Land Flashcards
awa
river (n.)
mātāpuna, puna
pool, water source (n.)
maunga, pae maunga
mountain, range (n.)
motu, moutere
land, island (n.)
nehenehe, ngahere, wao, waonui
forest, bush (n.)
ngāherehere raima: concrete jungle
puke
hill (n.)
roto
lake (n.)
whenua
land (n.)
mua
before, in front of
whakamua: forwards
muri
behind
whakamuri: backwards
raro
under, below
whakararo: downwards, go under
rohe(-a)
region, area, boundary (n.) , to set bounds (vt.)
roto
inside
rō: contraction of “roto i te”
runga
over, above
whakarunga: upwards, go above
tua
beyond, the other side of
waenga
among, amongst
waenganui
in between, in the middle of
wāhi
place (n.)
waho
outside
rāwaho: outsider, foreigner
kōhatu, pōhatu, toka
rock, stone (n.)
ara
path, way (n.)
huarahi
road, way (n.)
matau
right, right-hand-side
whakatematau: rightwards
mauī
left, left-hand-side
whakatemauī: leftwards
tata
close, near (n.)
tūtata: to be near (place or time); pātata: to be near, close, adjacent, adjoining; whakatata(-ngia): to near, approach sth
wīwī, wāwā
anywhere, everywhere, all over the place (n.)
