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Vocab 6 Flashcards

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Pūrere (n) 🛵📟⏲️

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appliance, mechanical device, machine

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Motuhake

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(-tia) to separate, set aside, position independently, be stand-alone

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Takahi 👣👣😼

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(-a) to trample, tramp, stamp, tread, abuse, disregard

(-a) to disobey, defy, contravene, breach, violate, ravish (a woman)

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Mātāpono

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Principle, maxim

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Matū 🐷🍰🔍⚗️

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fat, gist (of a matter), richness, sense, point, spirit, quintessence

material, matter (science), substance, chemical

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Pae tukutuku 📱💻🖱️

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Website

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Moemiti 👏🏆🎉

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(-hia,-tia) to praise, commend, extol, acclaim

praise, admiration, acclaim, commendation

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Whakakuene 🙏

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(-tia) to beg, urge, plead, implore, press, be demanding

begging, urging, pleading, imploring, demanding

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Whanatu ➡️➡️✨

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to go, go away, go ahead, become

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Whaipānga 🏴🗺️🥧

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to have a share, have a place, have an interest, possess a claim, possess a right

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Romi 🤛🍋

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-a,-tia) to squeeze, press, seize, grasp, gently rub

(-a,-tia) to carry out infanticide

(-a) to strangle, throttle, garrotte
(-a) to plunder, rob
(-a) to engulf, overwhelm, swamp, suck into

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Nahe 🐅🫏🥲👩🏽

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only, none but, nothing but, alone, without exception, there is nothing, no one else, these people or things and no others - used to show that the phrase it follows names all the entities referred to. In the phrase, it comes after manner, directional and locative particles, if any are present. Shortened form of anahe

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Taupatupatu (v) 🎾🏏🎳

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(-a,-hia,-tia) to compete, vie with one another, rally (tennis, etc.), debate, argue, call into question, beat one another

Disputed, debated

Argument

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Tūturu ⚖️

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to be fixed, permanent, real, true, actual, authentic, original

Lawful, legitimate

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Āpiti ➕

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(p) as well, in addition to

(-a,-hia,-ria,-tia) to add, put together, place side by side, supplement, annex, append

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Rimu 🧜🏼‍♂️🐚🌿

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Seaweed

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Tawa 🪻👾💜

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Be purple

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Whakatipuranga

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Generation

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Whakakai 👑📿👂💎

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(-ria) to use as an ornament

earring, ear ornament, neck ornament

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Rahi 🌊🐢

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to be large, big, numerous, great, plentiful

importance, important person, important people

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Māringanui

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fortunately, happily, luckily - normally used at the start of the statement

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Nōwhea ☹️🚫😠

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never, not on your life, there’s no way, not on your nelly, not a hope in hell - used as an emphatic negative, sometimes with hoki added. Sometimes used to indicate that the speaker does not believe what someone has said. Usually written as one word for this idiomatic meaning, but sometimes as two words, i.e. nō whea. Variation of nōhea

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Whakahirahira 🦚🦁💂

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to extol, carry out with pomp

great, highly important, magnificent, wonderful, inspiring

grandeur, influence, prominence, greatness, importance, reputation, standing, eminence

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Kāpā (kā pā)

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it’s not as if, on the other hand - sometimes written as two words, i.e. kā pā.

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Kāpā (p) 🫳🖖🫴

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it’s not as if, on the other hand - sometimes written as two words, i.e. kā pā.

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Whatumanawa 🫘

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Kidney

seat of emotions, heart, mind

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Haumaru (adj) 🚸

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Safe, risk free

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Kōriorio 🧑‍🦳🐘🍇

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(-tia) to wither, wrinkle, shrivel up, shrink, fade

fading, shrinking, diminishing

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Nā konā

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therefore, consequently, as a result, accordingly, on that account, for that reason, hence, thus

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Turuki ➕👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

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to grow up in addition

to be full, crowded

to come as a supplement, follow

subsidiary, supplement, addition, reinforcement, encore, epilogue - anything supplementary or in support

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Meho ❎🤥

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(S) be untrue, false

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Hume🐕🥋🤸

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(-a,-ia) to tuck between the legs (the tail of a dog)

(-a) to gather up, tuck up (clothes)

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Tuari 🧑‍💼🍾🍸

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(-hia,-tia) to serve (food, etc.), share, distribute, present, dispense, deal out, allocate

steward, barman, butler, barista, waiter

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Hae 😾⚔️💃🏽😨

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(-a) to scratch, draw, cut up, lacerate, tear, slit, slash, split

(-a) cause pain, bear ill feeling, cherish envy

envy, dislike, jealousy

cut, slit

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Huhū 🐍🥏⏲️

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to hiss, whiz, buzz, whirr, swish, hum

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Māna (p) 🤔🫢😲

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I could be wrong, unless - an idiom indicating that the speaker thinks he/she could be wrong about something that he/she has stated. It sometimes indicates that the speaker expects to be confirmed or corrected by the listener

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Huatau (v1) 🤔🤯

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To think, realise

thought, idea, comment, opinion, concept

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Pātaka 🧃🏠🧄🥫

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storehouse raised upon posts, pantry, larder

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Pure

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(-a,-tia) to ritually remove tapu

rites to lift the tapu at the Ringatū harvest to ensure a plentiful crop, religious purification rites - designed to neutralise tapu, using water and karakia, or to propitiate the atua, using cooked food

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Mino 🫴🧑‍🏫🫳

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(-a) to borrow

Borrowed

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Tiro 🧐🔍

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(-hia) to look at, inspect, examine, observe, survey, view

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Ngohe (n) 🀄📖🏃

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activity, exercise

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Utukore

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free (financial), gratis, cost-free

Unpaid amateur

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Tiki ake 🖱️📲

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To download

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Ngawhā 🌼🌺🪷🎇

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To burst open, split

To bloom, as a flower

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Pua🌻🌺🌷

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to bloom, produce flowers

foam, flower, blossom, seed

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Taunaki 🫂🏋️🚠🧑‍🏫

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(-tia) to support, recommend, reinforce

support, backing, encouragement, recommendation

evidence, testimony

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Ahurei 🤴🧑‍🎓🧑‍🚀

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to be chief, prominent, unique

chief, prominent, unique, distinguished, noted, eminent, important, outstanding, distinguished, foremost

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Inā rawa!

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that’s amazing, how amazing - an idiom expressing amazement at something the speaker has just learnt

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Rirerire 🦄🐈‍⬛💐🪷

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very, extremely, incredibly, awfully, exceptionally - used to intensify words indicating beauty

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Ngerongero 👾👾👾👾👾👾👾

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very many, countless, abundant, innumerable, multifarious, myriad, umpteen - follows and intensifies tini

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Piropiro (int) 🏖️🌈😊🌭

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absolutely - follows āio as an intensifier

mood, feeling, disposition - usually in the plural

intestines, bowels, guts, entrails

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Rukiruki 😭🪨⛈️🌨️

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very, extremely, incredibly, awfully, exceptionally - an intensive used only after taumaha, taimaha and toimaha

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Toimaha 🪨

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to be heavy, very ill, serious (illness), ailing, severe, harsh, onerous

weight, heaviness, burden, seriousness (illness)

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Kitakita (int) 🌞🌈🌟

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bright (of colours), tightly, fast, intensely - follows and intensifies colour words, including white

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Monimoni 💥🔥🍽️🚬

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(S) be consumed, devoured, destroyed

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Rā anō

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right to, as far as, since long ago - used with time expressions and emphasises the extent of the time interval involved

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Noa ake🕠

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just, merely

long ago, long before, for a long time

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Taioreore 📈

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very, decidedly, highly, truly, eminently, highest, ultimate, extreme, supreme - an intensive often used with pakapaka

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Awenga 👩‍🎤👮👸🦸

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influence, power, presence

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Uri 👨‍👩‍👦👶🦁🐈

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offspring, descendant, relative, kin, progeny, blood connection, successor

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Mōrehu 🛩️🪂🪦🤕

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survivor, remnant

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Uara😍🏆🪙🪙

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to desire, value

Benefit, monetary value

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Titi 🪶📍📌

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(-a) to pierce, stick in upright (as a feather or peg), adorn (with a feather, etc.), shine, fasten with a peg or nail

Peg, pin

To shine, twinkle

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Tāmata

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(-hia, -tia) to refresh, restore, revitalise;
to cultivate, till, work the soil

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Kipakipa 🎉🐎🦫

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(-hia, -ina, -tia) to spur

motivation, drive, enthusiasm

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Inatahirā

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The day before yesterday

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Ātahirā 🗓️➡️

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The day after tomorrow

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Matihere (n) ❤️

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Deep affection, warm regard

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whai wāhi 👯🤹

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to participate, take part, have a part - often followed by atu

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Māeke 🥶

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Cold

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Kāhui 🐝🌌🦌🧑‍💼

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swarm, flock, cluster, herd, company

Constellation, star cluster (kāhui whetū)

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Rauemi 🎾🧮📀📚

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Resource, material

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Ārohi 🔍🔦🧐

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(-a,-hia,-tia) to reconnoitre, scout, spy out, make a reconnaissance

to examine, investigate

to look for

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Tahuaroa🏞️🏠🏜️🫖

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open space, space in front of the meeting house, courtyard - sometimes as tahua roa

Also a metaphor for feeding guests well, or cooking

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Urupare 📝📬📱

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(-ngia,-tia) to respond, reply, answer

Response

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Urupounamu 🤔

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(-hia,-tia) to question - especially of important issues and topics and not of frivolous matters

Inquiry

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Ēkene (k)

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perhaps, there might be

you’ll get it soon, you’re in for it, you’re in for the high jump - sometimes used as an idiom at the start of the sentence to indicate that the speaker is becoming tired of, or angry about, what someone or others have said or done and is warning them they will be in trouble if they don’t stop

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Nanahi 🪲🕛

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Yesterday

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Whakaaweawe 📱💻💃🏞️

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to influence, have an effect on, have an impact on, affect

Influence, influential

(-tia) to place at a distance, out of reach, recede into the distance

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Manohi (p) 🫱🫲

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on the other hand, but on the other hand, alternatively, then again - a conjunction that is often followed by anō

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Pahiwi 🪜💃

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(-tia) to lean (on someone’s shoulder,
to jerk

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Hoake

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(-tia) to go on, let’s go - usually a command to head off together

(-ngia) to give, bring - to some place connected with the speaker but in which he is not at the time of speaking

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Whakatepe 📼📮🛒🟥

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(-a) to finish off, conclude
to do completely, do fully, do without ommission
to do in unison so that nothing is missed

Concluding

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Tina 🪨💩

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to be fixed, fast, firm, hard, constipated

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Tāmore 🦷🌳🥔

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to be firmly rooted, bare, bald

Roots

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Noi🏗️⬆️

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to be elevated, raised up

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Taukuri 😭🪦

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to be in mourning
Mournful, grief stricken

(auē) taukuri (ē) - oh dear! (exclamation of distress or surprise)

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Mahea 🚧🚞🛤️

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to be cleared away, free from obstruction, clear

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Kūata 😍🤭🥺🥹

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(-hia,-tia) to long for, yearn, love, desire, hanker after

longing for, yearning, love, desire, hankering

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Kōkiri 🤺🏇🧝

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(-tia) to thrust forward, attack, call, charge, rush forward

(-hia,-tia) to champion (a cause), promote, advocate, lead

advocacy, promotion, backing, championing

Meteor

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Marutuna 🗽🏔️🗼🌅

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(S) be imposing, awe-inspiring, commanding

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Āheinga

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competence, ability, opportunity, entitlement, function

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Ate ❤️🍽️🦆🧘

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Liver

Seat of emotions

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Huruhuru

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hair, feather, coarse hair, bristles (not normally of the head), fur

Furry

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Whakahīhī (TV) 😝😒😤

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(-tia) to sneer, speak contemptuously, deride, mock, ridicule

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Whakahīhī (iv) 👻😼🧑‍✈️🧑‍🚀

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To be proud
to be vain, conceited, arrogant, smug

pride, vanity, conceit, arrogance

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Porowhiu

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(-a) to throw, pitch (a ball), dispose of, trash (computer)

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Parapara 🍕🥠🫗🫄

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remains, scraps, leftovers, part of the afterbirth, offal

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Hoahoa 📝🛠️🧺🗺️

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(-ina) to lay out, plan, arrange, design

plan of a house, architectural design, diagram, figure, plan

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Tuangahuru 🥉🎟️🃏🕙

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Tenth

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Tūtuki 🏃❎🫨😖

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(tukia) to stumble, bump, knock, collide with, strike against

Stumbling

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Kōhua (tv) 🍲🫖

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(-tia) to cook by boiling, boil, poach (cooking)

pot for boiling food, boiler - traditionally a vessel for boiling food in which heated stones were placed

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Amiami 🌳🌺🪴🌼

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sweet-smelling shrub, herb

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Waha (v) 🏇🏋️🎒

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(-ia,-a,-ina,-ngia,-tia) to carry on the back, raise up

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Pupū⛲

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to bubble up, boil, spring up, rise, well up.

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Huatau (adj)

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be comely, suitable, elegant, graceful

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Turituri warawara

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Blah blah blah

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Kātahi rā (hoki) (k) 😲😦😟

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how astounding, how astonishing, good grief, heavens above, goodness gracious - an exclamation to express disapproval or amazement about an unusual idea or activity

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Tua o Tāwauwau

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back of beyond, middle of nowhere, wilderness, way off, away with the fairies, way off beam, way off track - an idiom used to indicate that something is a long way away, a long way off, or is incorrect

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Tanu 🌱⚰️

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(-mia) to bury, plant

to lie buried

burial, interment, committal

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Hīri📨📩

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(-tia) to seal, stamp

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Poho kererū 😁

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(k) to be proud, full of pride, puffed up with pride

(pigeon chested)

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Tāera 😍💓🫦

A

sexual desire, sexual attraction

Taera rua - bi
Aronga taera - sexual orientation

115
Q

Konau 😍🙏🫴🫴

A

(-a,-tia) to yearn for, desire, pine for, fret for

116
Q

Mōniania 👻🤡😦😟

A

To set on edge

jumpy, jittery, nervous, fearful

117
Q

Puarangi 🌺

A

(a type of native) hibiscus

118
Q

Tūwhiti (v1) 😈✝️😦💀

A

(-a,-tia) to expel, banish, deport

119
Q

Mairanga ⬆️

A

(-tia) to raise, elevate

120
Q

Wawau 😜🤡😳

A

foolish, silly, misguided

foolishness, stupidity, idiocy, folly, foolhardiness

121
Q

Matawhāiti ⚠️🚸

A

cautious, prudent, careful, tactful

122
Q

Matawhānui

A

broad, general, widely

Broad vision

123
Q

Hakahaka 🫳👶🛹👡

A

be short in stature, squat, low, low-lying

To rant and rave

124
Q

Kau 🫥👶🛀

A

alone, by oneself, solitarily, bare, empty, naked, without hindrance, unreservedly, to no purpose, purely and simply, solely, exclusively, only, merely, just, idle, inactive, for no particular reason, in vain, to no avail, helplessly, none at all, very, seriously, totally - a manner particle indicating the absence of other factors. Where kau follows a verb in the passive it will take a passive ending also, usually -tia. In this situation the passive ending may be dropped from the verb, but not from kau. As with other manner particles in Māori, while having a general overall meaning, kau can be translated in a variety of ways, depending on the context

125
Q

Whārōrō 🦒🦕🐍

A

to be stretched out, at full length

126
Q

Poitūkohu

A

Basketball

127
Q

Kanapu 🌞🌟⚡

A

to be bright, shining, glowing

Lightning

128
Q

pīkari

A

attentively - often used in the phrase whakarongo pīkari (listen attentively)

129
Q

Taumata ⛰️

A

summit, top of a hill, resting place (on a hill), brow of a hill, level, grade

130
Q

Kaitoa (k) 😮‍💨🙂

A

thank goodness, phew - an expression of relief

131
Q

Kikokiko

A

Flesh, meat

Malevolent, malicious

132
Q

Momipū 🔸🐀👶

A

To be small

133
Q

Whakamaihi 🪄🦚🐲🎁

A

(-tia) to embellish, exaggerate

134
Q

Kawa (2) 🛖🪄

A

(-ia,-ina) to perform the kawa ceremony, open a new house

a ceremony to remove tapu from a new house or canoe

135
Q

Kohe 🗨️😵‍💫💬🫤

A

to talk nonsense, jabber, chatter, babble

nonsense, balderdash, rubbish, tommyrot, gibberish

Chatterbox

136
Q

(te) tau o te ate 😍🎀💝💏

A

Heartstrings, deep emotions

Soul mate, lover, darling

137
Q

Kōrekoreko ✨💖✨

A

To sparkle, dazzle

To be dazzled, white, fluorescent

138
Q

Matakite 🔮

A

(-a) to see into the future, prophesy, prophesies, foresee, foretell

prophetic, visionary, predictive, prophetical

prophecy, prophet, seer, clairvoyant, special intuition

139
Q

Kauhau 🧑‍🎓🗨️🧑‍💼🗯️

A

(-tia) to lecture, preach; recite, perform.

sermon, lecture, address

140
Q

Pokapū ⭕✅🏣🏪

A

centre spot, direct route, short cut, middle, centre, hub, bull’s-eye, core, nucleus, axis, agency - sometimes as two words, i.e. poka pū.

Agency

141
Q

Whakawhanake 📸🖼️🏚️🏠

A

(-tia) to develop, improve

Development

142
Q

Kiriūka 💂🕴️🌲

A

to be unflinching, unwavering

Fortitude, resolution, pluck

143
Q

Haumāuiui 💪🏅

A

to be accomplished, achieved, attained (through hard work)

result of one’s toil, work accomplished, accomplishment, achievement, attainment

144
Q

Tiritiri 🌱🥕🚜🥔

A

(-a) to plant, till (the soil), cultivate

to apportion, share out, allocate, allot, distribute

145
Q

Kātuarehe 👍😈🤩

A

to be outstanding, marvellous - used as an idiom at the start of a sentence to express how good something is

crafty devil, cunning devil, clever dick, talented person, skilful person, famous person, expert, a gun, a star - used as an idiom to express how talented, skilled or famous someone is. It can also be used in a derogatory sense

146
Q

Pohewatanga

A

Imagination

147
Q

Ue 🏈🛴🚙

A

(-a,-tia) to push, shove, shake ; to steer

148
Q

Tui 🪡🧵💪🥼

A

(-a) to sew, thread on a string, thread; lash bind.

To put thru (the arm or hand thru a loop), arm in arm.

149
Q

Mīmiro 🍭👗🫔

A

To swirl, whirl
(-hia, - ngia, - tia) to lash, bind with cord

Lashing, binding

150
Q

Pukā (iv) 🦫🦹🧟😮‍💨

A

to be eager, impatient, jealous

to be overheated, out of breath, exhausted - due to exertion or emotion such as anger, fear, etc.

151
Q

Mākūkū 🧽🔫🐃

A

(Stat) be somewhat moist, wettish, damp

152
Q

Whita 🔒🛅

A

To be firm, secure, fast

153
Q

Horo (V2) 🥱👅😊

A

(-mia) to swallow

154
Q

Horo (v3) 🏃⛷️🏎️

A

to flee, run, escape
To be quick, fast

155
Q

Ōrau

A

percent, percentage

156
Q

Hoi (sv) 🕵️📮📡🔭

A

be far off, distant
Be stubborn, obstinate, deaf

The earlobe

157
Q

Hewa 🦲

A

to be bald, balding - strictly of the top of the head

baldness, bald head, bald patch

158
Q

Kohukohu (v)

A

(-a, - ngia, -tia) to curse, swear

Swear word, expletive

159
Q

Hūhā 🦵🐎🐄

A

Thigh

Flank

160
Q

tangi kurī noa iho

A

crying for nothing, crying for no reason

161
Q

Pani 🎨🖌️🐩👞

A

(-a) to smear, spread (anything upon something else), daub, paint, polish

162
Q

Kawiti

A

to taper, dwindle

163
Q

Totetote

A

(st) be salty (literally and figuratively)

164
Q

Pōrangi pahi

A

Crazy bus
(pun) silly bus=syllabus

165
Q

Panipani 🎨👄👩‍🎤

A

(-a) to smear, spread (anything on something else), daub, paint

Cream, cosmetics, makeup

166
Q

Āpititū 💪🤜

A

(-tia) to fight at close quarters

Face to face combat

(slang) that’s too much, bro

167
Q

Hūiki (st)

A

be cold (of people), shivering from cold, cringing in fear, shy, feeling awkward

168
Q

Hirahira 🧑‍🎓🧑‍🚀👸🎆

A

(-tia) to be great, important, of consequence, significant, eminent, highlight

169
Q

Kehu 🦧🫎🦊🧑‍🦰

A

(st) be brown, reddish, reddish-brown

170
Q

Whāinu

A

(-mia) to give drink to

171
Q

Whakakorikori 🚚🏃🫦

A

(-a,-ngia) to move

stirring, rousing, stimulating

172
Q

Māngai (n) 👄🧑‍🎓🤵🔫

A

Mouth

spokesperson, speaker, representative, orator, agent, delegate, consul

Muzzle, barrel of a gun

173
Q

Poha 🥞🥙🍺🧘

A

To be full

174
Q

Hītori

A

History

175
Q

Whakapū 🫔🍟🥞

A

(-ngia, - ria) to lay in a heap, stack, bundle, sheaf

176
Q

Whenumi 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇦🇺

A

To be mixed up, become absorbed

Assimilated

177
Q

Rumaki (v1) 🏊🌄

A

(-na) to immerse, drown;
to disappear below the horizon or surface, set (of heavenly bodies)

178
Q

Rumaki (V2) 🥔🐕🌱

A

(-na, -tia) to bury, plant

Planting

179
Q

Pātere (tv)

A

(-hia,-tia) to chant

song of derision in response to slander - most are compositions inspired by some derogatory reference, abuse or slander, sneering remark, or belittling statement. They are chanted at a fast tempo accompanied by defiant gestures.

180
Q

Pātere (iv)

A

to pour down, dripping wet
to flow readily, be effusive

flowing readily, freely, without restraint

181
Q

Pūrongo

A

To report

Report, article

182
Q

Hoa haere kōtui

A

Partner

183
Q

Kōtui

A

(-a) to lace, fasten by lacing, interlink

(rugby) bind

184
Q

Kurī

A

Dog

(st) be without purpose, with little cause - used following a verb to indicate that the speaker believes the action is unwarranted, pointless or just a pretence

185
Q

Matapaki

A

(-na,-tia) to make the subject of talk, discuss

Discussion

186
Q

Ngū

A

to be silent, dumb, speechless, still

Rest (music)

187
Q

Kori

A

to move, wriggle, play

(st) active person, vibrant person, energetic person, live wire

188
Q

Hikohiko

A

(-ia) to flash repeatedly, twinkle, stir, become active, move at random

random, moving from one thing to another, picking and choosing

A movement, a reflex

189
Q

Tenetene

A

Vagina

tō tenetene
– up yours! stuff you! get stuffed! - a curse that is used to show disdain for the actions or statements of others. Usually said to a woman.

190
Q

Pāngū

A

(-tia) to abate

to be boring, tired of, fed up with, bored, wearied of, surfeited

Kia pāngū mai - What an imposition! How inconvenient!

191
Q

Hiwa (tv) 😶👁️‍🗨️👀

A

(-ia) to be watchful, alert, focus on

192
Q

Hiwa (iv) 🌱🌳👯😆

A

to be vigorous (of growth), active, robust, sound

to be light-hearted, entertaining, engaging

193
Q

Tiri 🥔🌱🧄🫚

A

(-a) to plant (root crops, etc.), throw one by one, place one by one

Planting (of root crops)

share, portion

194
Q

Te Hiku-o-te-ika

A

Northland - especially the northern tip

195
Q

Ao te pō, pō te ao

A

All the time, day and night, around the clock, 24/7

Māori Vocab (10 decks)

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