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Matariki Flashcards

1
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Wehenga

A

Departure/seperation

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2
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Whakahē

A

Disagree

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3
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Huarere

A

Weather

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4
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Te wao

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Forest

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5
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Puhi-a

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Blow wind

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6
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Kia…rongo…ai I te hau. He aha te tikanga mo te ai

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So that

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7
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Kua whiti mai te ra

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Sunnyday

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8
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Ka whiti mai

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Shine/shinning

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9
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Māramatanga

A

Understanding light

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10
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Pouritanga

A

Gloom/depression

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11
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te kore o te harikoa

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no joy/no pleasure/no thrill

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12
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tohetohe

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to argue

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13
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Ngaki mate

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to avenge

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14
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āta patupatu

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to beat/kill

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15
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wehi

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afraid/to be awesome

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16
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Mataku

A

frightened/intimated

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17
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hāunga rā

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not including/apart from

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18
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Tūtū te pūehu

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great disturbance/hell broke loose

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19
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nui te riri

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anger/rage/violence

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20
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te mutunga iho

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in the end.

21
Q

Hinga

A

to fall/be defeated

22
Q

Patua

A

to kill/to beat

23
Q

tīkarohia

A

pickout/scoop out

24
Q

hutia

A

pluck out

25
Q

nakunakuhia

A

to reduce to fragments

26
Q

whakapakaruhia

A

to break/smash

27
Q

pakupaku

A

small

28
Q

whiua

A

throw

29
Q

Nguha

A

rage/fury

30
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whakaitihia

A

belittle

31
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whakataurekareka

A

to treat with content

32
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hoariri

A

enemy

33
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whakahāwea

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to despise

34
Q

titia/whakapirihia

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to stick in/fasten/close up

35
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Poho

A

chest

36
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Uma

A

breast

37
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maramara

A

bits and pieces

38
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Ā mohoa noa nei

A

right up to be present time

39
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Whakarāpopototango

A

Summary/short version.

40
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Matariki

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The first star Matariki is known as the mother

41
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Pōhutukawa

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The second star is Pōhutukawa, which is connected to the dead and those who have passed away in the past ye

42
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Tupuānuku

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The third star is Tupuānuku which is associated with food grown in the ground

43
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Tupuārangi

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The fourth star is Tupuārangi which is associated with food that comes from the sky and is linked to birds me huarakau

44
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Waitī

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The fifth star is Waitī which is connected to fresh water and living creatures in the rivers, streams, and lakes.

45
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Waitā

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The sixth star is Waitā (twin of Waitī) which is associated with the ocean and represents food gathered from the sea.

46
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Waipuna-ā-rangi

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The seventh star is Waipuna-ā-rangi which is connected to the rain. T

47
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Ururangi

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The eighth star is Ururangi which is connected to the wind.

48
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Hiwa-i-te-rangi

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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

49
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Tōmua

A

Early

High Frequency Maori Words (17 decks)

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