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MAOR102-kīwaha/whakataukī/kīanga Flashcards

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Kīwaha

e mea ana koe

pronounce mea + ana together

A

I agree with you

enthusiastic response

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Kīwaha

Kei te pēwhea ngā piropiro?

A

How are you feeling?

piropiro=guts

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Kīwaha

Kai parāoa!

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Piece of cake
Easy to do

Kai parāoa = Eat bread

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Kīwaha

Maramara keke!

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Piece of cake
Easy to do

Maramara keke = bits/crumbs of cake

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Kīwaha

Engari mō tēnā!

A

I don’t think so!

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Kīwaha

Nō (w)hea [ahau] e …

A

[ I ] will absolutely not do …
No way will [ I ] …

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Kīwaha

Hei aha! / Hei aha atu!

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Never mind / don’t let it bother you!

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Kīwaha

Ko koe ki tāu, ko au ki tāku!

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You do you, I’ll do me / You’re on your own

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Kīwaha

Hoea tō waka!

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You do you, I’ll do me / You’re on your own
(Paddle your waka)

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Kīwaha

Ko (noun) (t)aku tino! + (thing)

A

(noun) are my favourite (thing)

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Kīwaha

Ka raka te matau, ka raka te mauī

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When one side is strong, the other side is strong
(seek to balance you abilities)

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Kīwaha

Kua pakaru te pūkoro!

determiner ‘te’ or ngā, tō rātou etc.

A

The pocket is broken
(I am broke, have no funds)

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Kīwaha

The pocket is broken
(I am broke, have no funds)

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Kua pakaru te pūkoro!

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Kīwaha

When one side is strong, the other side is strong
(seek to balance you abilities)

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Ka raka te matau, ka raka te mauī

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Kīwaha

(something) are my favourite (thing)

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Ko (noun) (t)aku tino! + (thing)

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Kīwaha

You do you, I’ll do me
You’re on your own

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Hoea tō waka!
Ko koe ki tāu, ko au ki tāku!

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Kīwaha

Never mind
Don’t let it bother you!

A

Hei aha!
Hei aha atu!

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Kīwaha

[ I ] will absolutely not do …
No way will [ I ] …

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Nō (w)hea [ahau] e …

hea = where? / what place? / when?

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Kīwaha

I don’t think so!

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Engari mō tēnā!

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Kīwaha

Piece of cake
Easy to do

A

Kai parāoa!
Maramara keke!

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Kīwaha

How are you feeling?

A

Kei te pēwhea ngā piropiro?

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Kīwaha

I agree with you

A

e mea ana koe

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Kīwaha

E mua kai kai, e muri kai hūare!

A

First in will get the food, those who dally will not
(Those who are prompt will get the rewards)

mua = in front, muri = to sigh, hūare = saliva

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Kīwaha

Those who are prompt will get the rewards

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E mua kai kai, e muri kai hūare!

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# Kīwaha He [raru] kei te haere!
Trouble is brewing | An idiom forewarning trouble. Raru = trouble
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# Kīwaha Trouble is brewing
He [raru] kei te haere!
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# Whakataukī Ko Punaweko ki uta, ko Hurumanu ki tai
Keep to your lane. | Punaweko = guardian of land birds, Hurumanu = guardian of seabirds
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# Kīwaha Māu te kōrero! Mā (name) te kōrero
You are (a right) one to talk | that a person is much the same as the person that they are criticising
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# Kīwaha You are (a right) one to talk
Māu te kōrero!
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# Kīwaha He ringa poto [koe]!
You are stingy, (lacking generosity)
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# Kīwaha You are stingy!
He ringa poto [koe]!
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# Kīwaha Tō [taiea] hoki!
Damn, you look good!! | taiea = distinguished, Similar options: Tō kaha hoki!, Tō koi hoki!
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# Kīwaha Damn, you look good!!
Tō [taiea] hoki! | hoki = an emphasis word in this context
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# Kīwaha Tēnā [rūkahu] tēnā!
What a load of rubbish | Expression of falsehood/lies
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# Kīwaha What a load of rubbish | Expression of falsehood/lies
Tēnā [rūkahu] tēnā!
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# Kīwaha Tēnā [pōhēhē] tēnā!
You are mistaken!
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# Kīwaha e rua e rua
two of a kind
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# Kīwaha Kāore e kore E kore kahore
Without a doubt
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# Kīwaha Without a doubt
Kāore e kore E kore kahore
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# Kīwaha Kaitoa! Anā! Anā [tō] kai!
It serves you right! | when the speaker is unsympathetic towards the plight of another person
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# Kīwaha It serves you right!
Kaitoa! Anā! Anā [tō] kai!
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# Kīwaha Mō te hemo tonu atu! | hemo = to die, be faint, tonu - unceasing, atu = away direction
Give it heaps, all you got, to the very end. | Expressing extreme effort
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# Kīwaha Give it heaps
Mō te hemo tonu atu!
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# Kīwaha E mate ana ki uta | uta = shore, tai = the sea
It could be worse | If you think it's bad on the shore it will be worse at sea.
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# Kīwaha It could be worse
E mate ana ki uta
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# Kīwaha Kei tua o Tāwauwau! Kei Mahurangi kē [koe] | tua = beyond/to fell, Tāwauwau = unspecified distant place
Way off track, Middle of nowhere, Away with the fairies | to indicate that something is a long way off, or is incorrect
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# Kīwaha Way off track, Middle of nowehere, Away with the fairies
Kei tua o tāwauwau! Kei Mahurangi kē [koe] | Mahurangi = mountain in Hawaiki

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