-hanga

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *-saŋa, from a rebracketing of Proto-Oceanic nouns ending in /s/, /c/ and *-aŋa.


-ranga

From a conflation of Proto-Polynesian *-laŋa and *-raŋa, from a rebracketing of Proto-Oceanic nouns ending in /d/, /l/, /ⁿr/, /r/ and *-aŋa.


-anga

From Proto-Polynesian *-aŋa, from Proto-Oceanic *-aŋa, variant of *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an, from Proto-Austronesian *-an.


whakaraka

From whaka- + raka. Second element is from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkaq (compare Tongan laka, Malay langkah).

Whakaakona te tamaiti kia whakaraka.


mānuka

→ English: manuka

Leptospermum scoparium
Leptospermum scoparium#Translingual

Leptospermum scoparium, a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia.


Tauranga

[ˈtɐʉ.ɾɐ.ŋɐ]


Wairarapa

Wairarapa (a lake in southern North Island, New Zealand)

Wairarapa (a geographical region in southeastern North Island, New Zealand)


terepōno

Borrowing from English telephone (compare Hawaiian kelepona).


waea

waea pūkoro

cellular phone, cellphone, mobile phone, smartphone

telegram, telephone message, cable, wire


whai

From Proto-Polynesian *fai, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS (“stingray”).


whai

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *fai (“to follow”).


heke

From Proto-Polynesian *seke (compare with Tongan heke (“slippery, to slide”); Tahitian heʻe and paheʻe (“to slide”); South Marquesan heʻe and North Marquesan heke; South Marquesan tiheʻe and North Marquesan tiheke; Hawaiian heʻe (“to melt, to flow”)) Doublet of hekeheke.


mātau

From Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)taqu, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu (compare with Malay tahu (“to know”)), from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu.

Ma te mātau ka ora.


mātau

Kāore i pērā rawa te tokomaha o te hunga kaiako he mātau ki te reo Māori, he mātau hoki ki te mahi whakaako.
There weren't as many teachers who knew the Māori language and also knew how to teach.


wharau

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀaqu (compare Tongan folau).


whakarongo

Whakarongo mai ki te tangi o nga pū i runga i te taumata a Pukehinahina

2018, “Rū Ana Te Whenua”, performed by Alien Weaponry:

Listen to the roar of the guns on the hilltop of Pukehinahina


rewa

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaliwat (compare Malay lewat).


-nga

Nominalizing suffix used to form derivate nouns.

a passive ending (used with only a few verbs ending in 'ai')


kōhanga

From Proto-Polynesian *kofa-ŋa (“nest”), from *kofa (from Proto-Oceanic *kopa) plus nominalizing suffix
From *-ŋa.
Cognate with Hawaiian ʻohana (“family, relatives, kin”), Rarotongan koʻanga (“nest”), Samoan ōfaga (“nest”), Tahitian ofaaraa (“nest”).

cog

birthplace, cradle, homeland, stronghold, bastion


mānu

From Proto-Polynesian *maqanu, from Proto-Oceanic *maqañur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qañud, from Proto-Austronesian *qañud (compare Malay hanyut).

Ka ahiahi ka kite rāua i tētahi tohorā, ko te upoko i mā, e mānu haere ana i te taha o tō rāua poti, mōhio tonu ake rāua he raiti wēra.

When it was evening they saw a whale and its head was white and it was floating along beside their boat, so they knew that it was a right whale.

He roa te ua ka mānu te whenua.

The rain went on for a long time and the land was flooded.


tuhinga

He maha anō hoki ngā tuhinga atu a Tāmihana ki te kāwana i muri mai ki te kī atu, kāhore kau te Māori e rapu whawhai ana, me te pātai he aha te take e hanga nei i ngā rāihe me ngā huarahi mai i Ākarana ki ngā rohe ki te raki o Waikato.
Tamihana later wrote more letters to the governor, saying that the Māori were not seeking war, and questioning the construction of redoubts and roads between Auckland and northern Waikato.


kōrero

Cognate with Tahitian orero and Hawaiian ʻōlelo.


urupā

→ English: urupa


whare herehere

I te 17 o Hune nei, i whakawākia rāua i te Kōti Matua mō te hara tuhituhi pukanoa i ngā ingoa tāngata kē ki ngā tieki tono moni i ngā pēke, ā whakataua ana e te kōti kia kotahi tau mō tētahi, mō tētahi ki te whare herehere.

On 17th June they went on trial in the Supreme Court for writing fraudulent cheques and were each sentenced by the court to one year in prison.


whare karakia

Compound of whare (“house”) + karakia (“prayer, incantation, church service”).

compound

Nō te rā hāpati i kauhau ai a Te Karaiti, i roto i ngā whare karakia.

On the sabbath day Christ preached in the churches.

a religious building: a church, a synagogue, a mosque, a house of prayer


tukituki

to batter, to pound, to pulverize, to ram


hōiho uha

Compound of hōiho (“horse”) + uha (“female”).


ata mārie

[ˌɐtɐ ˈmɑːɾie]


kō-

Related to Hawaiian ʻō- from Proto-Polynesian *koo-

Prefix added to a number of words, often without any obvious difference in meaning between the two words.


kaimahi

Kīhai i roa ka tatū ia ki raro, ka tū ki waenganui o ana kaimahi kua ngau nei ō rātou ngākau i te mataku kei pau katoa rātou te kai e te ahi.

Before long he reached the bottom and stood amongst his employees who were overcome by fear that they might all be consumed by the fire.


Mihinare

From English missionary; early missionaries to New Zealand were Anglican.


hopu

to record (make an audio or video recording of)

Ko te hīnaki aka anō te mea pai ake ki te hopu tuna, i tā te Pākehā.
An eel pot made from vines is a better one to catch eels than that of the Pākehā.

Matikuku aneane, ka hopu ki ahau (Ki ahau!)

2021, “Hatupatu”, performed by Alien Weaponry:


hopu

Ka kōhimu mai ki a au, "E Hēmi, hiwitia ake te ārai hiraka o taku konohi. Kei te hēmanawa au." Tere tonu taku hopu i tōna ringaringa, ka hiwitia e au te ārai.
She whispered to me, "Hēmi, pull back the silk veil of my face. I am too hot." I quickly took hold of her hand and I pulled back the veil.


ngeru

A nominalisation of ngerungeru (“smooth, soft, sleek”)

Felis silvestris catus
Felis silvestris catus#Translingual


taera

Mā te taera ko te whānau tamariki hai kawe i te momo tangata.

Sexual desire determines the procreation of the human species.


hōkakatanga

Mai i tōna tamarikitanga tae rā anō ki te tīmatanga o tōna pakeketanga, he mea huna tōna hōkakatanga e ia.

From his childhood right through to the beginning of adulthood he hid his sexuality.


hōkaka

Ko te mea ia i tino hōkaka ai ia, ka haere ia ki a Te Whatuiāpiti, hei hoa mōna.

What she earnestly desired was to go to Te Whatuiāpiti to be his wife.


rēparo

Panthera pardus
Panthera pardus#Translingual


hēki

Titiro ki te hēki rakiraki, pīpipi rānei, kuihi rānei, e hoatu ana kia pēhia e te heihei.

Look at a duck's egg, or the egg of a brown creeper or a goose, given to a hen to sit on.


rīngi mārena

From rīngi (“ring”) + mārena (“marriage”).


mārena

He tāne mārena ahau.


whakawahine

head

whakawahine (irregular plural whakawāhine)

From whaka- + wahine (“woman”). Cognate with Samoan fa'afafine.

Coordinate term: tangata ira tāne

In Samoa, people assigned male at birth who live as women are known as fa'afafine, which literally translates to "in the fashion of a woman". Similar identities to fa'afafine are found in Tonga (fakaleitī or leitī), Fiji (vaka sa lewa lewa), Niue (fakafifine), Kiribati and Tuvalu (pinapinaaine) and the Cook Islands (akava'ine).

2019 August 31, Alan Weedon, “Fa'afafine, fakaleitī, fakafifine — understanding the Pacific's alternative gender expressions”, in ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (in English), retrieved 2020-05-31:

a person assigned male at birth who lives and behaves as a female socially; literally "to become a woman"


wahawaha

Reduplication of waha from Proto-Polynesian *waha (compare with Hawaiian waha, Rapa Nui haha, and Tahitian vaha) from Proto-Oceanic *fafa (compare Samoan fafa) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba₁ (compare with Malay bawa (“to carry, to bring (in general)”), Tagalog babá (“to piggyback”))


purupuru

Australian National University
Bruce Biggs

Reduplication (thus doublet) of puru from Proto-Oceanic *pulu (“coconut husk”) (compare with Fijian bulu and Hawaiian pulu "coconut husk") from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulut. Sense of "plug" is a semantic extension from the lack of coconuts found naturally in New Zealand.


takiwātanga

From takiwā + -tanga, from tōku/tōna anō takiwā (“my/his/her own time and space”), coined in 2017.

The Autism Clinic—Te Rāngai Takiwātanga has been established at Victoria University of Wellington to evaluate best practice early interventions for young children with autism in New Zealand.

2019 August 6, “The Autism Clinic—Te Rāngai Takiwātanga”, in Victoria University of Wellington–1st for research intensity (in English), Victoria University, Wellington, retrieved 2019-09-13:


pakini

(punctuation) apostrophe (the character ’)


pakini

to pinch (to squeeze a small amount of skin)


tūpara

double-barrelled shotgun
double-barrelled shotgun


Pakangakite

From pakanga (“war”) + kite (“to see”), from English Warsaw broken into war and saw.


anuhe

caterpillar of the convolvulus hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli)


pīokeoke

Squalus acanthias
Squalus acanthias#Translingual

spotted estuary smooth-hound (Mustelus lenticulatus)


pīwakawaka

New Zealand fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)


hīoi

New Zealand pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae)


pāmu wēra

Physeter macrocephalus
Physeter macrocephalus#Translingual


kāinga

a place of residence (literally, a place where a fire has been lit)

an unfortified place of residence or village (in contrast to a pā, which is fortified)


kūmara

English: kumara

Cognate with Tongan kumala, Hawaiian ʻuala. Apparently connected to Quechua kumar.


uraura

From Proto-Polynesian *qura, from Proto-Oceanic *quraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qudaŋ.


kōuraura

From kō- + ura. From Proto-Polynesian *qura, from Proto-Oceanic *quraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qudaŋ.


kohuke

waikawa kohuke


Kaikōura

→ English: Kaikoura

From kai (“to eat; food”) + kōura (“crayfish”).

compound

A town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.


Waitangi

→ English: Waitangi

A locality in the Bay of Islands on the North Island of New Zealand.

A town on the west coast of the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.


whara

From Proto-Polynesian *fara (compare with Hawaiian hala, Pandanus tectorius), from Proto-Oceanic *padran, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN originally referring to the pandanus (compare with Malay pandan, any species in general esp. Pandanus amaryllifolius).

Any of the several plants in the families Asteliaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae.


onehunga

one (“sand, mud, soil”) + hunga (“fine”)


kaho

From Proto-Polynesian *kaso, from Proto-Oceanic *kaso, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasaw (“rafter”).

horizontal wall batten in a meeting house


whau

From Proto-Polynesian *fau, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu (Hibiscus tiliaceus, compare with Malay baru and Hawaiian hau referring to that original species).


āngi

From Proto-Polynesian *aŋi, from Proto-Central Pacific *aŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *aŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haŋin.


takatāpui

gay person. Usually used in the context of LGBT Māori people


tangata ira tāne

Coordinate term: whakawahine

a person assigned female at birth who behave as a man


pāpaka

From Proto-Oceanic *paka-paka (compare with Tahitian paʻapaʻa, Samoan paʻa and paʻapaʻa, Tongan paka, and Hawaiian pāpaʻi)


Īemene

Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


mauī

From Proto-Polynesian *maui. Possibly related to the name Māui.

left (the west side of the body when one is facing north)


pūtāhono

driver (program acting as interface between an application and hardware)


tāhono

tā- (“causative prefix”) + hono (“to join”)


atanga

ata (“appearance, image”) + -nga (“nominal suffix”)


pūmanawa

pū- (“origin, centre”) + manawa (“heart”)


tōpū

tō (“to drag, pull”) + pū (“centre, origin”)


whakatōpū

to amalgamate, consolidate, assemble (in a group)


whakatōpū kongakonga

whakatōpū (“amalgamate”) + kongakonga (“fragment, shrapnel”)


makere

To drop out of an event (such as school)


tūī

English: tui

tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) a New Zealand bird


whetū

From Proto-Polynesian *fetuqu (cognate with Hawaiian hōkū and Tahitian fetū), from Proto-Oceanic *pituqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian *bituqən (cognate with Tagalog bituin).


koekoe

(of a bird or animal) to squeak, scream, squawk or cry


āwhā

From Proto-Polynesian *afa, from Proto-Central-Pacific *avaa, from Proto-Oceanic *apaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (“southwest monsoon”).

inh

Nā te nui o te āwhā me te karawhiu o ngā haumātakataka kīhai i taea te māngoingoi ika (TWK 45:5).

Because of the heavy rainfall and force of the hurricane fishing was not possible.


māhina

From Proto-Polynesian *masina (compare with Samoan masina and Hawaiian mahina), from Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ (compare with Malay sinar), from Proto-Austronesian *siNaʀ.


Hingapoa

Kei Hingapoa me te wā ki Īnia.

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)


pōpō

From Proto-Polynesian *poo-poo (compare with Hawaiian pōpō, Tahitian pōpō (“ball, bubble”)).


kahika

From Proto-Polynesian *kafika (cognate with Hawaiian ʻōhiʻa and Tongan fekika), from Proto-Oceanic *kapika (cognate with Fijian kavika).


poroporo

From Proto-Polynesian *polo; cognate with Hawaiian pōpolo, Tongan polo (“deadly nightshade, Solanum nigrum”), Fijian boro, Tuvaluan 'opolo (“capsicum”).


Kirihimete

Borrowed from English Christmas, and adapted to Maori phonotactics.


Whangārei

→ English: Whangarei


Te Papa-i-Oea

Palmerston North
Palmerston North#English

Palmerston North (a city in New Zealand)


Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand)


Kirikiriroa

kirikiri (“gravel”) + roa (“to be long”), literally “long gravel”


Āwhekenetāna

Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)


Pōngia-Herekōmina

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English:_Q225

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Bosnia and Herzegovina (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Parīhi

Brazil (A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)


Kini Ekuatoria

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)


Karapōnia

California (a state of the United States)


Kini Pihō

Guinea-Bissau (a country in West Africa)


Pearīni

E whā ki Purūhia, ko Tanite, ko Konipara, ko Pearīni, ko Tetini.

Four in Prussia, Danzig, Konigsberg, Berlin, and Stettin.


Kānapera

Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory#English

Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)


Parī

Ko te utu tau mō tētahi nūpepa e tāia ana i Parī (te tino pā o te Wīwī) e tae ana ki te rima pāuna (£5) mō te tau, ā ko te 'Āta' te ingoa.
The annual subscription for one particular newspaper published in Paris (the capital of France) is five pounds (£5), and it’s called the 'Art'.


Ngāti

Ko Ngāti Te Kanawa he hapū nō Ngāti Maniapoto; arā ko ngā uri o Te Kanawa
Te Kanawa is a sub-tribe of Ngāti Maniapoto; and they are the descendants of Te Kanawa

Prefix for an iwi or hapū; tribal group.


rōpū

Ko te kaiwhakahaere o tēnei rōpū ko tētahi o ngā kaiārahi tūruhi o Te Whakarewarewa.

The organiser of this group is one of the tourist guides at Te Whakarewarewa.

An organized group of people; group, party, organisation, committee, company, gang, association, entourage, etc.


Nāhinara

(New Zealand politics) National (New Zealand National Party)


Reipa

(New Zealand politics) Labour (New Zealand Labour Party)


tōrangapū

Ahakoa mau haere tonu a Meri Mangakāhia ki ngā tōrangapū Māori me te toko anō i tōna iwi, kāore he kōrero i tua atu i rongohia mō āna mahi mō te Kotahitanga.
Although Meri Mangakāhia continued to be active in Māori politics and support of her people, nothing further is written about her participation in the Kotahitanga movement.


tōrangapū

Nā ōna mōhiotanga, nā tāna atawhai matawhāiti, nā tōna hiringa me tōna mātauranga tōrangapū, i pērā rawa ai te angitu ōna ki tēnei whakatakanga āna.

His intelligence, tact and persistence and political skill brought him considerable success in this mission.


mutunga wiki

mutunga (“end”) + wiki (“week”), based on English weekend


kākāriki

a New Zealand parakeet of genus Cyanoramphus


ake nei

Indicates an expression is related to a future time.


whakawhanaungatanga

whaka- (“initiate”) + whanaungatanga (“relationship”), equivalent to whaka- + whanaunga (“relative”) + -tanga (“derived quality”)

compound

The process of establishing relationships.


whanaungatanga

whanaunga (“relative”) + -tanga (“derived quality”)


penapena

to save up (accumulate money for a specific purpose)


uwhi

From Proto-Polynesian *qufi, from Proto-Oceanic *qupi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (“yam”). Doublet of uhi.

Dioscorea alata
Dioscorea alata#Translingual


Piripane

Ā nōnāianei anō ia ka mau i Piripane, i te tāone nui o te tai whakarunga o Ahitereiria.

And he will now be held in Brisbane, the main city on Australia's north coast.

Brisbane (the capital of Queensland, Australia)


Niukāhera

Kua mutu te mahi a ngā tāngata keri waro o Niukāhera, wāhi o Ahitereiria.

The coal miners of Newcastle, a place in Australia, have stopped work.

Newcastle (a city in New South Wales, Australia)


Poipiripi

Ko ngā utu rā tēnā i Poihākena i Poipiripi.

That's the price in Sydney and Melbourne.

Melbourne, Port Philip (the capital of Victoria, Australia)


Poihākena

Sydney, Port Jackson (the capital of New South Wales, Australia)


rāhuitanga

lockdown (confinement of people as a security measure)


rāhui

→ English: rahui

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rafui, from a suffixed form of Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *lafu (“prohibit”).

inh

restriction of access to a place (as a form of taboo)


rāhui

From a suffixed form of Proto-Polynesian *lafu (“group of animals or birds”).


kāhu

Circus approximans
Circus approximans#Translingual

swamp harrier (Circus approximans), a species of harrier hawk


whao

From Proto-Polynesian *faqo (compare with Hawaiian hao (“iron, horn”), Tahitian fao (“tip, scissors”), Tuamotuan pao), from Proto-Oceanic *paqot (compare with Fijian ivako (“nail”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqət (“chisel”) (compare with Malay pahat, Tagalog paet)


whao

head

whao (hia, -na, -ngia, -ria, -whia, -whina)

-ngia (-na)
-ria (-na)
-whia (-na)
-whina (-na)

From Proto-Polynesian *fao, from Proto-Oceanic *pasok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasək, from Proto-Austronesian *pasək (“wooden nail; to drive in”).


mamao

From Proto-Polynesian *mamaqo (compare with Hawaiian mamao, Tongan mamaʻo, Samoan mamao).


Te Moana-a-Toi

From moana (“sea”) + Toi (“given name”), literally “The Sea of Toi”. From being named after Toi, a famous Maori who lived in the region, and the embayment being a marginal sea of the island.

compound

Bay of Plenty (a sea and bay of the Bay of Plenty Region, North Island, New Zealand)

administrative region
administrative region

Bay of Plenty (an administrative region of the North Island, New Zealand, surrounding the eponymous bay)


Toi

English: Toi


paihamu

brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)


roha

From Proto-Polynesian *rofa, from Proto-Oceanic *ropa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəpah.

Kei te wini o waenganui ko te Karaiti e tū ana e roha ana ngā ringaringa, e karanga ana, "Haere mai ki Ahau." Kei muri i a ia he hipi e kaikai ana.

In the middle window Christ is standing with his arms stretched out, calling, "Come to Me." Behind him sheep are grazing.

to spread out, to extend out, to stretch out


Irāia

a male given name originating from the Bible


Ātaraita

I mua nō Ātaraita ngā parāoa i paingia ki ngā mākete o Ahitereiria.

Adelaide flour has, hitherto, been the most esteemed in the Australian markets.

Adelaide (the capital of South Australia, Australia)


Peraha

E rua tāngata nō Peraha, Ahitereiria i wini i tā rāua kōura moni, ko te toimaha o taua kōura tekau mā waru pauna weti.

Two people from Perth, Australia won their gold money, the weight of the gold was 18 pounds.

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

Perth (the capital of Western Australia, Australia)


pepeha

an introductory speech detailing one's ancestry


tauiwi

foreigner, European, non-Māori, colonist


Papua Nūkini

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English:_Q691


Whītī

Borrowed from Fijian Viti, from Proto-Central Pacific *viti "east, sunrise".
Compare Maori rāwhiti (“east”) and Maori whiti (“to spring up”)

Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania)


kārohirohi

Kārohirohi ana te moana, he marino tonu hoki.

The sea shimmered and it was quite calm.


ārohirohi

to turn round and round; to feel giddiness.


kaitiakitanga

From kaitiaki (“guardian”) + -tanga (“[abstract]”), equivalent to kai- (“[agency]”) + tiaki (“to guard”) + -tanga (“[abstract]”).


ka kite anō

Short for ka kite anō au i a koe/kōrua/koutou.


whakarangona

[fɐkɐˈɾɐŋɔnɐ]

passive of whakarongo; to be listened to


manaakitanga

[mɐˈnɑːkiˌtɐ.ŋɐ]

showing kindness, generosity, respect to others


-tia

passive ending; commonly used for words with more than two vowels and for passive agreement


atawhai

head

atawhai (passive atawhaitia or atawhaingia)

atawhaitia (passive)
atawhaingia (passive)


pōhēhē

(modifier) mistaken, confused, misguided


-hia

a passive ending (favoured in the Tūhoe dialect where -tia would be preferred in other dialects)


-mia

a passive ending (used only after verbs ending with 'o' or 'u')


-ngia

a passive ending (favoured in the Ngāti Porou dialect where -tia would be preferred in other dialects)


whiti

(transitive) to exchange, transfer, swap

(intransitive) to cross over to reach the other side


whiti

whiti (passive whitikina or whitingia or whitia or whitikia)

whitikina (passive)
whitingia (passive)
whitia (passive)
whitikia (passive)


pōkokohua

Pōkokohua mā, me mutu ēnā mahi kōhuru!

(vulgar, offensive, derogatory) cunt, motherfucker, a highly offensive insult for an unpleasant person


kai hamuti

(vulgar, idiomatic) eat shit (a vulgar expression)


kai hamuti

Kei noho koutou ka whakawhiwhi tūranga ki tēnā kai hamuti!

Don't you dare give that prick a position!


Hāmoa

Samoa (A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)


tohorā

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ (“dugong”).


Rūhī-te-rangi

Alternative form of Hui-tanguru (used by iwi Ngāti Awa)


Hongonui

The second month of the maramataka (lunar calendar), corresponding to June–July of the Gregorian calendar.


Pipiri

The first month of the maramataka (lunar calendar), corresponding to May–June of the Gregorian calendar. Begins after the rising of Matariki.


Mahuru

The fourth month of the maramataka (lunar calendar), corresponding to August–September of the Gregorian calendar.


Hakihea

The seventh month of the maramataka (lunar calendar), corresponding to November–December of the Gregorian calendar.


Kohi-tātea

The eighth month of the maramataka (lunar calendar), corresponding to December–January of the Gregorian calendar.


Here-turi-kōkā

The third month of the maramataka (lunar calendar), corresponding to July–August of the Gregorian calendar.


Haratua

The twelfth month of the maramataka (lunar calendar), corresponding to April–May of the Gregorian calendar.


Whiringa-ā-rangi

The sixth month of the maramataka (lunar calendar), corresponding to October–November of the Gregorian calendar.


maramataka

[mɐɾɐmɐˈtɐkɐ]

marama (“month”) + taka (“to come round”)?


Whiringa-ā-nuku

The fifth month of the maramataka (lunar calendar), corresponding to September–October of the Gregorian calendar.


Hui-tanguru

The ninth month of the maramataka (lunar calendar), corresponding to January–February of the Gregorian calendar.


Poutū-te-rangi

The tenth month of the maramataka (lunar calendar), corresponding to February–March of the Gregorian calendar.


Paenga-whāwhā

The eleventh month of the maramataka (lunar calendar), corresponding to March–April of the Gregorian calendar.


Rātū

rā (“day”) + tū (“Tūmatauenga, Māori god of war”)


Rāhina

From rā (“day”) + Hina (“Moon”), a calque of Latin diēs Lūnae. More at Monday.


inoi

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *noqi (“to ask for something, solicit”).


putiputi

Unknown; most certainly a loanword of non-Polynesian origin.


pēhea

I pēhea te pēne?

(interrogative) how?; of what sort?; in what way?


pēhea

(interrogative) what way?; in which direction?


āraimate

ārai (“to prevent”) + mate (“disease; death”)


kano ārai mate

kano (“seed; grain”) + ārai mate (“immunity”)

te kano ārai mate Pfizer

te kano ārai mate AstraZeneca


rongoā āraimate

rongoā (“medicine”) + āraimate (“immunity”)

vaccination (inoculation with a vaccine)


ārai

From Proto-Polynesian [Term?]. Compare Hawaiian ālai (“screen; obstruction, hindrance”).


ārai

head

ārai (passive āraia or āraitia or āraihia)

āraia (passive)
āraitia (passive)
āraihia (passive)

to prevent; to forbid; to prohibit; to obstruct; to hinder


rongoā

Possibly from Proto-Polynesian *logoaqa (“noisy”)

medicine; drug; medication; treatment; remedy; tonic


angiangi

[ˈɐ.ŋiˌɐ.ŋi]

Ka tiri atu tō whāngai, ko angiangi ki te whakarua, ē, ko angiangi ki te māwake.

For you have been portioned out as food for the easterly breeze, and by the gentle southerly breeze.


kātoa

Leptospermum scoparium
Leptospermum scoparium#Translingual

Any of the red variety of Leptospermum scoparium, a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia.


hukapapa

Derived from huka (“snow”) + papa (“rump”).


kaihao

E kōrerohia mai ana, koia nei tētahi wāhi o te moana, tau ai ngā poti o ngā kaihao ika.

It is said that this is a part of the sea where the boats of the fishermen anchor.


tangaroa wae whitu

Astrostole scabra
Astrostole scabra#Translingual

Astrostole scabra - a large starfish with only seven arms.


kaimoana

Ānō he karoro e topa ana i runga i ngā kaimoana.

Like a black-backed gull soaring above seafood.


hī ika

He toa kē ake au i a rātau ki te hī ika.

I was more skilful than them at line fishing.


māngoingoi

māngoingoi (passive māngoingoihia or māngoingoitia)

māngoingoihia (passive)
māngoingoitia (passive)

(intransitive) to fish with a line from the shore


tino mate nui ki

He tangata i tino mate nui ki ngā mahi tākaro, ka riro nei ia hei kanohi mō Ākarana mō ngā tākaro poiuka, poikōpiko nei hoki.

He had a passion for sport, representing Auckland at softball and table tennis.


kererū

Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae#Translingual

The New Zealand pigeon (species Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae).


rākau whai hua

rākau (“tree”) + whai (“possessing”) + hua (“fruit”)


Hinekōrako

From hine (“daughter”) + kōrako (“albino”).


tāmure

Australasian snapper, New Zealand snapper, silver seabream (Pagrus auratus, syn. Chrysophrys auratus), a silvery pinkish to golden fish with numerous bright blue spots over upper sides.


rangatahi

fishing net about 20 meters long that is smaller than a kaharoa


āheahea

From ā- + heahea (“to be irrational”), literally “it was done irrationally”.

prefix

E hia kē nei ngā ingoa rerekē mō te kahukura. Ko ngā kupu kaha e whakamahia ana ko te āniwaniwa me te āheahea.
There are many names for the rainbow, the most common being 'āniwaniwa' and 'āheahea'.


ua kirikiri

Kātahi anō au ka kite i te ua kirikiri pēnei te mātotoru, me te kaha o te pupuhi a te hau.

It was the first time that I had seen a sandstorm this thick and with the wind blowing so hard.


marangai kirikiri

Ka whiti te rā, kāore e mōhiotia i te marangai kirikiri anō.

Because of the sandstorm, you'd never know that the sun was shining.


tarāpunga

[tɐ.ɾɑː.pʉ.ŋɐ]


karehākoa

karehā (“screech”) + koa (“to be joyful”)


moho-pererū

→ English: moho-pereru


kōtuku ngutupapa

Platalea regia
Platalea regia#Translingual


tahepuia

tahe (“flowing of liquids”) + puia (“volcano”)


kōauau

cross-blown flute made of wood, bone or a species of kelp


rātāhuihui

southern sunfish (Mola alexandrini, syn. Mola ramsayi)


Koramia

Columbia River (a river in the United States)


Tōkio

Te rerenga atu i Poipiripi ka ū ki Arapani, i Arapani ki Tōkio te pā nui o Tiapana.

They sailed from Melbourne to Albany, then from Albany to Tokyo, the capital of Japan.


Paratipotoka

E rua ngā wāhanga o te taua manuao a Rūhia, kei Pōta Āta tētahi, te wāhanga nui, kei Paratipotoka tētahi.

The Russian fleet is in two parts, one, the larger part, at Port Arthur, the other at Vladivostok.


Pūkina

Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta)


Pēnina

Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)


Eritēria

Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)


Warerangi

Eswatini, Swaziland (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland)


Marakāhia

Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)


Ngāika

Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)


Te Kamopia

The Gambia, Gambia (a country in West Africa)


Īhipa

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Mohapiki

Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)


Te Kūrae Matomato

Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)


Hūtāne

Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa)


Kōngo

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)

Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)


Tiriporī

Kua riro hoki i a Itāria te tāone nui o Tiriporī.

And Italy has taken the city of Tripoli.


Te Puku o Āwherika

Central African Republic
Central African Republic#English:_Q929

Central African Republic (a country in Central Africa)


Te Araone

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone#English:_Q1044


Te Tai Rei

Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)


Hūmārie

Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)


Ngāitiria

Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


Āwherika ki te Tonga

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)


te Whenua o Kōngo

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English:_Q974

Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Te Pāpaka-a-Māui

te + pāpaka + a + Māui. Literally means "the paddle crab of Māui", perhaps referring to the continent's shape resembling a crab. The name is also related to the two other names for North Island and South Island of New Zealand, which were related to a folktale about Maui.

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


Tāniora

a male given name, equivalent to English Daniel


orokohanga

oroko (“for the first time”) + hanga (“to build”)

af

He mahi tahito, nō te orokohanga rā anō o te ao.

It's an ancient activity right from the beginning of the world.


pōhutukawa

→ English: pohutukawa

From pō- (“-like, -ish”) + hutu (“Barringtonia asiatica”) + kawa (“bitter”)


makimaki

Reduplication of maki, from English monkey.


makimaki

Reduplication of maki, ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *masaki, from Proto-Oceanic *masakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit.


kotiate

He mea patu nāna te māhunga ki te kotiate.

He was killed by striking the head with a kotiate.

short weapon of wood or bone with a notch on both edges of the flat blade


kōhue

Ka hūpenupenu noa iho ngā kai i roto i te kōhue.


kōhue

Ka huri ngā wāhine ki te kōhue i ngā kōura.

The women set about boiling the crayfish.


Hōrano

Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Hiria

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Piripīni

Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)


Tukumanatānga

Turkmenistan (a country in Central Asia)


Kehitāna

Kyrgyzstan (a country in Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China)


Īrāna

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Īrāki

Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Kotahitanga o ngā Whenua Ārapi

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English

United Arab Emirates (a country in Asia)


Kuki Airani

Cook Islands
Cook Islands#English:_Q26988

Cook Islands (An archipelago and self-governing country in Oceania, in free association with New Zealand)


Ngā Motu Horomona

Ngā + Motu + o + Horomona. Literally means "the islands of Solomon".


Tūwaru

Calqued from Tuvaluan Tuuvalu, using tū (“to stand”) + waru (“eight”).

Tuvalu (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


Whenuatū

Calque of Bislama Vanuatu, equivalent to whenua (“land”) + tū (“to stand”).

Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)


manatū

mana (“authority”) + tū (“to stand”), literally “standing authority”


poro-tapawhā rite

poro (“prism”) + tapawhā (“four-sided”) + rite (“equal”)


Wūrongikongi

Wollongong (a city in New South Wales, Australia)


Huwa

Ka ū mātou ki tētahi moutere ki Huwa.

We arrived at one of the islands in Suva.


Paramata

Kei Paramata, he tāone e tata ana ki Poihākena a Te Mātenga e tanu ana.

Marsden is buried in Parramatta, a town close to Sydney.

Parramatta (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)


Hopatāone

Nō Poihākena, nō Wikitōria, nō Ātaraita, nō Hōpatāone, nō Aotearoa, nō Tonga, nō Whīti aua Minita.

Those ministers were from Sydney, Victoria, Adelaide, Hobart, New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji.

Hobart (the capital of Tasmania, Australia)


Pararata

Ko ētahi Pākehā i waimārie te kiteatanga e rātou ētahi kōhatu he kōura katoa i te takiwā kari kōura i Pararata.
Some Pākehā were lucky to find some rocks which were pure gold in the gold field area of Ballarat.

Ballarat (a city in Victoria, Australia)


Tāwini

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English

Darwin (the capital of the Northern Territory, Australia)


Hironga

I tuku karere hoki ia ki Hironga, ki a Te Muri te rangatria o te Katimauihi.

And also to despatch a messenger overland with particulars to Mr. Moodie, the Collector of Customs at Geelong.


Tāonewhīra

I puta tētahi hau tāwhiowhio ki te takiwā o Tāonewhīra i Ahitereiria.

A cyclone struck the area around Townsville in Australia.

Townsville (a city in Queensland, Australia)


rārā

From Proto-Polynesian *raqaraqa (“branchy, having branches; small branches”), from *raqa (“branch of tree”).

inh

I te hokinga mai e mauria ake ana e rātou ngā rārā o te hunakeha, tō rātou rākau tipua, rākau tapu rawa hoki, te puna wairua o Ngāti Hāuaterangi.
They returned with branches from the legendary sacred hunakeha tree, an ancestral spiritual tree for Ngāti Hāua-te-rangi.


rārā

Me i noho koia hoki te Pākehā ki ētahi whenua atu rārā, tēnā hoki e pēhea?
If the Pākehā lived in other scattered lands, how would that be?


miware

young snail whelk (Haustrum haustorium, brown rock shell or dark rock shell)


paea

Xiphias gladius
Xiphias gladius#Translingual


utuutu

to fill a container (with liquid) a number of times


matatangitangi

mata (“incantation; prophetic song”) + tangitangi (“to mourn”)


punua

Cognate to Samoan punua and Hawaiian pūnua (“a fledgeling”).


kārearea

Falco novaeseelandiae
Falco novaeseelandiae#Translingual

Falco novaeseelandiae, the only falcon endemic to New Zealand.


pāteke

The brown teal, a species of dabbling duck.


riroriro

A grey warbler, of the species Gerygone igata.


kōtare

The kotare, a kingfisher Halcyon sancta.


herehere

Ā he mea herehere ngā waewae o Ihaka e Rīhari ki te mekameka hiriwa.

And Richard bound Issac’s feet in silver chains.

to tie up (a number of times), bind, tie, shackle, hobble.


herehere

Ā ko ngā tākuta kua kore i kaha ki te noho roa i ngā puni o ngā herehere.

And the doctors could not stay long in the camps of the prisoners.


heuheu

Reduplication of heu, ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *seu (compare with Tahitian heu, Tongan heu (“to ward off, to stir, to rake”), Samoan seu (“to ward off”), Fijian seu (“to scratch, to paw, to scoop”).


rāwhiti

From rā (“sun”) + whiti (“spring up”).
No words for the cardinal directions can be unambiguously reconstructed for Proto-Polynesian, as there would be little use for them on the small Polynesian islands. However, on the much larger North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and South Island (Te Waipounamu) of New Zealand, the usefulness of such terminology led the Māori to coin this word for "east".

Australian National University
Bruce Biggs
South Island


piapia

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *piapia, from Proto-Polynesian *pia, from Proto-Oceanic *biʀaq, *biʀas.


pane koti

He aha te rahi o tēnei pane koti?

Ka pīrangi au ki te hoko i tēnei pane koti whero.


ruruku

Māu e ruruku āku hokonga tēnā koa.

I rurukutia ngā hokonga e ia.


ia rā

Ia rā, ia rā, tunu ai au i te hapa.


ia tau

As frequently as every year; yearly, annually.


hinahina

Reduplication (thus doublet) of hina from Proto-Polynesian *sina (compare with Samoan māsina and sina), from Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ (compare with Fijian cina (“to illuminate”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ (compare with Malay sinar (“ray, shine”), Tagalog sinag), from Proto-Austronesian *siNaʀ.


marutau

[ˈmɐ.ɾʉ.tɐʉ]


marutau

[ˈmɐ.ɾʉ.tɐʉ]


haumaru

[ˈhɐʉ.mɐ.ɾʉ]


haumaru

[ˈhɐʉ.mɐ.ɾʉ]


pūkāea

a kind of long wooden trumpet, traditionally used to relay signals during times of conflict and other important occasions


kōpakipaki

Reduplicated form of kōpaki ("husk") indicating its appearance (literally "husky").


rongonui

rongo (“hear; news; fame”) + nui (“big; great”)


rongonui

Nā tēnei whare ka puta tōna rongonui ki ngā tai katoa o te motu.

It is this house which brought his fame in all parts of the country.


turaki

From Proto-Polynesian *tulaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak.


matawā

mata (“face, screen, eye”) + wā (“time, season”).


Pōneke

From English Port Nick, a clipping of Port Nicholson (the colonial name for Wellington Harbour).

(historical) Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand)


Te Ika-nui-a-Māui

Derived from a Māori folktale. Literally means "the great fish of Māui".


Te Ika-a-Māui

Derived from a Māori folktale. Literally means "the fish of Māui".


Te Waka-a-Māui

Derived from a Māori folktale. Literally means "the canoe of Māui".


Manawatū-Whanganui

Manawatu-Wanganui (a region of New Zealand)


purei

I a Te Kuīni anō i roto i tōna whare i Winiha Kāhere; whakamana ai tētahi mīhini, hei whakarongonga mā te Kuīni ki ngā purei i roto i ngā whare tiata, arā purei.

While the Queen was in her lodgings in Windsor Castle, a machine was set up so the Queen could listen to the plays in the theatres.


tāwhiri

From Proto-Polynesian *taafiri (compare with Tahitian tāhiri and tāhirihiri “fan”, Hawaiian kāhili “ceremonial staff or regalia”). Doublet of tāhiri.


ngākau

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋaakau; compare with Hawaiian naʻau (“intestines, mind”), Tahitian ʻāʻau (“bowels, heart, conscience, soul”), Tongan ngākau (“intestines”) and Samoan gāʻau (“entrails, penis”).


uira

From Proto-Polynesian *quhila (compare with Hawaiian uila, Tahitian uira, Tongan ʻuhila, Samoan uila), from Proto-Oceanic *qusila (compare with Fijian cila (“to shine”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *silaq (“outpouring or beam of light”) related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusilak (“lightning”). Compare with Maori hiko aside from Hawaiian uila, Tahitian uira and Tongan ʻuhila for semantic extension into "electricity".


mōmona

From Proto-Polynesian *mona (compare with Hawaiian mona and momona (“fat, soft, sweet”), Tahitian momona and monamona (“sweet, tasty, dessert”)), from Proto-Oceanic *moñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *məñak (compare with Malay minyak (“oil”)).


puta noa

Puta noa i te moana.

Kia taorotia te reo Māori ki ngā uri puta noa, puta noa!

May the Maori language be passed down to all generations!


mārama

From Proto-Polynesian *ma-ramaa (“to shine”) (compare with Hawaiian malama, Tongan māma), from Proto-Oceanic *ma-ramaʀ (“to shine”), from Proto-Oceanic *rama (compare with Fijian rama,) from Proto-Oceanic *ramaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *damaʀ (“tree resin”). (compare with Malay damar) Doublet of marama, rama, and mā.


tīare

From Proto-Polynesian *tiale (compare with Samoan tiale, Tongan siale, Tahitian tiare and Hawaiian kiele), sense of scent eventually displacing that of the flower.


pungapunga

Reduplication (thus doublet) of punga from Proto-Polynesian *puŋa (“coral rock”) (compare with Hawaiian puna (“coral, lime, plaster, calcium”), Tahitian puʻa (“coral, lime”), Tongan punga, Samoan puga) from Proto-Oceanic *buŋa (“white, porous coral or growth”) (compare with Fijian vuga), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa ni batu (“coral sponge, lit. 'stone bloom'”) extension of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower”) (thus doublet of pua; also compare with Malay bunga (“flower”) and bunga karang (“sponge”)).


pungapunga

Cognate with Hawaiian puna (“internode”) and Samoan puga (“groin”).


koromatua

From Proto-Polynesian *kolomatuqa (compare with Tahitian ʻorometua, Samoan loʻomatua) from Proto-Polynesian *kaumatuqa related to Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, analyzed as koro + mātua. Doublet of kaumātua.


ngaru

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋalu (“mounting wave, ocean wave”) (compare with Hawaiian nalu, Tahitian ʻaru, Tongan ngalu, Samoan galu), from Proto-Oceanic *ŋalun (“mountain wave”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalun (“long rolling wave; swell”) (compare with Malay alun, Tagalog álon).


kaitōrangapū

Ka nui kē nei te rerekē o ngā whakaaro mō te āhua pai o Pete Smith hei kaitōrangapū.

Opinions of the nature of Pete Smith as a politician vary widely.


whutupōro

I tae mai te tono a ngā tāngata o Karioi ki ngā tāngata o Moawhango kia haere atu ki reira ki te pūrei whutupōro.

A request arrived from the people of Karioi to the people of Moawhango to go there to play rugby.


kaimātakitaki

Heoi ka hurō te kaimātakitaki, me te whai haere e kore e taro kua karanga mai te kaimātakitaki, "Parao! Parao te Niu Tireni" me te hurō haere ana.

So the onlookers called out to us and followed us and it was not long before the spectators began to shout, ‘Bravo, bravo, New Zealand’ shouting all the while.


poitarawhiti

Ko te poitarawhiti te hākinakina nui rawa atu ki te hunga wahine.

Netball is the most popular women’s sport.


kaiwawao

He kaiwawao māraurau nei ia mō te tākaro tēnehi.

He was a qualified umpire for the sport of tennis.


pōro

Pupuri tonu tētahi ringa ki te aho kia mau tonu ai te pōro i te taha o te kānara, ko te matikara o tētahi ringa hei āta koropana i te pōro kia āta takahurihuri mārire ai.

Hold the string with one hand so that the ball is beside the candle and with a finger of the other hand carefully flick the ball so that it slowly revolves.


mātakitaki

Ka mutu te harirū, ka haere a Tā Hōri Kerei ki te mātakitaki i te whare i mahia ai mōna e Te Mānihera.

When the handshakes had finished Sir George Grey went to inspect the house that Mr Maunsell had built for him.


mātakitaki

Ka mutu tēnā mahi a te mātakitaki, ka hoki ki tō mātou puni.

When the sightseeing was finished we returned to our camp.


Ōpango

Kua nui ngā kaitākaro Māori i te kapa Ōpango i roto i ngā tau.
There have been many Māori players in the All Blacks over the years.


pānui

He tika anō kia pānui utu kore mātou i taua pānui a Te Makeparena rāua ko Te Wiremu, he mea hoki, kua pānui utu kore ētahi o ngā nūpepa o ngā motu nei.

It's only right that we publish that notice of Messrs Macfarlane and Williams for no payment as some other newspapers of these islands have also published it free.

announce, notify, advertise, publish, proclaim


pānui

Māku e pānui ngā whakaritenga ki te rōpū.

I will read out the arrangements to the group.


pānui

E ngā tāngata e tuku mai ana i ā koutou pānui kia pānuitia ki te 'Tiupiri' hei mātakitaki mā ngā motu e rua nei, kia mārama tā koutou tuku mai me te tuhituhi.

The people who are submitting notices to be published in the 'Jubilee' for these two islands to see, please write clearly.

public notice, announcement, poster, proclamation


whiu

He nui anō ngā whare i whiua e te wai ki waenganui o ngā rori i ngā tāone ki reira taipū ai, ko ētahi ka toru ka whā rau iāri e kāhakina haeretia ana ka potapota noa.

Many houses were thrown into the middle of the roads by the water where they were piled up, some were carried three or four hundred yards and were smashed into pieces.

I te 3 o ngā hāora i te ahiahi o te Paraire, ka whiua te kaimata, te pēke o te parāoa, o te huka; te pouaka o te tī; te kau, te poaka, te hipi, te huahua tītī, kererū.

At 3 pm on Friday afternoon, the uncooked food, the bags of flour and sugar; the box of tea; the cow, the pig, the sheep, the preserved mutton birds and pigeons were presented.

I raro i te ture poropeihana, ka āhei kia whiua te Pākehā e hoatu ana, e hoko atu ana rānei, i te waipiro ki te Māori i taua takiwā.
Under the prohibition law Pākehā can be punished for supplying or selling alcohol to Māori in that region.

penalise, punish, lash, whip, chastise, flog


whiu

Nō te kīanga atu a te tiati ki a ia, "Ko te whiu mōu tekau ngā tau ki te whare herehere," hei konei ka kanga te Māori nei.
When the judge said to him, "The sentence for you is ten years in prison," the Māori swore.

Ka kaha tana whiu i tana hama ki runga i te upoko o te nēra, e kore e piko, e kore e whati.

When he hits his hammer hard on the head of the nail, it won't bend or snap off.


whiu

Kua whiu au i te kai.


whakataka

Nō te hokinga ki Ingarangi ka kite ia i te hē; kua aro atu te whakaaro o tōna teina, o Hoani, ki a Piripi o Parani kia whakataka i a Rīhari ki raro.

When he returned to England he saw the problem; his younger brother, John, had joined with Philip of France to depose Richard.

to drop, toss off, cause to fall, throw down, depose, overthrow, abdicate

I tukuna atu te waiata nei e Te Rauparaha ki a Te Āti Awa, i a ia e whakataka ana ki te pakanga.
Te Rauparaha sent this song to Te Āti Awa when he was preparing for battle.

Ka whakatakaia mai te taua a Waikato hei patu i te rangatira o Ngāti Ruanui.
Waikato assembled an army to kill the chief of Ngāti Ruanui.

Whakataka tō hau ki te tonga kia mākinakina i uta, kia mātaratara i tai.

Divert your wind to the south so that it is intensely cold inland and piercingly cold at sea.

E haere ana rātou, inamata e whakataka ana te ara konihi a Te Puhi-huia rātou ko ngā hoa.

They are going, but immediately Te Puhi-huia and her companions take a circuitous route along a path avoiding observation.

Kātahi te hokowhitu rā ka whakataka i taua whare.

Then that war-party surrounded the house.


whakataka

He nui te whakataka a ngā Hāmoa mō te rā e tae atu ai a Smythe.

There was much preparation by the Samoans for the day that Smythe would arrive.

Kua kōrerotia i te whakaupoko te whakataka a Te Kakatarau.
The raising of a war-party by Te Kakatarau is mentioned in the headnote.

Ko wai hei whakataka mō tātou ka mate ana ngā rangatira o nāianei?

Who will be a leader for us when today's chiefs die?

director, chief, administrator, controller, leader

whakataka, Corokia macrocarpa (a shrub or tree to 6 m tall with stout branches and dark, rough bark. Leaves are leathery and shiny on top with white tomentum underneath. Petals are bright yellow and drupes yellow, dark red to black.)


kōata

Te Kōata Ngaro


whare pikitia

whare + pikitia (Borrowing from English picture theatre)

Ka haere mātau i ētahi wā ki ngā whare o te Rōpū Karaitiana Mō Ngā Taitama ki roto i ngā wāhi ngahau pēnei i te whare pikitia, hōro kanikani rānei.

Sometimes we went to the establishments of the YMCA to the entertainment places such as the picture theatre or dance halls.


ngaro

Ko te wāhi e tārewa ana ko ngā roto kei waenganui i ngā whenua, ko ngā parumoana, arā ko ngā whenua e pā ana ki ngā moana, e ngaromia ana e te tai pari. Ki te Māori he whenua ēnei nōna.
The part still unresolved relates to lakes within the land and the seabed, that is the land associated with the sea which is covered by the high tide. To the Māori this land belongs to them.

(stative) to be hidden, out of sight, covered, disappeared, absent

Ko ngā kai katoa i ngakia mō tēnei tau ngaromia katoatia e te wai, tanumia iho ki raro e te onepū i te mimititanga o ngā wai.

All the food that had been cultivated for this year was completely destroyed, buried in the sand when the water subsided.


ngaro

Ko te ōkiha kua ngaua e taua ngaro, he mea anō ka hīrori, pērā me te kau kua kai i te tutu nei i tēnei motu i a tātou nei, ā ka pohe ngā kanohi, ka mate.

The steer that has been bitten by this insect, will later stagger around, like a cow which has eaten tutu in this country which goes blind and dies.

blowfly, houseflies of various species, insect - in connection with mākutu the fly represented the life or spirit of the person involved.


kumikumi

From Proto-Polynesian *kumikumi (“beard”) (compare with Hawaiian ʻumiʻumi (“beard, mane”), Tongan kumukumu (“chin”)) from Proto-Oceanic *kumi (compare with Fijian kumi (“beard, chin”)) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kumis (compare with Malay kumis (“moustache”)).


Peratiamu

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


Parahara

Nō te 5 o ngā rā o Āperira ka pūhia kōhurutia te Piriniha o Weiri ki te teihana o te rerewē i Parahara, te tino tāone o Peratiamu, e tētahi tamaiti tāne, 15 ngā tau ko Hipito te ingoa, engari kāore te Piriniha i tū.

On 5 April the Prince of Wales was treacherously shot at at the railway station in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, by a 15 year old boy, whose name was Sipido, but the Prince was not wounded.


meremere

a short weapon typically made out of stone or greenstone


Wēra

Ā, i aua rā, i whakaae ngā ariki, arā ngā piriniha o te whenua i Wēra, kia utu i te utu tau a aua ariki ki a Etika

And in those days, the lords, that is the princes of Wales agreed to pay Edgar an annual tribute.


whare none

Kua tūtakina te whare none i Tūranga nei, kua hokona te whare me te whenua, ko ngā none kua hoki anō ki te kākahu o te ao.

The nunnery here in Gisborne has closed and the land and building have been sold, the nuns have returned to worldly garments


whare pūrākau

Ka tōna riteka o te whare pūrākau, hei whakaako i kā tamariki rakatira kia mātau ki te taki tāhū, ki te karakia mō ruka i kā taumata whakaariki, karakia ruruku manawa mō te tūpāpaku ki te moe, ka hemo.

The purpose of the house of learning was to teach the chiefly children to know how to recite the direct lines of ancestry through the senior lines, to recite incantations to weaken approaching war-parties, and for restoring life to someone who is ill and has fallen unconscious.

school of learning where tohunga taught esoteric knowledge, rituals, karakia, history and creation narratives. A term used particularly by Ngāi Tahu for the whare wānanga.


whare tūpāpaku

Pau katoa taua pō e kimihia ana, nō te ata rawa kātahi ka kitea i roto i te whare tūpāpaku e takoto ana.

They searched for him all that night and finally, in the morning, he was found lying in the morgue.


ihumoana

Portuguese man-of-war
Portuguese man-of-war

Physalia physalis
Physalia physalis#Translingual

Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis)


Wikitoria

a female given name, equivalent to English Victoria.


kōpī

From Proto-Polynesian *kava-pusi (compare with Samoan 'avapuhi plus Hawaiian ʻawapuhi and ʻōpuhi, “shampoo ginger, Zingiber zerumbet”) from Proto-Polynesian *kawa (thus doublet of kawa and kawakawa).

Zingiber officinale
Zingiber officinale#Translingual


pōwhiri

From pō- + whiri (“to twist, to wave”), related to tāwhiri (“to wave, to fan”)


pōwhiri

→ English: powhiri


Ngā Ānahera

Los Angeles (a city in California, United States)


Hana Paraniko

Ko te tīmatanga o tēnei pā o Hana Paraniko he tēneti, he hopuni, keri kōura.

This city of San Franscisco began as tents, a camp digging for gold.

San Francisco (a city in California, United States)


Hemeika

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


rātaka

Te Rātaka a Tama Hūngoingoi


hūngoingoi

wimpy, cowardly, spineless, faint-hearted, uncourageous


āhahā

Āhahā, kua ngaro anō i a au aku mōhiti.

damn it, bugger, bloody hell; an expression to express disappointment, surprise or anger


Te Tai Kōura

the Gold Coast (a city in Queensland, Australia)


Niu Ioka

Tērā tētahi tima nō te Wīwī ko 'Pakoine' i rere atu i Niu Ioka ki Haware, ko taua rangi, he kohu, ko te rere a tima nei te 18 māero i te hāora; tūtuki ana ki tētahi tima ko 'Koromatihia' te ingoa.

There was a French steam ship, the 'La Bourgogne', going from New York to Havre steaming at 18 miles per hour on a foggy day, which hit another steamer called 'Cromartyshire'.

New York City (a city in New York, United States)


Hiruharama

A settlement in Gisborne District, New Zealand

A settlement in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, New Zealand


pīrangi

Ka pīrangi au te kikokiko pākehā

2021, “Titokowaru”, performed by Alien Weaponry:

I crave the flesh of the Pakeha (white man)


kikokiko

Ka pīrangi au te kikokiko pākeha


emepaea

empire (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories)

empire (political unit ruled by an emperor)


Arame

I rere anō a Hākopa ki te māra a Arame, ā mahi ana a Iharaira hei utu wahine; hei utu wahine i tiaki hipi ai ia.

Jacob fled to the land of Aram, and Israel worked for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

Aram (historical region corresponding to present-day Syria and northern Israel)


mate pukupuku

mate (“sickness, disease”) + pukupuku (“swelling”).


aneane

Matikuku aneane, ka hopu ki ahau (Ki ahau!)


raumati

Kei te whakaaro a Pāpā taihoa au ka toa ki te kauhoe, koia au i tohua ai kia uru i ia raumati.

2020, Jeff Kinney, translated by Hēni Jacob, Te Rātaka a Tama Hūngoingoi Ko Rodrick Kei Runga:

Dad's got this idea that I'm destined to be a great swimmer or something, so that's why he makes me join the team every summer.


kekeno

New Zealand fur seal
New Zealand fur seal

New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri)


kumete

From Proto-Polynesian *kumete (“bowl, mortar”) (compare with Hawaiian ʻumeke, Tahitian ʻumete and Samoan 'umete)


kāhui

From Proto-Polynesian *kaa-pui (compare with Hawaiian ʻāhui (“bunch (of fruit like bananas)”)) from Proto-Polynesian from Proto-Oceanic *pui₁ (“bunch of fruit”) (compare with Hawaiian hui (“troupe, association, society, club”) and Tahitian hui (“group”) plus Hawaiian huihui (“cluster, collection, bunch”) and Tahitian huihui (“collection”)). Doublet of hui and huihui.


tāke

tax, a sum paid to the government for monetary transactions.


pahū

From Proto-Polynesian *pasu₁ (“drum”). Cognate with Tahitian pahu and Hawaiian pahu.


pahū

From Proto-Polynesian *pasuu. Cognate with Hawaiian pahū.


kupenga

From Proto-Oceanic *kupeŋa (compare with Hawaiian ʻupena, Tahitian ʻupeʻa, Samoan ʻupega).


māhī

From Proto-Polynesian *masi₁ (“product of fermentation”) (compare with Tahitian mahi and Samoan masi “paste/meal of fermented breadfruit”) from Proto-Oceanic *maqasin (“salt”) (compare with Tongan māsima, Samoan māsima and Fijian masima all “salt”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qasin (compare with Malay masin (“salty”) and Tagalog asin (“salt”)). Vowel elongation compared to other neighbouring cognates likely to avoid confusion with mahi (“work”), semantic shift due to absence of breadfruit in New Zealand's temperate climate.


pirikahu

Compound of piri (“to cling”) + kahu (“coat”) describing their wooly bodies.


tahā

From Proto-Oceanic *tapaya (“coconut or gourd container or bottle”).

calabash, container using dried shell of bottle gourd fruit


mangeo

From Proto-Polynesian *maŋeho (compare with Hawaiian maneʻo and Tahitian maʻeo) from Proto-Oceanic *maŋeso.


pangakupu

Compound of panga (“puzzle”) + kupu (“word”).


puehu

Related to ehu, rehu and nehu. For sense of pollen, compare with Hawaiian ʻehu and Malay debu (i.e. in debunga from debu bunga “flower dust”) for similar semantic extension.


Heriko

Jericho (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)


Peterehema

Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)


Kaperenauma

Capernaum (a biblical town in Palestine)


Āhia

Asia (a continent located east of Europe (typically delimited by the Urals), west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean)


Kāha

Phono-semantic matching of English Gaza, influenced by native Maori kaha (“strong, courageous”) reflecting the resilience of the Gazans in facing the Israeli occupation.

Gaza City (a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine)


Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa

From moana (“sea”) + nui (“great”) + Kiwa (“given name”), literally “The Great Sea of Kiwa”. From being named in honor of Kiwa, the mythological guardian of the ocean.

compound

Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean#English:_Q98

Pacific Ocean (An ocean, the world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas)


Te Moana Mate

From moana (“sea”) + mate (“die”). Calque of English Dead Sea.

Dead Sea (a lake in the Middle East in Palestine and Jordan, noted for high salinity and for its banks being the lowest land-based elevation on Earth)


Aharoro

Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea#English

Ashdod (a city and seaport in Palestine, on the Mediterranean Sea).


paretai

From pare (“defense, fortification”) + tai (“tide, sea”).


Te Awarua o Kāha

From awarua (“strip of territory between two tribes or rivers”) + Kāha (“Gaza”).


Heperona

Hebron (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)


wakarere

waka + rere (“to fly”). Compare with Malay kapal terbang (“flying ship”)


whakatangi

Compound of whaka- + tangi (“cry”) – compare with Hawaiian hoʻokani.


kanohi

Related to Tongan kanoʻi mata (“eyeball”) ultimately from Proto-Oceanic *kanoŋ qi mata corresponding to kano i mata (“seed on [one's] eye”) – compare with Malay biji mata (“eyeball”, lit. “seed of the eye”) for similar semantic connections. Sense of face broadened from sense of sight itself from original sense of eye.


kākano

Partial reduplication of kano from Proto-Polynesian *kano (compare Hawaiian ʻano and ʻanoʻano, Tahitian ʻaʻano and Tongan kano), from Proto-Oceanic *kanon (“flesh; kernel”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kan-ən from Proto-Austronesian *kaən-an (“food, cooked rice”) from Proto-Austronesian *kaən (“to eat”) (thus doublet of kai). Itself doublet of kakano distinct by vowel elongation.


kakano

Partial reduplication of kano (“variety”) from Proto-Polynesian *kano (compare Hawaiian ʻano and ʻanoʻano, Tahitian ʻaʻano and Tongan kano), from Proto-Oceanic *kanon (“flesh; kernel”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kan-ən from Proto-Austronesian *kaən-an (“food, cooked rice”) from Proto-Austronesian *kaən (“to eat”) (thus doublet of kai).


kakano

Partial reduplication of kano (“seed”), same as above


kaokao

From Proto-Polynesian *kao-kao (“rib, flank”) (compare with Hawaiian ʻaoʻao (“side, page of a book”), Tahitian ʻaoʻao (“rib”), Samoan ʻaoʻao (“armpit”) and Tongan kaokao).

cog

side, flank (of the body, hills and mountains, canoes, etc.)


kitenga

From kite (“to see”) + -nga. Compare with Hawaiian ʻikena from ʻike.