Maori Unpacked, Glossary
Glossary
a, the possessive, of
a, personal article
aa, plural possessive
aha, what
aa hea, when, future
ahi, fire
aahua, manner particle meaning a little, a bit
ai, relative clause marker
anoo, intensifier, indeed, again
aaporo, apple
aata, manner particle meaning to proceed with care
au, personal article, I, me
E, address
e, by
e, future
e...ana, present continuous tense, -ing
ehara, not
eenaa, those, near the person spoken to
eenei, these, near the speaker
engari, but
eeraa, those, over there, away from the speaker and the person spoken to
haere, go
haerenga, journey
haramai, come, entry
he, indefinite article, a, some
hekenga, falling, descent
hea, where, when
hei, locative, to be at
hei te, at the, future continuous
hinengaro, mind
hinga, fall
hinu, oil
hoa, friend
hoe, spade
Hone, name, transliteration of John
huka, sugar
i, in, at
i, by
i te
i te mea
ia, he, she, it
inahoki, in as much as
inanahi, yesterday
ka, inceptive, tense marker
kaahore, negative
kahu, coat
kai, food
kaainga, village
kakau, handle
kao, negative
kaatahi, then
kati, close
katoa, all
kau, manner particle, just, quite
kau, cow
kaua, negative imperative, don't
kawa, sour
kawa, protocols (of the marae usually)
kee, manner particle meaning instead
kei, lest
kete, kit, bag
ki, to
ki te. if
kei, locative, in, at
kei te, present continuous, -ing
kia, to be, when, if
kia, as in kaahore anoo...kia
kiihai, negative, never
kiore, rat
ko, focus particle
koa, pleased
koe, personal article, you singular
kohumuhumu, gossip
kokona, corner
kooti, coat
kore, negative
korua, personal , you two
koutou, personal article, you, more than two
kua, perfect tense
kuaha, door
Kuini, Queen
kura, school
kuri, dog
maa, for
maaku, for me
mahi, work
mahia, passive of mahi, done
mai, directional
makariri, cold
manu, bird
maarama, moon
marae, courtyard in front of a meeting house
mau, catch
matenga, defeat
maatou, we, more than two
maaua, personal article we two
me, but, if
mena, if
mehe, if
mehemea, if
miraka, milk
moana, sea
mokemoke, lonely
na, positional, there, near the person spoken to
naa reira, therefore
naa te mea
naaku, by me
naana, by him, her
naana nei, by whom
nei, positional, here, near person speaking
ngaa, the, plural
noo, from
noo te mea, because
noo reira, therefore
noa iho, manner particles meaning just
noho, sit
nooku, mine
noona, of his hers, belonging to him or her
noonahea, when
nui, big
o, possessive, of
oo, possessive plural
ooku, mine- plural
ono, numeral, six
oona, his, referring to plural
ora, health
pa, village
paraoa, whale
patunga, killing, hitting
peehea, how
pango, black
pononga, servant
pootae, hat
raa, day
raakau, tree, stick
raaua personal article, they two
raatou, personal article, they, more than two
rawa, intensifier, very
rawa, as in kahore rawa, never indeed
reira, there
reka, sweet
reo, language
rima, numeral, five
ringaringa, hands
rironga, taking, abduction
roa, long
taenga, arrival
taha, side
tahi, numeral, one
tai, sea
Taamaki makau rau, Auckland
taana, his, hers
tane, husband
tangata, person
tapu, sacred
taa te mea, in as much as
taaua, personal article, you and I, we
taatou, personal article, you and I and others, we
te, singular, the
tee, never
teenei, this, near the speaker
teenaa, that, near the person spoken to
teeraa, that, over here, away from the speaker and the person spoken to
titiro, look
toki, axe
topa, chop
toru, numeral, three
tuu, stand
tuakana, elder sister or brother
tuupato, careful
tupuna, ancestor
ua, rain
urunga, pillow
urupa, graveyard
rua, numeral, two
waahanga, place
waho, outside
waka, vehicle- canoe, car, plane etc
waewae, foot
wahine, woman, wife
wai, who
wai, water
waiata, song
waihotia, command, Leave it!
wairua, spirit
wehenga, departure
whaa, four
whai, chase, pursue
whakaara, awaken
whaka-, causative prefix, to make or cause
whakaaro, thought
whakahaere, organise
whakamau, catch
whakamau-tia, caught, passive
whakaae-tia, agreed, passive
whakarongo, listen
whakatuu, cause to stand, establish
whare. house
whenua, land.
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