Ngā kupu whakamārama
A
akaaka matua the main vine
amohia carry on shoulder
Ao tū roa the natural world
Aoraki=Aorangi Mt Cook
Aparima Riverton
āpiha officer
āpiti in addition
Arahura Arahura River
aroaro before, in the presence of
āta kitea glimpse
aupounamu bow of canoe
awaawa valley
E
ea fulfill
erangi=engari but
Erenora Erenora Puketapu Hetet
H
hāte shirt
he paki ki tua the weather is fine over there
Hine o te Iwi dining room at Murihiku Marae, Invercargill
Hinetū an ancestor
hinu raukawa scent of the raukawa plant
hinu rautangi scented oil
hōrapa spread over
huhua numerous
hukapapa frost, ice
hukarere snow
hunga kaikawe delegation returning the greenstone
hunga kāinga home people
I
ia flow
ika jade, greenstone
Ika a Ngahue greenstone belonging to Ngahue
inanga a variety of greenstone
K
Kai Tahu = Ngai Tahu a tribe of the South Island
kaituhi author, writer
Kāoreore a river in the South Island
Kāti Mamoe a tribe of the South Island
kawe carrier
Kera Kera Brown a kuia of Kai Tahu
kererū native pigeon
kī say, saying, proverb
kikorangi blue
kōhimuhimu whisper
kohurangi mist
kongakonga morsel
kōrero tāpiri epilogue
kōtatara chattering
kuhuna place into
kurahauawatea solar halo
kurahaupō lunar halo
kūtia ai te mate squeezed by misfortune, portent of doom
Kutumaemae he tipuna o te kaituhi
M
mahara recollection
Mahina a rangi Moonglow of the heavens
maimoa take care of
maioha cherish, love
makaia cast off, throw off, discard
makariri cold
Mākere he tipuna o te kaituhi
mākona satisfied
mana motuhake distinct identity
manga stream
marangai=ua rain
mata eye
Matutaera Sir Kingi Ihaka an elder of Te Aupouri tribe
mīharo amazed
Minita Karauna a Minister of the Crown
Moana o Raukawa Cook Strait
moemoeā dream
Muhiama o Waihopai Southland Museum in Invercargill
Murihiku Southland
N
Naina Naina Russell, a kuia from Ruapuke
Nga Kurakura o Hinenuitepō Aurora Australis, the Southern Lights
ngao matariki adze with a textured line
ngao pae adze with a coarse line
ngao tū adze with a medium line
ngata fulfil
Ngati Huirapa a tribe of the South Island
Ngati Kahungunu a tribe of the North Island
Ngati Waewae a hapu of Kai Tahu
ngāwari easy
nohopuku sit quietly, rest
O
ohorere suddenly, take by surprise
Otautahi Christchurch
P
pakupaku small
panapana fluttering
Papatuanuku mother earth
peka detour
piata shine, glint, sheen
pīkaunga carry on the back
Pita Tapihana Peter Tapsell
pokohiwi shoulder
Pōneke Port Nicholson, Wellington
pono truth
pōua old person
pure cleansing ceremony
pūrena overflowing, brimming
pūrotu beauty
R
rākau hari support pole
Rakiura Stewart Island
rangahaua search out
Rapuwai a tribe of the South Island
rawekengia meddle with, disturb
Rena daughter of Naina Russell
reretopa helicopter
rongonui famous
Ruapuke an Island in Foveaux Strait
Ruatepupuke a carved meeting house in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, USA
T
Tahua o Rongo courtyard of Rongo
Tai Poutini West Coast
takaia wrap
takatāpui close friend
takere hull of a canoe
Takitimu a mountain
takoha gift
Tamati Muturangi Tamati Reedy
tārere straggle behind
tāua old woman
tauria laden
Te Āporo Nui The Big Apple, New York, USA
Te Arawa a confederation of tribes in the North Island
Te Ati Awa a tribe of the North Island
Te Hau ki Turanga The carved meeting house in the National Museum, Wellington.
Te Kererū the greenstone that was given the name Aotearoa (now in the Field Museum, Chicago)
Te Koroka Mt Cosmos
Te Kuru O Te Marama Waaka a kaumātua of the Tūhourangi tribe
Te Toki the greenstone that was given the name Te Māori (now in the Southland Museum)
Te Upoko o te Ika Wellington
Te Waipounamu South Island
Te Waka o Aoraki South Island
Tihei Mauriora a mountain
tira group, party
Tītīraurangi Mt Aspiring National Park
Tītītea Mt Aspiring
toe left over
tohi baptism rites
tohu sign
tuhi me te rapa the flash and glow
Tūhourangi a tribe of Te Arawa
tūranga teitei gallery or museum
Tūtoko a mountain
Tūhawaiki an ancestor
Tū Te Raki Whānoa an ancestor of the South Island
Tūwhāngai Henare Tūwhāngai an elder of Waikato
U
ūkaipō mother
W
whakaminenga gathering
whakamoemiti praise
whakatapua to make tapu
whakawhetai thank
whakawiriwiri to cause to shiver
whanake rising
whatumanawa inner being
whāwhārua hollow
whenua rāhui protected area of land such as a national park
whiriwhiria choose
whātoro full concentration
whiua place before, whip up
Wi Te Tau Huata a kaumātua of Ngati Kahungunu
waerenga clearing
Wai o Hinetū a lake in the South Island
waihanga create
Waihopai Invercargill
waikare rippling water
waimarie luck
Waitaha a tribe of the South Island descended from the Takitimu canoe
Wakatipu a lake in the South Island
wawe as soon
werawera sweat
whakaaturanga sign
whakaaturia reveal
whakairia to suspend
whakakitenga nui exhibition
whakamanangia ceremonially bless
whakamaumahara memorable
whakamīharo magnificent