Wāhine Toa Flashcards
tāpua
(verb) to stand out, be prominent, significant
tūrehu
(noun) fairy folk - mythical being of human form with light skin and fair hair
puiaki
(noun) treasure, prize
(adjective) be rare, precious, valued, prized
iāianā
(location) now
hemanga
(noun) empty space, void, container only partially filled
haumūmūtanga
(noun) silence
Kāti, e Mate, haere rā i tō tira mokemoke ki tō tāua tini, ki tō tāua mano e kāpunipuni mai rā i te haumūmūtanga o te tangata, haere atu rā
Well, Mate, go with your lonely travelling party to our many ancestors gathered in silence, farewell.
oreore
(verb) to shake, quiver, move
mātātupu
(verb) to begin to sprout
tuaukiuki
(modifier) old, of long-standing, established, ancient
kōpū
(noun) belly, abdomen
ai
(verb)(-tia) to copulate, have sex, make love
Mā Kahutia-te-rangi e kake tōku whare, mā te tamaiti i aitia ki runga ki te takapau wharanui
Kahutia-te-rangi, the son conceived on the takapau wharanui (in lawful wedlock), can climb onto my house.
mawehe
(verb) to be separated, parted
matenui
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to desire earnestly, show attention, desire desperately
mōhukihuki
(noun) yearning, longing, wish, desire
ahuahu
(verb)(-a,-ngia,-ria,-tia) to tend, foster, fashion, shape
hae
(noun) envy, dislike, jealousy
io
(noun) sinew, muscle, nerve, nervous system
paihere
(verb)(-a,-ngia,-tia) to bind together in a bundle
tuki
(verb)(-a) to attack, knock down, tackle, butt, gore
pūmau
: (verb) to be fixed, constant, permanent, true to, steadfast, faithful, staunch
Koirā te hunga i kite ia i pūmau tonu ki ngā tikanga o te tapu
That was the group he saw were true to the practices of tapu.
tōnuitanga
(noun) prosperity, abundance, plenty
popore
(verb)(-a,-tia) to desire, wish anxiously for, want, show favour to, treat kindly
ngākau kore
(verb) to be disinclined, unenthusiastic, callous, dispirited, indifferent
auru
(verb)(-hia,-ngia,-tia) to break off, pluch up, pull out, destroy
Aurutia mai ngā tarutaru
Pull out the weeds, please.