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Whakataukī Flashcards

1
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Let someone else extol your virtues

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Waiho mā te tangata e mihi

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The food of chiefs is language

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Ko te kai a te rangatira, he kōrero

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Man disappears, but the land remains

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Whatu ngarongaro he tangata, toitū te whenua

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Before you set forth on a journey, be sure you know the stars

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Me mātau ki te whetū, i mua i te kōkiri o te haere

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Hold fast to the words of our ancestors

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Kia mau koe iki ngā kupu a ō tātou tīpuna

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Seek that treasure that you value most dearly; if you bow your head, let it be to a lofty mountain

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Whāia e koe te iti kahurangi; ki te tuohu koe, me maunga teitei

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Fight like a shark. Be tenacious in your pursuit of your goals, never give up.

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Okea ururoatia

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A split totara is food for the fire. Division and a lack of unity, lead to failure.

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Tōtara wāhirua, he kai nā te ahi

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The bird that partakes the miro berry reigns in the forest; the bird that partakes of the power of knowledge has access to the world.

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Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere; ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōna te ao.

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Big ideas create the house; knowledge maintains it.

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Mā te whakaaro nui e hanga te whare; mā te mātauranga e whakaū.

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Seek knowledge for the sake of your wellbeing.

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Whāia te mātauranga hei oranga mōu.

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12
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Fill the basket of knowledge.

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Whaowhia te kete mātauranga.

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Hold fast to the words of your ancestors.

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Kia mau koe ki ngā kupu a ō tūpuna.

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Let us keep close together not far apart.

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Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa.

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15
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As humans disappear from sight, the land remains.

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Whakangarongaro te tangata, toi tū te whenu.

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Not to turn back through stumbling of feet, but only by a broken head.

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Kaua e hoki i te waewae tūtuki, ā āpā anō hei ūpoko pakaru.

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May the language be correct, may the language flow, may the language be Māori.

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Ko te reo kia tika, ko te reo kia rere, ko te reo kia Māori.

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My language is my greatness, my inspiration, that which I hold precious.

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Ko tōku nui, tōku wehi, tōku whakatiketike, tōku reo.

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Māori language is the cloak of thought and the pathway to this natural world.

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Ko te reo Māori te kākahu o te whakaaro, te huarahi ki te ao tūroa.

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Language is the life force of Māori.

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Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori.

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Your voice and my voice are expressions of identity. May our descendants live on and our hopes be fulfilled.

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Ko tōu reo, ko tōku reo, te tuakiri tangata. Tīhei uriuri, tīhei nakonako.

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My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul.

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Ko tōku reo tōku ohooho, ko tōku reo tōku māpihi maurea.

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23
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In spring, only one comes to plant, in autumn (at harvest time), the masses are seen

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Kōanga takitahi, Ngahuru puta noa

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Regarding late arrival to a meal - “first in, first served”

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E mua kai kai, e muri kai huare.

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25
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Someone is growing older

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Ka eke anō i te puke ki Ruahine.

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26
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A little basket of food for the travelers

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Ko te rourou iti a haere

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27
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Your hospitality can’t be matched

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Kāore i kō atu i a koutou mō te manaaki manuhiri

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A person who is taught well at home and then stands on the marae, will be adept.

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Tangata i ākona i te kāina, tū ana i te marae, tau ana.

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29
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Expresses inappropriacy of arriving at a marae at night

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Ko te ure anake te mea haere i te pō.

30
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My achievement is not that of an individual but is that of many (we can achieve much together)

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Ehara taku toa i te toa takitihi, engari tōku toa he toa takitini

31
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With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive

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Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi

32
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With red and black the work will be complete

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Mā whero, mā pango ka oti ai te mahi

33
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Those who lead give sight to those who follow, those who follow give life to those who lead

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Ma mua ka kite a muri, mā muri ka ora a mua

34
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Many hands make light work

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He rau ringa e oti ai

35
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The tears of Rangi are falling down to me

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Kei te heke mai ngā roimata o Ranginui ki tōna whaiāipo e takoto nei

36
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May the language be correct, may the language flow, ay the language be Māori

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Ko te reo kia tika, ko te reo kia rere, ko te reo kia Māori

37
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My language is my greatness, my inspiration, that which I hold precious

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Ko tōku nui, tōku wehi, tōku whakatiketike, tōku reo

38
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Māori language is the cloak of through and the pathway to the natural world.

A

Ko te reo Māori te kākahu o te whakaara, te huarahi ki te ao tūroa.

39
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Language is the life force of Māori

A

Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori

40
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Your voice and my voice are expressions of identity. May our descendants live on and our hopes be fulfilled.

A

Ko tōu reo, ko tōku reo, te tuakiri tangata. Tīhei uriuri, tīehi nakonako.

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My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul.

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Ko tōku reo tōku ohooho, ko tōku reo tōku māpihi maurea.

42
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“Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you” This is about embracing a mindset where you turn negative situations into positive ones

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Hurihia to aroaro ki te ra tukuna to atarangi kia taka ki muri i a koe

43
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Let the sin of Rona be remembered; be careful of what one says or does (e.g. don’t swear at the moon)

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Kia mahara ki te hē o Rona

44
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Don’t turn back because of minor obstacles but press ahead to the desired goal

A

Kaua e hoki i te waewae tūtuki, ā, āpā anō hei ūpoko pakaru

45
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From open ears come listening…from listening comes knowledge…from knowledge comes understanding…from understanding comes experiences…from experience comes prosperity!

A

Ma te areare o ngā taringa, ka rongo…mā te rongo, ka mōhio…mā te mōhio, ka mārama…mā te mārama, ka mātau…mā te mātau, ka ora!

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Language is the key to understanding

A

Ko te reo te taikura o te whakaao mārama

47
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With your food basket and my food basket, the people will thrive

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Mā tāu rourou, mā tāku rourou, ka ora ai te iwi

48
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Leave it to the people to sing your praises

A

Waiho mā te tangata hei mihi

49
Q

To see a face is to stir the memory

A

He kitenga kanohi, he hokinga whakaaro

50
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Return to your ancestral mountains to be cleansed by the winds of Tāwhirimātea

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Hokia o maunga kia pūhia koe e ngā hau ā Tawhirimātea

51
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From the older sibling the younger one is taught the right way to do things, from the younger sibling the older one learns new things

A

Mā te tuakana ka tōtika te teina, mā te teina ka tōtika te tuākana

52
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Eat the bountiful food of Rongo and Haumia

A

Kainga te tahua a Rongo rāua ko Haumia

53
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The treasure of land will persist but not a treasured person/attesting to how important land is

A

He kura kāinga e hokia; he kura tangata e kore e hokia

54
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If the back is in order, and the front is in order, everything will go well

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Ka tika a muri, ka tika a mua, ka rere pai ngā āhuatanga katoa

55
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Even though it is small, it is precious

A

Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu

56
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Let the small basket of the wayfarer be filled - said when giving food to a traveler

A

Ko te rourou iti a haere

57
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Bravery has many resting places

A

He toa taumata rau

58
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The kūmara doesn’t speak of its own sweetness

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Kāore te kūmara e kōrero mō tōna reka

59
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Seek the treasures of your heart, if you bow, let it be to a lofty mountain

A

Whāia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe, me he maunga teitei

60
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Don’t turn back due to a stumbling foot, but a cracked head

A

Kaua mā te waewae tūtuki, engari mā te ūpoko pakaru

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The bird that partakes of the miro berry reigns in the forest; the bird that partakes of the power of knowledge has access to the world

A

Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere; Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōna te ao

62
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Big ideas create the house; knowledge maintains it

A

Mā te whakaaro nui e hanga te whare; Mā te mātauranga e whakaū

63
Q

Seek knowledge for the sake of your wellbeing

A

Whāia te mātauranga hei oranga mōu

64
Q

Fill the basket of knowledge

A

Whaowhia te kete mātauranga

65
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Hold fast to the words of your ancestors

A

Kia mau koe ki ngā kupu a ō tūpuna

66
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I will not be lost, I am a seed descended from Rangiātea

A

E kore au e ngaro, he kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea

67
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Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you

A

Te tiro atu to kanohi ki tairawhiti ana tera whiti te ra kite ataata ka hinga ki muri kia koe

68
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Yes, yours is the arm best suited to pull up the anchor! You have it in you!

A

Ehara! Ko koe te ringa e huti punga!

69
Q

The flounder fish does not return to his dust. Don’t make the same mistake twice.

A

E kore te patiki e hoki ki tona puehu

70
Q

Although the grub is but little, yet it gnaws through the big white pine tree. Even the small can make a big impact on the big.

A

He iti hoki te mokoroa, nāna i kakati te kahikatea

71
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Something has completed a full cycle. This whakatauki could be used to celebrate success/a project coming to term. It can also
be used to reflect on the cyclical nature of things.

A

Kua hua te marama

72
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Go wherever you like

A

Haere ki wīwī, ki wāwā

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