Ngā kupu whakamārama
A
amatiatia outrigger
Aotea Great Barrier Island
ārikarika the amount, the many
āwhā storm
H
hanake to come
haumātakataka hurricane
hau roa trade wind
hoe aratika steering system
hotu o te moana sea swell
huka pūkeri blizzard
hūnuku voyage, move
K
kahokaho whakaora safety rail
kahu kautere life jacket
kaitātaki person in charge
kākati wai māori pack of fresh water
Kihi, Kiowi Bristle thighed curlew
Koekoeā Long-tailed cuckoo
Kōpū Venus
Kōtaha Frigate bird
kotokoto booms on boat
kōutu to bail out (of water)
kuiti peninsula
Kuriri Pacific golden plover
M
makoako dangerous
māngoingoi fishing with a line
marama moon
maramara rā o te ao tahito traditional sailcloth
moe kinikini short naps
N
ngāngā swelling (of ocean)
P
paeroa nui cyclonic weather
pakaru takiwā noa iho dashed, not come to anything
papa strake
papaia pawpaw
pare atu facing towards (opposition)
parunetanga doldrum
pēpē mushy, soft
pōito float
pōkaia packed (as of food)
pueru kapua covering cloud
Pufau an old bay on west side of Raiatea
pūkoro iti small container
punga rere sea anchor
purunga caulking
R
rahoraho deck
rākau inanga bamboo
rākaura spar (on vessel)
Rangatahua Kermadec Reef
rara rib
rauangi fine (of carving)
rauhara pandanas
raukapakapa streamer
rikarika excited
T
tahiwi heart of tree
Taitonga Southland
takere hull
Taki o Autahi Southern Cross
tākiri pull, influence
tapatai beach
Tara Tern
tarawai sap
tārei shape or fashion
tauheke slope
taurapa stern
Te Fenua Enata Marquesas Islands
Te Ika ā Māui Milky Way
Te Moana a Toi te Huatahi Bay of Plenty
tere tapatapa tai sail across in a north-west direction
Tiri o te moana ki Te Tonga Antarctic
toka pokapoka coral atoll
tokotū mast
tōmairangi morning dew
Toroa Red-footed booby
torouka raw
tuapae horizon
Tuhaa Pae = Tubuai Austral Islands
Tūhua Mayor Island
tūmau a cook
U
ū arrive safely, held fast
W
wahie wood
wetiweti dangerous
whai wāhi ana have an effect on
whakaahuru to make safe, to shelter
whakakope to reef (of sails)
whakatere to launch (of a vessel), to navigate
whakatohe betting
whāngai cutting action (of adze)
Whangaokena East Cape
wharaunga journey, voyage
Wharekahika Hicks Bay
whārua valley
whātinga unit of measure
whatīanga angle