Whakataukī Flashcards
Long on words, short on actions
Hōhonu kakī, pāpaku uaua
Never say die
Fight like the shark
Okea ururoatia
From the withered tree a flower blooms
Iti noa ana he pito mata
What’s done is done
E kore a muri e hokia
There is no place like home
Kia mau ki te tokanga nui a noho
On the other side of a long way off the sun is shining.
Kei tua o tāwauwau te rā o whiti ana.
Rewi Manga Maniapoto
By looking back to the past we can chart a course for the future
E kore te tirohanga ki muri e taea te whakatere
My skin will not be irritated by the stinging nettle.
(like sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me)
E kore tōku kiri e wehi i te taraongaonga
Do not lift the paddle out of time the canoe will not make landfall.
Kaua e rangiruatia te hāpai o te hoe e kore te waka e ū ki uta.
A person with narrow vision has a restricted horizon;
a person with wide vision has plentiful opportunities.
He rangi tā matawhāiti
he rangi tā matawhānui
My success is not mine alone, is it just not the work of one, but the contribution of the collective.
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari taku toa i te toa takatini.
People will perish, but the land is permanent.
Whatu ngarongaro te tangata, toitū te whenua.
Be mindful of the dignity and power of women
Me aro koe ki te hā o Hine-Ahu-One.
We are all in this together.
He waka eke noa
Ka maunu te taniwha i tōna rua.
The taniwha has been drawn out of its lair.
(Never poke a sleeping dragon)
