a [1] [Personal article] A word which comes (a) before the names of people and places, and also the pronouns mea “so-and-so” and wai “who?”, when they are the subject of the sentence or are included in a list; and (b) after the prepositions i, ki, hei and kei when the next word is a personal name or a pronoun (except ahau/awau). Ka mea mai a Wi, “Kāti nei!” Wī said, “That’s enough”. E whakarongo ana ahau ki a ia I’m listening to him. Ka haere te whaea nei a Karewa ki Te Ahuahu ki te huri tau. The woman Karewa went to Te Ahuahu for the birthday celebration. [TWK/MHR] Ka tuku ngā kaitiaki, a mātou, i ērā tohutohu ki a rātou, ki ngā kaiwhakahaere o te hui. We, the guardians, sent those instructions to the organisers of the meeting. [NKU] Ka hoki a Hanita ki te kāinga. Hanita will go home. [KOM] He Māori ahau a Arama Pou. I am Arama Pou a Māori. [NWE] Ā mea mā, tuturu tonu kei te haere ake. (He/she) and the others, .are sure to come. [NWE]

a [2] ā before long syllables, so sometimes written aa [Possessive particle] of, belonging to, in reference to some thing or relationship which is controlled by the owner, e.g. items which are easily moved (but not parts of things, clothes or canoes), children, grandchildren, husband or wife (but not when the word hoa“friend, companion” is used), work being done, people who have to take orders from you, things which you have made or discovered, food (but not water for drinking, or medicine). The words nā, tā, ā 2, and mā 2, and their combinations with -ku, -u, and -na (e.g. tāku, māu, māna), share this meaning, and are called the “a class” of possessive particles. The other set of possessives is called the “o class”; see the entry for o for more information about these. When a [2] occurs in place names, it is often writen with hyphens joining it to the the words for the thing possessed and the possessor. Me tutaki tāua i te toa a Miki Let’s meet at Miki’s store. Te Moana-ā-Raukawa The Sea of [discovered by] Raukawa (Cook Strait)

ā [1] aa, a {RH1} [Conjunction] This word shows that what is mentioned next takes place after something else to which it is connected. and, until, and then (especially when joining a series of events in a story), well then, at last, at length, next, after that. Ā, mā Hone e whakatika mai te kai. And then, John will prepare the food . [TTU] Ka moea Tiu , ā , ka ara ano. Tiu slept and then woke again . [NGH3] Ka tae mātou ki te marae, ā, ka tuu ka tatari. After we arrived at the marae, we stood and waited. [KOM]

ā [2] aa, a [Definitive, plural of tā 1] A word that comes before a name or phrase to show that this is who owns, controls or does whatevwer is mentioned next, and that there is more than one of these things or actions. It is the equivalent of nga … a and applies to the kinds of things mentioned in the entry for a [2]. of, belonging to, I mauria e mātou ā mātou pounamu wai ārani e ono We brought our six bottles of orange juice.

ā [3] aa, a [Locative preposition] This indicates that what is mentioned next will happen or is placed in the future. At, in (some time in the future). Inapō i kai hupa tōmato mātau, ā tērā pō he hupa heihei, i tēnei pō he hupa huawhenua Last night [it was] vegetable soup, tomorrow night [it will be] chicken soup, tonight [it’s] vegetable soup. ā te wā when the time comes, at the right time.

ā [4] aa, a, usually written -ā- [Linking particle] This particle joins two words, the second of which describes how the first takes place, appears, or is done. If the first linked word is a verb with a passive ending (-ngia, -tia etc.), then the second one will also end the same way. When written it is usually joined to the words it links with hyphens, as in waiata-ā-ringa "action songs"; marau-ā-iwi "social studies". Ko nga koha e hoatu-ā-tinana ana ki te tangata nāna te hui The koha is given in person to the people responsible for the hui. I haere rātou ā-waewae mai. They came on foot. [TWK]

ā [5] aa, a [Possessive particle] This is the form that the particle a [2] takes when the first syllable in the next word contains a long vowel or two different vowels. Of, belonging to, made by (See a [2])

ā [6] aa, a [Exclamatory particle] A word used to signal that the person is going to say or comment about something, carry on speaking, or just to get attention. Well, well then, hey! Ā e tino hari ahau mou i tae mai. I'm really glad you came. Ā e hoa, te ahua nei hore ke e na kōrero i tika. Well mate it seems what was said is not correct. [TTU]

ā [7] aa, a āia; āinga, ānga [Universal] to make people or animals move in a certain direction, to drive or herd cattle and sheep

āe [1] aae, ae {RH1} [Adverb indicating agreement]: yes, in the sense of “I agree with that statement” or “I accept that option”; if the statement being responded to is negative, āe would be translated as “no” in English Ae kua oti tēnā. That's correct it's finished. [TWK] Kiihai ia i hoki mai i tērā wiki? Didn't he return last week? Āe. No, he didn't return. [HUI] Rangonatia te ae o te iwi mo te take, i whakapuokitia. A loud voice of agreement was heard to the issue raised. [TTU] Kii mai "ae" mehemea koe e whakaāe ana. Say "yes" if you agree. [MWA] [KMO] Ae ra. In full agreement. [NWE] Taku whakautu he ae. My answer is yes. [NGH3] Ko tau, he ae atu ki a ia. All you have to do is say yes to him. [NGH3] Ka ae mai nga kaitautoko. Affirmation was given by the supporters. [NGH3] Āe mārika kua tae mai koutou. Yes, you have indeed arrived. [MWA] Āe, e hoa. Yes indeed mate. [TWK] See also: whakaāe, whakaaaengia, whakaāetia, whakaāetanga

AEA [1] {NK} it would be better Aea nei koe. Take care. [NKU] tupato

Aeto [1] Te Aeto. [Name] He hapū, nō Matangirau (1918).

AEWA [1] {MI} surfing Kei te papaku ia e aewa haere ana. He was surfing along in the shallows. [NGH3]

Aewa [2] Te Aewa [Name] He hapū, nō Waiharara (1918)

aha [1] {RH1}ahatia [Interrogative Pronoun Universal] A word used to ask about or refer to an action or state which is either unknown or unspecified. (1) As a question word: what. He aha te mea na? What is that thing? [TWK] He aha te hēo ana nei kōrero. What's wrong with his suggestions. [TTU] He aha tēnā? What is that? [MWA] He aha te mate? What's the matter? [NKU] He aha te mea nui o te ao? What is the most important thing in the world?. [TWK/MHR] He aha tōmahi? What are you doing? [TWK/MHR] He aha kei taku uma e pātuki ake nei? What is this that causes my chest to throb?. He aha atu ano? What else? [NWE] He aha ō whakaaro? What do you think? [NKU]. He aha tēnei tikanga? What's this about? [NKU] Mā te aha for what? whatever. Mā te aha i tae mai rātou ki te tautoko. At least they came to offer their support. [MWA] Mā te aha i tēnā. Better that than not at all. At least that's something. [MWA] Mā te aha. Why? What for? For what? [NKU] He aha ai? Why? Me te aha. Because. (2) As an active verb, asks about or comments on an unknown or unspecified action or state. Me aha kēi wā rātou nei? What else could they do in the circumstances? [NKU] Mā tēnā ka aha? What difference will that make? Will that make any difference? [MWA] Māu ka aha? What difference will you make? [MWA]. Mau hoki ka aha ai? What difference will you make. [NWE] (3) With a passive ending (ahatia) it is used to enquire about or comment on the importance or consequences of whatever has happened in relation to something unknown.Despite, even though, no matter that. Ahatia tana mauiui, ka mahi tonu ia. Although he was ill, he continued working. [NGH3] Ahatia tana tamariki, he toa ia. Never mind his youth, he is a warrior. [NGH3] Ahatia tana kore pai ki te raihi whangaitia atu. Regardless of his dislike of rice feed him. [NGH3] Kia ahatia ai? So what? What do you want me to do about it. [MWA] Kia ahatia ai? Never mind. What now? [NKU] Cf. ahakoa

ahakoa [1] {RH1} [Conjunction] A word which emphasises the contrast between the ststement which it introduces and the one which follows or has been made before that. although, despite, nevertheless, even though. Ahakoa i pēhea, koia tērā. No matter, that’s the way it is. Ahakoa kua whāngaitia kē te kurī, he amuamu tonu tōna tautau. Even though the dog's been fed already, he's always barking for more. [TTU] Kia koriti tonu koe, ahakoa ko mutu te whawhai. Be wary at all times even though the fight is finished. [NGH3] Ahakoa te tika o āu kōrero, e kore ahau e whakaae. Even though what you are saying is correct, I will not agree. [KOM]

ahau [1] [Pronoun] This word points to the speaker or writer. It is a combinatiuon of the personal article a [1] and the pronoun au [1]. I, me. Aua hoki, e kore ahau e mōhio. I just don't know. [TWK/MHR] Ko tāna mahi he akiaki i ahau. Her job was to urge me on. [TWK] Cf. au, awau, hau.

ahe [1] {RK2} [Stative] opposition I ahe ahau ki te whakaaro o tooku tuahine. I opposed my sister's ideas. [TTU] whawhai, mautohe

āhea [1] A word to ask about what time something that will happen in the future, and to indicate and unknown or indefinite point in time. When? Whenever. E hine, ko āhea tō hoa tāne e hoki mai ai ki tō kourua kāinga. Girl, when would your husband be coming home? [TTU] Whakaritea mai e koe, mō āhea anō, e kite ai. You make the date when we should next meet. [TTU]

āhei[1] aahei, ahei āheingia, āheinga {RH1}[Universal] This word indicates that the what the following phrase refers to is allowed or possible (1) as an active verb, it is usually followed by a phrase introduced by ki te: able, possible, agreed to, eligible, allowed to, in order E āhei koe ki te mahi tāu. You can do whatever you want to do. [TWK/MHR] I pēhea kē ia i āhei ai ki te raupatu i ngā hiahia o tana tuakana? What right did he have to contest the will of his older brother?[TWK/MHR] Na wai i poka noa, i āhei koutou ki te kōrero mo Whangaroa? Who gave you the authority to speak on behalf of Whangaroa-- when was this? [TTU] Me āhei e tātou tēnei mahi, mahia. If (we feel) we're capable we'll do the job.[TTU] Me āhei ko koe, o tāua e tae wawe atu, kii atu, kei muri au. Should you arrive there before me, tell them I'm coming. [TTU] E āhei ana ia ki te haere ki Tauranga. He/She can go to Tauranga. [NKU/TA] Tekau mā waru ōu tau, kua āhei koe ki te pōti. At age eighteen, one is eligible to vote [NGH1] E āhei ana koe ki te kaukau? Are you allowed to go for a swim? [KP/MHR] E āhei ana ahau ki te haere. I am able to go. [MWA] E āhei ana koe ki te tu ki te kōrero. You are free to stand and speak. [NKU] E āhei ana koutou kia haere ki te hii i tēnei rā. You are allowed to go fishing today. [KT/PTK] E āhei koe ki te mahi i tāu. You can do it.(Whatever the task is). [TWK] E āhei ana au? Will I be allowed? [TWK] E ahei ana ahau ki te kōrero moo te whānau. I am permitted to speak for the family. [TWK/MHR] E āhei ana ahau ki te haere e whaea? Am I allowed to go Aunt?[NRH] Kua āhei te haere. (They are) allowed to go. [KOM] E āhei rānei ahau kia haere tahi me koutou ki te hui i Waipapa? Will I be permitted to go along with you to the meeting at Waipapa?. [KOM] E āhei ana te Pihopa ki te haere mai. The Bishop is able to come. [NWH] E āhei noa atu koe ki te kopi tahi mai i runga i taku hoiho. You can double up bareback with me on my horse. [NGH2] E kore koe e āhei ki te kaukau i te nunui o nga ngaru o te moana. You won't be able to swim in the sea because the waves are too big [KRA] E āhei noa atu kia haere katoa. It seems quite possible to go ahead. [NWE] Te hunga kainga ano mo nga turanga nga tuatahi e ahei mo nga turanga. As a local it is only fitting that you are considered first for these positions. [NWE] (2) In the passive form, the idea of permission or authorization is emphasised. permitted, authorized, be allowed. E āheingia ana tātou ki te kai inaianei. It is in order for us to eat now. [NKU] E āheingia ana anō e tātou ki te tiki pāua i Tāwiriwiri? Are we allowed to gather paua from Tāwiriwiri? [KT/PTK] I ētahi rohe, e āheingia e nga wahine kia tu ki roto i te whare hui ki te kōrero. In some areas, women are permitted to speak in the meeting house. [TWK/MHR] Ka āheingia koe ki te haere ina whakarongo koe. You will be allowed to go if you listen. [NRH] E āheingia ana mātou ki te tiki toheroa. We are allowed to gather toheroa. [NWH] E āheingia ana te roopu ki te whakaeke mai i tētahi hāora o te ata nei. The group is permitted to come on at some suitable hour this morning. [KRA] Anā āheingia koe e o to matua anā haere mai. If your father allows you then come along. [KP/MHR] I āheinga nga wāhine ki te tuu ki te kōrero i muri mai i ngā tāne. The women were able to speak after the men. [NGH1]

ahi [1] {RH1} [Noun] fire Na wai tēnā ahi i tau? Who lit that fire?. [TTU] Kua pirau te ahi. The fire has gone out. [MWA] Tahuna te ahi. Light the fire. [MWA] Kei kora te ahi. The fire is over there. [MWA] Rouroutia atu te ahi. Poke the fire. (Aerate the embers to start the fire up again). [TWK/MHR] E kā ana te ahi. The fire is burning. [TWK/MHR] Tiikina he wahie i te pātoa hei tahu i te ahi. Fetch some firewood from the stand of small trees. [KOM] Toro ake te whare i te ahi. The house was consumed by the flames. [NWE] He ahi kā mai i tawhiti. Fires of home. [TWK/MHR]

ahi kā # [1] also ahikāroa ahi kaa, ahikaaroa, ahikaroa [Noun phrase]. Ahi kā is a metaphor (possibly unique to Māori as a legal term) referring to the right to land established through continuous occupation. The literal meaning, “long-burning fire”, refers directly to one of the concrete phenomena through which the right to occupation could be both symbolized and established, that is, by keeping a fire burning in a special hangi-like fireplace even when everyone in the kāinga was away from home. The constituent parts of the phrase are derived from ahi from Proto Malayo-Polynesian *apuy “fire”; kā “ from Proto Oceanic *kasang “glow; hot; heat”; and roa from Oceanic *loa “long”.

ahi mura [1] {KH} [Noun phrase] lightning Roto awha, kitea ahi mura. Lightning can be seen during storms. [TTU]

ahiahi [1] {RH1} [Noun] evening, afternoon Ko te whakatutukinga o te ra, te ahiahi. The evening is the completion of the day. [TWK] Mo te ahiahi tātou haere ai ki te hui. We will go on to the meeting this afternoon. [MWA] Ka ua a te ahiahi nei. It will rain this afternoon. [NGH3]

ahikaea # the first growth of Spring [WMD]

ahikāroa [Noun] maintaining a right to live somewhere by continuous occupation. See ahi kā. (From ahi fire + kā burning + roa long)

Ahikiwi [1] Te Ahikiwi [Name] In 1918 two voters gave this as the name of their hapū(of Ngapuhi).

ahipahu [1] fireworks, crackers E whakapahupahu ana nga tamariki i a rātou ahipahu. The children were letting off their fire crackers. [KP/MHR]

aho [1] {R9} [Noun] fishing line, strand, muka, thread, reach out, make contact, knit together, gather in Me kohi atu nga aho ki te kete. Gather together the weft threads of the basket. [NKU] Te aho ki te wāhi ngaro, ko te whakapono. The sacred link to eternal life is faith. [TTU] Aho Matua. The link to a supreme being. [TWK/MHR]

aho poka [1] {R9} unite Te aho poka ki te hunga ora kia kotahi. The cord that binds mankind as one. [TTU]

aho tapu [1] {R9} sacred link Aho tapu ko te totoro o tona ringa tapu, to wehenga atu. The sacred link to eternal life is through his outstretched hands. [TTU]

ahu [1] {RH1} Intransitive verb move or point in a certain direction, move towards, to go forth Ka marere i te one o Ahipara ka ahu ki Muriwhenua. (The land) then drops from Ahipara beach and heads to Muriwhenua. [K1:9:51] Mee ahu peenā atu tātou. We will go that way. [KRO] I ahu mai te tangata me ngā ahuatanga katoa i roto te kaihanga. The very nature of man and of all things, stems from the creator. [TTU] Me ahu pēnei atu tātou kia kore ai tātou e taka ki te raru. We will go forth this way to prevent disaster. [MWA] E ahu pehea ana koe? Which way are you you going? [MWA] Ahu atu. Go ahead. [NKU] Ahu pēnei mai. Come here (towards me). [NKU] Ahu mai ra ki konei. Come this way. [TWK] E ahu peenāatu ana mātou. We are coming that way. [TWK/MHR] I ahu mai koe i (no) hea? Where did you come from? [TWK/MHR] E ahu ana koutou ki hea ina mutu tātātou mahi ā te ahiahi. Where are you going when our work is finished this afternoon? [KOM] Nga tohu ahu ana ki te kotiti rawa atu. The signs are heading in all sorts of directions. [NWE] Ko wai ma ngā karani i ahu mai a koe. Ko tēhea takiwa ka ahu atu koe i konei. Where do you come from? (lit: Who are your grandparents, to ascertain one's descent lines.) Which way will you be going from here? [TTU] Ki te mutu i ta tātou keri te mahinga no reira, ka ahu atu ai a koe ki te awhina to hoa ki te whakawatea i tona waikeri. I to haerenga mai ki konei, i ahu atu koe ki te kainga o Hone, ki te whakamohio atu ki a ia e ka tomuri te tae mai o Meri ki te kainga. When we've finished our work of digging the garden, then you may go and help your neighbour clear his drain. On your way here did you go to John's home to let him know that Mary would be arriving home late. [TTU] E ahu kē ana koe ki hea? Where on earth are you going? [NKU]

ahu [2] {RH1} cultivate, tend He ahu whenua katoa rātou. They were all hardworking people (implies that tillers of the soil are hardworking). [K1:31:45] ahuwhenua, ahuahu

āhua, ... ahua, ...tanga [1] {RH1} [Universal] nature, character, form, although, appearance, seems, the way it looks, appears to be E āhua pai ana te ra i te ata nei. The day is a little better this morning. [TWK] Pai te āhua o tēnei rā mo te moe awatea. This appears to be a good day for sleeping all day. [KOM] Ko te āhua nei ko koe o tātou me haere ki tērā hunga. It seems that you, out of us, shouldbe the one to go to the meeting. [TTU] He āhua pai tēnei ra mo te whakato i a tātou kakano poukena. This seems a good day for planting the pumpkin seed. [TTU] Pai ra o toona ahua. He seems nice. [MWA] Ko toona āhua tērā. That's the way he is. [MWA] Ko te āhua nei anō, kei reira rātou. It appears that they are also there. [MWA] Tino pai toona ahua. Her appearance is very good. [MWA] Ahua pai ke tēnei inu. This drink is a bit better than that. [MWA] Kahore tēnā e pai ahua iti rawa. That will not be good it is a bit to small. [MWA] Te ahua iti o tēnei ropu. This group is only small. [MWA] Ahua rite tonu nga mokopuna, nga tamariki ki o rātou matua tupuna. The children and grandchildren are just like their parents and grandparents. [TTU] He āhua pai te ra. The day looks fine. [TWK] Kua āhua pai mai te hanga o te rā. The sky has cleared up a little. [TWK/MHR] Ngā āhua momo mahi kiikino katoa i mahia ki tērā tama. All manner of unacceptable things were perpetrated on that young man. [TWK/MHR] He āhua titiro tiitaha kē mai ana. Furtive sidelong glances were being made. [TWK/MHR] He āhua pu tona ahua whakaiti. His placid nature stems from within. [NWE] Rite hoki o to ahua ki to papa matua. You look just like your father. [NWE] Ko tana ahua rawa ano ia kia heru. He looked as if he hadn't combed his hair. [NGH3] Kei a ia te ahua o te wahine, ehara i te kotiro. Now she looks like a woman, not a girl. [NGH3] Ahuāhua te kanohi o te tamaiti na ki tona papa. The child looks just like his father. [NGH3] Te āhuatanga o ana kōrero whakatau mai... The manner of his welcoming speech .... [TWK] Tētahi āhuatanga anō, he mahi nui te mahi nei. Another way of looking at it is, this is a big job. [KOM] Ko te āhuatanga tātou o ōtātou mātua. We look like our elders. [TTU] Ko tēnei te āhuatanga i mahia ai. This was the method that was used. [MWA] I roto i nga ahuatanga o te wa. In the circumstances of the day or time. [MWA] Te ahuatanga o nga kōrero i te ata nei e pēnei ana. This mornings instructions were like this. [TWK] Mau tonu rātou i ngāāhuatanga o ō rātou mātua. They have retained the customs of their predecessors. [TWK/MHR] Ko tātou te āhuatanga o tātou matua . We are the photographic image of our elders. [TTU] Ātaahua tonu nga āhuatanga i muri o te noho. A most agreeable solution came from the meeting. [NWE] Ahua reka ana nga ahuatanga. Signs are looking favourable. [NWE] He ahuatanga tuku iho o tēnā whānau, he hunga moata katoa. The nature of that family is that they are always punctual. [TTU] whakaahua

ahuahu [1] {KT} to bury or build up earth around crops Tikina te kere hei ahuahu i nga kumara me nga kamokamo. Get the harrow to build up the mounds around the kumara and kamokamo. Ma te maroke o te ahuahu ka kitea kua tika moo te hauhake. When the mound has dried up, then they are ready to harvest. [MWA] He maha ngā riiwai i raro i te ahuahu kotahi. There was an abundance of potatoes under one plant. [TWK/MHR]

āhuareka [1] {KH} pleasure, lovely, beautiful, agreeable Ahuareka te kanohi o tēnākootiro, me tona reo ki te waiata mai. She's a beautiful sight to behold, and to hear sing. [TTU] He whakaaro ahuareka tēnā. That is an agreeable thought. [NGH3] Ano te pai me te ahuareka o tēnei noho. How nice and pleasant this stay has been. [NGH3]

āhurere [1] {MI}

ahurewa [1] {KH} entry Kei ko te kuawha ahurewa mai ki roto. Over there is the entry door.[TTU] Kiia ana, ko ia te ahurewa atu ki te matua. It is said, he is the way to the father. [TTU] Kei te pito o te whare, ka ahurewa atu. The way out is at the far end of the house. [TTU]

ahuriri [1] {MI} large kahawai, large ocean kahawai Me te hii ahuriri. Let's go fishing for the large kahawai. [MWA]

āhuru [1] {-} [Stative] shelter, sheltered I te kaha o te pupuhi o te hau tonga kā tino tāpokopoko ngā ngaru o te moana, ka mea mātou me haere ki tua o te maunga, te wāhi ahuru. Because of the strong southerly winds and the rough seas we decided to take shelter in the lee of the island. [TWK/MHR] whakaruru, whakaruruhau

ahuwhenua [1] {RK2} vision, industrious, one who works, describes a person who is energetic, in gardening, fishing Rātou katoa he hapu ahuwhenua, e kore rātou e matekai. That family is all hardworking people, they will never starve. [TTU] He whānau ahuwhenua tēnā ki te whakatoo kai. They are an industrious family when it comes to planting food crops. [MWA] He tangata ahuwhenua tērā. He is a hardworking man. [MWA] Tangata ahuwhenua mo te mahi kai me ētahi mahi atu. He is a hard-working person at preparing food and doing other work. [KOM] He tangata ahuwhenua ia. A conscientious person. [NWE] Katahi te whānau ahuwhenua ko Hone ma. Hone's family is hardworking. [NGH3] Moea te tangata ahuwhenua, kia ora ai koe. Marry a man of substance to ensure your future well being. [TWK/MHR]

ai [1] {RH1} [Exclamatory particle] An interjection expressing surprise. Oh! Yikes! Goodness me! Ai, kua pooheehee ahau! Well, I was mistaken! [HUI] Ai e hoa, hore ke au, i mōhio kua wehe ke kourua. I'm speechless, didn't know you two had parted. [TTU] Ai, he kē taku kōrero atu moo te wā tīmata o te hui. Oh dear, I gave the wrong starting time of the meeting. [TWK/MHR] Ai e mara, tata ahau te whara i a koe i ō kōrero. Oh you, - I was almost offended by what you said. [KOM] Ai, kua mau taku teka! Oh dear, I've been caught out! [TWK/MHR] Ai, wareware pai hoki au. Begging your pardon. [NWE] Ai e hoa! Well I never![TWK]

ai [2] [Particle] This word links the subject of the verb it marks with the subject of the previous verb or topic phrase. It follows a verb or stative (or the particles iho, atu, mai, ake, noa, tonu) to indicate a special relationship between the action or state and the topic referred to (there is no word in English which is used in the same ways). (1) To draw attention to the time or place where something happens: Nōnāhea koe tae mai ai? When did you get here?. Mō muri horoi ai i ngā mea paru [We’ll] wash the dishes later on. Haere mai, hei konei tāua inu tī ai. Come on, this is where we’ll drink tea. Te wā i tahuri ai au ki te whakatō i taku māra.The time when I began to plant my garden. E ono ngā marama i noho hui ai rātou. They stayed together there for six months. [K.Preface:3] Haere ai tāua mā runga i te aha? What are we going on? (2) similarly, ai is used where a construction with the relative pronouns who, that, what or which (or with passive sentences by whom) would often be needed in English: nga mea i kite ai rātou the things that they saw; Tāu i mahara ai What you had in mind. Kātahi ka karanga te tangata i hopukia ai a Rapanga. Then the man who seized Rapanga (lit by whom Rapanga was seized) called. [TWK] (3) to indicate the purpose or reason for something: Koira i maha ai nga kaihoko inu Because of that there were many water vendors. He aha tātou i haere ai ki Ākarana? Why did we come to Auckland?; He aha i kore ai? Why not?. (4) to indicate intention, in the construction kia ... ai, so that, in order to, for the expressed purpose of: Kātahi ka peke ki runga kia kore ai te purūma e pā ki ōna waewae. Then he jumped up so that the broom wouldn’t touch his legs. (5). to note that an action or event has been repeated or mentioned previously: Haria ai e mātou ki ērā atu o ngā marae. We [also] took it to some of the other marae. (6). to indicate that something is usual, habitual, or continuous: Noho ai a Rereao i Aotearoa. Rereao lived in Aotearoa. Ahakoa he rā wera, ka noho kōpeke ai Although it was a hot day, [they] stayed cool. (7). to indicate the next stage in something: Me haere tāua ki raro atu rā tīmata ai. We’d better go down there and start. Me pēhea tāua e eke ai ki nga peka? How are we going to get up into the branches? Ka haere a Te Rarawa, me Irihau, kia tutaki ai raua ko Ngapuhi. Te Rarawa and Irihau went expressly to meet Ngapuhi. [KH 1:4:9] Nukuhia tēnā kohatu kia wātea ai te huarahi. Shift that rock so that the road is clear. [MWA]

ai [3] ~tia, ~tanga (1) [Verb] beget, become the parent of; copulate. *(2) [Universal] of a man: make love to, have sexual intercourse with. * aitanga [Derived Noun] progeny, descendants (often used in iwi and hapū names). * Te Aitanga a Punga[Name] insects

aia [1] {KH} cast away Aia atu ki puhipuhi i te hau kia ngaro. Toss it away so that it can be blown away by the wind. [TTU] Aia atu ki waho, te taha, kia puhia i te hau. Cast it outside, make space, to be blown away by the elements. [TTU] ākiritia

aianei [1] {PR} now, soon, (with tonu) immediately, straight away Me haere tāua aianei. We should go now. [TWK] Haeremai aianei ki te kai, haeremai aianei ki te moe. Come now to eat, come now to sleep. [KOM] Me kōrero tahi tātou aianei. Let's talk together now. [NWE] Aianei, ko timata nga takaro. Now the games will begin. [NGH3] Aianei tonu, me hoatu koer ki to rātou kāinga. You go on ahead to their home right now. [TTU] Me haere taua aianei. We should go now. [MWA] Ko aianei, tēnei wā tonu. Right now. [TWK] inaianei, aini, āianei

aihe [1] {MI} common dolphin Kei Opononi te tohu maharatanga mo te aihe rongonui, a Opo. The memorial for the famous dolphin Opo is at Opononi. [NGH3]

AIO [1] {KW} He aio hou tēnei. [NGH3]

aituā [1] ~tia, ~tanga {RH1} aitua, aituaa [Universal] (1) [Noun] disaster, accident, ill omen, unlucky, bereavement, death, mishap, misfortune. I tēnā wā e tangi mai ana a Puriri, ka mōhio kē ia he aituā. When Puriri was crying, he already knew there had been an accident. [KH 13:105:33] Tēnā koutou i ō tātou aituā maha. We greet you who have come to share in our times of sadness. [MWA] Kāhore ahau i haere nā te aituā te take. I did not go because of the accident or death. [MWA] Kua tae mai te rongo he aituā kei runga i tērā marae. Word has been received that there is a bereavement at that marae. [KOM] Nga aki kino o te aituā, mate rawa te tangata. The worst thing about accidents, is that people die. [NWE] *(2) [Passive Verb] affected by misfortune, killed unexpectedly. I aituātia e toru o ngāpipi heihei, nā te tori. We lost three of our chickens to the cat. [TTU] Kua aituātia i tana hokinga atu i kōnei. He had an accident on his return from here. [NGH3] *(3) [Personal Noun] Death, Disaster (personified) Haere i runga i te ringa kaha o aituua. Go in safety. [TWK/MHR] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Aituā. This term denotes misfortune or disaster, usually of a fatal or at least very serious nature, or a sign of impending doom. It is often translated as “accident”, or indeed used as an equivalent for that English term. However, an event constituting, caused or predicted by aituā is not “accidental” in the way most English speakers would understand that term. The aituā may be in part the result of random conjunctions of circumstances, but it is usually assumed that there are reasons behind these, that the aituā is the result of a violation of tapu, of mākutu, or of some other disturbance of the natural order (not necessarily by the victim). In this sense one could say that any calamity merits an accident investigation report if the idea of aituā is fully accepted. It comes from the Proto-Central Pacific word *’aitu, “ghost or spirit of a dead person”, a meaning which it has retained in most Polynesian languages

aka [1] {KW} taproot, vines He tino roa nga aka o tēnei tu momo rākau. The roots of this particular kind of tree, are very long. [NGH3] Kei mau ki nga aka taepa. Caught by the hanging vines. [NGH3]

ākau [1] {PM} akau, aakau [Noun] (1.) Shore, coast, especially rocky coast; reef. (2) Bank of a stream.

Ākau roa [1] also ākaunga roa aakau roa, akau roa [Noun phrase] circuitous route. He ākau roa anō tērā, he tukutata tēnei. That’s a very roundabout route, this one’s direct. [WMD]

ake [1] {RH1} [Directional particle] (1) indicating that something or someone is coming from below; upwards: Tēnā, piki ake! Come on. climb up! He moata taku ohonga ake i te ata. It was early when I woke up in the morning. Kei runga ake nei ngā iwi nei e tatari ana. The people are waiting further up. [TWK] Kake ake ki konei noho ai. Climb up and sit here. [NGH3] *(2) indicating that an action or event continues or follows on immediately from another: Tā rātou waiata e whai ake nei. Their song which follows this. Ko koe tōku hoa mō ake tonu atu. You are my friend forever. Mea ake. Very soon after. Haere ake koa. Go ahead please. [TWK] Mehemea e hiahia ana koe i aku kōrero, me haere ake koe ki tooku whare. If you wish to hear what I have to say, you had better come to my house. [KOM] Toku kainga e puare ana, haere ake. Come over, my home is open. [NWE] A konei ake nei, kaua anō ahau e rongo i a koe e amuamu ana. In future don't let me hear you moaning. [TWK/MHR] Nō tōna taenga ake ki te puna as soon as he got to the spring. *(3) emphasising the close relationship of one thing or event to another (including ownership or comparison): *(a) indicating that an idea or place is very closely connected with the speaker or person spoken to or about: Nga kaupapa e whakahuahuatia ake nei e ahau. The proposals being put forward by me. Nooku ake ēnā whakaaro. It was my decision. *(b) with local nouns, that what is referred to is exactly in that place or position: I roto ake i tōku nei kainga. Right inside my house. *(c) with possessive determiners, shows that what is referred to belongs only to the “owner”: tōku ake kakahu, my own clothes; *(d) with other determiners, that there are other examples or different kinds of whatever is mentioned: Ko ētahi ake tikanga. Some other customs. *(e) with statives, that something has more of the quality mentioned than whatever it is compared with, especially (but not only) with qualities that are good or desirable (words like kino“bad” are more likely to be followed by iho “from above, downwards” than by ake): He nui ake āku i ētahi atu. Mine are bigger than any others. [TWK/MHR]. *(4) Ake is also used to mark future time relative to a prior event. *(a) With words like ao it conveys the notion of “the one after this; the next; as soon as this occurs”: Ka ao ake i te ata nei, ka tutaki taua. In the morning when day breaks, we shall meet. [TWK] Ka ao ake i tēnei po. When the night becomes day. [TWK] Ao ake a te ata, kua haere tātou. At daybreak we will depart. [TWK/MHR] *(b) When repeated, ake signals an unending period of time (forever, eternity), it may occur by itself, or with the preposition mō, and the first syllable may be lengthened, as in the first of these examples (although it is not normally written with a macron): … āke, āke, Āmine forever and ever, Amen. Kua moehewa rātou ināianei mō ake ake. They are now engulfed in everlasting slumber. Ka whawhaitia tēnā take mōake ake tonu. That matter will be fought over for ever and ever. [NKU] Cf iho.

ake [2] {RH1} [Noun] a tree which is used to make a heavy hammer or maul. He ake tēnā rākau. That is an ake tree. [MWA] akeake

akeake [1] {KH} [Noun] a tree E tupu kaha tēnei rākau ki roto o Tangitu, i runga nga kahiwi o te ngahere. Ona tika hei hanga moro te karu, na kua whakauruhia atu hei koroeka hei purutanga, tino kaha te akeake taua wa hei karu mo te moro, e kore e pakaru. The akeake grew extensively on the ridges of the Tangitu forest, used mainly then for the maul heads, inserted into lancewood handles, this wood was very strong as the maul heads were not easily split or broken. [TTU]

ākengokengo [1] {R8} akengokengo, aakengokengo [Temporal base] (1) [Adverb] tomorrow (2) [Verb] do tomorrow, postpone. Akengokengohia atu ki te taha, nga wāhanga o te mahi hore i oti i tēnei wa, he ra anō āpōpō. Put aside what's not finished today, tomorrow is another day. [TTU]

akepiro [1] {P18} [Noun] Oleria furfuracea, a shrub

aketura [1] {KH} [Noun] milky way, stars Ko Aketura ēnā, o te whenua o te rangi, te wāhi ngaro. Those are the stars of the land, planets of the sky and beyond the spirit world. [TTU]

āki, ...na [1] {-} [Universal] reject, throw away, to throw aside Akina atu tēnā, na horekau e pai ana. Get rid of that which is not good. [TWK] Akina mai ki waho nga mea hore i pai. Toss out that which is of no value. [TTU] Ākina nga taru ki te taha o te mahinga kai. Throw the weeds to the side of the garden. [KOM] Akina ki te aroha. Be generous in love. [NWE]

akiaki, ...tia [1] {RH1} [Universal] urge on, incite, shake, grind, persistence, nag, hassle Ko tana mahi he akiaki i ahau. His/her job was to urge me on. [TWK] Māu e akiaki atu te Minita kia tukua mai he puutea hei whakaora i ngā taiapa i ngahoro i te waipuke. You hassle the Minister to give more money to fix the fences caused by the flood damage. [MWA] E akiaki āna i ahau ki te kōrero i tāna pai ai. He was hassling me to talk about the good things that he's done. [TWK] Kua hōhā katoa ahau ki a koe i tō kaha ki te akiaki i a au! I am tired of you hounding me all the time. [KOM] Akiakitia kia korokoro ai. Give it a good shake to loosen it. [TTU] He mutunga ano ki te akiaki tonuhia. In the end, the harrassment continued. [NWE]

ākiri, akirikiri [1] {KW} to throw to one side, to scatter Me akiri atu ki te taha. Toss it aside. [NGH3] Me akirikiri nga oneone. Scatter the sands. [NGH3] akina

Akitai [2] Te Akitai [Name] He hapū, nō Whirinaki (1918)

ako, ...ngia, ...na, ...nga, ...ranga, ...ako [1] {RH1} [Universal] teach, learn, learner Nā o mātou matua, a mātou nei i ako, ki nga tatai. Our elders taught us our geneology. [TTU] Nāna ahau i ako ki nga tikanga hii ika katoa. She taught me all that I know about fishing. [MWA] Māu anō e ako tō mokopuna ki te whaikōrero. You can teach your grandchild the finer points of speechmaking. [TWK/MHR] Mā koutou e ako mai a tātou waiata. You can learn our songs. [TWK/MHR] Te ako ki te atawhai. To teach proper behaviour and adopt good manners. [NWE] Maku koutou e ako. I will teach you. [NGH3] Akongia mai. Teach me. Akona a tātou tamariki. Teach our children. [MWA] I akona mātou e o mātou matua, te amorangi tonu ki mua, te hapai o ki muri. We were taught by our elders, that spiritual matters always came first, followed by the worldly. [TTU] [TTU] Akona atu o tamariki kia mōhio ai. Teach your children so that they will know. [TWK/MHR] Akona o tamariki i te kāinga kia mōhio ai i te mea tika ina puta ki te ao whānui. Teach your children at home so they know what is right, when they go out into the wider world. [KOM] Akona nga tamariki kia mōhio ki te mea tika. Teach the children so that they know the right ways. [NWE] Akona ēnei. Learn these. [NGH3] Tokotoru nga akonga. There were three learners. [NGH3] He akonga hou tēnei tama. This boy was a new student. [NGH3] Whaia nga akoranga hohonu. Pursue the deeper instructions. [NGH3] Nga akoranga a o matua. The teachings of our ancestors. [NGH3] I akoako katoatia ngā whānau ki ngā tikanga Māori. Whole families were intensively taught of their heritage. [TTU] tohutohu, kaiako, whakaako

akoako [1] {KW} straight grained timber He akoako te Manuka. Manuka is a straight grained timber. [NGH3]

aku [1] (Combination of a [2] and –ku) [Possessive pronoun]. This word shows that what has just been mentioned belongs to or is connected with the speaker or writer, and is an object or relationship covered by the “a” category (see a [2]). My, of mine. Tētahi tamaiti aku. A child of mine.

aku [2] (Plural of taku) [Possessive Determiner] Indicates several things that belong or relate to the person speaking or writing; it can be used to refer to objects, states and actions in both the “a” and “o” categories (see a [2] and o [1]). Kore ahau e whāki atu i aku hara, kei katangia ahau e koutou. I am not going to divulge my sins, you might laugh at me. [KOM] Aku whakaaro e pēnei ana. I'm thinking like this. [TWK] Ko aku tupuna, he tanu ana i roto ngā torere. My ancestors are buried in the underground caves. [TTU] Ko aku taonga ēnei i kōrerotia e rātou mā kua wehe atu ko te reo kia mau, kia aroha ki te tangata. These treasures of mine that were spoken of by those who have gone before, are to hold on to the language and to care for mankind. [TWK]

āku [1]. aaku, aku (plural of tāku), [Possessive Determiner] the ... of me, my (when there are several things of the kind for which the “ā” possessives are used -- see a[2]). He torutoru āku taonga. My possessions are few. [TWK] Hei aha āku taputapu hei mau ki te marae? What things do I take to the marae? [KOM] Ko ēnei āku kōrero. These are my words/instructions. [MWA] Āku tikanga. My customs. [TWK] Āku pukapuka. My books. [NGH3] Āku rawa ahakoa iti noa nāku rā. Although I have little, it is all my own. [NWE] Mā tēnā āku tina e kai. That is my dinner, please help yourself. [NWE]

akuaku [1] {RH1} [Universal] enliven, persuade "E Kaiawha, kei hea he kai e ora ai te akuaku i ēnā roi?" Oh Kaiawha where is some food to make those fern roots more palatable? " [KH 8:50:19]

akuaku [2] {RH1} scrape Me ata akuaku nga para kai i te kohue, kia kore ai e pakaru mai tona anga. Gently scrape off the burnt food in the pot so as not to break it's outer shield. [TTU]

ākuanei [1] {KT} soon aini, aianei, inaianei

Akuhata [1] {KW} [Noun] August Ko te Akuhata tēnei marama. This is the month of August. [NGH3] Te iho matua

āmarara [1] {KH} E [Noun] umbrella Kei a wai taku amarara? Who's got my brolly? [TTU]

amene [1] {KW} amen Ko te amene te kupu whakamutunga o te Paipera Tapu. Amen is the last word in the bible. [NGH3] amine

āmi, ...ngia [1] {RH1} [Universal] collect, bring together Kii atu kia Hone, mana e ami mai te whakaeke o ia hapu kua tae mai nei. Ask John that he gather geneology of all families present. [TTU] E āmingia mai ana nga mea nei. Bring these things together. [TWK] He maha nga mea nei. Lots of things were gathered. [TWK] Āmi ana te ngakau. To hoard [NWE] kohikohi

amine [1] {KW} amen Ko te amine te kupu whakamutunga o te Paipera Tapu. Amen is the last word in the bible. [NGH3] amene|

amo, ...hia, ...ngia, ...hanga, ...nga [1] {KN} [Universal] to carry, carry, bear, bring on shoulder Nā, rātou i amo te tamaiti rā me tana pahikara. They carried the child and his/her bicycle, or with his/her bicycle. [NKU/TA] Whānau mai koe ki tēnei ao, kua tiimata toou amo i toou riipeka. When you are born into this world, you are burdened with life's complexities. (you take up your cross) [TWK.MHR] Amo i runga i o pokohiwi. Carry (it) upon your shoulders. [KP.MHR] Tonoa atu ngā tamariki ki te amo mai i ngā rākau mo te ahi. Send the children to carry some wood over here for the fire. [KRA] Mau e amo a taua wahie ki te kāinga. You carry our wood home. [KP/MHR] Māu e amo mai te poro rākau na kia kā tonu ai te ahi. You can bring (carry) that piece of wood to keep the fire burning. [KT/PTK] E amo i tō ripeka. Carry your cross. [NRH] Nā wai i amo mai nga kāho wai? Who carried the drum of water? [NGH2] I amohia te taonga e Tama ki tana marae ki te iwi hoki. The treasure was borne by Tama to his marae and people. [NKU] Amohia e koe a taua wahie. You carry our wood on your shoulders. [KP/MHR] Ka amohia te tamaiti rā. The child was lifted. [NKU/TA] Ka amohia atu te tamaiti ki te whare ki te takoto. The child was carried to the house to lie and rest. [NKU] Tino taimaha ngā wahie i amohia mai e koe. That wood that you carried was very heavy. [KT/PTK] Amohia ngā peeke riiwai, ringihia ki roto i te pākorokoro. Carry the sacks of potatoes, and empty them into the storage shed. [TWK/MHR] Amohia mai ngā rārā hei tahu ahi. Bring the driftwood for the fire. [NRH] Amohia te kāho pia. Carry the keg of beer. [NGH2] Amongia mai tōtamaiti kei wera i te ahi. Bring your son over here, he might get burnt. [KRA] Ko tooku amohanga e rāua i mā konei. They lifted me together and we went in this direction. [NKU/TA] I te amohanga atu o o te tamaiti ki te whare ka hemohemo noa. As the child was taken to the house he took a turn. [NKU] Ko tēnei te amohanga o ngā take Māori ki mua i te Kawana. This is the taking of the concerns of the Māori people to government. [KP/MHR] I te amohanga mai o te poro rākau ki te marae, ka kitea horekau i pai mo te mahi whakairo. When the block of wood was carried to the marae it was found it wasn't suitable for carving. [KRA] Nā te amohanga o te poro tuuporo e ngā tamaiti, ka kitea te taimaha. It wasn't until the boys carried the piece of log that they found how heavy it was. [KT/PTK] He roa tana amohanga i tana ripeka, katahi anō ka hemo. He carried his cross for a long time before he passed away. [NRH] I taku amohanga i nga kete riiwai ki te whata ka mamae taku tuara. When I carried the kit of potato to the storehouse, I felt the pain in my back. [NGH2] Ngenge ana ngā tamariki i te amonga i a rātou taputapu. The children were fatigued carrying their belongings. [TWK/MHR] tari, hari, piikau

amokura [1] {KN} a red tail feather of a red tailed tropical bird He amokura ki oona huruhuru. A feather adorned his/her hair. [NKU/TA]

amokura [2] {RK6} [Noun] strata Kia torongi te rā, kua kitea atu te amokura i te rangi. When the sun sets, the strata formation in the sky can be seen. [KT/PTK]

amorangi [1] {KN} [Universal] priest, a leader, spiritual leader Ko te amorangi ki mua. The chief is always up front. [NKU/TA] Ko te amorangi ki mua, te hapai ō ki muri. Matters pertaining to God come first, followed by those of man. [KT/PTK] Ko te amorangi ki mua, te hapai o ki muri. The spiritual leader will go in front, followed by the congregation. [TWK/MHR] Ko te amorangi ki mua, ko te whaiao ki muri. In prayers, Heavenly Father, loved ones, all spiritual beings first, earthly creations next. [TTU] Ko te Amorangi ki mua, ko nga hapai o ki muri. God will lead and the believers will follow. [NRH]

amuamu [1] {PR} [Universal] grumble, complain, be discontented, begrudge, denigrate, not satisfied, unhappy, grizzle, moan, dissent, disagree, discontent Ko Teina tētahi tangata mo te amuamu. Teina is one person who is always grizzling. [TTU] Ana pai te haere o ngā mahi, e kore ngā kaimahi e amuamu. When work is going well, the workers don't complain. [TTU] Heoi anō tāu mahi he amuamu. All you do is complain. [NKU/TA] Ko Tema tētahi tangata mo te amuamu. Tim is one person who is always grizzling. [TTU] Kaua e amuamu. Don't or stop grumbling or complaining.[NKU/TA] E amuamu tonu ana aku hoa i te koopeke. My friends are still complaining because of the cold. [NKU] Whakamutua te amuamu, maku koe aianei e papaki kia tere te mahi. Stop grumbling or I'll smack you so that you do your work quickly. [KP/MHR] He aha tāu e amuamu nā? What are you grizzling about? [MWA] Ahakoa kua whangaitia ke te kuri, he amuamu tonu tona tautau. Even though the dog's been fed already, he's always barking for more. [TTU] Kaua e amuamu mai i konā. Don't grumble from there. [KT/PTK] Hei aha i amuamu ai, mahia ngā mahi. Never mind moaning, get on with the job. [TWK/MHR] Noo muri kē i te tatuutanga o te kaupapa, katahi anō ētahi ka amuamu. Some showed their discontent after the decision was made. [NRH] Hōhā tēnā mahi ki te amuamu ki te tangata. It isn't good to denigrate people. [KOM] E amuamu ana ētahi atu tāngata i te kai. Some other people are grumbling about the food. [NWH] Amuamu hau i te kaha o koutou ki te kai i aku kai. I was moaning because you ate all my food. [NGH2] E rongo atu ana ahau i ngā hunga nei e amuamu ana mo ētahi o ngā kaupapa whakahaere a te Kāwanatanga. I could hear these people complaining about some of the Government's policies. [KRA] Hoatu i runga i te ngakau pai tatu hanga ake i o nga i te amuamu. Accept life as is with no more moans. [NWE] E kore maua e amuamu i to taonga. We will not begrudge your gift. [NGH3] I haere ia ki te amuamu ki te mahita. She went to complain to the teacher. [NGH3] He amuamu ta te whaea mo nga kaimahi. The mother had a complaint about the workers. [NGH3] Nga amuamunga a tēnā iwi kei koona tonu. Those people will go on grumbling forever. [NKU/TA]

ana [1] [Verbal particle, following a verb or stative] This word is used to indicate that an action or state is continuing. (1) It is most often used along with the pre-verbal particle e: E kiia ana e rātou te huarahi tēnei o ngā turehu. They say, this is the route used by spirits heading to Te Reinga. [TTU]. Kāore he peka hei pupuri i a koe e piki ana ki runga There is no branch to hold on to while you are climbing up to the top. E haere ana koe ki tāwahi? Are you going overseas? [TWK/MHR] E haere ana koe ki te taone? Are you going to town? [TWK/MHR] E haere ana aku mokopuna ki te nanao koura i ngā puta koura. My grandchildren go to the crayfish crevices to gather crayfish. [NRH] E haere ana rātou ma runga i te kooneke? They are going on the sledge? [NGH2] E haere ana koe i tēnei ki Kaeo? Are you coming on this trip to Kaeo? [TTU] E haere ana ia ki hea? Where is she going to? [NKU/TA] E kai ana te manu. The bird is eating. [NKU/TA] E mea mai ana ia. She said to me. [TWK] E haere ana ahau ki te moe inaianei. I am going to bed now. [KRA] (2) Used by itself with a verb or stative, ana indicates that things have happened in very quick succession. Huri ake ana rāua, ka oma ki te kāinga They [immediately] turned right around and ran home. Kii mai ana te ture, ... kawea ana ... whakataua ana ... The law says ... if it is carried ... it will be decided ... [KH 1:28:36] I muri mai tonu o te waipuke, he pai mo te hii tuna, kii

ana i te toke. Straight after a flood is a good time for eel fishing, as there are lots of worms. [TTU] (3) ana can also be used to indicate the end-point of a process, Ka huri te āhua o te rangi mai i te pai, ki te whakamataku ana. The weather changed from being fine to being really terrible. Kii ana te whare i te whānau mo te hakari o te huritau. The house was filled with family for the birthday celebration. [TTU] (4) There are some other ways ana is combined with other verbal particles to reflect special nuances of meaning: (a) following a verb preceded by kia, to show that the condition or action is continuing. He aha i waiho ai te manuhiri kia karanga ana Why was the visitor left to keep on calling?[WMD] (b) following a verb preceded by kei, it indicates that something mentioned in the previous phrase should be happening or done while the action or state it marks is still going on (this usage is found in the Bible and old narratives, but not so often in modern Māori). Rapua a Ihowa kei kite ana ia. Seek the Lord while he may still be found [PT, Ih 55:6]. (c) following a verb preceded by ka, it indicates the time when something mentioned in the next phrase will take place (this usage is found much more often in the Bay of Plenty than in Tai Tokerau). Ka tae ana te ope, ka pōhiritia When the party arrives, they will be welcomed.

ana [2] [Definitive, plural of tana] This word shows that more than one of whatever is mentioned next belongs to or is connected with the person written or spoken about (it does not matter whether they are in the “a” or “o” category) his, her, (occasionally) its. Ko ēnei ana tamariki. These are her children. [NGH3]

ana [3] Often pronounced and written āna, so may also be written aana [Possessive pronoun – combination of a [2] and -na] Shows that what has just been mentioned belongs to or is connected with the person spoken or written about, and that it is in the “a” category (see a [2]). Of him/her; his, her, of his/hers. Nā tēnei kōrero āna According to this story of his. Nga rawa āna kua tukua mai kia whakamahia e tātou. He’s given us his wealth to put to work.

ana [4] [Particle, alternative form of ina] A particle used to show that the what is mentioned in the statement it introduces might take place, and that this in turn will result in something else happening: if and when. Ana kore e oti i a ia, māku e mahi. If he can't finish it, I will. [TWK/MHR] (Variant of ina; see also mena, mehemea)

ana [5] {RH1} [Noun] a hole, cave, den, lair, He ana taua wāhi tapu. That cemetery was a cave. [K.1:5:11] I mua, ka haria atu te tupapaku ki roto te ana kōwhatu ko reira rātou takoto ai. In earlier times, bodies of the deceased were interred in caves. [TTU] He ana nui ki reira. There is a large cave there. [NKU/TA] I piri mātou i te ana i te āwhā. We sheltered in the cave during the storm. [NKU] Kei konā te ana [MWA] Kei runga i o m ā tou maunga he maha nga ana. There are a number of Pa tuna. The hole of the eel is there. [MWA] Te ana o te kiore. The mouse hole. caves on top of our mountains. [MHR] He ana kei raro i te motu o Tāwiriwiri. There is a cave under the island of Tāwiriwiri. [KT/PTK] Me hou anō ō ringa ki roto i te ana ki te nanao mai i ngā tuna. The only way you can get the eels out of the caverns is extracting them by hand. [TWK/MHR] Kei Pōneke te ana o ngāraeona. The lions' den is in Wellington. [TWK/MHR] I hahua mai ngā kōiwi i nga ana. The human remains were brought out from caves for re-burial. [TWK/MHR] I mōhiotia e ngā kaumātua i hea nga ana tuna. Elders knew where the eel caverns were. [TWK/MHR] I te horoatanga mai o ngā paripari o ngā maunga tapu o ngātuupuna, kātahi ka kitea atu ngā ana. When subsidence occured on the sacred mountains of our ancestors, it exposed the caves. [NRH] Weroa atu to ringa ki roto i te ana o te tuna. Put your arm in the eel hole. [NGH2] Kei Waiomio te Ana o Roku. Roku's cave is in Waiomio. [NGH1]

anā [1] {RH1} [Exclamatory directional particle] A word used to attract attention generally, and to direct attention to something near or closely connected with the person spoken to. (1) As a general exclamation. There! Now then! Anā, koia kētēnā ko te kupu tika. Now, that is the correct word. [TWK/MHR] Anā kē te wāhi tika hei hiinga ika. Over there is the right place for fishing. [KT/PTK] Anā kē nga whakaaro. Now, that’s the idea! [TWK] Anā kē te kupu tika hei whakamahinga. That is the correct word to use. [NRH] Anā kua tae mai te tangata amuamu nei. There that person who is known for criticising people has arrived. [KOM] Anā te tikanga o ta tātou kupu pukapuka. So then, that is the purpose of our book. [NWH] I to māua haerenga ki te tiki kai i te toa, anā, ka kitea horekau tā māua pāhi moni i roto i te kete. When we went to the shop to buy food, alas, it was discovered we didn't have our coin purse in the kit. [KRA] Anā aua kōtiro whakahiihii. There are those arrogant girls I mentioned. [HUI] Anā te mahi rangatira. Behold look at a great work, a masterpiece. [NKU] Anā te tangata rā. There is the man. [NKU/TA] Anā te koraha mahia kapia a oku mātua. That is the wasteland where my parents dug kauri gum. [NKU] Anā te kōrero tika. There is the correct word. [MWA] Anā ia! That's it! [NKU] *(2) Indicating that something is close or being directed to the person spoken to. Here you are! There it is! Told you so! Anā i kōrero atu ra hoki ahau ki a koe, engari kīhai kē koe i whakarongo. I told you so, but you didn't listen. Anā kē nga whakaaro. Anā kua kitea o mahi pai. There, your good work has been observed. [KOM] Āna kia pena tonu te pai tonu. Carry on the good work. [NWE] Anā kia tupato kei whara koe. Take notice or you'll get hurt. [KP/MHR] Anā Rapera kātahi ka tika. Yes indeed Rapera. [TWK] Anā kua tatuu ki tāku i mea atu ra. I told you so. [TWK/MHR] Anā tō kai. A dramatic expression indicating that the person it is directed at is getting what they deserve, whether this is positive or negative: You made your bed, now lie in it. Take that! Those are your just deserts! You are pretty good at that! [TWK/MHR, MWA, NKU] Cf. kaitoa.

āna [1] {RH1} . [Definitive, plural of tāna] This word indicates that more than one of whatever is mentioned next belongs to the person spoken about, and these are in the “a” category (see a [2]). her, his (occasionally) its, Kaua koe e tutu ki āna taputapu. Don't you play with her belongings. [KP/MHR] Koia ēnei ko āna kōrero. These are his words. Āna mea. His things. [TWK] Kaua koutou e mahi i āna mahi. Don't you do his work. [NWE] Ngarongaro noa iho āna mea. His things are always getting lost. [NKU/TA] Horekau āna whakaaro. He has no thoughts of his own. [MWA] He aha āna kai i mau ai? What food did she bring? [KOM]

āna [2] [Possessive pronoun, alternative form of ana [3]] Shows that what has just been mentioned belongs to or is connected with the person spoken or written about, and that it is in the “a” category. of him/her; of his/hers. See ana [3] for examples.

ānā [1] {RH1} aanaa, ana [Definitive, plural of tēnā] indicates more than one thing near the person spoken to, those [near you] (A Ngapuhi equivalent of.ēnā.) Mōna ānā kakahu. Those clothes by you are for her. Haria ānā, engari waiho tēnei. Take those, but leave this one.

anahe [1] {RK6} [Postposed particle, alternative form of anake] This word indicates that whatever is named before it, is all that there is to be taken into account (see the entry for anake for further information). alone, only, exclusively Ko ahau anahe i haere. It was only I who went. [NKU/TA] Ko koe anahe te tangata i reira. You were the only person there. [NKU/TA] Ko koe anahe e haere ana ki te ruku koura? Are you the only one going to dive for crayfish? [KT/PTK] Ko ia anahe e haere ana. He alone is going. [TWK/MHR] Mōku anahe ēnei kākahu. These clothes are only for me. [KRA] anake

anahera [1] {-} angel

anake [1] {RH1} [Postposed particle] This word is always the last one in the phrase in which it occurs, and indicates that whatever is named before it is all that there is to be concerned about or taken into account. When the phrase is the subject of a sentence, this is usually put first (instead of following the verb). only, alone, exclusively. Nāu anake tēnā kōrero, ehara nāku. You're the only one saying that, not me. [TWK/MHR] Ko koe anake, haere mai ki konei. Just you, come here. [TTU] Ka haere ko ia anake. She went, just her by herself. [NKU/TA] Ko mātou anake i te whare. It was just a group of us at the house. [NKU/TA] Mau anake tēnā mahi ka oti. You alone can complete the work to a satisfactory standard. [NKU] Nau anake ēnei ika i hī i te one o Motukura. You alone caught these fish off the sand at Motukura. [KP/MHR] Ko ahau anake i haere. Only I went. [MWA] Ko koe anake e haere ana. You are the only one going. [MWA] Ko ia anake i hoki mai. He alone came back. [MWA] Ko koe anake, taku e hiahia ana ki te kōrero atu. It’s just you that I wish to speak to. [TTU] Ka nui te mokemoke mei ko koe anake kei runga i te motokā e haere tawhiti mai. It is very lonely if you are alone on a car and have come a long way. [MHR] Koia anake te mea e mōhio ana, kei hea ngā wāhi pai hei hīnga whāpuku. He is the only one who knows where to go to fish for groper. [KT/PTK] Ko rātou anake nga tāngata tika, hei kōrero mō tenāwhenua. They alone, are the right people to speak about their land . [TWK/MHR] Nāna anake ngā kai o te hui i mau mai. She alone supplied the food for the meeting. [TWK/MHR] Nōu anake ēnā whakaaro. Those are your own personal thoughts. [NRH] Koia anake te mea kāhore i amuamu i tā mātou kaupapa. She was the only one who didn't grumble about our plan. [KOM] Ko ahau anake ka tūki runga i te taumata. I alone will take my place on the speaker's seat. [NWH] Koia anake me tōna nei āhua. He has his own special demeanour. [NWE] Ko au anake i tae atu. Only I arrived. [NGH3] Cf. anahe

ananā [1] [Exclamatory particle] An exclamation to call immediate attention to something. Ananā i tutu ana te heihei! [WMD] Yikes! The hens have been messing things up!

anei [1] {PM} [Exclamatory directional particle] A word used to attract attention to something that is close to or associated with the person spoken to. Right here! Here it is! Anei ahau e tū ngohengohe atu nei ki mua i ō koutou aroaro. I stand humbly in your presence. [TWK/MHR] Anei taku kāinga. Here is my place/ home. [NKU/TA] Anei o hū! Here are your shoes! [NKU] Anei māu ēnei. Here, these are for you. [KP/MHR] Koia anei tāna mahi. This is what she works at.[NKU/TA] Anei he maunu hei hopu ika. Here is some bait for fishing. [KT/PTK] Anei ngā pukapuka hei pānuinga mā koutou. Here are some reading books for you. [NRH] Anei rā te kura kaupapa o Tākiwira. Here is the Dargarville total immersion Māori language school. [NWH] Cf. mea nei

anei [2] [Locative, variant of ināianei] A word that is used to indicate that something should happen right now. It follows the phrase it relates to. Haere e Pene mau e kōrero atu anei kia hoki mai a Hori ki te kainga. Ben go and tell George to come home. [TTU]

ānei [1] {WMS} aanei, anei [Demonstrative Determiner] these (= ēnei, plural of tēnei; Williams notes this word as from “Ngapuhi”)

anewa [1] {KW} Listless Anewa te ahua o Tohe. Tohe looks listless. [NGH3]

anga [1] {RH1} [Universal] face or move in a certain direction, directly, towards Me anga mua tonu ngā whakaaro, kaua e hoki whakamuri. Go ahead don't deter/backtrack. [TWK] E tu ai au kia anga nui āku kōrero. I stand here so I can direct my speech. [MWA] I anga pehea ia? Which way did he go?. [MWA] Kia ata whakaaro ake kia anga tonu ki te kaupapa, kaua e hipa. Think carefully, keep on the subject, do not stray. [TTU] E anga pehea ana koutou ina mutu ta tātou mahi. Which way are you going when our work is finished. [KOM] Te huarahi anga tonu atu. Keep on going straight ahead. [NWE] Me anga mua tonu ngāwhakaaro me ngā mahi. Keep focussed and make progress. [TWK/MHR] Kia anga mua ngā whakaaro. Always set your sights positively. [TWK/MHR] Ko te Hoki anga nui a Kupe. The direct return of Kupe. [MWA] ahu

anga [2] {RH1} [Universal] shell, hard outer skin, husk Me āta akuaku nga para kai i te kohue, kia kore ai e pakaru nei tona anga. Gently scrape off the burnt food in the pot so as not to break its outer shell. [TM]

angānga [1] {PM} unsettled He angānga ētahi o te whānau pani. Some of the bereaved family are still unsettled. [TTU]

angānga [2] {KH} [Noun] skull, head Ngawha ana tona angānga, na te hoiho i whana. His skull was fractured when kicked by the horse. [TTU] Ka wahia tona angānga e te wahaika. His head was split open with a wahaika. [NGH3] Me mau haere te āngānga o Wakena hei tohu mo te ope. Volkner's head was taken around as a warning to the people. [NGH3] kiri āngānga scalp

anganui [1] {PR} forward, look towards Kia anganui te titiro atu ki te tiati i te wā e kōrero ana. Look directly towards the judge while speaking. [TWK/MHR] Tae atu koutou, ko te whare tonu e anganui mai ana ki te huarahi, tēnā te wahi he huinga mo tātou. When you get there, the building facing directly to the road is where we are having our meeting. [TTU] Kia anganui atu koe ki te whititanga mai o te rā. Look towards the sunrise. [KOM] Anganui ki te tangata. Fronting up to the people. (That when problems arise, facing them head on is the best way. [NWE] Ko te hoki anganui a Kupe. The returning place of Kupe. [MWA]

angarite [1] {R8}

angiangi [1] {KH} tender Kia angiangi te wairua, ki nga uri e tu mai nei. A gentle approach must be shown to the concerns brought before us today. [TTU] Waihotia e tarewa ai te kau, i te piha kia angiangi ai. Let the beef hang longer at the butchers, to let it tenderise. [TTU]

angiangi [2] {TMR} [Noun] One of the names for the shrub Coprosma repens, also known as māmāngi or naupata. (From Proto Rarotongan Māori *angi, Coprosmaspecies: http://www.temarareo.org/PPN-Angiangi.html)

angihau [1] {KW} breeze, a gentle breeze Ki konei, he angihau nahe tēnei. Here, this is merely a breeze. [NGH3] Ki a mātou, he angihau anake tēnei. To us, this is just a gentle breeze. [NGH3] hauangiangi

ānini [1] {-} headache Anini ana tooku matenga. I have a head ache. [MWA] Wera o te ra me te anini. The heat of the day gives me a headache. [NWE] E anini ana taku matenga. I have a headache. [NGH3]

āniwaniwa [1] {KW} [Noun] rainbow Ko te hoa kau a Ahuaiti he aniwaniwa. Ahuaiti's sole companion was the rainbow. [NGH3]

anō [1] {RH1} anoo, ano [Postposed Particle] This word emphasises the quality, frequency or identity of what the phrase it accompanies refers to. (1) After a verb, it can indicate that what is being spoken about is still the case: still, yet, to now. Kāhore anō ia kia kite i tana tamaiti. As yet he had not seen his child. [NKU/TA] *(2) Also following a verb, anō can signal that the action or state has been repeated or is an addition to something else: again, also. This sense is emphasised when anō is followed by the particle hoki (see also the entry for nōki). Kōrero mai anō? Repeat that again? [TWK/MHR] E Koro tēnā kōrerotia mai anō, ēnākōrero. Koro, could you repeat what you've just said. [TTU] Kōrero mai ki a mātou. Speak to us again. [NKU] Whakahokia mai anō tō kōrero. Tell me again. [MHR] Waiatangia mai anō. Sing it again. [KT/PTK] Kōrero mai anō. Say that again. [TWK] Kōrerotia mai anō? Repeat that again? [TWK/MHR] Waiata mai ano e Mere, ātaahua to reo, to waiata. Encore Mary, sing it again, your voice and your song are beautiful. [TTU] Hokia anō. Repeat that. [NRH] Ka haere anō ahau ki te kāinga; ka haere anō ahau ki taku karani, ki te mau kānga wai māna. When I went home, I visited Granny again, to take her some rotten corn. [NGH1] Ka ua anō a te ahiahi nei. It will rain again this afternoon. [NGH3] E pēnā ana anō hoki mātou. We are also like that. [TWK/MHR] I reira anō hoki mātou i taua tanunga. We were also at that burial. [NGH3] *(3) Similarly, with a noun or pronoun anōcan signal that what is referred to is in addition to other people or things of the same kind: too, also. Me au anō e haere atu ana ki Kaeo. I'm going to Kaeo as well. [NGH3] Ko au anō tētahi atu. I too am one of those. [NGH3] *(4) With pronouns anō also emphasises the identity and role of the actor or possessor (in a way similar to the English suffix –self). Māku anō e arahi taku kootiro ki te āta tapu. I myself will lead my daughter to the sacred altar. [TTU] Nāu anō i mea mai ki ahau ka nui tō ora. It was you yourself who told me you were well. [KP/MHR] Kei a ia anō ōna whakaaro. His ideas are his own. [MWA] He tangata whakapehapeha whakatū ia i a ia anō. He is a boastful guy who praises himself alone. [TTU] *(5) with statives, anō can be used to emphasise the degree in which the quality is present: indeed. Pai anō te noho tahitanga o ngā teina me ngātuākana i runga i te whakaaro kotahi. How pleasant it is to dwell together in unity. [NWH] *(6) The particle anō can also indicate an exact match: just so, same. Koia anō te tikanga a te taurekareka. Such is the dastardly action of a larriken. [NKU] Mā taua huarahi anō. By the same road. [WMD]

anō [2] {RH1} [Emphatic Particle] As the first element in a phrase, anō emphasises the truth of the statement or strength of the quality: indeed, truly. Anō te pai o te nohoanga tahi o ngā teina me ngā tuākana i runga i te whakaaro tahi. How good it is for the young and the old to work in harmony. [TWK/MHR] Anō te tino tangata mā tātou. He is the man for us. [NKU] Anō te pai o te noho tahi o te whānau i runga i te whakaaro kotahi. It is always possible to achieve great things when families work together. [TWK/MHR] Anō te ātaahua o tō mahi i tēnei rā. How beautiful is your work today. [KOM]

anuanu [1] {Ngā kiiwhaha list} [Stative] offensive, disgusting. Te anuanu hoki! Ooh that's gross! How digusting! [MWA]

ao [1] {RH1} ~nga. [Universal] *(1) [Noun] (a) world Haere, kua mahue mai tēnei ao i ākoutou, kua whakawhiti atu koutou ki te ao tuuroa. Go depart from this world and enter into the world everlasting. [TWK/MHR] Te ao i mua i a tātou. The world before us. [TWK] Na te Atua te ao i hanga. God created the world. [TWK/MHR] He ao ke ano i te wa o tātou matua, me ona tikanga katoa. It was a different world in the days of our elders, and their way of life. [TTU] [TTU] Mo te ao ngā mahi ātēnei ao. The work of this world, is for this world. [KOM] I tua o te arai ko te ao wairua. Beyond the veil, lies the world of the spirits. [NWE] Haere kua mahue mai tēnei ao i ā koutou, kua whakawhiti atu koutou ki te ao tuuroa. Go depart from this world and enter into the world everlasting. [TWK/MHR]; *(b) day (as opposed to night); *(c) cloud. *(2) [Stative] to dawn, become day. Ka ao ake i te ata nei, ka tutaki taua. In the morning when day breaks, we shall meet. [TWK] Ka ao ake i tēnei po. When the night becomes day. [TWK] Ao ake a te ata, kua haere tātou. At daybreak we will depart. [TWK/MHR] I te aranga o nga haurangi kua ao ke. When the drunkards awoke it was already daylight. [MWA] No te aonga o te ra ka kitea te kino o te waipuke. It wasn't until daylight the next day that the devastation of the flood was seen. [MWA] Te aonga ake. Daybreak. [TWK] I te aonga o te po, ka hemo te kaumatua. With the coming daybreak, the old man passed away. [TTU] Noo te aonga o te ra, ka kitea te huarahi tika. When daylight came, the correct path was found. [KOM] Timatanga he ra hou i tona aonga ake. A new day begins at its dawning (at dawn). [NWE] See also ao-marama, aotūroa.

ao-mārama [1] {KW} the world of light. Mai i te wheiao ki te aomarama. *** [NGH3]

aotea [1] {RT} daylight Ahakoa e kapi ana ō kanohi e kite tonu ana koe i te aotea. Even though your eyes are closed, you can still imagine the daylight in your vision. [TWK/MHR] awatea, ao

Aotea [2] [Place Name] Great Barrier Island

aoo-uri came empty lol

aoo-uri manakotea , aoo-uri manakouri {RT} aootea manakotea , aootea manakouri

aorangi [1] {RT} [Noun] (1) a kind of kūmara; (2) a striped variety of harakeke.

aorangi [1] {RT} lightish greeny-blue He tohu kua tata te heke o te hukarere i te āhua o te aorangi. It is generally a forecast for snow if the colour of the sky changes to a lightish greeny-blue. [TWK/MHR]

Aotūroa [1] [Noun] the world of light (cf. ao-mārama)

aouru [1] [Noun] dawn [051111]

apa [1] {RK4} [Noun] (1) slave Ka whakaorangia ētahi hei apa, hei mahi. Some were left alive to be slaves, to do the work. (2) work gang, group of slaves. He apa mātou nō Hongi. We’re Hongi’s slaves.

apaarangi [1] apārangi, aparangi {WMS} [Noun] A company of distinguished persons. (Cf. apa [1]).

apaia [1] aapaaia, apaia [Exclamation] a word used to emphasise agreement: certainly, exactly, precisely, absolutely!

apapa [1] {KH} [Noun] servant, waiter on people Ko ia ta mātou apapa mo tēnei whānau. He is a waiter, servant to this family. [TTU] apa

Aperira [1] {KW} E [Noun] April Ko Aperira tēnei marama. This month of April. [NGH3] Tikaka muturanga

apiapi [1] {KW} close together I kitea rātou e kuhu apiapi mai ana. They were seen entering close together. [NGH3]

āpiha [1] aapiha, apiha {RK2} [Noun] officer, official, office holder. He āpiha ia i roto i ngā mahi a Tuumatauenga. He was an officer in the army. [TWK/MHR] I te pakanga tuarua o te ao, he maha ona hoia Māori i tu hei apiha. During the second world war, many Māori soldiers were made officers. [TTU] Kua hoki kē te āpiha ki te kāinga. The officer has gone home. [KOM] Nga āpiha o nga tari kawanatanga, Te Mahi, me Toko-i-te-ora awhi marie ara i a rātou i raro i te tuanui kotahi. When the government departments of Labour and Social Welfare amalgamated their staff mingled comfortably under one roof. [NWE]

āpiti, ...tia [1] {RH1} [Universal] bring together, put together, supplement, put side by side Āpiti hono tātāi hono. Bring everything together. [TWK] Me āpiti mai e koutou. Let's get some good thoughts. [TWK] Tuhia atu he apiti, na te whānau ki te kaunihera rohe, anei e whakahe ana tēnei hapu ki ta rātou mahi. Write a letter of dissent to the local authority of our objection to their findings. [TTU] Apititia e koe ngā taonga o, o mātua tuatahi a muri, wehewehe ki ngā uri. Gather all the old people's belongings, and then share them out to their children. [TTU] Āpititia mai ngā taonga na ki nga kōrero nei. Gather up those belongings as you were told. [TTU] Āpititia atu ngā kōrero ā ngā kaumātua, hei whakaranea kōrero. Deliver the messages of support from the old people to add to the discussions. [MWA] Āpititia atu ngā kōrero ā ngā kaumātua, hei whakawhānui atu i ngā kōrero tono ki te kāwanatanga, kia whakahokia mai i tātou whenua. Deliver the elders messages, to add to and broaden the discussions and messages being sent to the government, for the return of our lands. [KOM] Āpititia mai te hononga o ngā tātai. Recite the genealogical line of descent. [KOM]

apo, ...a [1] {KS} [Universal] greed, eat greedily, mean, greedy Kite koe i te matapiko e apo mai ra i ana kai. Look at that 'greedy guts' gobbling his food down. [TWK/MHR] Kaua koutou e apo ki a koutou anō. Don't be mean with one another. [TWK/MHR] Ka apoa te kai i te hiakai. The food was eaten greedily because they were so hungry. [NKU]

āpoopoo [1] {RH1} [Noun] tomorrow Āpoopoo ka kitea. Tomorrow we will see. [TWK] Hei apoopoo tātou mutu ai. We will finish up tomorrow. [MWA] Mo apopo taua, ka haere. Tomorrow we will leave. [TTU] Ngā mahi e kore e oti i tēnei rā, he rāapoopoo. The work that is not completed today, there is another day tomorrow. [KOM] ākengokengo

aporei [1] {RK3} Te tino aporei mo tātou kia kaha to tātou rapu ora. We must make a living. This is our main purpose. [NGH2]

āporo [1] {PM} E [Noun] apple, a fruit Horekau he mate ō te āporo i runga i te rākau, ko te tokorua kē i runga i te whenua. There was nothing wrong with the apple on the tree, it was the pair on the ground. (A reference to Adam and Eve). [TWK/MHR] Te reka hoki o ēnā aporo. Those apples are sweet. [TTU] He reka te āporo. The apple is sweet. [NKU/TA] Kainga te āporo! Eat the apple!. [NKU/TA] Tikina he āporo mau. Get yourself some apples. [NKU] He huarākau te āporo hei kai pai ma nga tamariki. Apple is a fruit very good for children. [KP/MHR] Horekau anō ngā āporo kia maoa. The apples aren't ripe yet. The apples aren't cooked yet. [KT/PTK] He pai te whero mai o nga āporo kei runga o nga huarākau. It is good to see red apples on the apple trees. [MHR] E mata ana ano ngā aporo, kaua e kainga kei mate o koutou puku. The apples are still green, (still not ripe) don't eat them in case you get a tummy ache. [KRA] Ka taka te āporo a Anaru, ka hopua e Emere. When Andrew dropped his apple, Emily caught it. [NWH] He kai tino pai te āporo haroharo mo te hunga kore niho. Apple is a very good food scraped for those people with no teeth. [NGH2] Ko koe te aporo o taku kanohi. You are the apple of my eye. [NRH]

āpotoro [1] {RK6} E [Noun] apostle, leader of a church, religious leader Tekaumārua ngā āpotoro a te Karatiti hei kauhau i te Rongopai. Christ had twelve apostles to spread the Word of God. [KRA] I haere katoa nga apotoro ki te huihuinga i te marae. All the religious leaders went to the meeting at the marae. [TTU] He āpotoro rehita ia. She is a registered apostle. [NKU/TA] He whakaako ana ia i te tuuranga āpotoro. He is serving an apprenticeship towards becoming an apostle. [NKU/TA] Ko te ingoa minita ki te hāhi Ratana hei āpotoro. A minister in the Ratana church is called an apostle. [NKU/TA] Kei ngā āpotoro o te hahi Ratana te karakia. The apostles of the Ratana church will conduct the service. [NKU] Ko Pita te āpotoro o te Hahi Katorika. Peter is a church leader of the Catholic church. [KP/MHR] Koia te Āpotoro mo te Hāhi Rātana. He is the apostle for the Ratana Church. [KT/PTK] He āpotoro tēnā kaumātua noo te Hāhi Rātana. He is a religious leader of the Ratana Church. [TWK/MHR] Ko te appootoro tēnei o te hāhi Rātana. This is the apostle of the Ratana church. [NGH2] E kīa ana tekaumārua ngā āpotoro a te Atua. It is said the Lord had twelve apostles. [NRH] āpootoro āpootoro wairua [1] Penfold file E [Noun] woman registered apostle He āpootoro wairua a Hei. Hei is a registered apostle. (of the Ratana Church) [NKU]

apuapu [1] {KW} crammed in Me apuapu katoa ki te ruma kotahi. They were crammed into one room. [NGH3]

APUNGAPUNGA [1] {KW} delicious Te apungapunga o a mātou kai. Our food was delicious. [NGH3]

ārā [1] {WMS} aaraa, ara [Demonstrative Determiner] those, away from the speaker and the person spoken to (= ērā, plural of tērā. Williams notes this word as from “Ngapuhi”)

ara [1] {RH1} pathway, spiritual journey, creator, path, way, direction, track, road, route E takahia nei te arā te maha te tini kua moe. This is the path that the many who have passed away make. [TTU] Kia horo te ara, kia haere atu ai tātou mā tēnā ara ki te moana. Hurry up with that track so that we can go that way to the beach. [KT/PTK]. Ko tu te ara mo nga tamariki hei hikoitanga ki te kura. The footpaths are made so that the children can walk that way to school. [MHR] Ko te ara tēnei o te tika. This is the pathway of righteousness. [KP/MHR] Koia tēnei ko te ara o te tika. This one is the right path [KP/MHR] Te ara e takoto nei. The pathway right here. [TWK] Te ara mahi kete, raranga kete, whāriki. The way to make kits, woven kits, mats. [TWK] Ko teena te ara tika. That is the correct format to follow. [TWK/MHR] Haere, hiikoia te ara whānui. Go and traverse the road to eternity (farwelling the dead). [TWK/MHR] Ka haere te motokā mā runga i te ara. The car went along the road. [NKU/TA] E ahu ana tēnei ara ki hea? Where does this pathway lead to? [NKU] Kii katoa o mātou maunga i te ara taiko. Our mountains are full of the tracks of the Black Petrel. [MWA] Ko tēnei te ara o nga matua ki te hopu kiwi hei kai. This is the way they used when going to catch the kiwi for food. [TTU] Koia tēnei, ko te ara tika hei haerenga mo tātou ki te ao hoou. This is the correct pathway for us to follow, to take us into the new millenium. [NWH] Ko te ara tika tēnei moo tātou, te tuhi i tēnei pukapuka. This is the correct direction for us, the writing of this book. [KOM] Ko te ara tika tēnei ki te awa. This is the right way to the river. [KOM] Ko te ara tēnei i haerea e tātou. This is the pathway we took. [NRH] Ko tēnei te ara ki tana kainga. This is the road to her home. [NGH3] huarahi, rori

ara [2]{RH1} aranga [Verb] rise, waken, wake up, arise from sleep, wakefulness Kua ara noa atu taku kuia ki te pere taru i te atatuu. My wife has already gone to tend the garden in the early hours of the morning. [NGH1] Kia horo te ara mai. Hurry, wake up. [TWK/MHR] I ara mai to mātou kuia i tana moenga. Our granny awoke from her bed. [KRA] Ara mai ki te kai. Get up, come and eat. [NKU] E hoa ma kia horo to tātou ara, a te ata na, ko tērā te ara hikoi mo tātou. My friends, we need to get up early in the morning, and this is the route we'll take on our journey. [TTU] I ara te kootiro. The girl awoke. [NKU/TA] I ara mai i tana moe. S/he awoke from sleep. [NKU/TA] Kiihai ia i ara ahakoa te turituri. She did not awake despite the noise. [NKU/TA] E E ara kua whiti te ra. Wake up the sun is shining. [KP/MHR] I ara ki te aha? Why did you wake? [KP/MHR] Kia horo, e ara, kia mau ai Tawera i a koe/koutou. Quick get up, so that you can catch Tawera, the morning star.[TWEK/MHR] E ara ki te horoi i mua i te haerenga mai ki te kai. Get up and have a wash before you go to eat. [KRA] Me ara i tō moenga. Arise from your bed. [NWH] Ara mai i to moenga. Get up out of your bed. [NGH2] E ara, kua awatea kē! Get up, it's already daylight. [NWE] E hoa, kia horo to ara mai. Hey mate, hurry up and get up. [NGH3] I mua atu i taku aranga mai, kua haere noa atu taku kuia ki te perepere taru i te mahinga. My wife had already been working in the garden long before I woke up. [NGH1] Te tohu tēnei mo ia ra, ko te aranga mai o te ra, i te tairawhiti, tae noa ki tona toronginga i te taihauauru. The rising of sun in the east and setting in the west, indicates each new day. [TTU] I tooku aranga ake i te moe kua pai te anini i taku mātenga. When I awoke from sleep my headache had gone. [NKU/TA] I te aranga o te kuia ka tu ka hinga. When the old lady rose she stood up and then fell. [NKU] I te aranga mai o taku whaea, ka tiimata te maremare. When my mother woke up, she began coughing. [KRA] I te aranga ake o Kae, ka kite i a Tinirau. When Kae awoke, he saw Tinirau. [NGH3] I tona aranga ake, ka mau ia. When she awoke, she was caught. Ara mai he tete kura, mate mai he tete kura. One leader emerges, another fades from the scene. ara wawe {KW} (to) wake up early Me ara wawe tātou apōpō. We should get up early tomorrow. [NGH3] [NGH3] maranga, oho, whakaara

arā [1] {RH1} [Linking particle] This word joins two statements or sentences, signalling that the second contains a clarification or re-statement of the first. in other words, that is to say. He ririwai nā Hinerangi, arā, he tukunga ika. The markers in the riverbed belonged to Hinerangi, that is, they marked an enclosure for fish. [KH1:8:37] Ko tēnei taku mahi, arā, he waru rīwai. This is my job here, peeling potatoes. Ka whakaaro ahau, arā he tika ana taku haere. I thought about that, whether I was heading in the right direction. [NKU/TA]

arā [2] {RH1} [Exclamatory directional particle] A word used to direct attention to something that is close to or associated with the person spoken about or matter being discussed. There it is! That’s it! Over yonder. Arā kē te tangata tika hei kōrero i ngā kōrero mō tōna whānau. He surely is the right person to speak for his family. [TWK/MHR] Ehara tēnā. Arā ngā mea tika. Not that. There are the right ones. [NKU] Arā te wahine ra. There is the woman. [NKU] Arā te mahi pai māu. Look, there is the right work for you. [NKU] Arā, te wahine. There is the woman. [NKU/TA] Arā kē te huarahi haere ki te moana. That over there, is the right pathway to the sea. [KRA] [NGH3] I haere katoa mātou kia noho tahi moo te pō, arā ko te tokorua nei i hoki kē ki tō rāua whare. We all came with the intention of staying the night, but alas, unforseen circumstances caused these two to return to their home. [NGH1] Arā, koia kē tērā ko te huarahi tika. Over there, that is the correct pathway. [TWK/MHR]

araara [1] {IM} [Noun] trevally (Caranx lutescens).This fish is often found in large schools near the coast. The flesh is white, firm and tasty, ideal for sashimi or baking. Once it was used mainly for bait but it is now found alongside tamure and hapuku in the fish shops. Adult araara grow to about 40 cm. in length (sometimes more). In the water it is a handsome fish of iridescent blues, greens, and silver. Tino tini ngā araara. There were lots of Trevally. [MWA] He momo ika te araara. Trevally are a kind of fish. [MWA] (From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *alaala “a fish of the Caranx family”.){Ata}. [Photograph © Dr Clint McCulloch]

ārahi, ...a, ...na, ...ngia, ...natanga [1] {RH1} [Universal] to lead, lead, take, escort, guide Māna e arahi taua raina, e hoki mai ana hoki au. He will point out that boundary, I am going back. [KH 1:23:9] Ko te matua na te kotiro ka marenatia, mana e arahi. The bride will be led to the altar by her father. [TTU] Nāna i ārahi te tangata ki te whare. She guided the person to the house. [NKU/TA] Na te kuri te tamaiti i ārahi ki te kainga. The dog led the child home. [NKU] Māku koe e arahi ki te hi ika taua. I will lead you to where we could fish. [KP/MHR] Māu e arahi tō taua hoiho hei pikau i nga pipi me nga ika, ana hoki mai taua. You lead our horse to carry our fish and pipi when we come home. [KP/MHR] Ma wai e arahi ta tātou karakia? Who will lead our prayers? [MWA] Kia whakaritea e Ihoa e te Atua o nga wairua o nga kikokiko katoa tētahi tangata mo te whakaminenga, hei haere atu i tō rātou aroaro, hei ārahi atu hoki i a rātou, hei ārahi mai anō i a rātou. Let the Lord the God of the Spiritworld, and of all things of the flesh, set a man above the congregation, who might go out before them, and bring them back in. [KT/PTK] Ko haere te whaea ki te arahi i nga tamariki ki te kura. The mother has gone to take the children to school. [MHR] Māu e ārahi mai te manuhiri ki runga i te marae. You lead the visitors on to the marae. [TWK/MHR] Haere koe ki te ārahi mai i te kuia ra, kei taka ki roto i te poka. You go and lead that old lady over here, she might fall into the hole. [KRA] Māu e ārahi ngā hoiho na ki te pātiki. You will lead those horses to the paddock. [NWH] Ka taea te ārahi te hōiho ki te wai, engari E kore e taea e koe te whakaunu ki te wai. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. [NRH] E tae tika mai ki te kainga me arahi mai e koutou e te hunga kainga. As soon as you get to the village, then you should be guided by the 'home people'. [NWE] I arahia rātou i roto i te ngahere e te tangata kainga. They were led through the forest by a person of the area. [TTU] Ka arahia te hunga rā ki te wāhi e tuu ana tō rāua motokā. The couple were led to where (or the place) their car was parked. [NKU/TA] Arahia mai e koe a Tauiwi ki runga i te toropuke e kitea atu ai a Kororareka. You lead the Pakeha visitors on to that incline overlooking Russell. [KP/MHR] Arahia. To escort. [TWK] Ārahia ōtamariki ki te pahi kura. Lead your children to the school bus. [NWH] Ārahia mai te kuia nā ki te kai. Take that old lady to the table. [NGH2] Ka ārahina rāua e te wahine rā. They were led by that woman over there. [NKU/TA] Ārahina atu ngātamariki ki te whare. Lead the children to the house. [NKU/TA] Ārahina mai e koe to Roopu o te Kapotai ki runga i te marae o Tauwhara. You lead the Kapotai group on to the marae at Tauwhara. [KP/MHR] Ārahina mai te whānau ki runga i te marae. Lead the family on to the marae. [KT/PTK] Ārahina atu ngā hōiho ki te inu wai. Take the horses to the water trough. [TWK/MHR] E arahina ana ta maua kotiro e tana whānau ki te whare karakia. The family will be leading our daughter to the church. [NGH1] Ārahina mai to whānau ki roto i te whare. Lead your family into the house. [NGH2] Ārahina mātou i runga i te pono me te tika. Lead us in good faith. [NRH] Arahina e Ihowa. Guide us o Jehovah. [NGH3] Ārahingia mai te manuhiri ki te marae. Lead the visitors to the meeting house. [KRA] I te ārahinatanga atu o ngā hōiho ki te wai, kiihai i inu. When the horses were led to the water they wouldn't drink. [TWK/MHR] kaiarahi, whakaarahi

ārai, ...a [1] {RH1} [Universal] shade, shield, prevent, block out, screen, objection, spiritual veil, hinder Ārai tuna. Under a ledge. [MWA] Ka mutu ai koe ki te tu mai, ki te arai oku kōrero, i roto tēnei noho. And don't you counter my views again in this meeting. [TTU] Me ārai au te kanohi o te pēpi na, kei whitia e te rā. You had better shield that baby's eyes in case the sun shines in her eyes. [KOM] Ko tau mahi he arai i nga kaitiro. Your job is to block out those watching. [NGH3] He pa whawhai ki a Ngati Korokoro, he arai, kei puta mai ki te hii ika. A manned station to keep out Ngati Korokoro, a blocakade, in case they come here to fish. (i.e. to take our fish). [KH1:3:4] Āraia atu mātou i ngā whākawainga katoa. Sheild us from all that is harmful. [MWA] I ki te kaiwhakaora, kaua rātou nga tamariki e araia, no rātou hoki te rangatiratanga o te ao. He said do not stop them, for theirs the kingdom of heaven. [TTU] Āraia atu ngā kanohi o te pēpi. Shield the baby's eyes. [KOM] Āraia atu te kino, whakapumautia te pai. Embrace good deeds deny evil. [NWE] I araia te rere o nga wai e nga tuporo. The flow of the water was blocked by the logs. [NGH3] Āraingia atu te ra. Block out the sun. [TWK] Kei tua o te arai. Beyond the veil. [MWA] I tua i te arai. Beyond the veil. [NWE]

Aranga [1] {KW} [Noun] Easter Ia Aranga, ka haere mātou ki te karakia. Each Easter, we go to church. [NGH3] ara [2]

arapaki [1] {KH} narrow track, outlet, restricted outlet Taria marika kia timu te tai, na kua tika mo te whakawhiti ki tērā taha o te motu. Be patient, till the tide recedes then, cross to that island. [TTU]

arataki [1] {RK6} [Universal] guide, lead, bring, leader, caregiver Ko Ihowa te kaitiaki, arataki i nga wa katoa. The Lord is the one that takes care of us at all times. [MHR] Māku koe e arataki i roto i ētahi o ā tāua mahi. I will guide you in some of the work we are doing. [KRA] Māku koe e arataki kia tae taua ki Motukura. I will show you the way to get us two to Motukura. [KP/MHR] Ma te koroke na koutou e arataki e tiaki. That person there will lead and take care of you lot. [TTU] Nāna mātou i arataki kei reira. S/he led us to that place. [NKU/TA] Mā wai tātou e arataki ki te marae? Who will lead us on to the marae? [NKU] Māu tātou e arataki atu ki waenganui o tērā iwi. You can guide us to that tribes area. [KT/PTK] E tautoko ana i ngā karakia ki tō tātou Kaihanga, nāna nei tātou i arataki, tae noa mai ki tēnei wā. We support the prayers to our Creator who guided us here today. [TWK/MHR] Na Māka Mete tātou i arataki i tēnei ata kia tae ai o tātou whakaaro ki te Kaihanga. Mark Mete led us in prayer this morning to direct our thoughts towards the creator. [NWH] Māu tātou e arataki kia puta i te repo nei, ko koe hoki e mōhio ana ki te whenua nei. You lead us through this swamp because you are familiar with this region. [NGH1] Māu e arahi ta tātou waiata. You lead our song. [NGH2] Hoki wairua mai ki te arataki i o mokopuna. Return in spirit to lead your grandchildren. [NGH3] kaiarataki, arahi

aratapu [1] [Noun]

ārau, ...hia [1] {KW} [Universal] entangle Ma o tātou teka ka arauhia tātou. Our lies entangle us. [NGH3]

arawhata [1] {KW} [Universal] gateway (heaven) Nau i whakaatu mai te arawhata ki te rangi. You showed us the gateway to heaven. (Opening up channels of communication to God) [NGH3]

are, ...a [1] {PR} [Universal] opened, put aside, clear away Kua are katoa nga pipi i roto i te kete, anga atu ana ki te kino. All the pipi in the kit are open, starting to go off. [TTU] Area atu ēnā tangotangonga ki te taha. Put aside all those things that could be in the way. [TTU]

arero [1] [Noun] tongue Ina poroa te ārero kua kore te tangata e kōrero. If the tongue is cut out then one cannot speak. [TWK/MHR] Ka pukana mai nga kanohi o Toi ka whatero mai te ārero. Toi's eyes glared as he stuck out his tongue. [NKU] Ma te ārero ka kōrero ai te tangata. The action of the tongue enables a person to speak. [NKT/TA] Whātero mai tō ārero, kia kitea ahau mehemea e mate ana tō puku. Stick out your tongue out so I can see whether you have a sore tummy. [KRA] I hangā te ārero e te Atua, he taonga pai, he taonga rapu mate rānei moou. God created the tongue, a good instrument, or sometimes one that could create problems for the speaker. [NGH1] E hoa, te kaha o te arero o te wahine ra ki te teoteo mate. That woman has a fiercely degrading tongue, my friend. [TTU] Wera pai taku arero i te kare. I burned my tongue on that curry dish. [NKU/TA] To ārero kei roto i to mangai. You've a tongue in your mouth. [KP/MHR] Whātero mai to ārero kia kite atu ahau. Poke your tongue out so that I can see it. [KP/MHR] Ko te arero te wāhi tino nohinohi o te tinana, engari ko te mea nui rawa atu te raruraru. The tongue is the smallest member of the human body, but can do the most damage. [KT/PTK] Mehemea horekau he arero o te tangata ko kore e kōrero. If a man never had a tongue he would not be able to speak. [MHR] Mā tooou ārero anō koe e tika ai, e hē ai rānei. Your tongue can get you into, or out of trouble. [NWH] He mea pakeke te ārero ki te whakararata. The tongue is hard to control. [NGH2] Ahakoa te nohinohi o te ārero, e kore e taea te whakarata. The tongue is the smallest part of your body, it can never be tamed. [NRH] Whaterohia mai to arero. Poke out your tongue. [NGH3]

arero-parera [1] {WMS} [Noun] An inferior variety of fern root (= arero-pārera;Williams notes this word as from “Ngapuhi”).

ari [1] {KW} [Noun] rice He ari te tino kai o Ahia. Rice is the staple diet of Asia. [NGH3] (cf. raihi)

Ari [1] { WMS, MDT, Wikiriwhi 1911, Williams 1928} [Name] The eleventh night of the lunar month in Williams Dictionary definition, also Best’s Far North list, Renata Tangata’s Ngapuhi list, and the Aupouri lists of Pako Heka and Te Huia Kaka. It is the tenth night in Te Wikiriwhi Hemana’s Ngāti Whātua and Wi Tana Papahia’s Te Rarawa lists. Also known as Ariroa. (See also the entry for Maramataka.)

ariā [1] aria, ariaa (1) [Verb] appear in a vision, be seen fleetingly or indistinctly[WMD] *(2) [Noun] similarity, resemblance, likeness. *(3) [Noun] idea, feeling, notion.

ariariā [1] [Verb] resemble, look like Ka ariariā tēnei tangata ki a Witiwiti. This person looks like Witiwiti. [WMD] (Reduplicated form of ariā).

ārikarika [1] {RK6} angry, annoyed E arikarika ana ahau ki a koe i to kore e whakarongo ki ahau. I am annoyed with you because you will not take notice of what I say. [KP/MHR] Ārikarika ana ahau ki a koe. I am annoyed with you. [NWH] rikarika, moorikarika

ariki [1] {PM} [Universal] chief, high chief, God, Jesus Christ, Lord, (highborn) leader He ariki anō tō ngā Māori i mua i te taenga mai o te Pākehā. Māori had their own Gods before the arrival of the Europeans. [TTU] Ko Ihu te ariki o te ao te tangata. Christ is our saviour of people, the world. [TTU] Ko Te Ātairangikāhu te āriki o te Kingitanga. Te Ātairangikāhu is the paramount chieftainess of the King movement. [NKU/TA] Ko Ihu Karaiti to mātou ariki. Jesus Christ is our lord. [NKU] Ko Whiti te ariki o te Kapotai. Whiti is the leader of Te Kapotai. [KP/MHR] Ko Ihowa te ariki o runga rawa. Jehovah is the lord on high. [KP/MHR] Te Ariki te Kaihanga. The heavenly Father the Creator. [KT/PTK] Ko Puhi te Ariki o te waka Mātātua. Puhi was the chief of the Mātātua canoe. [KRA] Me iinoi tātou ki tō tātou Ariki i ngā wā katoa. Let us give thanks to the Lord at all times. [NWH] Ko ia te ariki o tēnei hapuu, koia hoki te ariki o tēnei iwi. He is the chief of this sub-tribe; he is also the chief of this tribe. [NGH1] Ko te kōrero āMaihi Kawiti ki a Kingi Tāwhiao, "He ariki koe, he ariki hau, waiho ki tēnā. Maihi Kawiti said to Kingi Tawhiao you are leader and I am a leader also, so be it. [NGH2] Ko ngā Ariki anō ngā kaiārahi mai i ngā waka i ngā rā o mua. The Chosen Ones were the leaders of the canoes in former times. [NRH] He ariki a Rahiri. Rahiri was a highborn leader. [NGH3] tohunga , rangatira #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] The core meaning of this word in Māori appears to have been “first-born male or female in a family of note”, from which the specific subsidiary meanings “chief, priest” flow automatically, given the importance of birth order and seniority in classical Māori social and political structure, and by extension the secondary meaning of “leader with exceptional authority and mana”. The word is from Proto-Polynesian *‘ariki “chief”; originating in the Polynesian homeland, this word is reflected in its primary meaning of “chief”, usually a superior chief by right of descent, in all major and most minor Polynesian languages.

Ariroa [1] {WMS, MDT} [Name] The tenth or eleventh night of the lunar month (a variant of th Ari , q.v.). In the Ngati Hine list, the 11 night (See the entry for Maramataka).

arita [1] {KW} eager He tino arita te kotiro nei ki te mahi. The girl was very eager to work. [NGH3] kaika

aro [2] {RH1} [Noun] groin

aro, ...tau, ...aro, ...nga [1] {RK6} [Universal] incline, face toward, front, to respond favourably, acknowledge, listen, take notice, to think Ahakoa te tangi a tana whaea ki a ia, kāre rawa atu i aro atu. Despite his mother's pleading he never faced/looked at her. [NKU] Kiihai te whakaminenga i aro mai ki ngā kaupapa i whakatakotohia mai e te minita o te Karauna. The people didn't respond to the submissions made by the Crown. [TWK/MHR] E kore koe e aro mai ki aku tohutohu. You will not listen or take notice of what I tell you to do. [KP/MHR] Ka aro ia ki te taha. S/he avoided the situation by casting it aside. [NKU/TA] Ka kite koe te aro o te waka kei mua. You will see the front of the canoe to the fore. [NWH] E kore o tātou mema paremata e aro mai ki a mātou. Our parliamentarians have no thought for us. [NRH] Kihai rātou i aro atu ki nga tohutohu. They did not listen to the instructions. [NGH3] Ka hou atu, ka arotau atu ki to matua. On entering, acknowledge your father. [NGH3] Me mau tā rātou take ki te aroaro o te Taraipiunara. Their case was placed before the Tribunal. [TWK/MHR] Ia ra e anga atu ana tātou ki te aroaro o te kawanatanga. Each day we are aware of the presence of the crown. [TTU] Huri mai tō aroaro pēnei. Turn face on. [TWK] Haere ki te aroaro o te Kaihanga. Go before God the Creator. [KOM] Me kōrero whakahe ki te aroaro o taua tangata kia kaua ai e ngautuara mona. Let us talk together, face to face with one another, so there is no backstabbing. [NWE] Toku aroaro tonu ki toku hapu. My concern is to my family. [TTU] Ko tēhea te huarahi tika e tae atu ai koe ki te aroaro o te Kaihanga. (te oranga mutunga kore). Which is the pathway to enable you to reach God (eternal life). [NGH1] Kei mua koe i te aroaro o te matua. You are in the father's presence. [NGH3] Te āronga mai o te iwi kia pēneitia ai tā rātou, he whakaaro. It's the desire of the people, that things should be done their way. [TWK] I aronga kē ia ki te kōrero o tona tuahine i tona tuakana. He would rather listen to his sister than his older brother. [TTU] To aronga ki te tangata te honohono i nga tangata katoa. It is through the paying attention to others that binds people together. [NWE] whakaaro, awa aropiri

aroaromahana # Spring season [WMD]

aroe [1] {KH} perfumes, aloes Noho mokemoke te tinana me he hore aroe. Without perfumes, the body's scents remain natural. [TTU]

aroha, ...ina [1] {RH1} [Universal] love, pity, compassion, sympathy He mate ano kei roto i te aroha. There is good and bad in love. [MWA] Te aroha o te hanga o taku kupu. My words are formed in love. [TWK] Te aroha o te tangata ki tāna wahine. The love of a man for his wife. [TWK] Te kupu nui e mau nei, anei ko te aroha o tētahi ki tētahi. The meaning of the depth of love is that of one's love for another. [TTU] Kia mau te aroha i nga tutakitakitanga katoa. Carry compassion in all things. [NWE] Ko koe taku tino aroha. You are my only love. [NGH3] E tangi ana taku hinengaro i te aroha ki a koe. My heart and soul cry out with love for you. [MWA] Pā pai te aroha ki tēnā aituuā. It was sad to look upon the carnage. [TWK/MHR] I tēnei wa, kia nui te aroha mo te rawakore. At this time compassion should be shown towards the poor. [NGH3] He mihi tēnei mo ta koutou tohu aroha. This is a note of thanks for your token of love. [NGH3] Ka aroha ki a tātou e mahi nui nei. There is great admiration for those of us working here. [KOM] Arohaina! Love me now and love me always. [TWK] Ahakoa te apo, arohaina mātou. Despite our greed continue to love us. [MWA] Arohaina mai mātou e te Atua. Look kindly upon us o Lord. [TWK/MHR] Arohaina mai ahau i roto i aku pooreareatanga. Support me in my time of need. [KOM] Arohaina ki a koutou e koutou ano. Love thy neighbour. [NWE] I arohaina atu te tangata kainga, mo te hunga i pahemo i te muratanga to rātou whare. There was great sadness for those who had lost their lives in the house fire. [TTU] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] The primary meaning of divine being is at the core of this term, and other associations flow from this. An atua is normally invisible but may have visible symbolic tangible or etherial manifestations. Thus in the eighteenth century the term covered gods, ghosts, unexplainable phenomena, and representations of divine beings (usually named and often malign, especially if not treated with due deference). In the nineteenth century (or earlier, if the Io cult predates contact with non-Polynesians) the term (spelt with a capital A) was adopted for the Abrahamic concept of God, and in the twentieth century (according to the Ryan dictionary) adopted, in lower case, to denote “virus”. The core meaning of the word is ancient, derived from Proto Malayo Polynesian *’atuan “deity”, through Proto-Polynesian *’atua. The extended meanings are also paralleled in various ways in other Polynesian languages. In Hawaiian, for example, the cognate term akua, in addition to most of the traditional Māori meanings noted above, was also applied to an outcast (kauwā) because (as in Māori custom) these people were officially invisible and thus had the same status as inconsequential ghosts.

aru, ...mia [1] {RH1} [Universal] chase, follow Ina aru mai koutou i a māua, kā mahi tinihangangia koutou e maua. If you follow us, we will trick you. [KOM] I aru ia i ngā tikanga a toona atua. He momo noki. He followed the teachings of his fore fathers. It's in the genes. [MWA] Aru mai i muri i au. Follow close behind me. Kia horo te aru i te hunga ra i mua i tō rātou haerenga. Hurry and catch that crowd before they leave. [TWK/MHR] I ki mai a Piripi i aru a Tamati i tona papa. Phillip said that Tom followed his father. [TTU] Aru mai ina pai noki ki a koe. Follow me if you wish. [NWE] Arumia. Chase him/her. [TWK] Arumia te tamaiti ra kia mau ai ka whakahoki mai ai ki oona mātua. Chase that boy, and when he is caught bring him back to his parents. [KOM] I te rironga o te paoro i a ia, katahi ka arumia e oona hoa. When he caught the ball he was pursued by his mates. [TWK/MHR] I puta te kuao poaka ki waho o te taiapa i arumia e nga tamariki, hore i mau. When the piglet got out of it's pen, it was chased by the children, but was not caught. [TTU] Arumia kia mau ra ano. Give chase until it's caught. [NWE] Rawa i roa ka mutu te arutanga. It wasn't long before the chase ended. [NGH3]

aruhe [1] {KW} [Noun] fern root No nehera noa atu te aruhe. Fernroot was a food eaten long ago. [NGH3] roi

atā [1] {KM} Atā! Fancy that or listen to that. [TWK]

āta [1] {RH1} Adverb careful, express gradual increase and or care, go slowly Āta mahingia. Work carefully. [TWK] Me ata mahi e koutou tēnei mahi, kia oti tika. Be careful in your work so that it is done well. [TTU] Me āta whakaaro mārika, i mua atu i te whakatutukitanga o te mahi. Careful thought must be given, before a decision is finally made. [KOM] Āta hanga ki tou hoa tata. Keep an eye on your close friends. [NWE] Āta noho. Stay put. [NWE] Āta haere. Work slowly. [TWK] Me āta haere kei porotutuki koe i ngā pakiaka o te rākau. Move slowly you might stumble on the roots of the tree. [MWA] Me āta haere koe. You should move slowly. [MWA] Kaua e oma, me ata haere. Don't run, go carefully. [NGH3] Me ata haere kei tupono hinga koe. Be careful, you might fall over. [NGH3] Kaua kia horo rawa, engari ata haere. Don't go flat out,slow down. [NGH3]

āta [2] {RH1} altar in a church Me haere ake koutou ki te āta ki te tango koomunio. Come to the altar to receive communion. [MWA] Kei runga i te āta nga pukapuka. The books are on the altar. [MWA]

ata [1] {RH1} [Noun] (1) morning, daylight Ko te ata nei. This morning. [TWK/MHR] Mō te ata koutou ka haere mai ai. You can come in the morning. [MWA] Mō te ata koe ka haere ai. Wait until morning then go. [MWA] I te aranga ake i te ata, ka kitea te nui o te waipuke. Daylight revealed the extent of the flooding. [TWK/MHR] Ata nei. This morning. [TWK] Koia tēnei ko te ata tino ātaahua. This is a very beautiful morning. [KOM] Hanga hiahia rawa tēnei ata. Morning time has arrived. [NWE] He ata tino mahana tēnei. This is a very warm morning. [NGH3] (2) reflected image, shadow. Ko te ata kau o te whenua i riro ai i a te Kuini, ko te tinana o te whenua i waiho ki nga Māori. Only the shadow of the land has been taken by the Queen, the substance remains with the Māori. (Said by Nopera Panakareao after he had signed the Treaty of Waitangi – he later revised this analysis.) Cf. ao, awatea

ata [2] {RH1} pinacle Te āta o te kikokiko kia whiwhi ki tāna e whai ai. The pinacle for mankind is to achieve the goals he sets for himself. [TTU]

Ata [3] Ngati Te Ata [Name] One voter at Otaua in 1918 gave this as the name of her hapū (of Ngapuhi)

ātaahua [1] {PR} [Stative] attractive, lovely, beautiful He wahine ātaahua te hanga, me te ahuwhenua hoki. She is not only a beautiful woman, but she is also very industrious. [NGH1] He ātaahua te hunga marena. The wedding couple looked beautiful. [TTU] He ātaahua tērā wāhi kootiro. That/the little girl is indeed really quite beautiful. [NKU/TA] He ātaahua nga mokopuna a Kura. Kura's grandchildren are beautiful. [NKU] He wahine ātaahua a ia. She is a beautiful woman. [KP/MHR] He putiputi ātaahua tēnā. That is a beautiful flower. [KP/MHR] He wahine ātaahua ia. She is a beautiful lady. [KT/PTK] He ātaahua te rangi i waho i tēnei rā. The weather outside is beautiful today. [TWK/MHR] He ātaahua te kanohi o nga uri wahine, o ērā, o oku whanaunga. The female side, of my relatives, are good looking women. [TTU] Tino ātaahua te putiputi e tupu mai ra i waho. The flower growing out there's very beautiful. [KRA] Mo te ātaahua o te hanga o te wahine toa. The brave woman was very attractive. [NWH] Tino ataahua āna mahi i tēnei rā. Her work today is very beautiful. [KOM] Tino ātaahua to hanga. You are beautiful. [NGH2] Tino ātaahua to hanga. You look very beautiful. [NRH] Ātaahua o te ra i tona pakinga iho. From windy beginnings it turned out a fine day after all. [NWE] He ātaahua te kainga nei. This home is beautiful. [NGH3]

Atihau [1] Te Atihau [Name] In 1918 one voter at Waiomio gave this as the name of her hapū (of Ngapuhi).

ātahu [1] {KN} aatahu, atahu charm He karakia ātahu tērā. The incantation is one that contains charms. [NKU/TA]

ātahū [1] {KN} aatahuu, atahu [Verb] suck gently Kia ātahū i tēnā karahū kei rāwa koe. Suck gently on that karahu, you might choke. [KP/MHR]

atamira [1] {RH1} [Noun] stage, raised platform (used in the old days to protect the body of a deceased person from their enemies), space occupied by the deceased, platform Kei runga i ngā atamira. On top of the raised platform. [TWK] Takoto mai i te atamira i takotoria e rātou. Lie in the space of the departed who have gone before you. (In tributes to the deceased). [MWA] Tu mai ki runga i te atamira. Kaua e tuu hikaka i raro nei. Stand on the stage. Don't stand arrogantly below it. [KOM] Ko tēnā te atamira mo nga whakatatae. This is the competition stage. [NGH3]

atāra [1] {KH} soundless Me atāra mai kourua kia kore ai e whakararuraru ētahi atu. Get up quietly you two so as not to disturb the others. [TTU]

atāra [2] {KP} He ora ano kei te atāra. Walking slowly. [NWE]

ātārangi [1] {KW} shadow Taku reo, te atarangi me te oro. My language (voice) is both my shadow and my echo. [NGH3]

atarua [1] {KH} eyes becoming dim, heading to blindness, sight fading Ka kaumatua haere te tangata ona tau, ka atarua, ka kimo haere ona mata, kanohi. As one ages your eyesight dims and you lose some vision. [TTU]

atatū [1] atatuu, atatu, ata tuu, ata tū, ata tu [Noun] the “dawn morning”, i.e. daybreak, dawn just as the sun rises. I te atatuu poo ka haere mātou ki te pupuhi rakiraki. We went duck shooting early in the morning when it was still dark. [TWK/MHR] I te atatū nei, ka haere tō rātou tira. The group went early this morning. [TWK/MHR] Atatū o āpōpō, kua haere tāua ki te hī tāmure. Early tomorrow morning, we'll go fishing for snapper. [TTU] A te atatū haere ai tātou ki te awa o Te Raparapa ki te huti ake i te punga, whakapae ana ahau e kī ana i te tuna. We will go to the Te Raparapa river at dawn to pull up the eeltrap, I suspect it will be full of eels. [KOM] Atatū aroaro hīkoi tonu atu te hīkoi. (We) set out straight away at first light, to carry on our journey. [NWE] Ā te atatū tonu ka haere tātou. We'll be leaving immediately at dawn. [NGH3]

atawhai [1] {RH1} [Universal] to look after, care for, nurture, foster, show kindness to, care for Kia atawhai ki taku kotiro, kaua to ringa e pa. Be kind to my daughter, don't lay a hand on her.[KH 13:88:31] He tokorua weenā kaha ki te atawhai wārāua mokopuna. They are a great couple for caring for their grandchildren. [KOM] Atawhaitia ā kourua mokopuna hei kaitiaki i a kourua ā ngā tau e heke mai nei. Look after your grandchildren so they will care for you in the years to come. [KOM] He whānau atawhai tangata teena. That is a caring family. [MWA] He tama kaha tēnā ki te atawhai i tana whānau. He is a strong supporter of his family. [TWK/MHR] Kia atawhai kaua e tukino. Show kindliness, do not denigrate. [NWE] He kuia tino atawhai ki ana mokopuna. To her grandchildren, she was a very caring old lady. [NGH3] Pai to atawhai i a au. You look after me well. [TWK] Tēnā tangata te wa e tamariki na nga matua i atawhai. That man, was brought up by those elderly couple, when he was young. [TTU] Kua kitea ōmahi atawhai. Your kind deeds have been noted. [HUI] Kia atawhaitia. Look after him/her. [TWK] Atawhaitia te manuhiri. Look after the visitors. [MWA] I atawhaitia maua, tēnā kaumatua, kuia, raro i to raua whare, ahakoa te rawakore. We were cared for with love in the home of that aged penniless couple. [TTU] Ātawhaitia ā koorua mokopuna hei kaitiaki i a koorua ā ngā tau e heke mai nei. Look after your grandchildren so they will care for you in the years to come. [KOM] Atawhaitia tonutia e nga ra katoa o te oranga. Always be caring throughout your life. [NWE]

ate [1] {MI} liver Tangohia te au i te ate. Take the gall away from the liver. [MWA] He reka te ate tamure mo te kai. The liver of snapper is very good to eat. [NKU] Kua mangu katoa tona ate, te kainga toopeka. His liver was real black from smoking. [TTU] Na te aro te ate te tinana ka whakanoho ia he peeke hei hopu i nga kino o ā kai. Because his liver failed to respond, he needed a pouch to collect the waste products from his body. [NWE]

atea, ...tanga [1] {RH1} clear, free Ko to rātou mate ki runga i tēnei whenua, na te mate koeo, ehara ra i te mea patu, ehara i te mea whai kupu, i ātea ai tēnei whenua. Their deaths on this land were from natural causes, not through violence or verbal dispute, this land was free/ clear (of other claimants). [K11:59:36] Kua puta mai katoa ou whakaaro, tangi, wawata kua atea toku wairua. Now all your thoughts, visons, feelings are expressed, the picture is clearer for me. [TTU] Ki Ngapuhi ko te marae ātea te wāhi hei hiikoinga mai o te manuhiri tae noa mai ki roto i te wharehui. In Ngapuhi the clearing in front of the meeting house is traversed, before entering the house. [MWA] Rangi ātea. To be clearly seen. [TWK] I te rua tekau ma tahi tangatatanga o te tamarikitanga ko atea ia ona matua. As one becomes of age, (21 years old) one is free to leave home. [TTU] I te ateatanga te pouri, mamae, ka moe ano te pouaru wahine he tane ano mona. When the veil of mourning had passed the widowed woman was free to marry again. [TTU]

āteha [1] {RH1}E [Noun] artist Ko te āteha he tangata toi whakaahua. An artist, is a person who makes pictures. [TWK] peita

ātiutiu [1] {KH} wanderer Toku whanaunga he atiutiu, ke nga wahi katoa tona unga. My relative is a wanderer, his home, may be wherever. [TTU]

ato [1] to enclose in a thatch or fence

atu [1] [Directional particle] This particle shows that an action or quality flows out and away towards a focal point or time. *(1) With most verbs, but not statives or verbs like tiki and tuku, atu signifies a movement, direction or location in space or time away from the speaker (or, in reference to a third party, from the person doing the action): away, off Haere atu. Move away. [TWK] Haere atu, kaua e whakahōhā. Be gone, don't be a nuisance. [TWK/MHR] Tō hōhā hoki, haere atu. Don't be a nuisance, go away. [TWK/MHR] I rere atu rāua ki Ahitereiria They flew off to Australia. Ahatia tana kore pai ki te raihi whāngaitia atu. Regardless of his dislike of rice feed him ayway. [NGH3] *(2) With a few verbs like kawe (carry) and tiki(fetch), which by default imply movement towards the speaker or actor, atusignals movement in that same direction. Tikina atu nga kuku ra. Fetch those pliers. [NGH3] *(3) Directly following a stative, atu indicates that a quality is present to a greater extent than usual or than it is somewhere or in something else: more, really. He nui atu tō rātou mātauranga. Their knowledge was really extensive. Nui atu tēnei i tērā. This (one) is bigger than that. [HUI] *(4) with definitives, atu signifies that what is named is in addition to or different from what has already been referred to: other. Homai tērā atu kete! Give me the other kit! [HUI] I ētahi atu Rātapu On some other Sundays. *(5) In expressions indicating time or sequence, atu emphasises time past or an action completed. Tāmara mā, kia whai hua anō ngā whakapae i mua atu i te kōrero whānuitanga ki te iwi. Gentlemen, make sure your allegations are of substance before bringing them to the attention of the wider public. [TWK/MHR] Horoia o ringaringa i mua atu i tō haerenga mai te kai. Wash your hands before you go to eat. [KRA] Ko te whānau ngā kaiāwhina i ahau ki te whakatika i ngā teepu i mua atu i te taenga mai o te manuhiri ki te kai. The family helped me to set the tables before the visitors arrived for a meal. [KRA] *(6) Atu is often one of a sequence of particles. *(a) The combination rawa atu signifies that the quality mentioned is held to the highest level.Engari pai rawa atu tā matou moe. But we had a very good sleep. He huatangata a Maui no mua noa atu. Maui is a hero from long ago. Kua roa noa atu te mutunga tāronatanga i nga whare herehere. Hanging in gaols was abolished a long time ago. [TWK] *(b) With noa, atu marks the end point of a process: already: Kua ara noa atu taku kuia ki te pere taru i te atatuu. My wife has already gone to tend the garden in the early hours of the morning. [NGH1] Tae noa atu ki te whitu putu tona ikeike. He was close to seven feet tall. [NGH3] I roto nga tangihanga ka maharatia rātou kua hemo noa atu. In times of death we remember the ones long gone. [TTU] *(c) With kē, atu emphasises the extent of the difference: Nō te turituritanga o nga tamariki ka kitea e whai kē atu i te hē. When the children became boisterous, it was found they were not following the rules. Ka kaha te whakahaweangia, ka kaha ke atu te tohe. Stronger determination is normal in any belittling situation, gesture or taunting. [NWE] He pai kē atu ki ahau te koroamo ki te kuwharu. I like the silverbelly eel better than the yellowbelly eel. [NGH3] *(7) When it is the last element in each phrase in a sequence of two phrases, atu emphasises the second and, especially when preceded by rawa, often signifies that what the second refers to will be present to a greater degree. Ka rakurakukahuhia atu tō ringa, kā kaha rawa atu te ngaoko. The more your hand is scratched, the more it will itch. Ka tae atu koe ki te aroaro o te Atua ka mōhio koe kua haere atu, oti atu. When you come before God, you will know you have gone forever. [KOM] *(8) In a sequence of two phrases, each containing the same verb, the combination of mai in the first phrase and atu in the second signals that the actors are doing the same thing to or for each other. Māu e mihi mai, māku e mihi atu. We will greet each other. *(9) As the last element in a phrase introduced by me, atu emphasises that what is named in the phrase is included in what has been talked about: Te manaia e mauhia ana e te wahine me te tāne atu. The manaia can be worn both by women and men. [MHR] Kua tunua katoa nga kai me nga tuna atu. All the food is done, including the eels. *(10) Atu can occur with the prefix whaka-to form a verb meaning “to show, to announce” or “to draw attention to” (cf. tohutohu, pānui, whakaari): Ko Te Kakau, me Kōpū mā, e whakaatu ana i te awatea. Orion, Venus and the others are appearing at dawn. [WMD] Mā Hone i whakaatu mai kia Hori e, e kore rātou e tae mai ki te marena. John will [be the one to] let George know that they will not be at the wedding. [TTU] Haere koe ki te whakaatu i nga kōrero. You go and announce the programme. [MWA]

atua [1] {PR} [Noun] (1) god, divine being. He maha nga atua Māori o mua. The old Māori had many gods. [NGH3] *(2) Te Atua. God, creator. Ko te Atua te timatanga me te whakamutunga o ngā mea katoa. God is the beginning and the ending of all things. [TWK/MHR] I hangaa te tangata e te Atua hei kaitiaki mo ērā katoa o nga mea i hangaa e ia. God created man as caretaker for all his creation. [TTU] #[Notes from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Atua. The primary meaning of divine being is at the core of this term, and other associations flow from this. An atua is normally invisible but may have visible symbolic tangible or etherial manifestations. Thus in the eighteenth century the term covered gods, ghosts, unexplainable phenomena, and representations of divine beings (usually named and often malign, especially if not treated with due deference). In the nineteenth century (or earlier, if the Io cult predates contact with non-Polynesians) the term (spelt with a capital A) was adopted for the Abrahamic concept of God, and in the twentieth century (according to the Ryan dictionary) adopted, in lower case, to denote “virus”. The core meaning of the word is ancient, derived from Proto Malayo Polynesian *’atuan “deity”, through Proto-Polynesian *’atua. The extended meanings are also paralleled in various ways in other Polynesian languages. In Hawaiian, for example, the cognate term akua, in addition to most of the traditional Māori meanings noted above, was also applied to an outcast (kauwā) because (as in Māori custom) these people were officially invisible and thus had the same status as inconsequential ghosts.

Atua [2] {MDT} [Name] In the Williams Dictionary definition, the fifteenth night of the lunar month (Atua-mate-o-Hotu). In the Taitokerau lists, however, it is the fourteenth night in Te Wikitiwhi Hemana’s Ngāti Whātua list, Renata Tangata’s Ngāpuhi list, Mabel Waititi’s Ngati Hine List, and in the Aupouri lists of Pako Heka and Te Huia Kaka, and the thirteenth night in Wi Tana Papahia’s Te Rarawa list. It does not occur in Best’s Far North list (see also the entry for Maramataka). {From Proto Eastern Polynesian *atua “a night in the lunar cycle”.}

Atutahi [1] {KW} [Noun] The star known in English as Canopus Ko Atutahi tērā e kimokimo mai ra. The star winking over there is Canopus. [NGH3]

au [1] {RH1} [Pronoun] A word which a speaker or writer uses to refer to themselves: I, me. It is preceded the determiner a [1] in phrases introduced by the prepositions i, ki, hei and kei. In combinations with the possessive particles a, o, nā, nō, mā, mōand the possessive determiners tō, tā, ō and ā, au and its variants are replaced the suffix –u; the neutral form of the possessive determiners with ahau are tō and ō. Each of these words is listed with examples in a separate entry. Ko wai au e tū atu nei i mua i a koe? Who am I, standing before you? [TWK/MHR] Kī atu ki a rātou ko a te Rāhoroi au ka tae atu. Let them know I'll be there on Saturday. [TTU] Te tuaono o tō mātou whānau ko au. I am the sixth eldest of our family, both brothers and sisters. [NWE] Āu rawa hoki atu ki a koe i mua atu i te ngaro i a au. Before I lose this stuff I borrowed from you, I'll return it right now. [NWE] (Variant forms are ahau, awau, hau) [3]

au [2] {RH1} [Stative] sound (of sleep), completely at rest Kore e au te moe. An uncomfortable sleep. [TWK] Haere ki te pō nui te pō roa ki te pō e au ai tō moe. Go to the great night, the long night, the night where you may rest soundly. [MWA] Tukua kia au te manawa, nā ka whakamarama mai ai to hiahia. Wait till your breath has settled, then put forward your request. [TTU]

au [3] {RH1}[Noun] gall (bodily organ) Tangohia te au o te ika kia kore ai e kakati te kiko. Take out the gall so that the flesh won't be bitter. [MWA]

au [4] {RH1} [Noun] current; wake, ripple Ahakoa te nohinohi o te pioke he au tōna. Despite it's size the small shark leaves a wake in the water. [MWA] E kitea atu ana te au ō te moana i te horo o te haere o te poti. The speed of the boat created a wash. [TWK/MHR]

āu [1] {RH1} [Possessive pronoun – combination of a [2] and -u]. of you, of yoursShows that what has just been mentioned belongs to or is connected with the person who is being spoken or written to, and that it is in the “a” category. E mara, he aha tēnei mahi āu? Hey mate, what is this work of yours? (or What have you been up to!). Te pai hoki o āu mahi. Your work is really good. [NGH3]

āu [2] [Possessive Determner, plural of tāu] This word shows that the person being spoken or written to owns or is closely connected with several things of the kind for which the “ā” possessives are used -- see a [2]: your (in relation to one person being spoken to). Waiho mai āu tuhinga hei waiū mā ngā mokopuna. Leave your writings as sustenance for the next generation. Āu mahi ēnā. Those jobs are yours. [TWK/MHR]

aua [1] {RH1} [Negative Verb] A word that indicates that what the following statement refers to should not be done: do not, don’t; or, occasionally, that what is mentioned in the following phrase is not the case. It is a less-used variant of the negative verb kaua. Aua mātou e kawea kia whakawaia. Do not lead us into temptation. [NGH3] Aua mātou i mōhio ko ahea koe tae mai ai. We didn't know when you'd be arriving. [TTU] Cf. kaua.

aua [2] [Negative exclamation] This word is used to show that the person who is speaking does not know the answer to a question, or the likely outcome of an event: I don’t know! It is often followed by the particle hoki, to emphasise this meaning. With the directional particle atu, aua takes on a more general meaning, signalling that what is referred to does not really matter, or that something has been goimg on for as long as anyone could remember. In the latter sense, auamay sometimes be preceded by a verbal particle, but usually it will be the first word in the phrase. Where a related statement follows aua, the subject phrase often comes first. Aua. Don't know; don’t really care, please yourself; it’s all the same to me. [TWK] Aua e hoa. I don't know friend. [NGH3] Aua hoki, e kore ahau e mōhio. I just don't know. [TWK/MHR] Aua hoki rawa ahau e mōhio ana. I don't know, I really don't know. [KOM] Kore e mōhio, aua hoki. No idea, haven't a clue. [NWE] Aua hoki e hoa. I wouldn't know, mate. [NGH3] Kua aua atu te wā e noho ana rātou i konei. I don’t know, they've been living here a long time. [MWA] Aua atu, me mahi tonu. What the hell, keep doing it. [MWA] Aua atu rātou e pērā ana. They've been like that for ages [as far as I can tell]. [MWA]

aua [3] {KW} [Definitive, plural of taua] This word is used to signal that the things of people it refers to have already been mentioned: those (that we’ve been talking about); the aforementioned: Ka hoki ano tātou ki aua kaupapa. Now we return to the those items mentioned before. [NGH3] Ko ēnā aua pukapuka. Those books near you are the ones (mentioned before). Ko te whakahaeretanga o aua hui i kitea ai nga pai. Many good things emerged from the way those meetings were managed. [MWA] [NGH3] (Cf. taua)

aua [4] {RH1} also written awa [Noun] A fish (Aldrichetta forsteri) commonly referred to in English as yellow eye mullet or a herring, sprat Haere tātou ki te hao aua. Let's go and net for sprats. [MWA] Pari ake te tai, kua tere ake te aua i roto i nga awawa. At high tide, the herrings come up into the tidal streams. [TWK/MHR] I mua he tini nga aua o te awa Waikare. Long ago, the Waikare river teemed with herring. [NGH3] (Variant of awa)

auau [1] {RH1} [Universal] bark, barking Kua tautau mai taku kuri e whakatuupato mai ana i a au, he aha rānei kei waho. My dog is barking to warn me that there is something outside. [KOM] Riria atu te kuri e auau mai ra. Growl that dog that's barking out there. [TTU] tautau

auee [1] {RH1} [Interjection expressing distress or surprise] alas!, cry out Aue. Exclamation. [TWK] Auee, mamae katoa ana taku tinana. Oh, my body is aching all over. [NKU/TA] Auee, te aroha hoki ki a koe. Oh dear, I feel sad for you. [TWK/MHR] Auee, te tangi o tēnei. Alas the cry of that one! (a pitiful sound). [TWK] Aue ana, ano te mataku i te hau whiowhio. And oh the sound of the whirlwind was frightening. [TTU] Auee mamae katoa ana taku tinana. Oh dear, my whole body is sore. [KOM] Nga mokemoke ka pakaru atu te tangi aue a te whanaunga ki te whanaunga. In times of loneliness, the cry of a relation breaks out to reach other relatives. [NWE] Rangona te auetanga te rawakore, tawahi. The suffering of the homeless overseas can be heard. [TTU]

aukati [1] [Universal] (1) [Verb] to dam a stream, or block passage of people beyond a certain point (2) [Noun] a line beyond which unauthorized persons cannot go without being stopped or resisted. #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] This word means both to dam up a stream, and to prevent or restrict the passage of people by direct action or by imposing a notional boundary line or frontier across which unauthorized movement is prohibited. The word originated in Aotearoa, probably (in view of the first sense mentioned above) as a combination of au “current” (Proto-Polynesian *‘au from Proto Malayo-Polynesian *haruc) and kati “block up, close in, obstruct; barrier, boundary”.

Aukiwa [1] Ngati Aukiwa [Name] He hapū, nō Taemaro (1918)

Aupouri [1] Te Aupouri [Name] Tētahi o ngā iwi rongonui o te Taitokerau.

autaia [1] {KS} [Noun] unpredictable person Kua tatu kē anō te kaupapa ka puta mai te autaia o te ture ka whakarerekeengia anō te kaupapa. The situation had already been agreed upon and decisions made, when an unpredictable government agent arrived and altered the decision already made. [TWK/MHR]

autane [1] {KW} brother in law to a female Ko Raniera te autane o Rina. Raniera is Rina's brother in law. [NGH3]

aute [1] {RKK} [noun] The paper mulberry, Brusonettia papyrifera, brought to Tai Tokerau from Hawaiiki and carefully cultivated until the nineteenth century (the bark was used for making cloth, as it still in in Samoa and Tonga). Manu aute a kite.

auwahine [1] {KW} sister in law to a male Ko ia to maua auwahine. She is our sister in law. [NGH3]

awa [1] {RH1} [Noun] river, creek Tino hōhonu te awa ra! That river is very deep. [HUI] Haere kohia ngā kina ki roto i te awa kia waimāori ai. Go and put the sea eggs into the river to extract the saltiness from them. [KRA] Ko te awa o Awaroa ka tiimata iho i Tangituu, nā Tangituu ka pipii ake ngā toorere wai kia puta atu ki te moana o Whangaroa. The source of the Awaroa stream is at Tangituu, where water comes over the water falls and flows through to the Whangaroa harbour. [TTU] Ko Whangaroa te moana e tere atu nei nga awa o tona rohe. Whangaroa is the harbour the rivers of it's county flow into. [TTU] Ka maroke te wai o te awa rā. The water of the riverbed has dried up. [NKU/TA] Ko te kōrero ko te awa o Waikato hei wai unu mo Tamaki Makaurau. It is said that water from the Waikato river will be used for consumption by Auckland. [TTU] Kei ko te awa o Hokianga. The waters of the Hokianga are over there. [MWA] E rere ana tēnei awa ki te moana. This river flows out to sea. [NKU] Koia tēnei te awa hi kahawai. This is the river where we can catch kahawai. [NKU] Kia tupato te whakawhiti mai ki tēnei taha o te awa. Take care crossing the river. [TWK/MHR] Haere ki te tiki wai i te awa hei horoi i ngā kākahu. Go and fetch some water from the stream to wash the clothes. [TWK/MHR] Ko Waiomio te iingoa o te awa i raro iho i tōkoorua kāinga nei. The name of the river flowing just below your home is Waiomio. [NGH1] Ko te awa kei raro iho i te Marae o Matawaia ko te awa o Te Raparapa, hono atu ki te pūaha o Taumārere. The river just below the Marae of Matawaia is known as Te Raparapa, and it flows into the Taumarere estuary.

awa [2] [Noun] herring. See aua [2]

Awa [3] Ngati Awa [Name] (1) Tētahi o ngā iwi rongonui o te Taitokerau i nga rā o mua; mō ētahi o nga uri o taua iwi, he ingoa hapū ō Ngapuhi, o Te Rarawa hoki, i te tau 1918. (2) Tētahi o ngā iwi e heke mai rā i ngā tāngata o runga o te waka Mataatua, kua nohoia te takiwā o Whakatāne i te Tai Rāwhiti.

awa aropiri [1] {KG} close relationship Ko tēnei te awa aropiri hei whaiinga ma tātou. To get a closer relationship this is what we do. [KP/MHR]

awakeri [1] {R8}

āwangawanga [1] {RH1} anxious, stress related, confused, uncomfortable, disturbed, uncertainty, uneasy (in mind) I awangawanga ahau i te tuatahi mehe he ka haere atu au. I wasn't too sure whether I'd be coming. [TTU] Kua pā mai te āwangawanga ki Te Kaueomua. The uneasiness affected Te Kaueomua. [KOM] Āwangawanga ana me anga pehea te pehea. In two minds about taking steps to resolve the matter at hand. [NWE] Ka awangawanga mātou no tana kore waea mai. We were uneasy because he hadn't phoned. [NGH3]

awatea [1] {KH} [Noun] before midday, midday I tae mai te hapu i te awatea. The family arrived before midday. [TTU] E ara kua awatea kē. Wake up it's already midday. [TTU] Ka awatea ka mutu te ua. It was about midday when the rain stopped, or when it stopped raining. [NKU/TA] I te awatea ka mahue nga mahinga, ka haere katoa mātou ki te kaukau. At midday, we left the gardens and went swimming. [NKU] I te awatea nei kā tae mai te manuhiri ki tō mātou marae. The visitors arrived at our marae at daylight. [NGH1] Awatea kau ana anō, kua haere tātou. As soon as it is daylight we will go. [TWK/MHR] I tatuu mai taku matua i te awatea nei. My father (or uncle) arrived earlier in the day. [KRA] Ka awatea e ara. It is daylight wake up. [KP/MHR] Kia awatea ka haere ai. Leave at daylight. [MWA] Kua tae mai nga tokotoko o te awatea. The dawn has broken. [KT/PTK] Ka awatea te rā, ka rongo koe te tangi o ngā manu. At daylight you will hear the singing of the birds. [NWH] Hei tā Whare Mangu, "E hoa ma. e ara, kua awatea kaha kē". Whare Mangu said “My friends get up it is already broad daylight”. [NGH2] Kua awatea kē hoki. It is already daylight. [NRH] I te awatea, ka wehe te ope a Maui. Maui's party left at dawn. [NGH3] Ka ao ka ao ka awatea! It was light, it was light, and suddenly it became broad daylight. [NKU/TA] atatu , puuao

awau [1] [Pronoun] I, me. This is a variant of ahau and is used in the same contexts.

awāwa [1] {KM} [Noun] valley Te awāwa o ngā iwi katoa. The valleys of all the people. [TWK] E tupu ana tēnā mea te harakeke ki roto i te awāwa. There is a whole plantation of flax growing in the valley. [NKU/TA]

awāwa [2] [Noun] inlet A Motukura he motu kei te awāwa o Waikare. Motukura is an island in the Waikare Inlet. [KP/MHR]

awe [1] {RK6} [Noun] fragments of embers, soot, ash Kua pau kē ngā waro, ko ngā awe nake e toe ana. The embers are gone, only the fragments are left. [KRA] Kua matotoru nga awe o te timera. The soot in the chimney is getting a bit thick. [KP/MHR] Horoia ngā awe o te tiimera. Clean the soot off the chimney. [KT/PTK] I mua atu i tō hokinga ki te moe, tanumia atu ngā waro ki ngā awe, kia māmā ai te tahu i te ahi a te ata. Before you go to bed, cover the embers with ash to make it easier to light the fire in the morning. [TWK/MHR] Te kaha o te kā o te ahi, ka toe mai ngā awe i roto i te puta ahi. The fire burnt so fiercely the soot was left in the chimney. [NWH] Mā wai e haharo nga awe o te tiimera. Who will scrape the silt in the chimney. [NGH2] E raparapa ana ngā awe ki te tiimera. The soot can be seen sticking to the chimney. [NRH]

aweke [1] {KW} [Stative] tricked, deceived Na Hukeumu i aweke a Hongi Hika. Hukeumu deceived Hongi Hika. [NGH3] hangarau , māminga

aweke [2] To worry about (Williams notes this word as from “Ngapuhi”)

āwhā, ...tia [1] {RH1} [Universal] storm, gale, stormy weather He āwhā kei te haere mai no te mea kua mangu katoa ngā kapua o te rangi. A storm is brewing because the sky is dark with black clouds. [KRA] Ki te āwhā, ka waipuke ai, e kore koe e whiti mai i te awa ō Waiomio. When there's a storm, and it floods, you will never be able to ford the Waiomio stream. [NGH1] E āwhā ana te moana, nui ngā ngaru. The sea is rough, there are huge breakers. [TTU] Ka āwha te moana. The storm raged at sea. [NKU/TA] E kitea ātu ana te awhā e haere mai ana. The storm could be seen coming. [NKU/TA] Kua puta mai te āwhā. The storm has broken. [NKU] Kia tuupato kei āwhā ta koutou i te huarahi. Take care least the storm overtakes you on the way. [NKU] He awhā kei te haere mai. A storm is coming. [KP/MHR] Tini kino te awhā inanahi ra, engari i runga mātou o ngā toka. The storm was very bad yesterday, but we were down on the rocks. [KT/PTK] Me waiho tō koutou haere moo āpoopoo, kia āhua mutu te āwhā. Leave your trip till tomorrw, perhaps the storm will have ceased. [TWK/MHR] E āwhā mai ra a Poihākena, tino kino ngā waipuke. There is a storm at Port Jackson, and there is severe flooding. [TWK/MHR] Te mahi a Tāwhirimatea ko te awhā. Storms are the work of the god Tawhirimatea. [TWK] Te āhua mai o te rangi, he āwhā mai ana te moana. From the looks of the sky, there is a storm out at sea. [TTU] I te maringi mai o te ua, ka kite tātou te awhā kino. By the state of the heavy rain falling, we could see it would be a terrible storm. [NWH] I konā te awhā i te rā o te Taite, waipuke katoa ngā papakuu o Matawaia. There was such a big storm on Thursday that the flats of Matawaia were flooded. [KOM] Kua puta nga tohu o te āwhā. The warning signs of an approaching storm have appeared. [NGH2] Ina pupuhi mai te hau i te marangai, e rua e toru rā e awhā ai. When the wind blows from the east, a storm will last for two or three days. [NRH] Te awhā o te motu tukituki pai nga ahua me nga waipuke i nga huarahi rori nga taone kainga noho ano. A frightening storm developed throughout the land and flooded the roads, towns and homes also. [NWE] Kua āwhātia mai te kainga. There is a storm at home. [NKU] Kia tupato kei āwhātia koutou i te huarahi. Take care lest the storm overtakes you on the way. [NKU] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Āwhina This verb covers the provision of assistance, care, relief and succour. In the phrase āwhina-ā-moni (literally “monetary relief”) this has been extended in recent times to “legal aid”. (The word appears to have originated in Aotearoa.)

awheawhe [1] {WMS} [Verb]. Work in a body on anything. Me awheawhe noa tēnāmahi ka oti Let’s work together and complete this task. [WMD]

Awheawhe| [1] {WMS} [Verb] Work in a body on anything. Me awheawhe noa tēnāmahi ka oti Let’s work together and complete this work. [WMD]

āwheto [1] {KW} grub (kumara) Ka kitea ana te awheto, he tohu tērā e tini ana te kumara. When one sees the awheto, it is a sign that kumara will be plentiful. [NGH3] Ina kitea ana te awheto, ko mōhio tonu koe he tau pai mo te kumara. When you see the awheto grub, you know there will be a bumper crop of kumara. [NGH3]

awhi [1] {RH1} embrace, hug, support Ia kore koe e awhi ō tamariki i te wā e tupu ake ana, kua kuare noa iho. Love and nurture your children while they are growing up. [TWK/MHR] I kite atu ahau i a raua e hoki ana, awhi haere te hikoi. I saw them going home embracing each other. [TTU] Kia kaha tātou ki te awhi i a tātou tamariki. We must give strong support to our children. [KOM] Me awhi te mokemoke pu. Offer support both physical and moral to the needy. [NWE] E rua aku ringa hei awhi i a koe. I have two arms to hug you. [NGH3]

āwhina [1] {RH} [Noun] female official of the Ratana Church E haere ana nga āwhina o te hāhi ki Wanganui. The female officials of the Ratana Church, are travelling to Wanganui. [NKU]

āwhina, ...ngia, ...tia [2] {RH1} [Universal] help, assist, support Mā ngā mātua anō e āwhina ngā tamariki e tau ai ki runga i ngā taumata o te mātauranga. It is only through parental help that children will achieve their goals in life. [NGH1] Maku e hoatu ki a koe, he peke kuumara, ko taku awhina tēnei mo tēnā huihuinga. I'll give you a bag of kuumara, as my donation, to that gathering. [TTU] He wahine āwhina ia i te tamariki. That woman is a carer of children. [NKU/TA] Nāna i āwhina ngā rawakore. S/he looked after the poor and destitute. [NKU/TA] Me awhina koe i to teina. You should help your young brother/ sister. [KP/MHR] Haere mai ki te awhina i te whānau. Come and support the family. [NKU] Māku koe e āwhina. I will help you. [KT/PTK] Māku ia e āwhina i roto i ana mahi. I will help her with her work. [TWK/MHR] Haere ki te āwhina i ō whanaunga i roto i ō rātou hēmanwatanga. Go and help your relatives in their time of need. [TWK/MHR] I kōrero mai to hoa ki ahau, i taka atu tana hereni awhina. Your friend told me, he gave some money to them to support. [TTU] Māku koe e āwhina i roto i o mahi. I will help you in your work. [KRA] He wahine tino kaha a Ani Tia ki te awhina i nga taitamariki i roto i nga whare herehere. Ani Tia worked hard to support the young people in prison. [NGH2] Haere ki te āwhina i tō whānau. Go and help your family. [NRH] Haere mai ki te awhina i a mātou. Come and help us. [NGH3] Āwhinangia mai mātou i roto i wēnei mahi. Help us in this work. [NGH2] Haere āwhinatia te iwi e tautohetohe ana i ngā kaupapa a MAI. Go and support the people opposed to the proposals for Multilateral Agreement on Investments. [TWK/MHR] Āwhinatia e koe te mokopuna ki te mokopuna ki te pupuri pene hinu. Help the grandchild to master the holding of a biro pen. [KRA] I āwhinatia tērā noho i te marae e nga hapu katoa i tae atu. That meeting at the marae was supported by all families that were there. [TTU] Ka āwhinatia te manuwhiri e te tangata whenua. The guests or visitors were cared for by the host group. [NKU/TA] Āwhinatia ngā tangata e tata mai ano ki a koe. Be helpful to those around you. [KP/MHR] Ka awhinatia nga kai raranga mai i te putea ratonga. The weavers were supported by the weavers pool. [NKU] Āwhinatia mai ahau ki te mahi kai. Help me to cook food. [KT/PTK] Āwhinatia ngā tamariki kua pania. Look after the children of the deceased. [TWK/MHR] [TWK/MHR] Awhinatia e koutou o te marae te hunga kua tae mai nei. You the home folk, support these one's who've just arrived. [TTU] Āwhinatia mātou i roto i a mātou mahi. Help us in our work. [NWH] Āwhinatia oou mātua kia roa ai ou rā ki te mata o te whenua. Honour your parents so your days will be fruitful on earth. [NGH1] Āwhinatia nga āwhina, hei āwhina i a tātou. Help the supporters to help us. [KOM] Āwhinatia tō whānau i ngā wā katoa. Help your family all the time. [NRH] Āwhinatia ponotia nga kiki hematowatanga katoa. Go to the extreme to help to assist anyhow. [NWE] Awhinatia to iwi i nga wa katoa. Help your people all the time. [NGH3] kaiawhina

āwhitu [1] {KW} (to) regret E tino awhitu ana ahau i aku kupu ki a koe. I deeply regret what I said to you. [NGH3]

ē [1] ee, e [Particle] A word often put at the end of a line or verse in a song or poem to fill it out or draw attention to the meaning. Ka ngaro rā, e aku manu tiutiu it e ata, ē! Lost, alas, are my watchful birds of the dawn! [NM133] Te moenga o te iwi, ē. The sleeping place of the iwi, alas. [NM76]

ē [2] (sometimes shortened to e when followed by another word) ee, e [Exclamation] [Exclamatory particle] A word used to express surprise or disbelief. Ē! Is that so? Really? [TWK] E kī! Is that so! You don’t say! [KOM]

e [1] {W1-3} [Verbal particle] This particle comes before a verb and is used in these ways: *(1) when the verb is followed by ana, nei, nā or rā, e indicates that the action or state is continuing or regular; it can take place in the past, present or future. E mea ana te kōrero, kaua e titiro whakamuri. It is often said, don't look backwards. [KOM] E kī ana nga kōrero ā ngā mātua whakakotahi mai tātou. It is said by the elders, let us unite. [KOM] E mea ana te kōrero, ehara tēnei kupu 'ehiriwhiria' i raro iho nei nā tātou. It is said that the word below 'ehiriwhiria' is not ours. E heke ana te ua kāhore he mutunga. The rain’s coming down without ceasing. Ko wai tērā e karanga mai ra? Who is that calling out? I a ia e kōrero ana, ka hume haere tana reo. While he was speaking, his voice gradually tapered off. *(2) When the verb is followed by ai, the action or state may be present or future, but not past. Nei te hari, ā te wā e tūtataki ai. Oh what joy when we meet again. [TTU] *(3) Following the negative verbs kore and kaua to refer to present or future actions. E kore mātou e whakaae ki te kōrero o te ture. We will never agree with what the law says. [TTU/NTP] E kore ahau e haere. I will not be going. [NKU/TA] E kore rātou e wini. They will not win. [NKU/TA] E kore ahau e whakaae! I will never agree. [NKU] E kore koe e tae ki reira he tawhiti rawa. You will not get there it is too far. [KAPO] Haere whakamua tonu, kaua e peka ki tahaki. Go forward, do not turn aside. [KP/MHR] *(4) With verbs of two syllables (one long or two short vowels) to signal a command. E noho! Sit down! E tū! Stand up! *(5) When the subject of the verb either comes first, marked with mā, or follows a verb or stative which is not marked by ana, ai, nei, nā or rā, esignals that the action will take place in the future. Māku e haere. I’ll go. Mehemea he iti te take a tētahi e noho ia, me noho. Even if the reason to stay is small, stay. [NWE] Tērāpea e tae mai ki konei. He’ll probably turn up here eventually. [WMD]

e [2] [Agentive particle] After passive verbs, this word marks the agent (usually human) responsible for the action. By (but often the normal English equivalent is an active sentence, as in the first example) I riria e ahau tāku kuri mō te āru i a mātou kau miraka. I scolded my dog for chasing our milking cows. [KAPO] Ko aku taonga ēnei i kōrerotia e rātou ma kua wehe atu ko te reo kia mau, kia aroha ki te tangata. These treasures of mine that were spoken of by those who have gone before, are to hold on to the language and to care for mankind. [TWK]

e [3] [Numeral Particle] This word is used before numbers from rua to iwa, and the question word hia (how many?), where they refer to the number of things counted or talked about. E rua anake nga kōrari raranga o te kete, he mangu, he kōwhai. There are only two kinds of flax used for weaving kits, one black and one yellow. [NKU] E whitu ngā rā o te wiki. There are seven days in a week. [KAPO]

e [4] {RPF} [Vocative particle] A word used before names, titles and terms of address, where the first word has two short vowels or one long vowel, when talking or writing to people. Oh. For special emphasis, it can be used before a longer name, or after the name, even with longer words. E hoa ma, peka ake; e puare ana te kainga, to tātou kainga. My friends, come over, our home is open. [NWE] E te iwi e, whakarongo mai! Oh People, listen to me!

e [5] [Conjunction] This particle can be used before the verbal particle ka to signal that what is talked about has not yet happened but might happen or is expected to happen: If, when. Ka nui tana koa e ka tae mai a Meri ki te kainga. He will be delighted if Mary turns up at home. Koia tēnei pepeha mo te mea kite, e ka kitea te taonga makere. Hence this saying abut things which are found, when something which has been cast away is discovered. [LLM]

ea [1] {W1-3} ~nga [Stative] satisfied/answered, fulfilled, redeemed, payment met, a visit returned, returning the favour/gesture Kua ea ngā wawata. (Some person's) desires have been fulfilled. [TWK] Ea pai ana te haere mai. It was worthwhile coming. [TWK] Kua ea te pātai. The question has been answered [KOM] Utua kia ea te nama. Pay it so that the debt is settled. [NWE] Nō te eanga o te pātai, ka mutu te āwangawanga. When the question was answered the uncertainty ended. [KOM] Mama ana te pikaunga o te eanga o nga nama hinengaro katoa. After making full restitution, the burden was lightened. [NWE] Ka hari au te eanga o nga moni. I was pleased when the debt had been repaid. [TWK] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] The primary meaning of this word is “to appear above water or the horizon”. Among a number of metaphorical and analogous extensions is a very significant socio-legal concept, that of having brought a process or series of transactions to completion, expressed in English translations as “avenged, requited, paid for, satisfied”, with the implication of a definitive end, a “full and final” settlement of a debt or grievance. It is derived from the Proto-Polynesian word *e‘a “emerge, appear on surface of water after being submerged”, a meaning retained in many Polynesian languages. In Eastern Polynesian languages it has many additional abstract senses, for example in Hawaiian its meanings include “sovereignty” and “independence”.

ehara [1] {W1-3} [Negative] As a negative word, ehara indicates that whatever is said about them does not apply to the person or thing that this word refers to: not. The phrase to which ehara refers usually comes first in the sentence, even if it would come later in a positive statement. Ehara is used in these ways: *(1) In phrases that would begin with hewhen positive, the subject follows ehara, and the comment is marked by i, with hereplaced by te. Ehara tēnā i te mahi nui (Positive: He mahi nui tēnā). Ehara i te mahi nui, he mahi iti. It is not a big undertaking, it is a small one. Ahakoa e whā nga waewae, engari ehara tēnā i te kau. Although it has four legs, that is not a cow.[WAI] Ehara nga kupu kanga i te kupu pai. Swear words are not good words. [NGH3] I nga pō, ehara ia i te tāne matapō. At nights he is not a blind man. [NGH3] He mahi uaua te tiaki whānau. Ehara i te mahi māmā. Looking after a family is difficult. It is not easy. [NKU] *(2) With ko followed by a name or personal pronoun, the negative sentence can just start with ehara, or follow the same pattern as sentences that would start with he: Ehara ko Hāre te kīngi / Ehara a Hāre i te kīngi. (Ko Hāre te kīngi) *(3) With ko followed by a determiner, ko is usually replaced by te and the sentence is rearranged as with sentences starting with he: Ehara ia i te tumuaki. (Ko te tumuaki ia). Ehara i tēnā, engari ko tēnei. Not that one, but this. However, sometimes for emphasis ehara is simply followed by ko: Ehara ko ēnāngā rīwai mo te whakatō. Those are not the potatoes for planting. [TTU] *(4) When māemphases the actor or agent, ehara simply comes before mā. Ehara māna e haere. (Māna e haere). *(5) When nā emphases the actor or agent, ehara can just be added before nā, or nā can be replaced by i plus a determiner (without further rearranging the sentence). Ehara nāku te poaka i tunu / Ehara i ahau te poaka i tunu. (Nāku te poaka i tunu). Ehara nāku i waruwaru ngā kuumara, nā taku teina kē i waru. I didn't peel the sweet potatoes, it was my younger sister. [TWK] *(6) In sentences where nā or nō indicate ownership or responsibility, the possessive particle is often replaced by i followed by a determiner. Ehara i a koe te hē. Nōu te hē. Ehara ēnei i au. These things do not belong to me. [NKU] *(7) With other uses of nā, nō, mā, and mō, ehara simply comes before the particle: Ko ngā whakaakoranga ā nga tūpuna ko nga rākau hei nohonga mō nga manu, ehara mō ngātamariki. The teaching of the grandparents are that the trees are for birds to perch on, not children. [KP/MHR] Ehara nāku ēnā riwai. Those potatoes aren't mine. [TTU/NTP] *(8) When a question is phrased negatively, ehara can be used to indicate that a positive statement would have the correct information in it. However, if the negative question ends with the particle nē, ehara confirms that the negative statement would be correct. Kāhore a Paora i konei? Ehara, kei konei ia. Kāhore a Paora i konei, nē? Ehara, kīhai ia kia tae mai. *(9) When followed by noa, ehara indicates that the next statement is only partly correct. By the way, not only Ehara noa te raruraru i mau ai te wehe i waenganui i a tātou, engari ko ahau ano hoki te kore whakaaro kia kōrero tahi tātou e kanohi ki te kanohi. It wasn't the only problem that created division amongst us, but I also know that we should have thought to talk to one another, face to face. [NWE] (See also the separate entry for ehara i te mea.)

ehara [2] [Exclamation] An expression to draw a listener or reader’s attention to an exciting or important part of a narrative. Sure enough! Behold! Kotahi anake tana puhinga. Ehara! Kua mate te poaka.

ehara i te mea [1] [Negative phrase] This phrase is used to signal that the statement which follows it is not accurate. Ehara i te mea nāku ake, nā māua tokorua i mahi. I kite tinana ahau i a ia, ehara i te mea i kite ariā..

ehenga [1] [Noun] Cry of distress or anguish. Me papatuanuku mai tō ehenga. Let your cry be like that of creation. [TTU]

EHINU [1] {WAI} [Definitive pronoun] This word is used to refer to a group of things or people that you want to draw attention to without saying exactly which ones or how many there are: some, certain Kei hea ehinu o nga toki? Where are some of the axes? [WAI] When speaking of people, the equivalent forms etokohinu or tokohinu can be used. (See also ētahi)

eho, ...a [1] {WAI} [Stative] clear, easily discernable whakaeho

ei [1] {W1-3} [Interjection] A word expressing surprise or astonishment, and often disagreement, with a preceding statement. Who said so? Ei tā wai i teka ko koe hei kōrero mō mātou. Who said you were to speak on our behalf? [KOM] Ei? Who said so? What’s that? [TWK]

eka [1] {W1-3} [Noun] acre He eka whenua. An acre of land. [TWK] Kotahi eka i hoatu e taku tupuna hei mahinga kai. One acre was given by my grandfather for a garden. [KOM] (From English)

eke [1] ~a, ~ria, ~ngia; ~nga {W1-3} [Universal] (1) put oneself on something, for example get on board a bus, embark, go on to a marae, mount a horse, climb, ascend or reach the top of a mountain; achieve a goal. Ka eke ia ki tōna taumata. She reached a grand old age. [NKU/TA] Kua eke koe ki te taumata o te matauranga. You have attained the peak in education. [KAPO] Eke atu koe i te puke ra, kua kite atu koe i taku kāinga. As you ascend that mountain you will see my home. [TTU] Kua eke ngā ākonga ki te taumata o te matauranga. The students have reached the top of their education. [NGH2] Ka eke i nga taumata o te matauranga o tauiwi. They've reached the heights of pakeha education. [NWE] Kua eke rātou ki runga i te maunga. They've climbed that mountain. [NRH] Kua eke mai te rōpu kapa haka ki runga ki te marae. The performing group have arrived on the marae. [KRA] Ka eke ia ki te taumata, ka tuoho. When he reached the summit, he bowed his head in humility. [NKU] Kua eke mai te iwi nei. The people have arrived. [KT/PTK] A te mane toku papa, mama eke mai ai ki te huritau. On monday, my mother and father are coming to the birthday. [TTU] Me eke hoiho koe. You should get on the horse. [KAPO] Ko ekea e ia tana taraka. He mounted his truck [WAI] Ka ekeria ia ki te taumata ka tuohu. When he reached the summit he bowed his head. [NKU] Kua ekeria e koe ki te tihi o te maunga o Ngaiotonga. You have climbed to the peak of Ngaiotonga. [KAPO] Ekeria te maunga kia kitea ai te moana nui. Ascend that mountain and you will see the ocean. [NRH] I ekeria te marae o Te Huia te ra. The arrival at Te Huia marae was yesterday. [TTU] I ekeria te maunga e rātou. They scaled the mountain. [NKU/TA] Kua ekengia te marae e te manuhiri tuuārangi. The visitors from afar have descended upon the marae. [KRA] Ko te ekenga tēnei o ngā tangata ki runga i te waka. This is where people can embark on the boat. [KAPO] Te ekenga o ngā tāngata ka kitea kua whati ngā hoe. It wasn't until the people climbed aboard the canoe, that it was found, the paddles were broken. [NWH] I te ekenga atu ki runga i te toropuke, ka kitea atu te awa o Taikirau. As you ascend the incline, you will see the Taikirau stream [KOM] I te ekenga o te manuhiri ki runga i te marae ka mihia e ngā kaumātua. When the visitors arrived onto the marae, the elders welcomed them. [NGH2] Hinga ake te pa i tona ekenga e te hoariri. Upon his arrival, the stronghold was captured. [NWE] Te ekenga o te huarahi he teitei. The way up the hill is very steep. [MHR] No te ekenga ki te maunga ka kitea te nui o te whenua. It wasn't until the mountain was ascended that the enormity of the land was observed. [NRH] I te ekenga ki runga ka kitea whānuitia te whenua e wawatatia ana. Upon reaching the top we saw the vastness of this land we had dreamed about [TWK] I te ekenga o te poti ki runga i ngā toka, ka pakaru. When the boat came upon the rocks, it disintegrated. [KRA] No te ekenga o te iwi ra, ka kitea te tini o ngā kaumātua. It wasn't until the people arrived that it was seen there were so many old people. [KT/PTK] Ko aku mātua ētahi i roto i te ropu no te ata nei to rātou ekenga te maunga Taratara. My elders were part of the group that climbed mount Taratara this morning. [TTU] I te ekenga mai o te manuhiri ka rere te karanga. As the visitors stepped on the marae the calls of welcome rang out. [NKU] Ko te ekenga atu i te motoka, i mahue ai tana hu. Upon her getting into the car, she lost her shoe. [NKU/TA] Eke pāneke, piki ake, kake ake. *** [TWK]

eke [2] [Verb] (2) copulate Ka eke te tangata i tana wahine mutu noa. The man mounted his wife and copulated. [NKU] (From eke [1]). Cf. ekeeke

ekeeke [1] {WL6} sexual movement (Reduplicated form of eke [2])

ekoa [1] ~ia {WAI} [Universal] append I raro iho, ka ekoaia e te kaituhi ana whakaaro. At the bottom, the author had appended his thoughts [WAI]

emi [1] also emiemi [Stative] assembled, gathered together.

emi [2] {WMD} [Stative] be ashamed (From Proto-Polynesian *‘emi “flinch, draw back”.)

emiemi [1] [Stative] assembled (reduplicated form of emi [1])

emiemi [2] [Noun] the “pito” of the hue – that is, the remains of the petals and petal-like leaves (bracts) which remain at the base of the gourd after the flower has withered and the fruit of the hue develops. See hue. (Probably from Proto-Polynesian *‘emi “flinch, draw back” [see emi [2]; cf. Hawaiian emiemi “lowering, decreasing, diminishing, lagging slowly”.) [Photo: Te Māra Reo]

ēnā [1] eenaa, ena (Plural of tēnā; wēnā is a common variant form) {W1-3} [Demonstrative determiner] A word used to refer to two or more objects, people, or places which are close to the person you are talking or writing to: those (by you) He pouaka pai ēnā. Those are good boxes.[WAI] Hei aha ēnei, titiro ki ēnā. Never mind these, have a look at those ones. [TWK] Kahore ēnā nga kakahu tika. Those are not the right clothes you’ve got. [NGH2] Kāti ēnā kōrero āu mo tō tuahine. That's enough of your talk about your sister. [TTU] Mōna ēnā kakahu. Those clothes by you are for her. [TWK]

ene [1] {WAI} flatter He toki ia ki te ene tangata. He is a gun at flattering people [WAI]

ēnei [1] eenei, enei (Plural of tēnei; wēnei is a common variant form) {W1-3} [Demonstrative determiner] A word used to refer to two or more objects, people, or places which are close to the person you are talking or writing to, and to times close to the present: these Nāku ēnei mea. These are mine. [TWK] Me mau atu ēnei ki te kainga.Take this lot home. [TTU] Ko ēnei ngā kaihautuu. These are the leaders. [NKU/TA] Kīhai ēnei tamariki i haere. These children did not go. [NKU/TA] Ehara ēnei i a au. These things do not belong to me. [NKU] Māu ēnei taonga. These treasures are for you. [KAPO] Ko ēnei aku tuahine. These are my sisters (spoken by a male). [WAI] Ko ēnei nga kōrero e rapu ana. These are the words he is searching for. [NWH] Ko ēnei nga mahi. This is the work (i.e. these things are to be done). [KOM] Ēnei riwai ko pirau katoa. These potatoes are all rotten. [MHR] Haria ēnā, engari waiho ēnei. Take those, but leave these. [NRH] Nō taku mokopuna ēnei huu. These shoes belong to my grandchild. [KRA] Ko ēnei ngā maunga rongonui o tēnei wāhi ko Urupukapuka, ko Te Poroporo, ko Puukoni, ko Whakairipiha, ko Mahongatiitii. These are well known islands fom this place, Urupukapuka, Te Poroporo, Puukoni, Whakairipiha and Mahongatiitii. [KT/PTK] Tīkina mai ēnei rīwai, kia kī ai tō kete. Come and gather these potatoes to fill your kit. [TWK/MHR]

engari [1] {WL6} [Conjunction] This word connects two statements, to indicate that the second gives information that contrasts with or adds something new and different to what is said in the first. In answer to a question, or following from something just said (for example, by another speaker), engari also introduces a comment suggesting or adding something that contrasts with the statement it refers to: but, on the other hand, however. Kua whakahokia mai ngā mere pounamu i tāwāhi, engari horekau e mōhiotia ana ka takoto ki hea. The greenstone artefacts have been returned from overseas, but it is not known where they will be housed. I haere au engari i noho ia. I went but he remained behind. [NKU/TA] Engari anō, ehara i tāku engari hei tāu. Not so mine, but yours. [TWK] Engari pēnei kē te kōrero a Te Kauaeomua. On the contrary, this is what Te Kauaeomua has to say. [KOM] Ko te hoki a mātou āpōpō, engari te ahua nei ko ā tēnei ra. We were going back tommorrow but now it looks like today. [TTU] Haere koutou katoa inaianei engari kia tūpato. Go now all of you but be careful. [NKU] Mā koutou ēnei pipi engari kaua e wareware ki te whakamoemiti ki a Tangaroa. These pipi are for you all but do not forget to thank Tangaroa. [KAPO] Ahakoa e whā nga waewae, engari ehara tēnā i te kau. Although it has four legs, that is not a cow. [WAI] Engari anō, kaua e horo rawa. However, don't be too quick. [WAI] E tū mai ana mātou, engari e mōhio ana mātou e hēana. We are standing, but we know we are wrong. [NWH] Ki ā koe taku koti, engari waihoa mo te wā poto noa iho. You can use my coat, but for a short time. [NGH2] He pai te hanga o te tāhuhu o te whare, engari ngā hāena o te tāhuhu e kī ana i te kōhao. The roof of the house looks nice, but the irons are full of holes. [MHR] Horekau e pai ana te haunga o te kānga wai, engari mo te reka hoki. Fermented corn doesn't have the best aroma, but it is delicious. [KRA] Me mau e koe tēnā mea, engari kia mahara ki te whakahoki mai. You can take that, but remember to bring it back. [KT/PTK] I tono mai ia i a au, engari mō tēnā! He asked me for a loan, but as for that! [NKU] E tautoko ana ahau i tō kaupapa, engari tukua mā te iwi whānui e whakatatū. I support your project, but share it with the people for them to endorse. [TWK/MHR] Engari pea tēnā. That could be considered. Yes that could work. That might be better. [MWA/ NKU] Engari mō tēnā. Alas for that one. [MWA] Engari koe. Perhaps you. [MWA] (See also otirā)

engia [1] {WAI} [Particle] seemingly Engia ko Te Tihi ka ora mai. It looks as if Te Tihi is getting better. [WAI]

Enoka [1] [Personal name] Enoch (a Biblical name)

epa [1] {WAI} [Noun] back poles in a wharenui. Kia wha putu te tawhitiwhiti o ia epa. Let the back poles each be four feet apart. [WAI] Ki kona nga epa o te wharenui. Put the poles for the back wall there. [WAI]

epa [2] ~ina {WAI} [Universal] throw (especially with force or vigour). I kite ano koe i te epa a Napo? Did you see Napo's big throw? [WAI] Epaina te paoro ki a ia. Throw him the ball. [WAI]

Eparaima [1] [Personal name] Ephraim. Ā i huaina e Hohepa te ingoa o te tuarua ko Eparaima: Mōku hoki i meinga ahau e te atua kia hua i te whenua o tōku tangihanga. And so Joseph named his second son Ephraim: God has allowed me to be fruitful in the land of my tribulation. [Ken.41:52] (Biblical name)

ērā [1] eeraa, era (Plural of tērā; wērā is a common variant form) {W1-3} [Demonstrative determiner] A word used to refer to two or more objects, people, or places which are far off, and to distant times (past or future): those. When followed by atu, ērā signals that there also several different things or people of the kind that have been spoken about: other, others. Ehara ēnei, engari ērā. Not these but those over there. [TWK] He heihei ērāmanu. Those birds are hens. [WAI] Ko ērā au e hiahia ana. Those are the ones I want. [KOM] He rerekē nga kupu a ērā e noho mai ra i te Hiku o te Ika, i a mātou o te tuawhenua. The dialects of the Northern people differ from those of the inland people. [TWK/MHR]

Erana [1] [Place name] Eden. Te haranga o Arama me Iwa ki nga tohutohu a te atua, i roto te kari o Erana i taka ai te tangata ki te mate. When Adam and Eve went against God's teachings in the Garden of Eden, they sinned and mankind were made to suffer. [TTU] (Biblical transliteration)

Erana [2] [Personal name] (Possibly from English “Ellen”)

Ere [1] [Personal name] He ingoa tupuna.

Erehi [1] [Personal name] Hurahurahia nga paraikete o Erehi. Erehi's blankets were uncovered. [TWK/MHR]

Erehu [1] [Personal name] Ka haere te whānau Erehu kia kereemetia tō rātou whenua. The Erehu whānau went to put in a claim for their land. [TWK]

Eri [1] [Personal name] He ingoa tupuna.

Eriapo [Personal name] He ingoa tupuna.

Erihapeti [Personal name] Elizabeth (From English).

Erina [Personal name]

Eru [1] [Personal name] Ed Ko Eru te kaitā o te nupepa. Eru is the editor of the newspaper. [KP/MHR] (Shortened form of Eruera)

Eruera [1] [Personal name] Edward, Edwards (From English “Edward”).

ētahi [1] eetahi, etahi (Plural of tētahi; Variant or equivalent forms are wētahi and ehinu) {WL6} [Definitive pronoun] This word is used either by itself or followed by a noun to refer to a group of people or things that you want to draw attention to without saying exactly which ones or how many there are: some, certain. When two phrases containing ētahi follow each other (as in the first example), this draws attention to differences between two sets of people or things: some … others. He rerekē te titiro ā ētahi ki ētahi. Some people have a different perspective to others. [TWK/MHR] Mauria ētahi kuumara hei kai māu. Bring some sweet potatoes for your meal. [KRA] Kua ngaro ētahi wāhanga. Certain sections are missing. [UNI] Me hoatu e koe ētahi o ngā tio ma Keti. You give some of the oysters for Katie. [TTU] Kāhore ētahi o mātou i haere. Some of us never went. [NKU/TA] E noho ana ētahi e haere ana ētahi. Some are staying while others are going on. [NKU] Māu ētahi o ēnei kūmara. Some of these kumara are for you. [KAPO] Ko ēnei ētahi o nga taonga i ngaro. These are some of the treasures that were lost. [WAI] Homai ētahi kōrero, kia mārama ai mātou. Give us some words of clarification. [NWH] Ētahi o ngā kumara e pai ana mo te kohue, engari ētahi e pirau ana. Some of the kumara are good for boiling, but some are rotten. [MHR] Ko ētahi ēnei o ngā tamariki o Te Kohanga Reo o Mahore. These are some of the children from the Kohanga Reo of Mahore. [NRH] Ehara ētahi e ruarua te haere. But only some are going. [TWK] Homai ētahi aporo maku. Give me apples. [MWA] Homai ētahi o ngā mea na. Just give me some of those things. [KT/PTK] Homai ētahi o ō kākahu mō te whānau pani. Give some of your clothing for the orphaned family. [TWK/MHR]

Etana [1] [Personal name] Ko Rikihana Etana tētahi o nga kaumātua rongonui nō Te Kao. Rikihana Etana was one of the famous kaumātua from Te Kao.

ētē [1] ete, eetee [Interjection] Come on! Get a move on! Go for it!

eti [1] {WAI} recoil from, shy away, be timid Ka eti mai ahau i ana kōrero morikarika. I recoiled from his disgusting words. [WAI] "Kaua e whakatu i te eti, tu kaha mai". Don't show you shyness, but stand tall and strong. [WAI]

etokohinu [1] [Definitive pronoun] This word is used to refer to a group of people that you want to draw attention to without saying exactly which ones or how many there are: some, certain.

eu [1] * breast (??) * [cross-referenced from uu [2] but no entry in database]

ewa {WAI} see whakaewa

ewe [1] [Noun] (1) placenta, afterbirth. Ka tanumia te ewe o te tamaiti. The child's afterbirth was buried. [NKU/TA] *(2) a person’s native land. (From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ewe, “afterbirth; womb”.) Cf. whenua

hā [1] [Noun] fragrance, essence, breath Ko te hā o te manu. The fragrance of the bird. [TWK] Ki te ngaro te ha, ka mate te iwi Māori. If the essence is lost, the Māori will die. [NGH3] Te ha hoki o tātou kai. [NGH3]

hae [3] {CL1} [Stative] jealousy, envy He tangata hae ia. He is a jealous man. [NKU/TA] Ka hae na te ātaahua. His jealousy was because of her beauty. [NKU/TA] Te nuinga o te tangata i te wa e mate wahine, tane ana e uru ana ano te hae. In the days when one was chasing girls, boys, jealousy was always present. [TTU] E hae ana te kotiro ki tona tuakana. The girl is envious of her elder sister. [NGH3] Kei te hae a Mihi kia a Tama i te awhina i tō rāua matua i a Tama. *** [KAPO] porohae, harawene, puhaehae

hae, ...a [1] {CL1} [Universal] gleam, shine as the dawn or stars Haea o koutou ngakau haunga o kakahu. Clear your hearts, not so much your outer appearance. [TWK/MHR] Look at yourself, cleanse your hearts, not your clothes. [TTU]

hae, hahae, hahaea, ...hae, ...haetia [2] {CL1} [Universal] slit, slash, cut up, sting I hahae tēnākoroke ona toto ake, hore ia i whakaae hei uri ia no rātou. That man totally destroyed his own lineage, he did not consider himself one of them. [TTU] Ka hahaea te korokoro. The throat is slit. [HUI] Kua haehae katoa toku korokoro i te kainga reemana. My throat is stinging, from eating too many lemons. [TTU] I haehae u tonu ki te hinengaro, anei te mamae, te tangi o te whaea ki tona hoa kua hemo. The widow's cry cut right to the bone, with her anguish at the loss of her husband. [TTU] Ka haehaetia nga kakahu katoa. All the clothes were slashed to shreds. [NGH3]

haeana [1] Eng. [Universal] iron (roofing), to iron/press I te kaha o te awhā, tata whara ngātangata i te reretanga o ngā haeana o te whare. The intensity of the storm dislodged the roofing iron almost, injuring the people. [TWK/MHR]

haere, ...a, ...re, ...retia, ...nga [1] {CL1} [Universal] go, depart, with mai come here Me haere koe ki te kohikohi i ngā heki o ngā rakiraki. You go and collect the duck eggs. [TTU] Haere mai, mauria mai ngā wahie na, ki konei. Come, bring that firewood over here. [NKU]"Haere mai, te tangi o te reo powhiri. The welcoming call was, "haere mai, haere mai". [TTU] E haere ana koe ki hea? Where are you going? [NKU/TA] Haere mai ki konei! Come here! [NKU/TA] Karanga manuhiri haere mai! haere mai! The welcome calls to the visitors begin with haere mai! haere mai! [NKU/TA] Me haere tātou ki te whakarongo. Let us go and listen. [NKU] Kahore ahau i haere mai ki te noho noa iho. I did not come just to sit. [NKU] Kua hōhā ahau ki a koe no reira haere whakawatea. You're a nuisance so go away. [TTU] Kua haerea te ao e toku tuahine, inaianei kua anga mai te mata ki te kainga. My sister's travelled the world, but now yearns for home. [TTU] Haereretia ana te huarahi, e nga wairua i nga wa katoa mai i te whanaunga mai o te tangata. Right from birth, people's spirits travel that path. (to the creator) [TTU] Te haerenga o te iwi nei. The people's journey. [TWK] I te haerenga o rātou pai. On their journey of goodwill. [TWK] I te haerenga mai o ngā tupuna i haerengia tēnei whenua e rātou rararo, hore he waka huarahi i tērā wa. During our ancestors time they walked the land because there was no road transport available. [TTU] No te haerenga mai o te iwi rā, ka mahue a Marama ki muri. When those people came, Marama was left behind. [NKU/TA] Ka hiikoi haerenga te whenua. There was a long trek across the land. [NKU/TA] I te haerenga mai o Kupe he piwakawaka te kaikaranga i a ia. When Kupe came it was the fantail that welcomed him.[NKU] Ko te haerenga mai tēnei o Whiti ki Kororareka. This is the track Whiti took when he came to Russell. [KP/MHR] Ko nga haerenga rararo o rātou ma kua kore. The paths they travelled on foot are no longer used. [TTU] Haere atu! Go away!. [NKU/TA] Haere mai Come forward! [NKU/TA] Ka haere kaika te whānau kei mahue. The family hurried in case they were left behind. [NGH3]

haere [2] [Auxilliary Verb] when haere directly follows another verb, it signals that an ongoing process is under way. (1) with neuter verbs (pau, riro, etc.) and statives, haere indicates that a state is steadily changing in size or intensity: Ka pau haere te kai. The food is getting used up. Kua pā mai te aroha ki te kukupa, e iti haere ana, nā te mahi a te kararehe, te paihamu. It is sad that the numbers of pigeon are dwindling due to the ravaging of the possums. *(2) with other verbs, haere emphasises that an action or process is continuing: Ka piki haere nga utu. Prices kept on increasing; hīkoi haere, going hither and thither, on the move. I kūpapa haere ia, kia kore ai e kitea atu. He crawled along so that he might not be seen.

haha [1] {WAI} [Universal] to seek for Me haha kei hea te rongoa. Let's search for the remedy. [NGH3] kimi, rapu

HAHANA [1] [Stative] damp-dry E hahana tonu ana ngā kākahu, ka kākahutia. The garments were only partly dry when they were worn. [TWK/MHR]

hahau [2] ~tia. [Verb] encourage, give support to. Mau e hahau atu nga kōrero o te tuakana. Support your older siblings view. [TTU] Cf. whakahau

hāhi [1] Eng. [Noun] church, faith, church denomination He maha ngā hāhi o te motu nei i naianei. There are many religions in this land now. [HUI] Hāhi Pakeha te nuinga i tēnei rā. The European faiths dominate today. [TTU] Taki tahi te hāhi Māori i mua, anga tonu ki a Io Matua Kore te hahi Pakeha, he maha. In former times, the Māori faiths turned to Io Matua Kore, within the Pakeha churches there are many faiths. [TTU]

hahunga [Derived Noun] the process, time or place of preparing the bones for re-burial. #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Hahunga This is the nominalized form of the root hahu “to disinter the bones of the dead before moving them to a final resting place”. The term hahunga referred to the actual disinterment along with the scraping of the bones and ritual practices, including the use of the umu karihau (a sacred oven) and te popoki (specially prepared sacred food). The root word appears to derive from Proto-Fijiic *safu, whose modern derivatives have a range of meanings to do with pulling up, smoothing and scraping; only Māori uses the word in connection with mortuary practices.

hahu [1] ~a, ~nga {CL1} [Universal] (1) disinter bones, exhume. Na ngā matua i hahu ngākoiwi. The elders removed the remains of the deceased. [TTU] Ko Taimihitata te tupapaku i hahua mai i Pukewharariki ki Pukepoto, kia takoto huihui ai rātou ko ngātungane. It was Taimihitata's remains which were moved from Pukewharariki to Pukepoto, so they could rest together with the remains of her brothers. [KH 13:117:25]. Ka hahua nga koiwi ka taria ki te wahi tapu. The bones were exhumed and then taken to the cemetery. [NGH3] *(2) dig up. Nga taro i hahua mai no te manga ko Waitaro. The taro was dug, from the stream named Waitaro. [TTU] *(3) unearth. Hahua nga tikanga o rātou ma, kia kitea ai he Māori tuturu tātou. Unearth their traditions so that we can be seen as being truly Māori. [TTU] *(4) scrape out, hollow out by scraping. Timata hahunga Ngatokimatawhaorua roto i te ngahere Puketi. Puketi forest, was the birthsite of Ngatokimatawhaorua. [TTU] I hahua ka whakatinanatia ka puta te hahunga i ea, he tangata. First the earth was dug up and from out of the unearthing man was formed. [TTU] # hahunga [Derived Noun] the process, time or place of preparing the bones for re-burial. #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Hahunga This is the nominalized form of the root hahu “to disinter the bones of the dead before moving them to a final resting place”. The term hahunga referred to the actual disinterment along with the scraping of the bones and ritual practices, including the use of the umu karihau (a sacred oven) and te popoki(specially prepared sacred food). The root word appears to derive from Proto-Fijiic *safu, whose modern derivatives have a range of meanings to do with pulling up, smoothing and scraping; only Māori uses the word in connection with mortuary practices.

hahuki [1] {WMS} [Noun] Kūmara pit (Williams notes this word as from “Ngapuhi”).

hai [1] {CL1} future preposition Hai apopo, ka haere taua, ki te patu kukupa. Tomorrow we'll go to shoot pidgeon. [TTU] hei

haina [1] {CL1} Eng. [Universal] sign Na ngā tupuna i haina, i Waitangi te tiriti. The ancestors signed the treaty at Waitangi. [TTU] Na o tātou matua i haina te tiriti o Waitangi anei kia kotahi me te Pakeha he ngai hore i tika. Our ancestors signed the treaty of Waitangi so we would live as one with the Pakeha, but this did not happen. [TTU] Hainatia te Tiriti. Sign the treaty. [TWK] I hainatia te tiriti e rātou, kia whakahonore te Māori, te Pakeha, e kotahi, hore i tika. Both signed to honour each other but it did not eventuate. [TTU] I hainatia e te kaumatua ona tika, kia puta he hua ki ona uri katoa. The old man signed his rights to his children to benefit all his descendants. [TTU]

haiona [noun] iron (for pressing clothes) Eng.

haka, ...ngia [1] acting up to show discontent, to perform the haka war dance E haka mai ra te koroke ra ki nga kōrero o ona whanaunga. Our friend there is very upset with his relations words. [TTU] Koia e haka nei te Māori i ngā ra o Waitangi. Today on Waitangi day the Māori express their opposition. [TTU] Te haka, me te waiata e kawe ana i taua ra. The dance performances and songs make that day. Tēnā te ropu i hakangia, te papa, unga mai te Kawanatanga. That was the group that performed at the grounds when the Crown came on. [TTU] E hakangia ana te manuhiri e u mai ana ki runga marae. Visitors are challenged with haka as they arrive on the marae. [TTU]

hakahaka [1] {WAI} [Stative] low in pitch, short in height, or shallow Me hikia ake te rangi, he hakahaka rawa. Bring the note up, it's too low. [NGH3] He hakahaka atu ia i a Mere. She's shorter than Mere. [NGH3] poto

hākari hākari, hakari [1] {CL1} [Noun] feast, celebration, entertainment Tae atu maua, ka takoto te hākari a aua tangata. When we arrived these people had already laid out a feast. [KH 13:112:54] Ko te hākari te mana, te tapu, te wehi. The feast of celebration embraces spiritual acknowledgement. [TTU] Mai i a nehe ra ano ki te Māori te kai hakari, he poroporoaki whakamarie te hunga kua mahue mai ki muri, he maharatanga. Since the old times Māori have eaten meals of celebration, after funerals to pay tribute to and to remember those who have passed away. [TTU] A te ono karaka te hakari. The banquet will be at six o'clock. [NGH3] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Hākari“Entertainment, feast”; also the high wooden framework on which food was placed for a feast, and “gift, present”. Probably from Nuclear-Polynesian *sakali, “flesh of the mature coconut”, echoed in Māori in the other meanings of hākari: “yolk of an egg” and “roe of a fish”.

hake [1] hunch back, humped

hakerekere [1] {WAI} [Stative] to be downcast, depressed He aha tau e hakerekere mai na? Why are you so downcast/sad? [NGH3]

haki [1] {CL1} Eng. [Universal] car jack Kaua e wareware ki te uta i te haki ki runga i tōmotokā mo te rarurarutanga o ngā wiira o tō motokā, hei haki i a koe. Don't forget to put the jack in your car, in case some trouble occurs with the wheels of your car, you have a jack. [KRA] Tupato tou taha, kia ata haki, kia huri ai te tuporo nei. Be careful as you slowly use the jack to turn this log. [TTU]

haki [2] {CL1} [Noun] flag E peepepe mai ana te haki i roto i te hau. The flag was flapping in the breeze. [KRA] Kei ahau te haki i takatakahia ra i te ra o Waitangi. I have the flag that was trampled on at Waitangi. [TTU]

haki [3] {CL1} Eng. n cheque Nāku i uhi ki te haki. I paid it by cheque. [NKU/TA] Tuhia mai he haki hei utu i ā tāua nama. Write a cheque to pay our accounts. [KRA]

hakihaki [1] {WAI} [Noun] scabies, sores Kapi katoa te tinana o te kuri i te hakihaki. The dogs body was completely covered with scabies. [NGH3]

hākiki [1] {WAI} [Stative] overbearing, unkind He tangata hakiki a Tono. Tono is an overbearing/domineering person. [NGH3]

hakirara [1] light hearted ditty Ko ngā waiata hakirara, i kohikohia e Te Kerei. Here are the ancient light hearted songs collected by Sir George Grey. [NKU/TA]

hako [1] monkey

hakohako [1] {WMS} [Stative] Heaped up. Taki hakohako nga kete ka kohure. (Williams notes this word as from Te Rarawa).

HAKORE [1] {WAI} [Stative] tasteless E hakore te miiti mehemea kahore he tote. Meat has no taste when there is no salt. [NGH3]

hakune [1] {WAI} [Stative] be deliberate, find fault with Kia hakune marie, kaua e hohoro. Don't be too hasty, be deliberate. [NGH3] Kihai au i haere mai ki te hakune. I didn't come here to find faults. [NGH3]

hama [1] v.t., [Noun] dislodge, hammer Mauria mai he hama hei pao i ngā tio i runga i ngā toka. Bring a hammer to dislodge the oysters from the rocks. [] Pai kē atu tāku nei i tāu i te mea he hama tawhito tāu. My hammer is better than yours, because yours is very old (worn out). []

HAMA [2] {WAI} [Stative] pale E hama ana to kiri. Your skin is pale. [NGH3] koma

hama, ...hama, ...ngia, ...hamangia ...tia, [1] [Universal] a hammer, to strike Homai te hama na. Give me that hammer. [NGH3] Mau e hama nga nera nei. You hammer down these nails. [NGH3] Naku te pou rā i hama kia [Universal] It was me that hammered the stake in so that it was firm. [TTU] Nā te pākehā te hama i mau mai ki Aotearoa. The hammer was introduced to New Zealand by the European. [HUI] Homai te hama. Pass the hammer. [NKU/TA] Me hamahama ngā pāua kia ngāwari ai. Pound the abalone so they become tender. [HUI] Hamahama, kia mōhio ai, kia rongo ai, kia u ai. Hammer (these points home), so that they know, they hear and they can take it in. [TTU] Ma koutou nga TAMATA e hamahama ki te rākau. You beat the floor mats (newly woven) with sticks. [NKU] I riria nga tamariki i a rātou e hamahama ana i ngā huarākau kia taka iho ki te whenua. The children were reprimanded for hitting the fruit, trying to dislodge it from the trees. [TWK/MHR] Hamangia tēnei taha o te papa. Hit this side of the board. [TTU] Hamangia atu te neera e puta ake na, kei mau hoki nga kakahu o te tangata. Hit that protruding nail so that it will not catch on people's clothes. [TWK/MHR] Ka hamahamangia nga neera ki te pātu. The nails were hammered into the walls. [NKU/TA] Ka hamatia te kōrero kia noho mōhio ai rātou. Hammer home the point so they understand. [TTU]

hāmama [Universal] yawn, open your mouth wide, gape of the mouth Hamama mai ra te māngai o te koroke ra. He's having a yawn. [TTU] Hāmama mai tō māngai kia kitea atu ai e te rata, he aha te mate o tō korokoro. Open your mouth wide to allow the doctor to inspect your throat. [TWK/MHR] E hāmama mai ra te māngai o te koroke ra. That person over there is mouthing off. [TTU] E hāmama ana toona waha. His mouth was wide open. [NKU/TA] Kaua tō mangai e hāmama mai. Don't you dare open your mouth. [NKU/TA] Tēnā, me hāmama mai to māngai. Now open your mouth. [NKU] Hāmama mai to māngai kia kite atu ahau i o niho. Open your mouth so that I can see your teeth. [KP/MHR]

hamanu [1] {CL1}

hamu [1] [Universal] scavenge, beg (usually for food) Na ka puta ngā kuri ki te hamu kai. The dogs came out scavenging for food.[NKU] Ka hoki mai te kuri ki te hamu i nga toenga miiti. The dog came back to scavenge for the left over bits of meat. [NGH3]

hāmure [1] {WMS} haamure, hamure [Verb] Catch vermin in the hair. (Williams notes this word as from “Ngapuhi”) = hāpaki, hākure

HANĀ [Universal] scorch Kaua e tino pātata tō tuu ki mua i te kāpura, kei hanā ō kākahu. Don't stand too close to the fire, your clothes might get scorched. [KRA] I hanā tō hāte i te haeona. Your shirt was scorched from the iron. [NKU/TA] Na, kua hanā to kiri i te kai a te rā. See the sun has beaten your skin and scorched it. [NKU] Nuku atu kei hanā o kakahu e te ahi. Move over the heat of the fire may scorch your clothes. [KP/MHR]

hanga [2] {CL1} [Stative] likeness, appearance Rite tonu toona hanga ki tana māmā. She looked just like her mother. [KRO] Tēnā hanga he ahuwhenua, hore o rātou haere ki tētahi atu, a ki te whakahoha ki te amu kai. That family are hardworking and they do not seek help from others. [TTU] Te hanga nei ko te āwha, i te pupuhi mai o te hau i te raki hauāuru. It looks as though it's going to storm, because the wind is blowing from a north-westerly direction. [KRA] Te hanga o Hare i rite pu ki te kanohi o tona papa, me ngātikanga katoa i hapaitia e ia. Hare is just like his father, both in looks and in the work he does. [TTU] Tēnā hanga i tae katoa mai, ki te whakanoho ritenga mo ta rātou uriuri. All that family was here for the meeting set to discuss a date for their reunion. [TTU] No nanahi tēnā hanga i tae mai ai. They arrived yesterday. [TTU] Te hanga nei. It looks as though. [KRA] Hanga reka hoki o te aporo nei. This apple is somewhat sweet. [TWK/MHR] Hanga reka, hari koa taenga mai ngā whānau. At the arrival of the families, it was a happy and joyful time. [TTU] Hanga reka mai ki te ihu, ta tātou hangi e whakatangohia mai nei e nga ringa wera. The aroma of the contents of the hangi as it is being removed from the ground by the kitchen staff is delicious. [TTU] āhua

hanga, ...ia, ...nga, ...a [1] {WAI} [Universal] build, create, fashion, decide Hanga mai e koe te haora e haere ai taua. You decide what time we will leave. [TTU] Tekau wiki rātou e hanga i tētahi whare hou. They spent ten weeks building a new home. [NGH3] E hanga whare poaka ana ia. He is building a pigsty. [MWA] Kia tika anō te hanga i nga kaupapa ka whakaae ngā kaumātua. Clear direction will have to be given before the elders will agree. [KRO] I hangaia he whare mo te kuia. A house was built for the old lady. [NGH3] Te hanganga o te ao, he tangata te mutunga. When the world was formed, man was created last. [TTU] I hangā te ao e te Atua i nga ra e ono. God created the world in six days. [NGH3] mahia, kaihanga

HANGAI [1] {WAI} [Universal] appropriate Kihai tana kōrero i hangai ki te kaupapa o te ra. His speech was not appropriate for the theme of the day. [NGH3]

hāngai [2] {CL1} [Universal] on the mark, directly Hāngai ana ki runga, eke puu ki runga. Reaching the very summit. [NGR] Hāngai ana ngā whakaaro. It's right on target. [NGR] Hāngai Hāngai tonu mai, ia ata, ia ra, i te taihauauru. Each day, the sun rises from the east. [TTU] Kua tae mai koutou kia mahara hāngai tonu mo te aha i tae mai ai. Seeing you've arrived don't forget the purpose why you're here. [TTU] Hangai tonu te rua whakaheke mai i nga tupuna. His decent is direct from it's ancestors. [TTU]

HANGANOAKE [1] {WAI} [Noun] fairy story, a made up story He hanganoake tēnei kōrero. This story is just a fairy story. [NGH3] He kōrero hanganoake tēnei naku. This is a made up story of mine. [NGH3] rupahu

hangarau [1] {WAI} [Universal] deceive, trick He aha tau i hangarau ai i a mātou? Why did you deceive us? [NGH3] aweke, maminga

HANGEHANGE [1] {CL1} [Universal] pins and needles Hangehange te kikokiko, mihi, poroporoaki, hunga kua wehe atu. Continually pricking, farewell to our beloved ones. [TTU] [TTU] Kua hangehange katoa toku tinana. My body's all pins and needles. [TTU]

HANGENGE [1] {CL1} [Stative] weak, frail, feeble Kua hanga ora te mauiui ra engari e hāngenge tonu ana. The ill person is recovering somewhat from illness but is still feeble. [TWK] ngenge

hāngi {CL1} [Universal] food from earth oven Me hāngi kia maoa, hei whangai i te manuhiri. Cook the hangi to feed the visitors. [TTU] I mua ko te hangi i tirohia e taria atu ana hei whangai te iwi, e kore haere ana, kua mau i nga whakamahana o tēnei wa. In days gone by, one looked forward to and waited for the earth cooked food,to feed the people, but today this is not so as the food is often cooked in the ovens. [TTU]

hangungu [1] {WAI} [Universal] mumble Me mutu NEINA to mahi hangungu. Your mumbling must stop. [NGH3]

hanihani [1] {WAI} [Universal] disparage Me mutu ta koutou hanihani i tēnei kaumatua. You must stop disparaging this old man. [NGH3] whakahawea

hānu Hānuhānu pawea pawea. An unwelcomed guest. (A person who shows up when the kai is ready). [TWK]

hao [1] {CL1} [Universal] net, to entrap in nets Hao ika. Netting for fish. [TWK] Ki te hao tangata mai, ahakoa no koonei no ngā tangata ra. Gathering people together. [TWK] Kua hoki mai rātou i te hao kanae. They're back from fishing for mullet. [TTU] Mau e Tama e hao haere o whanaunga mo te hui e tu mai nei. You Thomas, gather your relatives together for the coming meeting. [TTU]

Hao [2] Ngati Hao [Name] a Hapū name; the majority of voters from this Hapū (8 out of 12) voted in Waihou (Rangiahua) in 1918, and were registered as affiliated with Ngapuhi.

hāona [noun] horn Eng.

Hao-o-Rua, a constellation near Orion. Cf. whatuturei a Rua# a cake made of crushed hīnau berries. Ko taua kupenga kei te takiwa o Te Kakau mā. Ko te ingoa o taua kupenga ko te Hao-o-Rua. That constellation is near Te Kakau and its companions (Orion). The name of that constellation is Rua’s Net. (Te Kakau is Orion's belt.)

haora Eng. [Noun] hour, time A tētahi haora o te poo nei, kua wehe atu maua ko taku tama i te kāinga nei. At some hour this evening, my son and I will depart from this home. [KRA] He aha te haora tae mai o ngā manuhiri? What time are the visitors arriving? [TWK/MHR] E aha te haora kua wehe tātou? What time are we leaving? [TTU] He aha te haora? What is the time? [NKU]

hapa, ...hia [1] {WAI} [Universal] ignore, to be missed, E hapa ana te paeroa mo apopo. Tomorrow's timetable is missing. [NGH3] Ka watea mai taua tunga, ka hapahia ko au. When that position became vacant, I was ignored. [NGH3] ngaro

hāpai, ...nga, ...tia [1] {CL1} [Universal] uplift, raise up Mau e hāpai rātou kia pai te hāpai i te mea na kei maringi. Lift that carefully or else the contents will spill. [TWK] I kaha o tātou matua te hāpai te rongopai. Our ancestors were very staunch in their religious beliefs. [TTU] E hari atu ana anō ahau anei kua riro ma koutou e hapai tēnei take. I'm glad that you will carry out this task. [TTU] No te hāpainga kē, ka kitea tēnā i raro. When something was lifted up something else was found underneath. [TWK] E hari atu ana, anō ahau anei kua riro ma koutou e hapai tēnei take. I'm glad that you will carry out this task. [TTU] Hapainga o te taha wairua. The uplifting of the spirit. [TTU] I toa a Hongi i roto o Te Arawa no te te hapainga ona waka ra runga ngahere whenua. Hongi's success with Te Arawa was through the transportation of their canoes over the land through the bush. (Hongi's Track). [TTU] Hapaingia e koe te ingoa e mau na koe. You are destined to carry their name. [TTU] Hapaitia ake kia rewa ki runga. Lift it right up high. [NGH3] Hapaitia nga mahi a o tupuna. Raise the works of your ancestors. [NGH3] rewa

haparuparu, ...tia [1] {WAI} [Universal] desecrate Na to kore horoi, ka haparuparutia e koe. As you did not wash it, you desecrated it. [NGH3]

hape {WAI} [Stative] club foot, limp Ka rangona atu tana hape e tō haere ana. You could hear his clubfoot being dragged. [NGH3] Ka rongo au i a ia e hape mai ana. I heard him limping here. [NGH3] teki, toti

hāpoki no def

hapū [1] hapuu, hapu {CL1} [Stative] pregnant Ko te wahine nei kua hapū. This woman is pregnant. [TWK] Kua hapū taku hunaonga. My daughter-in-law is pregnant. [TTU] Tuatahi he tokorua kia hapū, ka whānau, ka tokotoru, puta ake he iwi. Firstly when two people are going to have a child, they give birth to a third person, a new generation. [TTU] (Nuclear Polynesian *sapū “pregnant”).

hapū [2] hapuu, hapu {CL1} [Noun] The basic traditional political grouping, a small tribe, or an autonomous division of a larger tribal grouping. Ko ngā kārangaranga hapū o Ngāti Whātua he maha. There are many hapū in Ngati Whatua. [NWH]. Probably derived from hapū [1]. Cf. iwi, waka. #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Hapū This term refers to the primary major political unit in traditional Māori social organization at the time of contact with Europe and America, a relatively stable and cohesive grouping consisting of a number of whānau sharing descent from a common ancestor. It was always named, usually after either the founding ancestor or some critical event in the group’s history. A number of hapū with common interests, usually sharing adjacent territories and linked either by common descent or intermarriage were usually parts of a looser “tribal” federation (for example iwi or waka), also named to signify descent or history, hence Williams’ definition of hapū as “section of a large tribe, clan, secondary tribe”. The more modern English translation of hapū as “sub-tribe” probably understates the earlier significance of the unit denoted by the term. The origin of the word is uncertain; it may be derived from the Proto Nuclear Polynesian *sapū, “pregnant”, but if so the political connotations are present only in New Zealand.

hara [1] {CL1} ~nga [Universal] sin, transgress, offend, indiscretion, wrong, to err, bad, sin He aha rā ooku nei hara? What are my particular wrong doings. [NKU/TA] Murua o mātou hara. Wipe out our sins. [NGH3] He mate kei roto i te hara. Inherent in wrongdoing are problems. [TWK/MHR] Ko au i hara ki a Hone. It was I who caused the misunderstanding with John. [TTU] He hara nui te patu tangata. Murder is a great sin. [NKU] Kua hara koe ki te Atua ki to whānau ranei. You have sinned against God or your family. [KP/MHR] Kua hara koe ki a ia. You have wronged him. [KP/MHR] No te haranga o te tangata whakamatea iho ia. He was put to death for the sins of man. [TTU] Te haranga o Arama me Iwa ki nga tohutohu a te atua, i roto te kari o Erana i taka ai te tangata ki te mate. When Adam and Eve went against God's teachings in the Garden of Eden, they sinned and mankind were made to suffer. [TTU] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Hara. An offense, primarily resulting from the violation of tapu (whether or not this was done intentionally), but also disrupting social relationships. After contact with Christianity, the meaning of this word was widened to include sin and deliberate offending, and, as colonization proceeded, widened further (and in a sense narrowed) to denote deliberate offending against the law, or any kind of violation of rules, regulations or conventions. It is a very ancient term, from Proto-Austronesian *sala“err, error”, with connotations of error, violation, and sin in many contemporary Austronesian languages.

harakeke [1] [Noun] flax plant Kua haere ngā kai tapahi harakeke. Those who were to cut the flax have gone. [TTU] He maha te mea e taea te hanga e te tangata ki te harakeke. Man has made many things with flax. [TTU] Whakaturia he pu harakeke ki konei. Grow a clump of flax here. [NGH3] korari

HARAKI [1] {WAI} [Stative] sulky He toa a Rawiri Tihi ki kake haraki. Rawiri Tihi is a really sulky person. [NGH3]

harakore [1] {WAI} adj guiltless, blamefree He harakore te pēpi. A baby is guiltless. [NGH3]

harakuku [1] {WAI} [Universal] scratch, scrape Anei he kota pipi hei harakuku i te korari na. Here's a pipi shell for you te scratch the flax with. [NGH3] Me harakuku mai a roto o te poukena. The inside of the pumpkin should be scraped out. [NGH3] haro, haharo, tahitahi

HARAMAI [1] [Stative] nothing like it, matchless, my goodness, (an exclamation) Haramai i tētahi āhua toona pai ki te patu paoro. He is an awesome ball-striker. [TWK/MHR] Haramai te āhua o te mātauranga o te uri o Te Mahurehure ki te whakautu i ngā patapatai a ngā rooia i roto i te Whare Kooti. The knowledge expounded by a descendant of the Mahurehure in reply to extensive questioning by lawyers in the Court of Law, was awesome. [KRA] E haramai to whakaaro i te iti noiho. My goodness your thought or idea is not small. [KP/MHR]

haramai [2] welcome [TTU] haere mai

Haranui [1] [Name] This was given as a hapū name (affiliated to Ngati Whatua) by 4 voters in 1918 (3 voted at Mangamata).

HARAU [1] {WAI} [Universal] grope I nga awatea, ka harau haere mo ana kai. In the mornings, he would grope around for his food. [NGH3]

hārau [2] {WMS} haarau, harau [Verb] Win or obtain by chance. I harau i whiwhi ai.(Williams notes this word as from “Ngapuhi”)

harawene [1] {WAI} [Stative] jealousy Katahi te kotiro harawene ko Reta. Reta is a jealous girl. [NGH3] hae, porohae, puhaehae

hari, ...a [1] [Universal] bring, carry I haria mai e ia te rongo pai. He carried the news of the gospel. [TTU] Nau mai, piki mai ki runga i te marae e te iwi. Haria mai o tātou mate maha. Welcome one welcome all to the marae, bring the spirits of your deceased loved ones. [TTU] Haria te koura nei ki te kihini. Carry the crayfish to the kitchen. [NGH3]

hari, ...hari [2] [Stative] joy, happiness Te hari o te tangata te whakamatenga o te kaiwhakaora. The death of the Saviour, brought joy to the world. (Thus man does not perish) [TTU] Hari koa i te taenga mai o ngā whānau. There was great joy when the families arrived. [TTU] Tino hari ana mātou i hoki mai koe. We're really glad that you came back. [NGH3] Tino harihari ana mātou i hoki mai koe. [NGH3] He ra harihari tēnei mo te hunga whenua. This is a day of laughter and celebration for the living. [TTU] Na he ra harihari ano mo te hunga kua moe kua tomo atu kia rātou. A day to remember in celebration of those who have passed away. [TTU] Tino harikoa mātou i hoki mai koe. We're really glad that you came back. [NGH3]

hariruu [1] Eng. "How d'you do' [Universal] shake hands, to greet Mamae ana ngā maihao o te ringa i te kukuti i ētahi o ngā matua ki te hariruu mai i a koe. One's fingers can hurt when some of the kaumatua squeeze them as they shake hands. [TTU] Ka hariruu ia ki te Pirimia. She shook hands with the Prime Minister. [NKU/TA] Homai to ringa kia hariruu tāua. Hold out your hand so I can shake it. [KP/MHR] ruuruu

hāro [1] haaroo, haro {WAI} [Universal] to scrape (flax) clean. Māu aku koorari e hāroo mai ki te kota. You can scrape my flax with the shell. [TM] Anei he kota pipi hei haro. Here's a pipi shell to scrape with. [NGH3] He kota kutai taku haharo. My scraper is a mussell shell. [NGH3] harakuku, tahitahi (cf. haharo)

Haro [1] Ngati Haro [Name] One voter at Te Aratapu gave this as their hapū name in 1918, affiliated with Ngapuhi.

haharo [1] [Verb] To scrape.

harore [1] [Noun] mushroom Haere mai e tama, kei konei ngā harore tino tini.Kohikohia ki roto i te peere. Come son, the mushrooms are plentiful here.Put them into the bucket. [TWK] He kai tino pai te harore. Mushrooms are really delicious food. [NKU/TA] I te atatu ka haere mātou ki te rapu harore. We went hunting for mushrooms early in the morning. [NKU] harori

harori [1] [Noun] mushroom (field or bush) Ka tupu te harori i roto i ngā rā puumāhu, ka mutunga o te Raumati, me te tiimatanga o te Hootoke. Mushrooms sprout in humid conditions, the end of Summer and the beginning of Winter. [TWK/MHR] He reka te kai harori. Mushrooms are a delicious food. [NKU/TA] Ko ta mātou mahi he kohikohi harori i ngā pāraka. Our jobs used to be to pick mushrooms in the paddocks. [NKU/TA] I nanahi nei ka haere mātou ki te kohi harori i te atatu. Yesterday we went to pick mushrooms early in the morning. [KP/MHR] (variant of harore)

HARORI [2] [Stative] uneven, unsteady Harori ana te hikoi o to mātou karani. Our grandfather's gait is very unsteady. [TTU] hokeke

hāte [1] {CL1} Eng. [Noun] shirt Kua nonohi rawa aku hāte i tēnei wa kore e o. Today, my shirts are too small and don't fit. [TTU]

hatepe, ...a [1] {WAI} [Universal] cut off, get rid of Hatepea nga pou o te whare. Cut the posts of the house off. [NGH3] Hatepea nga popokorua nei, kia mate rawa atu. Exterminate the ants until they die out completely. [NGH3] oreta

hatu [Universal] proceed, go ahead Hatu koutou ka tatari mai ai i te pekanga. You go ahead and wait at the crossing. [TTU] hoatu

hau [1] {CL1} [Noun] wind, air, breath Te hau e pā nei. This wind. (lit. The wind blowing here) [NGR] Te hau ora tēnei. This is the breath of life. [HUI] manawa ora (See also hau [4], below)

hau [2] ~a, hahau, ...hautia {CL1} [Verb] hew, chop, strike, hollow Te waka nei i haua e rātou. They hollowed out this canoe. [TWK] Ka haua te kakī o Te Tihi. Te Tihi was struck in the throat. [KH1:14:8] Haua atu te kauwae o te koroke nā. Plant him one on the chin. [TTU] Te waka nei e hauā e rātou. They will hollow out this canoe. [TWK/MHR] Hauhautia atu ano mua o te tuporo nā kia māmā ai mō te tō. Chop more of the front, round it off so it will be easier to pull. [TTU]

hau [3] {CL1} [Pronoun] I, me (A variant of ahau, especially in casual speech) Ko koe tēnā, ko hau tēnei. That's you and this is me. [TTU]

hau [4] [Noun] the spark of life. #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Hau In this sense, the vitality or vital essence of a person, place or object. Related but distinct meanings include food used in certain ceremonies to remove tapu, and a portion of a victim or something connected to an undertaking used in propitiatory rites. Also, to return a present in acknowledgement for a present received. Williams notes the phrase whāngai hau(feeding the hau) was used for the rite of presenting the material hau to an atua. Williams notes that the expressions hau whitia and kai hau refer to the “evil effects arising from the misappropriation of property”. Meanings of the compound form kaihau included “to acquire property without a reciprocal action”; and a spell to punish one who did this. The compound word kaihaukai refers to a return present of food made by one tribe to another, and a “tribal feast”. The philosophical and religious meanings of this word seem unique to Māori; they could derive from Proto-Polynesian (from Proto-Oceanic) *sau “ruler” (cf. the Renellese reflex of this word, sau “abundance of gifts from the gods” [Elbert]), and Proto Eastern Oceanic *sau “wind” (reflected in Māori as hau “wind”). Cf. Hawaiian hā“passing on specific mana through the ceremonial transfer of breath”.

Hau [5] Ngati Hau [Name] In 1918 this was given as their hapū name by 101 voters, 96 registered as affiliated to Ngapuhi. There were also four recorded as Te Rarawa and one from Ngati Whatua. Of the rest, 46 voted at Omanaia, 12 at Hukerenui, 8 at Whakapara and 4 at Rawene.

hau aparangi [1] {WAI} prevailing winds No te rawhiti ēnei hau aparangi. These prevailing winds are from the east. [NGH3]

hau ngangana [1] {WAI} tempestuous winds Ko tēnei te wa mo nga hau ngangana. This is the time of year for strong tempestuous winds. [NGH3] hau ngungunu

hau ngungunu [1] {WAI} cyclone I tawahi, ko tēnei te wa mo nga hau ngungunu. Overseas, this is the season for cyclones. [NGH3] hau ngangana

haua [1] {CL1} [Universal] do not know, stop, (to negate) Haua koe, i ropiropia ke koe e ngāmatua. You're an unknown, the old people brought you up. [TTU] Hāua atu e koe tēnānoho, hore ke e hua. You put a stop to that meeting it's of no value. [TTU] Hauā atu e koe tēnā noho, hore ke e hua. You put a stop to that meeting nothing will come of it. [TTU] Haua hoki mau to koretake na ano. So what your'e so useless. [TTU] kaua

Haua [2] Ngati Haua [Name] In 1918 23 voters registered as affiliated with Te Rarawa (most of whom voted at Whangape) gave this as their Hapū name. as did one affiliated with Ngapuhi (at Te Taheke). Two people affiliated with Ngati Whatua were associated with this hapū name in 1908 (see also Ngati Te Haua).

Haua [3] Ngati Te Haua [Name] In 1918 two people recorded as affiliated with Ngati Whatua gave this as their hapū name.

hauāuru hauāuru, hauauru [1] [Noun] westerly wind Hauāuru he hau makariri ki Tai Tokerau. The West winds blow cold in Northland. [TTU] He tino makariri te hauauru i to mātou rohe. The west wind is cold in our area. [TTU]

hauhake, ..a, ...ngia, ...tia [1] {CL1} [Universal] harvest, dig up root crop Kua hauhake a Mere he wahi he tonga riwai. Mary has dug an area to plant her potatoes. [TTU] Hauhakea ngākai nei. Harvest these crops.[NGR] Ko hauhakea ngā tatai tēnei ra kia papa mo ngā uri. Today is revealed the culmination of issues of land and geneology for the descendants. [TTU] Ka hauhakengia te kuumara a Hemara, ka waihotia kia maroke, ka koomiria, ka tanumia. Hemara's kuumara were dug up, then allowed to dry, then sorted out and finally buried (in pits). [NKU] Tamariki ma, hauhaketia nga kumara. Children, harvest the kumara. [NGH3]

hauhau [1] [Noun] a cool breeze Te pai o tēnei taha o te hauware ū mai ana te hauhau. This part of the house always has a good breeze. [TTU]

hauhau [2] ~a [Verb] hurry Hauhaua atu e hoa ma kia oti wawe ai te mahi. Hurry up my friends, so we can finish our work early. [TTU] Cf. hau [2]

haukori [1] {WAI} [Universal] exercise Kaua e wareware ki te haukori ia ra, ia ra. Don't forget to exercise every day. [NGH3]

haukoti, ...a [1] {THF} interruption, intercept Kaua e haukotia a ia e kōrero na. Don't interrupt while he's speaking. [TTU] Haukotia kia kore ai e puta. Intercept so that it will not get out. [NGH3]

HAUMAKU [1] {WAI} [Stative] effect of dampness, moisture Na te haumaku i ora mai ano nga putiputi. The flowers were revived by the dampness. (moisture) [NGH3] hahana

haunga [1] {CL1} [Universal] the scent or smell, stink, often unpleasant odour He ātaahua te haunga nga hua o te miro ki te maoa, rite pu te kukupa. The smell of ripe miro berries is beautiful, just like the smell of cooked pigeon. (that has eaten ripe miro berries) [TTU] E rite an ki te haunga heki pirau. It smells like rotten eggs. [NGH3] He rereke ano te haunga pai ki te haunga kino. Good smells and bad smells are quite different. [NGH3] piro, pirau

hāunga [1] {CL1} adv. except, besides, not including Hāunga anō tēnā, ehara i a au. As for that, it's not mine. [TWK/MHR] Ko koe e Hori me haere ki te toa, hāunga Hone, me noho mai ia. George you go to the store but John he will stay home. [TTU] Haunga ra koe, te tino mokopuna. Except you, the favourite grandchild [NGH3] Hāunga ēnei, ko te tini anōo ngā take hei kōrero. There are many other matters to discuss besides these. [KH 22:8:22]

HAUNGAKORE [1] {WAI} [Stative] odourless He haungakore na te mea he tawhito. It has no smell as it is old. [NGH3]

hauora [1] {WAI} [Stative] healthy He tino raruraru to tātou hauora inaianei. Our health today is in dire straits. [NGH3]

HAUPU, ...TIA [1] {WAI} [Universal] place, stack up Hauputia nga otaota ki ko. Place the rubbish in a heap over there. [NGH3] Ia po, hauputia ana a rātou tupara. [NGH3] purua, tapaehia

haurangi, ...rangi [1] {CL1} [Stative] mad, intoxicated E haurangirangi ana te iwi ra. Those people were intoxicated. [TWK] E haurangirangi ana te kararehe mehe e kai ana i nga hua o te tupakihi. When animals eat the tupakihi berries they can go into a state of stupor. [TTU] poorangi

HAURARO [1] {THF} south wind hautonga

hauroki [1] {WAI} [Noun] diagonals of a plan Ma nga hauroki ka kitea nga kokona. The corners can be found by using the diagonals. [NGH3]

hautai [1] {WAI} [Noun] sponge Ka mukua tana rae ki te hautai. She wiped his brow with a sponge. [NGH3]

hautonga [Noun] southerly wind hauraro

hautū [1] {WMS} [Verb] (1) give the time for the rowers in a waka. (2) [Noun] A song to help the rowers keep time. (3) spirit of bravery. (Possibly from Proto Oceanic *sau “rule, ruler”; cf. whakahau.)

hautupua [1] {WAI} [Noun] giant E ai ki nga kōrero, he hautupua a Mahia. According to the stories, Mahia was a giant. [NGH3]

HAWARA {WAI} [Universal] shovel Taria mai te hawara na. Bring me that shovel. [NGH3] Na wai ranei i hawara ēnei otaota?. Who was it that dug these weeds out? [NGH3] hō

hāware [Noun] saliva, dribble from mouth Tuturu ana te hāware i tona māngai. Saliva was dripping from her mouth. [MWA] E turuturu ana to haware ki to kai. Your saliva is dribbling into your food. [NGH3]

hāwhe [1] {CL1} half, halve Hawhe i tika tētahi atu hore. Half excellent the other not so. [TTU]

He [1] [Determiner] This word comes before a noun to show that the kind of thing you are referring to is more important than which particular one it actually is. It also indicates that what it refers to is closely connected with what is said about it. He does not follow i, kiand other prepositions (in those constructions tētahi or ētahi can be substituted for he to indicate the nature of something is more important than which one of that kind it happens to be). *(1) With a noun standing alone, it shows that the thing referred to exists, or does not exist: – He kēhua! It’s a ghost! Kāhore he kēhua! There’s no ghost! *(2) With a noun or noun phrase followed by another noun phrase, both introduced by he, the first phrase indicates what kind of thing or person the second is: He rangatira a Hēmi. Hēmi is a chief. He tuākana ōna ērā tamariki. Those children are her older sisters. He kau ērākararehe. Those beasts are cows. As the examples show, he can come before the plural forms of the very few nouns which have singular and plural forms; with other nouns, it can refer to one or many things (the context will tell you which is the case). (See ehara[1] for examples of negative equivalents of this kind of sentence.) *(3) Used before a stative, he indicates that the quality or description applies to what is included in the phrase which follows: He pai tēnā tamaiti. That child is good; He tika tāna kōrero What he says is true. (See kāhore for examples of negative sentences like these.) *(4) When the statement introduced by he is followed by one introduced by a possessive determiner, the phrase introduced by he is what is owned or controlled by what is mentioned in the following one: He tamaiti tā Kara (Kara has a child); he whare ataahua tōna. In negative sentences, the determiner will be replaced by a possessive particle Kāore he tamaiti a Kara; if no subject has been named, he will not occur in the sentence: kāhore ōna hoa. *(5) Before verbs, he is used to specify something that is carried out in relation to the subject of the sentence: Ko tāna mahi he akiaki i ahau. Her job was to urge me on. [TWK] *(6) Two phrases or sets of phrases in succession introduced by he indicate that something is distributed or repeated in the way indicated. He piko, he taniwha, he piko, he taniwha; Inapō i kai hupa tōmato mātau, ā tērā pō he hupa heihei, i tēnei pō he hupa huawhenua Last night [it was] vegetable soup, tomorrow night [it will be] chicken soup, tonight [it’s] vegetable soup. *(8) Following the particle me, he sometimes indicates that something is like whatever is included in the phrase: Me he manu rere Like a flying bird”; Me he matakōkiri au e rere whakahora I’ll rush headlong like a meteor.

hē [1] hee, he {CL1} ~nga [Stative] sin, wrong, mistaken, in difficulty E hē ana tēnākōrero. What you're saying is incorrect. [TWK] Kua tino hē rawa tēnā mahi, kua whakarerekētia e koe. You've done the job quite different to what was decided. [TTU] Ko kitea e au tētahi he i konei. I've found an error here. [NGH3] Kua kitea tētahi hē. A mistake has been found. [NGH3] I he ke au. It was I who was mistaken. [NGH3] I runga i te hēnga o to rātou mahi i aua rākau ka katia, kore iho i mahia, tae noa ki te taenga mai nei o Peri. Because they had mistakenly worked on the wrong trees, they had to stop work until Peri had arrived here. [KH 1:30:6] (Cf. whakahē) #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Hē A general term for mistakes, faults and being in the wrong. The causative form whakahē covers both misleading or causing another to err, and condemnation of an errant person. In the phrase whakapā hē “to accuse, bring a charge against an individual or body” (literally “to tag with error”), it has also entered modern legal parlance. (The term originates from Proto-Oceanic *sese, through Proto-Polynesian *sē “err”; its cognates seem to have retained this core meaning in most major Polynesian languages.)

hea [1] Eng. [Noun] share Ko ngā hea mo te keehi a Herepete Rapihana, 1,000. Concerning Herepete Rapihana's case, there are 1,000 shares.[KH 14:133:14]

HEA [2] [Noun] saddle, chair He hea mo te hoiho. A saddle for the horse. [TWK]

hea [3] [Noun] elsewhere, interrogative 'what place', where No whea rātou? Where are they from? [HUI] I hea koe ka kite i a Hone. Where were you when you saw John? [TTU] Ka kotiti tērā ki hea ki hea. That one, he roamed here there and everywhere. [HUI]

heamana [1] [Noun] chairperson Ko au te heamana o ngā puriri o tēnei whenua katoa. I am chairman/ custodian over the puuriri trees in this whole (previously specified) area of land. [KH 1:31:54] Ko toku tamaiti te heamana mo te marae. My son is chairperson of the marae. [TTU] tiamana

hēmanawa [1] heemanawa, hemanawa [Stative] uncomfortable, anxious, anxiety

hei [1] {CL1} [Preposition (Time Particle) and Determiner] This word is used to indicate position, function, purpose or identity in the future. It is basically a preposition, although sometimes it is used in a similar way to a determiner (for example, when it is used before a noun to signal future role or purpose). Before personal nouns (including names of months) hei is followed by the personal article a: e.g. Hei a wai e haere hei kaikōrero mōte whānau? Who will go to represent the family? [HUI]. Otherwise it occurs directly before the noun or verb to which it relates. Hei usually is found only in positive sentences. Hei is not used with passive verbs. *(1) Before nouns and statives, hei marks something to do or become, or the purpose of something: I te pakanga tuarua o te ao, he maha ngā hōia Māori i tū hei āpiha. During the second world war, many Māori soldiers were made officers. [TTU] Ko ēnā ngā rakiraki hei patunga māna –These are the ducks for him to kill. Anā kē te wāhi tika hei hīnga ika. Over there is the right place for fishing.[KT/PTK] Hei kai kē te miti rā, kāore hei mōunu That meat’s for food, not for bait! [WB] E koro, hei konei, hei rangatira mō te iwi nei. Oh, Sir, remain here as the leader for these people. [KH 1:20:6] Hei a wai e haere hei kaikōrero mō te whānau? Who will go to represent the family? [HUI] *(2) With verbs hei signifies the purpose for which something will be used. Tikina he wahie i te pātoa hei tahu i te ahi. Fetch some firewood from the scrub for kindling the fire. [KOM] Anei he maunu hei hopu ika. Here is some bait for fishing. [KT/PTK] *(3) When referring to people, hei signifies who has, or will have, something in their possession (although it may not belong to them). Hei a Hone te kī Hone will be the one who has the key. *(4) The phrase marked by hei comes first when it refers to where a place or activity to take place in the future. Hei te wharenui taua koroke āpōpō. That fellow will be at the marae tomorrow. Haere mai, hei konei tāua inu tī ai. Come on, this is where we’ll drink tea. Hei Otiria te hui ā te Rātapu. The meeting will be at Otiria on Sunday. Hei te hokinga mai o to papa, ka haere ai mātou We’ll go when your father gets back. Hei apōpō tātou mutu ai. We will finish up tomorrow. Hei te aha koe i haere ai? For what purpose did you go? [NKU/TA] *(5) Hei can be used in commands to indicate an action or object to be chosen or avoided. Kaua hei riri mo te whenua. Don’t quarrel over land. Tikina he toki; hei te mea nui. Fetch an axe; get a big one. *(6) The phrase hei aha! may be used by itself or with a comment to indicate that something or someone can be ignored. Hei aha ēnei, titiro ki ēnā. Never mind these, have a look at those ones. Hei aha rātou. We won't bother with them. Sometimes hei is used alone in this sense: Hei ko tāu. You might think so [but no-one else does].

hei [2] ~a {CL1} [Universal] (1) [Noun] adornment worn or tied round the neck E tare ana te hei i tana kakī. An item, garland hung around his/her neck. [NKU/TA] *(2) [Verb] to put on a neck-ornament. I te pai o tēnā, heia ki tō kakī. If that looks good, put it round your neck. [TWK]

hei [3] [Exclamation] Hey! Hei kua tae koe. So, you’ve arrived. [TTU] Hei! Taihoa. Kua tae mai te rangatira. Just a moment. The person in charge has arrived. [NKU] (From English)

heihei [Noun] chicken, foul, hen Nga heihei naku. The hens are mine. [TTU] Ka tangi te heihei. The hen cackled. [NKU/TA] Te tangi a te heihei kua ao te po. The call, cackling of the hen announces daybreak. [NKU] Hei aha mā tēnā heihei. What do you want that hen for. [KP/MHR]

heikaki [1] {WAI} necklace Ka herea tana heikaki. Her necklace was tied. [NGH3] maukaki

heke [1] {CL1} [Universal] route, genealogy, alight, descend, get down Heke atu ma kona. Go down that way. [TTU] Ka heke iho ia ki taku kainga. She came down to my place or home. [NKU/TA] Kua heke te tupu o tērā iwi. That people are almost at the point of extinction. [NKU/TA] Heke atu koe. You go down first. [NKU/TA] Na ka heke te rangatahi ki te moana. The children went down to the beach. [NKU] Heke iho kei taka koe. Get down you may fall off. [KP/MHR] Kua heke te tai kua tika mo te haere i runga te onepu. The tide has receeded now it is all right to walk along the beach. [TTU] Hekeheke iho koutou ma ko. You ones come down that way. [TTU] Kia āta hekeheke i ngā parenga, kei papahoro ngā koohatu. Come down the banks carefully to avoid dislodging the rocks. [HUI] Ka hekeheke mai tēnā mea te tangata. There were many people that came forward. [NKU/TA] Hekeheke atu koutou. Everyone go down facing forward. [NKU/TA] Ka hekeheke iho ngā kau i te tahataha puke. The cattle came down from the hillside. [TTU] Hekeheke ki raro i te waka haere whenua. All get off that vehicle. [KP/MHR] Noo te hekenga iho ka kitea kei koonei kē. When they finally descended they found this was the case. [TWK] Noo te hekenga o tētahi o ngā pāhihi, katahi ka āhua māna te panuku. When one of the passengers alighted from the boat it became better balanced. [HUI] Ko te hekenga atu ki te wahi kohikohi karahu ma te taha puke, e tupu mai ra ngā korari. The route down to where the karahu are, is by the side of the hill where the flax grows. [TTU] I tō mātou hekenga atu i te puke nei kua heke rātou. When we reached the bottom of the hill they had already arrived. [NKU/TA] Ko te hekenga tēnei o te iwi rā. This is the slope where they made their escape. [NKU/TA] I te hekenga mai o te pahi ki te kainga ka haria ngā tamariki ki te kura. When the bus came down to the house the children were collected and taken to school. [NKU] Ko te hekenga tēnei mo nga tangata e haere ana ki Paihia. This is the route for the people going to Paihia. [KP/MHR] Hekenga o te ra kua po timatatanga o nga mea i hanga mo te po. At sunset, the night life begins for nocturnal creatures. [TTU]

hekeretari [1] {CL1} Eng. [Noun] secretary Ko te kaituhi kōrero, he kaitā ētahi o ngāhekeretari. [TWK] Ko toku tuahine te hekeretari o te marae. My sister is secretary to the marae. [TTU]

hemo, ...hemo [1] {CL1} [Stative] Be gone away, disappear, die, death Kua hemo kua mate. [TWK] Nga mea katoa kawe manawa ora, a tona wa ka hemo. All air breathing creatures will eventually die. [TTU] Hemohemo anō, e poupou ana te manawa. Dying. [TWK]

heneti [1] Eng. [Noun] cent, cent in money Kua kore inaianei te rua heeneti. Two cent coins have gone out of circulation. [TWK/MHR] Tekau heeneti te utu. The cost is ten cents. [NKU/TA] E hia heeneti te utu? How many cents will it cost? [NKU/TA] E toru heeneti te utu. The price is three cents. [NKU] E heneti te utu o ēnei konani. These chewing gums cost mere cents. [KP/MHR]

heoi [1] that's enough Heoi tēnei amuamu o au. Put a stop to your moaning. [TTU]

heramana Eng. [Noun] sailor, navy Puta te ao ia te haere, i te wa e mahi heeramana ana ia. He travelled the world as a sailor. [TWK/MHR] Kua uru atu ta maua tamaiti ki te mahi heramana. Our son has joined the navy. [TTU] Ko tana tāne he heeramana. Her husband is a sailor. [NKU/TA] Ka kitea atu tērā mea te heeramana i tō rātou tima. Many sailors were seen on their ship. [NKU/TA] Ko ēnā heeramana no te waka Te Kaha. Those sailors are from Te Kaha, the frigate. [NKU]

here, ...a, ...here, ...nga, ...herenga, ...herengia [1] {CL1} [Universal] tie, bind, unite, secure, knot, to tie Kia kikii te here o ngā waka kia kore ai e puhipuhia e te hau. Unite the people they are not swayed by outside influences. (Pull together the ties of the tribal canoes/links so they are not buffetted by the winds). [TWK/MHR] Kia tika marika te here o ngā rākau i runga i te koneke kei taka ētahi. Tie the wood securely to the sledge, so they won't fall off. [TTU] Nāku i here te ropi. It was I who tied the rope. [NKU/TA] E here ana rāua. They are tied together / bonded with one and other. [NKU/TA] Kia tika te here i tēnei pona. Tie this knot properly.[NKU] Ko te here o te tangata ki tona papakainga ko tona toto. A person's tie to his homestead is his blood line. [TTU] Haere herea runga o ngā tāwhara kia kore ai e kainga e te kiore. Go and tie the tops of the tāwhara plants to prevent them being eaten by the rats. [TWK/MHR] Herea! Tie it now! [TTU] Pita haere herea atu to hoiho ki te rākau manuka e tu mai rā. Peter go tie your horse to that manuka tree over there. [TTU] I herea rāua mai rā anō. They have been tied together since time immemorial. [NKU/TA] Kua herea te waka o Whiti ki konei. Whiti's canoe was tied here. [KP/MHR] Herea atu tou hoiho ki ko. Go and tie your horse over there. [TTU] Kua mau a Tame ki te herehere moona i tahae te kuri o Hone. Tom's in jail for stealing John's dog. [TTU] Ka tuku aua herehere kia hoki. Those prisoners were allowed to return. [KH 13:84:17] Tino poouri taku ngakau i te taenga mai o te kōrero o te ture kua mau taku tamaiti i te herehere moo ana mahi nanakia. I was saddened to be informed by the law that my son had been jailed for his wrong doing. [TWK] E mau herehere rātou. They are prisoners. [NKU/TA] Nā rātou i herehere ngā taura. They tied the ropes together. [NKU/TA] Kia uu te herehere i nga pona kei makere ka mahue ki muri. Tie the knots tightly things may fall off and get left behind. [KP/MHR] I hāngai ngā herenga kōrero a ngā tuupuna ki ngā maunga i te mea e kore te maunga e neke. Mountains are enduring reference points, as are proverbs coined by the ancestors. [TWK/MHR] Horekau i uu te herenga o te kurii a Pita, ka makere mai ki te keri i tana mahinga putiputi. Peter's dog wasn't tied up properly and it ran loose to dig in the garden. [NKU] Ko te herenga tērā o tēnā hapu ki tēnei ki toona kupu. That is the bond of that family to their word. [TTU] Ko ia ēnā ngā herenga waka. This is the mooring place for the canoes. (the tying up place). [NKU\TA] Ko tō rāua wāhi herenga. This was the place where they were united. [NKU/TA] I te herenga o ngā kuri ka timata ki te tautau. When the dogs were tied up they began barking. [NKU] Ko te herenga tēnei o te waka o Whiti. This is the place Whiti tied his canoe. [KP/MHR] I te hereherenga o ngā kurii kātahi ka toe ngā hipi a te kaimahi pāmu. It was when the dogs were tied up that the farmers sheep were being left alone. [TWK] Nga hereherenga o Papatuanuku ki a Rangi ko a raua tamariki ake tuku iho kia tātou te tangata kikokiko. The ties between Rangi and Papatuanuku and their children bind them to mankind. [TTU] Ko nga hereherengia ēnei o te Māori ko nga ture Pakeha tēnei motu. Māori are bound to the laws of this country. [TTU] whareherehere

Here [2] Ngati Here [Name] In both 1908 and 1918, three people affiliated with Te Aupouri (mostly voting at Te Hapua) gave this as their Hapū name. Also in 1918, two affiliated with Ngapuhi and three with Te Rarawa used the same hapū name.

Hereake [1] Te Hereake [Name] Two people voting at Naumai, affiliated with Te Rarawa, gave this as their hapū name in 1918.

hereni [1] {CL1} Eng. shilling Me e hereni au e pai koe ki te homai tētahi maku. If you have any money, (a shilling) could you please lend me some. {TTU] hirini

heru, ...a, ...heru, ...herua [1] Eng. [Universal] comb Nāku tēnā heru e ma. That's my comb mum. [TTU] E heru ana ia i oona huruhuru. She is combing her hair. [NKU/TA] Homai taku heru. Pass my comb. [NKU/TA] Titia mai te heru ki tana tikitiki. Place the comb on his topknot. [NKU] Ko te heru tēnei o Iritoka mo āna makawe. This is Iritoka's comb for her hair. [KP/MHR] E Meri, haere herua o huruhuru kia pai ai to hanga. Mary comb your hair so as to make yourself pretty. [TTU] Ka herua ngā huruhuru o tēnā kootiro. She combed her daughter's hair. [NKU/TA] Herua ana huruhuru ka whiri. Comb her hair and then plait it. [NKU] Kua herua e Iritoka āna makawe. Iritoka has combed her hair. [KP/MHR] Heruheru o huruhuru kia kanapanapa kia tino ātaahua ai to hanga. Keep combing your hair till it shines so you really look beautiful. [TTU] I heruheru ngāhuruhuru o te kootiro. The girl's hair was combed. [NKU/TA] Tō hiahia kia pai to hanga heruheru tonu koe i o makawe. You always want to look neat so you keep combing your hair every so often. [KP/MHR] E Meri, haere heruherua o huruhuru kia kanapanapa kia tino ātaahua ai to hanga. Mary, keep combing your hair till it shines, so you'll really look beautiful. [TTU]

heu shave Te hanga nei, rawa ano koe kia heu. [NGH3]

hia [1] {CL1} inter.numeral How many? E hia to hiahia? How many do you want? [TWK] E hia o koutou i tae mai? How many of you came? [TTU] tokohia

hia [2] {CL1} prefix initial element in a small set of compund words hiamoe sleepy, hiatangi on the verge of tears, hiangongo pine away, hiainu thirsty, hiakai hungry.

hiahia, ...tanga, ...tia [1] {CL1} [Universal] desire, wish Hiahia ana tātou ki te haere ki tēnāhuri tau? Ae hiahia ana tātou. Do you want to go to that birthday party? Yes we do. [TWK] He aha tō hiahia? What do you want? [TWK] Kua rā toku hiahia. I've had enough. [NKU/TA] E hiahia ana ahau i ētahi heki heihei. I want some of your hen's eggs. [TTU] Te hiahiatanga iho o te tangata nei ki tēnā wahine ka oti ai teera wa. The man desired that woman and that was that. [TWK] E hia ke hiahiatanga o Hone kia Meri, engari he rereke ta Meri. John did all the chasing, Mary's attitude was different. [TTU] I hiahiatia koe engari i to muri. You were needed but your response has come too late. [TTU]

hiakai [1] {CL1} hungry Kua hiakai mātou. We are hungry. [TTU] hemokai

hiako [1] {WAI} [Noun] the skin of an animal Mena i tika te mahi, he mea ātaahua te hiako kararehe. If done properly, animal skin is very beautiful. [NGH3] Ko tana whitiki he hiako. His belt was of animal skin. [NGH3]

hihi [1] [Stative] rays of the sun, suckers, long shoots, plumes, feelers etc. of some flora and fauna, lighthouse.[] Ka puta ngā hihi o te rā. The rays of the sun came out or emerged.[NKU/TA] Nga hihi o te ra e tangi nei. The rays of the sun shine upon us. Ka wera ngā hihi o te ra. The sun's rays are hot. [KP/MHR] Ko te hihianga o te ra kua titaha te ra. Almost sunset. [TWK] E kii ana ngā matua ki te tau iho ngā hihii o te ra ki runga i a koe kua poto o ra. Our old people say that when the rays of the sun touches you, your days are numbered on earth.[TTU]

hihi [2] [Stative] show-off, to delight in Tino hihi to kotiro e toku teina. Brother your girl's a real show off. [TTU] Puta ana te hihii i ngā mokopuna i te kitenga i ngā pāpahu e peke ana i waho o te moana. The children laughed with glee when they saw the porpoises leaping out at sea.[KRA] whakahiihii

hihii [3] {WAI} [Universal] sizzle, make hissing noise Hihii pai te hinu i te wera o te ahi. The fat sizzled because of the strong heat. [TWK/MHR] Ka hihi te hinu i te parae. The fat sizzled in the frypan. [NKU/TA] Ka hihii ake te hinu i te parae! The fat splashed up from the frypan. [NKU/TA] E hihii ana te hinu i roto i te parae. Oil sizzles in the frying pan. [KP/MHR] Ka hihii ake te mamaoa i te taunga o te wai ki runga i nga kohatu. Steam hissed when the water landed on the stones. [NGH3]

hihiko [1] {WAI} [Universal] to raise up, to be willing E hihiko ana te wairua, engari ko te tinana. The mind is willing but the body is weak. [NGH3]

hī [1] hii, hi int. expressing contempt, often used to end haka or waiata of defiance, in the phrase hii aue aue! Do your worst! Hii aue! Do your worst!

hī [2] hii, hi ~a [Universal] draw up, raise, including fish with a hook and line, the latter usually expressed as hii ika. Kei te hopua ra te wahi pai mo te hii tuna. In that pool, is the best place for eeling. [TTU] Me haere tātou ki te hii ika. We should go fishing. [TWK] Hiia mai te ika nā! Go and fish for that! [TWK]

hī [3] hii, hi also hīhī hiihii, hihi [Universal] make a hissing noise I hīngia ngā kurii e Tau. Tau teased the dogs by hissing at them. [NKU]

hīanga [1] hiianga, hianga [Stative] unreliable, tease, mischievous, cheeky, funny, joking, underhand ways I kōrero mai Tame anei ka tae ia ki te awhina i ahau, he ngāi ko tēnei tonu tona ahua, he mahi hianga i te tangata. Tom gave his word that he'd be here to support, this is his normal attitude - unreliable! [TTU] Tino rawe ngā mahi hiianga a ngākaumātua e noho mai ra i tērā taha o te whare. The mischievous antics displayed by the old people sitting on the other side of the house were enjoyable. [KRA] Nāna i hiianga te wahine rā. She deceived that woman there. [NKU/TA] He tamaiti hiianga a Māui. Māui was a trickster. [NKU/TA] He tangata hiianga e kore e mau He is unreliable and cannot be depended upon. [NKU] Kei te hiianga ngā tamariki ki te mahi i a rātou haka. The children are doing their action songs in a slap happy way. [KP/MHR] Ahakoa a raua tau, he mahanga hianga raua. Despite their years, they are naughty twins. [NGH3] tinihanga, tutu

hīhī [1] hiihii, hihi [Stative] cheeky, stuck up Tino hiihii to kotiro e toku teina. Brother, your girl's a real show off. [TTU] whakahiihii

hīhī [2] [Verb] hiss (See hī [3])

hīhiko [1] hiihiko, hihiko {THF} inspire, stimulate I hihiko te wairua o tēnā tama. That boys self-esteem was lifted. [TTU]

hikaka [1] {WAI} adj careless, rash, unbalanced Mai i a ia e nohinohi ana, he hikaka tona ahua. Even at a young age, he was always careless. [NGH3] I te katinga o te hotera, hoki hikaka ana ki tana kainga. When the pub closed, he went wobbling off home. [NGH3]

hīkaro [1] hiikaro, hikaro [Universal] gouge out, extract Ka peke mai ka hiikaroa te kanohi, katahi ka horomia. (He) jumped up, gouged out an eye and swallowed it. [KH 13:78:42] tiikaro

hiki, ...tia, ...na [1] {CL1} [Universal] to raise or to lift up, carry in one's arms Na rātou e hiki mai tēnā kohatu no ko ke atu ki konei hei tohu, he kainga i konei. They lifted and brought this rock from way over to here to indicate that a home used to be here. [TTU] Ma tona tuakana ia e hiki haere. His older brother can carry him around. [NGH3] Nga wahi kino hore i pai hikitia whakawateatea kia tau ai te noho o nga uri. There were some places that had been cleansed of evil spirits, so there could be peaceful settlement for their descendants. [TTU] Ka hikina te tapu. The tapu was lifted. [KH 1:14:11] I hikina te mana, tapu, wehi.... were lifted. [TTU]

Hikutu [1] Te Hikutu [Name] In 1918, 66 voters gave this as their hapū name. 53, 27 of whom voted in Whirinaki, were registered as affiliated with Ngapuhi, 11 (8 voting in Whirinaki) with Te Rarawa, and 2 with Te Aupouri.

hīmi [1] hiimi, himi {WAI} [Noun] chemise He momo kakahu ano te hiimi. A chemise is an item of clothing. [NGH3]

Hina [2] Ngati Hina [Name] One person, affiliated with Te Rarawa and voting at Pukepoto North, gave this as their hapū name in 1918.

hīnau [1] hiinau, hinau [Noun] A large forest tree, Elaeocarpus dentatus, which in the old days was an important part of the forest farms developed near Māori communities. It is renowned for its flowers, its fruit, its timber and its bark (which has medicinal properties and is also used in fixing dyes. about the size and shape of an olive. The flesh of the fruit was used for making special cakes. Hīnau were much treasured, as indicated by their being called te whatu o Poutini (Poutini is a star appearing about the same time as the hīnau): Te whatu o Poutini, he taonga whakamoe i te whare The stone (or eye) of Poutini, a treasure hidden in the house. whatuturei a Rua# a cake made of crushed hīnau berries, which was regarded as a great delicacy: Kia whakaoho koe i taku moe, ko te whatuturei a Rua. You should wake me from my sleep, delectable hīnau cake. [WMD] Ka waiwai ki te tangai hīnau, a ka maka ki te paruparu kia mangu ai. The hīnau bark is soaked, and then put in to the mud so the dye will be black. Mā wai e kai te hīnau, te kame a te kiore? Who will eat the hinau, the food of the rat. Ka tukia te hīnau ka opehia ki roto ki te hītari, ka ruia; na ka horo nga kiko ki te kete pai, ko nga nganga ki roto i te hītari. The hīnau is pounded then scooped up in a sieve and shaken around; after that the flesh will fall into the good kete and the stones will be in the sieve; Ka patua te hīnau, ka tātari, kātahi ka pokepoke ki te wai; ka karanga mai tētahi tangata, "Kia iti te wai kia kukū ai. Kua kukū te kai nei. The hīnau is beaten, sieved, and combined with water; someone will call out "Make sure there's only a little water so it will be thick." And so it will have been thickened. Ka waiwai ki te tangai hīnau, a ka maka ki te paruparu kia mangu ai. The hīnau peel is soaked, and then put in to the mud so that [the dye] will be dark.

hīpoki [1] hīpoki, hīpoki ~na, ~a {CL1} [Universal] cover Hipokina mai ngā kai kei haere mai ngā ngaro. Cover up that food least the flies get at it. [TWK] Hipokina atu ki nga peke huka. Cover it with sugar bags. [NGH3] Ka hiipokia te hāngii ka waiho kia māoa ngā kai. The hangi was covered and left until the food was cooked. [NKU] Ka hipokia te wahi ngaro te hunga kua mate, e kore te kikokiko e kite atu. The spirits of the deceased have been covered up and the physical body is never seen again. [TTU] uwhi, kapi

hīpora [1] hiipora, hipora [Noun] elaborate mat [NKU]

hīrau [1] hiirau, hirau [Verb] (1) Entangle, trip up; accost (a woman). *(2) [Noun] pull down fruit (e.g. tāwhara) by hooking it with a forked stick.

hīrawerawe [1] hiirawerawe, hirawerawe [Stative] irritation, inconvenient

hīti [1] hiiti, hiti [Noun] sheet

hiko [1] flash

hina [1] {WAI} [Stative] grey haired Kua hina kē o hurhuru. Your hair is already grey. [NGH3] puuhinahina

hinana [1] {WAI} [Universal] staring, glaring Hinana ana a Rewa ki tana mokai. Rewa was glaring at her pet. [NGH3]

hine [1] [Noun] girl, female child E hine, ko ahea to hoa tane e hoki mai ai ki to kourua kainga. Girl, when would your husband be coming home? [TTU] E hine haere mai! Young girl come here! [NKU/TA] E hine haere tāua. Young girl let's go!. [NKU/TA] Haere mai e hine ki te hongi. Come child and rub noses with me. [NKU] E pehea ana koe e hine. How are you young woman? [KP/MHR]

Hine [2] Ngati Hine [Name] This name is used by several different hapū, affiliated with a number of iwi. The largest in Taitokerau is a group of associated hapū tracing their descent from Hineamaru, among other ancestors, which has at different times been quite separate from, and at other times been part of, the Ngapuhi confederation. In 1918, 69 voters giving Ngati Hine as their hapū were registered as affiliated with Ngapuhi; 20 voted at Waiomio, 8 at Orauta, 7 at Motatau and 5 at Opahi. Also at 1918, 4 people (4 voting at Manakau) giving this hapū name were recorded as affiliated with Te Aupouri, and 8 were linked with Te Rarawa.

Hineira [1] Ngati Hineira [Name] In 1918 this hapū name was given by 20 people registered as affiliated with Ngapuhi; 15 of them voted at Te Ahuahu.

hinengaro [Noun] mind, spiritual conviction, spiritual feelings within you Kei roto anō i toou hinengaro toou kaha. Your strength comes from within your own mind. [TWK/MHR] Te hinengaro o te tangata, ko te tapu, te hari, te ora tonu, te ata matau, ko te whakaiti. The mind of man embraces notions of sacredness, joy, knowledge, humility and everlasting life. [TTU] Ka tuuramarama te hinengaro. The mind was greatly disturbed. [NKU/TA] He hinengaro kakama mārama. She has a sharp clear mind. [NKU] Ka nui te pouri o taku hinengaro. There is a great deal of sadness within me. [KP/MHR]

Hinepawhero [1] Ngati Hinepawhero [Name] In 1918 four people recorded as affiliated with Te Rarawa voted at Herekino and gave this as their hapū name.

hinga, ...hinga, ...nga, hihinga [1] {CL1} [Universal] fall from upright position, be killed, die Ka hinga a Timi i te matekai. Timi fell down through hunger. [NGH3] Kātahi ka hinga te kaumatua ra ka whara, kua tino koroheke. The elder fell and hurt himself, because he was so aged (and unsteady on his feet). [TWK] Kua hinga te totara nui o te Wao nui a Tane. The great totara of Tane's great forest has died. [NGH3] Kua hingahinga nga tuakana i te parekura i Waimihia. The older brothers had been killed in the battle at Waimihia. [KH 1:3:40] Hingahinga ana ngā whare, ngā rākau, i te awha. Homes and trees were blown down by the storm.[TTU] I tana hinganga, katahi ka whara. It was when he fell, that he hurt himself. [HUI] I te hinganga o to rātou kaumatua, ka uru mai te mokemoke, ki taua hapu. With the death of their elder, loneliness was felt by the family. [TTU] Hihinga ana nga rākau i te tupuhi. The trees were falling over in the storm. [NGH3] Ka oma, a, ka hinga tupou ki te waikeri. They ran, then fell headfirst into a drain. [NGH3] mate, moe

Hinga [2] Ngati Hinga [Name] Ten people voting at Te Ahikiwi and recorded as affiliated with Ngapuhi gave this hapū name in 1918. One person at Waimamaku recorded as belonging to Ngati Whatua also used this name.

hinu [1] hinuhinu {WAI} [Noun] grease Pania te parai i te hinu. Grease the frying pan. [NGH3] He hinuhinu rawa te ika nei. This fish is really greasy. [NGH3] Kua pau te hinu mo te motoka. The car oil is all gone. [NGH3] He hinuhinu rawa ēnei kai. This food is too oily. [NGH3]

hiore [1] {WAI} n tail Ka poroa nga hiore e te wahine. The woman cut off the tails. [NGH3]

hipane [1] {WAI} [Noun] apron Herea to hipane kia kiki. Tie your apron tightly. [NGH3]

hipi [1] {CL1} [Noun] sheep Ko tātou ngā hipi tona ringa. We are his flock. [TTU] hipi moni [Universal] gamble Hipi moni. Gamble [TWK]

hiri [1] {CL1} [Universal] rise up (usually of thoughts) Ka hiri āna kupu ki a Tawio; "E hoa, hoki mai hei matua mo a taua tamariki na." Her words burst forth to Tawio; "Oh friend, come back and be a father to our children".[KH 13:109:7]

hiri, ...nga [2] {CL1} [Universal] shield, unite E hiri mai ra ngā tohu whakamaharatanga mo rātou i te urupa. Displayed in the cemetery are the memorial stones for our loved ones. [TTU] Ka haere rātou ki te Temepara kia hiiringa rātou, te hunga ora ki te hunga wairua. They went to the Temple to join eternally the living with the spirits. [TWK]

hirihiri [1] {WAI} [Stative] reliable He tamaiti tino hirihiri tēnei. This is a very reliable boy. [NGH3]

hirikaikamo [1] look

hirini [1] Eng. [Noun] shilling Kua kore nei ngā hirini ki Aotearoa. Shillings are no longer used as New Zealand currency. [TWK] hereni

hiripa [1] {CL1} Eng. [Noun] slipper, sleeper's railway Mauria mai he hiripa kia mahana ai o wae. Bring some slippers to keep you warm. [TWK] He rākau puriri i wawahia hei hiripa mo te huarahi i toe mai ai ngā rākau kauri roto o Tangiti. Puriri, were used for sleepers on the railway tracks and the kauri of Tangitu forest were left over. [TTU]

hiwa [1] {WAI} [Universal] alert, watchful Ko te whakahau a te rangatira, kia hiwa tonu. The encouragement from the chief was to be alert. [NGH3] Kia hiwa ra, kaua e parangia. Be alert, do not fall asleep. [NGH3]

hiwi [1] {WAI} [Noun] ridge of a hill I kitea atu i runga i te hiwi. (They) were seen on top of the ridge of the hill. [NGH3]

hoa [1] {CL1} [Noun] friend, companion Ko tēnei toku hoa tino tata. This is my closest friend. [TWK] Te hoa pumau i hanga mai e ia, he tama, he hine, mo ia momo ahua katoa. He created steadfast friends, both man and woman, for these to reproduce in their own likeness. [TTU]

hoari [1] {CL1} Eng. sword Ka maunu te hoari, ka haua te kakii o Te Tai. He drew his sword and dealt a blow to Te Tai's throat. [KH 1:14:8] Ki te mate te tangata pono kore, ko te hoari te hoa mona. When non believers die, they are put to the sword. [TTU]

Hoata [1] {WMS, MDT, Wms 1928} [Name] The third night of the lunar month (by now the moon can just be seen). Other names for this night include Ohoata, Whawhaata and Hoahoata. [See also the entry for Maramataka] [151204]

Hohoata [1] {MDT, Wms 1928} [Name] The third night of the lunar month (by now the moon can just be seen). This is the name given in Wi Tana Papahia’s Te Rarawa list. Other names for this night are Hoata, Whawhaata, Ohoata, and Hohoata. [See also the entry for Maramataka] [151204]

hoatu, ...ranga [1] {CL1} [Verb] give (away from speaker), go ahead Hoatu ki aia ēnei taputapu. Give her/him these gears. [TWK] Me hoatu koe he moni māna. You give him some money. [TTU] Hoatu atu te pukapuka, ki a Piri. Give the book away to Piri. [NGH3] He hoaturanga tēnei, kahore he utu. This is a give-away, no cost. [NGH3] Hoatu! Go ahead!

hoe, ...a, ...hoe, ...nga [1] {CL1} [Universal] row, paddle Tētahi o ngā mahi i te kura hei ako i ngā tai tāne ki te hoe te waka Matātua. A task at school is to teach young male students to row the canoe Matātua. [TTU] E waiatatia ana ngā waiata hoea te waka. Singing makes the task of rowing easier. [TTU] Hoea te waka. Row the boat. [TWK] Kātahi ngātamariki nei ka haere ki te hoehoe noa iho i roto i te waka. They went out just to row the boat around. [TWK] Puta atu ki waho tata ana koutou e hoehoe ai te panuku na. Go on out close in shore and row that punt. [TTU] I te hoenga o te waka ka whānau nā e hara mai! When the family got in to row their boat it was wonderful! [TWK] Hoenga atu o te tangata na ki waho, he kitenga mutunga no te katoa. When that person rowed out, that was his last sighting by them. [TTU]

Hoe ākau [1] hoe akau, hoe aakau [Noun phrase] Steering paddle. (cf. ākau, ākau roa).

Hoerewa [1] Te Hoerewa [Name] Five people, 3 voting at Te Kao using this hapū name were recorded as affiliated with Te Aupouri in 1918, along 3 in Kaitaia and vicinity affiliated with Te Rarawa.

hōhā [1] hoohaa, hoha nuisance, humbug; also used as an exclamation of annoyance or exasperation, Cut it out! That’s enough! E hōhā ana ngā ritenga o ētahi tangata. Some people's ways are a nuisance at times. [TTU] Haere atu hōhā ke au ki a koe. I'm really fed up with you, go away from me. [NWE]

Hohoata [1] {WMS, MDT, Wms 1928} [Name] The third night of the lunar month (by now the moon can just be seen). Other names for this night are Hoata, Whawhaata, Ohoata, and Hoahoata. [See also the entry for Maramataka] [151204]

hohipera {WAI} [Noun] hospital He hohipere kei Kawakawa. There is a hospital at Kawakawa [NGH3]

hohoni {WAI} [Universal] a graze Horekau e mamae ana, me hohoni noa iho. It didn't hurt, it just grazed the surface. [NGH3]

Hohou i te rongo: {MPT} [Noun phrase] Te whākinatanga o te hē kia murua - the act of freely admitting wrong doing and seeking forgiveness; making peace (See hou [1]) #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Hohou i te Rongo. Rongo, “peace after war or conflict”, is expressed especially through two idioms: Hohou i te Rongo “make peace” (the ordinary meaning of hohou is “lash together”), and Maunga Rongo “attaining a state of peace” (from mau “fixed, continuing, established”). Associated idioms are Rongo ā whare, peace brought about by the mediation of a woman and Rongo a marae, peace brought about by the mediation of a man, and Rongo taketake “well-established peace”. In other contexts the word rongo means “apprehend through the senses other than sight,” and in the context of hearing includes notions such as news and fame. These other meanings of rongo are present in cognate words in other Polynesian languages, all derived from Proto-Austronesian *denger “hear” through Proto-Polynesian *rongo “hear news; that which is heard”. The connection between these and the “peace” connotations seems tenous, but there are echoes of this in some other Polynesian languages; for example Easter Island rongo has pretty much the same range of meanings as Māori in relation to hearing etc., but there fakarongo means also “to trust”, and in the Tuamotus rongo in addition to meaning “hear” “famous” and so on also was applied to a formal chant sung on the return of a heroic warrior after a successful expedition, which implies that peace was made (at least from the chanters’ point of view). It is possible that the Māori term has been developed through association with the homophonous proper name Rongo, signifying the pan-Polynesian deity responsible for peace, prosperity and cultivated foods.

hoi [1] {CL1} that's enough, the end result Hoi ta koutou whawhaki i ngā hua rākau, waiho ētahi, ma ētahi atu. Stop your picking, that's enough fruit for you, leave some for the others. [TTU] Hoi tēnā, kānui tēnā. That's enough of that. [TWK] Hoi anō kānui tēnāmahi. That's enough work. [TWK] heoi , heoi ano , he oti , kāti

hoihoi [1] {WAI} [Stative] noisy Katahi nga tamariki hoihoi ko koutou. What noisy children you are. [NGH3] turituri

hōia [1] hooia, hoia {CL1} [Noun] soilder sawyer Ka tu ia hei hoia mo Tu. He became a solder for Tu. [KH14:133;21] E hoia katoa tātou no te kaihanga, no reira kia mau te pono. We're all soilders belonging to the creator, so let's all be strong in the faith. [TTU] {From English}

hōia [2] hooia, hoia {CL1} [Noun] sawyer {From English}

hoia [3] Te Hoia [Name] This hapū name was used by one voter at Te Hapua in both 1908 and 1918.

HOKEHOKE {WAI} [Stative] lose patience Ko hokehoke katoa au i to takeware. I have lost patience with your lateness. [NGH3]

HOKEKE [1] {CL1} [Noun] an edible fungus E kitea ana ēnei āhua momo tupu i runga i ngātuuporo pirau. This type of fungus is found on dead or rotting trees. [HUI] He rongoa te hokeke i mua. In the old days, fungus was used as a medicine. [NGH3] harore

hoki [1] [Postposed Particle] (1) this word shows that more information is being given about 8 something, or that what has been said about the last topic applies also to this one: also, too Kīhai ahau anake i tae atu ki reira, ko Mere hoki. I wasn't the only one to go there, Mary did too. He ra makariri tēnei, me te makariri hoki o te wai. What a cold day, the water is cold, too. [TTU/NTP] * (2) hoki is often used to emphasise or draw special attention to the word or phrase it follows. Te reka hoki o te kai nei. How delicious this food is. Aua hoki! I really don’t know! Māu hoki ka aha ai? What difference will you make? [NWE]

hoki, ...a, ...hoki, ...nga [2] [Universal] return E hoki ki o koutou kainga. Depart to your homes. [TWK] Me hoki rātou. They must return. [NKU] Hoki mai ki te kainga kia piki tōora. Come home so you can regain your health. [HUI] Hokia te huarahi i haere mai ai koutou. Return the same way you came. [TWK] Pito kōrero i hokia. To continue that's not the end of the story yet. [TWK] Hokihoki ki o koutou kāinga. Return to your homes. [TWK] Te tangata, tawhito haere, hiahia tonu ki te hokihoki ki te wahi i tupu ai. As we age, a longing to return to one's birth place becomes stronger. [TTU] I to rātou hokinga atu mokemoke ana te whare. When they returned, they left the house desolate. [TWK] I te hokinga atu o ngā mokopuna, mokemoke ana te whare. When all the grandchildren left the house was very quiet and lonely. [TWK] I te hokinga atu o Kupe ka mahue mai te whānau. When Kupe left to return he left his family behind. [NKU] No tana hokinga atu ka kite ia i ana whanaunga katoa. Going home again after an absence he saw all his relations. [KP/MHR] Ko te ingoa o tērā kainga ko Hokianga Whakapau Karakia. The original name of that place was Hokianga where karakia are exhausted. [NKU/TA]

hoko [1] ~na, ~hokoa; ~nga {CL1} [Universal] buy, sell, exchange, barter Haere koe ki te hoko miraka mai ma tātou. Go and buy some milk for us. [TWK] Haere hokona mai he miraka ma tātou. Go and buy us some milk. [TWK] Mauri atu wēnei aporo hokohokoa kia whai moni ai koutou. Take these apples and sell them so that you can have some money. [TWK] I te hokonga o ō rātou kākahu tahi anō ka kitea kua pau katoa. When they went to buy cothes they had nothing left. [TWK] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Hoko A unified concept combining many of the associations of the English terms “buy”, “sell” and “exchange”, along with the notion of “merchandise”, that is, goods available for exchange or sale. In the reduplicated forms hohoko and hokohoko, the focus is on the process of commerce or exchange, or simply on alternation between one state and another. It possibly derives ultimately from a Proto-Austronesian root *dheket, reflected in Proto-Eastern Oceanic as *soko, which seems to have had connotations of collectivitity (mirrored in Proto-Polynesian *soko “to join” – a meaning retained in its cognates in Tongan and modern Samoan, among other Polynesian languages). The notion of exchange of goods and/or services comes from the Nuclear-Polynesian homonym or variant of *soko, with meanings practically identical with Māori hoko found in Easter Island and Rarotongan Māori, Marquesan, Tuamotuan and Tahitian.

hoko- [2] [Numeral prefix] When it is put before a numeral from tahi to iwa, hoko- makes it mean twenty times as many: twentyfold. The combination hokowhitu can be used to indicate a large group of people (see the separate entry for hohowhitu.). (From Proto-Eastern-Oceanic *soko “together, collectively”. Until about 1820, hoko- probably meant “a set of ten pairs” rather than simply twenty – until about then the word tekau was used for “twenty”, and the normal word for ten was ngahuru.)

Hokokeha [1] Te Hokokeha [Name] This hapū name was given in 1918 by 15 voters registered as affiliated with Te Rarawa, including 8 at Kaihu and 5 at Mitimiti. Two voters at Mitimiti recorded as affiliated with Te Aupouri also gave this as their hapū name.

hokowhitu [1] [Numeral] seven groups of twenty, applied especially to a large war party or army, as for example in the idiom te hokowhitu ā Tū, or simply to a large number of people, or to indicate a large number of objects – heaps, dozens, a multitude. Nā te hokowhitu te āwhina i nga pirihimana i ētahi wā. The army sometimes assists the police. Ko te nui o te iwi nei, hokowhitu. The strength of the contingent was a hundred and forty.

honi [1] [Verb] (1) to nibble or graze; (2) to eat up, devour, literally or figuratively (e.g. to demolish an argument). I honi te koroke ra i roto i a mātou kōrero. The man was defeated, he couldn't add anymore to our discussion. [NGH4]

honi [2] [Noun] honey. Ko te whakamutunga tēnā o rātou i tango honi ngahere. That's the last of them who took honey out of the bush. [TTU] (see also miere) {From English}

honihoni [1] {DML} [Verb] to nibble or scrape. {From honi [1]}

honohoni [2] Te Honihoni [Name] Nine voters, registered as affiliated with Ngapuhi, used this hapū name in 1918; four of them voted at Te Aratapu.

hongi [1] {CL1} [Universal] smell, salute by pressing noses, touch noses Ka mutu ngā mihi ka hariru, ka hongi te tangata whenua me te manuhiri. [TWK]

Hongi [2] Hongi HikaHare Hongi [Personal Names] Hongi Hika (c. 1780-1828), son of Te Hotete and Tuhikura, was a famous Ngapuhi leader, whose life is noted in the Dictionary of National Biography and many other published works. His son, Hare Hongi, was killed in a battle in 1825. Hongi Hika himself was wounded in 1827, and died the followng year. The name Hare Hongi was later assumed by Henry Matthew Stowell (1859-1944), an interpreter and scholar, also of Ngapuhi ancestry, who published many important works on Māori history and culture.

hongihongi [1] [Verb] sniff {from hongi [1]}

hono, ...ngia, ...a, ...nga, ...hono [1] {WAI} [Universal] join, unite, combine Ko tēnei hono e kore e whati. This tie (bond) will never be broken. [NKU/TA] E tika ana me pēnei kē te hono. This is the correct way this should be tied. [NKU/TA] Nana i hono tēnā korari. He knotted/tied that piece of flax. [KP/MHR] Me hono pēnei te taura. Join the rope like this. [NGH3] Haere honongia te raina whakatarenga kākahu kia roa atu. Go and extend the clothes line. [NKU] Ka honongia rāua i a rāua i te aroha. They were bonded together through love. [NKU/TA] I honongia te hunga rā hei tāne hei wahine. They were married there becoming man and wife. [NKU/TA] Honongia mai tau aho ki tāku. You tie your line to mine. [KP/MHR] Ka honoa ngā kurii ka arahia i te huarahi. When the dogs were tied together they were led along the path. [NKU] Noo roto i ngā whakapapa ka kitea te hononga o tērā iwi ki a Ngapuhi noo te mea kotahi te tupuna, kotahi te waka, ko Mātātua.

hō [1] hoo, ho [Noun] spade Tiikina te hō hei hauhake i ngā riiwai. Fetch the spade to dig up the potatoes.[TWK/MHR] He pai te ho mo te pahika. A spade is good for clearing away the weeds. [NGH3] hawara

hōhonu [1] hoohonu, hohonu ...tanga [Stative] deep I roto i āna kōrero ka pupuu ake te hōhonu o tana kaupapa. The depth of his convictions materialised as he continued to speak. [HUI] He moana hōhonu a Kapo-Wairua. Spirit's Bay is a deep sea. [NKU/TA] Kia hōhonu te titiro. Look at it with some depth. [NKU/TA] He tangata hōhonu te whakaaro. That person is a deep thinker. [NKU/TA] E hōhonu ana tērā awa. The river is deep. [NKU/TA] He hōhonu rawa te awa mo ngā tamariki. The river is too deep for the children. [NKU] Tino hōhonu te wai. The water of that lake is deep. [TTU] Hōhonu ngākōrero mo te papakainga e tu mai ra he panga wairua. The stories about that old homestead have spiritual significance. [TTU] Kia tupato ka nui te hōhonu o tēnā hōpua. Be careful, that part of the pool is very deep. [KP/MHR] Hōhonu aku whakaaro mo taku hoa tane. My feelings for my husband run deep. [KP/MHR] He tino hohonu tēnei awa. This river is very deep. [NGH3] Ko te hoohonutanga o tāua kōrero..... The depth of that story .. [NKU/TA] Ka nui ngā hoohonutanga i puta. There was a great deal of depth that emerged. [NKU/TA] I te hoohonutanga o te awa whakawhitiwhiti mo ngā hōiho ka timata ki te kauhoe. As the river became too deep for the horses to ford they began to swim across. [NKU] Kei roto i ngā hui mate te hoohonutanga o ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te tuupāpaku. It is during bereavements that the depth of knowledge is imparted relating to the deceased person. [KRA] No te hoohonutanga o aku whakaaro ka kite ahau i te he. Having thought more deeply, I can now see the problem. [KP/MHR]

hōiho [1] hooiho, hoiho {CL1} Eng. [Noun] horse Tikina te hōiho kia pai te tiaki te hōiho, koia tēnā ko to koutou waka. Fetch the horse, and look after it well, for it will be your means of transport. [TWK] He hoiho horo a Sargin ki te oma. Sargin was a fast horse. [NGH3]

hōmai [1] hoomai, homai {CL1} [Universal] give, bring to speaker, receive Hōmai koa tō aroha. Give me your love. [TWK] Na to tātou Kaihanga i hōmai he rā tino ātaahua kia oti pai ai ā mātou mahi te hura i ngā koohatu tohu whakamaharatanga moo ngā whanaunga. The creator gave us a beautiful day to enable us to complete our work unveiling the headstones of the relatives. [KRA] Hōmai taku pene! Give my pen! [NKU/TA] Ka hōmai e ia he kākahu mooku. She gave me some clothes. [NKU/TA] Kiihai ia i hōmai kai māku. She did not give me any food. [NKU/TA] Hōmai he kutai ma taku whaea e pangia ana i te mate. Give me some mussels for my sick mother. [KP/MHR] Hōmai ki a mātou ngā tio katoa ki roto i to kete. Give us all those oysters in your kit. [KP/MHR] Homaitia e koutou ngā kōrero tootika hei whakahoki atu ki te whānau o te Kohanga Reo o Matauri. Tell us, the right things to say to the family of the language nest of Matauri. [TWK] I homaitia tērā mea i te taonga mā mātou. Many different varieties of gifts were given for us. [NKU/TA] E hoomaitia ana ērā mea. Those things will be given for us. [NKU] I hoomaia ngā purapura ki ahau e Hera. The seeds were handed to me by Hera. [NKU]

hōnore [1] hoonore, honore {CL1} Eng. [Noun] honour Hōnore nui tupuna. A great honour bestowed on him. [TWK] whakahonore [1]

hōpua [1] hoopua, hopua {WAI} [Noun] pool, deep pool, puddle, lying in a pool E kore e moohiotia te hōhonu o te hōpua na. The depth of that water-hole is unknown. [?] Ko te hopua te wahi pai mo te punga. The deepest part is the best place to put the eel trap. [NGH3] I muri i te awhā, he maha ngā hōpua wai i ngā wāhi katoa. After a storm, there are many pools of water all over the place. [KRA] Ka haere rātou i roto i ngā hōpua wai. They walked through the pools of water. [NKU/TA] Ko te ingoa tuatahi o Te Hāpua ko Te Hōpua kē. The original name of Te Hāpua was really Te Hōpua (the many pools of water). [NKU/TA] Kia tupato. He hōpua wai kei konei. Take care. There is a pool of water here. [NKU] Kia tupato kei taka koe ki roto i te hōpua ka torongi. Be careful you may fall into the deep water and drown. [KP/MHR]

hōpua [2] hoopua, hopua [Noun] porch veranda Kei te hōpua o te whare e tangi ana ngākuia. The old women are crying on the porch veranda of the house. [KP/MHR]

hōru [1] hooru, horu {WAI} [Noun] hole He hōru kei te patu nei. There's a hole in this wall. [NGH3]

hōpa [1] [Noun] sofa. Kua taretare kē te hōpa i te mahi rarapi a te poti. The sofa is all ragged from the cat's clawing at it. [NGH3] . (From English)

Hopa [2] Hōpa [Personal Name] Job. Tērā tētahi tangata i te whenua o Uhu, ko Hopa tōna ingoa; ā ko tāua tangata he tangata tapatahi, he tika, he tangata wehi ki te Atua, mawehe i te kino. There was a man in the land of Uz, named Job; and that man was straightforward and upright, respectful of God and not associated with wrongdoing. [PT, Hopa 1:1]

hopahopa [1] [Stative] disabled ngori

hopane [1] {WAI} [Noun] pot, saucepan E ngaro ana te taupoki o te hopane. The lid of the pot is lost. [NGH3]

hope [Noun] hip, waist E tu mai ana, nga ringa i ana hope. Standing there, hands on hips. [NGH3]

hopi {WAI} [Universal] soap Kaua e wareware ki te hopi i o ringa. Don't forget to wash your hands. [NGH3]

hopohopo [1] {WAI} adj fearful Kaua e hopohopo ki te tango i a Meri. Do not be fearful of taking Mary. [NGH3]

hopu, ...hopu, ...a, ...kia [1] {CL1} [Universal] snatch, seize, catch, take by surprise Māu e hopu ngā kōrero. You can catch the words that have been spoken. [TWK] E hopu ana te tori i te kiore. The cat was catching the mouse. [NKU/TA] Ka hopu a Tama i tana pahi. Tama caught his bus. [NKU/TA] Nā āku mokopuna ngā poaka i hopu. My grandchildren caught the pigs. [NKU] Māu e hopu to tāua hoiho. You catch our horse. [KP/MHR] E pai noa iho te hopuhopu atu i ngā kupu o te waiata na, mehemea ka āta waiata. It's quite easy to catch the words of that song if it's sung slowly. [TWK] Hopua te pepe e noho mai ra i runga i te putiputi. Catch the butterfly sitting on that flower. [KRA] I hopua te pāoro e Mata. Mata caught the ball. [NKU/TA] Kua hopua te tangata rā e ngā pirihimana. That man was captured by the police. [NKU/TA] Ka hopua ngā hoiho ka mau i a ia ki te moana. Once the horses were caught they were taken to the sea. [NKU] Hopua mai te pārera kei oma ki te awa. Catch that grey duck or it will go into the water. [KP/MHR] Hopukia te paoro nei kia mau ai i a koe. Put out your hands so that you can catch this ball. [TWK]

hopuu [1] {CL1} [Stative] be swollen like a blister Hoopuu ana te wai. Put a blister on it. [TWK]

hora, ...hia, ...ina, ...ngia, ...hora, ...horahia [1] {WAI} [Universal] spread out Hora ana te wai i tō mātou papa kainga i te kaha taimaha o te ua. Water was spread out everywhere over the land where our homes are, because of the heavy rain. [KRA] Ka hora nga wāhine i nga kakahu maroke ai. The women spread out the clothes for drying. [NKU/TA] E hora ana i mua i a mātou tēnā mea. Then it was spread out before us. [NKU/TA] Māu e hora ngā kiekie kia maroke. You spread out the kiekie so that it can dry out. [KP/MHR] Horahia mai ki te whenua. Spread out across the land. [NGH3] Ka horaina mai te teepu e hoa katahi anō ahau ka kite i te kai tini pērā. When the table was spread with food, friend it was the first time in my life that I had seen so much food like that. [NKU/TA] Horaina mai tō kaupapa kia rongo atu mātou. Reveal your agenda to us. [HUI] I horaina ngāpurapura e Tai kia maroke ai. Tai spread out the seeds out to dry. [NKU] E horangia ana ngā take katoa ki mua i te iwi. All the important issues will be spread out before the people. [NKU/TA] Horangia mai ngā paraikete ki runga i a tāua. Spread out the blankets over the two of us. [NKU/TA] Horangia ngā hiiti ki runga i ngā peeti. Spread the sheets over the mattresses. [TWK] Horangia te tāpau i aianei. Spread out the mat right here now. [KP/MHR] I to mātou taenga atu e horahora ana rātou i ngā whāriki. When we arrived they were spreading the mats out. [NKU/TA] Me horahora ngā tāpau i mākuu i te ua, kia maroke ai. Spread the dampened mats to dry them. [HUI] Haere koe ki te horahora i nga whāriki ki waho kia maroke ai i te hau me te rā. You go and spread the mats outside to allow the wind and the sun to dry them. [TWK] Na rātou horahora ngā whakaaro me ngātaonga ki mua i te iwi. Many articles and ideas were placed before the people. [KP/MHR] Horahorahia mai ngā purapura kia maroke ai. Spread the seeds out so that they can dry. [NKU] horapa

Horahia [1] Ngati Horahia [Name] This hapū name was used in 1918 by 13 people registered as affiliated with Ngapuhi (12 of them voted in Mangakahia). It was also used by one person recorded as affiliated with Te Rarawa (at Te Kowhai) and another affiliated with Ngati Whatua (at Otamatea).

horapa {WAI} [Universal] spread out, disseminating I muri mai, ka horapa atu ki te motu. Later on, it was laid out to the people. [NGH3] Horapa ana ki ngā iwi katoa nei. It was spreading throughout the tribe. (pertaining to disease) [HUI] E horapa ana i ngā mate ki ngā taitamariki katoa. All the children have got the disease. [HUI] hora

hore [1] {CL1} [Stative] not Hore kau he tangata kua tae mai nei. Not a single person has arrived here. [HUI] Horekau noa a Timi kia tae mai. Tim has not yet arrived [NGH3]

hore [2] {WMS} [Noun] burial place. Ka kawea nga koiwi ki te hore, ara ki te toma, ki te wāhi tino tapu. The bones were taken to the burial place, that is, the toma, a very tapu place. [WMS J. xx, 18].

hahuki [1] {WMS} [Noun] Kūmara pit (Williams notes this word as from “Ngapuhi”).

hāmure [1] {WMS} haamure, hamure [Verb] Catch vermin in the hair. (Williams notes this word as from “Ngapuhi”) = hāpaki, hākure

hārau [2] {WMS} haarau, harau [Verb] Win or obtain by chance. I harau i whiwhi ai.(Williams notes this word as from “Ngapuhi”).

horewai [1] {WMS} [Noun] A large species of eel.

horewai [2] {WMS} [Noun] Child's kite, a rectangular northern form (Williams notes this word as from “Ngapuhi”).

hori, ...a, ...hori, ...horingia [1] {WAI} [Universal] earmark, tag Ko te hori o tēnā pamu, he matau. The earmark of that farm is a hook [NGH3] I horia ngā kau a Pene, ka tukua kia oma. Pene's cows were earmarked and left out to run.[TM] Māu e horihori ngā taringa o ngā kau me ngā hipi? Will you go and brand the cows and the sheep? [TWK] Haere horihoringia ngā taringa. Go and ear mark or brand the ears. [TWK] I te horihoringia o ngā kau, kātahi anō ka moohiotia nā wai. It was only when the ears were branded that we knew which animals belonged to who. [TWK]

hori [2] u falsehood Kaua e hori mai kua oti te mahi i a koe. Don't try to tell me you finished the job. [TWK]

horo [2] [Universal] fall, be taken Na Ngati Kairewa anō te pa i horo wawe. It was Ngati Kairewa who swiftly took the pa. [TWK] I te unga mai o ngā ua ka horo mai te puke, na reira kapia ana te huarahi i te paru me ngā rākau. When the rains arrived the hillside slipped and the road was blocked with dirt and trees. [TTU] Ia ata, ia ahiahi ka rangona te manu, horo tonu e waiata ana i roto i tona ake reo. Every morning, and evening, we hear the birds singing with their own chorus. [TTU]

horo, hohoro [Stative] quick, speedy Kia horo tonu te haere mai ki te mahi i ngā mahi. Come quickly to do the work. [TWK] Kaua e horo te kai kei rāwa koe. Don't eat fast you might choke. [KRO] E hoa ma, ka kakama mai kia horo i ta tātou whakanoho i ngā hiona o te whare, i te mea e hui mai ra ngā kapua ua. Everybody, let's hurry up, so we can finish the roof as the rain clouds are gathering. [TTU] Hohoro tonu tātou kei mau i a Rona. Let's hurry up or we'll be caught by Rona. (or the man in the moon will catch us. [TTU] whakahoro

horoi, ...a [Universal] wash Me haere koutou ki te horoi. You had better go and wash. [TWK] Haere horoia o koutou waewae. Go and wash your feet. [TWK]

horomi, ...a [1] [Universal] swallow Kaua e horomia ngā mea i roto i te pounamu kei paihanatia koe. Don't swallow the contents of that bottle or you'll be poisoned. [TWK]

hōtete [1] hootete, hotete [Noun] A large caterpillar, larva of the moth Sphinx convolvuli, and a notorious feaster on kumara leaves. Mahi atu taua ki te tukou no Kai, e nohia mai ana e te hotete Let’s do some work on Kai’s kumara, the hōtete are already in residence!. [050202]

hotoke winter

hotu, ...hotu sigh, sob E hotu ana ia mo tana whaiaipo. He is sighing/sobbing for his sweetheart. [NGH3] Ka timata ki te tangi hotuhotu mo tana hoa. And she began to really sob for her friend. [NGH3]

Hotu [2] {WMS, MDT, Wikiriwhi 1928, Wms 1928} [Name] Williams defines this as “The moon on the fifteenth day. = Atua-mate-o-hotu.” In Taitokerau, however, Hotu and Atuaare different nights wherever these names are both used. Hotu is the eleventh night on the Ngāti Whātua and Te Rarawa lists of Te Wikiriwhi Hemana and Wi Tana Papahia respectively, and the twelth night on Renata Tangata’s Ngāpuhi list, following Ari in each case. The name is not included in Best’s Far North list. [See also the entry for Maramataka] [151204] {From Proto-Central-Eastern Polynesian *fotu “night of the full moon”.}

hou [2] [Noun] sound Ko te hou o te waiata. The sound of the song. [HUI]

hou [3] [Noun] feather Ka tiangia te hou ra ki te whenua. That feather was stuck into the ground. [KH 876:11]

hou [4] ~hanga, ~nga; ~ngia [Universal] * enter * Kei a koe te hou tuatahi kei roto i te whare whakairo. %You have been the first to enter the carved meeting house. [TWK] Houhia atu te whare. Enter that house. (TWK) Tangohia mai ō huu ka hou ai ki roto i te whare. Remove your shoes before entering the house. [KRA] Ka hou atu te wahine rā ki te motokā. The woman entered the the car.[NKU/TA] I hou mai te tangata ki te whare. The man entered the house. [NKU/TA] E hou ana ia ki te kapahaka. She will enter the posture dance (team). [NKU/TA] Hou mai ki roto! Come inside! [NKU/TA] Ka hou atu rātou ki te ngahere ka whakarongo. %As they entered the bush they listened. [NKU] Houhia atu te whare. Enter that house. [TWK] Ka houngia te whare rā. The house was entered into. [NKU/TA] Houngia e koe te whare o to tupuna. Enter your grandfather's house. [KP/MHR]; houhanga [Derived Noun] (1) entrance way Ko te houhanga o te whare nei kei te taha maui. The entrance of this house is on the left hand side. [TWK]. (2) firstin a series of events etc. He aha te hui nei? He houhanga hui. What is this meeting? This meeting is the inaugural meeting. [TWK] ; hounga [Derived Noun] the act of entry I te hounga atu ki roto o te whare nei kātahi ka kitea te tino ātaahua. When you enter the house only then did you see the beauty. Ko te kuaha te hounga atu, ehara ma te wini. The door is the entrance, not the window. [NGH3] [TWK] whakahou [1], uru [1]

hou [5] [Stative] new He kākahu hou ērā. Those are new clothes. [NKU/TA] He pai hoki ōhuu hoou. You have a good pair of new shoes. [NKU/TA] whakahou

Hou [6] Ngati Hou [Name] In 1918, two voters at Omanaia, recorded as affiliated with Ngapuhi, gave this as their hapū.

hou, ...hia, hohoungia, hohoutia, ...houngia [1] {CL1} [Universal] lash, bind, seal I te maunga o ēnā tangata ka houhia te rongo o tēnā whawhai. The capture of those people sealed the peace following that fight. [TWK] Houhia te rongo ki tō hoariri. Seek peace and forgive your enemies. [TWK] Ka hohoungia te rongo i waenganui i a rāua. Peace was made between them. [NKU/TA] Kāhore i hohoungia te rongo i waenga i a rātou. Peaceful relations were not forged amongst them. [NKU/TA] Hohoutia te rongo ki tāu hoa. Forgive your friend. Ka houhoungia te rongo i waenganui i a rāua. Peace was made between them. [NKU/TA] Kāhore i houhoungia te rongo i waenga i a rātou. Peaceful relations were not forged amongst them.[NKU/TA] Ka haere a Maihi ki te hohou te rongo ki a Waikato. Maihi went to make peace with Waikato. [NGH3] (see also separate entry for hohou i te rongo)

Hourua [1] Ngati Hourua [Name] One voter at Kakanui, registered as affiliated with Ngapuhi, used this hapū name in 1918.

Hu [3] Ngati Hu [Name] In 1918, four voters used this hapū name, one (at Herekino) recorded as affiliated with Te Rarawa, and the others (including two at Kiripaka) with Ngapuhi.

hua [1] [Noun] fruits, offspring (literal, or figurative. i.e. rewards, outcome), your efforts to succeed Ko te hua tēnei o te manu he heeki. Eggs are the fruit of the birds. [NKU/TA] Tukua kia hua! Anei ngā hua rākau. Here are the fruit from the trees. [NKU] Ka puta te hua o mahi papai a te tangata. Your beautiful deeds will be seen in the days to come. [TWK] Ko tātou ngā hua o rātou ma kua wehe atu. We are the issue of our loved ones who have passed away. [TTU] Tekau tau o te tokorua nei e moe ana katahi anō ka whai hua. This couple were married for ten years before they were blessed with a child. [TWK/MHR] Tukua kia hua. Release it so it may breed. [NKU/TA] Ēnei taonga ko te hua o to mahi nui. These treasures are the rewards for your efforts. [KP/MHR] Ko tēnei te hua o tana mahi. This is the end result of his hard work. [NGH3]

hua [2] [Universal] think E tamara ma, whakatika, e hua i tukua atu ai ki a ia, e hori a ia. [TM] whakaaro

hua, ...ina, ...inatia [3] [Universal] name a place or person Nā wai tēnā ingoa i hua ki a koe? Who gave you that name? [NKU] Me hua e koe to tamaiti ki to tupuna. You should name your child after his grandfather. [KP/MHR] Kua huaina te ingoa o tēnei tamahine ko Mere. The name given to this child is Mary. [TWK] Na ngā tupuna i huaina ko Tangituu te maunga, ko Tame hei kaitiaki. It was the ancestors who named the mountain Tangituu and Tom as the guardian. [TTU] Ka huaina toona ingoa ko Hinetiitama. She was named Hinetiitama. [NKU/TA] I huaina te rākau rā ko Tama. That staff over there, was named Tama. [NKU/TA] I huaina koe ki taku whaea. You were named after my mother. [NKU] Huaina e koe tēnei kotiro hei ingoa mou. Name this girl after you. [KP/MHR] Huainatia e koe tēnei wāhi kia mahara ai koe ki to iwi. You name this place to remind you of your tribe. [KP/MHR] whakaingoa, tapaina

Hua [4] Ngati Hua [Name] This hapū name was used by six voters in 1918, all recorded as affiliated with Ngapuhi. Two voted at Orira and two others at Te Karae.

huahua, ...ina [Universal] uproot Huahuaina ngā rākau nei kei te mate. Uproot these trees that are decaying. [TWK]

huaki, ...na [Universal] uncover, open Huakina mai te kuaha kia pai tō tātou hou atu ki te whare. Let's open the door so we can enter. [TWK] Huakina ngā kuaha kia kia puhipuhia ai te whare e te hau. Leave the doors open so that the house can be aired.[NKU]

huarahi [Noun] A pathway He pai noa iho te huarahi ahu atu ki te moana. The pathway to the sea is quite good. [TWK]

huaranga [1] {WAI} [Universal] to transplant He pai te hotoke mo te huaranga tupu. The winter is a good time to transplant shoots. [NGH3]

HUATANGATA [1] {WAI} [Noun] hero He huatangata a Maui no mua noa atu. Maui is a hero from long ago. [NGH3]

hue [1] [Noun] The bottle gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris) brought to Taitokerau from Eastern Polynesia by the earliest Māori settlers. The fruits were carefully cleaned and dried, often beautifully decorated, and used as a calabash for storing water, bowls, and containers for storing food. (From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *fue “bottle gourd”, derived from Proto-Eastern Oceanic *vuRe “a creeping vine”.) [Photo: Te Māra Reo]

huhare [1] {WAI} [Universal] phlegm E turuturu iho ana o huhare ki te tepu. Your phlegm is dripping on to the table. [NGH3]

huhu [1] {WAI} [Universal] to sniff with the cold Whakarongo ki te kotiro e huhu mai ra i waho. Listen to that girl there sniffing outside. [NGH3]

huhuti , huti [1] [Stative] be affected by cramp Kātahi ka huhuti te wae o te kaumatua nei tata mate i te mamae. When this old man got the cramps in his legs the pain almost killed him. [TWK]

huhuti, ... huti, ...a [2] [Universal] pluck, pull out of the ground, fish with a line. [TWK] Kua reri ngā kuumara ki te huhuti mai i te tāpapa. The kumara are ready to be taken from the seedling bed. [TWK]. Ko taku mahi i taua wa he huhuti heihei. At that time, my job was to pluck the hens. [NGH3] Me huhuti nga tarutaru na. Pull those weeds out by the roots. [NGH3] Hutia ake ki runga. Pull them up. [NGH3] Huutia te rito o te harakeke. Pluck the central shoot of the flax bush. [TWK] Huhutia mai he mati. Light (strike) the match. whawhaki

hui [1] huihui, huia, huinga, huihuinga, huihuitanga [Universal] a gathering, to gather, gathering for a purpose Me hui tātou mo tēnei take. We shall have a meeting to discuss this problem. [TWK] E hui ana mātou ki Te kao. We will meet in Te Kao. [NKU/TA] Ka hui rātou i Ahipara. They were at a meeting in Ahipara. [NKU/TA] Ka hui tātou ki konei apopo. Let us all gather here tomorrow. [KP/MHR] Ka huihui te iwi ra i te marae. Those people gathered together at the marae. [NKU/TA] Haere mai kia huihui ai tātou kia rātou. Come so that we may meet up together with them. [NKU/TA] Kātahi ka hui te iwi nei ka huihui, ā, he nui ngā take ka tu. As they gathered many problems were resolved.[TWK] Ata tatari tātou kia huihui katoa mai tātou, ka timata ai, ta tātou noho. We'll wail till everyone's come together then our meeting would start. [TTU] Haere koe huihuia te iwi. You go and gather the people together. [TWK] Haere koe, huihuia te iwi. You go and gather the people together. [TWK] I te huinga o te take nei i puta ai na wai puu te mahi nei. It was only when this particular issue was discussed, did it emerge who was gathered there. [NKU/TA] I te huinga mai o te manuhiri ka whai kōrero rātou katoa. When the visitors arrived they had something to talk about. [KP/MHR] Kotahi anō huinga ka tutuki te take. It took only one meeting to resolve the differences. [TWK/MHR] I te huinga o te Taumata Kaumātua o Ngapuhi ka tau i a rātou me te hiikoi te motu o Aotearoa ki te kauhau i te kaupapa o te Whakaminenga. When the group of elders from Ngapuhi gathered they decided to walk the length of Aotearoa to discuss the aspirations of the gathering. [TWK] I te huinga mai o ngā iwi ki te marae ka tiimata ngā karakia. When the people came together on the marae they began with prayers. [NKU] Ka rere atu te wairua ki te huihuinga o te Kahurangi. The spirits fly to the gathering place of important people. [TWK/MHR] I ngā huihuinga whenua heoi anō te wā ka kite au i a Mere. It is only at meetings concerning land that I see or meet with Mary. [NKU/TA] I roto i ngāhuihuinga whānau katahi anō ia ka kōrero. It is only at family gatherings that she speaks. [NKU] I te huihuitanga o Erehi rāua ko Ngarama me ētahi atu kātahi ka kitea te puutake o te huihuitanga. It wasn't until Erehi and Ngarama gathered together with the rest of the family that the issue that they had gathered for was resolved. [TWK] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Hui The core meaning of this word is to gather objects together; in relation to people it is used especially in the sense of congregating and assembling. In modern Māori this has entered into a number of technical terms for specific kinds of deliberative assembly, for example hui-ā-iwi a “tribal assembly”, usually called to discuss or decide on a particular issue. Other terms which denote assembling for deliberative purposes are rūnanga (the focus of a separate title, q.v.), whakaminenga, “an assembly or collective” (from mine, “to be assembled”), and kāhui “an assemblage (of any kind)”, which has a special meaning in Waikato and Kingitanga circles in the phrase kāhui ariki “royal lineage”. (The word hui is derived from Proto-Polynesian *fuhi “bunch or cluster; tie in a bunch”; the notion of assembling or uniting groups of people is shared by Māori with Rarotongan, Tuamotuan and Hawaiian. The related term kāhui is Eastern Polynesian in origin, from *kāfui “a bunch of fruit”; Hawaiian has another related term, lāhui “a great company of people, nation, race, tribe, nationality”, echoed in Māori in the form of rāhui “a flock of birds”. The term mine seems to have originated in Aotearoa.)

Hui-te-rangiora [1] {Wms 1928} [Name] This is the final night in Wi Tana Papahia’s Te Rarawa list, the thirtieth in the lunar cycle, and coming after Mutuwhenua (which is considered the last night in the regular lunar cycle in most districts). It is possible that this is actually the name for a “spare” night, like Takataka-pūtea, to be used when the night of the New Moon (Whiro) does not arrive on schedule. [See also the entry for Maramataka] [151204]

huihui [Universal] to gather together. # huihuinga [Derived Noun] a gathering, anything related to a gathering. (See hui [1] for examples)

huka sugar

huke [2] {WAI} [Stative] epileptic Kaua e horo rawa, he kotiro huke ia. Don't be too quick, she's an epileptic. [NGH3] mate huke epilepsy

HUKE [3] {WAI} adj mischievous He ropu huke tēnei. This is a mischievous crew. [NGH3]

huke, ...a [Universal] uncover by removing earth Mā ngā tane nei e hukea te hangi. It is the men who will uncover the hangi. [TWK] I a ia e tiro haere ana, ka hukea ake he whakaahua tawhito. As he was looking around, he dug up an old photograph. [NGH3]

HUKEKE [1] {WAI} [Stative] slightly mad Atawhaitia tēnā, he ahua hukeke. Look after that one, he's slightly mad. (not totally well in the mind) [NGH3]

humaria [1] {WAI} [Stative] humble He tangata humaria. That is a himble person [NGH3] mahaki, ngohengohe

hume {WAI} [Universal] to taper off I a ia e kōrero ana, ka hume haere tana reo. While he was speaking, his voice gradually tapered off. [NGH3]

humene, ...a [1] {WAI} [Universal] tuck together I mua i tana hokinga ki te moe, ka humenea nga kuira a tana tamaiti. Before she went to bed, she tucked up her childs quilts. [NGH3]

huna [1] [Universal] conceal, to hide Kaua e hunā o whakaaro. Don't hide your thoughts. [TWK] Nāku ngā purapura i huna. I hid the seedlings. [NKU] Kei raro i te moenga e huna ana. Hiding under the bed. [NGH3] Kei runga ake i te kapata e huna ana. Hidden above the cupboard. [NGH3]

Huna [2] {WMS, MDT, Wikiriwhi 1928, Wms 1928} [Name] In many districts, the tenth night of the lunar month when the Full Moon is predicted to fall on the 16th night. In some places, this night will be omitted when the full moon is expected earlier. In Best’s Far North list and Renata Hemana’s Ngāpuhi list it falls (provisionally) on the tenth night, but in Wi Tana Papahia’s Te Rarawa list Te Wikiriwhi Hemana’s Ngāti Whātua list it falls on the ninth night. In all these lists, however, Huna is first night after the Tamatea nights come to an end. [See also the entry for Maramataka] [151204] {From Proto-Central-Eastern Polynesian *funa “middle period of the waxing moon”.}

hunaonga [Noun] son-in-law, daughter-in-law Ko wai hei hunaonga no wai? Who is whose son-in-law?

hune [1] {WAI} [Noun] brown fluff of the raupo E kitea ana te hune o te raupo. The brown fluff of the raupo can be seen. [NGH3]

hunga [1] [Stative] putrid, decayed, food gone off I hunga ngā ika i te whitinga e te rā. The fish was tainted by being left in the sun. [TWK/MHR]

hunga [2] [Noun] (1) group of people. Te hunga kua hoki nei e hoki ana ki Te Tii. Those who have gone, went back to Te Tii. [TWK] (2) class of people, collective Te hunga mate. Those who have died. Te hunga ora. The living. Kei te hunga kāinga nga kaikeri poka. It is normally the locals who are the grave diggers. [NWE]. He koa te hunga whakapono. Happy are those who believe. [TTU] (3) slave Ka patua etahi, ko etahi i whakaorangia hei hunga. Some were killed, and others were left alive to be slaves. [WMD]

hungawai [Noun] father-in-law, mother-in-law Ko koe te hungawai o Piripi? Are you Phillip's mother-in-law? [TWK]

hunuhunu, ...tia [Universal] singe Ka hunuhunutia te poaka i te taha o te awa. The pig was singed beside the river. [NGH3]

hupe [1] {WAI} [Noun] nasal mucus Mukua te hupe mai i to ihu. Wipe the mucus from your nose. [NGH3] paku hard/dried mucus

hura, ...ngia, ...ina, ...hia, ...hura [1] {CL1} [Universal] reveal, unveil, lift up, uncover, expose, hunt out, searching for a solution, open Me hura tēnei kohatu i mua i te uanga mai. Unveil this stone before it rains. [KP/MHR] Hurangia ngā kuumara kia maroke i te rā. Expose the kuumara to allow the sun to harden the skins. [TWK/MHR] Hurangia nga pakiaka o nga tarutaru ki runga kia maroke i te rā. Lift up the roots of the weeds so the sun can dry them. [NKU] A te ono karaka i te ahiahi ka hurangia te hangi. At six o'clock this evening the earth oven will be opened. [NKU/TA] Nāna te take i hurangia ai te kowhatu nei. It was because of him/her that this stone was unveiled. [NKU/TA] Kua maoa te hangi, hurangia i aianei. The hangi is cooked open it up now. [KP/MHR] Kua huraina to koohatu whakamahara o Tuiti. The memorial stone for Tuiti was unveiled. [KP/MHR] Huraina mai ngā paraikete kia kohia atu tā tāua mokopuna ki te moe. Lift up the blankets so I can put our grandchild to sleep. Ka huraina mai tēnā mea i te kākahu ātaahua ki mua i mātou. The most beautiful clothes were revealed before us al. [NKU/TA] Hurahia te poke kuumara tuatahi. Open up the first kuumara pit. [NKU] I te huranga o te peeti ka kitea te moni i raro. When the mattress was turned over, money was found. [TWK/MHR] I te huranga o te koohatu tohu whakamahara o tooku whaea, ka tiimata te puunehunehu o te ua. When my mother's headstonewas unveiled, light rain fell gently. [TWK] Ata hurahura ngā pepa tawhito kia kore ai e tihore. Gently lift the old papers so as not to tear them. [TTU] Hōhā te hurahura mai i ngā pepa ra! Stop disturbing those papers. [NKU/TA] Heoi anō tāu mahi e hurahura i ngā whāriki. All you need to do is turn over the mats to air out. [NKU/TA] Me hurahura ngā paraikete. Spread out the blankets. [NKU] Kaua koe e hurahura i ngā rau o tēnā pukapuka. Do not turn over the leaves of that book. [KP/MHR] Hurahurahia nga paraikete o Erehi. Erehi's blankets were uncovered. [TWK/MHR]

HURANGA [1] [Universal] sucking sound Ko te huranga tēnā i rongo koe i a ia e kai pipi ana. Huranga is the sound you hear when someone is eating pipi. [KP/MHR]

hure, ...a [1] {WAI} [Universal] search, examine Hurea ake a raro kei tupono kei reira. Search underneath in case there is something there. [NGH3]

huri [1] ...hia, ...nga, ...huri, ...hanga, ...tuu [Universal] turn, revolve, set about Kia huri whakamuri. Look forward or back. [TWK] Mea ake ia huri koaro i te haurangi. It's a wonder he doesn't fall over being drunk. [MWA] Huri ki tua o te wharehui, kei reira ngāwharepaku. Go to the back of the meeting house, the toilets are there. [KRO] Kaua e horo te huri kei hinga koe. Don't turn quickly you might fall over. [KRO] Na te mea i huri ngākōrero o toku matua ka uaua te huihuinga. When my uncle had second thoughts on the issue, the meeting became very difficult. [TTU] Te aranga mai o te ra i te taimarangai he mahana, i te wehenga rua, ka huri ki te taihauauru ka rongo koe i te kopeke. [TTU] Hurihia o tātou whakaaro ki tō tātou kaihanga. Let's turn our thoughts to the Almighty. [TWK] Ka tae koe ki te huringa, me huri ki te matau. When you reach the turnoff, turn right. [NGH3] Ko tēnei te hurihanga ki Waimate. This is the turning point towards Waimate. [NGH3] Ina horo tō hurihuri kā ānini tō matenga. If you keep twirling around you will get giddy. [KRO] Kia tuupato te haere i runga i ngā huarahi hurihuri. Drive carefully on windy roads. [KRO] Ka huri tuu i tēnei wā ki te mihi ki te tuupāpaku. I will now direct my remarks to the deceased. [KRO] E huri kotua ana tēnā whakapapa. That whakapapa is all back to front. [NGH3] E he ana nga ingoa, ko huri kotua katoa. Those names are wrong, they're all back to front. [NGH3] Whakatikaina tēnei, e huri koaro ana. Fix this up it's inside out. [NGH3] I tana ohonga ake, ko huri koaro ke te taraka. When he awoke, the truck had overturned. [NGH3] huri takawiri body twisting huri kaikamo rolling one's eyes. Me huripoki kia maroke rano. Turn them upside down so that they'll dry out. [NGH3] Kia huri whakamuri. Look forward or back. [TWK/MHR/MWA]

Huri [2] Ngati Huri [Name] In 1908 one Te Aupouri voter at Toanga was recorded with this hapū name.

huriroro giddy, faint, blackout Homai to ringa, e huriroro ana ahau. Give me your hand, I'm giddy. [NGH3]

Huriwaka [1] Ngati Huriwaka [Name] In 1918, two voters at Ahipara, recorded as affiliated with Te Rarawa, gave this hapū name.

huru, ...huru, ...a, ...hurutia [1] [Universal] feathers, hair Huru kiwi. Kiwi feathers. [TWK] Me heru o huruhuru. Comb your hair. [NGH3] Hurua taua wāhi. Put feathers on that area. [TWK] Huruhurutia atu weenā. Put feathers on those ones. [TWK] huruhuru hurutete, bushy hair, huru kaikamo, eyelash Ka tiro huna mai i ana huru kaikamo. She hid behind her eyelashes. [NGH3] huruhuru mangu, black hair, huruhuru whiiwhiiwhii, tangled hair.

hurupoki, ...na {WAI} [Universal] cover with a blanket E ko, hurupokina to matua. Girl, cover up your father. [NGH3]

huti [Universal] pluck Māu koe e huti mai ngā huruhuru o ngā heihei. Pluck the chicken's feathers. [TWK] Kei te huti ta rātou hinaki tuna ra. They are lifting up their eel-trap. [TWK] Huti ake te hinaki ra. You go and lift up the eel-trap. [TWK] huhuti, whawhaki

hū [1] huu Eng. [Noun] shoe He papai ēnei huu. These shoes are very good. [TWK/MHR]

hū [2] huu, hu [Noun] an indefinite or explosive sound.

hūanga [1] huuanga, huanga {WAI} [Noun] close relative Te hanga nei, ko nga huuanga nahe e taetae mai ana inaianei. It looks as if only close relatives are coming. [NGH3]

hūhā [1] huuhaa huha [Noun] thigh He tino nunui ngā huuhā o tēnā tangata. That persons thighs are massive. [TWK]

hūmeke [1] huumeke, humeke numb with cold Kua hūmeke ana ringaringa. His hands are numb with cold. [KP/MHR]

hūpē [1] huupee, hupe nasal mucus Ko te hūpē o te ihu. He's got a watery nose.

Hūrai [1] Hurai, Huurai [Noun] Jew; Jewish

ī [1] ii, i [stative] ::ferment, become sour

i 1. [Locative particle] marks location or position in space or past position in time, in, on, at; with (owned or controlled by). I tētahi rā ka haere nga tokorua nei ki te kaukau. I a rāua e haere ana ki te awa, ka puta ētahi whakaaro porohīanga ki a rāua One day these two went off to swim. While they were going towards the river, some mischievous ideas occurred to them; He nui nga kai i ā ia (He has) plenty of food with him. I nga wā katoa tuku whakawhētai. Each day ask for guidance. I tae atu koe ki te kainga, whakatikatia mai ta tātou kai. When you arrive home prepare our meal. [TTU] [TTU] I wāna nei, e kore e pai ake. Poor thing, he'll never approve. [NKU] Me aha kē i wā rātou nei? What else could they do under the circumstances? [NKU]

i 2. [Post-verbal particle] (A) marks the object of a verb phrase; or (B) the agent of a stative, by, with: Ka rarawhi a Rereao i ōna ringa i te rākau, a, ka kukume ake i ōna waewae. Rereao grasped the tree with his hands, and then pulled up his feet. Kua rongo ahau i te tangi a te koekoea. I've heard the song of the koekoea. (long tailed cuckoo) [NKU]

i 3 [Pre-verbal particle] indicates that something took place in the past. I tū tēnei whaktaetae i Kaikohe i te tau 1999 This contest was held in Kaikohe in the year 1999; He aha tātou i haere ai ki Maungatūroto? Why did we come to Maungaturoto?. I ara ahau i te ono te haora. At six o'clock I was awake. [MHR]

i te [Pre-verbal combination] when followed by a verb, indicates that something was going on for a while in the past. I te tākaro rāua i raro i tērā rākau They were playing under that tree.

ia [1] {CL1} pronoun. 3rd person singular he, she, it E haere ana ia ki te huri tau. She is going to the birthday. [TWK] I noho ia ki raro. He sat down. [NGH4] Maua tahi me ia. Us and him. [NGH2] I tae ia ki te pakanga tuatahi. He's a veteran of the first world war. [TTU]

ia [2] {CL1} each, every Ia rā e haere mai ana ngā mokopuna ki te Koohanga reo o Matauri Each day the grandchildren come to the Matauri Māori language preschool centre. [KRA] Ka tangi te wahine ia rā ia rā. The woman cried every day. [NKU] Me haere koe ki te kura ia rā kia mōhio ai koe. You must go each day to learn. [KP/MHR] Ka haere ia ia rā, ia rā, ki te tiaki i a Mina. Everyday s/he went to care for Mina. [NKU/TA] Ia rā, ia rā ka mōhio ia e pau haere ana ana moni. Everyday s/he was aware that the money was running out. (that she was getting short of money). [NKU/TA] Ia r ā , ia r ā ko taua mea ra an ō . The same thing, day after day. [TWK/MHR] Ia ra i haere a Hemi ki te mahi. Each day James went to work. [TTU] Ia rā me titiro ki te Atua hei whakatupato i a tātou katoa. Each day we all look to God to take care of us all. [MHR]

ia [3] {CL1} gall bladder

ia [4] [Noun] current Kia tūpato, he kaha te ia i tēnei taha o te awa. Be careful, the current is strong on this side of the river. (See also au, taikaha)

IA [4] {CL1} to decay, rot, (of food) Te ia o te kai. The decaying of the food. [MWA] Ko ia nga kai. The food's gone off. [NGH2]

ianei [1] {WAI} now Kei hea ianei te whānau? Where is the family now. [NGH3] inaianei

iari [1] Eng. [Noun] yard Kua tae ngā kau miraka ki roto i te iari. The cows have been herded into the yard. [TWK/MHR]

ihi [1] {WL6} [Noun] awe, power, strength, vibrancy, confidence, pride, force, authority, sanctity, sacredness I te tuwheratanga mai o te māngai o te tohunga, e tino rango ana e koe te ihi e puta mai ana i a ia. When he proceeded to speak, one could feel the power exuding from the priest. [TWK/MHR] He mana kuia, ihi wahine. From the power of our kuia, the power of woman is maintained. [NKU/TA] Pa ana te ihi i te rongo o ngā kōrero mo tērā kainga. A feeling of part loneliness, part fear, when the talk moved to the homestead/ A feeling of love, loneliness, apprehension as the conversation moved to the old homestead. [TTU] Puta ana te ihi i ā tātou taitamariki roto i ā rātou mahi haka. The pride of our children was exhibited during their posture dance. [KRA] Te tapu te mana me te ihi i heke mai i ngā tupuna. Our tapu our power and authority comes to us from our ancestors. [NKU/TA] Mau anō te ihi i te whaikōrero. The power of the speech making comes from within itself. [NKU] Heke iho ki a mātou te ihi me te mana o mātou tupuna. We inherited the power and the influence of our ancestors. [KP/MHR] Ma te whaikōrero ka mau te mana te ihi te tapu a taua kaikōrero. The power and prestige of the speechmaker is carried through his speech making. [TTU] Nā te ihi o te tangata ka kitea hoki i toona mana. It was through a person's sanctity that his prestige was clearly felt. [NWH] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Ihi This concept has no close equivalent in English; it fuses notions of spiritual and psychic force, authority, power and vitality. It is probably connected etymologically with an apparent homonym ihi “blow, make a rushing noise”, from Proto-Polynesian *ihi “blow” (cf. hau).

IHI [2] [Stative] hissing noise Ka ihi mai te hau. The wind made a hissing sound. [KP/MHR]

iho [1] {CL1} look downwards direction Titiro iho ki o wae, e paru ana. Look down at your feet they're dirty. [TWK] Hei tā te kōrero, e titiro iho ana nga tuupuna ki a tātou. It is said, the ancestors look down on us. [TWK/MHR] Tuku iho kotahi te kopu i whānau ai tātou. We are all descended from the one original ancestor. (figurative use of the womb, kopu). [TTU] Heke iho ki raro! Climb down here!. [NGH4]

ihu [1] {CL1} [Stative] inquisitive, nosey parker Kei te ihu haere ngā mea nei. Inquisitive lot. [TWK] He ihu, he ihu hoki tēnā koroke. He's a nosey parker. [TTU] To kaha ihu hoki e mara. You are a nosey person you. [NWE]

ihu [2] [Noun] nose Haere me o koutou ihu, kei reira to hupe. Just go and blow your nose. [TWK] Ko toto tona ihu. His/ Her nose is bleeding. [NGH4] Ki ta te Māori titiro ma te hongi ora i te ihu tahi ano ka tutaki te hariru. According to the Māori, it is through the rubbing of noses, (joining the breath of two people) that greetings are achieved. [NWE]

ihu haunga [1] smelly nose

ihu hūpē [1] ngā kiiwaha dirty nose, snotty nose, runny nose Ko te hunga ihu hūpētēnei. This is the runny nose troupe. [NKU]

ihu koi [1] sharp nose

ihu ngaoko [1] twitch

IHU PANOKO [1] lowercase word list flat nose

IHU PANUKU [1] flat nose

IHU PARARAHI [1] flat nose

Ihutai [1] Te Ihutai. [Name] In 1918 twenty-two voters gave this as the name of their hapū (of Ngapuhi). Eight of them voted at Te Karae, 4 at Tauteihiihi and 3 at Utakura.

ihu wai rere [1] watery nose

iinanga [1] ngā momo ika word list white bait

ika [1] {CL1} [Noun] fish Kii pai te moana i te ika. The sea was full up with fish. [TWK] He maha ngā momo ika o te moana. There are numerous species of fish in the sea. [TWK/MHR] Te tamure me te tuna he ika. Snapper and eel are fish. [NGH2] Te ātaahua o te ika patiki mo ona whakaritea mo te kai. Flounder is a beautiful fish to eat when it is well prepared. [NWE]

IKA WĀMU [1] {KSF} [Noun] smoked fish Te IKA WAMU pai ki ahau ko te kanae. To me mullet are the best fish smoked. [NGH3] karu ika, pero ika

ikeike [1] {CL1} high, tall E tino ikeike rawa, tino hohonu rawa nga mihi o te whānau kua u mai na, ki te marae. The greetings of the family who've arrived on the marae, reach the heights and depths of Māori courtesy. [TTU] He ikeike tona nei titiro. His visions reach great heights. [TTU] He reo ikeike tona mo te waiata. He has a high singing voice. [TTU] I ikeike te kake o nga matua i te rākau kauri e pouto, PATITI, kia toto puta mai ai te kapia. The older generation climbed Kauri trees, chopping notches to bleed the trees for Kauri gum. [TTU] Tino ikeike teera maunga. That mountain over there is a very high mountain. [NGH4] He puke ikeike. A high hill. [NGH2] Me titiro ahua ikeike. If you saw it, it is rather high. [NGH2] He maunga ikeike. A high mountain. [NGH2] E rima putu pu ano te ikeike ake i te whenua. Approximately five feet above the ground. [NGH3] He ikeike nga huarākau papai. The better fruit are high up. [NGH3] Tae noa atu ki te whitu putu tona ikeike. He was close to seven feet tall. [NGH3] Ikeike tonu te teitei o te tuanui o te whare karakia. The ceiling construction of the church

ina [1] [Particle] A particle that sometimes is used like a verbal particle, and at other times like a conjunction, to link statements about events, states or actions where one follows from or explains the other. (1) [verbal particle] A word used to show that what is mentioned in the statement it introduces might take place, and that this in turn will result in something else happening. If and when. Inā kore koe e rongo, ka marū koe i ahau. Woe betide if you don't listen! [TWK/MHR] Ina mutu wawe ahau, ka puta atu pea. Should I finish early I may come out. [TTU] Ina taka me aha? If it should fall, what then? [NGH2] Ina haere i te haere kia whai hereni to peeke. Make sure you have money in your pocket if you travel away. [NWE]. Ina pupuhi mai te hau i te marangai, e rua e toru rā e awhā ai. When the wind blows from the east, a storm will last for two or three days. I roto i te hotoke kei te taha o te kapura te wahi pai, ina puta ki waho ka pangia koe i te maremare. In winter time, a good to be is indoors beside an open fire instead of outside, where you can get sick. [MHR] Inā kore koe e rongo, ka maruu koe i ahau. Woe betide if you don't listen! [TWK/MHR] *(2) [conjunction] Ina can also be used to introduce a statement that is explained by what has just been said: thus, because of that. Ka kai tonu ia i te aihikirīmi, ina te nui o tona puku! He’s always eating ice-cream, so he has a big puku. CF ana [4]

ina, inā [2] inaa [interjection] A word used to draw attention (a) to the state or condition of something: Ina tēnei mōrī kino Look at this wretched nobody. or (b) to a comment about something that has already happened or might happen. Ina ra kare au i mau Anyway, I wasn’t caught.

inahoki [1] [Conjunction] there indeed, because, if, when E pai ana ki a koe tērā wahi, inahoki ka hoki tonu koe ki reira. You must really like that place because you keep going back there. [TWK/MHR] Horekau i tika te kōrero mai a te Karere e tatuu mai ana a Pita i tēnei ata inahoki kahore ia i tae mai. The reason for Pita not arriving was because Te Karere failed to give us the right message. [KRA] Inahoki! ka kite atu au, kua rerekee te hanga o te manu rā. Behold! when I looked saw the bird its' form somehow looked different. [NKU/TA] Ina hoki te mahi a te rangatira. There indeed is the work of a great one. [NKU] Kei konei a Piri inahoki ngā huu. Bill is here because of his shoes. [NRH] Inahoki ki te tae wawe atu koe, kiia atu ka tae muri ahau. Should you arrive arrive early, tell them that I'll be there later. [TTU] Ka pehea to whakaaro inahoki mai koe? What will you think when you return? [KP/MHR] (A combination of the particles ina [1] and hoki [1].

ināianei [1] [Time expression] This word refers to the present day or time: now, today. Combined with tonu in the phrases ināianei tonu or ināia tonu nei, it indicates that something will happen immediately. Ināianei me haere tonu tātou, a, tae noa. Now we will keep going until we reach our destination. [TWK/MHR] Ināianei tonu, patua atu he waea kia rātou kua mate te tupuna. Ring the family right away, their grandfather has died. [TTU] Me haere tātou ināianei ki te moe. We should go to sleep now. [NGH4] Ināianei kua rerekē. Now it is different. [NGH2] Kia kamakama tātou ināianei tonu ake. Let's hurry up and go right now. [NWE] cf. aini, aianei

INAINA [1] {CL1} to warm, warmth Neke neke mai nei tātou ka inaina kia mahana. Move closer all let's warm ourselves. [TTU] Titiro atu ki te hunga ra kei te inaina ahi. Look at those ones - they're warming themselves by the fire. [NGH4] Me inaina ahi kia mahana. Sit by the fireside for warmth. [NGH2] I mau rātou e inaina ana i te taha o te roto. They were caught basking by the lake. [NGH3] whakaineine

inanahi [1] {WAI} yesterday Inanahi, i Towai ke au. Yesterday I was in Towai. [NGH3]

ingoa [1] {CL1} name Ko e mōhio ana ahau ki to ingoa o ērā marae. I know your name for those marae. [NKU] Hangā nga iingoa o ngā tupuna ki runga o ngā uri, kia ora tonu ai. Name your children after their ancestors, so the name will live on. [TWK/MHR] Ingoa o nga tupuna. The name of our ancestors. [MWA] Te terenga mai o nga waka me o tau tupuna i roto i waho noa atu, titiro mai ka kite mai he kapua, otira ka tau te ingoa ko Aotearoa. When the ancestors sailed here on their canoes way out sea they saw this long cloud hence it's translation Aotearoa. [TTU] Ko te ingoa o teera kotiro ko Hinemoa. That girl's name is Hinemoa. [NGH4] Ehara teena toku ingoa. That is not my name. [NGH2] Ma te ingoa e mohiotia ko wai tātou. Through one's name it is known who we are. [NWE] whakaingoa

INIA [1] {WAI} overwhelming desire Ko tēnei te inia, kia kōrero nga tamariki. The overwhelming desire of the young people is that they are allowed to talk. [NGH3]

initapeta [1] {CL1} Eng. [Noun] interpreter Ko te kai initapeta i nga mihi o te huihuinga he mōhio ki taua mahi. The interpreter knows just how to interpret the speeches of the gathering. [NGH4] Me initapeta te reo pakeha ki te reo Māori. The English was translated into the Māori language. [NGH2] Te kai initapeta he kaiwhakamaori he kaiwhakapakeha. The interpreter translates both English and Māori. [NGH2] Initapeta kia hihiko i roto i nga reo e rua, Ingarihi, Māori. An interpreter should be fluent in both English and Māori. [NWE]

inoi, ...a, ...nga [1] {CL1} [Universal] to pray, prayer, faith, to ask, request, plead Me inoi tātou. Let us pray. [NGH2] Haere mai e moko, mau e inoi atu ki to papa kia haere tātou ki te kai. Come, my grandchild, let your Dad know it's meal time. [TTU] I inoi mai taku mokopuna i tētahi rare māna. My grandchild asked me for a lolly. [NGH4] Teena, inoi atu ētahi moni ma tātou. Then ask for some money for us. [NGH4] I haere a Morris ki te inoi. Morris went to ask.[NGH2] He inoi tēnei kia awhinatia rātou. This is a prayer pleading for help. [NGH3]. Te inoi whakaiti. A humble request. [NWE] Inoia, ko te ki tēnei ka homaia. Ask, the request and it shall be given. [TTU] I tino inoia. It was requested. [NGH2] Inoia ki te korokee ra. Ask that chap over there. [NGH2] Inoia ko wawe to mōhio. Ask so that you'll know early/quickly. [NWE] I te whakaaetanga ma te inoinga te huarahi, ara i tika ai. It was through the acceptance of the faith that the right path was taken. [TTU] I taku inoinga atu kia whakahokia mai taku taonga ka whakaae te kai tuku. When I asked for my property back it was willingly handed over. [NGH4] Te inoinga o te whanaunga ki te whanaunga oti tonu atu. The request of one relative to another was carried out. [NWE] Nga inoi a ngakau. Praying from the heart. [NWE]

inoira [1] {WMS} [Adverb] Behind. (Williams notes this word as from Te Rarawa)

inu [1] ~mia, ~manga [Universal] drink, absorb * E tamariki ma, ma koutou nga hoiho e whiu atu ki te inu wai i te awa. Children, you can take the horses for a drink at the river. [TTU] Me inu wai wera taua. We should drink hot water. [NGH4] E marie te wera o te tinana i te ra ma te inu wai makariri. Drink cold water to quench your thirst on a hot day. [NWE] Haere ki te inu me o hoa. You and your friends go for a drink. [NKU] Kia kaha te inu wai makariri i nga ra wera. Drink lots of cold water to avoid dehydration. [TWK/MHR] Inumia te tika, te pono, te aroha. Take in the lessons of faith, truth and love. [TTU] Kaua e inumia teena waireka no te mea he reka rawa. Don't drink that fizzy drink because it is too sweet. [NGH4] Inumia te wai i muri tonu i te horongi pire. Drink water straight after taking your pills. [NWE] Cf. unu

Io [1] {CL1} God, creator Io ingoa Māori mo te kaihanga. As far as Māori culture goes Io was the name for God long before the arrival of the Pakeha. [TTU]

IOIO [1] {WAI} inflexible, hard, stiff He ioio te one o tēnei kainga. The dirt of this place is hard. [NGH3] E kore ia e piko, he ioio. He will never bend, he is inflexible. [NGH3] He ioio rawa te kakahu nei. These clothes are stiff [NGH3] maro

Ipipiri [1] [Place name] A Māori name for the Bay of Islands, reported by early French explorers and used by Murphy Shortland on his map of traditional place names, instead of the word Pēwhairangi, derived from the English.

ipu [1] {THF} a glass container

ipu waina [1] {THF} a glass of wine, water

ira [1] freckles, birth mark, mole

iramutu [1] {CL1} nephew of a male or female Hore i kōrerotia tēnei kupu iramutu oku matua. My parents never used this word iramutu (nephew).[TTU] Ko haere taku iramutu ki te kura apopo. Tomorrow my nephew will be going to school. [NGH4] Taku iramutu na to mātou mātāmua o mātou tekau. My nephew is the son of the eldest of ten of us. [NWE]

irawaru [1] [Noun] incest. #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Ngau whiore. Literally “to chew the tail”, this is a metaphorical expression for incest; a similar phrase with the same meaning is kai whiore “eat the tail”. There is also a specific term for incest, irawaru. All these expression are unique to Māori; although the concept is found in other Polynesian languages, there seems to have been no single word or phrase inherited from earlier stages of their common development.

iri, ...tia [1] {WL6} v.t. to hang, hang from, suspend, elevated, hung up I kitea atu ngāwhakaahua tawhito e iri mai ana i te pātuu. The old photographs were seen hanging on the wall. [TWK/MHR] E iri mai nei i ngā maunga, awa, whare tupuna, ngā kōrero o rātou ma. Engraved in the hills, rivers, meeting houses are all the stories of our ancestors. [TTU/NTP] Noo wai tērā whakaahua e iri mai ra i te pātu. Who's photograph is hanging from the wall. [KRA] E iri mai ana ngāputiputi te takiwā i te wā e whakamaroketia ana. The flowers were suspended in the space above in order for them to dry out. [NKU/TA] Kua iri ngā nikau ki runga i te tuanui o te kauta. The nikau palms are on the roof of the cookhouse. [KP/MHR] Kei runga i te pātu nga pungawerewere e iri ana. The spiders are hanging on the wall. [NGH4] whakairi, whakairia, whakairingia

iriiri [2] {GEF} an extra strip on the gunwhale of a ship. [KP/MHR]

iriiri, ...tia, ...a, ...nga, ...tanga [1] {WL6} [Universal] baptise, baptised, baptism, christen, christening Nā wai tō tamaiti i iriiri? Who baptised your son? [KRA] E iriiri ana te pēpi āpoopoo. The baby will be christened tomorrow. [NKU/TA] Nāna i iriiri te tamaiti rā. It was she who christened baptised the child. [NKU/TA] Hoatu ki te iriiri i te tamaiti nei i roto i te wharekarakia. Go ahead baptise this child in the church. [KP/MHR] Na te pirihi anō i iriiri te pēpi. The priest baptised the baby. [TWK/MHR] Naku i iriiri nga tamariki a Hone me Ani ki te wai i runga te ingoa te matua, tama, wairua tapu. I baptised John and Ani's children in the name of the father, son, and the holy ghost. [TTU] A mātou katoa, e whitu whakatupuranga me iriiri runga te papakainga i roto tona ingoa tapu. We were all, seven generations christened, in his holy name, on our homestead land. [TTU] Na BIll Davis i iriiri taku kootiro i roto i te Hāhi Ratana. Bill Davis christened my daughter in the Ratana faith. [NWH] Kia whai hahi o tātou tamariki i te wa e tupu ake ana. As our children grow they are obliged to be baptised into a church. [MHR] Ka haere mai a Kae ki te iriri i a Tuhuruhuru. Kae came to christen Tuhuruhuru. [NGH3] Te iriiri o te hahi Mihinare me whakahua i runga i te ingoa o te Matua, Tama, Wairua Tapu. Baptism in the Anglican church is pronounced in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost. [NWE] Ka haere rātou ka iriiritia te tamaiti. They went and the child was christened. [NKU] Iriiritia e koe i aianei. Baptise that child now. [KP/MHR] Ka iriiritia ia ki te wai a oona anōmoana. When she was christened the water they used came from their own seas. [NKU/TA] I haere mai koe kia iriiritia to tamaiti ki roto i te Hahi Ratana? Did you come to have your child baptised in the Ratana faith? [KRA] Mehemea ka iriiritia te tane a te kootiro na ki te hāhi mihinare, me whakahoki mai anō ki te whare karakia o oona tuupuna. If the girl's husband is to be baptised into the anglican faith, then it is proper for him to be returned to the church within his own area. [TWK/MHR] Nga tamariki a Ani iriiritia i runga i te ingoa o te matua, tama, wairua tapu, hahi tapu. Ani's children were baptised in the name of father, son, holy ghost into the world of the church. [TTU] Kua iriiritia tana mokopuna. Her grandchild has been christened. [NRH] E iriitia ana ta mātou mokopuna a te Ratapu. Our grandchild will be baptised on Sunday [NGH3] Iriiria e koe i aianei. Baptise now. [KP/MHR] Ka iriiria tana tamāhine i te Hahi Mihinare. His daughter was christened in the Church of England. [NKU/TA] Ka mauria te tāmaiti kia iriiria. The child was taken to be christened. [NKU/TA] I iriiria tā rāua mokopuna ki te wharekarakia tawhito o oona tuupuna. Their grandchild was baptised in the old church of their ancestors. [TWK/MHR] Kua iriria katoa nga tamariki a Hone me Kā. All of John and Kath's children have been baptised. [TTU] E mahara ana ahau, ētahi o matau ki nga mea e pai ai rātou, oku matua ake nga uri, tahi tekau ma tahi tēnei ka iriiria ki te paikaka. I remember some of the elders who wanted to, baptised their children, eleven of them, my parents themselves were among them, with home brew. [TTU] I te iriiringa o taku mokopuna i konei ahau. I was here when my grandchild was baptised. [KP/MHR] I te iriiringa o taku moko ka tohia toona rae ki te wai. When my grandchild was baptised the water was placed on his forehead. [KRA] I te iriiringa o te tamaiti ka moe tonu. As the child was christened he remained sleeping. [NKU] I te iriiringa o tā rāua mokopuna, kātahi anō kā tatuu ō rāua āwangawanga. It wasn't until their grandchild was baptised that their anxiety was allayed. [TWK/MHR] I te iriiringa o te tamaiti ka haere katoa atu te whānau. When the child was christened the whole family was in attendance. [NKU/TA] I muri i te iriiringa o tēnā mea te tini tangata ka haere katoa i te kai whakari. After the many christenings, everyone moved to the celebrations and feasting that followed. [NKU/TA] I te iriiringa i te wharekarakia. The baptism was at the church house. [TTU] A te Ratapu te iriiringa o Tamati. Tamati's baptism will be on Sunday. [NGH3] Ka haere mai te katoa ki te iriringa o Tuhuruhuru. Everyone came to Tuhuruhuru's christening. [NGH3] Noo toona iriiritanga ka huaina ki te ingoa o tana whaea. When she was christened she was given her mother's name. [NKU/TA] Ko wai te ingoa o to tamaiti i tona iriiritanga. What name was given to your son when he was baptised? [KRA] I te iriiritanga o taku mokopuna i konei ahau. I was here when my grandchild was baptised. [KAPO] I te iriiritanga o te wahine, me iriiri ki roto i te hāhi moorehu. When the woman was baptised, she was baptised in the Ratana faith. [TWK/MHR] Ko te Ratapu, tahi tekau ma tahi, te haora, tahi tekau ma rua o Mei te iriiritanga mo Ani. Sunday, 11am, 12th May is Ani's baptism. [TTU] kaiiriiri

irirangi [1] {WL6} Taura Whiri i te Reo [Noun] medium of communication, of the air waves, radio, radio broadcast Te irirangi o Ngapuhi ko tēnei, tētahi ko Tautoko. One of the radio stations in the north is Radio Tautoko. [TTU/NTP] I te ao koohatu, heoi anō ko ngā wairua o ngā tuupuna ngā irirangi o ērā rā. In former times spiritual beings were the medium of communication. [TWK/MHR] Whakarongo ki to tāua reo rangatira i whakapaohotia nei i te reo irirangi o Aotearoa. Listen to our language that is being broadcast on the airwaves of Aotearoa. [KRA] Whakarongo ki te karanga a te reo irirangi. Listen to the call of the air waves. [NKU] I whakarongo ahau ki te reo irirangi e panui ana i ngā mema mo te pooti kaunihera. I listened to the radio announcing the members to vote for on council. [KP/MHR] [TTU] Te irirangi patata ki a mātou kei Mangamuka. The closest radio station to us is in Mangamuka. [MHR] Te reo irirangi o te Hiku i te Ika. The radio station of the fish's tail. (Wellington) [NRH]

iro [1] carve

iroiro [1] {KSF} [Noun] maggot Ka whangaia a Whe ki te iroiro. Whe was fed with maggots. [NGH3] E okeoke ana te kau mate i te iroiro. The dead cow was crawling with maggots. [NGH3] kutukutu

iti, ...iti, ...nga [1] {CL1} [Stative] tiny, little, small, unimportant, less, very small, limited. Iti noiho noa iho te puutea ā te Kawana e riro mai ana i ngā roopu Māori hei āwhina i ngā kaupapa Māori. Government financial assistance for Māori groups working with Māori issues is minimal. [KRA] He iti noa ngā kai i hoomaia. The food given was only a small amount. [NKU/TA] E taea te whāngai te iti me te rahi. Small and larger groups can be fed. [NKU/TA] Ehara i te mahi nui, he mahi iti. It is not a big undertaking, it is a small one. [NKU] Ahakoa iti he tangata. Even if lowly, he is a person. [KP/MHR] Haere mai ki te kai, ahakoa iti. Come and partake on my humble offerings. [TWK/MHR] He iti nga hua o te rākau aporo. The apple tree has smaller and less fruit. [TTU] He tino iti nei te panga kainga i tukua ātu ki aia. His etitlement to land around homestead very small. [TTU] He iti o nga whakatupuranga tawhito e ora nei i tēnei ra. Very few of the older generation are living today. [TTU] Kia iti noa iho te hoatu kai ki te pēpi, kei rāwa. Give only a small quantity of food to the baby in case they choke. [NWH] Ahakoa he iti te koha mo te whānau pani he aroha nau. It does not matter how small the gift to the bereaved family, but it is your love that counts. [MHR] He iti ana mihi. His/ Her greetings were brief. [NGH4] He iti aku mahi i tēnei wa. My work load is small this time. [NGH4] He iti rawa koe ki te taha o te katoa. You are very small compared to the rest [NGH2] He iti noiho tana mōhio ki te tuhituhi. His ability to write is limited. [NRH] Iti iho koe i a koe ano. It is belittling even by your standards. [NWE] Itiiti noa te hōmai o ngā rawa. The resources were drip fed. [NKU/TA] Kāhore he kai itiiti noa. There was little food because of the scarcity. [NKU/TA] Itiiti noa iho ngā rawa i puta mai ki te iwi. What resources came to the people was minute. [TWK/MHR] Tino itiiti nei te wāhanga i homai ki ahau he kōrero ki ngā tikanga e pā ana ki te hauora wāhine Māori. Only a very limited time was given to me to present my subject on Māori health for women. [KRA] He wahine itiiti noiho ia. She is an unimportant woman. [KP/MHR] He itiiti noa iho te kōrero. There is little to say. [NKU] Itiiti noa iho te utu mo ngā kuumara, i te wā e tini ana ngā kuumara. The price of kumara is low when they are in plentiful supply. [NWH] Ko te itinga tēnā o te kuukupa. At this time the native pigeon is scarce. [NKU/TA] He itinga noa iho e ora ana. There is only a small amount surviving. [NKU/TA] Iti taku e kore te whakamā e piri ki ahau. Even though I might look insignificant there are other strengths. [TWK] Ahakoa iti he pounamu. Although small it is greenstone. [NKU/TA] Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu. Though small, it has great value. [TWK/MHR] whakaiti

itinga [2] childhood, youth I taku itinga ka riro ahau i aku tupuna ki Waima noho ai. When I was young, my grandparents took me to Waima to live. [KAPO]

iwa [1] {APF} nine O nga tekau i ora, tokoiwa kihai i hoki ki te whakahonore i te Atua. Of the ten who survived, nine did not return to give glory to God. [NWE] A te iwa o nga haora ka timata te kura. School will begin at nine o'clock. [NGH4]

iwi [1] {WL2} people He maha ngā iwi o Ngāpuhi. Ngapuhi is made of numerous people. [TWK/MHR] E kotahi tonu te iwi Māori. The Māori race is of one people. [TTU] Ka tae mai te iwi o ētahi atu whenua apopo ki konei. Tomorrow the people from some other lands will arrive here. [NGH4] Te iwi tohu o te atua ko te whānau o Iharaira. The chosen people of God are the the children of Israel. [NWE] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Iwi The word seems originally to have been an abstract term denoting a hard, strong reinforcing structure providing a framework for the softer parts of a structure to adhere to. The shorthand equivalent for this concept is “bone”, which is the common element in the meaning of the reflexes of the Proto-Polynesian term *iwi in all modern Polynesian languages, but it also could apply to things like the central midrib of a leaf, or the husk of a coconut shell (and still does, in many contemporary languages). Like most terms with concrete referrents, iwi has also acquired metaphorical extensions over time. In Hawaiian, it came also to designate a trusted confidential advisor to an ali‘i, and also a row of stones set up as territorial boundary markers; in Tuamotuan, it also denotes a central idea or root cause; and in Māori by the early Nineteenth Century it was also used as a general term for a distinguishable group of people, analogous to English notions of “a people” or “nation”. It was used extensively in those senses in the translations of the Bible. Initially at this time ideas of “tribe” in the sense of a socially and politically cohesive named kin group or federation of kin groups seem to have been conveyed by the words hapū and waka (qq.vv.); iwi seems to have acquired these meanings comparatively recently, at least partly as a result of the extensive use of the word in the classification of kin groups for administrative purposes by government officials. Other words referring to tribal groupings or divisions include awhenga (a defeated or vulnerable people allowed to survive as an entity as vassals of a stronger polity), hapori (a section of a tribe, such as a whānau), ikanga (a host of people, such as a tribe on the move), kawa (remnant of a tribe that has fallen on evil times); parahūhare “scraps of food still on the lips” was also used figuratively for the survivors of a tribe most of whose members had been eaten – a member of such a group might be called toenga kai, “left over food”); matawaka (a clan, tribe or race of people); pahī (a section of a tribe, hapū); pori (people, dependents; also a tribe); pū (this word designates bunches and clustered groupings, including tribes); puninga (a camping place, but also a tribe or family); pūtoi (another word connected with bunches and bunching, which extends also to tribes or families). All these latter terms seem to be of New Zealand origin, except pū, which echoes Proto-Tahitic *pū “origin”, in turn probably stemming from Proto Nuclear Polynesian *pu‘u “base of a tree”. See also tauiwi.

ka [1] {CL1} [Pre-verbal particle] ka marks the start of a new action or state: Kātahi a Puti ka titiro ki tana wati. Then Puti looked at her watch. I haere ka tū. It went then stopped. [NGH2] Tātou ka haere. Let’s go.

ka [2] [Enumerator] This is a special use of the pre-verbal particle ka with the base numerals from tahi to iwa in counting out things: Ka tahi, ka rua, ka toru, ka whā. One, two, three, four. (Cf. kia [2])

kā, ...nga, ...ka [1] kaa, ka {CL1} [Universal] burn, alight, switch on - as with electricity Kā pai te ahi i te mura o te māti. The struck match ignited the fire. [NWE] Kā pai nga kai i te wera rewa o te to. The food was burnt by the heat of the stove. [NWE] E ka ana te ahi. The fire is alight. [NGH3] E kā mai ra te whare o whaea. The lights at mothers house were on. [NGH2] Me tahu kia kā mai. It was burnt so it would light up. [NGH2] Kā mura te ahi ana puhia o te hau. The fire will be set aflame if the wind blows on it. [KP/MHR] E ka mai ra te kapura, kia tupato kei toro te ngahere. There's a fire burning over there, take care lest it set the bush alight. [TTU] E ka ana nga raiti. The lights are on. [NGH3] Mahana katoa te ruma i te kānga o te ahi. The whole room was warmed by the fire. [NWE] Kaka pai te mura o te ahi. The fire burned red hot. [NGH2] Te kā o te uma. Heartburn. [HUI] tahu, toro

kaha, ...kaha [1] {CL1} [Stative] strong, strength, committed, endurance, persevere Tino kaha ia ki te hāpai i ngā kaupapa o tana whānau. He was committed to uphold the principles of his family. [TTU] Na toona kaha anō ka puta ia ki te taumata o te matauranga. It was through his own inner strength that he reached the goals he desired. [TWK/MHR] Kia kaha ki te whakapakari i a koe e hine ki te kōrero i to reo Māori. Be strong and develop your ability to speak in the Māori language. [KRA] He wahine tino kaha koe. You are a woman of great strength. [NKU/TA] He tino kaha te hau. The wind is very strong. [NKU/TA] Kaha atu koe i ahau. You are much stronger than I am. [NKU/TA] He tiima tino kaha rātou ki te purei pā whutupāoro. They are a strong team at playing touch rugby. [NKU/TA] He kaha koutou ki te aru i te take. You are relentless in following through. [NKU] He kaha ia ki te pikau wahie. He is very strong to carry the wood. [KP/MHR] Tu kaha te pakanga ki nga wairua kino. Be strong in the battle against evil. [NWE] Ko tērā tangata me ona teina e hunga kaha katoa. That person and his brothers are all strong people. [TTU] Tino kaha mātou ki te mahi i a mātou mahi papa kupu i tēnei rā. We worked very hard on our dictionary today. [NWH] Tino kaha koe ki te ara. You are so determined to stay awake. [NGH2] Te kaha o te pupuhi o te hau tonga. The south wind is blowing strong. [TWK] Te whakakiki kahakaha. To be alert. [NWE] Me hanga kahakaha ake o koutou reo ki te waiata. You should raise your voices a little louder when you sing. [NGH4] To kaha ke! You've got a nerve! Kia kaha, kia toa, kia manawanui. Have courage, strength and perseverance. [NKU/TA] manawaroa

Kaha [2] Ngati Kaha [Name] In 1918 this hapū name was used by 8 voters, all affiliated with Te Rarawa. Two voted at Manakau, and the others at Herekino, Paeroa, Taemaro, Taipa, Waipapakauri and Whangape. In 1908 it was used by 3 Aupouri voters, two at Te Kao and one at Waiaua. See also Ngatikaha.

kahakaha [1] {NWE} [Noun] undergarments, or inner layers Te kahakaha he wekete, he kakahu roto, he penekoti, he pari, he tarau, tokena atu. A kahakaha would be a waistcoat and inner garments ie, petticoat, bra, underwear, socks. [NGH2] E tokowhitu te kahakaha hiako o te rākau hoihere. The bark of the Hoihere tree consists of seven layers. [TTU]

kahaki [1] {R8L} [Stative] to have passed away, gone away, vanished Kua kahaki o tātou matua tupuna ki paerau. Our parents and grandparents have all gone to the creator. [TTU] Kua puhia katoa kia kahaki nga whare i te awha. The wind so that all the houses disappeared in the storm. [NGH2]

kahaki [2] (kahakina) [Universal] to fail E ki ai rātou ma, ka kahakina ia whakatupuranga. According to what they said, each generation would fail. [TTU]

kahaki [3] (kahakina) [Universal] kidnap. Ka kahakina ia e ona hoariri. She was kidnapped by her enemies. [NGH3]

kahaki [4] {WMS} [Noun] Strap or loop to fasten a load on one's back. Tea aku kahaki? (Williams notes this word as from Te Rarawa)

kahakura [1] {KMF} charms used for fishing Ka whakamahia e ia tana kahakura kia mau he ika i a ia. He used his fishing charms/talisman to help him catch fish. [KP/MHR]

Kaharau [1] Ngati Kaharau [Name] This hapū name was used by two voters at Kamo in 1918, both affiliated with Ngapuhi.

kahawai [1] {IKA} [Noun] sea trout; Arripis trutta Me te hii kahawai. **** [MWA]

kahi [1]

kahikatea [1] {M16} Podocarpus dacrydioides

kahiwi [1] {CL1} slope He kahiwi. A slope. [KP/MHR]

kaho [1] a small coastal shrub with attractive white flowers, also called nao (q.v.) and rauhuia.

kāho [1] {CL1} kaho, kaaho [Noun] keg, cask, barrel Te kaute o nga kāho pia i haurangirangi ai te nuinga. The majority became drunk through the number of kegs of beer available. [NWE] Te kāho hei pupuri mea. The keg to hold something. [NGH2] Kī te kāho. The keg is full. [NGH2] I whakamahia ēnei kāho, hei paekaka totenga o te kiko kararehe, ētahi atu. These barrels are used for storing home brew, salted meat and other things. [TTU] (From English)

kāhore [1] {CL1} no, not Kahore aku o tau e hiahia na. I do not have the food that you desire. [NWE] Kahore ēnā nga kakahu tika. Those are not the correct clothing. [NGH2] Me kakahu tika koe mo to haere ki te kura. You clothe yourself properly for school. [NGH2] Kahore tonu ka whānau he uri, me he moe tāne ki te tāne, a hine ki te hine, kua whakaae te kawana. The government condones same sex partnerships where there are no children. [TTU] Tēnā pea kahore taku whānau e tae mai ki te marae. Then maybe my family will not come to the marae. [TWK] whakakāhore

kahu [1] {CL1} (kahuria) [Universal] (A) [Noun] (1) cloak, garment. Ko taku kahu teena mo taku haere. That's my dress for my trip. [NGH4] * (2) identity, surface, feature Te kāhu o ia tangata i rereke i to tētahi atu. Each person has their own identity instilled in them that is different to others. [TTU] * (B) [Verb] put on(clothes), cover, envelop. Mai mai rano i kahuria te tinana o te tangata. Ever since way back when, the body of a person has been adorned. [NGH2] I kahuria te tangata, te wāhi ngaro, me mate ia, te wa e tika ai. Mankind is enclosed by this world, but destined to die at a predetermined time. [TTU] A waho kua kahuria i te roa ki reira ka waikura. The outer has been covered with rust due to the length of time. [NGH2] Titiro atu ahau ki te wahine ra ko kahuria ke ia taku koti. I looked at that woman, she was wearing my coat. [NGH4]

Kahu [2] Ngati Kahu [Name] This is the name of one of the major Taitokerau iwi, centered around Taipa and adjoining districts in the Far North. It is also the name of a separate but also important hapū traditionally centred in the Kamo area and surrounding districts (see Kahu [3]). However, in 1918, the Far North iwi was treated in the records as a hapū of Te Rarawa or Te Aupouri, to which its members have many links. In 1918, 34 voters were recorded as belonging to the Ngati Kahi hapū of Te Rarawa. Ten of these voted at Taipa (where they comprised the majority of voters), three at Parapara, three at Whatuwhiwhi, and one or two at each of Kaihu, Kenana, Ahipara, Peria, Pukepoto, Te Pupuke, Ahikiwi, Kapehu, Manakau, Mangonui, Naumai, Rooma, Taemaro, Whatuaipi and an unknown location. In 1908, one voter at Wanana was recorded as belonging to the Ngati Kahu hapū of Te Aupouri, and in 1918 five voters were designated that way, two at Te Kao and the others at Kenana, Waiaua and Waiharara.

Kahu [3] Ngati Kahu [Name] An important hapū associated with Ngapuhi that traditionally occupied a large area around Kamo and Glenbervie, near Whangarei, areas conquered by their ancestor Ngaro-ki-te-Uru and his associates several centuries ago. In 1918, 27 voters were recorded as from Ngati Kahu affiliated with Ngapuhi: 14 (the majority of voters there) at Kamo, 3 at Waiomio, and the others at Kiripaka, Ngapipito, Kenana, Te Towai, Kaihu, and an unrecorded locality. One Ngati Whatua voter at Parapara also gave Ngati Kahu as their hapūname.

kahu huruhuru [1] {R9L} [Noun] A feather cloak.

kahu kura [1] {AWL} [Noun] A rough flax cape coloured with red ochre.

kahu kurī [1] {R9L} kahu kurii, kahu kuri [Noun] a cape or cloak made from dog skin

kahu mamae [1] {R9L} [Noun] A garment sent to relatives living far away, to remind them of someone who had been killed (traditionally to emphasise the loss).

kahu tōī [1] {R9L} kahu tooii, kahu tooii [Noun] A cape made from the leaves of the tōi (mountain cabbage tree, Cordyline indivisa).

Kahuhunu [1] Ngati Kahuhunu [Name] Three voters affiliated with Te Rarawa used this hapū name in 1918, 2 at Taipa and 1 at Te Karetu.

Kahuiti [1] Ngati Kahuiti [Name] This hapū name was used by three voters affiliated with Ngapuhi in 1918, at Kaimaumau, Matangirau and Te Towai. One voter at Awanui North, affiliated with Te Aupouri, also used this hapū name in 1918.

kahunga [1] {WMS} [Noun] slave. He kahunga koe nōku. You are my slave.

kahupapa, ...tia [1] {NG3} bridge (water) Ka kahupapatia te awa ma te tuporo. A log was used to bridge the river. [NGh3]

kahurangi [1] {COL} blue, sky-blue

kai- [1] [Agentive prefix] Added to the beginning of a verb to make it into a noun referring to the person or instrument to accomplish or carry out an activity, similar to English suffixes like –er and –or. A number of words incorporating this prefix are listed here as separate entries; these are also included in the same web files as the base words they are attached to.

kai, ...tia, ...kai, ...nga [1] {WL3} food Ko nga pakiaka o nga rahurahu he kai aruhe. The roots of the fern are eaten. [NGH2] Kaha nga poaka ki te kai aruhe. The pigs enjoy eating fern roots. [NGH2] He kai pai te kai manu. Birds are a good food source. [NGH2] E hoa noho mai taua ka kai. Let's sit down and eat our food [my friend]. [NKU] Tino pai ēnā kai. That food is delicious. [MWA] Whakapaitia nga kai. Say grace for our food. [NGH2] Me ata kaikai e tērā taha. That side had been eaten. [NGH2] Kaikai noa te wahine nei. This woman just picks. [NGH2] I muri i to mātou kainga katahi ano mātou ka kōrero. After we've eaten, then we can talk. [MWA] Me kaihuihui tātou a te po. We should eat together this evening. [NGH4] Nau te kai na. You're super at it. [NGH2] kakai, kaihoro

kaiā [1] kaiā, kaia {WAI} [Universal] to rob Ia po, he kaia tana tangata mahi. ***** [NGH3] kaipahua

kaiako [1] hui [Noun] advisor, tutor, teacher Ko Tame to mātou kaiako mo te reo Māori. Tame is our teacher for the Māori language. [KRA] He kaiako a Mira. Mira is an instructor. [NKU/TA] E haere mai nei te kaiako o Pita. Here comes Peter's tutor. [NKU/TA] Ko wai hei kaiako mo mātou? Who will teach us all? [NKU/TA] Ko wai te kaiako o tēnei roopu? Who is the teacher of this group? [NKU] Na tana kaiako tēnā tapau i whiri. I kii mai tana kaiako kia tika te noho i runga i te tapau ana raranga koe. Her teacher weaved that mat. Her teacher said that when you weave you should sit on the mat to weave.[KP/MHR] Ko Ira te kaiako Māori o nga mokopuna i te Kohanga Reo. Ada is the Māori teacher for the grandchildren at the Kohanga Reo. [TTU] Ko tō mātou whaea tō mātou kaiako o nga mahi papa kupu. Our aunt was our tutor for the work on our dictionary. [NWH]

kaiawhina [1] [Universal] assistant, helper Ko te whānau ngā kaiāwhina i ahau ki te whakatika i ngā teepu i mua atu i te taenga mai o te Manuhiri ki te kai. The family helped me to set the tables before the visitors arrived for a meal. [KRA] Ko ngākaiāwhina i haere ki te tiaki i ngā tamariki. It was the caregivers who went along to look after the children. [NKU/TA] He kaiāwhina ia no te hunga māuiui. She looks after and cares for those persons who are sick. [NKU/TA] Ka tatu mai kaiāwhina i a tātou a te ahiahi. Our supporters will be arriving this evening. [NKU] Ko koe hei kaiāwhina i to tupuna. You be the helper for your grandmother. [KP/MHR] Ko Heni raua ko Keita nga kaiawhina a Mei. Jane and Keita are the supporters for May. [TTU] Ka tuu tuu mai nga kaiāwhina i a tātou a te ahiahi. Our supporters will be arriving this evening. [NKU]

kaihanga [1] {WL6} [Noun] builder, creator, maker Ko Io Matua Kore te kaihanga o ngā mea katoa o te rangi o te whenua hoki. Io the parentless one is the creator of all things in heaven and on earth as well. [KRA] Ka mate te tangata ka hoki anō ki toona kaihanga. At the advent of death a person returns to their maker. [NKU/TA] He kaihanga ia mo te katoa. He was the maker of all things. [NKU/TA] Ko te Ata to tātou kaihanga. God is our creator. [NKU] He kaihanga whare koe i roto o Waikare. You are a builder in Waikare. [KP/MHR] Te Kaihanga o te ao ko Io Matua Kore. The creator of the universe is Io. [TTU]

kaihautū [1] kaihautuu, kaihautu [Noun] Originally applied to the fugleman (person who gives the time to the paddlers) in a waka; leader, coordinator, person in charge of proceedings. Ko ēnei ngā kaihautū. These are the leaders. [NKU/TA] Mā te kaihautuu e whakahaere te kaupapa. The co-ordinator will lead the discussion. [TWK] Whakawatea e koutou te kaiwae o te waka kei hinga te kaihautu. Clear the decks in case the captain trips over. [KP/MHR] (From kai- + hautū.)

kaihiki [1] [Noun] one who helps lift one's spirits Ko ia to mātou kaihiki i nga mea taimaha. When things get difficult for us, he is the one who helps lift us up. [MWA]

Kaihora [1] Ngati Kaihora [Name] One Te Rawawa voter at Waiharara used this hapūname in 1918.

kaihoro [1] {WAI} [Noun] glutton He kaihoro ia mo te whawhai. He's a glutton for punishment. [NGH3] Na tona kaihoro irāwāi ia. He choked because of his gluttony. [NGH3] kakai

kaihuihui [1] third checklist [Universal] to gather to eat together Kaihuihui katoa. All ate together. [NGH2] I te marae tona kauta kaihuihui. At the marae in the kitchen they ate together. [NGH2] Me kaihuihui tātou katoa i tēnei po, i te mea apopo kua wehe atu tētahi. Let us all share a meal together this evening as tomorrow, one of us will be leaving. [TTU]

kaiiriiiri [1] {WL6} [Noun] person who administers baptism, celebrant at a baptism. He minita no te hahi Ratana, te kaiiriiri o taku mokpuna. A minister of the Ratana faith baptised my mokpuna. [KRA] Ko te kaiiriiri o te pēpi he āpootoro no te Hāhi Ratana. An Apostle from the Rātana Church christened the baby. [NKU/TA] Ko tētahi mahi a te minita he tu hei kaiiriiri. One of the responsibilities of Ministers of religion is to christen/baptise. [NKU/TA] Ko wai te kaiiriiri i tēnei tamaiti? Who is responsible for christening this child? [NKU] He minita te kaiiriiri i tēnei tama iti. The person who baptises this child is a minister.[KP/MHR] Ko te pirihi te kaiiriiri i te pēpi. The priest was the celebrant at the baby's baptism. [TWK/MHR] Ko te minita te kaiiriiri. The Minister is the person to do the baptism. [TTU] Ko te kaiiriiri o te pēpi he āpootoro no te Hahi Ratana. An Apostle from the Ratana church christened the baby. [TTU] Ko tētahi mahi a te minita he tuu hei kaiiriiri. One of the responsibilities of ministers of religion is to act in the role of christening. [TTU] He Minita no te hāhi Ratana, te kaiiriiri o taku mokopuna. A Minister of the Ratana faith baptised my grandchild. [KRA]

kaikā [1] [Stative] eager, impatient, energetic, full of will power, stubborn Ko taku hunaonga tane he tangata kaika hikaka. My son in law is full of survival energy. [TTU] Kore rawa atu tērā tangata e whakarongo mai i ngā kōrero tika i tana kaikāhoki. That person will never listen to sound advice because of his stubborness. [KRA] E kaikā ana te hoiho ki te oma. The horse is eager to run. [KP/MHR] E kaika tonu tēnā koroke. He's a very energetic person. [TTU] Kia tupato no te mea he kaikā teena hoiho ma. Be careful because that horse is an eager one. [NGH4] He tino kaikā ia ki te haere. She was really keen to go. [NGH3] whakahorohoro, kekakeka

kaikai [1] {TTU} [Stative] fervent desire, dearest wish Te kaikai nui o te tangata, kia mau nga rua whakaheke o tona ake rohe. That person dearly wanted to learn the two lines of geneology of his own region. [TTU]

kaikamo [1] {WAI} [Noun] eyelash Ka tiro huna mai i ana huru kaikamo. She hid behind her eyelashes. [NGH3]

kaikauhau [1] {WL6} [Noun] preacher, orator, presenter Ko taku tamāhine te kaikauhau i ngā kaupapa e pā ana ki a Tangaroa me ana rawa. My daughter is the presenter on the topic relating to the God of the Sea and his resources. [KRA] Ko ia te kai kauwhau. It was he who delivered the sermon. [NKU/TA] He kaikauhau koe no roto o Kororareka. You are a preacher in the Russell area. [KP/MHR] He aha kē te mahi a te kaikauwhau? What is the role of the one who delivers a sermon?. [NKU/TA] Ka puta mai te kaikauwhau. The person about to deliver the speech or sermon arrived. [NKU/TA] Ko to mātou kaikauwhau ko Piripi. Piripi is our preacher. [NKU] To tātou kaikauwhau i tēnei ra ko Hamihana. Our preacher today is Samson. [TTU] Ko te Āpotoro te kaikauwhau i te rongopai a tēnei Rātapu. The Ratana minister will preach the gospel this Sunday. [NGH1] kaikauhau

kaikawe [1] {CL1} presenter, one who carries something Ko Hirini te kaikawe o te karere. Syd is the presenter of the news. [NGH2] Ko nga kaikawe i nga kaupapa o te kura ko nga mahita. The people who are responsible for the school are the teachers. [NGH2] Ko ia te kaikawe kōrero, waenga te hapu. He's the messenger of the family. [TTU] Ko te tamaiti nui ra te kaikawe i te pikini miraka. That big boy carries the billy of milk. [NGH4] I rongo ai na te kakama o te kaikawe mai. The promptness of the delivery accounted for us knowing the news sooner. [NWE]

kaikeri [1] {CL1} [Noun] digger, drain digger Te kaikeri i te wa keri ko Matua. Matua is the one who digs the drains. [NGH2] Ko wai nga kaikeri i te poka? Who are the grave diggers. [NGH4] Me tatari tātou kia tae mai rano nga kaikeripoka. We have to wait for the gravediggers. [NGH3] Kei te hunga kāinga nga kaikeri poka. It is normally the locals who are the grave diggers. [NWE]

kaikohikohi [1] {CL1} [Noun] collector, one who gathers things together Tēnā mahi, mau te kaikohikohi. Gathering that is your job. [NGH2] He kaikohikohi te mahi pai a taku mokopuna. My grandchild loves to collect bits and pieces. [NGH2] He kaikohikohi matauranga te rangatahi. Young people are gatherers of knowledge. [TTU] Koia ērā ko nga kaikohikohi i nga riwai. They are the ones who gather the potatoes. [NGH4]

kaikoohuru [1] [Noun] murderer I te koohurutanga o te tangata ra ka mau te kaikoohuru i te ture. When the person was murdered the murderer was apprehended by the police. [NWH]

kaikōrero [1] {CL1} [Noun] speaker, orator, spokesperson Ko toku hoa rangatira te kaikōrero mo te hapu o Ngati Kura. My husband is the spokesperson for the sub-tribe of Ngati Kura. [KRA] Ko Herewini te kaikōrero mooku. Selwyn will speak for me (on my behalf). [NKU/TA] Ko wai mā o koutou nei kaikōrero? Who are all your speakers? [NKU/TA] Tuu mai koe hei kaikōrero mo mātou. You have been appointed as our speaker, or to speak on our behalf. [NKU/TA] Koutou ngākaikōrero noho mai i konā. You, the speakers sit there. [NKU] Ko te rangatira te kaikōrero mo tana hapu. The chief is the speaker for his tribe. [KP/MHR] Ko Rawiri te kaikōrero o te whānau. David is the spokesperson for the family and the marae. [TTU] Ko ngā kaumātua ngā kaikōrero o runga i o mātou marae. Our elders are the speakers on our marae. [NGH1] Te kaikōrero i to mātou kainga ko to mātou matua. Our leader at home was our father. [NGH2] I tēnei wa to mātou kaikōrero ko nga mahita kura. Our spokespersons at this present time are our teachers. [NGH2] Ko te tuakana anō te kaikōrero o te whānau. The oldest in the family is the speaker for them. [TWK/MHR] Ko te potiki te kaikōrero o taua whānau. The youngest one is the speaker for that family. [TTU] He kaikōrero anōo nga marae ake. Each courtyard does have it's own speakers. [NWE]

kaimahi [1] {NG3} [Noun] worker Kei roto nei nga kaimahi e okioki ana. The workers are inside resting. [NGH3] Tātou katoa he kaimahi a te Kawanatanga. We are all workers for the Government. [MHR] He kaimahi noa iho ahau no oku rangatira. I am a worker for my employers. [KRA] He kaimahi ia no te hoohipera. He is a worker for the hospital or a hospital worker. [NKU/TA] He kaimahi ia na mātou. She works for us. [NKU/TA] Anei te tepu mo koutou ngā kaimahi. Here is the table for you, the cooks. [NKU] He kaimahi ia na te kawanatanga. He works for the government. [KP/MHR] Te whānau o Henare he kaimahi katoa. Henry's family are all workers. [TTU] Ko a mātou tamariki ngā kaimahi i roto i te kiihini i ētahi wā. Our children sometimes work in the kitchen. [NWH] Nā nga kaimahi o muri i whai mana ai te hui. It was the workers in the kitchen who really gave status to the meeting. [TWK/MHR] Kei roto nei nga kaimahi e okioki ana. The workers are inside resting. [NGH3] ringawera

Kaimaroke [1] Ngati Kaimaroke [Name] Five Te Rarawa voters used this hapū name in 1918, three at Ripia, 2 at Te Kowhai and one at Naumai. It was also used by three voters affiliated with Te Aupouri at Waiharara.

kaimata [1] {WL4} [Stative] raw food, uncooked Tino pai te tamure mo te kaimata. Snapper is very good eaten raw. [KRA] Na mātou i kaimata ngā paua. We all ate the paua raw. [NKU/TA] He pai ki au te ika me kaimata. I really enjoyed eating my fish raw. [NKU/TA] Ko tētahi kai reka me kaimata, he ika tāmure. A delicacy eaten raw is snapper. [TWK/MHR] He tino pai ke te ika me kaimata. Fish is much better eaten raw. [NKU] Ka reka te kuutai me kaimata. Eat raw or uncooked mussels they taste delicious eaten raw. [KP/MHR] Me kaimata nga ika ka tino reka. Raw fish is considered a delicacy. [NGH1] Ka waihotia ētahi hei kai mata. Some were left aside to be eaten raw. [NGH3] kaiota

kaimātakitaki [1] {WL6} [Noun] one who watches, observer, audience, spectator He maha ngā kaimātakitaki i ngā waka tauā e reehi ana. There were many spectators watching the war canoes racing. [KRA] He kaimātakitaki ia i te hōiho reehi. He is an ardent watcher of horse racing. [NKU/TA] Ko ia he kaimātakitaki i te pouaka whakaata. He is one who watches television a lot. [NKU/TA] Ko ngā tino kaimātakitaki hoiho he iwi pangapanga moni noa iho. The main followers of horses are those people who lose their money without care. [NKU] He kaimātakitaki hutupaoro koe. You are a spectator of football. [KP/MHR] I tonoa atu ētahi o mātou hei kaimātakitaki i a mātou tamariki. We were sent to watch over our children. [TTU] Ka haere mātou hei kaimātakitaki i te tākaro whutupaoro. We went to watch the football match. [NWH] Kii pai rātou, ngākaimātakitaki i ngā whakataetae kapa haka. There were many spectators at the performing arts competitions. [TWK/MHR]

kaimoana [1] [Noun] seafood Me haere tātou ki te tiki kaimoana mo te hui. Let's go and fetch some seafood for the gathering. [NGH3]

kāinga [1] {CL1} [Noun] Toku kainga kei nga wahi katoa o Aotearoa. My home is everywhere in the Land of the Long White Cloud. [NGH2] He aha toku kainga? What is my home? [NGH2] Ko tērā to mātou kāinga tuuturu. That is our real home. [MWA] Me hoki mai koe ki te kainga. You should come home. [NGH4] Ko te kāinga i whakatupuria te putakenga o te tangata. The roots of one's beginnings rests and belongs to the nurturing home sweet home. [NWE] (See also papakainga). #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Kāinga A term covering notions of home, and the place where home is located, that is, residence, village, encampment, region or homeland. A related term is papakāinga, denoting a home base, a “true home” (the element papa refers to a house-site or the earthen floor of a traditional house). The term wākāinga refers to “home” recalled from a distant place, and the phrase kāinga tautohe (“quarrelled-over homeland”) refers to areas where different hapū or other groups have or claim conflicting rights of use or access. (The word comes from Proto-Polynesian *kāinga “place of residence, home; people of the place”.)

Kaingamata [1] Te Kaingamata [Name] This hapū name was used by 12 voters affiliated with Te Rarawa in 1918, 6 at Ripia, 2 at Whangape, and the others at Manginahere, Naumai, and an unrecorded location. One Ngati Whatua voter at Te Haranui also used this as the name of their hapū.

kaiota [1] [Stative] to be eaten raw Ka waihotia ētahi hei kai ota. Some was set aside to be eaten raw. [NGH3] kaimata

kaipahua [1] {WAI} [Universal] a robber, thief Ka rapua nga kaipahua o te poutapeta. **** [NGH3]

Kaipara [1] [Place name] The largest harbour in Aotearoa, north of the Manukau harbour on the West Coast of Te Tai Tokerau, and home to Ngati Whātua and Te Uri o Hau.

kaipatu [1] {WL3} [Noun] assailant, one who beats/attacks, makers of loud music I meatia ko te kaipatu he wahine. They identified the assailant as being a woman. [NGH2] Ko wai nga kaipatu whakatangitangi. Who are the band players. [NGH2] I kitea mai te kaipatu he kuri. They found that the slaughterer was a dog. [NGH2] Ko tērā te tangata kaipatu i te kau. That's the slaughterman who kills the cows. [MWA] Kua haere nga kaipatu i te kau hei miiti mo te hui. The butchers have gone to kill acow for meat for the gathering. [NGH4] Ki te mahi he te tamariki, ko te kaipatu tika. It is the father's privilege to chastise his own children's defaulting over and over again. [NWE]

kaipo [1] {WL3} [Noun] a variety of kumara He kaipo ēnā momo kumara. That is a type of kumara kaipo. [NGH2]

kaiponu [1] {WAI} [Stative] to be stingy, to withold Te raru raru o tēnā, he kaiponu ia. The trouble with that one is that he's stingy. [NGH3] Ahakoa nga mahi kaiponu a te Tari, ka whawhai tonu mātou. In spite of the Department's stinginess, we'll carry on the fight. [NGH3] matapiko, meko

kaipuke {WL3} [Noun] large ship Kei Ingarangi tēnā mea te kaipuke. England has so many ships. [NGH2] Ko nga kaipuke, ko ēnā nga waka i haere mai te pakeha. The sailing ships brought the pakeha here. [TTU] Tino nui te kaipuke kei te wāpu i Opua e here ana. There are many sailing ships tied at the wharf at Opua. [NGH4] I pa pouri i te hoko a te kawana i te kaipuke mai i Ahitereiria i tona noa na tona utu. A past purchase of a ship from Australia, found displeasure amongst the members of the government because it's price was so high. [NWE]

kaipupuri [1] {CL1} [Noun] holder, or possessor, trustee Ko Ma Peita te kaipupuri tēnā taonga mo tana iwi o Ngati Hine. Ma Peita has possession of that gift for her people of Ngati Hine. [NGH2] Te kaipupuri te kapu he toa ki nga mahi pouto rākau. The person holding that cup is a champion wood chopper. [NGH2] He kaipupuri ia i nga mahi tirotiro haere. He holds the postion of inspector. [NGH2] Ko wai nga kaipupuri o ēnei wahi? Who are the holders (landlords) of these places? [NGH2] Ko tātou i tēnei ra, nga kaipupuri, nga tika o nga uri. We are entrusted to uphold the rights of our children. [TTU] Ko wai te kaipupuri i nga ture o tēnei wahi tapu? Who is the trustee of this cemetery? [NGH4] Ko nga pirihimana nga kaipupuri i te ture. The Police are the upholders of the law. [NWE]

kairahui [1] {WL3} [Noun] one who imposes restrictions Ko rātou ma nga kairahui. They are the people who placed the curfew. [NGH3] Nga kaumatua nga kairahui i tērā wa. The elders of the past made the restrictions. [NGH2] Ko nga kairahui he tangata kōrero kia tika to haere kia tika to mahi me whai whakaaro. The people who make restrictions, want others to pay heed and respect these restrictions. [NGH2] Ko ia te tohunga kairahui, te ngahere, papa, awa, moana, mehe ka hiahiatia. He is the caretaker, gaurdian who ensures respect is paid to the bush, the earth, the river, the sea as is required. [TTU] Ko te kairahui i tēnei awa kua tae mai. The person who places restrictions on the river, has arrived. [NGH4] Ko ia te kairahui i te noho. He is the chief organiser. [NWE] kaiwhakatapu

kairāmua [1] kairaamua, kairamua [Noun] A serious deliberate breach of a rāhui. Ki te whakatūria e au he rāhui; ka haere mai tētahi tangata kē noa atu, ka whanako i nga kai o taua whenua i rāhuitia ake, kāore i haere mai ki te tangata nāna te rāhui, kia whakanoatia, koina te kairāmua, ko taua tangata. Ka patua taua tangata, tao rawa, kai rawa, nāna i kairāmua. If I impose a rāhui, and someone else comes along and poaches food from the land protected by the rāhui, and doesn’t come to be released from his obligations by the person who imposed the rāhui, that person has committed a kairāmua. He will be killed, well cooked and eaten up, because of his offense. [WMD]

kairarawa [1] [Stative] Kairarawa is an ancient practice of acquiring mana from the vanquished by consuming parts of their bodies. It was an act of defiance and humiliation towards the conquered in a conflict and served to assert the mana of the victors. It was not an act of nourishment for the victor but rather a method of gaining the mana that lay within the flesh of their enemy. According to Maori Marsden, kairarawa was a rite used to replenish one's mana from a defeated enemy. Rarawa in this context means with violence or force and is a term used to denote the forces that underlie the whole range of divine powers implied in the terms “ihi”, “mauri”, “tapu” and “mana”. Kairarawa denoted the consumption of the life force and the psychic and spiritual forces of the enemy, which replenished one's own powers. By eating the enemy's flesh the victors were consuming the defeated person's mana and ihi, thereby replenishing their own. In one sense the gods were deserting those who had been defeated and aligning themselves with the victors.” [This is an extract from a research project undertaken by Hector Matthews of Te Rarawa. A full version of his report is available from Te Runanga o Te Rarawa.]

kairau [Universal] prostitute He maha nga mahi a te tangata, he kairau te mea tawhito. Mankind has had many occupations, prostitution is the oldest. [TTU]

Kairewa [1] Te Kairewa [Name] One voter at Whirinaki, affiliated with Te Rarawa, used this hapū name in 1918.

kairuri [1] {WL3} [Noun] surveyor, composer, one who makes a legal decision He kairuri toku mahi mena ka pehea ranei. I compose whenever the mood takes me. [NGH2] Na te kairuri i te whare kooti i pēnei mātou. It was the ruling of the court that made us like this. [NGH2] Ko nga kairuri i te ko Pane ma. The singers at the meeting were Pane and others. [NGH2] Ko nga kairuri o tātou papakainga, i hanga kia whiwhi ai o rātou matua, anei ko te kawanatanga. Those who surveyed our homelands managed it so that their masters, namely the government, made gains. [TTU] He tangata mōhio te kairuri i tēnei whenua. The surveyor of this land is a knowledgeable person. [NGH4] He kairuri whenua te tangata ra. That person is the surveyor. [NWE]

kaitā [1] {WL6} [Noun] recorder, secretary, typist, signatory, an editor of a newspaper, scribe Ko ahau tētahi o ngā kaitā o ta maua pukapuka haki. I am one of the signatories to our cheque book. [KRA] Ko ia te kaitā. He is a painter. [NKU/TA] Koia anō te kaitā i te perehi. It was he who published the work. [NKU/TA] He tohunga te kaitā i ahau. The person who worked on my tatoo was a specialist. [NKU] Ko Eru te kaitā o te nupepa. Eru is the editor of the newspaper. [KP/MHR] Ko ia te kaitā i ngā kupu mo te papa kupu. She is the scribe for the writing of our dictionary. [NWH]

kaitā [2] {KMF} large superior quality He aruhe kaitā he aruhe pai rawa. A delicious fern root. [KP/MHR]

kaitakawaenga [1] {WAI} [Noun] mediator, go between. Ko Matenga te kaitakawaenga mo nga taha e rua. Marsden was the mediator between the two sides. [NGH3] (From kai- and takawaenga.) [050215]

kaitangata [Noun] [1] cannibal (kai eat + tangata)

kaitangata [2] Te Kaitangata [Name] Four voters at Matangirau, affiliated with Ngapuhi, gave this as their hapū name in 1918.

kaitango [1] {CL1} [Derived Noun] a means or agent of removing something He kuku te kaitango niho. A clamp will remove teeth. [NGH2] Te kaitango mai nga kino o nga awa haere he tuna. The eel removes all the waste from creeks. [NGH2] Ko ia te kaihomai, ko ia ano te kaitango, kia whakapaitia tona ingoa. It is he who gives and he who takes away, glory to his name. [TTU] Ko wai te kaitango i tona turanga? Who was it that took his place? [NGH4] Ko te heketari te kaitango i nga meneti. Recording the minutes is the role of the secretary. [NWE] (kai- + tango] [041126]

kaitaraiwa [1] {WAI} [Derived Noun] driver Ko Wally te kaitaraiwa o taua pahi. Wally was the driver of that bus. [NGH3] I ui mai te kaitaraiwa o te pahi he aha te taima haere. The bus driver asked for the time of departure. [TWK] [041126]

kaitātaki [1] kaitataaki, kaitataki [Noun] conductor, leader, speechmaker. (From agentive prefix kai-, plus reduplication of taki [2], make speeches; cf. also taki[1] challenge).

kaitautoko [1] {WL6} [Noun] supporter, a seconder at a meeting Ko te roopuu rangatahi ngā kaitautoko i ngā take ā ngā kaumātua. The youth group are supporters of the elders initiatives. [KRA] He kaitautoko ia. She acts in the role of affirmation or agreement (for certain things). [NKU/TA] Ko ia te kaitautoko mo nga take. She acts in the role of support on certain issues that require sanctions. [NKU/TA] Ko te kaitautoko i te kaupapa, ko te mahita kura. The backbone and chief supporter of the programme is the teacher. [NKU] Mana te motini hei a koe te kaitautoko. He’ll propose the motion and you can second it. [KP/MHR] Ka mutu te mihi tuatahi ka tuu mai te kaitautoko. When the first speaker finished, the supporting speaker rose in support. [NWH] Nga kaitautoko o te take ko Ewa me Tone. The seconders of the motion were Eva and Tony. [TTU] [041126]

kaitawari [1] {CL1} [Noun] one who wrings/twists something, or unravels something Ko koe te kaitawari mai i nga kakahu. You will wring the clothes. [NGH2] Te kaitawari he koroheke. The person doing the twist was an old fellow. [NGH2] Ko te kaitawari, hei whakatika nga tika o te whānau. The peacemaker is one who will help set the family on the right path again. [TTU] Ko teera kōtiro te kaitawari i nga taora māku. That girl will wring out the wet towels. [NGH4] Ko wai hei kaitawari i te kake o te heihei? Who is going to kill the hens? (by wringing their necks) [NWE] [041126]

kaitawari [1] {CL1} [Noun] one who wrings/twists something, or unravels something Ko koe te kaitawari mai i nga kakahu. You will wring the clothes. [NGH2] Te kaitawari he koroheke. The person doing the twist was an old fellow. [NGH2] Ko te kaitawari, hei whakatika nga tika o te whānau. The peacemaker is one who will help set the family on the right path again. [TTU] Ko teera kōtiro te kaitawari i nga taora māku. That girl will wring out the wet towels. [NGH4] Ko wai hei kaitawari i te kake o te heihei? Who is going to kill the hens? (by wringing their necks) [NWE]

kaitiaki [1] {CL1} [Noun] caretakers, guardians He kaitiaki tātou. We are caretakers. [NGH2] He kaitiaki katoa tātou. We are all caretakers. [TTU] Ko mātou nga kaitiaki o to mātou awa. We are the caretakers of our river. [MWA] Ko te kaitiaki i te ahi kia ki tonu, ko moe ke. The person looking after the fire, has gone to sleep. [NGH4] He koukou te kaitiaki o tēnei whānau. A morepork is the guardian of this family. [NGH3] Moohitia ana, ko te heepara te kaitiaki hipi. The keeper of the sheep is known as the shepherd. [NWE] taniwha [041126] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Kaitiakitanga To do with being a watcher or guard; in modern usage this word has come to encapsulate an emerging ethic of guardianship or trusteeship, especially over natural resources. A combination of kai-“agent” (from Proto Eastern Oceanic *kai “people of a place”); tiaki “guard, keep; watch for, wait for” (from Proto Eastern Polynesian *tiaki “to guard; wait for”); and the nominalizing prefix -tanga, which denotes the place, time, circumstances or associations of the word to which it is suffixed (Proto-Polynesian *-tanga).

kaititiro [1] [Universal] witness Ko nga matua nga kaititiro ki te hainatanga o te Tiriti o Waitangi. Some of the elders were witnesses to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. [TTU] [041126]

kaitito [1] {WL4} [Noun] songwriter, scribe, composer Ko Mere te kaitito waiata mo to mātou Kura. Mere is the songwriter for our school. [KRA] He kaitito waiata ia. She is a composer of songs. [NKU/TA] Ko Tuini Ngāwai me Ngoi Peewhairangi ngā tino toa kaitito waiata. Tuini Ngāwai and Ngoi Peewhairangi were really expert in the compositions of songs. [NKU/TA] Kua tae mai te kaitito waiata tamariki. The writer of children's songs has arrived. [NKU] Ko Mita te kaitito i tēnā waiata. Mita was the writer of that song. [NKU] Ko te kaitito kōrero o tēnei hapu ko Ihaka. Ihaka is the person to sort out the decision making for the people. [TTU] Ko Tuini te kaitito o te waiata E Poi E. Tuini was the composer of the song E Poi E. [NWH] He kaitito rongonui ia moo ana mahi tuhi waiata. She was a prolific songwriter. [TWK/MHR] Ko te kaitito kōrero o tēnei hapu ko Ihaka. Ike is the person to sort out the decision-making for this family. [TTU] kaituhi [041126]

kaitoa Kaitoa koe kia hia kai, he takaroa nou. Serves you right to be hungry you're so slow. [NKU]

kaitono [1] {CL1} [Noun] sender, messenger Ko te kōtiro te kaitono. The sender was a girl. [NGH2] Te kaitono ko tana, he hono tangata ki ko, kia u ai te noho. He was sent to bring the people together so that they would live together peacefully. [TTU] Ko te kaitono mo tērā turanga ka mōhio pea. The person who applied for that position might know. [NGH4] Te kaitiaki moni te kaitono putea. The Treasurer is the one who makes application for funding. [NWE] [041126]

kaitonotono [1] [Derived Agentive Noun] slave (from tono [1] command)

kaituao [1] {WAI} [Universal] volunteer E hiahiatia ana ētahi kaituao. Some volunteers are required. [NGH3] [041126]

kaituhi [1] {WL2} Eng. [Noun] writer, scribe, journalist, secretary Ko Cara te wahine i tohungia hei kaituhi i ngā urongo mo te Ohonga Reo o Matauri. Cara was the lady appointed writer for the documents of the Matauri Language Centre. [KRA] He kaituhi ngā kaumatua i ngā tikanga o mua. The learned elders wrote down the customary traditions of the past. [NKU/TA] Rapuhia he kaituhi mo tēnei pukapuka. Seek out a writer/journalist for this book. [NKU/TA] Ko ia te kaituhi pepa o te kura. He is the writer of the school magazine. [NKU/TA] Ko Mere te kaituhi i tēnā pukapuka. Mere was the writer of that book. [KP/MHR] Te kaituhi o nga tamariki a Tame me Hemo ko Kataraina. Of Tom and Hemo's children Kathleen is the writer. [TTU] Te kaituhi i haere mai no Ingarangi. The writer came from England. [NGH2] Ko ia tētahi o ngā kaituhi kua tiimata ki te tuhi pakiwaitara mā ngā tamariki koohungahunga. She is one of the story writers for beginners and preschool children. [TWK/MHR] Ko ta mātou kaituhi tikanga Māori, Pakeha, he mokopuna. Our secretary, who understands both Māori and Pakeha is our grandchild. [TTU] Ko te kaituhi i te reta kei te tatari i te whakautu. The person who wrote the letter is waiting for the reply. [NGH4] Hei ropu e ahei kaituhi take ki te kawanatanga. Certain authorities or organisations may make contact at the higher government level. [NWE] kaitito[041126]

kaitukino [1]{NGH3] abuser Ko tenei te kaitukino. This is the abuser. [NGH3] tukino [041126]

Kaitutae [1] Te Kaitutae [Name] In 1918, 11 voters affiliated with Te Rarawa gave this as their hapū name: 4 at Lower Waihou, 2 at Rawene, and the rest at Motukaraka, Motuti, Paeroa, Waipapakauri and Whakarapa. The name was also used by 3 voters affiliated with Ngapuhi: 2 at Whakarapa and 1 at Lower Waihou. In 1908, one Aupouri voter at Otaua was recorded with this as their hapū name.

kaiwae [1] {WL4} [Universal] deck of a canoe Whakawatea e koutou te kaiwae o te waka kei hinga te kaihautu. Clear the decks in case the captain trips over. [KP/MHR] waiata

kaiwai [1] {NKU} freshwater crayfish Kii ana ngā manga o Waima i te kaiwai. The streams in Waima are full of freshwater crayfish. [NKU]

kaiwaiata [1] [Noun] singer He kaiwaiata ia o te whare tapere. He is a singer at the theatre. [NGH3]

kaiwhakaatu [1] {WL3} [Noun] one who appoints, selects others to positions Ko ngārangatira nga kaiwhakatu i tētahi atu mo nga mahi. The leaders are responsible for providing jobs for others. [NGH2] Ko te kaiwhakatu, ko tona mahi e whakatu tangata ana ki aua tu. His role is to appoint people for particular positions. [TTU] Ko ērā tāngata nga kaiwhakaatu i te whare kai. Those are the people who will show you to the dining room. [NGH4] Ma tētahi atu koe e whakatu. Allow others to raise you up. (boast about you) [NWE]

kaiwhakahaere [1] {WL2} [Noun] organiser, manager, one who is responsible for something Nga kaiwhakahaere o tēnei kaupapa. The organisers of this foundation. [NGH2] Te kaiwhakahaere o nga mahi i te hohipere he nāhi. The people responsible for the work at the hospitals are nurses. [NGH2] Ko Kara ma nga kaiwhakahaere o nga putea hei tuku ki nga Māori mo te hauora. Kara and the others are responsible for the funds allocated for Māori health. [NGH2] Ko Ma Peita te kaiwhakahaere i te reo irirangi. Ma Pieta is responsible for the broadcasting. [NGH2] Ko tana mahi hei kaiwhakahaere i te kaupapa i runga o tona ake paeroa. His job is to manage the proceedings in his own programme.. [TTU] Kōrero atu ki te kaiwhakahaere i te hui. Speak to the organiser of the meeting. [NGH4] Ko Kath te kaiwhakahaere mo tēnei tau. Kath is the organiser for this year. [NGH3] Nga kaiwhakahaere i nga marae, ko te kaumatua ki nga wahanga mihimihi me tona tangata ano ki te taha o nga hunga taka i te kai. The organisers at the marae are the elders in the role of speechmaking, alongside their people preparing the meals. [NWE]

kaiwhakamāori [1] {WL6} [Noun] interpreter Ko Ihaka te kaiwhakamāori mo roto i te whare kooti, kia mārama ai te iwi Māori i ngā whakatau ā te Tiati. Ihaka is the interpreter in the court-house so that judgements made by the Judge can be clearly understood by Māori. [KRA] Ko ia te kaiwhakamāori i ngā kupu Pākehā. She translates English into Māori. [NWH] He kaiwhakamāori tana mahi. Her work entails translating from English into Māori. [NKU/TA] Ko ia te kaiwhakamāori i ngā pukapuka nei. He is the translator of these books. [NKU] Taku tupuna he kaiwhakamāori mo te Kooti Whenua Māori. My grandfather was an interpretor for the Māori Land Court. [KP/MHR] Kia tika anō te kaiwhakamāori i ngā kōrero kā mōhio ngā kaumātua he aha te tino kaupapa a te kaikōrero. When the interpreter of the speeches is really accurate the elders will understand the ultimate intention of the speaker. [TWK/MHR]

kaiwhakatapu [1] {WL3} [Noun] one who places restrictions upon things, ...one who limits, blesses Ko te kaiwhakatapu, ko tana mahi, kia whakawatea, whakatapu hoki, te mea o taua wa. He is one who places or lifts tapu according to the situation at the time. [TTU] Ko wai te kaiwhakatapu i tēnei takotoranga koiwi.? Who will bless this resting place of these bones? [NGH4] He minita te kaiwhakatapu me nga whānau i reira. The minister and the families there placed the restrictions. [NGH2] whakatapu, kairahui[041126]

kaiwhakatapu [1] {WL3} [Noun] one who places restrictions upon things, ...one who limits, blesses Ko te kaiwhakatapu, ko tana mahi, kia whakawatea, whakatapu hoki, te mea o taua wa. He is one who places or lifts tapu according to the situation at the time. [TTU] Ko wai te kaiwhakatapu i tēnei takotoranga koiwi.? Who will bless this resting place of these bones? [NGH4] He minita te kaiwhakatapu me nga whānau i reira. The minister and the families there placed the restrictions. [NGH2] whakatapu, kairahui

kaiwhakatau [1] {TWK} advisor, authority I ngā rā o mua, ko te tohunga kē te kaiwhakatau i ngā āhuatanga katoa. In former times, it was the tohunga who advised and determined the path and strategies of his people. [TWK]

kaiwhakaue [1] [Noun] helmsman. Ko toku whaea te kaiwhakaue i to mātou waka. My Aunty was steering the boat. [KRO] ue

kaiwhakaue [1] Noun * helmsman * [NB – check this definition] Ko toku whaea te kaiwhakaue i to mātou waka. My Aunty was steering the boat. [KRO] ue

kaiwhakawā, ...tanga [1] {CL1} [Stative] one who judges, interrogates Te roia he kaiwhakawa i te whare kooti. A lawyer interrogates at the court house. [NGH2] Me tiki mai mātou e nga kaiwhakawa. The judges fetched us. [NGH2] Titiro ki nga potae o nga kaiwhakawā. Look at the judges hats. [NGH2] Na te kaiwhakawā, i tika tana whakatau. The judges decision was correct. [TTU] Ehara a Timu i te kaiwhakawa i tēnei tau. Timu is not the judge this year. [NGH3] Na nga kaiwhakawātanga i kōrero. The judges made a decision. [NGH2] I te marae nga kaiwhakawatanga mo nga tikanga. Discussions about the traditions, were carried out with the investigators at the marae. [NGH2] Ahua roa te nohonga kia mutu nga kaiwhakawatanga mo tētahi take. The sitting took sometime to end business with the settlement. [NGH2] Ka mutu mai nga pakanga nunui nga kōrero a nga kaiwhakawatanga. Disputes ended after talks with mediators. [NGH2] E ki o tātou matua, e kotahi to kaiwhakawatanga, anei ki te hemo koe, ma te kaihanga. According to our elders, when you die, that is your judgement day, deemed by the creator. [TTU]

kaiwhakawātea [1] {WL6} [Noun] enforcement officers, police, facilitator, mediator, person clearing away Ko nga kaumatua nga kaiwhakawātea huarahi. It is the elders who perform the incantations appropriate to clearing the pathways. [NKU/TA] Ko ia te kaiwhakawātea i ngā whare. She clears the house through the appropriate prayers. [NKU/TA] Ko ia te kaiwhakawatea i ngā tikanga o tēnei kura. He is the planner organiser of the programme at this school. [NKU] Ma te kaiwhakawātea te kōrero mo o koutou hou mai ai ki roto. The person clearing things will let you know when to enter. [KP/MHR]

Kaiwhare [1] Ngati Kaiwhare [Name] In 1918 one voter at Mitimiti, affiliated with Te Rarawa, gave this as their hapū name. It was also used by one Ngati Whatua voter at Karakanui in 1918, and two at Whakapirau in 1908.

kaiwhao [1] {WL2} [Noun] a kind of shellfish.

kākā [1] [Noun] native parrot Kahore he kākā o to mātou ngahere. There are no parrots in our bushlands. [MWA]

kākā [1] {NG2} bird, native parrot Te manu he Kaka. The bird is a Kaka. [NGH2] He maha o te Kaka kei te Waipounamu e noho ana. The Kaka are numerous in the South Island. [TTU] Kahore he kākā o to mātou ngahere. There are no parrots in our bushlands. [MWA]

kakahi [1] {WAI} [Noun] type of shellfish He momo pipi te kakahi e kitea ana i nga awa. The kakahi is a kind of river pipi. [NGH3]

kakahu, ...ria, ...tanga [Universal] clothing Te kakahu tapu, mana, ki te Māori, he korowai. To Māori, the cloak is a piece of clothing that has special significance. [TTU] No wai ēnei kakahu e takoto nei? Whose are these clothes lying here? [NGH4] Kahore ēnā nga kakahu tika. Those are not the correct clothing. [NGH2] Me kakahu tika koe mo to haere ki te kura. Dress yourself properly for school. [NGH2] He huiti te kakahu tika mo te haere ki t whare karakia. A suit is the appropriate dress when going to church. [NWE] Mai, mai rāno i kahuria te tinana o te tangata. Ever since way back when, man has adorned the body. [NGH2] A waho kua kahuria i te roa ki reira ka waikura. The outer has been covered with rust due to the length of time. [NGH2] I taku kakahutanga i taku koti ko kore ke e o. When I put on my coat, it didn't fit. [NGH4] Ka makariri, kia mahara nga kakahutanga. When it's cold remember to dress well. [NWE]

kakai [1] {WAI} [Stative] gluttony E ai ki Te Rangatahi, he tama kakai a Tamahae. According to the Te Rangatahi Book Tamahae was gluttonous. [NGH3]

kakama, kamakama [1] [Stative] quick, bright, nimble, agile He kōtiro kakama, i mau wawe ai i a ia. An intelligent girl, she learned quickly. [NGH3] He kakama nona, kihai ia i mau. He was never caught because he was so nimble. [NGH3] Kia kakama tonu to hoki mai. You'd better return quickly. [NGH3] He kōtiro kamakama, i mau wawe ai i a ia.[NGH3] He kamakama tau tamaiti. That boy was a quick thinker. [NGH3]

kakanga [1] {WMS} [Noun] slave [Te Rarawa] (Reduplication of kanga [1], from Proto-Tahitic *kanga “to curse someone”.)

kākano [1] kaakano, kakano [Noun] seed Me he e kore e whai kakano, e kore he uri, mo nga mea katoa. If there were no seed, there would be no issue. [TTU] Tino pai te tupu o aku kakano kukama. My marrow seeds are growing very well. [NGH4]

kakano [1] {CL1} [Noun] (1) texture, grain (in wood). * (2) colour.

kakano [2] {CL1} [Noun] berry, small fruit [cf. kākano]

kakapa [1] {WMS} [Verb] (1) Throb, palpitate. Te tau o taku ate e kakapa tonu nei (M. 256). Ko te uma kakapa ana, ano e ru ana te whenua (Pi. 133, 11). * (2) Flutter, quiver. E rongo ana koe i te manu e kakapa mai ra ? (T. 146). E kakapa ana te rau o te taiaha, tē. mau, taka ki te whenua. (Used also of the quivering of the hands in a haka.) kapakapa [Verb] throb or flutter violently or repeatedly. Ae, he kapakapa tera no te manu mate, e werohia ana e tetahi tangata (N. 123). Kia hoki mai te tau o taku manawa kapakapa (Sh.T. 170).

kākāpō [1] kaakaapoo, kakapo [Noun] kakapo, a large flightless parrot (Strigops harboptilus) Kua tino takitahi te Kakapo, tēnei manu i ēnei ra. The numbers of Kakapo are very small indeed. [TTU] Ko te manu kakapo, e pai tona ahua. The native parrot is a lovely bird. [NGH4] Tino ātaahua tērā manu te kakapo. That is a beautiful bird the kakapo. [NGH2] Tino rite te kakapo ki te kiwi. The kakapo is like the kiwi. [NGH2] kākā

kakara [1] {CL1} aroma, smell Rangona ana te kakara o nga hua karaka kua tika mo te kohikohi. The smell of ripe karaka berries tells one it is ready to harvest. [TTU] Ka rongo a Turoongo i te kakara o Mahinarangi. Turongo smelled (the raukawa), the scent of Mahinarangi. [NGH3] Te kakara o nga putiputi. The scent of the flowers. [NGH2] He pai te kakara o te hua karaka, ki te maoa. Karaka berries have a lovely scent when ripe. [TTU] Pai hoki te kakara o te haunga o teera putiputi kanihana. That carnation has a lovely scent. [NGH4]

kakarauri, ...tanga [1] {WAI} [Universal] dusk Ka kakarauri, ka tae mai te rongo ko hinga. When night fell, we heard he'd died. [NGH3 Ko te ahiahi, te kakarauritanga, ko te po. There is the afternoon, then dusk, then evening. [NGH3]

kakati {NG3} bitter taste He tino kakati te remana mo te kai. Lemons are really sour to eat. [TTU] He kakati tonu te tiamu nei. This jam has a bitter taste. [NGH3] He kakati te remana e kai matahia ana. Lemons are sour when eaten before they're ripe. [NGH3] kawa

kakati [2] {WAI} [Stative] a stinging sensation E kakati ana taku mamae i to rongoa. Your medicine gave me a stinging sensation (on my wound). [NGH3]

kakau [1] [Noun] handle Kia pupuri i te kakau o te perepere na kei whati. Hold onto the handle of the hoe in case it snaps. [MWA]

kakau [2] [Noun] (1) A variety of kumara. Kātahi ka utaina te kāmara nei, ā te kakau. Then this kumara, te kakau, was brought ashore. *(2) The “belt” part of the constellation of Orion; also called Te Kakau a Māui# (Cf. tautoru) Ko Te Kakau, me Kōpū mā, e whakaatu ana i te awatea. Orion, Venus and the others are appearing at dawn. [WMD]

kakawe [1] {CL1} persist Ka kakawe tonu ia. He persisted. [NGH2]

kake, ...ngia, ...ina, ...nga, …kake [1] {CL1} [Universal] climb, ascend Ka kake te parāooa. The homemade bread doubled it's size. [NKU/TA] Ana kake koe i e puke kua kitea te moana. If you climb the hill you will see the sea. [KP/MHR] Ka kake te nanekoti i ngā toka. The goat climbed the rocks. [NGH2] Na nga nanakia i kake te maunga teitei o te ao. The world's highest mountain was scaled by the adventurous climbers. [TTU] Mau e kake toku hoiho. You hop up on my horse. [MWA] Ka kae atu ia i te motoka, ka haere. He got on his car and left. [NGH3] Mo te haere tawhiti, me kake motoka e wawe ai te tae. When travelling any distance, go by car so that you arrive in a timely fashion. [NWE] Kakengia te rākau mo ngā hua, kaua e ruiruia. Climb and pick the fruit off the tree don't shake it! [TWK/MHR] Kakengia e koe tērā kahiwi. You climb that slope. [KP/MHR] Kakeina atu tēnā hoiho. Mount that horse. [MWA] Ka kakenga te puke nei e rātou. They were the ones who climbed this hill. [NKU/TA] I te kakenga o ta Edmond Hillary te maunga ikeike i te ao tangata ka rongonuihia. When Sir Edmond Hillary climbed the highest mountain in the world he became famous. [NGH2] I te kakenga mai o te tai uru, ru ana te papaki mai o nga kare ki uta. The rising tide created waves that lapped the shoreline. [TTU] I toku kakenga atu ki runga i te pahi, ka kōrero mai te taraiwa. When I climbed aboard the bus, the driver spoke to me. [NGH4] He kakenga mataku tērā. That's a steep grade that is quite scary. [NWE] He mahi pai ki ngā tamariki te kakekake rākau. Climbing trees is a great pastime of children. [NKU/TA] Kakekake mai ki runga. Climb onboard. [NKU/TA] Kakekake mai tātou ki konei. All of us climb up here. [KP/MHR] piki

kakī [1] {CL1} kakii, kaki [Noun] neck Tino roa te kakī o tērā manu, te matuku. That bird, the swamp hen has a very long neck. [NGH4] Kei runga te kakī i nga pokohiwi. The neck is above the shoulders. [NGH3]

kakī mārō [1] {BWL} [Idiom] stubborn Kakī mārō te koroke na, mahi noa atu. He's a redneck that one, he disregards everyone else. [TTU]

kakunga [1] {CL1}

kamaka [NGH3] {WAI} [Noun] a stone memorial Me whakatapu te kamaka ki nga matua. The memorial to their parents should be blessed. [NGH3]

kamo [1] {BWL} eyelashes, eyes Roaroa o kamo. Your eyelashes are long. [NGH2] Kua tetere katoa nga kamo i te tanginga. [Their] eyes were swollen from crying. [TTU] Titiro ki te kamo a teera tangata. Look at that one's eyelashes. [NGH4] O kamo mate wahere. Your flithy roving eyes (glances). [NWE]

kamokamo [1] hui [Noun] type of marrow He kamokamo māota ērā. These are fresh marrow. [TWK/MHR]

kamupene ENG. [Noun] company, business organisation He maha nga kamupene i tēnei wa kua hemo, e kore mahi aua hunga. Many companies have closed leaving their workers jobless. [TTU] Ma taku kamupene e mau ēnā mahi nui. My company will fix those big jobs. [NGH4] Ko nga kamupene nunui i tēnei rāwhakaparuparu nei i o tātou awāwa ki nga paihana, e matemate nei te tuna, te ika. The big companies are today poisoning the waterways and killing the eels and fish. [TTU] Ma te kohikohi tahi, ka puta, ka ora, te tu o te kamupene. A company's success can be acheived through working as a team. [NWE] Te whakamaoa i te ika kanae, me kohue kia hawhe matamata. Mullet is best eaten whenboiled till it is half cooked. [NWE]

kāmura [1] {TMF} Eng. [Noun] carpenter, builder He pai ngā mahi a te kāmura i hangaia ai taua whare. The carpenter was an expert builder of the house. [TWK/MHR] Tonoa atu he kāmura hei hanga i tō whare. Send for a carpenter to build your house. [KRA] Ko tāna nei mahi he kāmura. Her job is that of a builder. [NKU/TA] He kāmura ia. He is a carpenter. [NKU/TA] Tā maua tamaiti a Arena he mahi kamura. Our son Allan his job is a carpenter. [TTU] He tino koretake te kāmura o taku whare. The carpenter to my house was useless. [NWH]

kāmura [2] {NKU} Eng. [Universal] gamble Noho mai ki te kāmura ki te mahi momi mo te kapa haka. Stay and gamble with us and make money for the haka club. [NKU]

kana, ...kana [1] {BWL} [Noun] pupil of eye Taka mai he kana. The eyeball fell out. [NGH2]

kanae [1] {IKA} [Noun] Aldrichetta forsteri, yelloweye mullet, Mugil cephalus, grey mullet; a species of fish Kei Te Tii nga kanae. The mullet are at Te Tii. [NGH2] Nga marama Hanuere ki Maehe, e momona ana te kanae, ko tēnei te wa e kau mai ai ki nga awa ki te whānau. The months of January through to March, the mullet are fat as they swim upstream to spawn. [TTU] Tikina te kupenga hei hao kanae. Go and fetch the mullet net. [NKU] Kii katoa te kupenga i te kanae. The net is full of mullet. [MWA] He kanae a mātou parakuihi i tēnei ata. Our breakfast this morning was mullet. [NGH4]

kanae raukura [1]

kanaku [1] {R8L} [Noun] fire. Ka kongange te kanaku. The fire is burning. [WMS Te Rarawa].

kanapa [1] also kanapanapa [Stative] gleaming, shining, shine, glitter, twinkle, shean, extremely shiny, brilliant, reflect, glisten intermittently Kanapa mai ana ngākoohatu o te maunga i ngā hihii o te rā. The stones on the mountain shone from the effects of the sun's rays. [KRA] He pai te kanapa o ngā moni hiriwa. The silver coins shone brilliantly. [NWH] Paraehetia o niho kia kanapa, kia ātaahua to hanga. Brush your teeth so they shine, so as to make you look beautiful. [TTU] Kanui te kanapa o tana motokā. His car was quite shiny. [NKU/TA] Kite atu ana kē na te kanapa. You could see it reflected because of it's shine. [NKU/TA] He pai te kanapa o ngā huu hoou o Turi. Turi's new shoes shine well. [NKU] Ka kanapa te ra ki runga i te wai. The sun will shine on the water. [KP/MHR] I te mutunga, kanapa mai ana nga wini. At the finish, the windows gleamed. [NGH3] Kanapa mai o hu. Your shoes are really shiny. [NGH2] Ko ngā tangata mahi hoia ka kānapanapa tonu o rātou huu. People who are solidiers in the army, their shoes are always shiny. [TTU] Kānapanapa pai ngā kanohi o te tori i roto i te raiti. The cat's eyes sparkled in the headlights. [TWK/MHR] Kānapanapa pai nga kiki o ana puriha. There was a sheen on the spurs of his boots. [NKU/TA] Kānapanapa pai te rangi i te maha o ngā whetu e tiaho mai ana. The sky was lit up by the myriads of twinkling stars. [KRA] Kitea atu ana ngā whetu e kānapanapa mai ana i te rangi. The stars could be seen shinning brghtly in the skies. [NKU/TA] Pai ana te kānapanapa mai o ngā riingi i ana ringa. The ring on her fingers shone brilliantly. [NKU] Kānapanapa ngā ihi o te ra ki runga i te moana. The rays on the sun will glisten intermittently on the sea. [KP/MHR] Ka titiro mai te wahine ki ahau, ka kānapanapa mai oona kanohi. When the woman looked at me her eyes glittered (it was love at first sight). [NWH] kinapa, tiaho

kanapu [1] {CL1} [Stative] happiness, gladness E kanapu ana te hinengaro o te papa, mama, mo ta raua kōtiro i whiwhi ki te taura o te matauranga. Her parents glowed with inner pride at their daughter’s achievement in education. [TTU]

kanga [1] {CL1} [Universal] to swear, an oath, a prediction Ko te kānga tēnei o te pouaru wahine, te hemo tona hoa tāne, kore ano he tāne moona. At the loss of her husband, the widow made an oath that there would be no other man for her. [TTU] He kanga i puta i nga matua, a tona wa, ka tu tangata te Māori. Māori elders predicted that one day Māori as a people will be recognised. [TTU] Me mutu te kanga. Stop that swearing. [NGH2] Nana taua iwi i kanga. He swore at those people. [MWA] Kaua e kanga i mua i nga tamariki. Don't swear in front of the children. [MWA] Ehara nga kupu kanga i nga kupu pai. Swear words are not good words. [NGH3] Puta kino te kanga. The swearing was really bad. [NWE] Cf. kohukohu #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Kanga This term covers verbal abuse and execration, including placing a curse on someone, along with slights having the effect of diminishing or calling into question the mana of of a person, especially one of high rank. In modern Māori it has incorporated the sense of “to swear at”, but the older uses of the word generally denote an intention to cause more than momentary discomfort to the object of the kanga. From Central Eastern Polynesian *kanga, “to place a curse on someone”

kānga [1] {CL1} calloused

kānga [2] {CL1} [Noun] corn, maize Me tuku te peke kānga ki te puna kai. The bag of corn was set in the spring of water. [NGH2] Ma wai e whakatoo nga kanga? Who will sow the maize? [NGH2] He kānga kopuwai ta rātou kai i te ata nei. Rotten corn was their breakfast this morning. [MWA] He māra kanga kei muri. There is a maize field at the back. [NGH3]

Kangaahi [1] Te Kangaahi [Name] In 1918 this hapū name was used by two voters affiliated with Te Aupouri (at Te Paeroa and Pamapuria) and two affiliated with Te Rarawa (at Kaihu and Whangape).

kāngatungatu [1] {R8L} kaangatungatu, kangatungatu [Noun] Veranda. (Williams notes this word as from Te Rarawa)

kani [1] {CL1} saw Taku kani rākau. My wood saw. [NGH2]

kani, ...a [Universal] saw To kani, he mahi nui, hinga noa te rākau kauri, he tokorua, he tokowha. Felling a Kauri tree was a big job and needed two persons or four persons cross cut sawing. [TTU] E puhuki ana taku kani. **** [NGH3] He koi te kani papa. The wood saw is sharp. [NWE] Kania mai he kuroa mai i te papa na. Saw me a **** from that plank. [NGH3]

kanikani [1] dance

kanohi [1] {CL1} face He pai tō kanohi? Is your face alright?. [TM] Pai tona kanohi. Her face is kind. [NGH2] Ki te kite nga kanohi, e kore ahei kia porotuki. If you watch where you're going, you shouldn't stumble. [NWE]

kanohi [2] {CL1} eyes Whetee ngā kanohi. Extended eyes Haere horotia te paru o ou kanohi kia ara na koe. Go and wash the dirt out of your eyes so that you can wake up. [TTU] Kia tupato kei whara o kanohi. Take care in case you hurt your eyes. [NKU] Ka nui te waiwai o ona kanohi. [Her] eyes were very watery. (filled with tears) [MWA] Matiro ana ona kanohi. Her eyes were fixed in a stare. [MWA] Kua pura aku kanohi i te puehu o te rori. My eyes have been blinded by the dust from the road. [NGH4] He kanohi poti ona. She’s got cats eyes. [NGH3] Kua tau ngākanohi o te pēpi, kua kite i tana whaea. The baby's eyes are focussed, she can see her mother. [TWK/MHR] Ki te kite nga kanohi, e kore ahei te porotuki. If you watch where you're going, you shouldn't stumble. [NWE]

kanohi karapa [1] {BWL} partly blinded in injury He kanohi karapa tona i whara. His eye was partially hurt. [TTU]

kanohi rewha [1] {BWL} cross eyed To mātou hoiho tawhito, kanohi rewha. Our old horse was cross eyed. [TTU]

kānuka [1] {M16} kaanuka, kanuka [Noun] Kanuka, white teatree (Kuznea ericoides); a tree related to Manuka, but longer-lived and with smaller flowers and more delicate foliage.

kao [1] {CL1} [Noun] A delicacy made from a special white variety of kumara scraped, dried and the sun, and baked to caramelize the high sugar content.

Kao [2] Te Kao [Place Name] He kāinga i Muriwhenua; i ngā wā o mua he wāhi rongonui nā te reka o nga kūmara nō nga māra i reira.

kaonge [1] [Noun] (1) whitebait; (2) a kind of kokopu (Galaxias sp.)

kaore [1] {CL1} Not Kaore te nuinga i tae mai. There were many who did not come. [TTU] Kaore atu he whakamutu kōrero. A simple decline and gentle persuation to discontinue further discussions. [NWE]

kapa [1] {WMS} [Noun] a rank or row. So: kapa haka a haka, action song or dance troup. There were many spectators at the performing art competitions. [TWK/MHR] I tonoa ētahi o mātou kei kaimatakitaki i

kapa [2] {CL1} copper (metal) He kapa te rongoa pai mo te rumatiki. Cooper is good for rhuematism. [NGH2] I mua, i nga kanikani kapa Māori, kua mohiotia he hangi, ka hokona i waenga o te kanikani. In the old days, Māori fundraising took place at dances, where you bought a ticket at the dance. [TTU] Eng. See also kapa 3.

kapa [3] {CL1} [Noun] a penny – in the pre-decimal coinage era, the penny was the basic low-value coin, originally made of copper (see kapa 2). Taku kapa mo te ratapu. My penny is for sunday. [NGH2]

kapakapa [1] {WMS} [Verb] throb or flutter violently or repeatedly. Ae, he kapakapa tera no te manu mate, e werohia ana e tetahi tangata (N. 123). Kia hoki mai te tau o taku manawa kapakapa (Sh.T. 170). (see kakapa)

kapakapa [2] {WMS} [Noun] (1) Wing. * (2) Locusta migratoria ph. solitaria, a locustKa marere ki te mania, ka ngau i te kapakapa, kowhitiwhiti, rangataua, ka huaina ko Ngau-kapakapa-a-Kahu. * (3) A winged form of neck pendant. = pekapeka (Williams notes this meaning as from “Ngapuhi”).

kāpara [1] {TTU} Eng. [Noun] couple He kapara ātaahua a Hone me Hine. John and Hine make a handsome couple. [TTU] He ātaahua te āhua o te kāpara i te rā o tōrāua mārenatanga. The couple looked beautiful on their wedding day. [TWK/MHR]

kapara [2] {KMF} a torch of resinous wood used for eeling I haere a Kara me tana kapara hei rama tuna. Kara went eeling with wood torch. [KP/MHR] rama

kape [1] {CL1} Eng. copy Me kape nga mahi a nga mahita. The teachers work was copied. [NGH2] He kape tāu? Have you got a copy? [NGH2] Maku e kape mai nga kōrero. I will take a copy of the talks. [NGH4]

kape, ...hia [2] {WAI} [Universal] gather in, pick out Te kape otaota i te pura kanohi. Take out the rubbish or dust out of the eyes. [NWE] Kapehia mai nga taha. Gather in the sides. [NGH3]

kāpene [1] {TMF} Eng. [Noun] captain, leader He tino mōhio te kāpene ki te whiu i tana waka. The Captain was an expert in his field of work. [TWK/MHR] Koia te kāpene o te tiima pākete pāoro. She was the captain of the netball team.[NKU/TA] Ko taku tupuna te Kāpene o te kaipuke aru tohorā. My ancestor was the captain of the whaling ship. [KRA] Ko Kāpene Kuki te kāpene i tae mai ki Aotearoa. Captain Cook was the captain who came to New Zealand. [NKU/TA] Ko ia te kāpene o te tiima pākete pāoro. She was the captain of the netball team. [NKU/TA] Ko wai te kāpene o te kaipuke? Who is the captain of the ship?. [NKU] He kāpene a Pene Kahi mo taua kaipuke. Pene Kahi is the captain of that ship. [KP/MHR] Kā nui ngā Māori e kāpene ana i nga tiima toa o Aotearoa. There are a number of Māori personnel who captain winning New Zealand teams. [NWH]

kāpeta [1] [Noun] Squalus blainvilli, northern dogfish ; a species of fish [NKU/TA]

kapetau [1] {NG3} be resolute Kia kapetau to tu ina kokirihia ana. Stand resolutely when you are challenged. [NGH3] Kia kaha, kia kapetau. Be strong, be resolute. [NGH3]

kāpeti [1] {CL1} cabbage He iti noa iho te utu o te kapeti. Cabbages are very cheap. [NGH3] Mui pai te ngaro me kohue nga kapeti. Boil the cabbage and there is a swarm of flies. [NGH2] Pai te kapeti me kai mata. Cabbage is good eaten raw. [NGH2] Te kapeti he hoa kinaki mo te miiti me te riwai. Cabbage goes well with meat and potatoes. [NWE]

kapi, ...a, ...nga [1] {WL3} [Universal] close Kia āta kapi i te kuaha kei oho te pēpi. Close the door gently to avoid waking the baby. [KRA] Te kaha maha o te tangata kapi katoa te whenua. There were so many people present that they covered the land. [NKU/TA] E kapi ana te kuuaha. The door is closed. [NKU/TA] Kia mahara ki te kapi i te kuaha i muri i a koutou. Remember to close the door after you. [TWK/MHR] Kapia te wini! Close the window!. [NKU/TA] Ka kapia e rātou te kuuaha me te wini. They closed the door and the window. [NKU/TA] Kapia te kuaha o te kāpata kei hou te tori ki roto. Close the cupboard door to keep the kitten out. [KRA] Kapia te kuaha, kia mahana ai te whare. Keep the door closed to keep the house warm. [TWK/MHR] I te kapinga e Hone te kuaha o te whare ka katia te koromatua o te ringa maui o Ani. When John closed the door it jammed the thumb of Ani's left hand. [TTU] Noo te kapinga o te ipu huka ka kitea he poopokorua kei roto. It was when the sugar bowl was closed that it was noticed there were ants inside. [KRA] I te kapinga o ngā wini ka mahana haere te whare. When the windows were closed the house started to warm up. [NKU/TA] I te kapinga o te kuaha ka mau taku ringa. As the door closed my hand was caught. [NKU] Na te kapinga ki te karakia ka mōhio mātou kua mutu te hui. When a prayer was invoked we knew the meeting was finished. [NWH] katia , katinga, whakakapi

kapi, ...ti [2] {WAI} [Stative] to be covered, adjoining Kapi katoa ana tana tuara i te hakihaki. His back was covered with sores. [NGH3] Ngā papaku i kapi katoa i te waipuke. The flats were all covered by the flood. [TTU] Ka kapiti mai nga toka ki tētahi parenga i te taha moana. By the seaside, the rocks go into the bank. [NGH2] Tona kapiti ki te ruiroa o te whare. It joins onto the hallway. [NGH2] hiipoki, uwhi

kāpia [1] {CL1} [Noun] Kauri gum I ngā ra o mua e kii ana Omapere i te kāpia. They say that there was heaps of gum (kauri gum) at Omapere. [TWK] Kei te kainga ngā kapia. Kauri gum is found at home. [NGH2] He nui nga kāpia i kitea. There were big pieces of kauri gum found. [NGH4] He keri kapia te mahi i konei i mua. In the old days, the main occupation here was digging for gum. [NGH3]

kāpō [1] kaapoo, kapo [Stative] blind He maha o nga mea e kapo atu ana tātou. We are blind to many things. [TTU] He tangata kāpo e kore e kite. He's blind and cannot see. [TWK] Kapo atu te manu tona takanga ki te wai. The bird went blind when it fell into the water. [NGH2] Nga mahi po, kapo ana te tangata. The man became blind from working in dim light. [NGH2] He kāpo teera tangata. That person is blind. [NGH4] Kapo pai te tangata i te moni. Man is easily blinded by money. [NWE]

kapo [1] {CL1} [Universal] snatch Nāna i kapo taku peke. She snatched my bag. [TWK] Kātahi ka kapo mai te hako i te panana. Then the monkey snatched the banana. [NGH2] Ka oma koe, ka kapo mai i tētahi aporo. When you run, grab an apple. [NGH3] Ka tarai te taitama ki te kapo i tana pāhi. The young man attempted to snatch her bag. [NGH3] matapoo

Kapotai [1] Te Kapotai [Name] In 1918, 38 voters at Waikare (the majority) used this hapū name; five were recorded as affiliated with Te Rarawa, and 33 with Ngapuhi. The 15 other voters using this name were all affiliated with Ngapuhi, and voted at Mangakahia, Te Ahuahu, Mokau, Kamo, Te Karetu, Waiharara, Waima, Waimanoni, Waiomio and Whananaki; in two cases the locality was not noted.

kapowai [1] {WAI} [Noun] dragonfly He momo ngarara te kapowai. The dragonfly is a type of insect. [NGH3]

kapu, ...ranga [1] [Stative] cup Tou oranga kei roto ano te kapu o tou ringa. One's well being lies in the cup of one's own hands. [TTU] Kei te kapu o tou ringa tou ano oranga. Your destiny is in the palm of your hand. [NGH3] Homai ki roto te kapu o taku ringa. Put it into this palm of my hand. [TTU] He hari kei roto i to taua kapu ti tahi. There is pleasure in the sharing over a cup of tea. [NWE] Ka kohia nga kota ma te kapuranga. Shells were collected by the handful. [NGH3] E wha nga kapuranga rare i riro mai i a ia. She took four handfuls of lollies. [NGH3] Kapu o te ringa. Cracks in palm. [UNI]

kapu [2] [Noun] An object, usually of wood or stone, containing the power of the rāhui - usually hidden somewhere else in the area affected so that its power cannot be neutralized easily. (See rāhui)

kapua [1] [Noun] cloud He kapua pouri kua pa mai ki te whānau. A cloud of sadness hovers over that family. [TTU] Kapi ana te tihi o Taranaki i te kapua. The summit of Mount Taranaki was covered with cloud. [NKU] Taimaha nga kapua. The clouds laid heavy. [NGH2] He mangu katoa te ahua o nga kapua. The clouds appear all black. [NGH4] He tohu ua te matotoro o nga kapua mangu. Dense black clouds are an indication of rain. [NWE]

kapura [Noun] fire Ka pinau te kapura ka ringihia ki te wai e Pata. **** [NKU]

kara [1] [Noun] elder Ei, e kara, tēnā ra koe! Gee it's gopod to see you grandad. [TTU] E kara tēnā koe. Greetings to you Sir. [NGH2]

kara [2] [Noun] flag Pepe ana te kara o Ngati Manawa. Ngati Manawa's flag was flying in the breeze. [MWA] Pāhure mai koe i te marae i te Ngawha ka kite koe i te kara e pepe mai nei. When you are passing by the Ngawha marae, you will see the flag flying. [TWK] Kei runga e pepepe ana to tātou kara. Our flag is on top flapping. [NGH3] He kara tēnā no Ngati Te Tarawa. That is the flag of Ngati Te Tarawa. [NGH2]

kara [3] [Noun] collar Ko te kara tēnā o te hoiho. That's the collar for the horse. [MWA] Whakatikaina te kara o to hate. Tidy up the collar of your shirt. [NGH3] Whakamaua ana te kara minita i te kaki. The wearing of a minister's collar, depicted status. [NWE]

kara [4] [Noun] colour He whero te kara o taku motoka. My car is red. [NGH3] tae

karaehe [1] {WL3} [Noun] glass, mirror He karaehe tēnei. This is glass. [TWK] Ko pakaru te karaehe o te raiti. The glass of the light is broken. [NGH4] Nga karaehe pakarukaru i te rori. Broken glass littered the road. [NWE] karahe

kāraha [1] {KMF} [Noun] calabash Whakakiia te kāraha ki te wai. A calabash is used for storing water. [KP/MHR]

karahe [1] [Noun] class He karahe tēnā mo nga akonga. That's a class for learners. [NGH2] karaehe

karahe [2] [Noun] glass He karahe koi tēnā. That's a really sharp piece of glass. [NGH2] karaehe, karaihe

karahe [3] [Noun] grass Tino māku nga karahe. The grass is really wet. [NGH2] karaehe, karaihe

karahipi [1] {WL6} Eng. [Noun] scholarship I whiwhi ia i tētahi karahipi i tae ai ki te whare wānanga. She won a scholarship that enabled her to attend university. [TWK/MHR] I whiwhi tā māua kōtiro i te karahipi, ka taea te tono i a ia ki ngākura teitei hei whakawhānui i toona mātauranga. Our daughter won a scholarship which enabled her to attend higher schools of learning to improve her education. [KRA] I wini a Mere te karahipi o Ngarimu. Mary won the Ngarimu scholarship. [NKU/TA] Ma te karahipi ka tae ai ki te Whare Wānanga. It is through scholarship that you will get through University Studies. [NKU/TA] I riro mai i ahau he karahipi hei haere to te Kareti o Hato Hohepa. I was awarded a scholarship to go to Saint Joseph's College. [KP/MHR] A te mutunga o te tau ko taku hiahia kia whiwhi ahau ki tētahi karahipi. At the end of the year I hope that I will receive a scholarship. [NWH] Koia nei te karahipi hei āwhina i a koe i te whare wananga. This scholarship will assist you while you're at university. [NKU]

karahiwa [1]

karahuu [1] {IKA} [Noun] mud snail; Amphibola crenata Nonohi ra o nga karahu. The karahu were only small. [NKU]

karaihe [1] {CL1} [Noun] grass Ki ngā iwi o Te Kao ko te karaihe he pātiti. To the people of Te Kao, karaihe is a paddock. [TWK] karahe

karaipiture [1] {WL6} [Noun] scripture He kaiārahi ia i ngā karaipiture moo te Hahi Mihinare. He is a leader in scripture readings for the Anglican Church. [TWK/MHR] He maha ngā karaipiture o roto o te paipera hei oranga wairua, oranga tinana. There are many scriptures in the bible for spiritual and personal well-being. [KRA] Ko te kauwhau o te minita e pa ana ki ngā karaipiture o te Hāhi. The minister's sermon touched on the scriptures. [NKU/TA] Kia mahara he mea nui te kōrero i ngā karaipiture. Remember it is important to read the scriptures. [NKU] Nga karaipiture kei roto i te paipera e tuhituhi ana. The scriptures are written in the bible. [KP/MHR] I roto i ana karakia ka puta mai ngākōrero o te karaipiture. In his prayers the word of the scriptures appeared. [NWH]

karaiti [1] Eng. [Noun] Christ

karaitiana [1] Eng. [Noun] [Noun] christian Ka nui nga whānau e haere ana ki ngākarakia a ngā karaitiana. Many families worship in the christian faith. [TWK/MHR]

karaka [1] {CL1} Eng. [Noun] clock Na te Pakeha tēnā te karaka. That clock belongs to the Pakeha. [TWK] Te wa kei te karaka. The time is on the clock. [NGH2] Nga karaka o te teihana. The clocks of the station. [NGH2] He karaka whati. A broken clock. [NGH2] Kua tangi te pere o te karaka. The bell in the clock rang. [NGH4]

karaka [2] {CL1} Eng. [Noun] karaka tree, or berries He rākau karaka. A karaka tree. [TWK] Te rākau karaka me ona hua. The karaka tree and it's berries. [NGH2] Reka ra o nga karaka nei. These karaka berries are really sweet. [MWA] Kii mātou i nga karaka. We got full on the karaka berries. [MWA] Kei apoapo te kai

karaka, kei nona. Be wary of eating lots of karaka berries in case you become ill. [NWE]

karakatoa [1] Eng. [Noun] date (fruit) He reka te karakatoa ki a mātou. We really liked dates. [NGI]

karakia [1] ~tia [Universal] {WL3} [Universal] (1) [Noun] prayer, incantation, religious service. Tino tawhito ana karakia. The incantation was very ancient. [NGH2] Mā te karakia tōna kupu, he whakamārie te hinengaro o te tangata. Faith is the healer of man's needs. [TTU] Nāna te karakia i tēnei ata. He took the service this morning. [MWA] *(2) [Verb] pray, intone, conduct a service Kia karakia tātou. Let us pray. [TWK] Me karakia tātou i tēnei ata. Let us have our prayers this morning. [NGH4] Karakiatia wā tātou kai. Bless our food. [TWK] A hea rāno karakiatia? When will the service take place? [NGH2] Nō nanahi ka karakiatia. The service was held yesterday. [NGH2] Tupu ake me karakia te kai ia taima. I was brought up to say grace at each meal. [TTU] Tēnā karakiatia mai tātou i tēnei wā. And now, let us give thanks. [NGH4] Karakiatia nga mano wairua katoa. Embrace all spiritual ventures by prayer. [NWE] #[Extract from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Karakia. A set form of words to state, confirm or make effective the intent of a ritual activity, and the reciting of these words, thus often translated by terms such as “incantation”, “charm”, or “spell”. In modern usage the term has been extended to include Christian and other religious services (for example, a church is often referred to as a whare karakia). In traditional ritual activity strict adherence to the proper the form of the karakia was essential; hesitation, mispronunciation or omissions in its recitation could negate or reverse its intended effects and bring harm to those involved. The word is Proto-Tahitic in origin, with similar meanings in Tuamotuan, Rarotongan and Māori.

karamuu [1]

karanga rua [1] TM file [Noun] second cousin

karanga, ...tia, ...hia, ...ranga {WL3} [Noun] Welcoming call performed by women, continual calling Ka karanga te kuia ki te manuhiri. The women called to the visitors. [NKU/TA] E karanga ana te tamaiti. The child is calling out. [NKU/TA] Mau e karanga ngā tamariki kia hoki mai ki te kai. You call the children to come back to eat. [KP/MHR] He karanga tēnei kia tae mai koe. You are invited to attend. [NGH2] Ina raruraru te tangata, horo tonu te karanga i te Atua. When a person is in trouble or distress, he calls quickly for divine intervention. [TWK/MHR] E karanga ana koe ki a wai? Who are you calling out to? [MWA] Me karanga atu nga tamariki, kia hoki mai. Call the children to come back. [NGH4] Karangatia te manuhiri ki te kai. Formally call the visitors to come and eat. [TWK/MHR] I karangatia rātou kia haere mai ki te kai. They were called to come and have a meal. [NKU/TA] Kua karangatia kē te manuhiri. The visitors have already been called. [NKU/TA] Karangatia a Riana kia hoki mai ki te kai. Call out to Riana to come back for tea. [KRA] Karangatia ngā manuhiri ki runga i te marae. Call the visitors on to the marae. [KP/MHR] I karangatia rātou i ngai hore rawa nei rātou i rongo. They have been called but are never heard. [TTU] I karangatia rātou engari hore rawa nei rātou i rongo. Repeatedly they'd been called but never came. [TTU] Karangatia atu haere mai ai. Call out to that one to come here. [TTU] Haere ki waho karangahia. Go outside and call. [NGH2] Karangaranga mai te reo o te pipiwharauroa. The shining cuckoo kept calling and calling to it's partner. [KP/MHR] Te karanga a te tui, tui, tui tuituia.

Karangaahi [1] Te Karangaahi [Name] One voter affiliated with Te Aupouri used this hapū name, at an unstated locality, in 1908.

karangaranga, ...tia, ...tanga [1] {WL3} descent lines, tribes, affiliations, family groupings Kua tae mai tēnā mea te karangaranga maha ki te hui. People from the many tribes have arrived at the gathering. [NKU/TA] Ko ngā kārangaranga hapuu o Ngati Whatua he maha. There are many sub tribes in Ngati Whatua. [NWH] He maha ngā karangaranga hapu kei roto i tēnei rohe. There are many sub-tribes in this area. [TWK/MHR] He maha ngā karangaranga whanaungatanga i tae mai ki te kawe roimata aroha mo to mātou whaea. Many were the family groups who came to shed tears of love for our mother. [KRA] Ngā karangaranga maha i waenga i a kouotou nau mai haere mai. The many family groupings amongst you welcome, welcome! thrice welcome. [NKU] E hia karangarangatanga i Waitangi. So many different nationalities were at Waitangi. [NGH2] Ko to taua karangarangatanga he teina, tuakana. Our relationship is one of brothers and sisters. [NGH4] Karangatia, powhiritia nga karangarangatanga maha kia hui tahi. Matters of in depth community concern, justify everyone meeting together. [NWE]

kārangirangi [1] {TTU} stress related, uncomfortable, anxious, impatient Mo i hore mōhio mai ki ahau, ka noho kārangirangi ahau. Because you did not recognise me I became impatient. [TTU]

karani [1] [Noun] grandparent Kua matemate katoa oku karani. All my grandparents have passed away. [TTU] Ko tēnei toku karani pa. This is my grandfather. [NGH3] Ko Huia toku karani ma. Huia is my grandmother. [NGH3] Ko Huru tētahi o oku karani. Huru is one of my grandparents. [NGH3] tupuna, tipuna

karapa [1] {WL3} [Stative] injured eye Ētahi he kanohi karapa. Some people have a hurt or bung eye. [TTU] I karapa oona kanohi na te korotinga o te wai. He was blinded by the water being squirted at him. [NGH2] I karapa te kanohi i te kuru. The blow almost blinded his sight. [NWE]

karapa [2] [Noun] clip He karapa te kaipupuri i te ropi. A clip held the rope. [NGH4]

karapiti [1] {WAI} [Universal] fasten side by side E hoa, me pēnei te karapiti o tēnā koti. Friend, fasten the sides like this. [NGH3]

karapoti, ...tia [1] {WL3} [Universal] shield, suuround Karapotia mai i te hoariri e mahi ra kia karapotia mai. Bring them together so that we can shield them. [TWK] I rere mai, ka karapotia e nga toa. As they advanced, they were surrounded by the warriors. [NGH2] Karapotia mai nga rakiraki. Move around the ducks. [NGH2] Ka karapotia te hoariri e nga toa o Ngati Hine. The enemy were surrounded by Ngati Hine's warriors. [NGH3] Karapotia te whakamatautau ki te karakia. Surround and shield one's well being with prayer. [NWE]

karapotia [2] [Universal] cancel Kua karapotia te haere ki Poneke. They've cancelled the trip to Wellington. [TTU]

kararehe [1] {CL1} animals He maha ngā kararehe kei Aotearoa i ēnei ra. There are many kinds of animals in New Zealand today. [TWK] He kararehe te hoiho i hanga hei piikau i te tangata. The horse is an animal created for man to ride upon. [TTU] Haere ki te whangai i nga kararehe a to matua, nga poaka me nga kuri. Go and feed your father's animals, the pigs and the dogs. [NKU] He nui aku kararehe. I have lots of animals. [NGH4] Tērā tētahi kararehe. That is some beast. [NGH2]

karatete [1] {WAI} [Universal] flapping, rattling Ina kore mutu te karatete o o ngutu neina, ka pakia e au. I'll slap your lips if they don't stop flapping. [NGH3] pepepe

karatete [2] {WAI} [Universal] rattling Ka rongo au i te motoka e karatete mai ana. I heard the car rattling. [NGH3]

karāti [1] [Noun] garage Kapia te karati. Close up the garage. [NGH2]

karatii [1] {WL3} [Noun] baby snapper (fish) He pepi tāmure te karāti. The karatii is a baby snapper. [TWK/MHR] I mau ētahi karati ki roto i taku kupenga. Some young snapper got caught in my net. [NGH4] Me haere tātou ki te hii karatii. Let's go catch some snapper. [NGH3] He karati ēnā ika. Those are a kind of small snapper. [NGH2] kareti

karatiti [2] {WAI} [Universal] to squirt Ka karatitia he wai mai i ana ringaringa. He squirted the water with his (own) hands. [NGH3]

karatitii, …a [1] {WAI} [Universal] to peg down Karatitia nga taha kei kore to tātou teneti e rere. Peg down the sides so our tent won't get blown away. [NGH3]

kārau [1] to do with fishing

karaua [1] {R8L} [Noun] (1) head (of the body – a Te Rarawa word); (2) old man

karauna [1] {WL3} the crown Ko te karauna e tahae nei i o tātou whenua. The crown stole our land. [TWK] Na te karauna o mātou matua i hianga mo o rātou

papakainga The crown pulled a fast one on our elders regarding their land. [TTU] Me tuku te karauna ki te kuini o Ingarangi. The crown should be given to the Queen of England. [NGH4] Karaunatia te Kuini. Crown the Queen. [TWK] I karaunatia te tama a te tangata i taua wa ki te taura taumatakuru. Christ was crowned by the people of that era with a wreath of thorns. [TTU] Kua karaunatia ke mai i te tau 1952 o te koroneihana. [Elizabeth] had already been crowned in her coronation of 1952. [NWE]

karaunu [1] {WL3} [Stative] to be netted Me karaunu mai nga inanga. The whitebait were netted. [NGH2]

karawa [1] {WAI} [Noun] mother , of an animal Ko Tewha te karawa o tēnei hoiho. Tewha is the mother of this horse. [NGH3]

karawaka [Noun] smelt, small fresh water fish about 3 to 4 inches long. Kua haere nga tamariki me a rātou toke ki te hi karawaka. The kids have gone to fish for karawaka with their worms. [NKU] He momo ika waimaori te karawaka. The karawaka is a type of freshwater fish. [NGH3]

karawhiu, ...a [Universal] to toss, throw Me karawhiu! Let it go! [NKU] I reira e karawhiua ana te waiata. Songs were sung there with great gusto. [NKU] Ka karawhuia nga hoariri e Hamuera. Samuels enemies were flung aside. [NGH3] Ka karawhuia nga otaota. The weeds were tossed aside. [NGH3] taia, akiri

kare [2] didn't Kare kau ahau i haere ki te kainga o Wiremu. I didn't go to William's place. [NKU/TA]

kare, ...kare [1] [Noun] waves, ripple Titiro ki ngā kare o te moana. Look at the waves of the sea. [KRA] E kite ana koe i ngā kare o te wai. You can see the ripples of the water. [NKU/TA] Papaki mai ngā kare o te moana. One can hear the waves of the ocean (slapping) [TTU] Ana pupuhi te hau ka kite koe i te kare o te wai. When the wind blows you will see the ripple on the water. [KP/MHR] I ngā rā o mua ki te pai te kare mai o te moana kua mōhio koe he kanae kei reira. In former times when there was a ripple on the sea you'd know there is mullet there. [NGH1] Karekare ana te moana i te pupuhinga e te hau. Waves on the sea was whipped up by the wind. [KRA] Ka kite atu ngā karekare o te moana. The ripples of water can be seen on the sea. [NKU/TA] Ka kaha mai te hau ka kaha te karekare o ngā wai o te roto. As a strong wind blew so the surface waters of the lake rose and rippled. [NKU] I ngā rā awhā kua kitea te kino o te karekare o te moana. During stormy weather huge waves occur. [NGH1] Pai te karekare o ngā huruhuru o te mokopuna na, rite tonu ki ngā huruhuru o toona tuupuna. How beautiful that girl’s curly hair is, just like her grandmother's. [TWK/MHR] Ka riro i te tai karekare. Taken out by the rapid or fast tide. [KP/MHR]

karehe [1] {WMS} [Verb] Run E karehe ra i mua ra. (Williams notes this word as from Te Rarawa)

karengo [1] {IKA} [Noun] Porphyra columbina, sea lettuce ; an edible seaweed (sometimes applied loosely) Haere ki ngā toka e tuu moana mai ra, ki te kookohi karengo. Go to the outer rocks to gather seaweed. [TWK/MHR] He kai pai te karengo. Seaweed is a healthy food. [NKU/TA] E kai ana te Hāpani i te karengo. Japanese people eat seaweed. [NKU/TA] I kai karengo tuatahi ahau i Porangahau. I first ate seaweed at Porangahau. [KP/MHR] Ka kitea tēnei momo kai te karengo i te taha moana o Maunganui i Kaipara. This type of edible seaweed can be found at Maunganui, Kaipara. [NWH] He kinaki tēnei mo te miti tote. This seaweed is very nice as a relish with salted meat. [NKU]

karerarera [1] {WAI} a green water plant I te mahana haere o te wai matemate ana nga karerarera. The karerarera are dying off because of the warming of the water. [NGH3]

karere [1] {WL3} [Noun] messenger, news Kua tae mai te karere kua hinga a Huri. The news arrived that Huri had died. [TWK] Ko ia te karere o tēnei marae. He's the news person of this marae. [TTU] Tukuna te karere he hui kei te marae. Send out the message to say there is a meeting at the marae. [NGH4] Ka tonoa he karere ki te iwi kia hui mai. A messenger was sent for all the tribes to assemble. [NGH3] Tonoa te karere. Send out the message. [NGH2] Ko nga karere whakaatu rongo a Tauiwi, ko te pouaka whakaata. Television is an instrument used for communications to all. [NWE]

karetai [1] [WMD] [Noun] ripple; surface of a body of water. [Comment from Melynda Karetai, 25 June 2003] [Noun] crest of the wave.

karetai [2] [WMD] [Noun] the black petrel (Procellaria parkinsonii).

kāreti [1] {NG2} college Kei Pewhairangi te kareti. The college is at the Bay of Islands. [NGH2]

kāreti [2] [Universal] small snapper Ko nga tamure nonohi e kii ana he kareti. The small snapper are called kareti. [TTU]

kāreti [3] [Universal] carrots Kua pau aku kareti i te rapeti. The rabbits have eaten all my carrots. [NGH4] Kai kareti katoa ana te rapeti. Rabbits eat all the carrots. [NWE]

kāreti [4] [WMD] [Universal] noose; ensnare

kāri [1] [Noun] cards Eng

kāri [1] {WAI} Eng. [Noun] garden Kei roto to karani i tana kāri. Your granny is in her garden. [NGH3] mahinga

karihi taka [1]

kariri [1] {NG3} [Noun] cartridge E wha aku kariri e toe ana. I've got four cartridges left. [NGH3]

karo, ...hia [1] {WL3} [Universal] dodge, sidestep Me karo te meke. Side step the punch. [NGH2] Te tao o te hoariri ka taea te karo, te tao o te wahi ngaro e kore. The spear of the enemy can be dodged, the spear of death cannot. [TTU] E karohia ana e te nuinga o te tangata i ēnei ra, te taha wairua, te whakapono. Most people these days avoid church. [TTU] Me karo tātou i te mate. We should avoid trouble. [NGH4] Tae pai te wa o te mate rawa e taea te karo. When one's time here is done, one can never dodge. [NWE] Karohia nga kōrero. Avoid the talks. [NGH2] I a ia e oma ana, ka karohia e ia taua tangata. As he ran, he dodged that man. [MWA] Teena, karohia teena kaiaru. Then, dodge that person following you. [NGH4] Karohia nga wero a te hoariri. Parry the thrusts of the enemy. [NGH3] Ka kite kei te whara koe, karohia. Watch out in case you get hurt, dodge. [NWE]

karo [2] [Universal] pick out of a hole (From Proto-Fijiic *kalo, “pick something out of a hole, excavate, dig out”).

karokaro [1] [Noun] (1) marauding party; (2) slave; (3) [Verb] pick out. Karokaro i te taturi o to taringa kia areare ai. Pick the wax out of your ear so it’s clear. [WMS S. 10]. (Reduplication of karo [2]).

karu [1] {WL3} eye Tino nunui oku karu. My eyeballs are really large. [NGH2] He mōhio te karu o te tangata na. That man's head (eye) is full of knowledge. [TTU] Kua pura toku karu. There's dust in my eye. [NGH4] To karu whakahawea pai ano. Your outward appearance is deceptive. [NWE] He karu rewha te kuri Clarence. Clarence is a cross-eyed dog [NGH3] kamo, kanohi

karu parera [1] {WAI} [Noun] Māori potato, (black skin white eyes) I haere mai te kairangahau ki te tiki karu parera. The researcher came to get some karu parera. [NGH3] peruperu, pokohinu, ure nika

kārure [1] {R9L} [Universal] to spin Ka roa e karure ana ka oti te taura. After a long time spinning, the rope was completed. [NGH3] Ka karure mai nga kōtiro, ano he taura. **** [NGH3] whiri, kowari

kata, ...ina, ...tanga, ...kata, kakata [1] {WL3} [Universal] chuckle, laugh, laughed, laughter Ka kata mai ngā tamariki i ngā kupu a tō rātou whaea. The children smiled at their aunt's words. [NWH] Ki te kata te tangata he oranga, he rongoa ēnei, ki te kore e kata he mauiui te mutunga. When one can laugh, one is alive, laughter is medicine. If you can't laugh, then the end is illness. [TTU] Kata ana nga tamariki i te rawe o te mahi a te kaiako. The grandchildren laughed at the antics of the teacher. [KRA] E kata ana te kōtiro. The girl is laughing. [NKU/TA] I te rawe ka kata. It was so funny, laughter broke out. [NGH2] He reo harihari kia rongo atu te kata. Laughter is a sign of joy. [TTU] Taihoa e kata, kia kite koe e kanikani ana. Don't laugh, we haven't seen you dance yet. [NKU] Kei te kata teena tamaiti. That child is laughing. [NGH4] Pai ana te kata mai a ngā tamariki, kua kii hoki ō rātou koopu i te kai. There was a change in the children's attitude after they had eaten. [TWK/MHR] To kata whakangari tonu. You have an engaging, encouraging demeanour. [NWE] Kia tika tō kōrero pākeha hei kataina koe. Aim for correctness when speaking English, otherwise you may be laughed at. [TWK/MHR] Ka kataina Hakopa e ētahi o ana hoa mo toona hingatanga ki roto i te hōpua wai. Jacob was laughed at by some of his friends when he fell into the pool of water. [KRA] Ka kataina tō mātou tupuna i te kuare ki te kōrero pākeha. Our grandparent was laughed at because he couldn't speak English properly. [NWH] He aha tau e kata na? What are you laughing at? [KP/MHR] Kaua ahau e kataina e koutou. Don't you all laugh at me. [KP/MHR] I tana katanga ka riri a Maro. When she laughed Maro became angry. [NKU/TA] Na te katanga o Tame ka hari tona hoa wahine, ka roa ka huri kē te hari ki te riri. Tom laughed, it made his wife happy but the laughter later turned to anger. [TTU] Noo te katanga o te roopu taitamariki, ka moohiotia kua moe kē tō rātou kaiako kuia raranga kete. It was when the group of children laughed it became evident that their elderly kit-making tutor had fallen asleep. [KRA] I te katanga o taua matua katahi ia ka kataina e ana hoa. When his father laughed his friends turned and laughed at him. [NKU] Te katanga o nga iwi o te huihuinga, warewaretia ake nga wehewehe i roto, i waenga, o te noho. Troubles faded away because of the humourous atmosphere emanated by the laughter overflowing was an unbelieveable turnaround. [NWE] Noo te katanga o ngā tamariki kātahi anō ahau kā mōhio i hē aku kōrero. It wasn't until the children laughed that I realised I had said the wrong thing. [NWH] I te katanga o te iwi katahi ka rere ngā manu. When the people laughed the birds flew away. [TWK] Ko ahau hei katanga ma koutou. Let me be a laughing stock for you all. [KP/MHR] Te katanga o te kōtiro ka riri te tamiti. When the girl laughed the boy became angry. [NGH2] Ka katakata ngāwahine nei ki aua kōrero. These women laughed at those stories. [TWK] Ka kakata nga Puuriri o Taiamai. The Puriri trees of Taiamai are chuckling. [TWK]

kātahi, kātahi ano [1] {WL3} then, at once, just now Katahi e hoa ma. And then my friends.[TWK] I waho katahi ka haere. outside then away it went. [NGH2] Katahi, ko koe, ka rua ko wai ranei. Firstly it is you, second who knows? [TTU] Katahi ano ahau ka tutaki ki a ia. Then, I shall meet him. [MWA] Katahi ano ahau ka rongo. I have just now heard. [NGH4] Katahi ano, nga manuhiri ka tae mai. The visitors have arrived just now. [NGH3] Kātahi tātou ka hora tahi. At long last we have found each other. [NWE]

katakata [1] {WAI} [Noun] toes E ngaoko ana aku katakata. My toes are itchy. [NGH3] matimati

kātao [1] water

katau [1] {NKT} [Stative] right hand side I te taha katau ia e haere ana. She was walking on the right side of the road/path. [NKU/TA] E kii ana te kōrero, kia mōhio te ringa matau, e aha ana te ringa mauiui. It is said, that it is good that the right hand knows what the left hand is doing. [TWK/MHR] Hou mai ngāmanuhiri i te whare tupuna, ka noho ki te taha katau. The visitors entered the meeting house, and sat on the right hand side. [KRA] Whiua te poi ki to taha katau. Swing the poi to your right hand side. [KP/MHR] Kei te taha katau o te huarahi te whare whero e tuu ana. The red house is standing on the right hand side of the road. [NWH] "Nga pakeke ki te taha katau". "Adults to the right." [NGH3] matau

kate, ...a [1] {WAI} [Stative] to whiten Me waiho nga wheua kau kia katea rano. Leave the beef bones to dry out and whiten. (blanched by the sun) [NGH3]

kateatea [1] {WAI} [Universal] to scatter Ko kateatea katoa nga kakahu i te kaha o te hau. The wind was so strong it scattered the clothes everywhere. [NGH3] akirikiri

katekita [1] [Noun] He katekita ia no te hāhi katorika. He is a catechist in the Catholic Church. [TWK/MHR]

kātete, ...hia [1] {WAI} [Universal] to lengthen by joining Me katete kia roa ai ta taua taura. Lengthen our rope by joining it to another. [NGH3]

kāti [1] {WL3} just a minute or so, cease Kati tēnā. Stop that. [TWK] Kāti te amuamu whakamaua te rangimarie. Stop complaining remain calm. [NWE] Kāti to mahi peenā. That is enough of that. [NGH2] Kati te mahi takaware. Enough fooling around. [NGH2] Kati te whakaomaoma i nga huarahi. Stop speeding on the roads. [NGH2] Kāti ēnā kōrero o au mo to tuahine. That's enough of your talk about your sister. [TTU] Kāti te mahi mo tēnei ra. That's enough work for today. [TTU] Te kōrero mai a te mahitea, kāti te noho o nga tamariki kura i te kainga. The teacher said the school children should not stay home. [TWK] Kāti ki tēnei. Let's cease this now. (on good terms) [NWE] Kati ra. However. [NGH2] Kati ake i konei tēnei take. Let this matter end here. Enough. [NKU]

kati, ...a, …ngia, ...nga [2] {WL3} close, squash, squeeze Ka puta mai koe i te whare kia mahara ki te kati i te kuaha. When you come out of the house remember to close the door. [NWH] Katia mai te tatau! Close or shut the door immediately! [NKU/TA] Katia te tatau. Close the door. [TWK] I katia te ringa i te kuaha. The hand was jammed in the door. [NGH2] I katia tona waewae. His leg was squashed. [MWA] Te makariri o te pupuhi o te hau, katia te kuaha. Close the door the draught is too cold. [NWE] Katingia te wini o te whare. Close the window of the house. [NGH4] Mau atu te ringa o te tamaiti i te katinga o te kuuaha. The fingers of the children were caught in the door when it was closed. [NKU/TA] Noo te katinga o te kuaha, kātahi anō ka rangona te mahana o te ahi. It wasn't until the door was closed that the warmth of the fire was enjoyed. [TWK/MHR] Noo te katinga o te ipu huka ka kitea he poopokorua kei roto. It was when the sugar jar was closed that it was noticed there were ants inside. [KRA]

Kātimana [1] Eng. [Noun] Scotsman

kato, ...hia [1] {WL3} [Universal] pick, pluck, break off, cut and gather Me kato nga puha i te mahinga. The puha was plucked from the garden. [NGH2] Mau e kato mai tētahi o nga aporo na maku. You grab one of those apples for me. [TTU] Me kato mai e koe ētahi puha. You should pick some puha. [NGH4] Me kato puha pea taua. Shall we pick puha perhaps. [NWE] Katohia ngā putiputi a Mina ka mau ki te marae. Pick the flowers from Mina's and take them to the marae. [NKU] He putiputi pai i katohia. It was a beautiful flower that was grown. [NKU/TA] Katohia te aroha ki toona wairua. The gift of love was implanted within his spirituality. [NKU/TA] Katohia mai e koe he watakirihi hei kai mā tātou. You gather some watercress for us all to eat. [KP/MHR] Katohia mai he ruruhau mo te po. Pick us some chinese cabbage for tonight. [NGH3] tapahi

katoa, ...tia, ...tanga [1] {WL3} [Stative] altogether, all, every (with plural noun) He whānau kotahi tātou katoa e mahi nei i tā tātou papa kupu. We are all working as one family on our dictionary. [NWH] Kapi katoa te whenua i te tangata. The land was covered in it's entirety with people. [NKU/TA] Haere mai koutou katoa ki tēnei taha o te teepu nohonoho ai. You can all be seated on this side of the table. [KRA] Haere mai koutou katoa te rahi te iti. I welcome you all the great and the small. [NKU] Koutou katoa haere mai. All of you come here. [KP/MHR] Te katoa me haere mai. All must come. [NGH2] Koutou katoa, tomo mai ki te okioki. All of you, come and have a rest. [TTU] Mātou katoa i haere. We all went. [MWA] Kii katoa te whare. The house was full up. [MWA] Ka huihui katoatia ngā whakaaro. Gather all your your thoughts. [TWK/MHR] I katoatia kia pau. The lot was picked up. [NGH2] I katoatia hei kai. It was all picked for food. [NGH2] Ahakoa katoatia hei whakapiri. Even so, use it for wound dressings. [NGH2] Te katoatia o te iwi i rangona te mamae, te pouri, te matenga o taua kaumatua. Everyone was saddened by the passing of the old man. [TTU] Ko te katoatanga i heke mai Waiheke. The majority of the group came on to Waiheke. [NKU/TA] Noo te haerenga katoatanga o te uri. It was then when the family went en masse that the extent of the wider family became evident. [TWK/MHR] Ko te katoatanga tēnei o tātou. This is everyone of us. [KP/MHR] Nā te huihui katoatanga o te iwi, ka tatuu pai ngā take. It wasn't until all the people gathered together that satisfactory decisions were made. [NWH] Whakahuihuitia te katoatanga o ngā kākano ki runga i te teepu. Gather all the seeds onto the table. [KRA]

katoitoi [1] {WAI} [Universal] to respond Kahore ano kia katoitoi, ka aha raini. ****

katorika [1] Eng. [Stative] catholic Ko Pompalier te katorika tuatahi i Aotearoa. Pompalier was the first catholic in New Zealand. [NGH2] Ki ētahi, te waka wairua, ko katorika. For some are of the Catholic faith. [TTU] Ma te hahi katorika te karakia. The service will be taken by the Catholics. [NGH4] Ko te Katorika tētahi o nga hahi o te ao, kaha ora. The Roman Catholic Church has a strong following in the world. [NWE]

katoro [1] {NG3} Eng. [Noun] castor oil I mua i whangaia mātou ki te katoro. When young we were fed castor oil. [NGH3]

katua [1] {NG3} [Noun] adult animal He pai atu te katua, i te punua. The adult animal is better than the young. [NGH3]

kau [2] {WL3} Eng. [Noun] cow Whiuhia te kau. Drive the cows. [NGH2] Kua whiua mai nga kau kia whakatetetia. The cows were driven in to be milked. [TTU] E rua tekau ana kau i roto i te patiki. He's got twenty cows in the paddock. [MWA] Ki te iwi o Inia, he tapu te kau kararehe hore e kainga. To the Indian people, the cow is sacred and is never eaten. [NWE]

kau [3] adv. to be alone, solo, alone, only. I puta te whaea ki waho, noho kau ai. The mother went outside and stayed there alone. [NGH3] Ko tana hoa kau he kiwi. Her only friend was a Kiwi. [NGH3] anahe, anake

kau, ...tia, ...a, ...tanga, ...kau [1] [Universal] swim, wade Kau tāhoe, kau hoe, kau poroaka, kau kuri, kau hoiho. Back-stroke or on back, free style overhead paddle canoe fashion, breast stroke one observes actions same, dog paddle, hang on to horses tail. (Need to be brave or dumb to do this as they'd wash out soon as feet touched ground. This used to be the worry here breaking them in, the river was quite deep and wide then. [TTU] I kaha te poraka ki te kau wai. The frog is a strong swimmer. [NGH2] Mana e kau taua awa, pai noa iho. He will swim that river easily. [MWA] Kautia atu. See if you can swim across. [TWK/MHR] I kautia te roto o Rotorua e Hinemoa. Hinemoa swam Lake Rotorua. [TTU] Kautia te kupenga kua tere ki teera taha o te awa. Swim to the net, it's floated to the other side of the river. [NGH4] I kaua ai taua awa, na tona hiakai kutai. He was so hungry for mussels that he swam that river. [MWA] I tana kautanga atu ki taua wāhi. As he swam ashore. [TWK/MHR] Kua haere ke rātou ki te kaukau i te pepi. They've gone to bathe the baby. [NGH3] Kua haere nga mokopuna ki te awa ki te kaukau. The granchildren have gone to the river for a swim. [MWA] [NGH4] Kaukau haere mai nga tohora. [NGH2] Tupato to kaukau, ngaro atu i te tirohanga. Be careful that you swim in sight of people, lest you get in trouble in the water and no-on sees to help. [NWE] I ea te kautanga o Hinemoa, te roto o Rotorua ki Mokoia, hono ana ki a Tutanekai. Hinemoa's swim across Lake Rotorua to Mokoia, was rewarded by meeting up with Tutanekai. [TTU] Ētahi toa taea rawa nga kautanga o nga wahanga o te Moana nui a Kiwa. Some parts of the Pacific Ocean have been swum by brave people. [NWE]

kaua, ...ka [1] {WL3} adv. do not, refusal Kaua e turituri. Don't be noisy. [NGH2] Kaua rawa koe e haere. Don't ever leave. [NGH2] Kaua koe e ma kona mai, he ohonga pii kei kona, kei werohia koe. Don't come by that route, there's a bees nest there and you may get stung. [TTU] Kaua e mahi i ēnā mahi koretake. Don't do those useless jobs. [MWA] Kaua e pokanoa. Don't ever transgress [NWE] Kauaka koe e haere me rātou! Don't you go with them. [TTU] E koa au e whakaae ki toku kauaka. I'm pleased you accept my refusal. [TTU] Kauaka korua e haere ki waho, no te mea kei te ua. Don't you two go outside because it's raining. [NGH4] Hikoia te huarahi o te ora tonu, kauaka tētahi atu. Walk the path of the righteous, don't stray upon any other. [NWE] Kaua rawa koe e wareware. Don't you ever forget. [NKU]

kauae [1] {NG3} [Noun] jaw, chin He moko i te kauae o te kuia. The old lady had a tatoo on her chin. [NGH3] Ko te kauae o te kaihe, i mura te maha e Hamiona. It was with the jawbone of an ass that Samson slew the many foe. [TTU] Kua whati te kauae o te kau. The cow's jaw was broken. [NGH4] Na te whai kōrero me te kape o te arero me te kauae. It is by the flapping of the tongue and the jaw that speech is made. [NWE]

kauae [2] {NG3} [Noun] main pole for punga Kia kiki ano te here ki te kauae. Fasten it securely to the pole. [NGH3]

kauae māroo [1] jaw set

kauamo [1] {WAI} [Noun] litter Ka hapaitia te tangata whara ki runga i te kauamo. The injured person was lifted on to the litter. [NGH3]

Kaue [1] Ngati Kaue [Name] One Ngati Whatua voter at Oruawharo used this hapūname in 1918.

kauhau, ...tia, ...ngia [1] {WL3} [Universal] lecture, sermon, preach, state Nā te Āpotoro te kauhau i tērā Rātapu. The Ratana Minister preached the gospel last Sunday. [NWH] I roa kē te karakia i te roa o te kauhau ā te minita. The service was prolonged because of the length of the minister's sermon. [TWK/MHR] Mere, haere koe ki te kauhau i te Rongopai ki te Hiku o te Ika. Mary you go and preach the gospel to the people of the Far North. (the tail of the fish). [KRA] Ka mutu te kauhau a te minita, ka waiatatia he hiimene. After the minister delivered his sermon a hymn was sung. [NKU/TA] Ka kauhau te minita ki a tātou. The minister will preach to us. [KP/MHR] Tino pai ki te whakarongo ki te kauwhau a teera minita. It is good to listen to the minister's sermon. [NGH4] Me kauwhau te rongopai. Spread the good news (gospel). [NWE] Haere koe kauhautia te rongopai ki te iwi. Go and preach the gospel to the people. [NWH] Ka kauwhautia ngā karaipiture o te Paipera. The scriptures from the bible were explained. [NKU/TA] I kauhautia e ngā āpotoro te paipera i te wā o te Karaiti. The apostles preached the lessons of the bible in the days of christ. [KP/MHR] Kauhautia te Rongo Pai. Preach the Gospel. [TWK/MHR] Kauhaungia ngā mahi pai i oti i a Matiu Rata mo toona iwi Māori. Spread the word of the good works Matiu Rata did for his Māori people. [KRA] I kauhaungia tēnā take nui i te kooti e ngā roopu Māori o te motu. That important matter was declared at the court by Māori groups from throughout the country. [NKU] kauwhau , kaikauwhau

kauhoa, ...tia [1] {WL3} [Universal] to carry, a coffin/casket, a stretcher Mā tātou e kauhoa mai te tangata e whara ra. We will carry the one who's been hurt. [TWK] Kua tae mai te kauhoa mona kua hemo. The coffin has arrived for the deceased. [TTU] Na nga apiha i kauhoa mai ki te hohipere. The officers carried him to the hospital. [NGH2] Nga tangata kauhoa tupapaku tua ono. There were six pallbearers. [NWE] Kauhoatia mai tēnā. Carry that. [TWK] Kauhoatia mai te marae ki te urupa. [the deceased] was carried from the marae to the cemetery. [TTU] Ka taria mai he kauhoa hei tari i a Torongare. (They) brought a stretcher to carry Torongare. [NGH3] Me hapai ka kauhoatia. [NGH2] Kauhoatia tae noa ki te urupa. The coffin was carried right to the graveside. [NWE]

kauhoe [Universal] to swim Me kauhoe koutou ki tawahi. You can swim across the water. [NKU]

Kauimua [1] [Personal Name] Te Kauimua. In 1918 14 voters at Pokapu (the majority) used this hapū name, along with 7 in Hikurangi, and others in Hikurangi North, Te Horahora, Mangakahia, Pukatea, Te Raparapa and Te Ruatangata. All were affiliated with Ngapuhi.

kaumātua [1] kaumaatua, kaumatua {WL3} ~tanga [Stative] old person; aged; elder Kei hea taua kaumātua tino kaupoi? Where's that old man, the cowboy one? [KRA] Ko nga kaumatua ēnei o tēnei marae. These are the elders of this marae. [TTU] Ko tērā kaumatua he tangata tino mōhio. That old man is a very knowledgeable/learned man. [MWA] Kua tino kaumātua toku Papa. My father is very old. [MWA] Kei te mihi teera kaumatua. That old man is delivering a speech of welcome. [NGH4] Ina kaumatua nga tau me nga ahua aro hoki. Maturity to adulthood, should coincide with age. [NWE] Kaumatua pai to mokopuna i a koe, te tiaki. Your grandchild has grown since childhood. [NWE] Ka tae ki te kaumātuatanga aroha ana no te mea kua kore taea ngā mahi. As you age you can not perform tasks like before. [TWK] I te kaumatuatanga o te tangata, kua kite ia anga atu ki te koroheketanga. As one becomes older, comes the realisation that he also is becoming a liability. [TTU] No taku kaumatuatanga ka rongo ahau i ēnākōrero. It wasn't until I was older that I heard that talk. [NGH4] Kua kitea te kaumatuatanga ona. As he grew older, his maturity showed. [NGH2] I roto i te kaumātuatanga ka pakari nga hikoi a, me mau kōrero. Upon reaching adulthood, strengthen your walk and your talk. (Act responsibly) [NWE] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Kaumātua. A word with connotations of attaining or having attained adult status. Often used to refer specifically to elderly people, both men and women, and especially to those with the mana to have an influence in community decision-making. From Proto Central Eastern Polynesian *kaumātua, probably meaning “elderly adults” (its cognate in Hawaiian refers to personal or family gods, and in Tuamotuan to a very old man).

kaunihera [1] {WL3} Eng. [Noun] council Kaunihera tahae whenua. The Council that steals land. [TWK] I poti ahaumo te kaunihera iti o Whangaroa. I voted for the Whangaroa Community Council. [TTU] Ka puta te panui a te kaunihera. The Council's letter came out. [NGH4] Te kaunihera o te takiwa ki te Norta. The Far North District Council. [NWE]

kaupane [1] [Universal] forehead He tino tapu rawa, te kaupane o te tangata. A person's forehead is very sacred. [TTU]

kaupapa [1] [Noun] foundation, plan, matter for discussion, agenda. Ko te kaupapa o tēnei marae, kaua e tukua mai te rama. The laws of this marae do not allow intoxicating liquor. [TTU] Ko oti te kaupapa te whakatakoto. The plan is laid out and finished. [NGH4] He kaupapa taku, hei whiriwhiri mau. I have a matter for you to sort out. [NGH3] Ki te waka wairua o te tupapaku te karakia o te po tuatahi, he kaupapa o te marae o Te Kotahitanga ki Kaikohe. At Kaikohe, Te Kotahitanga Marae, the privilege of conducting the first night's service on the marae goes to the church to which the deceased belonged. Ka tae ki the whakamutunga o te kaupapa, ka tu mai te rangatira ki te mihi ki nga kaimahi. At the conclusion of the project, the chief paid homage to the workers. [TWK2] [NWE] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Kaupapa. A metaphorical extension of a word denoting a level surface, platform or floor, indicating a plan, agenda, framework or topic for consideration, set of principles, or proposal. Fom Nuclear Polynesian *kaupapa “rock platform or shelf”; the connotations of planning etc. seem to be unique to Aotearoa.

kaupare, ...a [1] {WAI} [Universal] to parry Kauparea nga mea kino. Parry off the bad things. [NGH3]

kauri [1] {M16} [Noun] a type of tree, Agathis australis Ko Tāne Māhuta te rākau kauri. Tāne Māhuta is the name of the kauri tree. [TWK/MHR] Ko te kauri te raku nui rawa i roto i te waonui o Tane. The kauri tree is the largest in Tane's forest. [TTU] He Kauri tēnā rākau. That tree is a Kauri. [MWA] Me whakato he rākau kauri hei tohu whakamaharatanga. A Kauri tree should be planted as a reminder. [NGH4] He rau tau atu e tupu ai te rākau kauri. A kauri tree can take a hundred years or more to reach maturity. [NWE]

kauri [2] {NKT} [Noun] chewing gum He kauri ngaungau. Some chewing gum. [NKU/TA] Me mutu ta koutou ngaungau kauri.

kaute, ...hia [1] {WL3} Eng. [Universal] count Ko te tataungia te kaute. *** [TWK] Ka mutu te kaute ka moohiotia he toru tekau mā rima wāhine he whā tekau tāne, he rua tekau ma tahi tamariki. When counting of heads was completed the count revealed thirty five women and forty men and twenty one children. [NKU/TA]

Kaute mai i te tahi ki te tekau. Count from one to ten. [KP/MHR] Nā wai ēnei mea i kaute? Who counted those things? [NKU] Me timata te kaute. An account should be started. [NGH4] Te kaute mo te pahi te hunga whai nohonga. The numbers for the bus are the number that can be seated. [NWE] Kautehia mai ngātamariki! Count the Māori children! [NKU/TA] Kautehia mai e hia ngā poaka kei roto i tērā iari. Count the number of pigs in that yard. [TWK/MHR]

kauwhau [1] [Universal] to lecture, sermonise Ma to tātou tuahine te kauwhau i tēnei karakia. Our sister will give the sermon for this church service. [TTU] kauhau

kāuaua [1] {WMS} kaauaua, kauaua [Noun] Falco novaeseelandiae, bush hawk. = kārearea.

kāuaua [2] {WMS} kaauaua, kauaua [Noun] Ridge of a hill. (Williams notes this word as from Te Rarawa).

kawa [1] also kawakawa [Noun] the kawakawa tree (Macropiper exelsum); this tree grows naturally on the forest edge, and has important medicinal and ceremonial uses (from Proto-Oceanic *kawa, the kava tree, Piper methysticum: see the Mātāpunenga notes to the entry for kawa [3]).

kawa [2] [Stative] bitter Ko te remana, he kawa tēnei hua i te kai. Lemons are a bitter fruit to eat. [TTU] Tino kawa tēnei remana. This lemon is really bitter. [NGH4] He kawa tēnā kōrero ki aku taringa. That talk is not nice to my ears. [NGH3] He kawa te tote. The salt is bitter. [NGH3] (same origin as kawa 1)

kawa [3] [Noun] custom, way of performing ceremonial functions and duties Te kawa o nga iwi maha rereke to tētahi. The customs of the different tribes vary from one tribe to another. [NWE] (from same source as kawa [1]; cf. tikanga). #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Kawa The kawa tree (Macropiper exelsum, related to the tropical kava tree, Piper methysticum); bitter, sour; various classes of karakia and ceremonies performed for specific purposes; to perform a kawa ceremony; to open a new house. In modern usage, the term often indicates the protocol governing ceremonial conduct on a marae and in formal contacts between social groups. The traditional and modern meanings of this word all stem by metaphorical extension from the Oceanic word *kawa, referring to the tree, which in Proto-Polynesian extended to the drink made from it (which has ceremonial associations).

Kawa [4] Ngati Kawa [Name] The place they voted at was not recorded, except for one at Pohotiare. However in 1918, it was recorded as the Hapū name of one voter affiliated to Te Rarawa in Manakau, and 10 voters (in Oromahoe, Punaruku, Dargaville, Ngapipito, Otao, Waimahana and Whangaruru) affiliated with Ngapuhi.

kawaka [1] {WAI} [Noun] furrows Kia watea nga kawaka i te tarutaru. The furrows are to be clear of weeds. [NGH3]

kawakawa [1] [Noun] kawakawa - a small tree whose leaves are used as a medicine (see kawa 1)

Kawakawa [2] [Place name] He taone i te taha tonga o Ipipiri (Pēwhairangi).

kāwana [1] {WL3} ~tanga [Noun] governor; government He wahine te kai arahi i te kawana inaianei. Today, its a woman who leads the government. [TTU] Ka tae mai te tono o te kawana. The Governor's command arrived. [NGH4] Ko te kawanatanga o Aotearoa tona ukaipo no Ingarangi. The birthplace of New Zealand law, comes from England. [TTU] Kei roto i nga mahi a te kawanatanga o ēnei ra nga ture hou. In the work of the government today, are the framing of new laws. [NGH4] (from English). #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Kawanatanga To do with being a governor; government, governance. From English governor and the nominalizing prefix -tanga (see Kaitiakitanga).

Kawau [1] Ngati Kawau [Name] Five voters gave this as their hapū name in 1918; most were listed as affiliated to Ngapuhi, but one was grouped with Te Rarawa.

kawe [1] {WL3} ~a; ~nga [Universal] carry, bring Māu e kawe ngā take. You can present it. [TWK] Māu anō e kawe tō kete riiwai. You can carry your own kit of potatoes. [TTU] Ka haere tātou ki te kawe i nga taonga ki te wahi tika. We are going to take the gifts to the right place. [NGH4] Māu ano e kawe ta tātou karakia. You can take our prayers yourself . [MWA] Ma wai e kawe nga kumara ki reira? Who will cart the kumara over there? [MWA] Kawea nga take āpito kino. **** [TWK] Kei te kawea mai te mate o te whanaunga ki te marae. The death of our relation will be brought back to the marae. [NGH4] I te kawenga e koe o te take ra pai ana te take. When you present that it will be fine. [TWK] Ko te kawenga atu o nga riwai ki te whata te mahi māna. His/her job is to carry the potatoes to the platform. [NGH4] hiki, mau, tari, hari

kawe mate [1] {WAI} [Noun] memorial mourning ceremony. Ka tū te kawe mate mōMoana ā te raumati. The mourning ceremony for Moana was held in the summer. [NGH3] #[Extract from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Kawe mate. Literally “bringing the death”, this phrase denotes the custom of relatives of a deceased person (especially if they are from a noted family) visiting the marae or communities from which people came to the tangihanga for the deceased. The visits normally take place within a few weeks or months from the burial, and enable the whānau, hapū or iwi concerned to thank mourners from other districts, remember and pay tribute to the deceased person, and, on occasion, to return symbolic gifts presented by the group visited at the tangi. The phrase itself seems to have developed in Aotearoa. The component words are inherited, mate (q.v), and kawe“convey, go to get, bring”, from Proto-Polynesian *kawe “to carry something”.

kāwei [1] kaawei, kawei [Noun] (1) runner of a hue, kumara vine, or other creeper. I whiwhiia ōna waewae i ngā kāwei kūmara i a mātou e hauhake ana. Her legs got tangled by the kumara vines when we were digging them up. [KP/MHR]. (2) line of descent. (Probably from the same source as kāwei [2] handle).

kāwei [2] kaawei, kawei [Noun] handle of a kete or basket. (From Proto Polynesian *kāwei “carrying cord, handle”.)

kawenata [1] covenant (from English). #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Kawenata A word adopted from English to denote “covenant” in the Biblical sense, that is, a solemn undertaking which binds the parties in a permanent and morally irrevocable relationship. The Treaty of Waitangi has been endowed with this quality by many Māori leaders, thus giving it a status within post-colonial Māori customary legal thought somewhat different from the status of a treaty or contract in English law and its New Zealand counterpart.

Kawerau [1] Te Kawerau [Name] An important iwi in Tāmaki makau rau until other groups invaded the region in the eighteenth century. In 1918 one voter in Orakei and gave this as her iwi name, and two others (in Kaikohe and Matauri Bay) were listed under this name, affilitated with Ngapuhi..

kawero [1] [Noun] tendril shoots of the cucumber plants. Māku e kato nga kawero o nga kukuma. I'll pick the tendrils of the cucumbers. [MWA]

kawiri [1] twist the neck of a hen tawiri

kawiti [1] {COL} [Verb] (1) to taper towards an end; dwindle (2) [Noun] a kahawai lure – the hook of bone or wood attached to a piece of pāua shell for catching kahawai.

Kawiti [2] [Personal name] The name of a prominent Ngati Hine family; members whose life stories are included in the National Dictionary of Biography are the Taitokerau leaders Te Ruki Kawiti (1770-1854), Maihi Paraone Kawiti (1807- 1889), and Kirihi Te Riri Maihi Kawiti (1877-1964), along with Nau Paraone Kawiti Puriri (1924-1979).

kawiu [1] {WAI} [Stative] shrunk Ko kawiu katoa aku kakahu tawhito. My old clothes have all shrunk. [NGH3]

kē [1] {WL3} adv. contrary to expectations Horekau kē ia i haere ki Tamaki. He didn't go to Auckland. [TWK/MHR] Haere kē ētahi, haere kē ētahi. Some went this way, some went that way. [TWK] He rerekee kē te ahua o teena paru. The look of that mud is quite different. [NGH4] He aha ke? What is it? [NGH2] kē. It isn't that one, but this one. [KOM] Ehara tēnā i te whare tika. That's not the right house. [NWE] Ehara i tāku e mea atu nei, engari whiriwhiria mai kia tatuu i runga i te rangimarie. It isn't only my view, but everyone's, that a decision should be reached amicably. [TWK/MHR]

kēhi [1] {WL3} keehi, kehi [Noun] case Ka whakahaerengia te keehi e te tiāti apopo. The judge will direct the case tomorrow. [NGH4] He keehi take whenua tau? Do you have a land grievance case? [NWE] (From English)

keha [1] {BWL} [Noun] flea Kii katoa oke tokena i te keha. My socks are full of fleas. [MWA] Heke te moe inapo ra, i te mahi araara i te patu keha. Last night my sleep was disturbed by the need to get up and kill the fleas that were disturbing me. [NWE]

kehakai [1] {WMS} [Noun] Leaf of the flax. (Williams notes this word as from Te Rarawa)

keha [2] [Noun] turnip No te taone tēnā keha, ehara no taku mahinga. That turnip is from town not from my garden. [NGH4]

kei [1] {WL3} prep. at, on, in present time or space Kei Kaikohe tooku hoa. My friend is in Kaikohe. [TWK] Kei hea koutou? Where are you? [MWA] Kei reira tonu. That's the one. Kei reira te kupu! Right on! [NKU]

kei [2] {WL3} prep. lest, in case, maybe, might perhaps Kia tupato kei whara koe. Be careful you might be hurt. [TWK]

kei [3] [Noun] stern of the canoe Ko tēnā te kei o te waka. That is the stern, or the rear end of the canoe . [MWA]

kekakeka [1] {NG3} [Stative] anxious E kekakeka ana raua ki te haere. They are anxious to leave. [NGH3] karangirangi

kekakeka [2] {WAI} [Stative] keen, eager He tino kekakeka nona i haere wawe ai ia. Because she was so eager, she left early. [NGH3] kaika, whakahorohoro

keke [1] adj dried foods A rātou kai he keke piki, keke mango, keke kararehe. Their foods consisted of dried fruits, dried shark, and dried meats. [TTU]

keke [2] [Noun] armpit I puta mai a Whe i te keke o Hineamaru. Whe emerged from beneath Hineamaru's armpit. [NGH3]

kekeno {WAI} [Noun] a seal Ko te moana te kainga takaro o te kekeno. The sea is the seal's playground. [NGH3]

kekereru [1] {NG3} [Noun] black bug Katahi te haunga o te kekereru. The black bug smells awful. [NGH3] Na te whara o te kereru, ka puta tona haunga kaha. When the black beetle is squashed, its strong pungent odour is emitted. [NWE]

kekeri [1] {WAI} [Universal] to strive I te kainga te iwi e kekeri ana kia tatiu te take nei. At home, the people are trying hard to resolve this issue. [NGH3]

kekewai [1] [Noun] fresh water crayfish kewai

keko [1] {BWL} [Universal] wink E keko mai ra muri nga kapua awha. The sun is winking behind the storm clouds. [TTU] Kia tupato kei keko atu a Kahungunu. Be careful, Kahungunu might wink at you. [NGH3] kemo, kimo

kemo [1] {BWL} [Universal] to blink

kengo [1] {R8L} night

keo [1] [Universal] trigger Ētahi pu e kotahi te keo, ētahi atu e rua. Some guns have a single trigger, others have two. [TTU] keu

keokeo, ...nga [1] [Stative] the peak, highest point, status Kei te keokeo o Motatau te pa o Mataroria. Mataroria's pa is on Motatau peak. [NGH3] Te keokeonga o tēnārohe, ko tona maunga. The higherst point in that area is the mountain. [TTU] Te whare kamara i Tamaki, tona keokeonga. The Sky Tower is the tallest building in Auckland. [TTU] Ka whakaaturia ana ia ki

kere [1] 1ps scarifier Tikina te kere hei raina i te mahinga. Bring the scarifier, so that we can mark out the rows. [MWA]

kereeme, ...tia, ...tanga [1] {WL3} Eng. [Universal] claims Me kereeme koutou i a koutou moni. You should claim for your money. [NGH2] Na te marama o nga tatai heke, e kaha ai ta tātou kereme. Knowing our descent linbes will strengthen our claims. [NWE] Me whakahauhau kia kereemetia ana taonga kia hoki mai. He/she should be urged to claim back his/her property. [NGH2] Ka haere te whānau Erehu kia kereemetia to rātou whenua. The family Erehu went to put in a claim for their land. [TWK] I te keremetanga o taku hoa i ana moni ka māmā ana mahi. When my friend claimed his money, the work was made lighter. [NGH2] Nohoia te whenua o te keremetanga. The claim resides specifically in the land. [NWE]

kerengeo [1] {R8L} [Noun] clump of earth keretu

kereru [1] [Noun] the native wood pidgeon Ko Kevin Prime te tangata kōrero i ēnei manu nga kereru. Kevin Prime is the man who talks about the native wood pidgeon. [NGH2] Kaua e tukino i nga kereru. Do not mistreat the native wood pidgeons. [NGH2]

keretu, ...tia [Universal] clump of earth He katoa tuku mahinga i te keretu. [MWA] No muri mai i nga ra wera ka keretutia taua mahinga. After hot days the garden soil becomes hard dry clumps of earth. [MWA]

Kerewheti [1] Ngati Kerewheti [Name] One voter in Whirirnaki gave this as her hapūname in 1918 (affiliated with Ngapuhi).

keri kāpia [1] [Noun] gum-digging (as an occupation)

keri, ...a, ...keri, ...nga [1] {WL3} [Universal] dig Haere koutou ki te keri riwai. Go and dig for the potatoes. [TWK] Te keri mahinga pai, pakiha tanu atu nga otaota ki roto raro. To dig a garden well, turn over the soil so that the weeds are upended. [NWE] Keria mai he kuumara. Dig up the potatoes. [TWK] Keria he waikeri mai i te teneti. Dig a drain away from the tent. [NGH3] Keria kia hohonu. Dig it deep. [NGH2] Kei waho rātou e kerikeri ana i te mahinga. They were outside digging the soil. [TWK] Me kerikeri haere. Dig around. [NGH2] I te keringa o te whenua ka kitea tini nga kumara, nunui nga kumara. When they had dug the garden they saw there were many kumara and they were big. [TWK] Ko nga wāhi hei keringa. Places for digging. [NGH2] Te mutunga o nga keringa waikeri mo roto nga wahi reporepo. At the end of the digging, the swamps should be drained. [NWE] pahika, tipoka

kete [1] {R9L} [Noun] kit He kete kōrero, he kete riwai. A kit of conversation, a kit of potatoes. [TWK] He kete korari mo te hauhake riwai. This is a kit for harvesting the potatoes. [NWE]

keto [1]

ketoa [1] {R8L} maggoty

ketu [1] {NG3} [Universal] bulldozer, bulldoze He ketu ta tahu mo tēnei mahi. Tahu has a bulldozer for this job. [NGH3] Ketua mai he huarahi ki taku whare. Bulldoze a road to my home. [NGH3]

keu [1] {WL3} Eng. [Noun] billard cue

keu [2] {WL3} Eng. [Universal] trigger (of a gun), flick action Me ata pehi te keu. Squeeze the trigger carefully. [NGH3] Me keu mai. It was triggered off. [NGH2] Keukeu te pu. The gun was fired. [NGH2] keo

keukeu [1] {WAI} [Stative] motionless Kaua e tu keukeu, pera i te tekoteko. Don't just stand there like a statue. (tekoteko) [NGH3] ia he kopa tētahi wae. He was born with one leg crippled. [TTU]

kewai [1] {WAI} [Noun] freshwater crayfish Me rapu nga kewai i nga awa waimaori. To find freshwater crayfish, go to the rivers. [NGH3] kekewai

kewha [1] {WAI} [Stative] irresolute He kewha rawa. He's too irresolute. [NGH3]

ki [1] [Locative particle] (1) ki indicates movement in the direction of an object or state, to, towards, into, at, Me haere tāua ki roto. We’d better go inside. E kui, e hiahia ana ahau ki te piki ki runga. I want to climb to the top, Granny. Kia āta titiro mai koe ki te kauri nei. Look very carefully at this kauri. Kua haere rātou ki te kura. They've gone to school. [NGH3] ki hea anywhere (2) ki also indicates location in thought, speech or writing, in, according to Ki tāku mōhio. In my opinion.

ki te, ki te mea [Conjunctive combination] if (when what actually did or would happen is not known for sure)

kia [Pre-verbal particle] (1). indicates that something should happen may, let, be …! Kia horo. Be quick. [TWK] Kia tuupato i ngā wā katoa i a koe i runga i te huarahi. Always take extreme care on the roads. [TWK/MHR] Kia horo te tu ka haere. Be quick stand up and go. [NKU] Kia tau mai te rangimarie ki a tātou katoa. Peace be on all of us. [NWH] Kia ahatia? So what? What about it? or, That’s how it is! Let it be! [NKU] Kia mahara! Remember! [NKU] Kia ora! Be in good health!” (a common greeting, farewell, or compliment). Kia manawanui kia mōhio, kia mārama! Be patient, be aware and be clear in understanding. [NKU/TA] Kia matāra. Be wide awake. [KP/MHR] (2): when kiacomes before a verb or stative, especially when followed by ai, it indicates purpose, in order to, so that, Tiaho mai kia kite ai ahau i te ara. Shine here so I can see the path. Hoki mai ki te kainga kia piki tō ora. Come home so you can regain your health. [HUI] E tu tangata, kia mohiotia ai koe. Please stand up people so that we might know who you are. [MWA] (3). before passive verbs, kia often shows that something new happened or was about to happen, to be, to have been. He whakareri mai i ngā mahi e toe ana kia mahia. Preparation for the work remaining to be done. (4). Kia also indicates the point in time at which something happened, when, until. Kia tae ki te waenganui po, kua ngenge kē rātou. When midnight came, they were really tired. Kia whā haora e paera ana. It was boiling for four hours.

kia [2] [Enumerator] Used before numerals to indicate how many items are required (This is a special use of the pre-verbal particle kia). Hōmai kia whā. Give me four. (Cf. ka [2]

kihahakihu [Stative] to be desperate for Kihahakihu ana rātou, mate inu wai. They're desperate for a drink of water. [TTU]

kihakiha [1] {WAI} [Universal] to gasp for air Ka hinga, ka kihakiha. He fell over, gasping for air.

kī, ...a, ...anga, ...nga, ...kii [1] kii, ki {WL3} [Universal] say, state, offer an opinion Kii mai ana koe ki ahau, he aha te mea nui? Ask me what is the most important thing in this world? [NKU] Ana kii mai koe kua haere. If you speak to me, I'm gone. [KP/MHR] Katahi ka kii mai mo tana kore hoki mai. Then he told me that he would not return. [NGH3] Kiia atu kia tomo mai. Tell them to come in. [NKU] Kiia mai e koe kia haere taua. You say if we should go. [KP/MHR] Ka kiia, "he aha te mea nui?" The question posed was, "what is the greatest thing of all?" [NKU/TA] E kiia ana ko koe te tino toa whutupāoro. The word is out that you are indeed a great footballer. [NKU/TA] Kiia atu rātou kua tatuu mai ngāpirihi, ngā āpootoro me ngā minita. Inform them the priests, ministers and apostles have arrived. [NKU] E kiia ana e te wairua kino. The evil spirit was speaking. [MWA] E kiia ana te minita, ehara noona te hē, engari noo tētahi kē atu. The minister said, it was not his fault, but that of someone else. [TWK/MHR] I te kianga mai o ana kōrero ka ngaro i a au ētahi o nga kupu. When she was talking to me, some of the message got lost. [NGH2] Ko te kiinga mai ki au ehara kē ko Heeni i haere kātahi au ka puehu. When I was told that Jane instead didn't go I felt somewhat peeved. [NKU/TA] I te kiinga atu o te wāhine he tuuroro ia ka hemo. When the woman stated that she was a patient she fainted. [NKU] Noo te kiinga o ana kete i te koorer kātahi anō ka au tana noho. It was quite comfortable to have his baskets of knowledge filled to abundance. [TWK/MHR] Kaua koe e kiikii mai ki a au. Don't you talk to me like that. [TWK] I tu mai engari kihai i kiikii. (He) stood there but said nothing. [NGH3] kahore ia i kiikii mai ki a au. He didn't speak to me. [NGH2] E kii! You don't say! [TWK] Kiia ana te kōrero a nga tupuna, he rarangi maunga, tu te ao, tu te po. Rarangi tangata ka ngaro. It is said, in words by our ancestors, a multitude of mountains will stand both day and night. Multitudes of people die. [NGH2]

kī, ...nga, ...kii [2] kii, ki {WL3} [Stative] full Kii ana te peke i te aporo. The bag was full of apples. [TWK] Kua kii te koopu. The stomach is full. [NKU/TA] Ko te ingoa o te Whare kai i Rātana Pā ko "Kii Koopu". The name of the dinning hall at Rātana is "Kii Koopu". [NKU/TA] Ka kii ngā kete. The kits are full. [NKU/TA] Ka kii ngā kete pipi ka anga te kina ki uta ka okioki. The kits of pipi are full the kina ones rest onshore. [NKU] Kua kii ta taua kete i te kuutai. Our kit is full of mussels. [KP/MHR] Ki katoa taua whare i te tangata. That house was full of people. [MWA] I te kiinga o te taha maringi mai te wai ki waho. When the calabashes were filled up the water splashed out. [TWK] Ko te kiinga tēnā o tēnei pātaka. This storeroom is full. [KP/MHR] Noo te tino kiinga o te hoopane i te wai katahi ka patere ki runga i te tō. When the pot was too full with water it spilt on to the stove. [NWH] Ko te kiinga tēnā o te waka i te wai. (That was because) the canoe was full of water. [MWA] Noo te kiinga o te wai... When it was filled with water ... [NGH2] kiikii pai te kainga i te hokihokinga o te katoa. Rare pleasure of having families home over the holidays. [NWE] whakakii, whakakiia, whakakiikii, whakakiinga

kī [3] kii ~a [Universal] key, to lock. Kua kīa te tatau? Is the door locked?

kīhai [1] {WL3} kiihai, kihai [Negative verb] did not (used only in past time with v.p. i) Kihai i whakapono. (They) didn't believe. [TWK] Kiihai nga kaumatua i whakaae. The old men did not agree. [NGH3] No te mea i tureiti mātou, kihai te take i whakahaerengia. Because we were late, the matter for discussion was not addressed. [NGH2] Kihai ki ta rātou kōrero. Not according to what they said. [NKU]

kīhau [1] {WL3} kiihau, kihau [Noun] ghost Kii katoa te ngahere o Rangunu i te kihau. All of the forest was full of ghosts. [TWK] I kite kihau au. I saw a ghost. [NGH2] Mataku pai nga tamariki i te kihau. The children were really scared of the ghost. [NGH2] Moe ihi ana i nga kōrero kiihau. The ghost stories were disturbing my sleep. [NWE] kehua|

kīngi [1] kiingi, kingi [Noun] king; royalty I haere ngā rangatira o Ngapuhi ki te kite i te kiingi o Ingarangi. The chiefs of Ngapuhi went to visit the king of England. [NKU/TA] Ko wai te kiingi? Who is the king? [NKU] Te kiingi o ngāiwi Māori ko Koroki. The king for the Māori was Koroki. [KP/MHR] Ko te Atua anō te Kīngi o ngā Kiingi katoa. God alone is the King of Kings. [TWK/MHR] # kīngitanga [Derived Noun] (1) to do with being a king, kingship, kingly dominion Ko te Kiingitanga ka riro ia Waikato. The kingship went to Waikato. [NKU/TA] I heke iho mai ia i ngā kāwaii Kiingitanga. He descended from the line of kings. [NKU/TA] He kiingatanga anō tō te Ao Māori. There is recognition of its own kingdom in many parts of thre Māori world. [TWK/MHR] (2) The Waikato-based Māori King Movement Kei roto i te rohe o Tainui te Kingitanga e haere ana. The King movement exists in the Tainui area. [NKU] Te kingitanga i timata mai i Waikato. The king movement began in Waikato area. [KP/MHR] (from English)

kīpa [1] {WL3} kiipa, kipa [Noun] keeper e.g. in cricket (from English)

kīrehe [1] {TA file} kiirehe, kirehe [Noun] dog (term used especially by Te Aupouri) I mua, e ai ki nga kōrero, ka kitea ēnei kirehe mohoao (kuri) i nga pa, kainga, urupa, anei he kaitiaki. According to the stories, in the old days these dogs were guardians or caretakers and were found protecting villages, homes and cemetery's. [TTU] Tukua te kirehe mahi poaka a Turi. Let Turi's pig dogs off. [NKU]

kiki [1] {WAI} [Noun] spurs Ka horo atu te hoiho mehemea e mau kiki ana te kaieke. When the rider is wearing spurs, the horse goes faster. [NGH3]

kiki [2] {WAI} [Stative] tight Herea kia kiki tonu. Tie it up really tight. [NGH3] Kiikii tonu oku kakahu. My clothes are tightfitting. [NGH2]

kikini [1] {WAI} [Universal] pinch E kikini ana nga hu hou nei i aku waewae. These new shoes are pinching my feet. [NGH3]

kiko, ...kiko [1] {BWL} [Universal] flesh, earthly, physical form, substance, essence He hono ana te wairua ki te kiko. Spirit and flesh are fused. [NKU/TA] Ka motu taku waewae i te toki ka kite iho ahau i te kiko When I cut my foot with an axe I looked down to see the flesh. [NKU] Tunua ngā kiko o te tuna waiho ngā wheua. Roast the flesh of the eel leave the bones. [KP/MHR] Kāhore he kiko ki ana kōrero. There was little or no substance to his/her talk. [NKU/TA] Ko te kiko o tēnei take, arā me tuku Māori nga hua mai o te Ohu Kaimoana ki ngā iwi Māori tuuturu kia riro ai ko rātou ngā rangatira ngā tuuturu kia riro ai ko rātou ngārangatira ngā kai tuari. The essence of this matter, that is, to permit the assets from the Ohu Kaimoana go to the traditional Māori tribes so that they maintain the authority to distribute. [NKU] Ko te kiko tēnā o tēnei huihuinga. That is the context of this gathering. [KP/MHR] Tangohia te moomona o te miiti, ka waiho ai ko te kiko nahe. Remove the fat from the meat and leave just the lean portion. [TWK/MHR] Ko te tinana kikokiko ka hoki anō ki te whenua. The physical body returns to the land. [NKU/TA] Ko ngā karakia hei oranga mo tō taha wairua ko te kai hei oranga mo tō taha kikokiko. Prayers fulfill your spiritual needs while food sustains your bodyily health [KP/MHR] He puuremu te hara o te kikokiko. Adultery is a sin of the flesh. [KP/MHR] Kaua e whakawaia e nga ahua o te kikokiko. Do not be tempted by the ways of the flesh. [NGH3] Ana mate te tangata, kua hoki te wairua ki te Kaihanga, mahue mai ana ko te pāpapa kikokiko ki muri. When death occurs, the spirit returns to the Creator, while the mortal remains are left behind. [TWK/MHR]

kimi, ...hia [1] {BWL} [Universal] to search, look for Kimihia te mea tika, he maha hoki. Search for progress, there are vast resources. [TTU]

kimo, ...kimo [1] {BWL} [Universal] blink Tou noho ahakoa he mano tau runga Papatuanuku ano he kimo o te kanohi. One's stay on earth though a thousand years is only a blink of the eye. [TTU] Kotahi ano te kimo kua ngaro koe. One blink and you miss. [NGH3] Ka roa nga raiti e kimokimo ana ka tineia. The lights blinked for a long time before they were put out. [NGH3] kemo|

kina [Noun] sea eggs, shellfish E momona ana nga kina i tēnei marama. Kina re really fat at this time.[month] [TTU] He kina taku kai inapo. Last night I had kina to eat. [MWA] Me rukuruku nga kina. The sea eggs had been dived for. [NGH2]

kinaki [Universal] relish for food, to finish off something nicely Hore nga matua i moumou kinaki. Our parents never wasted food. [TTU] Me kinaki ki te arani. Mix it with the orange. [NGH2] He miiti te kiinaki mo nga puha. Some meat to go with the sow thistle greens. [NGH2] Kinaki kai, kinaki waiata. *** [TWK]

kinao [1] {WAI} [Noun] piglet E toru nga kinao i mau. Three piglets were caught. [NGH3] kinau|

kinapa [1] {WAI} [Stative] gleam, shine, sparkle I te mutunga, kinapa mai ana nga wini. At the finish, the windows gleamed. [NGH3] kanapa, tiaho

kinau [1] {NG3} [Noun] piglet Horo tonu te ngote a nga kinau i nga titi o te uwha. The piglets drank quickly from the sow's breasts. [NGH3] E toru nga kinau i mau i a rātou. They caught three piglets. [NGH3]

kinikini [1] [Stative] to soften, make tender, make smaller Me āta kinikini, kia ngawari. Carefully soften it until tender. [TTU] Me kinikini nga rau. Pinch the leaves. [NGH2]

kinikini [2] [Universal] scratch, to pinch Nana i kinikini te tuara o te tamaiti. He scratched the boy's back. [MWA] Aoina, kua taunga ke taua tangata ki te kinikini tou wahine. That man is used to pinching women's bottoms. [NWE]

kino, ...tia [1] {BWL} [Universal] bad Tino kino te awha. The storm was bad. [TWK] He kino whakahouhou e mahia mai na nga pakanga i tawahi. Terrible disasters are inflicted by man in wars overseas. [TTU] He wāhi tapu kino tērā. That is a dreadful cemetery. [MWA] Kaua e utua te kino ki te kino, engari ano atawhaitia. Don't repay bad deeds with bad, but embrace with good. [NWE] I kinotia tēnāmahi a rātou, ki te marae. They showed no respect to the marae. [TTU] Ka kinotia e mātou aua whakaaro. We maligned those ideas. [MWA] Kinotia te he, whakaaroa te pai. Continually promote goodwill and combat all wrong. [NWE] Ka kino! That's naughty! [NGH2] whakakinokino

kiore [1] {WL3} [Noun] rat, mouse I mua he kai tino nui ki te Māori te kiore. In the old days rat was a special delicacy to the Māori. [TWK] Te kiore, i mōhio nga matua, he rereke ki nga kiore o tēnei ra, o mua noho roto te ngahere e kaitia ana. Rats that were eaten in the past lived in the bush and were different from those of today. [TTU] Na te poti i patu te kiore. The cat killed the maouse. [NGH2] Kiore mutunga te takiwa rapihi takotoranga. There are heaps of rats at the rubbish dump. [NWE]

kipa [1] [Noun] scallops Te kipa o Whangaroa e momona ana. Scallops of the Whangaroa area are fat. [TTU]

kipa [2] [Noun] spurs Ko ēnei nga kipa o te heea hoiho. These are the spurs on the horse's saddle. [NGH2]

kiri [1] [Noun] skin; bark (of a tree); epidermis He mā te kiri o taua wahine ra engari ko toku he kiri parauri. Her skin is white but mine is brown. [TWK/MHR] Ko te hiako, te kiri o te hoihere e tokowhitu. The hoihere tree bark, has seven layers of skin. [TTU] Kāhore he pai o tona kiri. His skin is not nice. [MWA] Kōmā pai tōna kiri. Her skin is so pale. [NGH2]

Kiri [2] Ngai Te Kiri [Name] One voter affiliated with Te Rarawa used this hapū name at Waipapakauri in 1918.

Kiri [3] Ngati Kiri [Name] One Ngapuhi voter at Te Pupuke used this hapū name in 1918.

Kiriahi [1] Ngati Kiriahi [Name] This hapu name was used by 6 voters affiliated with Ngapuhi in 1918: 4 at Te Ngawha and the others at Ohaeawai and Te Pupuke.

kirihimete [1] hui Eng.

kirikā [1] {TTU} fever Ma te mauiui kino ka puta te kirikā. A bad dose sickness causes a fever. [TTU] Te hanga nei he kirika tona. It looks as if he has a high fever. [NGH3]

kirikiri [1] {WL3} sand, gravel Hanga te tangata, rite ki te kirikiri, te one tohea, te maha hore taea tangata te tatau. Mankind are like the grains of sand on the beach, too numerous to count. [TTU] Tikina he kirikiri mo te huarahi. Fetch some gravel for the road. [MWA] Nga kirikiri nga mea pai. Pebbles are the good things. [NGH2] Horahia nga kirikiri ki mua o te whare. Spread the gravel in front of the house. [NGH2]

kirimana [1] {TWK} [Noun] agreement Ko te kirimana i waenganui i te Kawanatanga me ngā Māori mo te Tiriti o Waitangi. The agreement between the government and the Māori was for the Treaty of Waitangi. [TWK] He kirimina ta te iwi ki te kawanatanga. There is an agreement that has gone from the people to the government. [NWE]

kiripaka [1] {WL3} [Universal] white rock, hard flint rock He kiripaka kei Omapere tēnei toka. This rock is a white rock at Omapere. [TWK] Me tahu mai i te kiripaka. It was ignited by the flint. [NGH2]

kiripaka [2] {WL3} [Stative] hard, flint I kiripaka i raro nga wae o oku matua, hore hu i aua wa. aua wa. [The ground] was hard under my parents feet as they had no shoes in those days. [TTU] Kei kona nga rākau mo te kiripaka. Here are the trees with the hard bark. [NGH2]

Kiripakapaka [1] Ngati Kiripakapaka [Name] Three Ngapuhi voters used this hapūname in 1918, two at Te Ahuahu and one at Waiharara.

kirirua [1] {NG3} big-headed eel Ko nga kirirua nahe ano te momo tuna o tēnei roto. Only big-headed eels are caught in this lake. [NGH3] He momo tuna te kirirua. The kirirua is a type of eel. [NGH3]

kiritea [1] {COL}

kiritona [1] {BWL} [Noun] wart Whānau mai me ēnei ahauatanganga o te kiritona te nuinga. For most of you were born with warts. [TTU] He kiritona ona. He's got warts. [NGH3]

kiriweti [1] {WAI} [Stative] grizzly, by nature He tangata kiriweti te ahua tēnā. That man has a grizzly nature. [NGH3]

kitā [1] Eng. guitar

kite, ...a, ...atanga, ...nga [1] {WL3} [Universal] see, find E kite ana koe te taenga mai o te manuhiri? Did you see the visitors arrive? [TWK/MHR] I kite au oku matua e mahi kai ana. I saw my parents preparing food. [TTU] E wa ano e kite ai. Given to most their sight, eyes to see. [TTU] I rangona kua hemo, ka tae, ka kite a ka whakapono. Upon hearing he had died, they came and saw before they could believe it. [TTU] Ka titiro atu au, ka kite atu i a ia. I looked and I saw him. [MWA] Kua kitea to taonga? Have you found your treasure? [TWK] I kitea ake, ehara ke ko ia. It was discovered that it was not he.(he was not the guilty party) [TTU] Na te whakamaramatanga, i kitea ai te pai. After the explanation, the benefits could be seen. [MWA] I te kiteatanga o taku taonga tino hari ahau hoino ki au kua ngaro kē. When I discovered my treasure I was really happy. [TWK] I te kiteatanga ano, he huarahi mama. After the discovery of an easier route, the former was abandoned. [TTU] Na te kiteatanga ka hoki. When it was found, they left. [NGH2] I te kiteatanga o te hoiho, ko puihi kē. When the horse was found it was wild. [NGH2] I te kitenga tuatahi o te tuporo e teretere ana i o Omapere ka mōhio ngā kaumatua o mua kua mate tētahi tohunga. In the old days, when they first saw the log floating on Lake Omapere, then they knew that a spiritual leader had passed away. [TWK] Na te kanikani te tohu, hei kitenga mo raua. It was through the dance that they met. [TTU] Pai tonu atu ahau i toku kitenga i a ia. I felt better after I'd seen him. [MWA]

Kiwa [1] Ngati Kiwa [Name] One Te Rarawa voter at Taemaro used this hapū name in 1918.

kiwi [1] {WL3} [Noun] a native flightless bird, native to NZ Ko te kiwi korowai he tohu rangatira o mua. A Kiwi feather cloak was the mark of a chief in days gone by. [TTU] Ko ta tātou tino manu o Aotearoa, he kiwi. The kiwi is New Zealand's most famous bird. [TWK]

Kiwi [2] Ngati Kiwi [Name] Two Aupouri votes, one at Parengarenga and the other at Waiharara, used this hapū name in 1918.

ko [1] [Focus particle] This word marks a key word or phrase which is the focus of attention, especially (a) preceding a noun or phrase centering on a noun. Ko taku mahi he kohi hua karaka. My job was to collect karaka berries. [NGH3], Ki a Ngapuhi ko te koha, he tākoha kē. Ngapuhi's term for gift or koha is really tākoha. [NKU/TA] (b) Among Te Aupouri and in other parts of Tai Tokerau, it is also commonly used with personal pronouns, to emphasise the connection of the person spoken to or about with what is being said: Ko koe, me kapi to māngai! You be quiet! [TTU]

ko [2] [Verbal particle] As a verbal particle, ko is used to emphasise the feeling or action being focused on; very often it is also a substitute for kua. Ko rongo koe i te hau koangiangi. Can you feel the cool breeze?. [NGH3]

ko [3] {WL3} [Term of address] A term of endearment to a girl. E ko, e ahu ana koe ki hea? Where are you going, girl? [TTU]

kō [1] [Locative] over there, yonder (away from people talking)

kō [2] ~ngia, ~ia [Universal] a digging stick; to dig with a kō

koa [1] {WL3} [Stative] happy, glad He koa te hunga whakapono. Happy are they who accept his word. [TTU] Tino koa mātou i te otinga o a mātou mahi. We were very happy when our work was completed. [TWK]

Kōanga # planting time, Spring [WMD] Takē kōanga; whakapiri ngahuru. “On leave in Spring, close by in the Autumn” (said of someone who’s never there when work needs to be done, but always turns up in time for a handout).

koangiangi [1] {WAI} [Noun] cool breeze Ko rongo koe i te hau koangiangi. Can you feel the cool breeze? [NGH3]

koara [1] {WAI} [Noun] omen Katahi ka kitea he koara. Then it was realised that it was an omen. [NGH3]

koara [1] {WAI} [Universal] to split open Kihai i roa, ka koara te tuporo. It wasn't long before the log was split open. [NGH3]

koare [1] {WL3} [Stative] to be split, separated Kua koare te tokorua na. That couple have parted. [TTU] koara|

koare [2] [Noun] quarry - metal Ko te koare mahi kohatu i mua o Omapere. The metal and gravel quarry was at the back of Omapere. [TWK] Nga kohatu metara mo nga rori i te koare. The metal for the roads comes from the quarry. [NWE]

Koau [1] Ngati Koau [Name] This hapū name was used by one Ngapuhi voter at Matangirau in 1918.

koe [1] {WL3} pronoun. you, (singular) Ko koe, me kapi to mangai! You be quiet! [TTU] Kei hea koe e noho ana? Where are you staying? [MWA]

koea [1] {WL3} [Noun] choir Ātaahua nga reo o te koea himene. The voices of the church choir were beautiful. [NWE]

koeo [1] {NG3} [Stative] wither away, waste away, start to decay. mate koeo natural death.

koetoeto {R8L} sun-dry branches of a tree

koha [1] {NKT} [Noun] donation, gift Ki a Ngapuhi ko te koha, he tākoha kē. Ngapuhi's term for gift or koha is really tākoha. [NKU/TA] He koha te hau e whakarea nei e tāua. Breath is a gift that allows for life given for us. [NKU/TA] Me tuku te koha a te whānau i te marae. The family gift was delivered on the marae. [NKU] Te koha a te Kapotai he kaimoana ma te hui i Waitangi. The Kapotai donation was seafood for the gathering at Waitangi. [KP/MHR] Ka haere koe ki te marae kia mahara ki te mau koha. When you go to a marae remember to take a donation. [NWH] He koha tēnei mai i a mātou. This is a gift from us. [NGH3] He mere pounamu te koha ki te manuhiri tuuārangi. A Greenstone club was gifted to the distinguished guest. [TWK/MHR] (Cf. perehana) #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Koha Present, gift, gratuity. Williams lists these senses third, following (1) “parting or final instructions” and (2) “respect, regard”, and before (4) “an article sent to a neighbouring tribe or clan as an invitation to join in a warlike expedition”, (5) “property cast ashore, and claimed by the owner of the land” and (6) “surplus. (This term appears to have originated in Aotearoa.)

koha [2] {WAI} [Universal] to shell seafood Ka noho atu mātou ki te koha kutai. We stayed to shell mussels. [NGH3] kowha

Kohākī [1] kohaakii, kohaki Also ōhākī [Noun] Final instructions given before death, especially in a deathbed speech (koha or oha). The expression appears to be unique to Aotearoa. (The final element, kī “say, saying” is combined with the first by the linking particle -ā- to form the compound word.) [Extract from Te Mātāpunenga]

kohamo [1] [Noun] back of head Na wai i pao tana kohamo? Who hit the back of his head? [NGH3]

kohari [1] [Universal] to squash I a koe e komiri ana i nga kutai, kia tupato kei kohari nga kuka. When you are sorting through the mussels, take care lest you squash the baby mussells. [MWA] Kohari pai te motoka. The car was well and truly squashed. [NGH3] konatu

kohatu [1] [Noun] a stone, rock He kohatu noaiho, no te koraha, he tohu aroha mo te kaumatua. A rock from the valley was chosen as a memorial for their elder. [TTU] Ata tukua nga kohatu ki te hangi. Let the stones down carefully into the hangi. [NKU] Kātahi mātou nga Māori peipeia ki roto i nga kohatu o te Waimate. **** [TWK] Kia tupato te opaopa kohatu, kei wharawhara. Be careful when throwing stones that you do not get hurt. [NWE]

Kohatutaka [1] [Name] One voter at Mangamuka affiliated with Ngapuhi gave this as their hapū name in 1918.

koheke, ...heke [NGH3] {WAI} [Stative] slippery underfoot He koheke rawa tēnāhuarahi mo te waka. The road was too slippery for the car. [NGH3] Kohekeheke tana haere. The pathway (that he travelled) was very slippery. [NGH3] paheke

kohere [1] {WAI} [Universal] to pound, hammer E kohere roi ana a Mati ma. Mati and the others are ponding the fernroot. [NGH3] hamahama

kohete, ...tia [1] [Universal] to chide Kei kohetetia koe aianei e to teina, mou i tomuri. Your younger brother will scold you soon for being late. [TTU]

kohi, ...a, ...kohi, ...kohia, ...nga, kokohi [1] {WL3} [Universal] gather Ma tātou kohi koe e tuku atu. You hand over our gift. (gathered from us all) [TTU] Māu e kohi mai he pipi. You go and gather us some pipis. [TWK] Ko taku mahi he kohi hua karaka. My job was to collect karaka berries. [NGH3] Kohia te riwai nei ki roto i te kete. Gather together the potatoes into the kit. [TWK] Ka kohia nga kota ma te kapuranga. Shells were collected by handful. Tēnā, kohia ētahi wahia mo te ahi. Then collect some wood for the fire. [NGH2] Kohia te moni ki te peeke, kei taka, ka ngaro. Put the moni in your bag in case you drop it and it gets lost. [NWE] Hoatu koutou ki te kohikohi pipi. Go ahead and gather some pipis. [TTU] Māu e kohikohi haere mai. Gather them as you go along. [TWK] Kohikohi moni pai kia ea ai nga nama o te nohonga. Collecting money to cover the costs of our stay is good. [NWE] Kohikohia kia watea, kia ma. Make sure that everything is gathered up is clear and clean. [TTU] Kohikohia katoa mai. Gather it all up. [TWK] Kohikohia o mapere ki roto i te pounamu. Gather your marbles into the bottle. [NGH2] He huarahi tēnā ki te kohinga mataitai. That's the pathway down to the place for gathering seafood. [TTU] I te kohinga o nga taonga ki roto i te peke puhanga ana te takoto. When all the stuff was put in the bag, the place was left tidy. [TWK] Te kohinga kupu, kii pai te kete. Gathering words to fill the basket. (refers to the basket of knowledge). [NWE] Ka tonoa nga tamariki ki te kokohi otaota. The children were sent to collect (gather up) the litter. [NGH3]

kohine [1] {WL3} [Noun] young girl He kohine tērā e haere mai ana ki konei. That's a young girl coming this way. [TTU]

Kohiwi [1] Ngati Kohiwi [Name] This hapū name was used by one Ngapuhi voter at Takahiwai in 1918.

kohu [1] [Universal] fog, mist Tino taimaha te kohu i tēnei ra. Today there's a very heavy fog. [TTU] Matatoru ana te noho a te kohu i te whenua. The fog lay heavy on the ground. [NKU] Ka heke te kohu, ka puta te kopeke. When the fog descended, the cold came. [NKU] Ko tētahi wāhi kohu, ko Moerewa, ko Waihou. Moerewa and Waihou are both misty places. [TWK] I te kohu o te ata, tata kore ana e kitea te huarahi tika. There was so much fog the road wasn't visible. [TWK/MHR] E hiipoki ana te kohu i runga i nga maunga. The fog is covering the hills. [KP/MHR] E takoto ana te kohu i ngā pukepuke. The mist and fog lies about the hilly regions. [NKU/TA] Ka puta te kohu i te moana. The sea mist emerged over the sea. [NKU/TA] He tupuna wahine a Hinepukohurangi. Hinepukohurangi is a female ancestor. [NKU/TA] I ētahi wā e kitea ana te kohu i runga i te awa o Wairoa i Tākiwira. Sometimes mist can be seen on the Wairoa river at Dargaville. [NWH]

kohu [2] {WL3} curse

kohua, ...ngia [1] [Universal] to cook, a pot Kua kohua nga kai i roto i nga kohua/kohue. The food was cooked in the cooking pots. [TTU] Me kohua te kanae me te aniana. Boil the onions with the mullet. [NKU] Koia tēnā te taupoki tika mo teena koohue. That's the right lid for that pot. [MWA] Kei roto i te kapata na te kohue. The big pot is in that cupboard. [NGH3] Me kohue nga rau kawakawa. The kawakawa leaves should be boiled. [NGH3] He rongoa tino pai mo te maremare, te kume, ko nga putake e kohuangia ana mo te tamaiti kume. **** [KOM] kohue

kohukohu [2] {WAI} [Universal] swear Ka rongo a Kupe i nga taitama e kohukohu ana. Kupe heard the young men swearing. [NGH3] kanga

kohukohu, ...tia [1] [Universal] safe keeping, guarding I tau, ko to rātou tuakana te kai kohukohu, nga taonga. Their eldest was nominated as caretaker of the gifts. [TTU] Kohukohutia ko ia anake kia mōhio ki nga tatai. Only he knew of their geneology. [TTU]

Kohukohu [3] Ngati Kohukohu [Name] One Ngapuhi voter at Te Hapua gave this as their hapū name in 1918.

kohuku [1] {WAI} [Universal] to sneak I mau i a au e kohuku ana ki te marae. I was caught sneaking into the marae. [NGH3] konihi, kupapa

kohungahunga [1] [Universal] very young children Ko nga kohungahunga ēnā o te kohanga reo. Those are the children from the Kohanga Reo. [TTU] Nga tamariki nohinohi, nga kohungahunga. The young children are the kohungahunga. [NWE] Ka kaha haere ngā koohungahunga, kua hiahia ki te kakekake rākau, hoianoo ki tētahi mea e taea e rātou te kakae. As the young grow stronger, they want to climb trees, or other things they can find to climb, to help strengthen their arms and their legs. [TWK/MHR] E haere ana ngā koohungahunga ki te kohanga reo. The infants go to the Language Nests Kohanga Reo. [TWK/MHR] tamariki

kohungahunga [2] [Universal] crushed E homa, kohungahunga katoa nga hanawiti. Oh dear, the sandwiches are all crushed. [NGH2] Ko kohungahunga katoa aku rewai kohue. My boiled potatoes are all mushy. [NGH2]

kōhure [1] {WMS} koohure, kohure [Stative] 5. Full, overflowingTakihakohako te kete ka kohure. (Williams notes this word as from Te Rarawa)

kōhure [2] {WMS} koohure, kohure [Noun] (1) A pointed piece of wood for rubbing on another to produce fire (= kauhure). * (2.) Firewood. (Williams notes this meaning of the word as from Te Rarawa)

kohurehure [1] {WAI} [Universal] to sort underneath I mai i a au e kohurehure ana i raro i te turu. I was caught sorting things out under the chair. [NGH3] komiri, kowhiri

koi, ...koi [1] {NKT} [Stative] sharp, pointed He tangata koi toona hinengaro. He is a person with a sharp wit or intellect. [NKU/TA] Kanui te tino koi o te maripi. The knife is extremely sharp. [NKU/TA] He koi rawa tēnā maripi. That knife is too sharp. [NKU] E koi ana teēnei perehuka. This slasher is sharp. [KP/MHR] E koi ana te toki hei pouto wahia. The wood chopping axe is sharp. [TTU] He koi rawa tēnā puha. That butcher knife is really sharp. [NKU] He tino koi tana hinengaro. He possessed a sharp intellect. [TWK/MHR] Kia koi nga kani papa. The wood saws need to be kept sharp. [NWE] He mea koikoi te rākau. The stick was sharpened to a point. [NKU/TA] He koikoi rawa tēnei hei whāngai i a Piri. That spoon is too pointed to feed Piri with. [NKU] E koikoi ana ngā wheua unahi o te tamure. The snappers backbone fins are prickly. [KP/MHR] Kia koikoi anō te nāihi kātahi anō ka pai tēnā mahi. A sharp implement is best for this job. [TWK/MHR]

koia, ...koina [1] {WL3} prep. it is that one, that's it Koia ki a koe i whai whakaaro kia tika tou whānau. Good on you for having the foresight to try and better your family's direction. [TTU] Koia na mātou i haere ai. And so it was that we went there. [MWA] Koia taua wahi i huaina ai. And so that place was named thus. [MWA] Koia! Koia! So be it. [NKU] Koia kei a koe. That's alright for now, but one day... [NKU] Na, kua tae ki taua mea, koina. Now it has come to that, no wonder. [NGH2] Koiana te ruturutu o te mihiini. No wonder the machine has been jerking. [NGH2] Ā, koina! Yes, that's it! [NKU]

koiana [1] {WL3}

koiara [1] that way Koiara ngā tikanga o tēnei wāhi. Those are the conditions of this place. [NWH]

koingo [1] {WAI} [Noun] fervent desire, wish Ko toku koingo, kia mutu tēnei pakanga. It is my fervent wish that this war would end. [NGH3]

koiora [1] [Noun] life. Hoki ake ki te koiora Come forth to life. This word is used in many modern combinations as the equivalent of the English (originally Greek) prefix bio-, for example hangarau koiora biotechnology; also by itself to mean biological.

koiti [1] {WAI} [Noun] little finger Ka whati to koiti ina pena tonu to whakatoi. If you keep on getting cheeky like that, your little finger will break. [NGH3]

kokeke [1] {WAI} [Stative] winding Kokeke atu, kokeke mai ana te awa. The river weaved back and forth. [NGH3]

kokiri, ...tia, ...tanga [1] {WL3} [Universal] to rush in, to charge in Kokiri tēnei ata, anei, he ra tino kopeke. As the day begins, it brings a very cold day. [TTU] Mau e kokiri atu te reo ki te manuhiri. You put the position forward to the visitors. [TWK] I kokiri mai. It rushed through. [NGH2] Me kokiri e koe, to take ki nga kaumatua. You should take your concern to the elders. [NGH2] Tēnā kokiritia mai ta tātou take. Then our position will be presented. [TWK] I te kokiritanga o nga whakaaro, o tēnā, o tēnā, i rangimarie ai te kaupapa. With the airing of all the ideas, the task became more acceptable. [TTU] No te kokiritanga, ka ngaro. When it was suddenly changed, it was lost. [NGH2] I te kokiritanga a tana take ki mua i te ture, ka kitea ko he ia. When her concern was placed before the law, she was found to be wrong. [NGH2] Whaia haere te kookiritanga. Add pressure to drive the business strongly forward. [NWE]

koko, ...a [2] [Universal] to scoop up, ladle, shovel E koko wai mai ra rātou, hei horoi i nga kakahu. They are scooping up water with which to wash their clothes. [TTU] Me koko mai ngā waro hei tunutunu kānga. Shovel some embers to cook the corn on. [NGH1] Me koko mai ngā waro hei tunutunu kānga. Shovel some embers to cook the corn on. [NWH] Māu e koko mai ngā waro i roto i te tō nei tahu i ngā kākoa e puupuu ra i te taha o te mahinga. You shovel some fire embers from the open fire to light the dried rubbish shaped up on the edge of the garden. Whakamahia mai te koko hoou a te kuia nei hei koko i ngā otaota e haupuu mai ra i roto i te karāti. Use the old lady's shovel to shovel the rubbish heaped up in the garage. [TWK/MHR] Māu e koko he kirikiri mo ta tāua tāpapa. You shovel some sand for our kuumara bed. [KP/MHR] I koko ai na te kore atu. It was scooped because there was nothing else. [NGH2] A hea koko ai? When is the scoop? [NGH2] Kokoa mai he paru hei tanu i te hāngi. Shovel some earth to cover the earthoven. [NWH] Kokoa mai he onepuu ki roto i taku pootae. Scoop some sand into my hat. [NKU] Ka kokoa mai te huka e Tuui ka kohia ki ngā peeke huka. Tuui would scoop the sugar and put it into sugar bags. [NKU] Kokoa mai he kai mā taku mokopuna. Scoop some food for my grandchild. [KP/MHR] Kokoa he

waro mo te ahi. Shovel some coal into the fire. [TWK/MHR] I te kokonga mai o te huka ka patene. In scooping up the sugar it was spilt. [NKU]

Kokokiha [1] Te Kokokiha [Name] Two Te Aupouri voters at Taikawara gave this as their hapū name in 1908

kokonga [1] [Stative] corner Ka waiho ki te kokonga o te whare. The kits were left in the corner of the house. [NKU/TA] Ka haere te wahine ki te noho i te kokonga o te whare. The woman went and sat in te corner of the house. [NKU/TA] Ko ahau anake e tu ana i te kokonga. I was the only one standing in the corner. [NKU] He kokonga tēnei mo aku putiputi. This is a corner for my flowers. [KP/MHR] I tētahi kokonga o Te Kaipara, e kitea atu ana a Pouto. At one corner of Kaipara, Pouto can be seen. [NGH1] He kokonga whare e kitea ana, engari,anō te kokonga ngākau, e kore e kitea. THe corners of the house are visible, but inner feelings are not seen. [TWK/MHR]

kokoo [1] [Universal] to gurgle E kokoo ana te pēpi, e au ana tana takoto. The baby is gurgling, she is contented. [TWK/MHR]

kokopi {WAI} [Universal] to double up Me kokopi mai ki roto nga taha. Double the sides into the middle. [NGH3]

kokopu [1] [Noun] (1) a small, tube-shaped fresh water fish (Galaxias sp.) {Ata-1} I mua, he maha nga kokopu i roto i nga manga, takatahi i tēnei wā. In days gone by, the kokopu were plentiful in the streams, today there are very few . [TTU] (2) cockabully (Gobiomorphus sp.) {Ata-2} He kokopu anake nga mea i mau i au. I only caught cockabullies . [NKU] Kei te awa o Taheke nga kokopu. There are cockabullies in the Taheke river .[NGH2] I roto i nga awaawa o Kaihu e kitea ana tēnei momo ika, te kokopu. In some of the small creeks of Kaihu, cockabully can be found. [NWH] [Photo: North Shore City Council]

kokorutanga [1] {WL3} [Noun] bend, in a river Kei nga kokorutanga o te awa, he taniwha. Where there is a bend in the river, there lives a chief. (metaphorical use of the term taniwha) [TWK] Te kokorutanga o nga taha moana. The inlets of the coastal seaside. [NGH2]

kokoti [1] [Universal] to cut, to mow, to cut lawn/hay Mau e kokoti aku tarutaru, hei kai mo aku kararehe. You can cut my hay for stock food for the cattle. [TTU] Me kokoti mai e koe tētahi miiti maku. You should cut me a piece of meat. [NGH2] Me kokoti ki te kutikuti. Cut it with the scissors. [NGH2] Kokoti pai to huiti! Your suit sure impresses with a fine cut! [NWE] kokowai [1] {WL3} [Universal] red clay used for adornment. Me tiki atu nga kokowai mai Kaipara. The red clay was collected from Kaipara. [NGH2]

kokuhu [1] [Universal] to thread, a needle Māu e kookuhu mai te ngira nei? Will you thread this needle? [TWK]

koma [1] {WAI} [Stative] pale, pallid E koma ana to kiri. Your skin is pale [NGH3]

komaru [1] {WAI} [Noun] mist, fog Na te kaha o te komaru, e kore kitea te rori. The mist was so thick, that the road wsa not visible. [NGH3]

kome [1] {WAI} [Universal] to mouth E kome ana kia whangaitia ano. Mouthing for more food. [NGH3] tamitami

komi, ...komi [1] {BWL} individual actions of person in the act of sexual motions Toku moe na po e komikomi ana au i a koe. I had a dream we were making love last night. [TTU]

komihana [1] {WL3} [Noun] commission, sometimes describes a Board or Committee No te pānuitanga o te hui kātahi anō te nuinga o te iwi kā mōhio e haere mai ana te komihana ki tō rātou rohe. It wasn't until the meeting was advertised that the people were aware of the commission's visit to their region. [TWK/MHR] I mua e pāmu kau ana, mau i raro i te Komihana Māori. In the past, Māori who farmed milking cattle, were governed by the Māori Dairy Board. [TTU] Te KOmihana Māori. The Māori Commission. [NGH2]

komiri [1] {WAI} [Universal] to sort Ka noho mātou ki te komiri i nga kumara. We stayed to sort through the kumara. [NGH3] kowhiri, kohurehure

komiti [1] {WL3} [Noun] committee Ia marae he komiti tona, hei whakahaere. Each marae has a committee of its own to manage its affairs. [TTU]

komuhumuhu [1] [Universal] stealth, quiet creeping Ki a komuhumuhu te hikoi atu, kei oho te kukupa e kai mai nga miro. Stealth is the essence, so the pigeon won't fly away. [TTU]

komuru [1] {WAI} [Universal] to rub off E kore e taea te komuru te moko tuturu. A real facial tattoo cannot be rubbed off. [NGH3] ukui

komuru [1] [cross-referenced from uku [1] but no entry in database]

kona [1] {WL3} positional particle that place there, (nearest to the listener) Kei kona nga kai, e hia kai ana koutou. Ther food is there if you want something to eat. [TTU] Kei kona nga tamariki e noho ana. The children are sitting over there. [MWA] Kei kona te pai o teena mahi. That is the rewarding part of this work. [TWK] konakitanga [1] {R8L} kokonga

konakona [1] [Universal] crumbs I mahua i a ia nga konakona i runga i te tepu. The crumbs were left behind on the table.[MWA] kongakonga

konatu, ...natu [1] {TTU} [Stative] squashed I konatu tona koromatua waewae. His big toe was squashed. [TTU] I te ngahorotanga iho o nga toka, konatunatu ana te taraka. The truck was crushed under a landslide. [NGH3] Ma Mere e konatu te taraka ra. Mere will smash that truck. [NGH3] kohari

konei [1] {WL3} positional particle here, right beside the speaker Kei konei nga whakaahua o ou koutou matua. Here are the photographs of your parents. [TTU] Ma konei tātou. We'll do it this way. [MWA] Hei konei tātou noho ai. We'll all stay here. [MWA] Kei koonei tētahi kōrero māku. This is a story for me. [TWK] Koonei tonu. Right here. [TWK]

konekone [1] [Stative] weak Konekone te haere o te motoka. The car was going along very weakly. [NGH2]

konene [1] {WAI} [Stative] without direction, outcast I muri i te pakanga, ka haere konene te hapu. The subtribe wandered aimlessly after the war. [NGH3] Mai i taua wa, ka noho hei konene. Since then, he remained an outcast. [NGH3] I whānau mai ia he kopa tētahi wae. He was born with one leg crippled. [TTU]

kōmā [1] {COL} koomaa, koma [Stative] pale, palid, whitish

kōhaki [1] {NKU} koohaki, kohaki [Verb] pluck Me pēnei te koohaki. Pluck it like this. [NKU]

kōhao [1] {WL3} koohao, koohao [Noun] hole Purua atu te kohau kei puta te heihei. Block up the hole so that hens can't get out. [TTU] Na nga haurangi me kohao te pātu i te mutunga. In the end, it is the drunks who punch holes in the walls. [NWE] He nui nga kohao kei roto i teera awa. There are big holes in that river. [NGH2] Ngapuhi kohao rau. Ngapuhi of a hundred holes. rua

kōhue [1] {NG3} koohue, kohue ~tia [Universal] big pot, boil Kei roto i te kapata na te kohue. The big pot is in that cupboard. [NGH3] Me kohue nga rau kawakawa. Boil the kawakawa leaves. [NGH3] Ki te kaumātua, he pai te pero ika me koohue. To the elderly, fish heads are a delicacy when boiled. [TWK/MHR] Me tapahi mai te mātenga o te ika kia koohuetia mā te tuuroro. Cut off the fish heads so they can be boiled up for the ones who are unwell. [TWK/MHR] kohua

kōhuru [1] koohuru, kohuru ~tia, ~tanga {WL3} [Universal] murder, to kill Nāna te kōtiro i koohuru. It was he who murdered the girl [NKU/TA] Me koohuru te tangata e wai? Who murdered the man? [NKU] He aha te take i koohuru ai te tangata na, e whakapae ana ahau nā te wahine, nā te whenua rānei. For what reason did that person commit murder, I suspect it was over a woman or land. [NGH1] Na Hongi i koohuru ngā tāngata o teera pā mo te tāhae i a rātou kai. Hongi murdered those people for stealing. [KP/MHR] Ehara tēnā mahi i te mahi pai te kohuru tangata. Slaying people is not acceptable. [TWK] I te mahi koohuru a te tangata ra, ka mau ki te whareherehere. Through the unacceptable action of murder, the man was jailed. [TWK/MHR] Ka koohurutia te wahine rā, ka mauhereheretia ia. He murdered that woman and was imprisoned. [NKU/TA] Kāhore rātou i koohurutia. I mate i te hiakai. They were not murdered. They died of starvation. [NKU] I koohurutia a Taneatua e Minginui mo te moe i tāna teina. Minginui murdered Taneatua for sleeping with her younger sister. [KP/MHR] I koohurutia te wahine i te kaha hae o te tāne. The woman was murdered through the intense jealousy of her husband. [TWK/MHR] Ko te koohurutanga o te tamaiti ka puta katoa te whānau i te whai utu. After the murder of the child the whole family sought retribution. [NKU/TA] Kahore he koohurutanga kino atu i tēnei. There is no murderous form greater than this. [NKU] Ko te koohurutanga tēnei o Taneatua. Taneatua was murdered here. [KP/MHR] Noo te koohurutanga o te wahine, kātahi anō ka kitea he tino mate kē anō tō taua tangata ra. It wasn't until murder was committed that it was reccognised he had a particular health weakness. [TWK/MHR] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Kōhuru This word was used to denote the infliction of injury (usually physical and fatal) without just cause, thus to assassinate or murder; the elements of lack of justification and stealth distinguish this term from patu, which also means to kill or ill-treat. The term may be derived from Proto Polynesian *sulu “to insert or pierce”, but if so all the cognate terms in other Polynesian languages refer to peaceful activities, mostly related to weaving and thatching.

kōiwi [1] {WL3} kooiwi, koiwi ~tanga [Noun] human skeleton, human bones I ēnei toka kohatu, he takotoranga koiwi. Within the rocks lay the bones, the human remains.. [TTU] Kei raro, i nga ana, nga toka kowhatu, ko ēnei nga whare o mua hei takotoranga koiwi. In the underground caves were the places where human bones were laid to rest in days gone by. [TTU] Ko wai ma nga kaiwhakatika i nga koiwi? Who are the people who take care of the human remains? [NGH2] Ko nga koiwitanga o te tangata, e kitea ana e takotokoto ana i roto te ngahere, nga tahataha moana. Some human remains are found in bush sites and along the shoreline after storms. [TTU]

kōkohua [1] kookohua, kokohua [Universal] Kookohua mai te tarete nei. **** [TWK]

kōkoputuna [1] kookoputuna, kokoputuna [Noun] a very large species of eel caught in swamps at Waima

kōkota [1] {IKA} kookota, kookota [Noun] Paphies australis

kōmata [1] koomata, komata] female nipples (a word used in Te Aupouri)

kōmiri [1] koomiri, komiri {R9L} [Universal] to sort out. Na māua i koomiri nga kumara. We (she and I) sorted out the kumara. [MWA]

kōneke [1] kooneke, koneke {Ngati Whatua file} [Noun] sledge

konewa [1] {WAI} [Noun] dream song I a ia e moe ana, ka puta mai te konewa o ōna tūpuna. While he was sleeping, the dream song of his ancestors came to him. [NGH3]

konewha [1] {WAI} [Stative] drowsiness Te kaha pumahu, ka waia e te konewha. Because of the humidity, we were overcome with drowsiness. [NGH3]

kongakona [1] [Universal] crumbs (variant of kongakonga)

kongakonga [1] {WAI} [Noun] crumbs Ka haere mai nga kuri ki te kai i nga kongakonga i nga tepu. The dogs came to eat the crumbs from the table. [NGH3] (Cf. kongakona)

kongange [1] {R8L} to blaze

kongehe [1] {WAI} [Stative] feebleness Kua kongehe haere ia inaianei. He is getting feeble these days. [NGH3] koongeengee

kongio, ...kongingio [1] {WAI} [Stative] shrivelled, wrinkled Hei aha ano te riwai, mehemea kua kongingio ke? ***** [NGH3] Ko roa ke taku kuia e kongio ana. My old lady (nanny) has been wrinkled for ages. [NGH3]

koni [1] {WL3} slip, slide, sidle Kaua e koni ahi ka hauarea koe. Don't sit close to a fire it makes you lazy. [KRO] He nikau, ko tēnei hei taonga takaro, a ka koni i ko i puke, ētahi wa. Heoi anō ko to tou. The nikau's large bowl shape foliage was used to sit in holding up part of shorten stem, then sliding down hillside, or just on your backside. [TTU] E koni haere ra, nga tamariki i te puke ra. The children are sliding down that hill. [TTU] Kaua e koni ahi ka makariri koe ka puta ki waho. Don't hug the fire, you'll get cold when you go outside. [TWK] Ka koni haere kia tae rano ki te kokonga. He moved until he reached the corner. [NGH3]

koni atu [1] {NG3} approximately Koni atu i te wha rau nga manuhiri. There were approximately four hundred visitors. [NGH3] Ahua koni atu. A bit more. [NGH2]

konihi [1] {WAI} [Universal] to sneak I mau i nga pirihimana e konihi ana i muri. (He) was caught by the police, sneaking around the back. [NGH3] Kohuku, kupapa

konohi [1] {WAI} [Stative] emotionally attached E konohi tonu ana ki tona whaea. [He] is still emotionally attached to his mother. [NGH3]

konumi [1] {WAI} [Universal] fold double Me konumi te paraikete kia o ai. Fold the blankets double so that they'll fit. [NGH3]

kōngēngē [1] koongeengee, kongenge {STOWELL file} [Noun] old age, feebleness Kā pā te mate koongeengee ki te kaumātua nei. Then the infirmity of age touches this old man. [STOWELLpp224-225] kongehe

kōnui [1] koonui, konui [Noun] thumb

kōpeke [1] koopeke, kopeke [Stative] cold He tino koopeke wāhi. This place is very cold. [NKU]

kōpiri [1] {WMS} koopiri, kopiri Noun] A small canoe. (Williams notes this word as from Te Rarawa)

kōpū [1] {hui} koopuu kopu [Noun] (1) womb. Ka puta mai te pēpi i te koopuu o te wahine. The baby will be born from a woman's womb. [NWH] Ina kaha rawa te tangata ki te kai ka kikii te koopu. If a person keeps eating then they will become over full. [NGH2] * (2) stomach E mamae ana taku koopuu. I have a stomach ache. [NKU] * (3) interior space Kua kii te kopuu o te whata riwai. The potato storehouse is full. [KP/MHR]

kōpū [2] koopuu, kopu; koopuua, kopua {NGH2} [Universal] (become) pregnant. Ko koopuu te wahine rā. That woman is pregnant. [NKU/TA]; Kopua te wahine ra. That woman became pregnant. [NWE] Ka hari nga tuupuna no te mea kua koopuu tā rātou mokopuna. The grandparents were exuberant because their grand-daughter had become pregnant. [TWK/MHR] (From kōpū womb etc.)

kōre [1] {BWL} kooree, kore [Noun] sanitary pad, a nappy E paru ana te kōrē o te pēpi. The baby's nappy is dirty. [NGH3]

kōrero [1] koorero, korero ~tia, ~tanga {WL3} [Universal] This word integrates actions and activities involving verbal communication. Thus as a verb it covers the notions of saying, telling, speaking, talking and discussing, and as a noun functions according to context to denote speech, conversation, oratory, narrative, story, discussion and news. (1) to speak, talk Kōrero mai ki au. Talk to me! Say something to me! [NKU/TA] Āe, kōrero tāu? Have you got something to say?[NKU/TA] Me kōrero koe ki a Māta. You’d better speak to Māta. [NKU/TA] Hōhā tō kōrero! Your talk is boring. [NKU/TA] Kōrero i to hiahia. Speak of what you want. [KP/MHR] Mā te kōrero ka rangimarie. Through talking tension is eased. [TTU] E tū ki te kōrero mai. Stand up to speak. [NKU] He pai noa iho te pātere mai o te kōrero i ētahi tāngata. Some speakers are very proficient in language use. [TWK/MHR] Mā te kōrero, ka mohiotia nga whakaaro. Through speaking are thoughts expressed. [NWE] Kōrerotia te reo, te ao, te pō. Speak Māori both day and night. [TTU] *(2) To tell, transmit information. Ka kōrerotia te hiitori o te waka Kurahaupo. The history of the Kurahaupo canoe was transmitted. [NKU/TA] Kōrerotia he aha to hiahia. Speak up about what you want. [KP/MHR] Kāti te kōrero parau. Stop telling lies. [MWA] *(3) discuss, talk about. I kōrerotia tēnā take e mātou. That matter was discussed by us. [NGH3] [TTU] Kōrerotia, whiriwhiria, whakatatuutia te take. Speak, discuss and then make the decision. [TWK/MHR] *(4) aver, state. I kōrerotia kia koropiko atu ki a ia i te po. It is said that he should be lauded every day. *(5) [Noun] Anything said to or for another person or group: statement, discussion, narrative, story, news. Ko te kōrero, te kai a te rangatira. Discussion and debate is the food of chiefs. [NKU/TA] # kōrerotanga [Derived Noun] Topic, activity, place or time of talking. I tana kōrerotanga mai kātahi ano tātou ka mōhio he aha tana kaupapa. It wasn't till he spoke that we knew what he was going to be talking about. [TWK] Na te kōrerotanga ka rongo ko nga mate maha. It is through talking and sharing that one hears of others who have passed on [NWE]. (This word comes from Proto Nuclear Polynesian *kōlelo “speak, orate, recite”, which itself is probably connected with Proto Polynesian *’alelo “tongue”.) See also: whakawhiti kōrero, pukōrero, kaikōrero, kī, potete, kōrerorero. #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©]Kōrero. This word integrates actions and activities involving verbal communication. Thus as a verb it covers the notions of saying, telling, speaking, talking and discussing, and as a noun functions according to context to denote speech, conversation, oratory, narrative, story, discussion and news. It comes from Proto Nuclear Polynesian *kōlelo “speak, orate, recite”, which itself is probably connected with Proto Polynesian *’alelo “tongue”. Its use in the sense of traditional narrative and history is most closely reflected also in the use of the cognate form in Rarotongan; as a term for oratory and formal speech it is used similarly in most Eastern Polynesian languages.

kōrerorero [1] koorerorero, korerorero ~hia [Verb] (1) discuss, talk over. Me kōrerorero tātou i tēnei take. Let's discuss this matter. [NKU] Me āta kōrerorero anō te take, kia tatuu tika ai ki te nuinga o te whakaminenga. Discuss the topic fully to gain a consensus from the participants. [TWK/MHR] Me kōrerorerohia tēnei take hohonu. This weighty topic must be discussed thoroughly. [NGH3] *(2) converse Whakapuaretia nga ngakau ki te kōrerorero. Conversation is the way to the heart, linking people to people. [NWE] *(3) chatter, gossip. Heoi anō tāna mahi he kōrerorero. All she does is gossip. [NKU/TA] Kaua koe e kōrerorero koretake noiho. Do not repeatedly talk about nothing interesting. [KP/MHR] Ka rangohia nga tane e kōrerorero ana. The men were heard chatting. [NGH3] (Reduplicated form of kōrero.)

kōrihirihi [1] {WMS} koorihirihi, korihirihi [Noun] Tide. (Williams notes this word as from Te Rarawa)

korou [1] {WMS} [Noun] (1) Channel. Kia tika ki te korou. * (2) River. (Williams notes this word as from Te Rarawa)

kōrua [1] koorua, korua {WL3} [Pronoun] you two. Atawhaitia ā kōrua mokopuna hei kaitiaki i a kōrua ā ngā tau e heke mai nei. Look after your grandchildren so they will care for the two of you in the years to come. [KOM] (See also kourua)

kōtaha [1] kootaha, kotaha [Stative] look sideways Ka titiro kōtaha mai kē i te taha o te marae. (We) were looking sideways, from beside the marae. [TWK]

kōti [1] kooti, koti {CL1} ~tia;~tanga, ~nga [Universal] (1) [Noun] court of law Kei te kooti te whakatau. The decision lies with the court. [TTU] (2) [Verb] deal withthrough the court. Tari atu te raruraru kootitia. Allow the court to deal with the problems. [NWE] # kōtitanga kootitanga [Derived noun] relating to the court, the court system. I te kootitanga nga papa Māori i raro i te ture Pakeha, ka pania te Māori. Through the court system, Māori land came into the Pakeha system. [TTU] I tana kootitanga, kiihai i riro ki te whareherehere. At his court appearance, he was not taken to prison. [TWK] Mutu ana ano te kootitanga hokihoki katoa. The crowd dispersed after the senterncing had taken place. [NWE] I te kootinga o te hunga hara, maumau ki te herehere. The guilty were all sentenced to jail. [NWE] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Kōti (also spelt kooti). Adopted from the English word “court”, the term indicates the state institution which had no equivalent in pre-contact customary practice, except perhaps in some limited circumstances the rūnanga (q.v.). Since colonization courts within the state system have been used on occasion by Māori individuals and groups to determine customary matters.

kotire [1] {WMS} [Noun] Fishing rod (Williams notes this word as from Te Rarawa) = matire

kōtiro [1] kootiro, kotiro {WL2} [Noun] girl, daughter. No tawahi tēnā kōtiro. That girl is from overseas. [TTU] Nāku tēnā kōtiro. That one's my daughter. [MWA] He kōtiro pai koe. You're a good girl. [TWK]

kotiti [1] [Verb] to wander aimlessly/at a leisurely pace Kua kotiti ke ona whakaaro. [His] thoughts had already gone astray. [MWA] I haere ahau ki te kotiti i taua ra. In those days I used to go wandering. [MWA] I kotiti ia i te kohu o te moana. He wandered off into the sea mist. [MWA] Kaua e kotiti mai i te ara tika. Do not stray from the correct path. [NGH3] Ki te kore mōhio tika, kei kotiti rawa tātou. Since we didn't know for sure where we were going, we just wandered around and around. [NWE] tipi haere, aewa, amio

kōtore [1] {BWL} kootore, kotore [Noun] the lower end of anything, so e.g. the bottom of the curve in a fish hook, buttocks, anus. E mamae ana toku kootore. My anus is sore. [TTU]

kōtore [2] {nga momo ika wordlist} kōtore moana kootore moana, kotore moana [Noun] sea anemone (Actinia tenebrosa), star fish (Coscinasterias clamaria). Rite ano te reka o te paua ki to te kotore moana. The flavour of the sea anamone is like that of the paua. [NKU]

kōuma [1]{BWL} koouma, kouma [Noun] breastbone, rib cage

kōwhā[1] (kōwhāngia, kōwhānga) koowhaa, kowha [Verb] split open, remove from a shell or husk, so to shell shellfish, or husk corn (remove kernels from cob), pluck, harvest, peel. Mā koutou e koowhā mai he pipi hei kai mā tātou. You can shell some pipi for our meal. [TWK/MHR] Ki te mutu koutou i te koowhā i ngātuatua, ana me timata i ngā kanga. When you ones finish shelling the tuatua, start on the corn. [TTU] Haere mai tātou ki konei ki te koowhā tio e hoa mā. Come here and shell oysters friends. [KRA] I te wā i koowhāngia te kānga a Toi ka puta tētahi āwha nui. At the time the corn was picked a great storm struck. [NKU] No te koowhānga o ngā kina, ka kitea te tuuoi. When the kina were shelled, they were in poor condition. [TWK/MHR] Noo te koowhānga o ngā kuutai, puta noa mai te tangata ki te kai. When the mussels were shelled people just appeared to eat. [KRA] I te koowhanga o te āporo ka kai te kōtiro. When the apple was peeled the girl ate. [TWK/MHR] koha

kōwhero [1] {COL} koowhero, kowhero [stative] orange [?]

kōwhio [1]{NKT} koowhio, kowhio [Verb] whistle Ka koowhio mai ki a au. He whistled at me. [NKU/TA] korowhiti, kōwhiti

kōwhiti [1] {WL4} (kowhitia) koowhiti, kowhiti [Verb] whistle. Ka koowhiti mai ki au. She whistled to me. [NKU/TA] I koowhititia nga kuri kia hoki mai. The dogs were whistled up to return. [NKU] Kaua e korowhiti mai, kōrero mai. Don't whistle at me, speak to me.[NGH3] korowhiti, kōwhio

kōwiri [1] {BWL} koowiri, kowiri [Verb] to twist the ear

kopa [1] {TTU} [Stative] dent, cripple Kopa katoa tona motoka. His car was all dented. [MWA] Whānau mai ia he kopa tētahi wae. He was born with one leg crippled. [TTU]

kopa [2] {TTU} [Noun] traditional oven, hāngi [Te Rarawa]

kopa [3] {TTU} edge Hei i a koe ki te kopa o te moenga. You can be at the edge of the bed. [MWA] Ka peia te ngeru ki te kopa o te moenga. The cat was pushed to the outside edge of the bed. [NGH3]

kopa, ...kopa [4] {WAI} [Stative] creased, to fold E ko, ko kopakopa katoa o kakahu! Girl, your clothes are all creased! [NGH3] Kei roto a Mama e kopakopa ana i nga kakahu. Mum is inside folding up the clothes. [NGH3]

kopae [1] adv. circular Ka ahu kopae tana kuri. Her dog was going around in circles. [NGH3]

kopaki [1] [Universal] to fold, envelope E moko, mau e kopaki nga kakahu. Grandchild, fold up the clothes. [TTU] Māu e koopaki mai te peke reta na? Can you fold the envelope? [TWK] Kihai te iwi i whakaae ki te kopaki putea. The tribes did not agree to the fiscal envelope. [NGH3]

kopaki [1] {CL1} [Universal] to fold Me kopaki nga kakahu maroke. Fold up the dry clothes. [NWE]

Kopaki [2] Ngati Kopaki [Name] Six voters, all affiliated with Ngapuhi, used this hapūname in 1918: 2 at Te Kopuru and the others at Maungarangi, Orauta, Otiria and Pokapu.

Kopako [1] Ngati Kopako [Name] This hapū name was recorded for one voter affiliated with Ngapuhi at Kokohuia in 1918.

kopakopa [1] {WAI} [Noun] a medicinal plant Ko te kopakopa tētahi o nga tupu rongo Māori. The kopakopa is a medicinal plant to the Māori. [NGH3]

kopani [1] [Stative] dry season Ētahi rohe o Aotearoa, pa mai nga marama kopani. Some areas of New Zealand have dry seasons. [TTU]

kopanu, ...tia [1] [Universal] to cut off I kopanutia nga kōrero o te kaumātua, na to rātou kuare. Because of their ignorance, they cut off the elder's speech. [TTU]

kopare, ...hia [1] {WAI} [Universal] to shade one's eyes Ina kaha rawa nga hihi o te ra, koparehia o kanohi. When the suns rays are really strong, you should shield your eyes. [NGH3]

kopatapata [1] {WAI} [Stative] showers He ua kopatapata te kōrero mo tēnei ra. The forecast for today is for showers. [NGH3]

kopehu [1] [Stative] Titiro kopehu mai nei ki au. **** [TWK]

kopehu [1] {TTU}

kopeke [Stative] cold He kopeke rawa te wai horoi mo te pēpi. The water is too cold for washing the baby. [NKU]

kopenu [1] [Universal] to mash, or to squeeze Kua oti te kopenu o nga riwai. The potatoes were mashed. [TTU] Na Hone i kopenu te taringa o tana tamaiti. John squeezed his son's ear. [TTU] Kopenu katoa nga haiona o te whare i te awha. All the roofing iron was squashed/crumpled by the storm. [TTU]

kopepe [1] {NG3} abuse He mahi kopepe tēnei. This is a case of abuse. [NGH3] mahi kino, tukino

kopi [2] {WAI} [Universal] to ride bareback He tauhou ahau ki te kake kopi. I'm not used to (unaccustomed to) riding bareback. [NGH3]

kopi, ...a [1] [Universal] to roll up Kopia ake nga wae, o tou tarau, kei māku. Roll up the legs of your pants so they won't get wet.[TTU]

kopikopi [1] [Universal] dodge, zigzag, dance He kopikopi tana oma kia kore ai ia e puhia. He zigzaged as he ran to avoid being shot. [NGH3] karo

kopiro, ...hia [1] {WAI} [Universal] to dunk a person Ka kopirohia ahau e toku tuakana. My brother dunked me. [NGH3]

kōpū [1] koopuu, kopu [Noun] (1) womb. Tuku iho kotahi te kopu i whānau ai tātou. We have all been born from a single womb (that is, ultimately, we all have the same ancestor). [TTU]. *(2) belly. Ka kī te kōpū, te puku me pā te matetiko. If the belly and the stomach are filled to capacity, constipation may result. [NWE] kua kī te kōpū# having a full stomach, completely satisfied with food.

Kōpū [2] koopuu, kopu [Name] The planet Venus, as Morning Star. Anō ko Kōpū ka puta ake i te pae nga karu o te māipi. Venus once more comes over the horizon, the eye of the taiaha. [WMD]

kōpua [1] {TTU} koopua, kopua [Noun] a deep pool

kōpuapua [1] koopuapua, kopuapua [Noun] puddle, temporary pool of water (e.g. after heavy rain) He kopuapua wai i waho ra. There are puddles of water outside. [TWK] (diminutive form of kōpua)

Kopura [1] Ngati Kopura [Name] One voter affiliated with Ngapuhi used this hapūname at Waipapakauri in 1918.

kopuwai [1] [Stative] set in fresh water, watery He kānga kopuwai mau? Will you have corn steeped in fresh water? [NKU] He kino ēnā riwai he kopuwai. Those potatoes are no good they are too watery. [KP/MHR]

kora [1] firewood

kora, ...kora [1] {WAI} [Universal] spark Ka peke mai he kora, ka mura te whare. A spark from the fire set the house alight. [NGH3] Rawa i roa, korakora katoa ana. **** [NGH3]

koraha [1] [Noun] wilderness He reo no tētahi i te koraha. A voice cried out of the wilderness. [NGH3]

koraha [2] [Universal] defecate

korangaranga [1] {NG3} ache E korangaranga tonu ana tana hinengaro. Her heart is still aching. [NGH3]

korapa [1] {NG3} alarmed Ka korapa nga rakiraki. The ducks became alarmed. [NGH3]

korara [1] {WAI} [Universal] to disperse I reira, ka korara rātou. From there they dispersed. [NGH3] I haere ope atu, kihai i hoki korara. They went as a group, not returning in dribs and drabs. **** [NGH3] whakatitari

korari [1] {WAI} [Noun] Flax Kaua e tapahia pena nga korari. Don't cut the flax like that. [NGH3] harakeke

korau [Noun] a type of fern tree Ko te korau, e pai ana, kaha ona rongoa. The black fern tree is a good source of medicinal remedies. [TTU] Tapahia nga korau, hei whakapaipai i te hooro. Cut some Fern fronds to decorate the hall. [NWE]

kore, ...nga [1] {WL3} [Universal] not, never Often preceded by the verbal particle e. not, will not, never E kore rātou e whakarongo ki ngā tikanga a Iwi. They won't adhere to the customs of the people. [NWH] Te matemate o taku kau miraka, e kore ahau e wareware ki a ia. When my milking cow passed away I will never forget her. [MHR] E kore koe e tae ki reira he tawhiti rawa. You will not get there it is too far. [KAPO] E kore rawa koe e tika ki te tuu ki te kōrero. You will never be permitted to stand up and speak. [KT/PTK] E kore mātou e whakaae ki te kōrero i te ture. We will never agree with what the law says. [KAPO] E kore ahau e whakaae. I will never agree. [NKU] E kore te tangi e mutu. Sorrow never ends. [TTU] E kore au e whakaae. I will never agree. [MWA] E kore taku aroha e mutu. My love will never end. [TWK] Kore pai ano te ngautuara. Backbiting is not good. [NWE] I te korenga e rite nga hiahia riri tonu atu taku mokopuna. When he didn't get his own way, my grandson became stroppy/upset. [TWK] Mokemoke kau i te korenga o nga kaumatua. The loss of the elders leaves a lonely feeling. [NWE] whakakore

korea [1] {R8L} small canoe

koreirei [1] {WAI} [Noun] the root of the flax Ko te koreirei te putake o te korari. [NGH3]

Korekore [1] {WMS, MDT, Wikiriwhi 1911, Williams 1928} [Name] A phase of the waning moon, starting on the third, fourth or fifth nights after the full moon, and extending over three nights. In Wi Tana Papahia’s Te Rarawa and Renata Tangata’s Ngāpuhi lists, this is also the name of the first Korekore night (elsewhere known as Korekore-tūtahi). {From Proto Eastern Polynesian *korekore “a series of nights in the lunar cycle”.}

Korekore-piri-ki-nga-Tangaroa [1] {WMS, MDT} [Name] The last of the Korekore nights in the lunar cycle, before the first of the “Tangaroa” nights. See also Korekore-whakapiri.

Korekore-tūrua [1] {WMS, MDT, Wikiriwhi 1911, Williams 1928} [Name] The twenty-second night of the lunar month

Korekore-tūtahi [1] {WMS, MDT, Wikiriwhi 1911, Williams 1928} [Name] The twenty-first night of the lunar month in Best’s Far North and Te Wikiriwhi Hemana’s Ngāti Whātua lists. See also Korekore.

Korekore-tūtoru [1] { MDT, Williams 1928} [Name] In Best’s Far North list, the last of the Korekore nights, the twenty-second night of the lunar month. See also Korekore-whakapiri, Korekore-whakapau.

Korekore-whakapau [1] {WMS, MDT, Williams 1928} [Name] In the list compiled by Te Wikiriwhi Hemana, the Ngāti Whātua name for last of the Korekore nights in the lunar cycle, before the first of the “Tangaroa” nights. See also Korekore-whakapiri, Korekore-tūtoru.

Korekore-whakapiri [1] {WMS, MDT, Williams 1928} [Name] A name for the last of the Tangaroa nights in the lunar cycle, before the first of the “Tangaroa” nights. It is the twenty-first night in Wi Tana Papahia’s Te Rarawa list, and the twenty-second night in Renata Tangata’s Ngāpuhi list. See also Korekore-tūtoru, Korekore-whakapau.

koreto {WAI} v. cry Kaua e noho koreto mai i kona. Don't cry there [NGH3] aue, tangi

kori, ...kori [1] [Universal] to move, wriggle, exercise I kite ahau i a ia e kori ana. I saw him moving. [MWA] I kite ahau i a ia e kori ana. I saw him moving. [MWA] Me korikori mai ra. Shake a leg people. [NWE] Korikori te tinana katoa kātahi ka pai. The whole body should be shaken to be beneficial. [TWK] Korikori katoa te whare e te awha. The whole house was shaken by the storm. [TWK] E tu mai i kona, kaua e korikori! [NGH3] Kei konei nga tuna e korikori ana. The eels are wriggling around over here. [NGH3] Ma te kanikani, e korikori te tinana. By dancing the body is exercised. [TTU] nekeneke

korihi [1] {WAI} [Stative] singing of birds, birds chorus Korihi mai ra, nga manu tioriori. **** [NGH3]

korihirihi [1] {R8L} the tide

koripa, koriparipa [1] {WAI} [Universal] to sidestep He tino toa a Teroi ki te koripa. Teroi is really good at sidestepping. [NGH3] Ka koripa ia kia kore ai e tutuki. He swerved so that he was not tackled. [NGH3] Koriparipa atu ia i te tima o Hamoa. **** [NGH3]

koriti [1] {WAI} [Stative] to be wary E hanga koriti ana te iwi i te kopaki putea. The people are a bit wary of this fiscal envelope. [NGH3] Kia koriti tonu koe, ahakoa ko mutu te whawhai. Be wary at all times even though the fight is finished. [NGH3]

koro [1] {WL3} [Noun] term of endearment for male E koro, hoki mai. Son, come back! [TTU]

koroamo [1] {WAI} [Noun] the silverbelly eel He reka te koroamo mehemea me tunu. The silverbelly eel is sweet when baked over coals. [NGH3] He pai ke atu ki ahau te koroamo ki te kuwharu. I like the silverbelly eel better than the yellowbelly eel. [NGH3] kuwharu, oke|

koroheke [1] [Universal] an old man He tino koroheke kaumātua ia. He is indeed a very old person. [NKU/TA] Kei hea te koroheke? Where is the old man? [NKU/TA] Kua koroheke taku tupuna e koe e taea e haere tawhiti. My grandfather is an old man and unable to walk very far. [KP/MHR] Ā te wā kua koroheke tāua. In time we will become elders. [NWH] Kua tino koroheke ia mo ēnā tuumomo mahi. He has become too old to perform those kinds of tasks. [TWK/MHR]

Korohue [1] Ngati Korohue [Name] This hapū name was used by 4 voters affiliated with Ngapuhi in 1918, 2 at Te Ahuahu and the others at Kerikeri and Ngatoki.

korohunga [1] [Stative] reduced to shreds, tattered

korohunga [2] [Noun] a cloak with an ornamental border

koroii [1] [Noun] the name for the young of plants, plant shoots Ko te koroii te ingoa o te otaota te wa e nonohi ana te koroii me te karioi. The koroii and the karioi are names of plants when they are young before they become young adult plants. [TWK]

koroiroi [1] {WAI} [Stative] to be neglectful, to trifle with Kaua e pokanoa ki te koroiroi i to iwi. Don't be neglectful of your people. [NGH3]

koroke [1] {WAI} [Noun] chap, fellow Ko wai te koroke nei? Who is this fellow?[NGH3] I honi te koroke ra i roto i a mātou kōrero. The man was defeated, he couldn't add anymore to our discussion. [NGH4]

koroki [1] [Stative] brave, bold He koroki o tātou tūpuna. Our ancestors were brave people. [TTU]

korokoro [1] {WL3} [Noun] throat E tino maroke ana tōku korokoro. My throat is really dry. [TTU] E mamae ana tōku korokoro. My throat is sore. [TTU] I te kore horongi tika i te kai, i te mauiui o taku korokoro. If I don't swallow my food properly, then I get a sore throat. [NWE]

korokoro [2] [Stative] to be loose Kua korokoro te taura inaianei. The rope is loose now. [NGH3] (Cf. makere)

Korokoro [3] Ngati Korokoro [Name] This hapū name was used by 21 voters affiliated with Ngapuhi in 1918: 4 at Omapere, 3 at Whirinaki, and the others at Pakanae, Kaihu, Waimamaku, Te Aratapu, Kaikohe, Te Kawakawa, Matauri Bay, Tautoro, Wainui, Waipoua and Waiwhatawhata. It was also used by 6 Te Rarawa voters, at Kaihu, Matamata, Ripia, Tangowahine and Waimamaku.

koromatua [1] {TTU} [Noun] thumb, or big toe Timata koromatua, muri maihao tuatahi, rua, toru, wha. First the thumb, then fingers, one, two, three, four. [TTU]

koromatua waewae [1] {TTU} {Noun phrase] big toe (i.e. the koromatua on the foot) I konatu tona koromtaua waewae. His big toe was squashed. [TTU]

koromeke [1] [Stative] curled up, hunched up Ka tāia ahau ki raro e Kara, ka koromeke, ka tangi. When I was knocked down by Kara I curled up and wept. [NKU] I muri i te kuaha e koromeke ana. All hunched up behind the door. [NGH3] I waho, e noho koromeke ana. He was outside all hunched up. [NGH3]

koronga, …hia [1] {WAI} [Universal] strong desire Kua roa e koronga ana mo tona whaiaipo. He has desired his sweetheart for a long time. [NGH3] Ko koe te tau i korongahia e au. You are the love that I've longed for. [NGH3] kuiki,

koropana [1] flick Ko te koropana i te rae i ngā taringa rānei te whiu i ngā tamariki tutuu i mua. Flicking of the forehead or ears was punishment for naughty children in the past. [KRO] Katahi ka koropana i tana hiore, a ka ngaro. Then it flipped it's tail and disappeared. [NGH3] Ka koropanahia tana taringa e au. I flicked his ears. [NGH3]

koropiko [1] {NG3} bow to E koropiko ana ki a koe te ariki. I bow to you, O Lord. [NGH3] tuohu

koropupuu [1] {NG3} boiling E ma, e koropupu ana te wai. Mum, the water's boiling. [NGH3] Kaua e tukua kia koropupu. Don't let it boil! [TTU]

kororā [1] kororaa, korora [Noun] The blue penguin (Eudyptula minor).

Korarā [2] Ngati Korora [Name] This hapū name was used by 22 voters affiliated with Ngapuhi in 1918: 15 at Te Horahora (the majority of voters there), and others at Ngunguru, Pataua, Mangakahia, Parua Bay and Pokapu.

Kororāreka [1] Kororareka [Place Name] The commercial centre of the Bay of Islands and Aotearoa in general and of Aotearoa in general in the 1830s; the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 and the establishment of the new Colonial capital in Auckland shortly afterwards led to its rapid decline in importance, but it is still an important tourist destination. The town was renamed Russell after it was occupied and sacked by Māori troops allied with Hone Heke in 1845.

korori [1] [Universal] to stir Me korori te hupa!. Stir the soup! [TTU] Tuatahi, me korori te pareti. Firstly then, mix the porridge. [NGH3] Kaua e korori i te inu, me ruru. Don't stir up the drink, let it draw. (infuse) [NGH3]

korori [2] {WAI} [Noun] porridge. He toa a Ada ki te mahi korori. Ada is a gun at making porridge. [NGH3] pareti

korotinga [1] {NG2} squirted I karapa oona kanohi na te korotinga o te wai. He was blinded by the water being squirted at him. [NGH2]

korou [1] {WAI} [Noun] a purpose, reason He korou ano taku i tae mai ai. I have a purpose for coming. [NGH3] whai take

koroua [1] {WL2} [Noun] elderly gent Ko nga koroua mutunga ēnā o tēnei marae. Those are the last of our male elders of this marae. [TTU] Ma te koroua tātou e ea. The old man will pay for us. [NKU] He koroua tērā. That is an old man. [MWA]

korowai [1] {R9L} cloak

korowai whakaheke [1] {R9L} cloak

koru [1] [Noun] new shoot of koorau or ponga tree fern. I mua i tapahia te koru o te koorau ka tuturo te wai, ka hopua hei rongoa. In former times the new shoot of the korau or ponga tree fern was cut to extract the sticky substance for medicinal purposes. []

koru [2] also oru {WMS} [Noun] The “New Zealand Hydrangea” (Pratia physaloides), a small shrub which used to be found in damp spots from the Bay of Islands north, but is now an endangered species. The flowers are 3 to 5 centimetres. long and lilac in colour. They appear in late summer (February and March). The berries are quite spectacular, bright shiny blue or purple when ripe and 1 to 1.5 centimetres in diameter.

koruarua [1] {WAI} [Universal] to make holes I tana hōhā, he koruarua tana mahi. Because he was bored, he made holes. [NGH3] Ka oma te kōtiro ki te koruarua piri ai. The girl ran to hide in the pit. [NGH3]

koruru [1] {WL6} [Universal] a carved figure He tupuna te koruru o te whare. The apex of the house is usually represented by an ancestral figure. [NKU/TA] I runga i o tātou whare whakairo ka kitea ngā koruru. At the apex of our carved meeting houses can be seen the carved figureheads. [NWH] Kei runga rawa o te whare whakairo te koruru. The carved figurehead is at the top of the meeting house. [TWK/MHR]

koruru [2] [Universal] shake in the wind Kanui te koruru o te whare nei. *** [KP/MHR]

kota [1] {R8L} knife, scissors

kota [2] [Noun] shell Kei hea nga kota? Where are the shells? [MWA] Haere ki te kohikohi kota. Go and gather up some shells. [NGH3]

kotahi [1] {CL1} [Stative] one, alone Kotahi mea wahine o te whānau tokowhitu. There was one female member in a family of seven. [TWK/MHR] Kootahi anōara mo tāua. There is but one path that we may take. [NKU/TA] Kotahi anō i haere. There was only one person who went. [NKU/TA] Kotahi mano tāra te nui o te moni i taea e mātou. We raised the amount of one thousand dollars. [NKU] Kotahi anō te tangata i kite ahau. I saw only one person. [KP/MHR] E kotahi tonu ia matua, tama, wairua tapu. The Father, Son and Holy Ghost are as one. [TTU] Kotahi ano te tamaiti i uru atu. And one more child emerged. [MWA] Kotahi ano te matua i tae mai ki te awhina. Only one parent came to help. [NGH3] Kootahi āporo mā tēnā, mā tēnā o ngā mokopuna. Each grandchild can have one apple each. [TWK/MHR] (See also tahi, kotahitanga.) kotahitanga [1] [Derived noun] that which makes one: unity, togetherness, solidarity. Noo te kotahitanga o ngā whakaaro o te iwi, pai noa iho te tatuu o ngā take. When the people were unified in their deliberations, a collective decision was readily reached. [TWK/MHR] Ko te kotahitanga o Ngapuhi e haere toonu ana. The unification of Ngapuhi is still in progress. [NKU/TA] Te ingoa o te wharenui ko te 'Kotahitanga'. The name of the meeting house is 'Unity'. [KP/MHR] I te kotahitanga o te whānau kātahi anō ka tatuu te noho a ngā mātua. Once the family came together the parents were more settled. [NKU] I raro i te maru o te Kotahitanga ko te wawata kia whakakotahi te iwi Māori. Under the mantle of Unity the desire for the Māori people to come together. [NWH] (See also whakakotahi, kotahi) #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Kotahitanga The state or circumstances of being one, that is, “togetherness”, “unity”, or often, in modern usage, “solidarity”. This word is the nominalized form of the numeral kotahi “one” (from Tahitic *kotasi, in turn a prefixed form of the Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tasi “one”).

kotata [1] {WAI} [Universal] to open(of flowers) He mea miharo te kite i te putiputi e kotata ana. To see a flower opening is awesome. [NGH3]

koti [2] [Noun] Te mau arahi karakia kia whai koti. Always wear a suit coat when taking service. [NWE]

koti, ...a, ...nga, ...koti, ...kotia [1] {CL1} [Universal] to cut, divide, separate, circumcision E koti mai tētahi paraoa maku? Cut me a piece of bread? [TTU] Kaua e kotia to rātou aroha. Don't stop/stem their love. [TTU] Meangia atu ki a ia kia kotia te taura. Tell her to cut the rope. [TWK] Mena ka pa te hemanawa, kotia nga huruhuru roroa. Have a haircut if your long hair is causing discomfort. [NWE] I te kotinga o te tama, he takitahi ano ko nga rangatira o mua, ahakoa i tēnei ra, takitahi te pakeha, te nuinga. Circumcision in the past was reserved for one of power, although today few are circumcised and in the pakeha way. [TTU] I te kotinga i te ropi, ka watea te huarahi. After the cutting of the rope, the pathway was clear. [MWA] Mauria atu o hoiho kei waenga te kotikoti, mau e mahi mai. Take your horses over there and continue with the cutting up of the turf. (with the rotary disc, hoeing the paddocks). [TTU] Mau e kotikoti mai nga riwai kia pai ai te parai. You chop up the potatoes so that they're okay for frying. [TWK] He tihoka hei kotikoti mahinga whenua. The rotary disc is used to cut up the turf for gardens. [NWE] Kotikotia mai nga riwai!. Cut up the potatoes! [TWK] Muri mai i te kotikotia o te whenua, kua rite mo te riu o te karaehe. After cutting up the earth, it is then ready for sowing the grass seed. [NWE]

kotika [1] {WAI} [Stative] straight He awa kotika te awa Ramarama. The Ramarama river is straight. [NGH3]

kotingotingo [1] {WAI} [Stative] spotted He hoiho kotingtingo. It's a spotted horse. [NGH3]

kotua [1] {WAI} [Universal] token of respect He tohu tēnei o toku kotua moa. This is an indication of my respect for you. [NGH3] I haere mai au ki te tari mai i taku kotua moni. I came to bring this, my token of respect. [NGH3]

kotuku [1] {CL1} [Noun] the white heron Ko te rerenga kotahi o te kootuku. The single flight of the White Heron. [TWK]

kouka [1] {WL2}

koukou [1] [Noun] owlthis is a Ngati Kuri term for morepork

koura {WAI} [Noun] crayfish Me haere koutou ki te ruku kaoura i Waimamaku. You must go and dive for crayfish at Waimamamaku. [NGH3]

kourua nd [1] [Pronoun] you two (2 person dual). Kourua tahi, me hoki ki te kainga. You two go home [TTU] (Northern variant of kōrua)

koutou [1] {CL1} pron. 2nd pers. pl. all of you Koutou katoa hou mai ki roto i te whare, kua ua. All you ones come into the house, it's raining. [TTU] Mā koutou e mahi mai nei, mā mātou ngā ringawera, he painga moo tātou. You all can do the work, we will provide the workers, as this will reap benefits for us all. [NKU/TA] Na wai koutou i tuku mai ki konei? Who allowed you to come here? [MWA] Haere koutou katoa ki te hakari. All of you go to the feast. [TWK]

kowae [1] {WAI} [Universal] to divide Kaua rawa e kowaea nga taonga. Never ever divide up the possessions. [NGH3]

kowaowao [1] [Universal] to choke Kua kowaowao a Heeni i tw wheua ika. Heeni choked on the fish bone. [TTU]

kowari, ...a [1] {WAI} [Universal] to twist, wring Kia tika tonu te pupuri, kei kowari. Hold it tight so that it doesn't twist. [NGH3] Kowaria nga taora na kia maroke. Wring out those towels so that they dry. [NGH3] kowiri, karure, takawiri, parore

kowhai [1] {CL1} [Noun] a native tree, yellow, the colour of the blooms of the kowhai tree Te kowhai e puawai ana i tuawhenua e ki atu ana ki te tangata kua momona te kina. When the kowhai tree is in flower it is a signal that the sea eggs are ready for harvesting. [TTU] E rua anake nga korari raranga o te kete, he manu, he kowhai. There are only two threads of flax in the weaving of a kit, black and yellow. [NKU] He kowhai te tae o tēnā. That one is yellow. [TWK]

kowhane [1] [Stative] bend Kaua tukua te rarangi kia kowhane. Don't let the line bend. [NGH3] tapore

kōwhatu [1] koowhatu, kowhatu [1] rock. Kei raro, i nga ana, nga toka kowhatu, ko ēnei nga whare o mua hei takotoranga koiwi. In the underground caves were the places where human bones were laid to rest in days gone by. [TTU] (= kōhatu)

Kowhatutaka [1] Te Kowhatutaka [Name] This hapū name was used by 8 voters affiliated with Ngapuhi in 1918: 3 at Mangamuka, 2 at Te Karae, and the others at Mangakahia, Omakura and Orowau.

kowhera [1] {CL1} open Me koohue ngā pipi kia kowhera. Steam the shellfish to open them. [NKU] E kore te pipi e kowhera noa iho. The chick does not gape for nothing. [NGH3]

kowhera [1] {WAI} [Universal] to open E kore te pipi e kowhera noa iho. The pipi will not open just for anything. [NGH3] Tae kia kowhera i te roa o te ahua tatari. It seemed a long time waiting for them to open. [NWE] puare, tuwhera

kowhera [2] {CL1} yawn Mōhio tonu ahau kua ngenge te kuia, kua kitea atu e kowhera ana. I knew that the old lady was beginning to tire, when I saw her yawning. [TWK/MHR] Kua kowhera ia i te hiamoe. He yawned because he was sleepy. [MWA] kohera

kowhete [1] {CL1} [Universal] to complain, to scold He tangata kowhete ia, pa mai te hōhā. That one is always complaining and it becomes annoying. [TTU] Naku ia i kowhete. I scolded him. [MWA] Kātahi ka kowhete nga mātua ki a rātou tamariki. Then the parents scolded their children. [TWK] He kaha tana mama ki te kowhete. His mother is really tough when scolding. [NGH3] Na nga hemanawa rawa, kaha pai nga kowhete. **** [NWE] riria, whakatumatuma

kowhiri [1] {WAI} [Universal] to sort E noho ki te kowhiri i nga riwai nei. Sit down and sort the potatoes. [NGH3] komiri, kohurehure

kowiri [1] {WAI} [Universal] to wring out Haere ki te kowiri i nga kakahu i waho. Go outside and wring out those clothes. [NGH3] kowari, takawiri, tawiri

ku: -ku [Pronoun] me. -ku is a combining form of the first person singular pronoun, au, ahau, “I, me” This form occurs with the particles tā, tō, mā, mō, nā, nō, ā, ō to form words meaning my, mine, for me, and so on.

kua [Pre-verbal particle] has, have, had, is, are. This word indicates that the action or state of affairs referred to by the next word is already happening, or that it has happened or been achieved; a phrase containing kua is often used before or after one with ka, to show that things happened together or in a sequence. Kua waiwai tonu taku māngai. My mouth is watering already. Anā, kua pai. That’s great. Kua mau taua inaianei! We’re (really) caught now!. Aue! Ko au pea kua porangi.Gee! I’m probably the crazy one. Ka nuku ia, kua nuku au. Ka tū ia, kua tū au. It moved when I had moved. It stood when I had stood. Kua riro katoa i a rātou. All was (has been) carried off by them. Kua tae mai nga manuhiri. The visitors have arrived. See also the entry for ko.

kuaha [Noun] door Ko te kuaha tēnā i tomo mai ai te kohuru. That's the door the murderer came through. [TTU] Kahore aku kuaha. I don't have a door. [MWA] Huakina te kuaha. Open the door. [NGH3] Whakapuaretia mai te kuuaha! Open the door! [NKU/TA] He maha ngā kuuaha o te ao. There are many doorways of the world. [NKU/TA] Kapia te kuuaha. Close or shut the door. [NKU/TA] Whakapuaretia ngā kuuaha me ngā wini. Open the doors and windows. [NKU] Huakina ngā kuuaha kia puhipuhia ai te whare e te hau. Leave the doors open so the house can be aired. [NKU] Hou mai koe mā te kuuaha kua ma te matapihi. Enter through the door not the window. [KP/MHR]

kuaha [1] Whakapuaretia ngā kuaha me ngā wini. Open the doors and windows. [NKU] puaha, puwaha, kuwaha

kuakiko [1] {CL1} [Stative] dishonest He koroke kuakiko a ia. He's a dishonest person. [TTU]

kuao [1] {WAI} [Noun] young of animals He kuao hoiho tēnei. This is a foal. [NGH3]

kuene [1] {WAI} [Universal] to urge on, to encourage Me kuene ahau kia haere mai. **** [NGH3] ētē, aia

kuharu/kuwhare [1] nga momo ika wordlist [Noun] yellow belly eel E pai ana te kuwharu mehemea me pawhara. THe yellowbelly eel tastes good when it is filletted. [NGH3]

kuhu, ...a, ...na, ...nga [1] [Universal] to enter in, put away Nā taku mokopuna i kuhu te tarete ki roto i te koowhao o te ngira. My grandchild threaded the cotton through the eye of the needle. [KRA] Kuhu mai! Come inside. [NKU/TA] Kuhu mai ki roto nei, kei potere koutou. Come inside you might get wet. [TWK/MHR] Ko kuhu te hanga nei. At long last have made entry. [NWE] Kuhu mai ki roto i te whare, kia mutu te ua kā haere ai. Enter the house, and go when it stops raining. [TWK/MHR] Me kuhu atu tātou ma muri. Let us enter from the back. [NKU] Kuhua ō tokena Riana, kei makariri o waewae. Put your socks on Riana to keep your feet warm. [KRA] I kuhua te wahine ki roto i te poka kumara. The woman hid in the kumara pit. [NKU] Kuhua tō koti, ka haere ai ki roto i te ua. Put your coat on before going out into the rain. [TWK/MHR] Kuhuna nga toenga o nga waiunu mo apopo. Put away the leftover drinks for tomorrow. [TTU] I te kuhunga o mātou ki te whare e karakia ana. As we entered the house they were praying. [NKU] I te kuhunga o te taonga kua mate a Tiki. Tiki had already died when the treasured pieces were hidden. [NKU] Noo tō rātou kuhunga atu ki roto i te wharenui, kātahi anō kā tiimata te karakia me nga mihimihi. The Prayers and speeches began when they entered into the meeting house. [TWK/MHR] Mākoutou anō koutou e kuhu. You can fend for yourselves. [NKU]

kuhu, …a, …nga [2] hide Nāku i kuhu ngā huu o tētahi o rātou. I went and hid the shoes of one of them. [TTU] I reira ngā mauherehere e kuhu ana. It was at that place the prisoners were hiding. [NKU/TA] Ka kuhua ngā kai i raro i te whare. The food was hidden under the house. [NKU/TA] I kuhua te wāhine ki roto i te poka kuumara. The woman hid in the kuumara pit. [NKU] Rikarika pai ahau i te kuhunga o aku huu e Tai. I felt some anger when my shoes were hidden by Tai. [NKU/TA]

kui, ...kui, kuukuia, kuikuia [1] {CL1} [Noun] elderly lady, grandmother, madam,(as term of address). Mahara tonu ana ahau ki ngā kōrero tohutohu a kui mā mo te whakawhānau wahine. I can still recall the instructions given by the elderly ladies on how ladies give birth to babies. [KRA] Kua kuia haere ra ta tātou tori. Our mother cat is getting really old. [TTU] Ma te kuia tātou e arahi atu. The old lady will lead us on. [NKU] He kuia tērā tangata. That person is an old lady. [MWA] Koia te kui o Tai. That's Tai's grandmother. [NKU/TA] E kui, haere mai koe ki konei, e noho ai. Lady, come and sit over here. [TTU] E kui haere mai! Ko ia te kui o Tai. Kui come! That is Tai's grandmother. [NKU/TA] E kui, haere mai ki konei, noho ai. Old lady, come and sit down over here. [TWK/MHR] Ko hanga kuikui, ko pēnei i te kuikui nei. She has become a bit older taken on the ways of an older woman. [NKU/TA] Haere inoia atu ngā kuukuia kia haere mai rātou ki konei. Go and ask that group of elderly women to come over here. [TTU] Whakanohongia ngā kuukuia ki runga i ngā peeti kia mahana ai rātou. Invite the edlerly ladies to rest on the mattresses to keep them warm. [KRA] He kuikuia no mātou. They are our elder women who are present. [NKU/TA] Haere mai koutou ngā kui, kuikui, kuikuia ki koonei noho ai. You the elderly women come and sit here. [NKU] Hoki rawa atu anō ahau ki te kainga, kua kuikuia katoa ngā taitama wāhine. When I finally went home, age had caught up with the younger women in the area. [TWK/MHR] Tae katoa mai nga kuikuia ki tā rātou hākari. All the elderly ladies came to the celebration. [TWK/MHR]

kuihi [1] [Universal] small or narrow E kuihi te tomo atu waenga papa kowhatu. The opening between these rocks is only narrow. [TTU] kuiti

kuihi [1] {WAI} [Universal] to speak softly Ahakoa he aha nga kōrero, kaua e kuihi. No matter what you say, don't speak softly. [NGH3]

kuihi [2] [Universal] to settle, quieten down, make peace [1] Kua noho rātou kia kuihi te noho, waenga hapu. They met together to restore peace to the families. [TTU] Kiia atu, kia kuihi tona waha! Tell him to be quiet. [TTU] tau, hoihoi

kuiki [1] {WAI} [Stative] strong desire I tino kuiki ahau ki te haere mai. I really wanted to come. [NGH3]

kuikuia [1] [Noun] grass He karaehe tino kaha te tupu haere i raro i te whenua ko te kuikui. A grass that is very strong grows with it's roots spreading underground. [NKU/TA]

kuini [1] Eng. queen

kuiti [1] [Stative] narrow Kuiti rawa tēnā tuuru. That stool is too narrow. [MWA] He kuiti rawa te pahihii. The passage is too narrow. [NGH3] whaiti

kuka [Noun] small mussel I a koe e komiri ana i nga kutai, kia tupoto kei kohari nga kuka. While you're sorting your mussels, be careful you might squash the small ones. [NKU]

kukama [1] hui originates from the word kamokamo [Noun] cucumber He kukama māota ērā. These are fresh cucumber. [TWK/MHR] kukamo kamokamo [1]

kukamo [1] hui originates from the word kamokamo [Noun] cucumber He kukamo māota ērā. These are fresh cucumber. [TWK/MHR] kamokamo , kukama

kuku [Noun] fresh water mussel Kahore he kuku i roto i nga awāwa o Panguru. There are no fresh water mussels in Panguru. [TTU]

kuku [1] {WL2} [Universal] clench, forceps E kuku mai ra te ringa o te tangata ra kua riri. He's clenching his fist in anger. [TTU] E kuku ana ona ringaringa. He's clenching his fists. [MWA] He kuku mo te niho tuunga. That's a forceps for tooth extraction. [MWA] Tikina atu nga kuku ra. Fetch those pliers. [NGH3]

kukume, kumea [1] {CL1} [Universal] to pull, to tug Kia to tahi te kukume kia neke ai tēnā rākau. All pull together to move that log. [TTU] Kukume mai. Pull it up. [TWK] Me kukume te pahi mai i Hawera ki konei. The bus was pulled from Hawera to here. [NGH3] Kumea te taura kia kikii. Pull the rope till its tight. [NKU] Kumea mai to tātou waka. [TWK] Kumea mai ki uta. Pull it ashore. [NGH3] I te kumenga mai o te waka ka kitea kua kowhao ke raro. When they pilled up the boat they found it already had a hole underneath. [TWK]

kukupa [1] {CL1} [Noun] the native pigeon Kua pā mai te aroha ki te kukupa, e iti haere ana, na te mahi a te kararehe, te paihamu. It is sad that the numbers of pigeon are dwindling due to the ravaging of the possums. [TTU]

kukuti, ...kutia [Universal] to squeeze Kati te kukuti i taku ringa. Stop squeezing my hand. [NKU] Nana i kukuti toku ringa. He squeezed my hand. [MWA] katia

kumarahou [1] [Noun] a native tree

kume, ...nga [1] {CL1} asthma He maha te Māori i mate i tēnā taurekareka mauiui, mau tonu ēnei ra. Many Māori died with asthma and continue to hold this sickness to this day. [TTU] Tona kumenga hemo atu ana. Asthma put an end to his life. [TTU] mate kume

Kumutu [1] Te Kumutu [Name] Thirteen Ngapuhi voters used this hapū name in 1918, 12 at Mangakahia and 1 at Takahiwai.

kumukumu [1] nga momo ika wordlist [Noun] gurnard E haere ana koe ki te hi kumukumu? Are you going fishing for gurnard. [NKU] [MWA]

kupa [1] [Universal] belch, burp Katahi te kōtiro tino kupa. The girl is a gun burper. [NGH3] Kua kuupā, kaha rawa ki te kai, kua ora ke. Finished belching and too greedy when already full. [TTU]

kupa, ...hia [2] {WAI} [Universal] to scoop Kupahia mai kia rima nga aporo. **** [NGH3]

kupae [1] nga momo ika wordlist

kūpapa [1] kuupapa, kupapa [Universal] to creep, crawl I kūpapa haere ia, kia hore ai kitea atu. He crawled along so that he might not be seen. [TTU] Me haere kūpapa, kaua e pararē. Move stealthily, don't shout. [NGH3] I te atatū, ka kūpapa nga toa ki Kororāreka. In the early morning, the soldiers stole into Russell. [NGH3] konihi, kohuku

kuparu [1] nga momo ika wordlist

kupenga [1] {CL1} [Noun] net for fishing Tikina te kupenga hei hao kanae. Go and fetch the mullet net. [MWA] Haere kumea mai nga kupenga e kii ana i te ika. Come, pull in the nets, they're full of fish. [TWK] Kaua e whakarere i to kupenga. Don't leave your net behind. [NGH3]

kupu [1] {CL1} [Noun] word Ko te tangata ka pahemo, taku kupu ka mau tonu. Man passes away, but my word endures. [TTU] Whakarongo ki nga kupu a rātou ma. Listen to, or heed their words. [MWA] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Kupu A term covering any specific utterance, thus incorporating notions such as word, message, saying, talk (in the sense of topic spoken about), and having something to say. The term is Proto-Polynesian in origin, from *kupu “word, that which is spoken”, and has transcendent connotations made explicit in some Eastern Polynesian languages, e.g. Tahitian ‘upu “short prayer in verse” and Tuamotuan kupu “a saying; spoken words of wisdom”.

kupu kore [1] [Stative] humility He tangata kupu kore ētahi. Some people are humble. [TTU]

kura [1] {CL1} [Stative] red Inā kura te rangi i te atatuu, he tohu ua. If the sky is red in the morning, it is a sign of rain. [TWK/MHR]

kura, ...ina [2] {CL1} [Universal] school E haere ana ahau Māori ki te Kura Kaupapa. I attend the Māori Immersion language school. [NKU/TA] E rima tau i te kura. I was five years at school. [NKU/TA] Kua puta ngā puutea ā te kāwanatanga hei hanga kura mo a mātou tamariki. Government assistance has been approved to build a school for our children. [KRA] Haere ki te kura kia mōhio ai koutou. Go to school so that you can learn. [MWA] E haere tonu ana ia ki te kura. He is still going to school. [TWK/MHR] I kuraina ia ki te kāreti o Hato Petera. He was educated at St Peter's college. [TWK/MHR] I te kaha turituri me te korikori o ngā

tamariki i roto i te wharenui kā tuu mai tō mātou kaumātua kia kuraina ngātamariki ki te āta noho. Our children were so noisy and restless in the meeting house our elder stood up to teach the children how to sit still. [KRA] I kuraina ahau ki Te Hapua. I went to school in Te Hapua. [NKU] Kura tuatahi, Kura tuarua, Kura Kaupapa Māori

Kura [3] Ngati Kura [Name] In 1918 this hapū name was used by 17 voters affiliated with Ngapuhi: 6 at Matauri Bay, 3 at Mangamuka, and others at Kaikohe, Hokianga, Maungakawakawa, Mokau, Ohaeawai, Waima, Waiwhatawhata, Whangaruru. Three Te Rarawa voters (at Herekino, Manakau and Naumai) also gave Ngati Kura as their hapū, as did one Ngati Whatua voter at Naumai.

Kura Kaupapa Māori [1] [Noun] total immersion Māori language primary school kura tuatahi

kura tuarua [1] [Noun] secondary school Ka mutu te haere ki te kura tuatahi, kua haere ki te kura tuarua. At the conclusion of Primary School, they go to secondary school. [TWK/MHR]

kura tuatahi [1] [Noun] primary school Ka tae ki ngā tau e rima, kua haere ki te kura tuatahi. At age five, they attend Primary School. [TWK/MHR] Kura Kaupapa Māori

Kuraimaraewhiti [1] Ngati Kuraimaraewhiti [Name] In 1918 one Ngapuhi voter at Kaikohe used this hapū name.

kurakuraku [1] {WAI} [Universal] problems Kaua e mau mai i o kurakuraku ki konei. Don't bring your problems over here. [NGH3] raruraru

kuratopa [1] third word list

kurawhero [1] {COL}

kurī [1] {CL1} kurii, kuri [Noun] dog Ko teera kuri mokai he kaikai tonu tana mahi. That pet dog all it does is eat. [NGH4]

Kurī [2] Ngati Kuri [Name] This is an ancient name of a Northern group now generally recognized as an iwi in its own right. However in government records from the late 19th until the mid-twentieth century only four iwi were recognized: Ngati Whatua, Ngapuhi, Te Rarawa and Te Aupouri. Members of groups such as Ngati Wai, Te Roroa, Ngati Hine, Ngati Kahu and Ngati Kuri were therefore grouped in electoral rolls and other official documents under one of the four major iwi headings. There are quite large numbers of “Ngati Kuri” listed under Te Aupouri, Te Rarawa and Ngapuhi in 1908 and 1918. Those grouped under Te Aupouri would certainly be now regarded as members of the Ngati Kurī iwi, with possibly a different hapū name. Because there is very little overlap in the lists, the three of “Ngati Kuri” in the electoral rolls are recorded here for the moment as three separate entities. Under the “Aupouri” heading, 36 voters gave this as their hapū name in 1908: the majority of voters at Te Hapua (9) and Manakau (5), 6 at Kaimaumau, three each at Waiharara, Whangape, and Pana, and the rest at Te Wharau, Waharua, Kenana, Te Paki and Waiotemarama. In 1918, 43 voters were classified this way, again the majority of those at Te Hapua (13) and Manakau (13), 5 at Te Kao, 3 at Waiharara, and the rest at Kaimaumau, Paeroa, Waihopo, Waimamaku, Waipapakauri and Whangape, with three at unrecorded localities.

Kurī [3] Ngati Kuri [Name] In 1908, 52 voters listed as affiliated with Te Rarawa used Ngati Kuri as their hapū name. They were at Te Kowhai (9 – the majority who voted there), Naumai (7), Whangape (7), Waipapakauri (4), Whirinaki (4), Herekino (3) and Ripia, Taipa, Ahikiwi, Ahipara, Awanui North, Te Hapua, Kaihu, Kaimaumau, Kapehu, Mangamuka, Mitimiti, Otangaroa, Parengarenga, Purakau, Takahue, Taemaro, Utakura, Waihopo, and one unnamed locality. (See notes under Kurī [2])

Kurī [4] Ngati Kuri [Name] in 1918, 50 voters listed as Ngapuhi used this hapū name: 23 (the majority who voted there) at Waimahana, 5 at Taemaro, 3 each at Te Awarua and Tikinui, and others at Mangakahia, Te Pupuke, Waitaruke, Hokianga, Mangamuka, Parengarenga, Saies, Waipapakauri and Whirinaki. (See notes under Kurī [2])

kuru, ...a, ...na [1] {CL1} [Universal] to punch Kaua koe e kuru i taku teina. Don't you punch my younger brother. [TTU] Ahakoa kōrerotia kau kurua atu ana. I asked him not to, but still he punched him. [TTU] Kia tupato, kei kurua to matenga. Be careful, you might get your head punched. [NGH3] Kaua e kuruna te tangata na. Don't you punch that man. [TWK] meke, moto

kurumatarērehu [1] {R8L} kurumatareerehu, kurumatarerehu [Noun] Tattooed man. (Williams notes this word as from Te Rarawa)

kurupae [1] {NG3} beam of a house, shelf He totara nga kurupae o te whare. The beams of the house are totara. [NGH3] Ka kitea kei runga i te kurupae. It was found on the shelf. [NGH3]

kurupatu [1] {R9L} [Noun] decorative hem He tauira taniko tēnei kurupatu o nga korowai o mua. This is an example of a decorative taniko hem of the old style cloak. [NGH3]

kurupopo [1] [Stative] to deteriorate Kua kurupopo te rākau. The tree is deteriorating. [TWK]

kurutau [1] {WAI} [Noun] tail feather (duck) I hainatia te Tiriti o Waitangi ki te kurutau rakiraki. The Treaty of Waitangi was signed using the tail feather of a duck. [NGH3]

kurutete [1] {WAI} [Universal] to exchange E hiahia ana au ki te kurutete i te kete nei mo to paro. I want to exchange my food basket for your kit. [NGH3]

kuta [1] {R9L} [Noun] kuta, a kind of rush, Scirpus lacustris, which has a beautiful golden colour and soft texture when dried. It is used for special mats, and was also used for making a fine maro for women.

Kuta [2] Ngati Kuta [Name] This hapū name was used by 22 voters affiliated with Ngapuhi in 1918, 15 at Te Rawhiti; the rest voted at Awataha, Te Kopuru, Russell, Taupo, Waipuna, Whakakoro and Whirinaki. The name was also used by two Te Rarawa voters at Ripia and one Te Aupouri voter at Te Kao.

kuta [3] Nga Kuta [Name] One Te Aupouri voter at Te Kao used this hapū name in 1918. (Cf. Ngati Kuta)

kutai [Noun] mussels Kei ko ra nga toka kutai. Over there are the mussel rocks. [NKU] He kutai ki a tātou, he kuku ki ētahi atu. To us, the mussell is kutai, to others they are kuku. [NGH3]

kutikuti [1] TM file [Universal] scissors

kutu, ...kutu [1] {BWL} [Universal] headlice Kua kapi katoa tona matenga i te kutu. His head was covered in haedlice. [NGH3] Kututkutu haere nga tini me te mano. There were heaps of people everywhere. [NGH3] kuwai [1] [Stative] water logged He kuwai ēnei riwai. These potatoes are water logged. [TWK] uutonga

Kutu [2] Ngati Kutu [Name] One voter at Ripia, affiliated with Te Rarawa, was recorded as using this hapū name in 1918.

kūao [1] kuuao, kuao [Noun] young of animals Ka hia nei nga kuao poaka? How many piglets will there be? [TWK] kūare [1] {CL1} kuuare, kuare ~tanga [Stative] ignorant, having depleted memory Nā te kuuare ki ngā ture, i tino raruraru ai. Ignorance of the law created more problems. [TWK/MHR] Nā te kuare ki ngā huarahi ki Tamaki Makaurau, kotiti kēmātou ki te Rerenga Wairua. Because we were ignorant of the way to Tamaki Makaurau, we ended up at Spirits Bay instead. [KRA] He kuare ia. She is an ignoramus. [NKU/TA] E kuuware ana ia ki au. She doesn't know who I am. [NKU/TA] He tangata kuuare. He is an ignorant man. [NKU/TA] Na tō kuare i pēnei ai ta tāua noho. It is through your ignorance why we find ourselves in such a dillema. [NKU/TA] He kuare ahau ki te karanga manuhiri. I do not know how to call visitors. [NKU] Hore nei au i noho i pēnei rawa to kuare. I didn't know you'd be this thoughtless. [TTU] Ko te tangata kore-mōhio he kuare. One who doesn't know is ignorant. [TWK] He tangata mōhio, horekau e kuare ana ki ngātikanga o te iwi. He is intelligent and is not ignorant of the protocol of the people. [TWK/MHR] I roto i te kuaretanga ka hē te tangata ra. It was through his ignorance that he transgressed. [NWH] Ina kore koutou e tono i ā koutou tamariki ki te kura, kā noho rātou ki roto i te kuuaretanga. If you don't send your children to school, they will live in ignorance. [TWK/MHR] Te nuinga o te tangata a tona wa ka uru mai te koroheketanga me te kuaretanga. For most people, as they age memory loss becomes relevant. [TTU] I taku kuaretanga i te huarahi i mahue ai tāua. Because of my ignorance we became lost. [NKU/TA] I roto i taua kuaretanga ko wai tana matua, ka tahuri a Turi ki te rapu ki te kōrero ki ana whanaunga. In his ignorance as to who his father is Turi turned to seek and speak to his relations. [NKU] I roto i toona kuaretanga, ka taka ki te hē. It was through his ignorance that disaster occurred. [TWK/MHR] I roto i te kuaretanga o Hakopa, kā hē tana whakaputa i ana kōrero i te reo irirangi. Through Jacob's ignorance, he gave the wrong message on air. [KRA] kuuware

kūhā [1] {BWL} kuuhaa, kuha inside thighs

kūiti [1] {TM file} kuuiti, kuiti narrow Kuiti rawa tēnā turu. That stool/chair is too narrow. [MWA]

kūngongingongi [1] {R8L} kuungongingongi, kungongingongi [Noun] kahawai(Arripis trutta)

kuwharu [1] {WAI} [Noun] yellowbelly eel He pai ke atu ki ahau te koroamo ki te kuwharu. I like the silverbelly eel better than the yellowbelly eel. [NGH3] koroamo, oke

mā [1] maa, ma {NG3} [Stative] (1) clean Me horoi kia mā rānō. Wash until it's clean. [NGH3] Takatakahia nga tahi o te awa kia paruparutia te wai ka kake nga tuna ki te rapu wai mā. When you tramp the side of the creek the water is dirtied and then the eels go upstream seeking clean water. [MHR] (2) white He mā te tae o te whare nā. The colour of that house is white. [NGH3] He mā te kara o tōna hoiho. The colour of his horse is white. [MWA] He mā te onepū o Tarenga, he mangu tō Taharoa. The sand at Tarenga is white, but Taharoa’s is black. [NKU] mā tonu [1] pure white Horekau atu he mea mā atu i te hukarere. There is nothing more pure white than snow. [TWK3] He mā nga muka i whatua ai tāna korowai. His cloak was woven in white flax fibers. [KAPO]

mā [2] maa, ma {NG3} [Directional particle] by way of E hoki ana maua ma Opononi. We are going back by way of Opononi. [NGH3] Haere ma runga i te hoiho. Go by horse-back. [MWA] Ma to te Atua aroha te tuitui i te tangata. Bonding between people is only possible by God's love. [NWE]

mā [3] maa, ma {NG3} [Particle following a noun or pronoun] Mā indicates the inclusion of people other than those referred to directly; and the rest, and the others Ka karanga a Hone mā kia hoki mai. Hone and the others called for them to return. [NGH3]

mā [4] maa, ma .{TTU} [Possessive particle] intended for, to be owned by (of “ā” class objects -- see /a 1/)

mā [5] maa, ma [Focus particle] in constructions with verbs, mā marks and emphasises the actor or agent, and indicates that the action has not yet taken place. Mā Hone i whakaatu mai kia Hori e, e kore rātou e tae mai ki te marena. John will [be the one to] let George know that they will not be at the wedding.[TTU]

mā [6] maa, ma [Conjunction] Used to link unit numbers to decimal numbers. Tekau mā rua. Twelve.

mā [7] maa, ma [Term of address] mum, mother E Mā, kua tae mai to teina. Mum, your younger sister has arrived. [TTU] E Mā, e hiainu ana ahau. Mother, I'm thirsty. [NGH3] whaea

mā kootingotingo [1] speckled, as in a young seagull E kore e ngaro te punua karoro i te mā kootingotingo o nga huruhuru. A young seagull is easily identified by its speckled feathers. [TWK3]

mā manangu [1] [TWK3] whitish black

mā tuawhero [1] {TWM3} light red I ētahi wā i nga ahiahi, he mā tuawhero te kara o te rangi. Sometimes in the early evening, the sky appears to be light red. [TWK3]

mā whakahekeheke [1] [TWK3] white-striped

Maara [2] Ngati Te Maara Ngati Mara [Name] This hapu name was used by six voters, all affiliated with Te Rarawa, in 1918: 4 at Motuti, 2 at Lower Waihou, and 1 at Rawene.

maeake [1] {TWK} at the end of it all Maeake horekau noa iho he patanga. At the end of it all it was quite useless. [TWK]

maeko [1] {WMS} [Noun] (1) Long tail feathers of the longtailed cuckoo (koekoeā). * (2) Chequered border of a cloak. (Williams notes this word as from Te Rarawa) = koekoeā.) // hūmaeko.

maene [1] KOM file worn Kua maene kē te whāriki i te haereeretanga. That mat was worn out by constantly walking over it. [KOM]

maeneene [1] {TTU} [Stative] fancy clothes Ka ātaahua ona kakahu maeneene. He has lovely fancy clothes. [TTU]

maenene [1] {NG3} smooth He maenene te kiri o te kekeno. ***smooth. [NGH3] maine, marie, marino, marire

māero [1] maaero, maero Eng. mile

maha [1] [Stative] many, alot He maha oku whanaunga. My relatives are many. [TTU] He maha nga tangata i tae mai. Many people came. [NGH3] He maha ngā motu kei roto i te Peewhairangi. There are many islands in the Bay of Islands. [TWK6] Kihai i pau nga take maha te whakahaere katoa. There were so many matters not all were dealt with. [NWE] hia, tini, tinitini

mahaki [1] {TTU} [Stative] gentle, humble, good tempered, meek, mild, retiring nature He tangata mahaki o tātou matua. Our old people were gentle and humble. [TTU] He mahaki ētahi nga mahi o tātou matua. Part of life for our people, was humility. [TTU] He wahine kore riri, he mahaki tonu tona ahua. She is never angry, she is always good tempered. [NGH3] He hinengaro mahaki tona. She has a humble soul. [NGH3] No te mahaki o tona ahua i rata ai nga mokopuna ki a ia. Her grandchildren warmed to her because of her meek nature. [NGH3] He hinengaro mahaki to Whare. Whare has a mild manner. [NGH3] Ka hinengaro mahaki tona. ***. [NGH3] humaria, ngohengohe, whakaiti

mahana [1] {TTU, NKU} warm E po mahana tēnei. This is a warm night. [TTU] Tino mahana to tātou whare i to tātou tini mai i tēnei ahiahi. The house is very warm because of the wairua [because so many of us are assembled this afternoon]. [TWK] Te oke e mau ana te hopu i nga marama mahana. ***. [KOM] Kia mahana te wai horoi mo te pepi. ***warm. [NKU] Kii mai i te makariri kia mahana nga kakahu. Wear warm clothing to keep the cold at bay. [NWE]

mahanga [1] {MWA} [Noun] twins Ia whakatupuranga, e puta mai ana he mahanga i tēnā whānau. ***twins. [NGH3] Nga māhanga riterite tonu nga ahua katoa. A similarity in in looks and behaviour patterns points out any identical twins. [NWE]

mahanga [2] {TTU} [Universal] trap Takotohia, mahanga, hopu peihana (kakara kota). Lay the trap, trap the pheasant, catch it. [TTU] Me waiho he mahanga ki konei mo nga kiore. ***trap. [NGH3] rore

Mahanga [3] Te Mahanga [Name] This hapū name was used in 1918 by 1 voter at Ahipara, affiliated with Te Rarawa.

Mahanga [4] Ngati Mahanga [Name] This hapū name was used in 1918 by 1 voter at Parkhurst, affiliated with Ngapuhi.

mahara, ...tia, ...tanga [1] {TTU} [Universal] recalls, memorial, remember, reflect, thoughts Ka kite atu nga moko e kaukau ana i te awa, mahara i te wa i a mātou. Seeing the grandchildren swimming in the river recalls our own times. [TTU] E mahara ana au ki nga kupu kōrero o aku tupuna. I am remembering the words of my ancestors. [NGH3] Ka hoki aku mahara ki taku matua. ***thoughts. [NGH3] Ka mahara au ki nga kōrero o nga kaumatua. I reflect on the what my Aunties and Uncles taught me. [TWK] No te whakamaharatanga atu, katahi anō ia ka mahara a hea te hui. It wasn't until he was reminded, that he remembered the date of the meeting. [TWK7] Me mahara ki te Atua. God is always on the mind. [NWE] roto nga tangihanga ka maharatia rātou kua hemo noa atu. In times of death we remember the ones long gone. [TTU] Mehemea ka maharatia e koe ki ētahi o nga kōrero o tērā kaumatua, kōrero mai. If you can remember that elder's words, tell us. [TWK] Maharatia te pai. Bring good to the fore. [NWE] tohu maharatanga tēnei mo rātou. This is a loving memorial for them. [TTU] Ko te maharatanga kua tuureiti ke. By the time I thought about it, it was too late. [TWK] Nga maharatanga ki te hunga mate e mau ana i roto i nga tangihanga. In our house of mourning we remember those departed from this life. [NWE] maharahara, [1] {NWE} [Universal] memory, remember, in rememberance, bear in mind Ka kaumatua, hoki nga maharahara te wa e takakau ana. With age the memories of youth return. [TTU] He ra maharahara tēnei. This is remembrance day. [TTU] Maharahara tonu au ki nga kōrero o taku papa ki au. I keep remembering things that my father told me. [TWK] Māharahara tonu au ki ētahi o nga kupu. I remember some of the words. [TWK] Māharahara mai ra. Remember now and again.[NWE] E hokihoki nga māharahara ki nga wa o mua. The memory fondly returns to the past. [NWE]

mahena [1] [MĀKA file]

maheni [1] {TTU} [Stative] smooth skin Maheni tonu te kiri o te pepi. The baby has smooth skin. [TTU]

maheno [1] {R8L} (A) [Stative] Be untied. (B) [Universal – mahenoa] Untie. (Williams notes this word as from Te Rarawa) Mahenoa te kirehe Untie the dog.

mahi kino [1] {NG3} abuse Na te mahi kino ka whakahokia mai. Because of abuse he was returned. [NGH3] kopepe

mahi ngahau [1] {NG3} [Noun] amusement He piriota te mahi ngahau a tēnei po. The amusement tonight is billiards.[NGH3]

mahi, māhi, ...a, ...nga [1] [Universal] work, task, create, make, job Ahakoa kua kaumātua kē ia, whai tonu ia kia tau ia ki ngā taumata teitei moo ngā mahi patu pāoro. Old age was not a barrier in his continued effort to achieve in golf. [TWK/MHR] He maha te mahi taia e taua. Many tasks can be performed by you and me. [TTU] Anei he mahi mau. Here's a job for you. [NGH3] Kia horo to haere mai ki te mahi. ***to work. [NGH3] Māku e mahi nga tuhituhi mā tātou. I'll do some of the writing for us. TWK] Ka mutu i te kura tuarua, kua haere ki ngāwhare wānanga, ki ētahi atu whare akoranga rānei, ka haere rānei ki te mahi. When secondary school is completed, they go on to university, or some other learning institution, or they go off to work. [TWK3] Ka tae ki ngā tau 55, 60, 65, kua mutu te mahi, kua noho penihana, engari ko te nuinga kātahi kē ka tino kaha te mahi hei āwhina i nga kaupapa hei painga moo te iwi, mo te whānau, me ngāmokopuna. At ages 55, 60, 65 working lives are completed, but voluntary work for the benefit of the people, the families and grandchildren seems to escalate. [TWK3] He pai te hiako hoihere hei mahi whakapaipai, pēnei i te pootae nei, peeke. ***. [KOM] He tangata mahi pāmu teera. That one is a farmer. [MWA] Haere ana nga mahi parau tihore i te whenua. ***. [MWA] Mau e mahi mai a tātou kai. ***. [MWA] Mahi nui ou me okioki ano. You're forever working too much, you should rest also. [NWE] māhi mai ra i waenga. He is working in the garden. [TTU] He maha tonu nga pa taritari i mahia e Tahu. Many toys were made by Tahu. [NGH3] Mahia mai he whare moku. Make me house. [NGH3] Haere mahia nga mahi. Go forth and do our work. [TWK] Ko tēnei te āhuatanga i mahia ai. This was the method used. [MWA] Mahia mai ta tātou kaupapa. ***. [MWA] Mahia kia tutuki. Complete the work satisfactorily. [NWE] tona

mahinga i tika ai. It became good when he worked. [MWA] hanga, ...a, ...ia, kaimahi, whakamahi

mahia [1] {TTU} stale I toku roa ngaro ai i te kainga, hoki rawa atu kua mahia ke aku paraoa. I was away from home for so long that when I returned my bread was stale. [TTU]

Mahia [2] Ngati Mahia [Name] This hapū name was used in 1918 at Te Awarua by 6 voters affiliated with Ngapuhi.

mahimahi [1] [Verb] copulate

mahimahi [2] [Stative] low-born, plebeian [WMD] (Probably from mahamahi [1], in the sense of resulting from a casual encounter.)

māhinahina [1] maahinahina, mahinahina whitish hair I te nuinga o te wā, he tohu kaumātuatanga te mahinahina. Most of the time, a sign of an elder is white hair. [TWK3]

mahinga [1] {TTU} [Noun] garden I mua ia kainga, me tona ake mahinga kai. In front of each home was its own food garden. [TTU] He mahinga ta mātou. We have a garden. [NGH3] I te mahinga o nga mahi pai ana te takoto, engari nga mahinga kai kia mahara he oranga ke kei reira. ***. [TWK] Me parau te mahinga i mua i te maroketanga o te whenua. Plough the fields before the soil dries out. [TWK] Kua oti to mahinga kai te huri? ***garden. [MWA] Kei waenganui o te mahinga kai nga kumara nunui. ***. [MWA] Tino pai to mahinga kai. ***. [MWA] He pamu ke ra pea nga mahinga kai i nga ō o nga matua. Our parents' gardens were more like farm paddocks in size. [NWE] māra, mara

mahinoa [1] {TTU} [Universal] productive He tangata ahuwhenua, mahinoa, hore noho noa. A person of the land is productive, not inactive. [TTU]

māhita [1] maahita, mahita [Noun] master, school teacher He mahita katoa tātou. We are all teachers. [TTU] Nā te pai o te māhita, ka puta te mātauranga mahi pāngārau ki ngā tamariki. Because he was a good teacher, mathematics concepts were soon mastered by the children. [TWK7] Uaua te mahi mahita. A teacher's role is a taxing responsibility. [NWE]

mahoe [1] KOM file ... Ko nga poupou o nga whare niikau i mua, he mahoe. ***. [KOM]

mahu [1] {NG3} lifting of mist Kua timata te mahu o the kohu. The mist has started to lift. [NGH3]

mahue, ...tanga [1] {TTU} [Universal] abandon, left behind, desert Kua mahue pani mai tātou, hore kōrero. We have been abandoned, with no say in the matter. [TTU] I muri tonu, ka mahue mai tana wahine me ana tamariki. Immediately afterwards, he deserted his wife and children. [NGH3] I mahue mai maua ko taku teina. My younger brother and I were left behind. [NGH3] Aue, kua mahue ke Erehi i te waka. ***left behind. [TWK] I mahue i a ia nga konakona i runga i te tepu. ***. [MWA] I mahue ia i te tereina. ***. [MWA] Kia tupato kei mahue koe. ***. [MWA] Na te puremu ka mahue i te wahine tēnā tane. Because of infidelity that man left the woman. [NWE] tātou nga mahuetanga ahakoa e wheke ana kia tika. Even though we are left behind we are trying to prove ourselves. [TTU] I tana mahuetanga mai oti pai wa taua mahi. When you were left behind we were able to complete our work. [TWK] Mahuetanga whara kino ko nga tamariki. Parental separations cause problems for the children. [NWE] whakarerea

mahunga [1] "head" [not included in database; cross-referenced from upoko]

māhurehure [1] {WMS} [Stative] cut into pieces, reduced to fragments.

māhurehure [2] {WMS} [Noun] thief.

māhurehure [3] Te Mahurehure [Name] A large Tai Tokerau hapū, based at Waima. In 1918, 143 voters identified with this hapu; all were affiliated with Ngapuhi. Of these, 103 voted at Waima, 5 at Te Taheke, and 4 each at Kaikohe and Titoki; the remainder were scattered over 20 other localities throughout the North.

mahuru {NG3} at ease, contented Na te mahana, ka mahuru te ope. The party felt at ease in the warmth. [NGH3] Ko mahuru rātou inaianei. They are contented now. [NGH3] I nga kupu whakamarama, ka mahuru o rātou whakaaro. On hearing the words of explanation, their thoughts were put at ease. [NGH3] takuhe

Mahuru # Spring. Te Whā o Mahuru – the fourth month of the (Māori) year [WMD]

mahuta [1] {R8L} to jump

Mahutu [1] Ngati Mahutu [Name] Three voters at Naumai, affiliated with Te Rarawa, gave this as their hapū name in 1918.

mai [1] towards us, here Haere mai! Tikina mai! Come here! Bring it here!. [TWK] I te wā o ngā rā penihana, ka ngoikore haere ngā tinana, ka tuurorotia, ka huri mai ngāwhānau hei tirotiro, hei tiaki rānei i ngā kaukātua. During these retirement years, health often deteriorates, and in many cases, younger members of the families help in some way in the care of their aged. [TWK3]

maia, māia [1] {NGH3, TTU} strong, brave, fearless, game Ma te kaha maia, whakapono, ka ora ēnei ra. To survive these days requires strength, hope and faith. [TTU] He tangata maia a Mataroria. Mataroria was a brave man. [NGH3] He toa maia a Mataroria. Mataroria was a fearless warrior. [NGH3] He tangata maia a Maui. Maui was a game person. [NGH3] Māia te wahine ra. The lady was very brave. [TWK] Te māia o tēnā tamaiti. He is so bold and brazen. [NKU] To māia hoki. You are so brave and courageous. [NKU] Kia maia kia manawanui. Be courageous and strong-hearted. [NWE]

maiangi [1] {TTU} [Stative] in the air Me maiangi mai to ringa ki te tika mai koutou. When you are ready raise your hand in the air. [TTU]

maihao [1] {NGH3, TMF} finger Ko te mapere te maihao rahi. The mapere is the big finger. [NGH3] matimati, maikuku

maihi [1] {NG3} bargeboards Na Wallace i whakairo nga maihi. Wallace carved the bargeboards. [NGH3] Te maihi i mua i te whare. ***. [TWK]

maihi [2] {NG3} uneasy in mind E maihi ana ahau mo nga ra kei mua. ***uneasy in mind. [NGH3] awangawanga

maikuku [1] {TMF}, {MWA} fingernail Haere kia kutia o maikuku. Go and have your nails cut. [TWK3] Te tino roroa o ona maikuku. ***. [MWA] Koha nga maikuku roroa. Long unsightly nails need trimming. [NWE] Tupu roroa aku maikuku. My fingernails are long. [NWE] maihao, matimati

maine [1] {MWA, NKU} smooth He maine ana ona ringa. Her hands are smooth. [MWA] He pai te maine o te kiri o te pepi. ***smooth. [NKU] maenene, marino

maioha [1] n., v.t. welcome, greet affectionately He pā ana te maioha ki te wā o muri i te whānautanga o te tamaiti. The maioha ceremony of welcome applies to the welcoming of a child at it's birth. [NKU/TAU] Ko te tikanga maioha he tikanga no mua. The customary practice a welcome was a custom that come from the past. [NKU/TA] Ma te mihi i muri i te maioha he oranga ngakau. Heart-felt words and praise to anyone with a kindly gesture. [NWE]

maioro [1] ... He pā maioro. ***. [NKU/TA]

māipi [1] [Noun] A weapon, similar to a taiaha.

maire [1] {TTU} (A) [Noun] This word refers to a number of trees, some of which are closely related to each other botanically, and all of which share some common characteristics with several other members of the group. *(1) The black maire tree (Nestegis cunninghamii, also maire rau nui), prized for its strong wood. It grows to 20 metres tall with a trunk 1.5 metres in diameter. This tree has red or yellow, olive-like berries, which take about a year to ripen. Ka tupu te rākau maire i te ngahere. The maire tree grows in the forest. [TTU] Te rākau maire tino pakepake anō he kōwhatu ki te toki. The maire tree is very very hard and is like rock to chop with the axe. [TTU] He maire tū wao mā te toki e tua. A maire standing in the forest will be shaped by the adze (a metaphor for a strong and dependable leader). *(2) Other trees related to the black maire (they are all members of the family) – maire kōtae, the oro-oro (Nestegis montana, also maire rōroro), which has a short trunk but many branches in its thick canopy; the white maire(Nestegis lanceolata) slimmer than the black maire and not found above about 600 metres above sea level, and the coastal maire (Nestegis apetalata), found mainly along the coast from Whangarei to the Bay of Islands; this maire has many branches and grows to only about 6 metres high. *(3) maire hau (Phebalium nudum). A small tree with fragrant leaves and flowers, found naturally in Taitokerau, Tamaki, Waikato and Hauraki. The leaves were used in sachets, and the concentrated oil was added to a certain kind of shark oil for annointing chiefs on special occasions, mixed with pigeon fat as a sweet-smelling hair dressing, and also used to scent titoki oil. Modern uses are as a flavouring for mulled wine, and an essential oil for aromatherapy. *(4) maire taiki (Mida salicifolia). This is a very special tree, looking a bit like the white maire, but with much broader leaves in Taitokerau (they are narrower further south), and a very slender trunk, only about 20 cm. in diameter. As a firewood it gave off excellent heat and very bright light, but very little smoke, so it was highly prized and the tree could only be cut after special ceremonies had taken place. *(5) maire tawake, swamp maire(Syzygium maire), also known as whāwhākou and tuhuhi. This is a very valuable tree which grows in swamps and boggy parts of the forest (it will die if the swamp is drained). It’s bright red fruits take about a year to ripen and look a bit like mini-persimmons (they are about 1.2 cm in diameter). It grows about 15 m. high, has a many-branched canopy and has very smooth bark (which has medicinal properties and is also used for dying flax). The berries are very rich in antioxidants, and were used by both Māori and Pakeha of past generations for making a delicious dessert. The wood is also an excellent firewood. *(B) [Verb] To massage with the oil of maire hau. Ko te ngehingehi hei tauhi mo taku kiri ka mairetia. The straining-bag to be a sprinkler for my skin to be rubbed with maire oil. [WDM] (From Proto-Polynesian *maile “a fragrant shrub or vine, of the genus Alyxia”. In Aotearoa the name has been applied to the fragrant maire hau, and also to the various maire trees which have fruit or leaves that are reminiscent of the tropical maire, although they are not closely related botanically.)

maire [2] {TWK} [Noun] horn of an animal. Tino koikoi nga maire o ētahi momo kau e kore e tapahia. The horns of some kinds of cows that haven’t been dehorned are very sharp [TWK]

māitiiti [1] {R8L} a youth

mākā [1] maakaa, maka {NG3} untamed, wild Ko tapaia he hunga mākā. ***untamed. [NGH3] Nga kuri mākā o taua rohe. ***wild. [NGH3] I te wa e miraka ana mātou i kona ētahi o mātou hoiho he mākā ana ētahi i runga i ta mātou pāmuu. When we were milking we had some wild horses on the farm. [MHR] He hoiho maka. A wild horse. [NKU/TAU] mohoao, waoku makahuri [1] {R8L} large stone

maka, ...maka, ...tanga [2] {NWE} v.t. throw, caste aside Mau e maka mai maku e panga atu. You throw it to me and I will throw it back. [NKU] te makatanga atu o te kete pipi ka tu ki te ihu o Pia. When the pipi shell was sent flying it struck Pia's nose. [NKU] panga, ripi

maka, māka, ...tia, ...tanga [1] Eng. mark brand, draw a line Māka tonu a hea ranei tātou roro ki a tātou.....[] mai i kona ki konei. Draw a line from there to here. [TTU] Koia i mākatia ai te raina mo te huarahi. ***. [MWA] te makatanga o te kau, katahi ka tuu ka oma. After the cow was branded, it stood up and ran off. [NKU/TA]

makaka [1] {NG3} prostrate, stretched out Kotahi te meke, makaka mai ana. With one punch, he was prostrate. [NGH3] Kotahi ano te pei, makaka mai ana. ***stretched out. [NGH3] torara

makariri [1] n., [Stative] cold He ra makariri tēnei, me te makariri hoki o te wai. What a cold day, the water is cold. [TTU/NTP] Kua tae mai te hootoke, kua makariri haere ngā rā. Winter is fast approaching, the weather is getting colder. [TWK/MHR] He tino kainga makariri tērā. That place is a very cold place. [NKU/TA] Hōmai he wai makariri mooku. Give me some cold water. [NKU/TA] He makariri rawa tēnei rangi. Today is too cold. [NGH3] Kua tiimata te hootoke, kua makariri haere ngā rā. Winter is beginning, temperatures are getting colder. [TWK3] Tino kino te makariri o te haupapa. The frost was very cold. [KRA] I te hotoke ka nui te makariri i te po, i te ao. In winter we have very cold nights and days. [MHR] koopeke

makaro [1] {R8L} to fall down

makau [1] [Noun] spouse, beloved, favourite.

makaurau [2] [Universal] having lots of lovers, promiscuous, unfaithful. [from makau + rau

makawe [1] {TTU}, NWE says "Not Northland" hair He tino roroa ona makawe. His hair is really long. [TTU]

makengo [1] {R8L} wet

makere [1] {NGH3, TTU} release, become loose Tēnei wa e maha o nga akonga Māori e makere mai ana i nga kura teitei. Today many Māori students are being released from higher education. [TTU] Kua makere mai te poaka. The pig is loose. [NGH3] Ka makere mai ana herenga. The binding has come loose. [NGH3] Makere mai. Sit down, chill out. [MWA] Kua hē ngā rā o tēnā, kua hinengaro makere. That one's beyond redemption, he keeps forgetting things. [MWA] Makere te here o te hu me porotuki hoki. Untied shoelaces may trip you up. [NWE] Na te u o te pupuri o nga ringaringa kei makere. Present Have a firmer grip with the fingers or it will fall. [NWE] korokoro, marere, pahuhu

maketo [1] {NG3} Eng. [Noun] "Macintosh", raincoat Kaua e wareware ki te tari i to maketo. Don't forget to take your raincoat. [NGH3]

mako [1] {TTU} that way Mako mai koutou. You should go around that way. [TTU]

mako [1] {TWM3} *** Ka nui anō nga mako e toe ana i roto i te moana. There are still mako in the sea. [TWK3]

mākona [2] maakona, makona [Stative] having had enough to eat: satisfied, full, satiated

makona, mākona [1] = nā = kii v.t. satisfied (of appetite) Kua nā o rātou hiahia, kua kii o rātou koopuu, kua pai te haere ki waho ki te tutuu. Their hunger had been satisfied and they went outside (contentedly) to play. [TWK/MHR] Kua nā taku hiahia. I have had enough (to eat). [NKU/TA] Kua mākona, kua kii te koopu. The "inner" man has been satisfied. [TWK6] ahau i kii, engari e makona ana. ***. [NGH3] nā, kii

maku [1] {NG3} Eng. mug mug Mahia mai he maku tii. Make a mug of tea. [NGH3] Koia taku maku tii. That's my cup of tea. [NWE]

mākū, [1] maakuu, maku {NG3} wet E māku ana nga kakahu. ***wet. [NGH3] Kua heemanawa te pēpi, e ngehengehe ana, tēnā pea e mākuu ana. The baby is uncomfortable, she is "pesty" perhaps she is wet. [TWK3] Kei makuu koe. Anei he marara. You might get wet. Here is the umbrella. [NKU] Māku ana nga peeke. The bags are wet. [MWA] Kia tupato kei maku o kakahu. ***wet. [NKU]

maku, māku [1] {TTU} for me, mine, I will E hari ana ahau nau ēnā taonga i homai maku. I am happy you gave those gifts for me. [TTU] Maku te koti nei. This coat is for me. [NGH3] Purutia mai a koe te waka maku nga hoe e tiki. ***. [NKU] katoa nga aporo. I will have all the apples. [TTU] Māku e tautoko o mihi whakatau i te manuhiri. I will endorse your speech of welcome. [TWK6] Māku tēnā wahanga te mihi. I will oblige with the speech for that part. [NWE] moku

mākutu [1] maakutu, makutu ~ria, ~ngia, ~tia; ~ranga, ~tanga {TTU} [Universal] to place a curse; cursed, cursing Te mākutu tangata he āhua huna mahi kino mate rawa te tangata. The cursing of a person is an evil and deceitful practice resulting in death. [NWE] Ko te mākutu he kaha ki te hunga i hē. When cursed, it,s strongest against those who fault. [TTU] Kua mutu ērā mahi kua kore tērā mahi. Ka karanga atu koe mākutungia tētahi tangata e hē ana ērā kōrero. It is not a good thing to call out that someone has been cursed. [TWK] I tētahi ritenga mākutungia i tōna ritenga kawa. Some forms of cursing have their own particular manner. [NWE] He nui te hunga i mākututia i tōna wā. Many people were cursed in the past. [TTU] E kore te mākuturanga kua tino takitahi. Cursing has become rare today. [TTU] I te mākuturanga o te tangata rā ka mate. When a curse was put on that man he died. [TWK] I nga mākuturanga noho ake te raru i roto i taua hunga. In some aspects of witchcraft the problems remains within that people, generation after generation after generation. [NWE] Mā te tohunga e hiki te mākututanga. To lift the spell placements, requires the services of a special psychic endowed with spiritual powers. [NWE] Ka pēhea ā muri i te mākututia. (What happens after being cursed?) Ill wishing breeds much misery. [NWE] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Mākutu: Both the process of injuring a person or living entity by sorcery, and the spell or incantation directed at harming an individual or group. Possibly derived from Proto-Polynesian *makutu “diligent”, but if so the cognate words do not have the connotations of sorcery elsewhere in Polynesia

māmā [1] {NG3} easy, light, simple He mama ēnei mahi. This work is easy. [NGH3] He mama tēnei pouaka. This box is light. [NGH3] He mama noa iho tēnei kaupapa. ***. [NGH3] E mama ana tona noho i roto i te hui. He feels comfortable in the meeting. [MWA] E mama ana ēnā rākau. Those trees are light. [MWA] Kia tika te tihore kia mama ai mo te takahi. ***. [MWA] ngawari, waingohia, whakamāmā

mama [1] [noun] Te mama kikokiko o te tangata ko Papatuanuku. The earth mother of people is Papatuanuku. [TTU] Ko Te Riuroa te Mama o Te Para mā. Riuroa was the mother of Te Para and the others. [NGH3] (from English) Cf. whaea

mamae [1] {TTU}, MWA pain, hurt, sore Te tangata i hanga mai kia rongo ia te mamae. The human being was created to feel pain. [TTU] Te mamae me te mokemoke o te hoakore. The pain and loneliness of being friendless. [NGH3] Te mamae o te ngaronga atu. The pain of leaving. [NGH3] Ma, e mamae ana aku turi. ***sore. [NGH3] Te kino te mamae. The pain is unbearable. [TWK] E mamae ana te taringa inahoki ka mukumuku i te taringa, ka tangi. The ear is painful because she rubs the ear while crying. [TWK3] Na raia te mea mamae he whāwhati. The most painful thing you can get is a cold sore. [MWA] Mamae ana oku waewae i te tunga. ***. [MWA] Mamae ana toku pokowhiwhi. ***. [MWA] Te ngakau mamae o te kaupapa mokemoke pehi kino tonu. The most heartrend of the mourning period is a continuous hurt. [NWE] whara

mamao [1] {TTU} [Stative] far away, distance, distant Hoatu ki Paerau, Rehua, whenua mamao. Journey to Paerau, Rehua and land far away. [TTU] Kei mamao e haere ana. He's going far away. [NGH3] He mamao tonu tana tiro. She had a distant look. [NGH3] tawhiti

mamaoa [1] {NG3} steam E taea ana te kite atu i nga mamaoa o Ngawha. ***steam. [NGH3]

māminga no def

maminga [1] {TTU} [Universal] cheat, deceiptful, deceive Kia tupato koe i a ia, he tangata maminga tēnā, kua maha nana i mahi pera. Be careful of him, he is a deceiptful person, and many have been cheated by him. [TTU] Na Maui i maminga a Mahuika. Maui deceived Mahuika. [NGH3]

mana [1] [Noun] authority, control, identity, prestige Kei ia anō te mana o tērāwhenua. She has the authority over that land. [NKU/TA] Nā āna mahi waenga i tana iwi ka whai mana ki te kōrero mo rātou. He has the authority to speak on behalf of those he has worked with. [NKU] Ia maunga he mana kōrero nōna ake. Each mountain has its own authorative history. [TTU] He mana anō tō te wahine, he mana anō tō te tane. Women have their authority, and men likewise. [TWK] He mana anō tō te wahine, he mana anō tō te tane. Man and woman are born equal. [TWK6] Women wield their own power, just as men do. [TWK7] He mana kei nga tangata katoa. Everybody has power or prestige. [MHR] Kahore ona mana ki tērā whenua. He has no jurisdiction over that land. [MWA] Te marae tona mana kei te urupā. The identity of the marae derives from the graveyard. [TTU] Mana a te Atua, mana tangata. Godly power, human power. [NWE] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Mana A key philosophical concept combining notions of psychic and spiritual force and vitality, recognized authority, influence and prestige, and thus also power and the ability to control people and events. As a verb the word means to be effectual or to take effect, also, in some contexts, to be avenged; the derived causative whakamana denotes the application of mana, in bringing something about, making it worthy of admiration or respect, or rectifying an undesirable state of affairs. The concept of mana is found in most Oceanic cultures; the word comes from Proto-Oceanic *mana “supernatural power”

mana kōrero [1] mana koorero, mana korero [Noun Phrase] Authority to speak. #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Mana kōrero. Mana in relation to speech and communication, thus authority to speak on behalf of a community or people. From mana (q.v.) and kōrero (q.v.)

mana moana [1] [Noun Phrase] jurisdiction over part of the sea or a lake. #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Mana moana. Authority and jurisdiction in relation to lakes and the sea (including access to and passage over these bodies of water, and rights in relation to the resources thereof. From mana (q.v.) and moana “sea or large lake”. The word moana is Proto-Polynesian in origin, meaning originally “sea beyond the reef, ocean”. Its application to lakes in Aotearoa reflects their comparative size. Complemetary terms are tai “the sea near the shore, viewed from the land”, as opposed to uta “the land from the viewpoint of the sea, inland”; thus mana-ā-tai, sometimes used as a legal term synonomous with mana moanain relation to coastal waters, and mana-ā-uta, a synonym for mana whenua in relation to inland territory. Tai is from Proto-Austronesian *tathi “sea” through Proto-Polynesian *tahi “shallow sea near the shore; salt water; tide”. Uta is from Proto Austronesian *’utan “fallow land” through Proto-Polynesian *’uta “shore (from the sea), inland (from the shore)”. Mana motuhake [1] [Noun Phrase] autonomy. #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Mana motuhake Literally “separated mana”, that is, the authority and capacity to be autonomous. This is a political term forged in post-Waitangi attempts by Māori groups to continue to control their own affairs or regain jurisdiction that had been removed or lost. From mana (q.v.) and motuhake “separated”. The first element in the latter word motu “to be severed, broken off, separated” (from Proto-Oceanic *motu “severed, broken in pieces”); the second element may be a variant of ake “up, upwards” (from Proto-Oceanic *hake with the same meaning).

Mana tangata [1] [Noun Phrase] jurisdiction over people. #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Mana tangata. Authority and jurisdiction over people, or, conversely, in contexts such as mana o te tangata, the rights and authority of the people themselves. From mana (q.v.) and tangata “person” (see tangata whenua).

Mana Whenua [1] [Noun Phrase] jurisdiction over land or a region. #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Mana Whenua. Also mana o te whenua, mana i te whenua, mana ki te whenua, e whai mana ana ki te whenua and mana i runga i te whenua. Literally, power, authority, jurisdiction, influence, or governance over or in connection with land or territory.

māna [1] maana, mana [Possessive combination] intended for him or her (“a” class objects)/

māna [2] maana, mana [Focus combination] Emphasises a third-person singular agent, action not yet completed: he or she will be the one to … {TTU} Māna e tiki nga tamariki. He will fetch the children. [TTU] Māna, ma te minita e mau te wahanga o te karakia. The minister will conduct the church service. [NWE] mōna

manaaki [1] ~tia, ~tanga [Universal] * nurturing, caregiving, protect, to support * Māēnei o ngā whanaunga e manaaki to tātou hoa. Our relatives here will care for our friend. [TTU/NTP] Ka manaakitia rātou e mātou. We all cared for them. [NKU/TAU] He wāhine manaaki manuwhiri ia. She is very good at caring for the guests. [NKU/TA] Māku ia e manaaki. I will look after him. [NKU/TA] Ka manaakitia rātou e mātou. We all cared for them. [NKU/TA] I manaakitia ngātamariki e Pona. Pona looked after the children. [NKU/TA]; E whakawhetai ana ki te Atua moo ana manaakitanga kua uhia ki runga i te whānau. We give thanks to God for the care and protection. %He has showered over the family. I puta ai te pai a tērā whānau na ngā manaakitanga e tō rātou kuia. You can see the positive results from that family because of the good nurturing and care of their elder. [NKU/TAU] He nui te manaakitanga a te iwi i te whānau pani. The people’s support of the bereaved family was great. [NKU] [Note, there is a link from una in the database, but reason unclear from data above]

manaia [Noun] mythical bird-like figure, motif on carvings Kei runga te manaia i ngāwhakairo a ngā Māori o mua. The mythical bird-like figure was common on carvings in former times. [TWK/MHR] He manaia te taonga i riro i ai ia. The necklace was the gift taken by him. [NKU/TA] Ko tēnā manaia kei ngā whakairo o Ngapuhi. That motif can be seen on Ngapuhi carvings. [NKU] He whakapakoko te manaia i whakairotia e ngā tohunga whakairo. The manaia, a mythical bird-like figure was used by traditional carvers. [TWK6] Te manaia e mau hia ana e te wahine me te tāne. A mythical treasure can be worn by a woman or a man. [MHR]

mānakanaka [1] {MWA} uneasy feeling Toona mate he mānakanaka. Her problem is that she feels uneasy. [MWA] mooihi

manaaki [1] manaki ~tia; ~tanga {TTU} [Universal] care for, support, look after; nurturing, caregiving; protect, protection Mā te tangata anō te tangata puta noa i te ao e manaaki. For each person to survive in this world each must care for one another. [TTU] Nā ngā kaiwaiata i mānaki te kaikōrero. The singers supported the speaker. [TWK6] ēnei o ngā whanaunga e manaaki to tātou hoa. Our relatives here will care for our friend. [TTU/NTP] He wāhine manaaki manuwhiri ia. She is very good at caring for the guests. [NKU/TA] Māku ia e manaaki. I will look after him. [NKU/TA] He kaupapa tawhito tēnā nā ō tātou mātua, te manaaki i te manuhiri. Respecting visitors is an ancient obligation from our ancestors. [TWK7] Haere atu; mā Andy e manaaki. Go away, Andy will care for them. [MWA] manaakitia rātou e mātou. We all cared for them. [NKU/TAU] Ka manaakitia tātou e mātou. We all cared for them. [NKU/TA] I manaakitia ngātamariki e Pona. Pona looked after the children. [NKU/TA] [TWK6] Manaakitia ō mātua kia roa ai ōu rā ki tēnei ao. Honour your parents to lengthen your days on this earth. [TWK7] Manaakitia to mama me to papa i nga wā katoa. Care for your mother and father all the time. [MHR] Manaakitia mai te manuhiri ka tae atu ki a koe. Show hospitality to the visitors who arrive at your door. [MWA] Manaakitia o tātou manuhiri. ***. [MWA] Whakawhetai ana ki te Atua mō ana manaakitanga kua uhia ki runga i te whānau. We give thanks to God for the care and protection He has showered over the family. [TWK7] I puta ai te pai a tērāwhānau na ngā manaakitanga e tō rātou kuia. You can see the positive results from that family because of the good nurturing and care of their elder. [NKU/TAU] He nui te manaakitanga a te iwi i te whānau pani. The people's support of the bereaved family was great. [NKU] Ko reira ahau hei manaaki i a ia. ***. [MWA] Te manaaki te mea hei aha atu te tukino. Rather than acting cruelly why not instead bless people as often as possible (Be kind in the face of cruelty and meanness). [NWE] tau iho ngā mānakitanga a te Runga Rawa ki runga i a koe me tō whānau. May the blessing of the Heavenly Father dwell upon you and your family. [TWK6] #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Manaakitanga The process 6 of showing and receiving care, respect, kindness and hospitality. This is the nominalised form of the verb manaaki, formed from mana and the suffix –aki(now no longer productive in Māori, but derived from Proto-Polynesian *-‘aki, denoting reciprocal action). The form of the word underlines the idea that the giving and acceptance of kindness and hospitality bestows mana on both host and guest. Although this notion is widespread in Polynesia, Māori is the only language to express it in this particular concise way.

manako, ...hia [1] {TTU} [Universal] welcome Kua rite mai ma wai rātou e manakohia? Tidy up, who's going to welcome them? [TTU]

manakotea [1] [Stative] whitish He mea pakeke te keho manakotea ki te keri. Whitish cement pan is a lot harder to dig [than white clay]. [TWK3]

Manakotea [2] [Place Name] One of Nga Pātari (the Magellan Clouds) [WMD]

manakouri [1] [Stative] blackish He tino taonga te paru manakouri hei tai piupiu. Blackish mud was considered an asset because of its properties for dying flax skirts. [TWK3]

Manakouri [2] [Place name] A dark place in the sky near Taki-o-Autahi (the Southern Cross), called The Coalsack in English. [WMD]

manana [1] {R} [Noun] fishing rod

mānawa [1] {Hotere whānau} maanawa, manawa [Noun] Avicennia officinalis; mangrove Kei te taha moana e tupu ana nga mānawa. On the seashore the mangroves grow. [TTU] He rākau mānawa. Mangrove trees. [TWK]

manawa [1] [Noun] breath Hore te manawa ora, kua kore taua te tangata. Without the breath of life we are nothing. [TTU] Te hā manawa. *** [TWK], manawa oraBreath of life. [TWK, THF] Kua pau toku manawa i te karangatanga. ***. [MWA] Hotu te manawa. ***. [TWK]

manawa [2] [noun] heart. manawa panapana [1] pulse. manawa nui patient, humble, resolute (see manawanui)

manawa [3] fontanelle

Manawa [4] Ngati Manawa [Name] In 1918 the majority of voters at Whakarapa (33) used this hapū name; it was also used by 4 voters at Waihou, 3 at Whangape, and 8 others in 5 localities; all were registered as affiliated with Te Rarawa.

manawahehe [1] {TTU} [Universal] anxious E manawahehe ana nga koroua na ki nga kōrero e puta ana mo ta raua potiki. The aged couple were anxious about the talk that emerged concerning their last born. [TTU]

manawanui, ...tia [1] humble, big heart, be patient E wa ano mo tātou e manawanui ai. There is a time for us to be humble. [TTU] Na te manawanui ka taea ka puta. Getting on top of things is brought about by big-heartedness. [NWE] manawanuitia tēnā kuia e tana whānau. That old lady was treasured by her family. [NKU] Kia manawanui. Keep going. [TWK]

manawapatia [1] {TTU} [Universal] compassion I manawapatia te Kawana Aotearoa ki te hunga rawakore e panga mai nei i te whenua o nga hapu Tarara. The New Zealand government has shown compassion to the refugees from the land of Kosovo. [TTU]

manawareka [1] {NG3} pleasing He tino manawareka ki ahau te mahitahi. Working together is very pleasing to me.[NGH3]

manawarua kume [1] {MWA} asthma mate kume

manene [1] {NG3} nomad He manene to Māori i tona ano whenua. The Māori is a nomad in his own country. [NGH3] konene

manga [1] {NGH3, TTU, MWA, NKU} branch, plant parts He manga tātou no rātou. We are a branch from them. [TTU] Kua whati tētahi o nga manga. One of the branches has broken. [NGH3] Piki ake ma te manga rahi na. Climb up on that big branch. [MHR] Whatiwhati ana nga manga o nga rākau i te hau. ***tree branch. [NKU] Kua maroke te manga o te rākau. The tree is losing some of its branches. [NWE] peka

mangai, māngai [1] [Noun] mouth, spokesperson He koowhao purunga kai te māngai. The mouth is an opening through which food passes. [TWK/MHR] No waho o tēnei hapuu te māngai mo rātou. Their speaker is an outsider. [NKU/TAU] Kia kapi tō māngai! Close your mouth! [NKU] Ko ia te māngai mo te whānau. She was the spokesperson for the family. [NKU/TA] Hāmama tō māngai. Open your mouth. [NKU] Kapia to mangai mehemea ka maremare koe. Cover your mouth when you cough. [NGH3] Me hāmama tō māngai kia pai ai te kite a te Rata he aha e rapa ana ki roto i tō korokoro. Open your mouth wide to enable the Doctor to see what is lodged in your throat. [TWK6] He rerekee te māngai o te kuri i tō te tori. The mouth of the dog is quite different from that of a cat. [KRA] He rongoa nga pana kahikātoa, me kohi ki roto i te māngai ka ngaungau ai, kia mutu te tikotiko. ***. [KOM] Aue, kua hāmama tana māngai, kua hiamoe. Oh dear, she is beginning to yawn, she is sleepy. [KOM] Kei te māngai o Hokianga kei reira a Arai-te-uru raua ko Niniwa. At the mouth of Hokianga is located Arai-te-uru and Niniwa. [MHR] Tēnā, hamama mai to mangai kia kite ahau i to arero. ***mouth. [NKU] waha

Mangamuka [1] [Place name] E kore au e ngaro, e kore au e ngaro, he harakeke tongai nui nō roto nō Mangamuka. I shall not perish for I am like the dried flax plants of Mangamuka. [SMM] [041129]

mangaro [1] {NG3} Eng. mongrel Ko tēnā tētahi o nga kuri mangaro. That's one of the mongrel dogs. [NGH3]

Mangatitoki [1] Te Mangatitoki [Name] Three voters affiliated with Te Rarawa used this hapū name in 1918; one each at Pukepoto, Peria and Rangiawhia.

mangemange [1] ... Pai hei mahi peeti te mangemange. ***. [KOM]

mangere, māngere [1] {TTU} [Stative] lazy Mangere tēnā tamaiti. He is a lazy boy. [TTU] Nā te ngākau māngere i peia ai ia e tana rangatira. It was his lazy habits that led to his dismissal. [TWK3] Nga tamariki i tēnei wa, ka nui te mangere. The children of today are very lazy. [MHR] He tangata mangere tērā. He is a lazy man. [MWA] māngere ana au ki te mahi. I feel too lazy to work. [NKU/TAU] He māngere ia. He is a lazy person. [NKU/TA] Ana noho tonu koutou ki roto i te whare, ka māngere haere koutou, me puta ki waho ki te mahi. If you persist in staying indoors you will become lazy; go outside to work. [TWK7] Tino māngere ana ahau te haere ki waho ki te pere taru. I am too lazy to go outside to dig weeds. [KRA] He tangata mangere he tangata mate. A lazy man is lost. [NKU] Kia ahuwhenua, kaua e mangere. Be industrious, don't be lazy. [NWE]

mango, mangoo [1] {NKT, TTU, NKU} [Noun] a general term for all shark species He mango kei waho. There is a shark out in the deep. [TTU] Kua momotu katoa ngā rāina hii ika, i te tini o ngā mangoo e kakai ana i ngā maunu. The lines were all severed by the presence of so many sharks in the fishing area. [TWK7] He kai reka tēnā te koki mango. Cooked mango is a very nice food. [MWA] He mako tēnā mango. ***. [MWA] Tupato tonu nga kaukau moana i te mango. Be aware of sharks when swimming in the sea. [NWE]

mangu, ...mangu [1] {HUI, NKU} [Noun] black, blackened, as in bruising Mangu pai te taha moana e te Ngapuhi. The beach was covered with Ngapuhi. [TM] Mangu katoa tona tinana i te patunga. His body was all black from the beating. [TTU] E orite ana te mangu me te pango. Mangu and pango mean the same. [NGH3] He mangu tana kara tino pai. Her favourite colour is black. [TWK3] Ana toro te koohue i te ahi, ka mangu. When a pot is burnt by fire, it will turn black. [TWK3] Rite tonu te tawa ki te titoki, he kai na te kuukupa, he ahua pērā i te hua karaka, engari nga hua, he mangu. ***. [KOM] He piipii heihei tā te heihei mangu na. That black hen has some chickens. [NRH] He mangu te kara o te puru. ***. [MWA] Mangu katoa te ao i te kaha o te whatatiri. ***. [MWA] He mangu nga taringa o taku kuri, he ma katoa te tinana. ***black. [NKU] He ma te onepu o Parenga, he mangu to taharoa. ***. [NKU] Te kakahu mangu mo te haere ki nga mate. Whenever attending bereavements, black clothes are appropriate to wear. [NWE] mangumangu katoa nga kanohi e kore e mutu te whawhai. Even though his eyes are blackened by fighting he continued to fight. [TWK3] pango

mania [1] {TTU} [Noun] regions, plains Kapi katoa a Aotearoa, me ona maunga kōrero. E noho ana ano te Māori i roto ēnei mania tēnei ra. New Zealand is covered in mountains relating Māori history. Māori people still live in these regions today.[TTU] He tino roa nga mania o Otautahi. The Canterbury plains are very long. [NGH3] ooki

mania [2] {NG3} set teeth on edge Kiihai i roa, ka mania ahau i te hiahia kia kite ko wai ka toa. ***. [NGH3]

mano, manomano [1] {TTU}, TWK, MWA thousand He mano, he tini, hore he kai. Thousands, multitudes have nothing to eat. [TTU] te tini i reira. Thousands were there. [TWK] tini

manu [1] {TTU, NKU} [Noun] bird Te manu te moa kua kore rawa. The moa is a bird that is extinct. [TTU] Papai nga manu o Aotearoa. The birds of New Zealand are wonderful. [TWK] Nga hua taraire e kainga ana e te tangata he kai pai hoki nānga manu. Taraire berries are eaten by people and they're also a food liked by the birds. [KOM] He aha tērā manu? What bird is that? [MWA] He manu whakahihi te tirairaka. The fantail is a cheeky bird. [NKU] Te kōrero mo te kukupa he manu reka mo te kai. The wood pigeon is said to be a delicious tasting bird. [NWE]

Manu [2] Ngati Manu [Name] In 1918 the majority (12) of people who voted at Te Karetu were registered as belonging to this hapū, as were 4 at Te Towai, three each at Oruawharo ans Otao, and 10 others in ten different localities, mostly in the Bay of Islands and Whangaroa districts.

manu moana {TM file} [Noun phrase] a person who survives by living off the sea [lit. a sea bird] He manu moana nga whānau e noho mai i Taikarawa. The families that stay at Taikarawa live off the sea. [NGH3]

manu ngahere {TM file} [Noun phrase] a person who survives by living off the bush [lit. a forest bird] He manu ngahere nga whānau e noho ki ro Moetangi. The families that live within Moetangi live off the bush. [TM]

mānu [1] maanu, manu ~iatia (?) {NGH3, NKU} [Verb] drift, float, refloat Ka manu te waka i runga i te tai. The canoe drifted upon the tide. [NGH3] Ka kauhoe, ka manu, ka kauhoe ano. She swam, then floated, then swam again. [NGH3] mānu ana tana waka takaro. His toy canoe is floating. [TTU] Mānu te tere o te poti tima. The steamboat showed clear sailing. [NWE] Kua pari te tai kua mānu mai nga waka. By full tide the canoes will be afloat. [NKU] Ka pari mai te tai ka pai te mānu a nga waka. When the tide comes in the boats will be well afloat. [NKU] Wheke koutou kia manuiatia te waka na. You all try to refloat that boat. [TTU] tere

manuhiri [1] {TTU} visitors Nga manuhiri a te haora o te tahi tekau ma tahi, u mai ai. The visitors arrival is for eleven o'clock. [TTU] Mihia, whakatauhia, whāngaihia ngā manuhiri, kia rarata ai. Greet, extend the hand of friendship, feed the visitors to make them feel welcome. [TWK6] Noo te moutere o Hamoa ētahi o ngā manuhiri. Some of the visitors were from Samoa. [TWK6] He kaupapa tawhito tēnā nā ō tātou mātua, te manaaki i te manuhiri. ***. [TWK7] Kei a koe ngā mihi tuatahi hei whakatau i tā tātou manuhiri. You can be the first speaker to welcome the visitors. [TWK7] Ka whakamihi te hunga kāinga ki te manuhiri tuuarangi. The home folk were full of praise for the visitors from afar. [TWK2] Atawhaitia te manuhiri. Look after the visitors. [MWA] Me pohiri me mihi nga manuhiri eke ki runga i te marae. The visitors that traverse the courtyard must be welcomed and greeted. [NWE] manuwhiri

mānuka [1] KOM file Tino nui rawa atu ngā mānuka whero i runga i ngā whenua o Ngatihine i te wā i parā ai te whenua hei whakatupu paina. ***. [KOM]

manukanuka [1] {NGH3, TTU} [Universal] worried, tension, anxiety Kaua e manukanuka mai, ka oti runga te hari. Don't worry, happiness will reign in the end. [TTU] Ka nui te manukanuka mo nga manuhiri. The anxiety for the visitors was overwhelming. [NGH3] karangirangi

Manukau [1] [Place Name] (1) The harbour on the West Coast of the Auckland region, opposite the Waitemata harbour. *(2) The South Auckland city which stretches from the southern side of the Tāmaki river across to the southeastern shore of the Manukau harbour.[From manu “bird” and kau [3] “alone, solitary”, given by the explorers aboard the Tainui waka when they sighted the harbour].

manumanu [1] {MWA} brownish sting ray Ko te pakaurua manumanu anake e kainga ana. The brownish sting ray is the only one we eat. [MWA]

manuwhiri [1] {TTU} [Noun] visitor, guest Manuwhiri no tawhiti. Visitors from a great distance. [TTU] Tae katoa mai nga manuwhiri a Mari ki tana huri tau. All of Mari's visitors arrived at his birthday. [TWK] = manuhiri

Manuwhiri [2] Ngati Manuwhiri [Name] In 1918, one voter at Leigh was recorded with this hapū name, affiliated with Ngati Whatua.

mao [1] {HUI, NG3} we two (exclusive) E haere ana mao ki te kai. ***We two. [NGH3] Me haere mao ki kora. We two should go yonder. [NGH3] maua

maoa [1] {TTU} [Universal] cooked Kua maoa nga kai. The food is cooked. [TTU, MWA] Maoa ana te kai ka haere mai ki te kai. The food is cooked, come and eat. [TWK] Kua reri nga kai maoa mo te tepu. The cooked food is ready for the table. [NWE]

maoana [1] {TTU} ripened Maoana te hua taraire na kainga ana e te kukupa. When the taraire berries are ripened, they are eaten by the wood pigeon. [TTU] E maoana nga kai? Is the food ready to eat? [NWE]

maomao shoal of fish Rangai maomao i Nukutaurua e kore a muri e hokia. A shaol of fish passing Nukutaurua (a fishing rock) will never return (A proverb also alluding to death). [NKU/TAU]

māori [1] [Stative] (1) ordinary, normal; *(2) fresh, uncontaminated, so wai māorifresh water; *(3) Māori Māori (relating to) the indigenous people or language of Aotearoa. Whānau mai au he Māori. I was born a Māori. [TTU] (see also kaiwhakamāori, Māoritanga, whakamāori) #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Māori. Until regular contact began with people from other parts of the world, this word was a general term for indicating that an object, person, phenomenon or idea was normal, usual, ordinary, straight forward or uncontaminated (as for example wai maori, “fresh water”). As it became necessary or convenient to distinguish “ordinary”, i.e. local people from new arrivals, its use as a marker of ethnic or national identity, and shift from mainly adjectival to nominal use became increasingly common, leading to the modern meaning (coexisting with but somewhat eclipsing the older ones) of a person of Māori descent (i.e. descended from someone ordinarily resident in New Zealand before 1642), or matters pertaining to such persons. The word originates from Proto-Polynesian *mā‘oli“true, real, genuine”; its cognates in many other Polynesian languages have also acquired the meaning of “indigenous” in contradistinction to “foreign” or “not native”. See also Māoritanga.

Māoritanga [1] [Derived Noun] to do with being Māori; Maoriness; Māori culture and ways of doing things. #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Māoritanga: The nominalised form of Māori (q.v.), thus, in modern usage, “Maoriness, circumstances or qualities of being Māori”. However, an older use of the term māoritanga denotes “meaning, explanation”, that is, an exposition of the normal characteristics of a subject of enquiry or meaning of a word (in any language).

mape [1] {MWA} Eng. map Ko te mape tēnā o taua wahi. ***. [MWA] mape

mapi [1] {TTU} Eng. map map He mapi tāu? Do you have a map?. [TTU] Katahi ka mahi nga Pakeha i nga mapi kia riro katoa o tātou whenua. The Pakeha made maps to take our land. [TWK] Na te mapi ki kitea putia te tino takiwa. A map of the area aids pinpointing a location. [NWE] mape

māpu [1] Eng. n., v.i. mob E hoa, kua puta mai te māpu nei. Friend, here comes the mob. [NKU/TAU] E māpu ana mai i raro i a mātou. The mob gathered together below us. [NKU/TA] Kia houhou i te ahiahi te wā pai hei whiu māpu hipi. The ideal time for shifting mobs of sheep is in the cool of the afternoon. [TWK/MHR] He māpu hipi kei te huarahi. There is a mob of sheep on the road. [NKU] He māpu kau kei te rori. A mob of cows is on the road. [NGH3] I whuia mai te māpu hipi ki ngā iari i te atatuu i te wā e houhou tonu ana te rā. The mob of sheep was driven to the yards, early, to avoid the heat of the day. [TWK6] Tuutaki atu ahau ki te māpu kau i te rori i te haora o te tahi i tēnei ata. I met a mob of cows on the road at one o'clock this morning. [KRA] He māpu kau e whiu ana i runga i te

huarahi, inanahi. Yesterday, a mob of cows was being chased by drovers on the main road. [MHR]

māpu, mapu, mapumapu [2] whizz, hum, travel fast Ka māpu te kaihotaka ana wepua. The top will whizz when you whip it. [KAPO] Mapu pai tana hoki ki te kainga. ***travel fast. [NGH3] pai to mātou hokinga mai i reira. ***travel fast. [NGH3] horo, para pai

mapuna [1] {NG3} precious He taonga mapuna tēnei mai i to mātou tupuna. This is a precious gift from our ancestor. [NGH3]

mapura [1] {NG3} flash of light, illuminated Rawa i roa, ka kitea tētahi mapura i te pouri. It wasn't long when a flash of light was seen in the darkness. [NGH3] I a au e matakitaki ana, ka mapura mai te rangi. As I watched, the sky was illuminated. [NGH3]

mara, e mara, e maramara ma [1] tāmara mā! term of address to either sex, exclamatory term, you (people)!, friend. E mara, e tika ana anō tō whakapae? Friend, are you sure your suspicions are correct? Tāmara mā, kia whai hua anōngā whakapae i mua atu i te kōrero whānuitanga ki te iwi. Gentlemen, make sure your allegations are of substance before bringing them to the attention of the wider public. [TWK/MHR] E mara, i ahu kē koe i hea? Where on earth did you come from? [TTU/NTP] E mara, haere atu! Friend, go away! [NKU/TA] E mara, to kore taringa. You have no ears. [TTU] E te mara ma. ***. [MWA] maramara ma, taihoa. Wait awhile, folks. [NWE] hoa, maramara

māra [1] maara, mara [Noun] a garden (especially for vegetables) Hauhakengia ngākuumara o tērā māra, e hoa. Dig up the kuumara from that garden, my friend. [KAPO] He whakatonga he māra kai katoa tēnei wahi. This area was all for growing food. [TTU] He māra kai ta mātou. We have a garden. [NGH3] Kei te māra rīwai. At the potato garden. [TWK] Tino ātaahua to māra kai. Your garden looks great. [MWA] Kei kō te māra kai. The vegetable garden is over there. [MWA] Nga māra waina. The vineyards. [NWE] kāri, mahinga kai

Māra [2] – see Maara.

marae [1] {TTU} [Noun] the courtyard or area in front of a meeting house; also the whole “marae complex” – meeting house, dining hall, marae ātea and the grounds in which they are located. Ko te awa kei raro iho i te Marae o Matawaia ko te awa o Te Raparapa, hono atu ki te puaha o Taumārere. The river just below the Marae of Matawaia is known as Te Raparapa, and it flows into the outlet of Taumarere. [KOM] marae he wāhi huihuinga o te hunga ora me te hunga mate ona momo hui - tangihanga, huritau he aha nei. All types of gatherings from bereavements, birthday celebrations and varieties of meetings have the meeting house and courtyard concept which is strongly spiritual. [NWE] Te marae tona mana kei te urupa. The identity of the marae derives from the the graveyard. [TTU] (See also marae atea) #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Marae The enclosed or bounded space in front of a meeting house or chief’s residence where ceremonies of greeting and encounter take place, or other similar space designated for community purposes of this kind. In modern usage the term refers both to the space in front of a community or tribal meeting house (the marae ātea), and the complex of buildings and land adjacent to the marae ātea. From proto-Oceanic *mala‘e “village, village green”; the term has ceremonial and tapu connotations in many Polynesian languages, where its meanings range from meeting place to place of worship and cemetery.

marae ātea [1] the part of the open space (usually in front of a meeting house) where ceremonies of encounter take place and ceremonial speeches are made. Ki Ngapuhi ko te marae ātea te wāhi hei hīkoinga mai o te manuhiri tae noa mai ki roto i te wharehui. In Ngapuhi the clearing in front of the meeting house is traversed, before entering the house. [MWA] (See marae)

marama [1] month, moon Ko tēnei te marama o Akuhata. This is the month of August. [NGH3] Te marama i runga nei. This month. [TWK] Ko Noeme, me Tihema nga marama pai mo te hi tupere. November and December are the best months for tupere. [MWA] He marama te po i te whiti mai a te marama. ***. [NKU] Me uru tonu i te marama mo nga whakatakoto mahinga kai. Do not disregard the gardening and planting wisdom about the moon. [NWE]

mārama [3] daylight, light, bright light Kua hoki mai te tohu o te raumati, kua horo te mārama haere ō waho. Signs of summer are becoming visible, as daylight is occuring a lot earlier. [TWK7] I taku kaha ki te moe i tēnei ata, oho rawa ake ahau kua mārama katoa taku ruma i te kaha o te whiti mai o te rā. I slept so well this morning by the time I woke up my room was bright with sunshine. [KRA]

marama, mārama, ...tanga [2] adj., v.t. clear, understand, enlighten Kua mārama haere ahau, me pēhea te mahi i aku mahi. The nature of my work is becoming a lot clearer to me. [TWK/MHR] E mārama ana ahau ko wai tēnei. I understand who this is. [NKU/TA] He mārama te kōrero. The speech was very clear. [NKU/TA] Hore ke koe i marama ki ana kōrero. You were not clear about what he said. [TTU] He marama te po i te whiti mai a te marama. ***clear. [NKU] Tino marama ana te kite atu i nga whetu. The stars were clearly visible. [NGH3] E mārama ana te kitea atu ngā whetu o te rangi. The stars are clearly visible in the night skies. [TWK6] Ana whiti mai te ra ka mārama a wahi. If the sun rises it is clear to see where you are going. [MHR] Ka tapahia te rata, ka tukuna kia turuturu ki roto i te pounamu, tino mārama te wai e puta ana, ka whakamahia hei wai inu. ***. [KOM] te maramatanga mai o te huarahi ka mōhio te hunga ra kua kotiti rātou. Once the way was clear (visible) the group realised they were lost. [NKU/TA] Ko te maramatanga ka puta. Truth and enlightenment will come out. [NKU/TA] Ahakoa i roto i ngā pooreareatanga, he māramatanga anō i puta mai i te mutunga. Despite all the turmoil, there was light at the end of the tunnel. [TWK6] Na te mārama o te whakapuaki o te kaiako i ngā kōrero whiwhi katoa

mātou i te māramatanga. The tutor gave such a clear definition of the words all were enlightened. [KRA] Kia mōhio kia mārama. Be aware and be understanding or clear. [NKU/TA] māramatanga anō kei roto i ngā mahi Karaipiture. Enlightenment can be found through knowledge of the scriptures. [TWK7] Ko te māramatanga e puta. Truth and enlightenment will come out. [NKU/TAU] watea

maramara [1] {TTU} wood chips, metaphorical term for descendants Mauria mai he maramara mo te ahi. Bring some wood chips for the fire. [TTU] Kokohia nga maramara mo ta tātou ahi. Collect the woodchips for our fire. [NGH3] Ka kokohia nga maramara, ka tahua. ***woodchips. [NGH3] Ma nga maramara wahie e whai waro mutunga te kapura. Hot ambers are built up by adding wood chips. [NWE] Ko Ngapuhi nga maramara a Rahiri. Ngapuhi are the descendants of Rahiri. [NGH3] Maramara o nga tupuna whakareretanga iho nei. Descendants of the ancestors. [TWK]

māramarama [1] maaramarama, maramarama {TTU} [Stative] lit up, subdued light, (early or faint) daylight Māramarama te pō i te rākaunui o te marama. The night lights up with the moon. [TTU] Māramarama kau ana ka haere mātou ki te moana. As soon as it's light we'll go to the sea. [TWK]

maramataka [1] {Ryan} [Noun] Calendar, often used in the sense of a traditional calendar listing the nights of the moon. The combination may be a modern one, combining marama “the moon”, and taka “go around, revolve”. The verb taka was traditionally used in relation to the moon’s monthly circuit through the heavens. The lunar month in most places started at the New Moon (the point in the lunar cycle when the moon has become invisible), known almost everywhere as Whiro or Ōwhiro. In some districts, however, like the rohe of Te Whānau-ā-Apanui in the Eastern Bay of Plenty a new month started on the night of the Full Moon (called Ōturu in some districts and Rākau-nui in others). Although they are generally similar, the number of named nights of the month and names used for each of them differ in detail from district to district (as indicated by the two different names for the night of the full moon). The moon takes 29 and a quarter days to complete a circuit, so the number of nights between one new (or full) moon and another will vary between 29, 30 and occasionally 31. Similarly, although typically full moon will be the 16 th night and the next New Moon will be on the 15th night after that, sometimes the full moon (as observed astronomically) will be on the 15th night. Some Northern and other maramataka made allowances for these variations by omitting the Huna night in months when the Full Moon was predicted to occur on the 15th night, and some also added a name for an extra night, Takataka-pūtea in one list and Oike in another, when the New Moon did not arrive on schedule. The names of the nights included in this Taitokerau Dictionary have been drawn from Williams’ Dictionary of the Māori Language,along with the lists in Elsdon Best’s The Māori Division of Time (Far North), one from Ngāti Whātua by Te Wikiriwhi Hemana (“Ngā ingoa o ngā rā o te marama, i tā ngā tūpuna tatau”) in an article on Te Taoho by Pewa, Journal of the Polynesian Society Vol 20 No 3, 1911, and from Te Rarawa (Wi Tana Papahia) and Ngāpuhi (Renata Tangata) in “The Nights of the Moon”, by H.W. Williams, JPS Vol 37, No 4, 1928, and three lists collected by Richard Benton in 1964, from Pako Heka (Te Aupouri), Mabel Waititi (Ngati Hine), and Te Huia Kaka (Te Aupouri, compiled in 1944). If users of this dictionary have other lists from Te Taitokerau, we would be very happy to incorporate other names or note differences in sequence, in this dictionary. [151203]

maranga [1] {TTM} [Verb] wake up, rise, to get up Maranga mai, haere ki te horoi. Wake up, and go have a wash. [TTU] Maranga mai. Rise and shine. [TWK] Maranga mai. Get up. [MWA] Ka torongi te ra, ka maranga te whānau ka hoki. ***. [NKU] Ka maranga atu nga wahine ki karanga i te manuhiri. ***. [NKU] Maranga tātou ka hikoi. Let's get up and get moving. [NWE] tu ake

marangai [1] {TTU} east wind, storm Ua mai ana te hau marangai. Rain is coming from the east. [TTU] Te hau marangai. ***storm. [TWK] Ina pupuhi mai te hau i te marangai, e rua e toru rā e awhā ai. When the wind blows from the east, a storm will last for two or three days. [NRH] Ka pupuhi te marangai ka au toku kainga. ***. [MWA] Te hau marangai mahara tonu. Warm easterly wind blowing. [NWE]

marara [1] also mārara maarara [Noun] umbrella Kei a wai taku mārara? Who's got my brolly? [TTU/NTP] Kei makuu koe. Anei he mārara. You might get wet. Here is the umbrella. [NKU] Ina ua, ka pai ina whai marara te tangata. If it rains it is good to have an umbrella. [MHR] (From English) (See also amārara)

marara, mārārara [1] {TWM} scattered, sprawled out Mārārara mai ana ngā haeana o te whare i te pupuhitanga e te hau i muri mai o te awhā. The iron was found scattered after the storm. [TWK6] te mutunga o te pakanga, marara ana te hoariri. ***scatter. [NGH3] akirikiri, kateatea, korara, papahoro, tiraraka, titaritari

mare, maremare {TMF} [Noun] cough, coughing, disorder, illness Mamae katoa te uma i te maroke o te mare. The chest was painful as a result of dry coughing. [TWK/MHR] He taimaha te mare o Pita. Peter has a nasty cough. [TTU/NTP] Ka rongo au i te mare o te tangata ra. I heard that person coughing. [NKU/TA] Ka puta te mare. The cough broke out. [NKU/TA] Me inu rongoa koe kia mutu ai tēnā mare. You should drink medicine to stop that cough. [KAPO] Kaua e mare i runga i ngā kai. Don't cough over the food. [TWK6] Te kino hoki o te mare o pēpi, mauria kia tirohia e te rata. Baby's cough is bad, take him to the Doctor for an examination. [KRA] Ki te mare a koe, me tuha tō huuhare. When you cough, expectorate. [NRH] Pohuhu tana mare. His cough sounded like whooping cough. [NWE] maremare nahe ano. It's only a cough. [NGH3] Ka timata te ngeru ki te maremare. The cat began coughing. [NGH3] Kapia to mangai ka maremare koe. Cover your mouth when you cough. [NGH3] He rongoa tino pai te kuumarahoou mo te maremare, te kume, ko ngā puutake e kohuangia ana mo te tamaiti kume. ***. [KOM] I roto i te hotoke kei te taha o te kapura te wahi pai, ina puta ki waho ka pangia koe i te maremare. In winter time, a good to be is indoors beside an open fire instead of outside, where you can get sick. [MHR] Heke te hupe me te mau o te maremare. A continuous dripping nose indicates the setting in of a bad cough. [NWE]

marekoru [1] {BWL}, {MWA} sputum, phlegm

maremaretai [1] {MWA} jelly fish Taimaha katoa taku kupenga i te maremaretai. ***jelly fish. [MWA]

marena [1] ~tia {TTU} [Universal] marry, marriage, wedding Kua marena raua i te kainga. They were married at home. [TTU] No wai te marena mutunga i tae koe? Whose was the last wedding that you went to? [TWK] Mai i taua marena ka puta nga rangatira. Chiefs come from that marriage. [NGH3] Ka marena a Tiu i a Mere. Tiu married Mere. [NGH3] He kaupapa rangatira te marena whakahonoretia ki te merekara tuatahi a te Karaiti. Marriage is a priviledge state honoured with Christ's first miracle. [NWE] marentia te toru o Hanuere. They were married the third of January. [TTU] I marenatia a koe ki hea? Where were you married? [TWK] Marenatia kia mutu ai te moe a te karaehe. ***marriage. [NWE] (Cf. moe, moenga; from English)

marere [2] {MWA} kind, generous He tangata marere teena. He is a kind person. [MWA]

marere, ...tanga [1] {TTU} [Universal] loose, let loose Kua marere te kuri, me nga pipi manu. When the dog is loose, the chicks fly away. [TTU] He taura marere kei muri i a taua. There is a loose rope behind us. [NGH3] E here ana te hoiho i te taiapa katahi ka marere te here, oma atu ana te hoiho. The horse was tied to the fence until the tie came loose and the horse ran away. [TWK] He tangata marere tērā. ***. [MWA] Ka marere te tuoro. The very ill patient mercifully passed away. [NWE] mareretanga o te kuri, oma ki te aru hipi. When the dog was loose it chased the sheep. [TTU] I te mareretanga o te hoiho ra, pau katoa nga kapeti o te kari a Aunty Rewa. When the horse got loose, all the cabbages in Aunty Rewa's garden were eaten up. [TWK] Te mareretanga i te mate kohi okioki ara nga kaitiaki. Death released the departed and afforded relief all around for the caregivers. [NWE] korokoro, makere

marie [1] {NWE} peace Marie tonu. Stay and remain calm. [NWE] maenene, maine, marino, marire

marika, mārika [1] {TTU}, {MWA} indeed, really, marvel, marvellous Marika koe i rongo ai ia. Because of you he listened. [TTU] Ko tae marika mai te ope. The group has indeed returned. [NGH3] Kia uru marika au ki nga hoia. I really am in the army. [NGH3] Ae marika. Oh dear. [TWK3] Ae marika. Goodness me. [MWA] Mārika i tae mai koe i rongo ai mātou ki āu ō ngā kōrero. It was fortunate you came and we were able to hear what you had to say. [MWA] Me haere tātou ki waenganui marika o te tauranga hi ai. ***. [MWA] Ae, mārika kua tae mai koutou. Yes, you have indeed arrived. [NKU] Ae marika, e haramai te taha ahua. Just simply marvellous, goodwill prevailed. [NWE]

mārikorikoo [1] ghostly white, phantom, unreal, apparition I nga wā o mua i meinga mai ki a mātou e kite keehua mārikoriko ana nga kaumātua. It was told to us, in former times the elders saw ghostly white apparitions. [TWK3]

maringi [1] {NG3} spill Kia tupato, kei maringi te wai. ***spill. [NGH3] patere

marino [1] {TTU, NKU} calm, peace, smooth Taria kia marino te moana. Wait until the ocean is calm. [TTU] Marino ana te moana i muri o te awha. The sea was calm after the storm. [TWK] Na te Karaiti ka marino te awha. Calm came upon the stormy waters as Jesus Christ spoke. [NWE] maenene, maine, marie, marino

maripi [1] {NG3} Eng. to rip knife Homai te maripi ki a au. Give me the knife. [NGH3] naihi, piha

marire [1] {TTU} calm Kua tau marire ki te whare. Calm has settled within the house. [TTU] maenene, maine, marie, marino

mārō [1] maaroo, maro {NG3} [Stative] operating smoothly, on course. No te mea kua mau aianei, maro ana te haere o te kamupene. Now that the philosophy is understood, the company is operating smoothly. [NGH3]

mārō [2] maaroo, maro {TWK} [Stative] inflexible He kakī mārō. An inflexible person. [NGH3] Kātahi nei te wahine kakī mārō, taringa mārō, ūpoko mārō, ko ia. What an obstinate, intractable woman she is. [NKU] ioio

maro [1] [Noun] a traditional garment, like an apron or short kilt.

maro [2] [Noun] ferns and thin branchlets attached to a pou rāhui to signify that a rāhui has been imposed. Sometimes the spiritual power of the rāhui is concentrated in this; at other times it is in another object that can be hidden. (See rāhui.)

Maro [3] Ngati Maro [Name] Three voters affiliated with Te Rarawa used this hapūname in 1918 – 2 at Ahipara and 1 at Rangiawhia.

marohirohi [1] {TTU} [Universal] harmless, supportive, dispirited Ēnei ra, kua ngaro te wairua marohirohi, e patu, kohuru, tinihanga. These days, being harmless and supportive are gone and are replaced by violence, murder, and intimidation. [TTU] Kua marohirohi ke ia na tana kore whiwhi mahi. He is dispirited because he does not have a job. [NGH3]

marohirohi [2] {NG3} heatwaves E tino kitea ana nga marohirohi. The heatwaves a visible. [NGH3]

maroke haere [1] {NG3} dry up Kua maroke haere nga repo. The swamps are drying up. [NGH3]

maroke, ...tanga [1] {TTU, NKU} dry (substance) He ra maroke ēnei o te tau. These are the dry days of the year. [TTU] E maroke ana ēnei tarau. These trousers are dry. [NGH3] Kua maroke te whenua. The ground has dried up. [MWA] Ma te maroke o te ahuahu ka kitea kua tika moo te hauhake. ***dryness. [MWA] Waihotia nga koruuri kia maroke ka pahuhu. ***dry. [NKU] Kinokino te maroke. Indications of drought are quickly closing in. [NWE] Me paopao te hinau kia maroke, ka kohue ai, puta mai he koowhai te kara. ***. [KOM] Kua maroke aku tupu i te kore e waingia e koe. My plants are dry because you did not water them. [KOM/MWA] parau te mahinga i mua i te maroketanga o te whenua. Plough the fields before the soil dries out. [TWK6] I te maroketanga o tona whewhe, ka rapa atu te paku. ***. [MWA]

maroro, mārooroo [1] {TTU} walk, outstretched I maroro mai mātou ki konei. We walked here. [TTU] mārooroo ngā wae, kia kore ai e huhuti. Stretch out the legs to avoid cramps. [KRO] I mārooroo, katoa mai mātou mai i Terengaparaoa, ki Hikurangi. We all walked this group from Whangarei to Hikurangi. [TTU/NTP] Maroro ana tona haere. ***note "I think (maroro) means" His trip was depressing. [MWA] Me maroro te oma. Keep running. [NWE] whakamārooroo

maro-whara [1] [Noun] kilt/apron made of whara (Astelia spp.)*** Ko ngā kākahu ērāo mua, he maro whara. Those were a type of clothing worn in the past. [NKU/TA]

maro-whara [2] stretched out hurt I marowhara ia i muri o te whawhai. He was hurt after the fight. [KAPO]

maru [1] {TTU} [Universal] shield, shelter, shade Anei te maru o te whare o Ngapuhi. *** [NGH3] Haere atu ki raro i te maru o te rākau. Go under the shade of the tree. [TWK] Ka maru nga hua o to rātou haere. ***. [MWA] Noho mai i raro i te maru o te Ariki. Rest within the care of our Lord. [TTU] parepare

Maru [2] Ngati Maru [Name] A Hauraki iwi which also had settlements in Tāmaki (Auckland).

marū [1] {TWK} maruu, maru [Stative] be defeated, given a hiding, chastisedMāke koe aini, maruu ai i a au. Look out, I'll give you a hiding soon!. [TWK] He maha te hapu maru i a Hongi Hika taua wa. The defeated tribes were many during the battles of Hongi Hika. [TTU] Maruu pai te hoariri i a Hona. Hona gave the enemy a hiding. [NGH3] E ai ki te ture me mutu te maruu tamariki. The chastising of children must stop. [NGH3] E maru ana ka toa. Displaying courage and gameness must auger enough to defeat opponents. [NWE] tukituki

Marukaharoa [1] Te Marukaharoa [Name] One voter at Te Hapua, affiliated with Te Aopouri, gave this as their hapū name in 1918.

marupoto [1]

maruru [1] {NG3} free from pain Kua maruru aianei taku matenga. My head is now free from pain. [NGH3] mauru

mata [1] [Stative] raw, green, immature, young, uncooked Moumou te mātauranga, e mata tonu ana te tinana ka mate. It's a pity his potential was unrealised because of his sudden death at a young age. [TWK/MHR] E mata ana anō te tinana, ka mate. He was only a very young person when he met his demise. [TWK/MHR, TWK7] Kaua e whakiia mai ngā piititi e mata tonu ana. Don't pick the peaches, they are green. [TWK/MHR] E mata tonu ana te miiti. The meat is still raw. [NKU/TA] He pai ki au te ika mata. I like raw fish. [NKU/TA] E kai ika mata ana koe? Do you eat raw fish? [NKU] Me kai mata ngā ika ka reka. Uncooked fish is delicious. [KAPO] E pai te tamure me kai mata. Schnapper is good eaten raw. [TTU] Hei kai mata ēnei kumara. These kumara are for eating raw. [NGH3] Waiho ēnei hei kai mata ma tātou. ***uncooked. [NGH3] E mata tonu ana nga hua rākau ka kainga e nga nepa. The fruit was still green when the children ate them. [TWK] E mata tonu ata te miti ka tae mai nga manuhiri. The meat was still raw when the visitors arrived. [TWK] Kaua e kai mata i ngā hua rākau. Don't eat green fruit. [TWK6] Kaua e kai mata i ngā huarākau kei matengia ō koutou koopu. Don't eat green fruit, lest you end up with tummy aches. [TWK/MHR] Ētahi tangata e pai ana ki te kai ika mata. Some people eat raw fish. [MHR] E mata tonu ana nga kai. The food is still raw. [MWA] E mata ana ano nga aporo. ***. [MWA] Ētahi kai kinaki no te kai mata. Some delicacy foods are eaten raw. [NWE] ota

mata [2] [Noun] (1) face, eye; Hurihia tou mata ki te wā kāinga. Turn your face homeward. [TWK] *(2)head of boil E rua nga mata o tana whewhe. His boil has two heads. [NGH3]

Mata [3] Ngati Mata [Name] Five voters affiliated with Te Aopouri gave this as their hapū name in 1918: two at Te Kao, and one each at Kenana, Owhata and Whangape.

mata o te tau # Spring growth [WMD]

mata uu [1] female nipples

matā [1] mataa, mata [Noun] quartz, obsidian; sharp edge of obsidian used for cutting or carving.

matā [2] mataa, mata ~tanga. {NG3} [Stative] bullet, "gun" E wha aku mata e toe ana. I have five bullets left. [NGH3] Kohia atu he matā ki roto i te puu. Put a bullet in the gun. [TWK] He tino matā ia ki tēnā mahi. He is a real "gun" at that activity. [TWK] I tu ia i te mata. He was struck by a bullet. [MWA] I hipa kau te matā. The fired bullet just missed claiming a victim. [NWE] o nga matātanga horoa pai te whare. The building nearly fell apart from the constant shelling and bombardment. [NWE] I mate ia i te matā. He was killed by the bullet. [MWA]

matā [3] {TTU} mataa, mata [Stative] subject to condemnation E matā ana ēnāwhakaaro ou. Go get lost with those thoughts of yours. [TTU]

mataawhanga [1] [Noun] the area along the sea shore, i.e. the foreshore and adjacent seabed or seaside littoral. #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Mataawhanga In Māori, mataawhanga means the “seaside littoral”, inclusive of the foreshore and the seabed in its vicinity. The word is derived from Proto-Polynesian *afanga“public space near the sea, foreshore”; its cognates in several Polynesian languages refer to landing places where canoes can be beached. Tokelauan matāfaga (which, like the Māori term, also incorporates the prefix mata-) refers to the beach and shore generally, and specifically to parts of the shore owned by individual families where canoes are beached. This title brings together entries relating to what are referred to in English as the “foreshore and seabed”, along with other water-related issues. There are no precise equivalents for these English terms in Māori, but rather a set of terms, which have their own relevance to customary rights and practices relating to the coastal areas and adjacent bodies of water which are often inclusive one of the other. The key terms relating to coastal environments are tahatai “seashore” (from Nuclear Polynesian *tafatai“seashore, coast”), taihua “the shore between high and low water marks”; tāhuna, referring to a shoal, sandbank, or the whole beach that’s exposed or easily asccessible when the tide is out (from Nuclear Polynesian *tāfuna “a shoal or submarine reef”; and tahaki “the shore, as seen from the water”. The first two of these terms incorporate the Proto-Polynesian word *tahi “shallow sea near the shore or in the lagoon; tide” (derived in turn from Proto-Austronesian *tathi “sea”), reflected in Māori as tai, also indicating the coastal waters or tide, in contrast to moana “the deep sea, ocean” from Proto-Polynesian *moana “the sea beyond the reef, ocean”. The Māori word moana also includes large lakes. Other concepts relating to both inland and coastal waterways are tahatika “coast, river bank”, tātahi “the seaside”, but also applicable to a riverside (with a cognate term in Tongan, matātahi “seafront, coast or beach as viewed from the interior”); ākau“the shore or coast”, especially a rocky coast or reef, and also the (usually rocky) bank of a stream (from Proto-Polynesian *tu‘ahakau “ocean side of the reef”); whakatakere “the bottom of a channel or area of deep water, the bed of a river”, (from Proto-Fijiic *takele “base, bottom, keel”); rāwāhi “the other side of a sea or river; the shore or bank on either side”. Terms more closely related to inland bodies of water and waterways are papa, in the sense of the earth, which includes the bed of a lake; and whaiawa “the bed of a river”. There are three other terms that should also be noted here. These are the ancient term tauranga, along with twp recent coinages, taiāpure and mahinga mātaitai. Tauranga refers to an anchorage or a fishing ground. The latter could be categrorized according to the type of fish to be caught there, e.g. tauranga ika, for many varieties of fish,

tauranga mangō, for sharks, etc. The term comes from Proto-Polynesian *taulanga “anchorage”, and has similar connotations to the Māori term in many Polynesian languages. Taiāpure, a combination of tai and āpure “a circumscribed area”, refers to a reserve set aside by government regulation under the Māori Fisheries Act 1989 to protect customary use and allow local hapū or iwi to participate in their management. Mahinga mātaitai combines mahinga, a place where work is done or the activity of working (often but not necessarily in the context of a garden or plantation), and mātaitai “salty”, and by extension sea food and also fish and shellfish from lakes, to make a modern term specifically referring to arrangements for the management of fishing grounds.

mataharehare [1] {NG3} offensive He kōrero mataharehare tēnā ki aku taringa. To my ears, that is offensive. [NGH3]

matai [1] {NG3} guard, sentry Kei waho nga matai e tu ana. The guards are standing outside. [NGH3] Tokorua anake nga matai. ***sentries. [NGH3]

matai [1] {TTU} *** Te matai tētahi rākau ātaahua o Tane mahuta. The matai is one of the great trees of the

mātāika [1] maataaika, mataika {MWA} [Noun] Te tangata tuatahi i hinga i te whawhai. The first person killed in battle. [MWA] (Cf. mātāngohi)

mātairangi [1] {TWM3} whewhe i runga i nga matenga

mataitai [1] {TTU}, {MWA} [Noun] food resources from sea, river, forest, land Manaakitia nga mataitai kai ki whiwhi ai nga whakatupuranga. Care for nature's food resources for the generations to come. [TTU] Ma koutou e kookohi mai he mātaitai. You can gather the sea-food. [TWK] He kupu utaia ki te Pakeha, rātou he mataitai kinaki kai moana. ***A seafood Māori naming of

Matakairiri [1] Te Matakairiri [Name] Two voters affiliated with Te Rarawa used this hapū name in 1918, one at Taemaro and one at Whangariro.

matakawa [1] {NG3} dislike Horo tonu taku matakawa ki a ia. I disliked him very quickly. [NGH3]

Matakiri [1] Ngati Matakiri [Name] One Ngapuhi-affiliated voter at Okaihau used this hapū name in 1918.

mātakitaki [1] {TWK} maatakitaki, matakitaki [Verb] watch, admire, watch over, observe He pai ki te matakitaki i nga kuia e raranga kete ana. It is good to watch our old women weaving kits. [MHR] Matakitaki nga nui i te takaro hutupaora. The crowd watched the football game. [NWE] Nui mutunga te kaute o te tangata ki te matakitaki i te hutupaoro. It is a normal fact to have that many watching rugby. [NWE] ki ko mātakitaki ai te rererangi. Go over there to watch the aeroplane. [TTU] Mau rātou e matakitaki i te awa. You watch them at the river. [TTU] Ka haere tātou ki te mātakitaki i nga tamariki e tākaro ana. We will go to watch the children playing. [TWK] Mā tō mātakitaki ka mau tika i a koe nga mahi raranga. It is only by careful observation that you will grasp how to weave. [TWK] Ka haere tātou ki te matakitaki i nga poti i nga taha moana nei. Let's go and watch the boats by the sea-side. [TWK]

matakite [1] [Noun] second sight, one who has second sight. #[Note from Te Mātāpunenga ©] Matakite. The ability to foresee events, either intuitively or through appropriate ritual and divination, and the person who is skilled at this. From Proto-Polynesian *matakite “see clearly”; the connotation of second site as the primary meaning of this term seems to have developed in Central Eastern Polynesia, and is shared by Māori, Hawaiian and Tuamotuan.

mataku [1] {NKU} fear, frightened He mataku toku o nga pungawerewere. I fear spiders. [NGH3] E kore au e haere, e mataku ana ahau. I won't go, I am frightened. [NGH3] Tino mataku ia i te kehua. He is really frightened of ghosts. [TWK] E mataku ana ahau. I am frightened. [MWA] Kaua koe e mataku ki te whakapa ki te tupapaku. ***. [MWA] I mataku ahau kei patua e nga toa o Tapipi. ***fear. [NKU] Pa mai te moihi me te mataku. When the hair stands on end it is scary. [NWE]

mataku [2] {TTU} swamp hen Ka nui te maha o te mataku tēnei kainga, he nui o te repo i mua. In early times, this place had numerous mataku birds and large swamps. [TTU] matuku

matamata [1] {TTU} [Noun] ear lobes E hoa, te rarahi nga matamata o Hine. Friend, Jane has large ear lobes. [TTU]

matamata [2] male nipples

matāmua [1] {MWA} first-born Ko te matāmua tēnei o aku tamariki. This is the eldest of my children. [MWA]

matangurunguru [1] {BWL}, {MWA} numb Rongo ana i te matangurunguru i mua a te urunga o te niho pirau. Before the extraction ofthe rotten tooth, the numbness is felt. [NWE]

matanui [1] {TTU} [Noun] large opening Ma konei mai, he matanui. By this way is a larger opening. [TTU]

mātāngohi [1] maataangohi, matangohi [Noun] the first person killed in battle. (Cf. mātāika, tāpiri)

mataora [1] {NG3} wakefulness Na tona mataora i mau ai nga tahae. ***wakefulness. [NGH3]

matapihi [1] {TTU} [Noun] young, plant or person I te tutahi, he matapihi te katoa, na ka tupu. Firstly, everything is small and young and then there is growth. [TTU]