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A

āianei later
ākiri cast
ātaahua beautiful
awaawa valley

E

ea requited

H

haro scrape
hemo die
here tie, bind
hōhō standing out, prominent
hono(hia) join, connect
hōpīpī be terrified, faint hearted
hutia ake pull up

I

ikeike high
ira tangata life principle of mortals

K

kaihana Eng. relation
kakara scent
karawhā midrib of a leaf
karikari to dig
kāwai rangatira lineage
kitenga find, see
kōhue boil as in boiling water
kōnui thumb
koroheke grandfather, elderly gentlemen
kōpipiri timid, faint hearted
kuia grand mother, elderly women

M

mahara thought, memory, recollection
makere fall, drop
mataara alert
mātaitai shell seafood
mata tonu fresh
mātenga head
mātotoru thick
māunu bait
mokemoke lonely
muka fibre

N

nonohi small

Ng

ngoikore feeble
ngoki crawl

O

onepū beach

P

pahure escape, pass by
pākete Eng. bucket
pakiaka roots of a tree
pāpaku shallow
parengo porphyra columbino, edible sea weed
pātanga boundary
pokanoa by chance
pupū kau ake spring up, bubble up (of emotion and water)
pungai base of the nikau leaf

R

rarangahia to weave
rarata tame, quite
repo swamp
rimurimu sea weed

T

tahaki one side
tāhuahua sand dune
taima Eng. time
taingia to colour, to dye, stain
takaokeoke writhe, squirm
tautau me he kurī barking like a dog
tīhore tear, rip
timotimo pecking
stem
tō, tōia to moisten
toetoe arundo conspicua, reed grass
tūtei sentry, look out

U

ū-kai-pō (poetical) mother, homeland
uta(ina) load (to load)

W

wāhi ōwhanga nest, tramping ground
waimāori fresh water
waitai sea water

Wh

whaiāipo sweet heart
whakaeaea to ease
whakamākūkū to moisten
whakamātau to test
whakaohooho to startle, to rouse
whakapapa geneology
whakapiko to bend
whakaruruhau shelter
whakatara banter
whakatare stoop or lean forward, look intently
whakautu answer
whētētē stare wildly
whitinga rising of the sun

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