Ngā kupu whakamārama
A
ahuwhenua farming, industrious
amarara umbrella
H
hahau hew, shape out
hanake come forth
hauhaketanga cultivating, digging up of crop
hikihiki lifting continuously
hīpoki covering
hiriwa silver
honohono join
K
Kaihanga Creator
kaitohutohu instructor
kapi close (of eyes)
karawata culvert
kaumoana sailor
ki reira = i reira there
kohera display
kohia add to
kokoru bay
M
makamaka throwing, planting
manutanga floating of canoe
marumaru shade, shady
moai stone monument
mōkehu frond (of fern)
mou = mau to take
N
ngaki remove weeds
ngohengohe soft
O
okiokinga resting place
P
papa haerenga footpath
pātū edge, boundary, wall
pihi shoots (of plants), new growth
pikini billycan
pononga servant
porokawa very sour
pōwiri = pōhiri welcome, greet, pay homage
pūwharawhara growing in clumps
R
rokohanga needless to say
rui shake
rūhā tired out
T
tākina ki uta remove or shift to side
tāpia sticky
tāpapa seed bed
taru whai tikanga pastoral crops
taupoki turn over (of soil)
te urunga o te rā the rising place of the sun
tīraurau tea leaves
tiu stew
toetoenga left over
toha spread, spill out
tuatuangia chopped down
tūpai groggy
W
wāriu measure, judge, value
wawā fall apart
whakatō to plant
whara mishap, accident
whāriki layer
whata platform, crib
whawhaki break off with twisting action
whawhati kānga plucking corn
whitawhita zealous, quick moving, full of life
wiri weevil