Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Kupu Kupu Kupu > Waiata Tawhito > Flashcards

Waiata Tawhito Flashcards

1
Q

tukutuku

A

(verb)(-a,-na) to let go, let down, get down, send

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

heihei

A

(noun) noise, disturbance, commotion, storm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Mamange

A

Heavy mist

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

oreore

A

(verb)(-a,-tia) to bore, drill

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

mākutu

A

(verb)(-ria,-tia) to inflict physical and psychological harm and even death through spiritual powers, bewitch, cast spells

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Waka o Tamarēreti

A

, Te: (location) Tamarēreti's Canoe - a constellation in the shape of a huge canoe. Tautoru (Orion's Belt) forms the stern while Tail of the Scorpion is the prow. Māhutonga (The Southern Cross) is the anchor and The Pointers are Te Taura o te Waka o Tamarēreti (the anchor line). The canoe is known as Uruao.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

whakahaere

A

(verb)(-a,-hia,-ngia,-tia) to organise, cause to go, conduct, operate, lead, execute, direct, manage, control, administer, institute, implement, perform

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

paepae

A

(noun) orators’ bench

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

pikitanga

A

(noun) ascent, slope (of a mountain, etc.)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

heketanga

A

(noun) descent, downward slope
decent, decline (e.g. of the sun)
migration

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

whakapuke

A

(verb) to begin to rise (of feelings, water, etc.)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

kōharihari

A

(verb) to be in pain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

nehu

A

(verb)(-a) to bury, inter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

āio

A

(stative) be calm, at peace

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

toka

A

(verb) to be firm, solid, satisfied

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

whakatutuki

A

(verb)(-a,-ngia,-tia) to carry to completion, complete, finish, accomplish, fulfil, execute

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

whatiwhati

A

(verb)(-a) to collect, assemble, gather

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

tāwhangawhanga

A

(modifier) headlong, hastily, hurriedly, impetuously

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

pāhua

A

(verb)(-tia) to plunder, rob, loot, raid, ransack, pillage, steal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

poapoa

A

(verb)(-ina,-tia) to induce, entice

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Pōrutu

A

Ka āta pōrutu mai ngā ngaru ki te ākau (Ng 1993:40). / The waves break gently along the strand (Ng 1993:40).

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

takapou

A

(noun) floor mat
(noun) karakia lifting the tapu to enable the entry of women into the house and spreading the mat of occupation and use - the spreading of the takapou was used in ceremonies involving tapu

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

whakarua

A

(noun) north-east, north-east breeze, north-easterly, east-north east, easterly breeze

24
Q

marangai

A

(noun) east wind, east, rainstorm, bad weather

25
Q

whakamahuki

A

(verb)(-na,-tia) to explain, elucidate, enlighten

26
Q

tuaki

A

(verb)(-na) to gut, disembowel (fish or birds), dissect

27
Q

kohika

A

(verb)(-hia,-tia) to pull out, tear off, pull off, extract

28
Q

tauheke

A

(noun) old man, male forbear, elder

29
Q

kūrae

A

(noun) headland, promontory, peninsula

30
Q

poho

A

(noun) chest, bosom, seat of affections, stomach

31
Q

whakamana

A

(verb)(-a,-hia,-ia,-ngia,-tia) to give authority to, give effect to, give prestige to, confirm, enable, authorise, legitimise, empower, validate, enact, grant

32
Q

whakaeo

A

He karakia whakaeo i te hoariri (JPS 1897:51). / A ritual chant to weaken the enemy.

33
Q

ue

A

(verb)(-a,-tia) to push, shove, shake

34
Q

kupu whakaari

A

(noun) prophetic sayings of charismatic leaders

35
Q

tāwhi: (verb)(-a,-tia)

A

to hold, hold back, suppress (feelings), withhold

Tāwhia kia mau, kia ita i roto i te heketanga o te wānanga o ngā karakia o te kete tūātea i a koe, e koro, e!

Retain and hold firm, be steadfast in the inherited knowledge of the ritual chants of the art of magic that you possess, sir!

36
Q

whakatahe

A

(verb)(-a,-ngia,-tia) to cause to abort, have a miscarriage

37
Q

parekura

A

(noun) battle, slaughter, massacre, calamity, battlefield

(verb)(-tia) to fight a battle

38
Q

matapopore

A

(verb)(-tia) to watch over, careful of, cherish

E te iwi, kia mataara, kia matapopore kei riro koutou i ngā whakawai a ngā tauiwi
People, be alert, be watchful or you will fall to the temptations of the foreigners.

(noun) guardianship, care

39
Q

pirau

A

(verb) to be put out, extinguished, rotten, beaten, defeated

40
Q

hōkai

A

(verb) to be extended, embracing a wide angle, far apart, at a distance

(noun) spasmodic movement (of the limbs)

41
Q

tapuwae

A

(noun) footprint, tread

42
Q

tūāuri

A

(modifier) ancient

Kete tuauri, kete tuatea, kete aronui: Ko ngā kete o te wānanga i tīkina e Tāne i a Io-matua

Kit of sacred knowledge, kit of ancestral knowledge, kit of life’s knowledge. These are the kits of knowledge that Tāne fetched from Io the-parent (M 2006:15).

43
Q

kete tūātea

A

(noun) basket of ancestral knowledge of mākutu and whaiwhaiā and evil, including war
one of the three baskets of knowledge and also includes agriculture, tree or wood work, stone work and earth
works.

44
Q

kete o te wānanga

A

(noun) baskets of knowledge - these are the three baskets of knowledge obtained for mankind by the god Tāne, known primarily as the god of the forests and all that dwells within them. To acquire the baskets of knowledge, Tāne had to ascend to the twelfth heaven, to Te Toi-o-ngā-rangi, and there be ushered into the presence of the Supreme God, of Io-matua-kore himself, to make his request. The request was granted and hence the knowledge we now have in our possession and at our disposal. Tāne had to reconnoitre and negotiate eleven other heavens before ascending to the twelfth and there receive the knowledge he sought. The three baskets of knowledge are usually called te kete tuauri, te kete tuatea and te kete aronui.

45
Q

kete aronui

A

(noun) basket of knowledge of aroha, peace and the arts and crafts which benefit the Earth and all living things - one of the three baskets of knowledge. This basket relates to knowledge acquired through careful observation of the environment. It is also the basket of ritual, of literature, philosophy and is sometimes regarded as the basket of the humanities.

Haramai, e mau tō ringa ki te kete tuauri, ki te kete tuatea, ki te kete aronui, i pikitia e Tāne-nui-a-rangi i te ara tauwhāiti, i te Pū-motomoto o Tikitiki-o-rangi.

Come, grasp in your hand the kit of sacred knowledge, the kit of ancestral knowledge, the kit of life’s knowledge, procured when the renowned-Tāne-of-the-heavens ascended by the tenuous pathway, thro’ the Entrance to the Uppermost-heaven

46
Q

tiritiri

A

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

Kei te tiritiri te wahine i te one. The woman is tilling the soil.

47
Q

poupou

A

(verb) to be at its height, on the meridian, aloft (of the sun)

(noun) wall-pillars, post, pole, upright slabs forming the framework of the walls of a house, carved wall figures, peg, stake

48
Q

whaiao

A

(noun) daylight, world of light - a word usually coupled with ao mārama

49
Q

āio

A

(modifier) calm, peaceful, tranquil

50
Q

karapiti

A

(verb)(-hia,-tia) to put or fasten together side by side, pinch

51
Q

huti

A

(verb)(hūtia) to pull out, pull up, haul up - the u becomes a long vowel in the passive form

52
Q

hāpai : (verb)(-a,-nga)

A

to set out, set off, start out, get under way (of a journey, etc.) - especially when used with the passive ending

53
Q

ngana

A

(noun) determination, persistence, tenacity, perseverance, pluck, endeavour

54
Q

maranga

A

(verb) to rise up, get up, arise

55
Q

nawa

A

(interjection) used at the end of stanzas with no apparent meaning, often in the forms i nawa, mā nawa, mau nawa, kai mau nawa

56
Q

mataaho

A

(verb) clear, evident

Kupu Kupu Kupu (63 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions