Te Pihinga Flashcards
Whanake
To move onwards, upwards, grow
Hāunga
Besides, except, not including, apart from, notwithstanding, not counting, excluding, despite
Rīpene
Ribbon, tape recording, audio tape, cassette tape
Papakupu
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Kapi
Be occupied, filled with, covered with, covered over, occupied fully
Pōnānā
To be hurried, flustered, anxious, too eager, hasty, frustrating
pākākā
(adjective) be reddish-brown, ginger-coloured, chestnut, burnt orange, ochre
Be scorched
ururua
(verb)(-tia) to be overgrown (with bushes)
pākihi
(noun) open grasslands, barren land, open country
kāore i ārikarika
(particle) it was not restricted, there were many, there were a lot of, there was a lot of - an idiom used to express what a large number there were, a large amount or the strength of support, etc.
orotā
(verb) to be exterminated, utterly consumed, voracious, destructive, wreak havoc
(noun) destruction, obliteration, annihilation, demolition
ruarua
(verb) to be few, several
tīoriori
(verb) to be loud, resounding
ahorangi
(noun) teacher of high standing, professor
whatu
(verb)(-a) to weave (garments, baskets, etc.), knit
toe
(verb)(-a) to be left over, remaining, leave, reserve
kōhungahunga
(stative) be young (of people, birds and animals)
(noun) infant, young, fledgling
pakupaku
(verb) to be small, little, minute, tiny, diminutive
What the heck is that thing?
He aha kē nei taua mea?
Hang on a minute
Taihoa ake nei
Heck ive lost the word
Aue kua ngaro te kupu i a au
Let me think of the word
Kia kimihia ake nei te kupu
kawanga whare
(noun) house-opening ceremony - the formal pre-dawn ceremony to open a new building, especially a meeting house. Because the newly carved house has been made of timber from the forests of the atua, Tāne-mahuta, and because there are carved figures of ancestors around the walls of the meeting house, the tapu on the house has to be lifted so that the building can be used by everybody. The tohunga recites karakia outside the building and the building is named. There are three karakia used, the first about Rātā, an early ancestor who was a carver and builder of canoes, and the birds of the forest which have to be appeased. The second karakia is to lift the tapu from the building and the tools used, and the third is an appeal to the atua to make the house stable and firm, to avert accidents and to make it a pleasant dwelling place. Then the tohunga and a ruahine (an older woman of rank and past child-bearing age), or a young girl, enter the house treading over the door sill, called takahi i te paepae tapu. Traditionally they would carry a cooked kūmara as well. Everybody follows the tohunga into the house as he moves around from the left side (facing out) of the house to the right. The tohunga strikes each of the carved figures with kawakawa leaves, as he moves around the house
tāinga o te kawa
(noun) tapu removal ceremony, striking with a branch of kawakawa, performing the kawa ceremony - when dedicating a new building or canoe
tua
(verb)(-ina) to fell, cut down
muru
(noun) confiscation
whakapuare
(verb)(-ngia,-tia) to open, disclose
noho hītengitengi
(verb) to squat on toes, squat down
pewa
(verb) to raise the eyebrows - in wonder, anger,
Ka moe ngā kanohi, ka hī ngā pewa, ka tau ngā pane, ka whakatau te reo katoa i te rōreka e whakahaua rā e te waiata
The eyes close, the eyebrows are raised, the heads are bowed and they all join in sweet music as directed by the song.
hī
(verb) to raise (the eyebrow)
whakapuaki
(verb)(-na,-tia) to utter, disclose, express, reveal, declare, state
tungou
(verb) to nod, bow the head, nod in agreement
whakapohane
(verb)(-tia) to expose the buttocks and private parts - an act of contempt
(verb) to act in a ridiculous manner
tou
(noun) anus, posterior, tail (of a bird)
raraku
(verb)(-a,-hia,-tia) to gently scratch the hand as an amorous gesture
whare tapere
(noun) house of entertainment, theatre, community centre, arena, auditorium - traditionally a place where people gathered for entertainment
whare mātoro
(noun) entertainment house - traditional house for entertainment and social intercourse