ngaki tōtō (W 1971:428). / The weeds are cleared and the name of that task is ‘ngaki tōtō’.
Camera
Tā whakaahua
To trace, copy
Tāwhai
To pronounce, recite, express, mention, say, perform, narrate
Whakahua
Confiscated, take by force
Raupatu
Whenua raupatu - confiscated land
Hold on! Wait for me!
Taihoa! Tatari mai ki a au
Good luck
Kia māngari
Puta ana ngā kupu whakamiha a te hunga i māngari ki te whai wāhi atu ki tēnei pō whakahirahira (HM 3/1995:1). / The people who were fortunate enough to have a part in this prestigious night event expressed their appreciation.
To respect, think highly of, admire, esteem, revere, venerate
Kauanuanu
It is well, fortunately, luckily
Mokori anō
Finely made cloak
Maiaorere
Sacredness, uniqueness
Rongomaiwhiti
To be fierce, truculent, ferocious, belligerent, hostile
Horetītī
To finish off, conclude
Whakatepe
To desire earnestly, long for, yearn for, daydream, aspire
Wawata
To twinkle, glow with an unsteady light
Hīnātore
To lick, lick up, lap up
Mitimiti
To move onwards, move upwards, grow
Whanake
To scold, quarell, tell off, reprimand, rebuke, admonish, tick off
Kohete
To burst, explode, pop
Pahū
Ship
Kaipuke
Time to come, hereafter, the future
Anamata
Tear (of crying)
Roimata
To attack, assault, invade, alight
Whakaeke
Be tight, fast, fixed
Ita
Be dried up, reduced, diminished
Mimiti
Experience, intimate acquaintance
Wheako
To melt, become liquid, dissolve
Rewa
To gut, disembowel, (fish or birds), dissect
Tuaki
To cut, cut off, cut down, chop, fell
Tope
Branch ( of a tree)
Kāpeka
Be green, freshly-grown, raw
Māota
To be pleasant, comfortable
Hāneanea
I reira māua e hāneanea ana i te ua
There we were enjoying the rain
To make manifest, manifest, implement, embody, realise
Whakatinana
To dig, dig up, scratch out of the ground
Keri
To pick out, take one at a time, take a little here and there, highlight, cull, single out, select
Tīpako
Be glowing, ablaze, alight, blazing, burning on fire
Mura
To be eager, struggle, writhe, strive, fight for, battle for, keep going
Oke
Ka oke rā pea i konā a Matuku. Oke noa, hei aha i te taura e nanati rā i te korokoro
Matuku really struggled there. He struggled in vain but the rope tightened around his throat.Koirā te pai o Winitana, ahakoa ngā whakahē a ngā tāngata whaimana tonu, ka oke tonu ia i tana oke
That’s the good thing about Winstone, despite the criticisms of important people, he keeps on keeping on.
To peck at, nibble
Tītongi
Whakatauki
He kai nā te tangata, he kai tītongi kakī ; he kai nā tōna ringa ake, tino kai, tino mākona
Food provided by another merely tickles the palate, but food earned by ones own hands is truely satisfying
To patch, mend, repair, darn, amend
Tapi
Ka tukua nei e au ēnei pitopito kōrero a ngā kaumātua ki te pepa, hei mātakitaki iho mā ngā uri o Tamatea i tōna marae i tōna marae, ā, mehemea e takarepa ana tētahi wāhi o ēnei whakaatu, āta tapia mai, āta haukahatia mai, kia oti pai ai taua kaupapa kōrero i runga i te pai i te tika
I send these stories of the elders to the paper for the descendants of Tamatea on each of his marae to look at, and if a section of this information is deficient, please amend it so that the narrative is correct.
To drive away, drive back, expel, dismiss, banish, eject, evict, push, send off, sack
Pana
Island
Moutere
Take off ( clothes etc)
Unu
To be weak, listless, feeble, powerless, faint
Ngoikore
Body
Tinana
To break, break open, split, divide, cut (the card pack)
Wāwāhi
To flee, escape
Pūrere
Pūrere ana te iwi rā, ka whāia e te hoariri
When the tribe fled, they were pursued by the enemy.
Shout
Hāparangi
Kātahi ka hāparangi mai te waha o Rihimona ki a au, ‘E Hēmi, e rere ki roto i te wai.’ (HP 1991:20) / Then Rihimona yelled out to me, ‘Hēmi, get into the water.’
To boast, brag
Whakapehapeha
Taka rawa ake ki te whawhai ki Tapuae-erangi, ki Waingakia, i roto o Tūranga, kāore i mahia e te wahine rā, engari ka whakapehapeha tonu ia mō te toa o te tāne (M 2005:308). / When the fighting occurred at Tapuae-erangi, at Waingakia, in Gisborne, the wife omitted to carry out her ritual, but she still boasted about her husband’s bravery.
To shake, tremble
Ngāueue
Ngāueue ana te whenua, pakaru ana ngā puke me ngā maunga, maroke ana ngā awa
The ground shook, the hills and mountains broke up, and the streams dried up
First born female in a high ranking family, chieftainess
Tapairu
Frog
Poroka
To burry, cover with earth
Tāpuke
To summarise
Whakarāpopoto
To steal, rob, pilfer, thieve
Kaiā
A chisel
Heru
…nā Ruatapu i kaiā te pata me te heru.
..it was Ruatapu who stole the mallet and chisel.
To strip or shave off new
growth
Heu
Ka heu atu i ngā tipu hou o te māra.
The new growth of the garden is cleared off.
To be in a state of delusion, or
have the wrong impression
Hewa
Nei ka noho ka hewa anō rā.
Here I sit absorbed with distress.
Pull upward ie. with a rope
especially to fish using a line
Hī
Ka hī ake i te tuna ki te tahataha o te awa.
The eel was pulled out onto the bank of the river.
To rest, pause
Okioki
To be overcome, be occupied with, be bothered with, be overtaken by, be preoccupied
Used only in this passive form
Warea
To move in a certain direction, point in a certain direction, face towards, extend, stretch from
Ahu
Hurihia te hīnaki kia ahu atu ki te moana
Turn the hīnaki so that it faces toward the sea.
Gesture with eyebrows
particularly as body language
or in haka or other forms of
performing arts.
Hīnana
..e hīnana ai ōna tukemata, e kapakapa ai tāna taiaha,
his brow moving with intense fury, his taiaha quivering,
A young woman in the form of
a address
Hine
E Hine, tākaia ngā mai
Girl, wrap up the clothes
To wrap up, wrap around, wind around
Tākaia
Be abundant, numerous
Huhua
To be seeing clearly, understand, know
Pūrangiaho
Modifier : extraordinary, marvellous, remarkable, wonderful, outstanding, phenomenal, exceedingly, exceptionally, terrible, shocking, horrible
Whakaharahara
- To wrap up
- To shake or flap i. The wind, shake out
Kopekope
Soldier, private soldier
Hōia
To raise up, to hang, dangle suspend
Whakatārewa
To dig
Pūkari
To shake, tremble
Ngāueue
To come upon accidentally, happen, happen by chance, come about, chance upon
Tūpono
Narrow escape, lucky escape
Oraititanga
To emit rays of light, shine
Tīaho
Ridge pole (of a house) subject of a sentence, main theme, direct line of ancestry
Tāhuhu
To be long established, original, ancient, own, lasting, aboriginal, native, indigenous, through-and-through, dyed-in-the-wool
Taketake
Resting, resting place
Okiokinga
To bubble up, boil
Koropupū
To slide, slip
Mania
Entrance, inlet, entry, way in, access
Tomonga
Obligation, liability
Kawenga
Pipeline
ngongo kōhinu
To be confident, steadfast, unwavering, resolute, comitted, dedicated, unswerving
Ngākau titikaha
Kua ngākau titikaha rātou ki te whakawhiti whakaaro ki te reo i nāianei
To give thanks, be greatful,
Whakawhetai
To make inquiries, question
Pakirehua
To command, order, urge, exhort, direct
Whakahau
To be offensive, repulsive, disgusting, obnoxious, odious, unpalatable, unpleasant
To be dispirited, exhausted, listless, out of sorts
Maninohea
Ki a au, kua maninohea noa te āhua o te whakamahia o ētahi o ēnei reanga, tāne mai, wāhine mai, i te āhua o ō rātau reo kōrero. He reo kaupoai noa iho (Wharehuia 2015).
In my opinion, the way some of these current generations use the language is unpalatable, both by men and women. It’s just cowboy language.
To be blunt, dull, not sharp
Pūkuhi
To be weak, soft
Ngehengehe
Ki a au nei hoki, ki te kūare, kia kaha tonu te kata, kia ngehengehe tonu, kia heke tonu te roimata i te hē o te manawa i te katanga
And to me, the ignorant one, one should laugh heartily until one is quite weak and the tears fall and you’re in trouble from laughing so much.
Heavy seas, rough sea
Au miha
Au tuke
To be raw, uncooked, not fully developed, immature, unripe, green, fresh
Mata
Be hurt, in pain, feel sad, upset
Pāmamae
To go astray, stray, deviate, go off course, digress, get sidetracked
Kotiti
To like, to be fond of
Matareka
To be relaxed, tranquil
Mākohakoha
Adj be open minded, expert
To take refuge
Punanga
Kātahi ka oma me tōna whānau, ka punanga ki Te Waipounamu ki a Rerewaka, te rangatira o Ngāti Tū-te-ahunga o Ngāi Tahu (TTR 1990:266). / Then he and his family took refuge in the South Island with Rerewaka of Ngāti Tū-te-ahunga, a section of Ngāi Tahu.
Steam, vapour
Mamaoa
I te ata rawa ka kitea te wai e kōkiri ake ana i te moana, ā i kapi katoa taua wāhi i te mamaoa (TWMNT 11/8/1874:206). / In the morning the water was seen rising above the sea and that place was covered with vapour.
Plan, chart, map
Mahere
Endless, eternal, perpetual, infinite
Mutunga kore
Might not, may not
Kei kore
Carrot
Kāroti
To build, fashion, work upon, make, create
Hangahanga
To shelter
Tāwharau
To tie, bind, hold, retain, put on a belt
Whītiki
To spring up as fresh growth
Rearea
To reveal, disclose, confess, dob in, tell on, inform on, admit
Whāki
To be adept, experienced, skilled
Tautōhito
To be quick, brisk, cheerful, inspired, energetic, spirited, lively, invigorated
Hihiko
Be lively, spirited, switched on, ebullient, cheerful
Ngākau hihiko
Here you go, here it is
Nāia
To conduct, lead about, stroll about
Whakahāereere
Splitting up, dividing up, breaking up, partition, subdivision
Wāwāhanga
Wireless, radio
Waerehe
Long ago, long since, a long time ago, indicates something happened a long time ago
Noa atu
To be cold
Hōtoke
To be raised up
To raise - especially heavenly bodies
Marewa
Childhood, youth
Ohinga
Be priceless, inestimable, invaluable, precious
Kāmehameha
(Noun) survivor, remnant
Mōrehu
To desire, want, wish for, yearn for, aspire to, fancy, hanker after
Hōkaka
To grasp, lay hold of, handle, grab
Rarau
To be raised up, to rise (especially heavenly bodies)
To set off depart
Marewa
Childhood, youth
Ohinga
Constellation, group of stars
Kāhui
To boil with heated stones
(Noun) birds preserved in their own fat
Huahua
(Stative) be cooked, be ripe, mature - (of fruit)
Maoka
To be cold
Hōtoke
Clearly - used as an intensive following mārama
Kehokeho
Metaphor, simile
(Noun) Huahuatau
(Stative) be dried up, reduced, diminished
Mimiti
Eye, pupil of the eye
Whatu
To be overbearing, show arrogance, domineer
Whakatuanui
To set in motion, launch, put afloat
Whakarewa
To be accustomed to, familliar with, used to, practised
Waia
To haveon ones mind, much in ones thoughts, desire earnestly
Nako
Set in motion, launch, put afloat
Whakarewa
Be envious, jealous
Pūhaehae
To raise up, raise the pitch (in a song)
Whakahī
To vie for. Struggle For, pull one against another, argue
Taukumekume
To know, know well, be proficient, expert at, competent, fluent
Modifier - learned, experienced, well informed, knowledgable
Matatau
To be widespread, extensive, pervasive
To broaden, extend, expand
Rangiwhāwhā
Be quick, nimble, alert, active, capable
Kakama
To utter, disclose, express, reveal, declear, state
Whakapuaki
To move onwards, move upwards
Whanake
To place at a distance, out of reach, recede into the distace, to influence, have an effect, have an impact, affect
Whakaaweawe
Verb - to draw a long a breath
Modifier - talented, gifted, cosummate
Pūmanawa
Principles/value
Whanonga pono
Catch
Hao
Debate
Tautohetohe
Evolution/Development
Kunenga
Truth
Meka
To utter deliberately, recite, pronounce, state
Tātako
To ornament, embellish
Whakarei
To be fierce, truculent, ferocious, belligerent, hostile
Horetiti
To project, stand out, be prominent, be conspicious
Promontory, point ( of land), peninsula
Koutu
To protect, shelter
Whakamaru
To become weary,exhausted,spent,weakened,wasted away
Kōngenge
To show, announce,notify,reveal, point out, disclose, display,demonstrate,model(clothing)exhibit,perform
Whakaatu
To be loose, hanging loose, dangling
Tāwēwē
To praise, express thanks
Whakamoemiti
To be cold, pinched with cold, shivering
Noun - indigestion
Kunāwhea
To
Uncover, poke around, probe,investigate,research
Hurahura
Framework
Poutarāwaho
To raise, rouse, wake, wake up, erect
Whakaara ( hia, ngia,tia)
To be firm, secure,fast
Whita
Group (of people) gang, band, work gang
Tokomatua
To assemble, gather together, head up
Whakarauika
Homeland
Ipukarea
To be prosperous, peaceful, undisturbed, intact
Houkura
To smile,laugh,grin,beam
Mingo kata
Be quick, eager, keen, nimble
Kamakama
To be eager, keen, enthusiastic
Rikarika
To be rough, violent, tempestuous, stormy, turbulent ( of wind, rain or the sea)
Hūkerikeri
Disrespectful
Tūtūtā
Application software, application programme, app
Pūmanawa tautono
Ko “ Te Reo Māori” he pūmanawa tautono mō te waea pūkoro me te ipapa
The side, aside, to one side
Tahaki
To select, choose, pick
Whiriwhiri
To tend, look after, nuture
Taute
To be merged, mixed, homogenised, combined, swallowed up
Hanumi
To be in two minds, in doubt
Ruarua
Ahurea
Culture
Ahurea tuakiri
Cultural Identity
Akaaka
Vine of any climbing plant, long and thin roots, fibrous roots
Anō hoki
Also, too - does not befin a phrase ans follows a base
Ānō nei
As if, as though, like
Anō te pai
Thats excellent, great! Fantastic!
Māwherangi
To be troubled, disturbed (of the mind)
Hiangongo
To pine for
hopuni
(noun) temporary shelter, hut
Ka pakaru atu a Te Kooti mā te kōkai kiri rākau o tana hopuni (TTR 1990:385). / Te Kooti broke through the bark wall at the back of his sleeping hut (DNZB 1990:569).
rāhiri
(verb)(-tia) to welcome, receive cordially
hōrapa
(verb) to be disseminated, circulated, dispersed, spread, promulgated, extended
mātai
(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to inspect, examine, investigate, scan, observe, note
mīreirei
(verb) to act in a defiant manner - especially in performing haka, etc.
mārohirohi
(verb) to be hard, strong, brave, of strong character, resolute, determined, tenacious, mighty
monemone
(verb) to be smooth, bare, without appendages
teretere
(verb) to float, flow, run, drift
(verb) to flicker (as a fire or candle)
Ki te tahu koe i te kānara, kua pau haere te kānara, kua tae tata tonu ki te pito, kua tīmata te teretere (Milroy 2011). / If you light a candle, when it is almost finished and it’s almost at the end, it begins to flicker.
kaingākau
(verb)(-tia) to prize greatly, value, treasure, fond of, take pleasure in
Ka haere tonu ngā mahi a Te Rangi Hīroa ki te whai i te kaupapa i kaingākautia nei e ia, arā, te mātauranga tikanga tangata (TTR 1996:14). / Buck continued to pursue the discipline that was dear to him, which was anthropology.
māhaki
(verb) to be inoffensive, mild, meek, calm, quiet, placid, humble, tolerant
oko
(verb) to hear
kipakipa
(loan)(verb)(-hia,-ina,-tia) to spur
kura huna
(noun) important knowledge
Tērā e hoki mai te Māori, a tōna wā, ki te kimi i aua mea i whiua atu e ia ki wīwī, ki wāwā. Ko te Pākehā anake i tahuri ki te pupuri i ngā kura huna, i ngā reo a ngā kaumātua, arā ko te pupuri tēnei he tā ki te perehi (TTT 1/5/1923:4). / In time the Māori will return to seek out those things that were tossed hither and thither. Only the Pākehā set about retaining the important knowledge, the voices of the elders, namely by holding on to this by publishing it.
kohea
(verb) to be clear, open
Ka maomao te ua, ka kohea te rangi. / When the rain stopped, the sky cleared.
tāhuhu
(noun) ridge pole (of a house), subject of a sentence, main theme, direct line of ancestry
haumi
(verb) to join, lengthen by addition, reserve, lay aside, invest (finance)
rangapū
(noun) company, group
anuanu
(verb) to be cold, offensive, disgusted, appalled, ugly
wāriu
(loan)(verb)(-ngia,-tia) to value
pōrearea
(verb)(-tia) to be annoyed, bothered, pestered, harassed, troubled.
mātāpono
(noun) principle, maxim
waiaro
(noun) attitude
tomo
(verb)(-kia) to enter, go in
hōrapa
(verb) to be disseminated, circulated, dispersed, spread, promulgated, extended
ratonga
(noun) services, service
matapae
(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to predict, forecast
whano
(verb) to go, proceed
Ko te ara tēnā i whano ai koe ki runga ki a Rehua (M 2006:592). / That is the path that you proceeded on up to Rehua.
kumamatanga
(noun) relish, something to tempt the appetite, appetiser, entrée
mōkarakara
(noun) aroma (of food), flavour, savour
whakahiangongo
(noun) object of violent affection
Ka koa rā, ka kite atu hoki i te whakahiangongo a tōna ngākau: me tuawahine hoki ka koa, ka tae atu ia ki a Te Whatuiāpiti - te kaitokomauri o tōna puku (NM 1928:139). / He was glad at seeing the delight of his heart: and the maiden was happy at having reached Te Whatuiāpiti - the love of her heart.
hāunga
(particle) besides, except, not including, apart from, notwithstanding, not counting, excluding, despite
tarakitā
(loan)(noun) tractor
pūtahitanga
(noun) confluence, junction, joining place, convergence
auaha
(verb)(-hia,-ngia,-tia) to shape, create, form, fashion
whenumi
(verb) to be mixed up
whānako
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to cheat, steal, rob, embezzle, misappropriate
hāmene
(loan)(verb)(-hia,-tia) to sue, summon (legal), penalise, charge, accuse
ukiuki
(verb) to be continuous, full time
tētere
(noun) thunder
Mēnā ka pāorooro te tētere, he paoro tērā
If the thunder resounded that was a a thunderclap.
kōwhakiwhaki
Ū ana ki Wharekauri ka kōwhakiwhakia ngā whenua i Waitangi
On reaching Wharekauri the lands at Waitangi were seized.
ngunguru
(verb)(-tia) to make a continued dull sound, growl (suppressed), grunt, rumble
pakipūmeka
(noun) documentary
mui
(verb)(-a) to swarm round, infest, plague, flock to
Ka muia a Mangakāhia e te Pākehā e hiakai ana ki ōna whenua i Whangapoua
Mangakāhia was plagued by Pākehā hungry for his land at Whangapoua.
hurahura
(verb)(-hia,-ina,-tia) to uncover, poke around, probe, investigate, research
kura huna
(noun) important knowledge
korohiko
(verb) to sleep uneasily, sleep fitfully
Pau te pō i a ia e moe korohiko ana
For the whole night he had slept fitfully.
(verb)(-ia,-tia) to surround, encircle, besiege
Kua korohikotia e te taua i te atapō, kua huaki tokotoru i mate (W 1971:143). / It had been surrounded by the war party before dawn, and when they attacked three died.
taringa pākura
(noun) stubborn person
orua
(verb) to coincide, coincide with, happen at the same time
āhukahuka
(verb)(-ngia,-ria,-tia) to recognise
I āhukahuka atu ahau i taku tirohanga atu ki te tangata rā
When I looked at that man I recognised him.
tautokorua
(modifier) simultaneous, both together, coinciding
Kua tutuki nei hoki te waewae o te mārohirohi ki te mārohirohi, kua hinga ngātahi tautokorua
For the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together.
tāheke
(verb)(-a) to drip, flow down (of liquids)
E ua e te ua e tāheke koe i runga rā
Come then, O rain, pour down steadily from above.
au
(noun) whirlpool, rapid
Rere pāhukahuka ana te wai i te au o te awa
The water flows with froth in the rapids of the river.
whakaripiripi kōhatu
(noun) stone skimming, stone skipping
tōrangapū
(modifier) political
kūare
(verb) to be ignorant, unaware, unenlightened, naive, uninformed, illiterate, uneducated, unknowing, low in the social scale, held in no esteem
matapae
(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to predict, forecast
whakapae
(verb)(-a,-tia) to lie horizontal, lay across, accuse, blame, allege, assert, hypothesise, complain
ngaki
(verb)(-a,-na) to clear (weeds), weed, cultivate, plant
whakawaiwai
(verb)(-a,-tia) to divert, amuse, tempt, beguile, persuade, seduce
huatau
(verb) to think, realise
huatau
(adjective) be comely, suitable, elegant, graceful
uhi
(verb)(ūhia,-a,-ngia) to cover, spread over
parawai
(noun) superior type of cloak made of flax fibre.
kahu tāniko
(noun) cloak of fine flax with ornamental border
tīpare
(verb)(-tia) to adorn (with a feather, etc.)
tīpare
(noun) band worn around the head, headband
tungou
(verb) to nod, bow the head, nod in agreement
E tungou mai ana te tangata rā ki a tāua
The man over there is nodding to you and me.
tiu
(verb)(-a) to soar, wander, swing, sway to and fro
rauroha
(verb)(-tia) to spread about, spread out, scatter
ahurei
(verb) to be chief, prominent, unique
whakatange
(verb) to consume, exhaust, expend
waha
(verb)(-ia,-a,-ina,-ngia,-tia) to carry on the back, raise up
kakari
(verb) to battle, fight, agitate for
para
(verb)(-hia,-ia,-ngia) to clear, cut down (bush, etc.), remove obstructions, shine clearly, come out from behind the clouds
whakawhirinaki
(verb)(-tia) to lean against something, trust in, depend on, rely on
I whakawhirinaki tonu ia ki tana hunga ohu i te mahi, tae atu hoki ki āna tamariki
He relied on volunteer helpers, including his children.
Tāwauwau
(location) unspecified distant place
huritao
(verb)(-na,-ngia) to consider, reflect upon, mull over, ponder, contemplate, deliberate, cogitate
whakawehi
(verb)(-a) to terrify, frighten, horrify, intimidate, threaten, terrorise, scare
whakawehe
(verb)(-a,-ngia) to separate, divide
tāmore
(verb) to be firmly rooted, bare, bald
more
(noun) taproot
putanga
(noun) emergence, appearance, entrance, opening, escape
kōekoeko
(stative) be tapering to a point
taurangi
(verb) to be incomplete, unfinished, unfulfilled
turaki
(verb)(-na) to throw down, pull down, tear down, collapse, push down, overthrow, subdue, demolish, oppose
patapata
(verb) to drip, drop (as of rain)
tātāki
(verb)(-na) to take to one side, take out of the way
āmiomio
(verb) to turn round and round
Haere atu ki te āmiomio i te nuku o te whenua, ki te rapurapu pū, ki te rapurapu paura
Go and travel around the length and breadth of the land to seek guns and powder.
turou
(verb)(-a,-tia) to reach or manipulate with a pole or stick, reach for, parry
pūwherowhero
(stative) be reddish, pink, blush
Ko o waho anake o ngā tōtiti kua maoa; o roto, e hika! Kāore rawa i pai, he pūwherowhero te mīti o roto.
Only the outside of the sausages were cooked; inside, heavens! They weren’t good, the meat inside was pink.
porotū
(verb) to be stopped, finished, on strike
matawhaiaro
(modifier) personal
He kaiāwhina matawhaiaro ia ki te tumuaki o te kura. / She is a personal assistant to the school principal.
kaiponu
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to keep to oneself, withhold (especially of things which should be shared, including knowledge), refuse to let go
Nō reira, e ngā whanaunga, e ngā pūkōrero, kaua e kaiponutia ngā taonga a ō tātou tūpuna
Therefore, my relations, the spokespeople, do not withhold the precious knowledge of our ancestors.
mātotoru
(verb) to be thick, dense
Koirā te kāinga e mātotoru ana te noho a ngā iwi o Hauraki i taua wā
That was the village most densely populated by the tribes of Hauraki at that time.
wherawhera
(verb)(-hia,-ngia) to open out, spread out, fan out
tumatuma
(modifier) quarrelsome
pūmotomoto
(noun) fontanelle
poutūmārō
(verb) to be at the meridian, reachthe zenith,acme, high point, pinnacle, maturity, prime, midday
mōtika
(modifier) right, rights
tākupu
(noun) comment
Nā te ētita ētahi tākupu i tāpiri i ngā taha o ngā whārangi o ana tuhituhinga.
The editor added some comments at the sides of the pages of his writings.
āritarita
(verb) to be burning with desire, eager
hura kōhatu
(noun) unveiling - a ceremony at the graveside to unveil the headstone
tūtira
(verb) to line up, form a file, queue
whakamāramatanga
(noun) explanation, clarification, elucidation, definition, interpretation
morimori
(verb)(-a,-tia) to nurse (an infant), caress, handle
taurima
(verb)(-tia) to treat with care, tend, entertain, foster, adopt
toro
(verb)(-a,-hia,-na) to visit, go to see, pay a visit, call on, survey, reconnoitre, probe, explore
komeme
(verb) to mutter, mumble, talk in a low tone, complain
kume-ā-papa
(noun) gravity
tuhi
(verb)(-a) to point out, point at
makaurangi
(noun) fingerprint, spiral lines - as on the skin of the fingers
rorirori
(modifier) clumsy, stupid, foolish, crazy, idiotic
(noun) idiot, dolt, ignoramus, halfwit, fool
kerēwa
(loan)(stative) be clever - a word used in colloquial conversation
rawa
(noun) goods, property, wealth, chattels, resource, asset
kūhā
(noun) thigh
raweke
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to meddle with, interfere with, tamper with, have on
ketuketu
(verb)(-a,-ngia,-tia) to scratch around, delve into, fossick, ferret out
poroheahea
(noun) idiot, fool, blockhead, numbskull, halfwit, nincompoop, twit, nitwit, wally, dope, peabrain, moron
parahutihuti
(verb) to hurtle along, at top speed, flat out, flat stick, fast
tāhuna
(noun) seaside, beach, sandy shore
tāhuahua
(noun) sand hill, sand dune
rōra
(loan)(noun) roll
tarau tāngari
(loan)(noun) jeans, dungaree trousers, denim trousers
puri
(verb)(-tia) to hold, retain possession of, keep, hold on to, grip, restrain, keep in the memory
tāuru
(noun) headwaters, source (of a stream or river)
hangareka
(verb)(-tia) to jest, make fun, joke about, kid, deceive
taunaki
(verb)(-tia) to support, recommend, reinforce
nukarau
(verb)(-tia) to deceive
korokē
(modifier) extraordinary, strange, unorthodox, eccentric, perverse
māminga
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to trick, deceive, beguile, play tricks
marakihau
(noun) mythical sea creature
ngaiaku
(loan)(noun) nylon
rimurimu
(noun) seaweed - a general term
tūtei
(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to keep watch, spy, scout out, keep under surveillance, watch
rāwaho
(modifier) from outside, outside
whakarihariha
(verb) to be disgusted, appalled, dismayed, reviled, aghast, revolted, shocked
tīkape
(verb)(-a,-ngia) to move, flick out (with a stick)
horihori
(verb) to speak falsely, mistake, misjudge
(modifier) false, untrue, phoney, synthetic, artificial
kirikiri
(verb) to gravel, incorporate gravel
kerikeri
(verb)(-a) to dig up repeatedly, scratch out of the ground
ruirui
(verb)(-a,-ngia,-tia) to shake to and fro (with the hand upright), sprinkle
tūmatarau
(verb) to be stingy, covetous, miserly, self-seeking - used for people watchful for their own interests
taipū
(noun) sand hill, sand dune
mōhou
(pronoun) for you - variation of mōu
tatutatu
(verb) to be unsteady, totter, stumble
maranga
(verb) to rise up, get up, arise
Jupiter
Kōpūnui
Rangawhenua
Pareārau( some dalects)(saturn)
whakataruna
(verb)(-tia) to pretend, mime, act, copy, simulate
tuauru-mā-tonga
(noun) south-west, sou’west
kounu
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to project, protrude, stick out
nanao
(verb)(naomia,naomanga) to take hold of, feel with the hand, handle, grasp, grab, snatch, gather together
pakaua
(verb) to be sinewy, wiry, muscular, brawny
mātau
(verb)(-ria,-hia) to know, acquainted with, understand - usually followed by ki preceding the noun showing the object
huaki
(verb)(-na) to open, uncover, rise (of the moon), dawn
tūru
(loan)(noun) chair, stool, seat, bench, pew
kōkōmuka noho tara ā-whare
(noun) stay-at-home - someone who does not leave home because of old age, sickness or inclination
manu aute
(noun) kite - especially one made in the shape of a bird using paper mulberry cloth
Te manu aute nō te iwi Māori: Mehemea ka whatua taua mea, kia rite tonu ki te āhua o te manu e rere nei. Ka mahia e te Maori hei manu, ko ngā paihau me te tinana o te manu. Ka takaia te tinana o te manu, me ngā paihau, ki te aute. Koia tōna ingoa he manu aute (JPS 1901:191). / The kite made of paper mulberry cloth of the Māori people. That thing was woven into the exact resemblance of a flying bird. It was made by the Māori as a bird having wings and a body, and these wings and body were wound around with paper mulberry cloth. That is why it was called a manu aute.
taramu
(loan)(noun) drum
hoari
(loan)(noun) sword
… te tī, … te tā
all directions, all over the place, hither and thither
I taetae mai rātou i te tī, i te tā. / They arrived from all directions.
tatū
(verb)(-ngia,-ria) to land on, arrive, settle, consent, reach the bottom
mōrehu
(noun) survivor, remnant
marewa
(verb) to be raised up
mahea
(verb) to be cleared away, free from obstruction, clear
awarua
(noun) central passage (in a house)
whakarau
(verb)(-a,-tia) to take captive, capture, arrest
kutikuti
(verb)(kūtia) to open and shut alternately, cut with scissors or shears, shear
(modifier) intensely, exceedingly, extremely - an intensive used with words indicating darkness and blackness
raukura
(noun) feather plume, treasure
waihoki
furthermore, likewise, in like manner, moreover, also, in addition - a conjunction
kauika
(noun) heap, school or pod (of whales, etc.)
whara
(stative) be struck, hit accidentally, injured, hurt, wounded
whanga
(verb)(-a,-ia) to wait, await - whanga is usually followed by ki
wātene
(loan)(noun) warden
watawata
(verb) to be perforated, full of holes
huirangi
(modifier) unsettled, unstable
Ki te kupu a te Pākehā, kua puta a Ngāti Porou ki waho i tōna anga, kei te tirotiro ki te ao hou, ki te ao huirangi, ki te ao pōrewharewha (TTT 1/10/1930:2157). / In the saying of the Pākehā, Ngāti Porou has come out of its shell and is looking at the new world, the unsettled and crazy world.
oati
(loan)(verb)(-tia) to swear an oath, swear in, promise, pledge, guarantee, vow, swear, assure, undertake
panuku
(verb) to move, move on
whakawhenua
(verb) to set (of heavenly bodies)
tāmoremore
(verb) to be bare, bald, freed from obstructions
hore
(verb)(-a,-ngia) to peel, strip off
taera
(noun) sexual desire, sexual attraction
tāera
(loan)(noun) style, method, technique, fashion, way
pānga
(noun) shares, interest (in land, etc.), connections with, related to, association with
mauminamina
(verb) to accept eagerly, accept with alacrity, receptive
kapo
(verb)(-hia,-ngia,-a) to catch at, snatch
penapena
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to take care of, attend to, cherish, husband, look after, save up, store up
toromi
(verb) to drown
hemo i te kai
(stative) be hungry
Ka hemo au i te kai. I’m hungry.
whakatē
(verb) to squeeze fluid out (of anything)
poharu
(verb) to sink, be stuck (into mud, etc.)
tohunga kōkōrangi
(noun) astronomer - expert in the study of celestial bodies
matangaro
(verb) to be absent
whakapono
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to believe, trust
wenewene
(verb) to be dissatisfied, discontented, dispute, disagree
atamai
(stative) be knowing, quick-witted, ready, intelligent
kokonga
(noun) corner (e.g. of a room)
raumaroke
(intransitive verb) to be dry
matiti
(verb) to be summer
pāha
(verb)(-tia) to attack, assault
kōura
(loan)(noun) gold (Au)
rahirahinga
(noun) temple - side of the head in front of the ear and above the cheekbone
takahanga
(noun) trampling on, abuse, transgression, wrongdoing, offence, contravention, breach, infringement - derived noun form from takahi.
āhiki
(verb) to make haste, hurry
whakamatemate
(verb)(-a) to be in mental turmoil, consumed with curiosity
whakateka
(noun) fabrication, lie, untruth
koni ake, iti iho rānei
more or less
whakatūtū
(verb)(-ria,-tia) to set up, erect, construct
whakaritorito
(modifier) throwing up shoots, sprouting
rito
(noun) centre shoot, young centre leaf of the harakeke, new harakeke shoot
pito
(noun) end, extremity
rawe
(verb)(-a) to wrap round, tie round
putuputu
(adjective) be frequent, at short intervals, in stages, frequently, often
whakamiha
(verb)(-ngia,-tia) to admire, appreciate, esteem, respect, venerate
oati
(loan)(verb)(-tia) to swear an oath, swear in, promise, pledge, guarantee, vow, swear, assure, undertake
Pāniora
(loan)(location) Spain
konohete
(loan)(noun) concert
Rakiura
(location) Stewart Island
kohea
(verb) to be clear, open
Ka maomao te ua, ka kohea te rangi.
When the rain stopped, the sky cleared.
paraihe
(loan)(verb)(-tia) to brush
huānga
(noun) relative, kin, relation, cousin, member of the same hapū, subscription
awhe
(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to hem in, surround, beset, envelop, encircle
aotūroa
(noun) light of day, world, Earth, nature, this world
tāheke
(verb)(-a) to drip, flow down (of liquids)
mate urutā
(noun) epidemic, plague, pandemic, pestilence, deadly disease
huru
(verb) to glow, rise (of the sun)
Whanga
(noun) bay, cove, bight, estuary
kaitā
(stative) be large, big, major
kauika
(noun) heap, school or pod (of whales, etc.)
tauārai
(verb)(-tia) to separate, keep apart, buffer
(noun) screen, barrier, barricade, obstruction, curtain
maringi
(stative) be spilt, flow, pour down
maringi: (noun) flowing, pouring
Kāore he huarahi poto ki te ora, kotahi anō te huarahi, mā te maringi o te kakawa o tōu mata There are no shortcuts to well being, just one way through the flow of sweat from your brow.
mōtini
(loan)(verb)(-tia) to move a motion
(loan)(noun) motion, resolution
pūhoi
(verb) to be slow, sluggish, unhurried
ongeonge
(verb) to be lonely
tīkaro
(verb)(-hia,-ngia,-tia) to pick out (of a hole), scoop out, tear out, pick holes (in anything), gouge
tairite
(verb) to be like, on a level with
nanea
(stative) be copious, sufficient, satisfying
hōkaka
(verb) to desire, want, wish for, yearn for, aspire to, fancy, hanker after
kokō
(verb) to make a rumbling noise, make a gurgling noise
mahuta
(verb) to rise (of stars, the moon, etc.)
koroneihana
(loan)(noun) coronation
puaki
(verb)(-na) to come forth, show itself, open out, emerge
haetara
(modifier) exciting envy, admired
ripo
(verb) to be swirling around
tuputupu
(verb) to grow, develop
tangatanga
(verb) to loosen, loose, at ease
rāngai
(verb) to swarm, flock (in large groups)
He whakataukī nā te Māori: “ He rāngai maomao ka taka i tua o Nukutauria e kore a muri e hokia.
There is a saying of the Māori: “A shoal of maomao fish that passes beyond Nukutaurua Reef will not return.”
kauae tehe
(noun) woman with chin moko
Ka anga taku titiro ki te pakitara o taku whare, e iri mai ana ngā kauae tehe kuia ōku, kua nehe noa atu te whatungarongaro, kua pōpōroa ki te poho o Rehua
I look at the wall of my house where photos of my elderly female relatives with tattooed chins are hanging and who have long since disappeared to the bosom of Rehua.
kōpatapata
(noun) light rain (falling in heavy drops)
whana
(verb)(-ia) to spring back, kick (backwards), impel
pūtahi
(verb)(-ngia) to join, meet
pūtahi
(verb)(-ngia) to join, meet
kōmuri
(stative) backwards
rongo ā-puku
instinct.
waiora
(noun) health, soundness
whakaraerae
(verb)(-tia) to expose oneself, be vulnerable
taute
(verb)(-a,-tia) to tend, look after, nurture
whakamoemiti
(verb)(-tia) to praise, express thanks
whakataki
(verb)(-na) begin a speech or talk, narrate, deliver (a speech)
whakataki: (verb)(-na) to go in search of, search out
tangotango
(verb)(-hia) to take up, take hold of, take off, handle
(modifier) intensely dark - usually follows pō. Sometimes written as one word, i.e. pōtangotango
kaupeka
(noun) season
huritau
(verb)(-a,-tia) to consider, reflect upon
pīkau
(verb)(-ngia,-ria,-tia) to carry on the back, get on the back of someone else, piggyback, carry, take care of, convey
toiora
(noun) protection from evil influences
marere
(verb) to drop, fall, take off (of clothes)
tikoki
(verb) to be unsteady, easily overbalance, unstable, capsize
warea
(verb) to be overcome, be occupied with, be bothered with, be overtaken by, be preoccupied - used only in this passive form
atawhai
(verb)(-ngia,-tia) to show kindness to, care for
Haratua
(personal noun) twelfth lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to May
tukemata
(noun) eyebrow
Poha
He whenua tēnei kāore anō i poha noa i te tangata
This is a country not yet full of people.
kirimangu
(noun) dark skinned person, black - sometimes written as two words, i.e. kiri mangu
kaitono
(noun) sender, applicant, candidate (applicant), claimant, plaintiff
paihau
(noun) beard - usually in the plural
maene
(stative) be smooth, soft to the touch
hīnawanawa
(verb) to have goose pimples, have goose bumps
whakatepenga
(noun) conclusion, termination, end, finish
torutoru
(adjective) be few
tuwha
(verb)(-ina) to spit, spit out, expectorate, distribute
pōraruraru
(verb) to be confused, bothered, troubled, stressed, concerned
(noun) problem, trouble, difficulty, predicament
taipitopito
(noun) detail
manukura
(noun) person held in high esteem, leader in council, leader
ngao
(noun) strength, energy, stamina, vigour, verve, get-up-and-go
ohorere
(verb)(-tia) to start suddenly, get a surprise
māpere
(noun) middle finger, middle toe
ngohe
(verb) to be soft, supple, pliable, weak
ohiti
(verb) to be cautious, on ones guard, alert, vigilant, watchful, suspicious, wary, careful,suspicious,alert
tohorā
(noun) whale - often used as a general term, particularly for baleen whales
maka
(verb)(-a,-ia) to throw, fling, cast, place, put, put in, pass (with the hands)
rāwekeweke
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to prepare, repair, fiddle with, play with, manipulate
pūwai
(noun) driftwood
hāro
(verb)(-a) to soar
korokī
(verb) to speak, talk, tell, sing (of birds)
tāhau
(personal noun) your (one person - singular) - variation of tāu
kōwhiri
(verb)(-a,-ngia,-tia) to select, pick, choose, elect
whakaihuwaka
(noun) champion, advocate, promoter, supporter, backer, upholder, winner
paneke
(verb)(-a) to move forward
haruru
(verb) to roar, make a continuous noise, rumble, echo, resound - any dull, heavy sound
kamokamo
(verb) to wink frequently, blink frequently
uhunga
(verb)(-tia) to cry over, lament
tūārangi
(modifier) from a distance, from afar
iriiringa
(noun) baptism
matawhānui
(modifier) broad, general, widely
hokowhitu
(noun) 140, band, company, party, complement of men, army
maimai aroha
(noun) song of affection for the dead
tupua
(modifier) strange, supernatural, abnormal
whaitua
(noun) side, region, space, designated area, territory, domain
whakararau
(verb) to embed (in the mind)
whakataetae
(verb)(-a,-tia) to compete, contend
huahuatau
(noun) metaphor, simile
pohewa
(verb)(-tia) to imagine, fancy, fantasize, conjure up, create, dream up
popohe
(verb) to be blind
tapatahi
(verb) to haveone aspect, be united, single, sound, upright, principled
mahake
(modifier) small, little, minute, tiny, diminutive
hua
(verb)(-ina) to name, call
āpiti
(verb)(-a,-hia,-ria,-tia) to add, put together, place side by side, supplement, annex, append
whakaotinga
(noun) completion
ariā
(noun) likeness, resemblance, notion, idea, concept, theory, feeling, theme - sometimes pronounced āria
whakamomori
(verb)(-tia) to desire desperately, aspire
tene
(modifier) invented, impromptu, unrehearsed, extemporized, improvised, spontaneous, ad-lib
taunga
(verb)(-tia) to become familiar with, used to, accustomed
Horekau ahau i taunga ki tēnei tikanga
I was not used to this practice.
pīkau
(verb)(-ngia,-ria,-tia) to carry on the back, get on the back of someone else, piggyback, carry, take care of, convey
mātāpuna
(noun) source
kārangaranga
(verb)(-tia) to call frequently, frequently spoken about
hohenga
(noun) action
whāwhā
(verb)(-ria,-tia) to take in the hand, feel (with the hand), lay hold of, handle, grope for
māturuturu
(verb)(-hia) to trickle, drip
whakamakuru
(verb)(-tia) to make abundant, abound, propagate
kupu mino
(noun) loanword, borrowed word, transliteration, gainword, denizen
tītaha
(verb)(-tia) to lean to one side, slant, be on one side, pass on one side, go in an oblique direction, tilt, list
karapipiti
(verb) to be laid one beside another
manawataki
(verb) to be rhythmical
merengi
(loan)(noun) melon, watermelon
pōhi
(loan)(verb)(-tia) to post (mail)
aitanga
(noun) descent, progeny
matarau
: (modifier) hundred-pointed, multi-pointed, having many points
mataora
(noun) life
take
(verb)(-a) to originate, derive
kōkōtea
(noun) female tūī, female parson bird, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae - a songbird that imitates other birds' calls and has glossy-black plumage and two white tufts at the throat, which are generally smaller than that of the male
whatungarongaro
(verb) to disappear
maruahiahi
(noun) evening
whakapoapoa
(verb) to entice, induce, attract, charm, lure, tempt
turuturu
(verb) to drip, leak
kakari
(verb) to battle, fight, agitate for
keka
(verb) to be mentally deranged, beside oneself with grief, hysterical, temporarily deranged, lose it
tāhau
Haere! Mahia tāhau e hiahia ana (WT 2013:47). / Go! Do what you want to do.
hunaonga
: (noun) son-in-law, daughter-in-law
roku
(verb) to wane (of the moon)
pāmahana
(noun) temperature
wheriko
(verb) to flash, glitter, sparkle, twinkle, gleam, glisten
whakaute
(verb)(-a,-ngia) to respect, show respect, tend, care for, prepare
whakatepe
: (verb)(-a) to finish off, conclude
huihi
(verb)(-a) to cover
matatiki
(noun) spring (of water)
tokanga
(noun) large basket for food, hamper, picnic basket
mamao
(stative) be distant, far away
whakakoro
(verb)(-a,-hia,-ngia) to desire, endeavour, intend
tāwhanawhana
: (noun) arch, arc, rainbow
hūrangi
(verb) to be unsettled
kōpere
(noun) arch, rainbow
kaupae
: (noun) rung, level, stair, stairs (ngā kaupae), stairway, staircase
parawhenua
(noun) flood, avalanche, tsunami - destructive action caused by a natural event such as an earthquake
apuapu
(transitive verb)(-hia) to feed greedily, gorge
āmio
(verb)(-a) to roam, go round, circle round, travel around
pāhekeheke
(verb) to be slippery, uncertain, unstable
pāhekeheke
(verb) to be slippery, uncertain, unstable
