Matariki

Question 1

hahu

Answer 1

(verb)(-a) to dig up, disinter, exhume

hahu: (noun) exhumation, disinterment, digging up, unearthing

Question 2

kaumoana

Answer 2

: (noun) crew member, mariner

Question 3

āmai

Answer 3

(noun) swell (of the sea)

Question 4

whakahāngai

Answer 4

(verb)(-hia,-tia) to apply, implement, put into practice, practise, update, make relevant

(verb)(-hia,-tia) to lie something across, at right angles, astride

Question 5

pōkai

Answer 5

(verb)(-hia,-tia) travel about

Question 6

hurumutu

Answer 6

(verb) to die, expire, come to an end

Question 7

kīanga

Answer 7

(noun) act of speaking, saying, formulaic saying, expression

(noun) phrase - a small group of words that forms a unit, either on its own or within a sentence

Question 8

orua

Answer 8

(verb) to coincide, coincide with, happen at the same time

Question 9

taupuhi

Answer 9

(noun) darling, chosen one, beloved, loved one, love

Question 10

Kaio

Answer 10

kaiao: (modifier) alive, living

kaiao: (noun) living being, living thing, living organim

Ka aroha atu te tamaiti ki ngā kōura kaiao e oreore tonu ana i te pouaka
The child felt sorry for the live crayfish still wriggling in the box.

Question 11

me te aha

Answer 11

and as a result, as a result, consequently, hence, thus - an idiom to say that what follows is a result of what has been stated earlier in the sentence, or in the previous sentence.

Question 12

tāpae

Answer 12

(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to lay one on another, stack, place before a person, lie in wait, lie in a slanting position or across, present

Question 13

ata pongipongi

Answer 13

(noun) dawn, daybreak

Question 14

mokori

Answer 14

(verb) fortunately, luckily

Question 15

ata hāpara

Answer 15

(noun) dawn

Question 16

taiopenga

Answer 16

(noun) festival, carnival

Question 17

ārau

Answer 17

(verb) to gather, lay hold of, entangle

Question 18

Mātahi o te tau

Answer 18

(personal noun) first month of the Māori year. Its beginning was indicated by the first appearance of Matariki (Pleiades) on the eastern horizon before sunrise, about the 15 June. Sometimes shortened to Mātahi

Question 19

mākohakoha

Answer 19

(noun) expertise, skill

Question 20

ngao matariki

Answer 20

(modifier) fine carving - done with a small toki

Question 21

māpuna

Answer 21

(verb) to well up

Question 22

āpiti

Answer 22

(noun) friend, companion

E te āpiti toipoto, tēnā koe.
My close friend, greetings

Question 23

iho pūmanawa

Answer 23

(noun) talented person - someone with natural talent and intuitive cleverness

Question 24

kōrengarenga

Answer 24

(verb) to be overflowing

Question 25

whakatepe

Answer 25

(verb)(-a) to finish off, conclude

Question 26

Whetū tārake

Answer 26

A stand alone star: said of one who is peerless in their actions and/or abilities.

Question 27

titikaha

Answer 27

(verb) to be steadfast, unwavering, resolute, committed, dedicated, unswerving