Whakatauki - Proverbs Flashcards
Hōhonu kakī, pāpaku uaua.
Long on words, short on actions.
Okea ururoatia.
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 is no place like home.
E hia motunga o te weka i te māhanga.
Once bitten twice shy.
E tata tapahi, e roa whakatū.
Procrastination is hte theif of time.
Ahakoa he iti te matakahi, ka pakaru i a ia te tōtara.
Even though the wedge is small, it brings down the might tōtara tree. (A little effort can achieve great things.)
Ākuanei a kino tō ai me he rā.
Soon evil disappears like the settings sun. (A community can overcome evil if it tries hard enough.)
Anei tātou nā ko te pō, anā tātou nā he rā ki tua.
Here we are in the night, but day is on the way. ( There is light at the end of the tunnel).
Ehara te tangata i te peka tītoki.
Unlike the branch of the tītoki tree that decays and dies, people live on through their descendants.
He kōpara kai rērere.
A flitting bellbird.
Ehara taku toa it te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini.
My strength is not mine alone, it comes from the collective/the group.
E haunio ana i raro, e hari ana i runga.
It’s blustery below but the sky above is clear.
He hākuwai te manu e karanga tonu ana i tōna ingoa
The hūkawai is the bird that calls its own name. Someone who blows their own trumpet.
