Week 1 Flashcards
karanga
call, ceremonial call
pOwhiri
welcome, ceremonial invitation
waiata
song
waka
vessel, vehicle, canoe
whenua
land
maunga
mountain
ngaki
(v.) to cultivate, to weed, to seek revenge, to apply yourself
ngaro
(v.) to be lost, missing
ngata
snail, slug
ngAkau
heart, or mind/soul
mAtanga
expert, specialist, experienced person
ngArara
insect
tIrangi
(v.) to be unsettled
kAnga
corn
whakarongo
(v.) to listen
whai
(v.) to follow
whatitiri
thunder
whana
(v.) to kick, to charge, to revolt
whAriki
mat, carpet
whA
4
whAwhA
(v.) to feel
whAea
mother, aunty
whakahE
(v.) to disagree
tAmaki makaurau
auckland
kirikiriroa
hamilton
te whanganui-a-tara
wellington
Otautahi
christchurch
Otepoti
dunedin
hOhonu kakI, pApaku uaua
long on words, short on action
okea ururoatea
never say die
iti noa ana he pito mata
from the withered tree a flower blooms
e kore a muri e hokia
what’s done is done
kia mau ki te tokanga nui a noho
there’s no place like home
pene
pen
pukapuka
book
rAkau
tree
ika
fish
tA whakaahua
camera
ngeru
cat
hU
shoe
manu
bird
pUngAwerewere
spiders
rau
leaf
waka rererangi
plane
wharekai
restaurant
whare rongoA
pharmacy
tAne
man/male
wahine
woman/female
kOtiro
girl
tama
boy
koroua
old man
kuia
old woman
pEpi
baby
kaiako
teacher
kaitAkaro
player