Ngā kupu whakamārama
A
ahakoa noa even so
H
hanake come
hara wrong-doing, crime
hangarau pretend
hautete jabber, talkative
heipū came upon, met up with
hunatia conceal, hide or secret
K
kāhui crowd of people
kamo eye
kāta horse cart
kaumātuatanga advancing age
kohukohu reprimand, tell off
koingo yearning
kotiti haere go off track
kumenga pull, a sudden tugging or yanking movement
kūtete kau to milk cows, dairying
M
māngoingoi handline fishing, surfcasting
mapu sigh
N
nanakia crafty
P
paheke pass by, go past, by way of
paitini poison
parekura disaster
pīrahirahi thin
porowhiu toss, throw
puiaki favourite, very special
pūremu adultery
T
tahaki ashore, to one side
takiri jerking movement
Tangaroa te wā a fishing term
taotū hit, struck (by)
tapa o te toa corner of the shop
tarau waho overall
tārore noose, entrap, to hang oneself
tauira encircle, wreathed, bound around
tāweka tangle
tinihanga cheat
tiro mākutu stare
totoa hyperactive
tuaki gut, disembowel
tumeke alarm, startle
tuohutanga bend down, to stoop
tūtei sentry
U
uru mānuka mānuka grove
WH
whakahemohemo dying
whakahokihoki answering back; replied
whakahōnore to honour, to acknowledge
whakamomori commit suicide
whakaraka step toward (a goal)
whakatūpato caution
whāngaia adopted