click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Māori Made Easy W1
Māori Made Easy W1 Rātū
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Maunga | Mountain |
Ngaki | Clear weeds/Seek revenge |
Ngaro | Lost/Missing |
Ngata | Snail |
Ngākau | Heart (not beginning with m) |
Manawa | Heart (not beginning with n) |
Mātanga | Expert/Analyst |
Ngārara | Insect |
Tīrangi | To be unsettled |
Kānga | Corn |
Whakarongo | To LISTEN, obey, taste, smell, feel |
Whare | House |
Whai | To follow |
Whatitiri | Thunder |
Whana | To spring back, kick (backwards) |
Whāriki | Mat/Carpet |
Whā | Four |
Whāwhā | To feel (with the hand) |
Whaea | Mother/Aunty |
Whakahē | To disagree |
-tanga | Makes verbs into nouns |
Whaka- or wha- | To cause something to happen, a prefix |
Rongo | To HEAR, feel, smell, taste, perceive (but not see) |
Hē | To be wrong, incorrect, mistaken |