TE KAWENATA HOU Flashcards
To drive, urge, compel
Āngia
To be done, dealt with, made to
Meinga
Peak, summit, top
Keokeonga
To Bow, Kneel, bend, stoop
Koropiko
To throw, fling, cast, place, put, put in (with hands)
Maka
Those (mentioned before) plural of taua. Must be followed by a noun
Ngaua
To lead, escort, conduct, drive
Arahina
be poor, destitute, without property
Rawakore
To gather together, assemble, accumulate, collate
Whakaemi
To judge others, accuse, investigate, adjudicate, put on trial
Whakawā
Be clear, free from obstruction
Ātea
Scriptures
Karaipiture
kūkupa
(noun) New Zealand pigeon (Northern dialects), kererū, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae - a large green, copper and white native bush pigeon which was eaten by Māori
tinei
(verb)(-a) to put out, quench, extinguish (fire, electricity), switch off (an electric current or device), destroy, kill
kāpura
(noun) fire (northern dialects)
pāpapa
(noun) eggshell, husk, chaff, bran
whakaara
(verb)(-hia,-ngia,-tia) to raise, rouse, wake, wake up, erect
(verb)(-hia,-ngia,-tia) to instigate, initiate, activate
tua
(verb)(-ina) to fell, cut down
taro
(noun) bread, loaf of bread
meinga
(stative) to be done, dealt with, made to (passive of mea)
māhaki
(verb) to be inoffensive, mild, meek, calm, quiet, placid, humble, tolerant
whakamārie
(verb)(-tia) to calm, pacify, appease, propitiate, placate
hohou
(verb)(houhia,-tia) to bind together, lash together
(verb)(houhia,-tia) to make peace (e.g. hohou rongo)
tāwai
(verb)(-a,-tia) to jeer at, taunt, ridicule, tease, mock, scoff, deride, beguile, deceive, bribe
tinihanga
(verb)(-tia) to deceive, cheat, trick, flout, take liberties with, tease, mock
tomo
(verb)(-kia) to enter, go in
muru
(verb)(-a) to wipe out, forgive, absolve, excuse, pardon, cancel - a modern connotation
waikura
(verb)(-tia) to rust, become rusty, corrode
pūranga
(verb)(-tia) to heap up, lie in a heap
matea
(verb) to be needed
whakapoururu
(verb) to look sorrowful, look gloomy, frown, look miserable
erangi
(particle) but, on the other hand - variation of engari
ātea
(stative) be clear, free from obstruction
whakahāwea
(verb)(-ngia,-tia) to belittle, despise, show contempt, degrade, undermine, discriminate
kokoti
(verb)(-a) to interrupt, intercept, cut in two, divide. Usually kotia in the passive form
whakatangi
(verb)(-hia) to cause to sound, to play (a musical instrument), cause to cry
korōria
(loan)(modifier) glorious
kīanō
(negative) not yet - shortened form of kīhai anō that is only used for past time.
whatīanga
(noun) joint (of a leg or arm), angle, place at which anything is bent, doubled or broken off
mahara
(experience verb)(-tia) to think about, consider
rengarenga
(noun) rock lily, New Zealand lily, Arthropodium cirratum - a native plant with light green, broad and strap-like, glossy leaves and white flowers with yellow and purple centres, star-like on spindly, branching stalks. Grows in the North Island and the northern South Island, mostly on sea cliffs
miro
(noun) thread, strand, twisted cord, fibre
hinganga
(noun) fall, defeat, demise
pīkaunga
(noun) load (for the back)
merekara
(loan)(noun) miracle
tāniko
(verb) to finger weave, embroider
matara
(stative) be distant
tuku
(verb)(-a,-na) to release, let go, give up, leave, resign, put off, descend, get off, let down, download (computer), set free, allow, send, pass, serve, bowl, submit - reflects the notion of transfer
whakamārie
(verb)(-tia) to calm, pacify, appease, propitiate, placate
tohu
(verb)(-a,-ina,-ngia,-tia) to instruct, advise, save the life of, spare, guide, direct, instruct, appoint
hua
(verb)(-ina) to name, call
whakatoi
(verb)(-a,-hia,-ngia,-tia) to tease, give cheek, mock, irritate
ākiri
(verb)(-a,-ngia,-tia) to throw away, reject, discard, dispose of, jettison, throw out
tapoko
(verb)(-na,-tia) to go in, enter
wairangi
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to be beside oneself, in a daze, infatuated, foolish, suffering from mental illness, demented, deranged, unbalanced, unhinged, crazy, mentally distressed, eccentric
pōauau
(verb) to be confused, bewildered, mistaken
kāpura
(noun) fire (northern dialects)
hohoro
(stative) be quick, speedy, fast, swift
tauwhāinga
(verb)(-tia) to compete, contend, vie
kātipa
(loan)(noun) constable, police officer
whakahau
(noun) command, order, imperative, behest, direction, instruction
pararūtiki
(loan)(noun) paralytic, paralysed person, paraplegic
kohukohu
: (noun) curse, swearword, oath, expletive
tēhea
(determiner) which? (referring to one thing).
Rongopai
E hoa mā, kāti te whakarite i a au ki ō koutou tohunga Māori, tā te mea e kauhau tonu ana au i te rongopai o tō tātau Ariki, o Ihu Karaiti, ki ngā iwi o te motu (TPH 31/12/1903:5). / My friends, stop likening me to your Māori tohunga, because I am actually preaching the gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ, to the tribes of the land.
taumau
(noun) betrothal, arranged marriage
wairua poke
(noun) haunting spirit, unclean spirit
āpotoro
(loan)(noun) apostle
meāke
later, soon, eventually - denotes a short lapse of time before something happens
Parori
Kua hara mātou, kua parori ke tā mātou mahi, kua mahi mātou i te kino (PT Kingi I 8:47). We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness.
taumarumaru
(verb) to be shady, shaded
hāpai
(verb)(-a,-nga) to set out, set off, start out, get under way (of a journey, etc.) - especially when used with the passive ending
poke
(stative) to be soiled, dirty, sordid, foul, squalid, sleazy, filthy, polluted, infected
pūrena
: (verb) to be brimful, run over, overflow, overfill, full to the brim
