Kupu Greetings Flashcards
ahau, koe, ia
me, you (one person to who I am speaking), he/she/them
āhua (used before the word it qualifies - often a verb)
stands before the word it qualifies and has the effect of lessening the force of the meaning of the base it modifies
āhua ngenge
a little bit tired (āhua - stands before the word it qualifies and has the effect of lessening the force of the meaning of the base it modifies
āhua pai
kind of good (āhua - stands before the word it qualifies and has the effect of lessening the force of the meaning of the base it modifies
harikoa
happy
hiainu
thirsty (hia - to desire, inu - drink)
hiakai
hungry (hia - to desire, kai - food)
hiamoe
sleepy (hia - to desire, moe - sleep)
ka nui te pai
really big good
kino
bad
kua pau te hau!
out of breath, exhausted (kua pau - consumed, te hau - the breath)
māuiui
sick
mihi
greeting
ngenge
tired
ngenge rawa
very tired (rawa - used after the word it qualifies to emphasise the meaning of the word)
ora
well
pai
good
pai rawa
very good (rawa - used after the word it qualifies to emphasise the meaning of the word)
pōuri
sad
pukumahi
busy
rawa (used after the word it qualifies)
very
emphasises the descriptive word and used after the verb
riri
angry
taku, tō, tana
mine, yours, his/hers/theirs
tino (used before the word it qualifies - often a verb)
very, really
stands before the word it qualifies and emphasises the descriptive word used
