Kupu Flashcards by Claire McRae

vaccine, vaccination

rongoā āraimate

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to be alert

ohiti / tūtakarerewa (kia hiwa rā, kia matāra)

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pandemic

mate urutā

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coronavirus

mate karauna/korona

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virus

huaketo

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public, open

tūmatanui / tūmatawhānui

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private, confidential

tūmataiti

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bubble

mirumiru

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recover (from an illness)

whakamātūtū

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face mask

ārai kanohi

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hygienic practices

tikanga akuaku

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isolation

mohoaotanga

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social distancing

pāmamao pāpori

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cluster

pūreirei

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land reserve

whenua tāpui

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stairs

arapiki

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niece / nephew

irāmutu

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twins

māhanga

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duster

ūkui

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key

tāwiri / kī

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microwave

umu tira / ngaru iti

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fridge

pouaka makariri / whata mātao / mahini mātao

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kettle

tīkera

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chopping board

papa tapahi

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pot

kōhua

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oven

umu

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stove

tō

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toaster

whakatōhi / mīhini tōhi / whakapaki

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bowl

oko

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plate

pereti

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coffee machiene

mīhini kawhe

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oven mit

karapu

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tap

kōrere wai

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bench

paenga kai

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kitchen sink

puoto

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fork

paoka

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knife

naihi / māripi

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spoon

pune / koko

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pantry

pātaka kai

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curtains

ārai

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heater

mīhini whakamahana

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light

rama

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fireplace

kaiahi

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photo

whakaahua

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couch

hāneanea / nonoanga roa

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remote

rau mamao

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rug / carpet

whāriki

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radio

wairehe

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wireless

ahokore

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modem

pouwhanga

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armchair

hānea

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cushion

aupuru

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mirror

whakaata

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drawers / dresser

hautōtō

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slippers

hiripā

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duvet / quilt

papangarua

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mattress

takapau

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sheet

hīti

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blankets

paraikete

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pillow

urunga

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closet

kāpata kaka

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pyjamas

kākahu moe

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drawer

toroa

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bluetooth speaker

tukureo iarere

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headphones

kaweoro

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cord

taura hiko

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electricity plug

kōhao hiko

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towel

tauwera / tāora

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shower

uwhiuwhi

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bathtub

kauranga / tāpu

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bathroom cabinet

kāpata kaumanga

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deodorant

whakakakara

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comb

heru

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toilet

heketua

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toilet paper

whēru

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plughole

waiputa

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sink

oko horoi / peihana

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plug

puru

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soap

hopi

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makeup

pani kanohi

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toothbrush

taitai niho

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toothpaste

paniaku niho / pēniho

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office

tari

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emotional

kare-ā-roto

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connect

hono

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respect

whakaute

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enlightening

mārauratanga

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realm

ranga

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perplexed

pōhēhē

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proud

whakahī

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mushroom

harore

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egg

hēki

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cabbage

kāpeti

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cauliflower

kareparāoa

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shopping trolley

kōneke

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silverbeet / greens

korare

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lettuce

rētihi

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onion

riki

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potato

rīwai

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cheese

tihi

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carrot

uhikaramea / karoti

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grape

karepe

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kiwifruit

huakiwi

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muesli

patahua

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headbutt

tuki

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to milk

whakatete

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glad

koa

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scared

mataku

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lost

ngaro

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warm

mahana

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cold

māeke / makariri

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impatient

kiriweti

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overcome

warea

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dilapidated

karukaru

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gossip

kōhimuhimu

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shout

ūmere

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lie down

takoto

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lie face down

tāpapa

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ski

retireti

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obstruct

ārai

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nuisance

pōrearea

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thinness

whīrokitanga

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to use

mea

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bait

mōunu

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the side

rahaki

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fishing line

aho

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weave

whiri

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conclusion

otinga

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wrap around

takaia

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launch

whakarewatanga

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quarrel

kōhete

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footprint

takahanga

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distant

tawhiti

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rise up

puea

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to deceive

tinihanga

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catch in a net

hao

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piece

maramara

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break forth

pākaru

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fish hook

matau

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to flow

maringi

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blood

toto

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to prepare

takaia

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to swing

piua

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to sink

totohu

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firm

mārō

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to shout out

tīwaha

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to tremble

wiriwiri

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to drown

toremi

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exactly / precisely

pū

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to chop

tapahi

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mean, miserly, stingy

matapiko

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to cup up

haehae

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fixed, permanent

tūturu

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flagpole

pou haki

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orators’ bench

pae tapu / paepae / pae tapu taumata

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dishes

taputapu / utauta

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percent

paiheniti

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out of 100

o rau

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early

tōmua

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late

tōmuri

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bag

peke

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orange juice

wai arani

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ceiling

tuanui

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fingers/hands (of wharenui)

raparapa

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carved door framing

whakawae

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spine (of wharenui)

tāhuhu

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ancestral figure atop wharenui

tekoteko

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heart pole (of wharenui)

pou tokomanawa

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leg posts of wharenui, guardians

amo

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back wall (of wharenui)

tuārongo

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carved face on the gable of a wharenui

koruru

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arms (of a wharenui)

maihi

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back post (of a wharenui)

pou tuārongo

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door lintel

pare

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lattice pannelling (of a wharenui)

tukutuku

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scrolling paintwork (of a wharenui)

kōwhaiwhai

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window lintel

korupe

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door

tatau / kuaha

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front pole

pou tahu

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clean

mā

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dirty

paru

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ugly

anuanu

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high

teitei

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low

hakahaka

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wide

whānui

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narrow

whāiti

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hot

wera

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weak

ngoikore

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deep

hōhonu

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shallow

pāpaku

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dry

maroke

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fair skinned

kiritea

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dark skinned

kirimangu

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slow

pōturi

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calm

mauritau

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dead

hemo

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shelter

whakaruruhau

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front veranda

roro / mahau

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posts at the inside ends of a wharenui - between the poupou and pou tāhū

epa

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rafter

heke

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crossbeam

kaho

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wall

pakitara

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outside post (of a wharenui)

pou-ki-mua / pou-kai-āwhā

first post (inside wharenui)

poutāhū / pou-o-roto

stepped pattern of tukutuku panels and woven mats - symbolising genealogies and also the various levels of learning and intellectual achievement

poutama tukutuku

floor space on right when entering wharenui, where manuhiri sleep

tara nui

floor space on left when entering wharenui

tara iti

the day after tomorrow

ātahirā

be noisy

hoihoi

to take / carry

hari

to cheat / steal

whānako / tāhae

to tease

whakatoi

to fob off, disregard

whakateka

parent-in-law

hungawai / hungarei

sibling-in-law

taukete

sister-in-law of a male

auwahine

sister-in-law of a female

autāne

child-in-law

hungaunga

only child

huatahi

cousin, relation

karanga tahi

relation with two familial connections

karanga rua

to smoke pipe

kai paipa

to spend money

whakapau moni

instead, already, in fact

kē

again, more

anō

dangerous

mōrearea

to strengthen, develop

whakapakari

internet

ipurangi

to touch

pā

to brush

paraihe

to plant

whakatō / tanu

to nod

tūngou

to hang up

whakairi

to cough

mare / wharo

to sigh

mapu

to hiccough

tokomauri

to sneeze

matihe

to yawn

hītako

to burp

tokopuaha / kūpa

to carry in the arms

hiki

to push

pana

to pull

kukume

to wait

tatari

to feed, nourish

whāngai

to prepare / make good / bless

whakapai

to search

kimi / rapu

to stretch

whātoro

to bend

piko

to crouch on toes

noho hitengi

to point

tohu

to open

huaki

to tear

tīhae

to believe

whakapono

to think about, remember

mahara

to enter

tomo

to join, wed

hono

to nuture, care for

poipoi

to stamp

takahi

to long for, desire

tōmina

singular

takitahi

pairs/doubles

takirua

in threes

takitoru

to put in

puru

to support, shoulder

hāpai

to smell, sniff

hongihongi

to become overcome with sleep

parangia

to receite

taki

to drag, haul, pull

tō

to boil

kōhua

to count

kaute

to have sex

to join

tūhono

to become accustomed

taunga

to spit

tuha

to reject, cast away

whakarērea

to scold

riri

to pass by

pahure / pahemo / hori / taha

just before, just recently

i nakua tonu nei

culture

ahurea

possum

paihamu

hungry

pikoko

disorganised

kūwawa / kūnakunaku

seldom, rarely

me uaua ka

a shelter

tāwharau

to add on, supplement

tāpiri

platform

tūāpapa

to be young, youthful

taiohi

fiction

pakimaero

young tree

māhuri

root (of a tree etc.)

pakiaka

Mount St. John

Kōpuke

light

mārama

moon/month

marama

explain

whakamārama

Once upon a time…

Tērā te wā…

In the past

I ngā rā o mua

There was a…

Tērā tētahi…

Afterwords/later on

I muri mai / Nō muri mai

order, to put in order

raupapa

morning chorus

korihi

peserverance

pūtohe

bold

miramira

flu

rewharewha

chicken pox

koroputa hei

the runs

mate tikotiko

calabash

tahā

to fill with water

utu wai

to face (in the direction of)

anga

to stumble, trip

tūtuki te waewae

and as a result of (similar to nō reira)

me te aha

a negative (similar to kāore e)

tē (e.g. tē haramai koe - more poetic way of saying you didn’t come)

really angry

puku te rae

to pull out/up

huti(a)

to remove by force

kāhaki

afterwards

nō muri mai

moonlight

atarau

to continue following

whai haere

after a time

nāwai rā, nāwai rā

[literally: boiled head], an insult

pokokōhua

to ascend

kake

to cling

piri

intensely dark

uriuri

to know

mātau

bed, marriage

moenga

corner, turning, changing

hurihanga

disappearance

ngaromanga

exit

putunga

view

kitenga / tirohanga

beating, killing, assault

patunga

announcement

pānuitanga

position

tūranga

virgin/princess/chief’s daughter

puhi

female high chief

ariki tapairu

young man

taitama

illegitimate child

pōriro

buoy/floatie

kārewa

hot pool

waiariki

slave/servant (can be used as a follower of faith, of te reo, etc.)

pononga

(an insult)

pokotiwha

come upon/meet accidentally

tūpono

to desire

minamina

dawn breaks

tākiri

handsome

purotu

it’s as if

anō nei

to inspect, examine

mātai

boring

maroke

to sunbathe

pāinaina

to nibble/snack

timotimo

sports field, playground

papa tākaro

desk

papamahi

to take for a walk

whakahīkoi

to type

patopato

before, in the past

i mua (atu)

just before

i mua tata atu

to fold, pack

pōkai

later on

ā muri (atu)

in a little while

ā muri ake nei

for, to, as, as a means of - denoting future purpose, intention, etc.

hei

corner

kokonga

straight

tōtika

when, until

kia

to be caught, confirmed, fixed, secured

mau

to be ready

reri

to be finished, completed, achieved, done

tutaki

to be missing, lost, consumed, gone

ngaro

to be cut

motu

to be taken, awarded, won, got, acquired

riro

to be left behind (bus), missed out

mahue

to be dead, sick, overcome, defeated, extinguished, decreased

mate

to be defeated, killed

hinga

to be satisfied (of appetite)

mākona

to be satisfied, settled (account), paid, repaid

furthermore, likewise, moreover, also, in addition

waihoki

without a doubt

kāore e kore

plaintiff

kaiwhakapae

defendant

kaiwhakatuaki

audience

marea

judge

tiati

presense

aroaro

argument

tautohengia

female (animal)

uwha

safe haven / calm place

āhuru mōwai

pigsty

pākoro

young animals (except birds)

punua

young bird

pīpī

stealing

tāhaengia

waste

moumou

delay, procrastinate

whakaroaroa

cute

pīwari

male (animal)

tāriana

to date, court, woo

whakaipoipo

to sneak

konihi

sperm

waitātea

judgment

whakawātanga

round

porowhita

eyebrows

tukemata

cutlery

maitai

to descend

heke

to ski

reti

to whistle

whio

to throw

whiu

to lie down

takoto

to (full) turn

tāhuri

quick

horo

sitting room

rūma noho

laundry

rūma horoi kākahu

bathroom

rūma horoi tinana

playroom

rūma tākaro

bright

muramura

head

ūpoko / māhunga / pane

shoulders

pakihiwi

chest

uma / poho

joints

whatianga

elbow

pona

knees

turi

ankles/heels

rekereke

bottom / butt

nono / whero

tongue

arero

hair (not on head) / fur / feathers

huruhuru

cheeks

pāpāringa

to kick

whana

to feel, embrace

whāwhā

to get up, arise

maranga

spring (season)

kōanga

summer

raumati

autumn

ngāhuru

winter

hōtoke / takurua

January

Hānuere, Kohitātea

February

Pēpuere, Hui-tanguru

March

Māehe, Poutū-te-Rangi

April

Āperira, Paenga-whāwhā

May

Mei, Haratua

June

Hune, Pipiri

July

Hūrae, Hōngongoi

August

Ākuhata, Here-turi-kōkā

September

Hepetema, Te Mahuru

October

Oketopa, Whiringa-a-nuku

November

Noema, Whiringa-a-rangi

December

Tīhema, Hakihea

overseas

tāwāhi

post office

poutāpeta

airport

tauranga-waka-rere-rangi

limo

waka-roa

helicopter

waka-topatopa

tractor

tarakihana

motorbike

motopaika

to sightsee

tirotiro haere

to exchange/change clothes

tīni kākahu

to meet relationst

tūtaki whanaunga

yesterday

inanahi

just before

inakuanei

cooking shed

kāuta

shack, shed, temporary shelter

wharau

to free up / clear up

whakawātea

to greet

maioha

karakia at the same time as the karanga (only done by men)

waerea

the instance of working

whakamahingā

passport

pukapuka-uru-whenua

hospital

hōhipera

credit card / eftpos card

kāri hokohoko

lightening

hiko

to enter

tomo

secret

kōrero huna

knit

tuia

frisbee

ripirere

volleyball

poirewa

flat (e.g. ground)

papatahi

deodorant

patu mōrūruru

flute

taonga pūoro

explosion

pakū

to rattle

tatangi

to scream, screech

tioro

to cough

wharowharo

to crack

pakē

to growl

ngunguru

to hiss

hihī

to spank, slap

papaki

to roar

haruru

Powerpoint presentation

panahiko

to thin, fine (texture) sophisticated

rauangi

stained

pūriko

potential

pito mata

to bite

kakati

puzzling, confusing

pōkaikaha

to yearn

koroingo

to sunbathe

pāinaina

fluffy, furry

perehunga

to expend energy

whakapeto ngoi

dream, aspiration

maruapo

to drowse off

kānewha

very sad

hinapōuri

incense

pawapawa

flat

tiwekaweka

just like

he rite

as though

me ko

philosophy

ihomatua / ariā

to be left over, remaining

toe

to be able, possible; to be allowed

āhei (e.g.

to be heavy

taumaha

moko on thigh or arm

puhoro

moko on buttocks

peha

experience

wheako

taste

rongo-a-waha

scent/smell

rongo-a-ihu

feeling, touch, tactile

rongo-a-kiri

hearing

rongo-a-taringa

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