Matariki Flashcards
Wehenga
Departure/seperation
Whakahē
Disagree
Huarere
Weather
Te wao
Forest
Puhi-a
Blow wind
Kia…rongo…ai I te hau. He aha te tikanga mo te ai
So that
Kua whiti mai te ra
Sunnyday
Ka whiti mai
Shine/shinning
Māramatanga
Understanding light
Pouritanga
Gloom/depression
te kore o te harikoa
no joy/no pleasure/no thrill
tohetohe
to argue
Ngaki mate
to avenge
āta patupatu
to beat/kill
wehi
afraid/to be awesome
Mataku
frightened/intimated
hāunga rā
not including/apart from
Tūtū te pūehu
great disturbance/hell broke loose
nui te riri
anger/rage/violence
te mutunga iho
in the end.
Hinga
to fall/be defeated
Patua
to kill/to beat
tīkarohia
pickout/scoop out
hutia
pluck out
nakunakuhia
to reduce to fragments
whakapakaruhia
to break/smash
pakupaku
small
whiua
throw
Nguha
rage/fury
whakaitihia
belittle
whakataurekareka
to treat with content
hoariri
enemy
whakahāwea
to despise
titia/whakapirihia
to stick in/fasten/close up
Poho
chest
Uma
breast
maramara
bits and pieces
Ā mohoa noa nei
right up to be present time
Whakarāpopototango
Summary/short version.
Matariki
The first star Matariki is known as the mother
Pōhutukawa
The second star is Pōhutukawa, which is connected to the dead and those who have passed away in the past ye
Tupuānuku
The third star is Tupuānuku which is associated with food grown in the ground
Tupuārangi
The fourth star is Tupuārangi which is associated with food that comes from the sky and is linked to birds me huarakau
Waitī
The fifth star is Waitī which is connected to fresh water and living creatures in the rivers, streams, and lakes.
Waitā
The sixth star is Waitā (twin of Waitī) which is associated with the ocean and represents food gathered from the sea.
Waipuna-ā-rangi
The seventh star is Waipuna-ā-rangi which is connected to the rain. T
Ururangi
The eighth star is Ururangi which is connected to the wind.
Hiwa-i-te-rangi
The final star is hiwa-i-te-rangi which is connected to the promise of a prosperous season. It is also known as the wishing star
Tōmua
Early
