Words/sentences Flashcards
1
Q
Āe
A
Yes
2
Q
Kōa
A
No
3
Q
Remutaka
A
Place of rest
4
Q
Whakataukī
A
Proverbs
5
Q
Kī waha
A
Idioms/sayings
6
Q
Māarama
A
Understand
7
Q
He pātai tāku
A
I have a question
8
Q
…nē?
A
Isn’t that right?
9
Q
Rawe
A
Awesome
10
Q
Karawhiua
A
Go hard/give it heaps
11
Q
Kaua e whakamā
A
don’t be embarrassed
12
Q
Te pō
A
The darkness (creation story)
13
Q
Te kore
A
The potential (creation story)
14
Q
Te ao
A
The light (creation story)
15
Q
Te ao māarama
A
The world of light
16
Q
Maarama taka
A
The Maori lunar calendar
17
Q
Te ika a Maui
A
The fish of Maui (north island)
18
Q
Te waipounamu
A
South Island
19
Q
Te waka a Maui
A
The canoe of Maui (South Island)
20
Q
Hononga
A
Bonds/connections
21
Q
Kahurangi
A
Blue (rangi =sky)
22
Q
Harakeke
A
Flax
23
Q
Io
A
The one god that created everything
24
Q
Hauora
A
Wellbeing
25
Kaitiakitanga
Guardianship
26
Kaitiaki
Guardian
27
Kawa
Specific protocols/customs
28
Mana
Influence/integrity
29
Manaakitanga
Generosity and hospitality
30
Māaramatanga
Insight and enlightenment
31
Mōhio
To know/understand
32
Mōhiotanga
Knowledge/understanding
33
Noa
Sacredness, lower level
34
Pepeha
Tribal way of speech
35
rangatira
Chief
36
Rangatiratanga
Chieftainship
37
Reo
Language / voice
38
Tangata
Person
39
Tāngata
People
40
Tāonga
Treasure
41
Tapu
Sacredness
42
Tika
The correct way of doing things
43
Tikanga
General customs
44
Toi
Art
45
Wairua
Soul
46
Wauriatanga
Spirituality
47
Whakapapa
Genealogy and family
48
Whanau
Family
49
Whanaunga
Relation
50
Whanaungatanga
Connections/relationships
51
Whenua
Land
52
Rama
Lights
53
Kaiako
Teacher
54
Wahine
Woman
55
Tēpu
Table
56
Tūru
Chair
