Whakatauki

Question 1

my success is not mine alone, it is the success of many/the collective

Answer 1

ehara taku toa, he takitahi

he toa takitini

Question 2

the kumara doesn’t speak of its own sweetness

Answer 2

kāore te kumara e kōrero mō tōna ake reka

Question 3

my language is my awakening

my language is the window to my soul

Answer 3

ko tōku reo, tōku ohooho

ko tōku reo, tōku māpihi mauria

Question 4

seek the treasure you value most dearly: if you bow your head, let it be to a lofty mountain

Answer 4

whāia te iti kahurangi ki te tūohu koe me he maunga teitei

Question 5

an active person lives, while a lazy one becomes sick

Answer 5

tama tū, tama ora

tama noho, tama mate

Question 6

if everyone does their part, the work will be complete

Answer 6

mā whero, mā pango

ka oti ai te mahi

Question 7

with your basket and my basket, the people will thrive

Answer 7

nāku te rourou, nāu te rourou

ka ora ai te iwi

Question 8

if kindness is sown, then kindness you shall receive

Answer 8

he aroha whakatō

he aroha puta mai

Question 9

hold fast to our culture, for without language, without mana (spirit), and without land, the essence of being a Maori would no longer exist

Answer 9

toi tū te kupu, toi tū te mana, toi tū te whenua

Question 10

language is the essence of Māori identity

Answer 10

ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori

Question 11

don’t be stressed, this is only the beginning

Answer 11

kaua koe e āwangawanga, he timatanga noa iho tēnei

Question 12

he who seeks, will find

Answer 12

ko te kai rapu, ko ia te kite

Question 13

together, great things are possible

Answer 13

mehemea, ka moemoeā ahau, ko ahau anake

mehemea ka moemoeā tātou, ka taea tātou