Friday, 29 March 2024, 2:48 PM
Site: Te Ahu o te Reo Māori ki Te Taiuru
Course: Te Ahu o te Reo Māori ki Te Taiuru (Ata Rawea)
Glossary: He Kuputaka | Glossary
A

a

(particle) Used before people's - names, waimea and personified objects when they stand as the subject of the sentence and when they follow ikihei and kei.




aha

Aho-kore

Ā

Āhuru noa

A

Akomanga

Ā

Ākonga

1. (noun) student, pupil, learner, protégé.



A

Angamua

Anini

Ā

Āniwaniwa / Uenuku

A

Aotea

Arawhiti

au

 (pronoun) I, me - like all pronouns and personals, takes a when following kiikei and hei but does not take a when used as the subject of the sentence, except in some dialects. Never occurs after hete and ngā and is not used after the prepositions ao or with  and .



Autāia / Nanakia

Awa

Ā

Āwhā

A

Awhina mai!

Ē

ētehi

H

Haereere

transient


Hangarua

Hanuwiti


1.
 (loan) (noun) sandwich.

haria

(verb) Hari(-a) to take, carry.

Hau

Hauangi

Hāuaua

Hauāwhiowhio

He

1. (particle) (determiner) a, an, some - used when referring to something that is not specific. It is not used following prepositions other than me when meaning 'like' or 'if'. May be followed by a noun or an adjective.



He aha?

He aha te kōrero tika

He aha te tohutohu tika

He aha te whakautu tika

Heihei

He rangi tātarakihi

hia

(numeral) how many? - combines with ekiatoko-ka and tua- to mean 'how many are there?' (e hia?); 'how many are wanted?' (kia hia?); how many people are there (tokohia?); 'how many?/how long?' (ka hia?); and 'how many?' (kia tuahia?).


Hihi (o te rā)

hoa

(noun) friend, friends.

hoatu

(verb) (-hia,-ngia,-ria) to give (away from the speaker), put, add, hand over (something), gift, pay, move away - does not take a passive ending when used as a command and traditionally never took one. A passive suffix is often used in passive sentences, other than commands, in modern Māori.


hoatu ki a Mere

homai

(verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to give (towards the speaker), contribute, grant, provide - does not take a passive ending when used as a command and traditionally never took one. A passive suffix is often used in passive sentences, other than commands, in modern Māori.


homai ki a au

Hongi

Hou

Huarahi

Huarākau.

Huka ā-tai

Hukapapa / Tio

Hukarere / Huka ā-uta

I

i

There are many different ways 'i' is used in Te Reo Māori. Here are two examples that you will be learning

1. (particle) Connects a location word with its related noun or noun phrase. 

2. (particle) used before verbs and statives to indicate past time.


ia

(particle) each, every - usually the phrase with ia is repeated together with the preposition if one is needed.




ingoa




(noun) name