Ngā kupu whakamārama
A
anahera tiaki guardian angel
aranui pathway
aroaoā sorrowful
K
Karaiti Christ
Karaitiana Christian, Christianity
karakia whakataha prayer of warding off
kautere float along, floating
koma ōna makawe combing her hair
koropupu boiling, bubbling
M
mātaki look, gaze, observe
māmā light (of weight)
manawareka fulfilment
marutata close, nearby
marutata near, close by
moe nanu troubled sleep
mōhū selfish
morimori embrace, touch, feel
muru confiscate
O
one tāhua sand bar
ope taua war party
P
pāhake = pākeke grown up, aged
pākura a type of shag
parenga bank of stream or river
T
takamori slow (of movements)
tautere float, floating
toromi drown
teo stranded
Te Oreore Masterton
Uawa Tolaga Bay
W
wāhi taake a place whence one has come from
wehiwehi dangerous, scary