Saturday, 4 May 2024, 2:39 AM
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
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Waenga


(location) the middle, among, midst, amid, between, the intervening space - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei or is preceded by a when used as the subject of the sentence. Variation of waenganui.

Waho


(location) the outside, out - used to refer to the space physically outside another defined space, e.g. a house, box, etc. A location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei or is preceded by a when used as the subject of the sentence.

Wai etoeto

waiho

(verb) (-ngia,-tia) to let be, leave alone, put, place, ignore - in classical Māori it sometimes did not take a passive ending when used as a command but it usually takes one in modern Māori.


Wai-kōhua

Wai māori

Waipuke

Wairākau

Wakapana

Waru

wehi nā

Wēhi nā

whā

Whaene

1. (noun) mother, aunt.



Whakaahua

whakahokia

(verb) (-a) to take back, return, give back, receive (tennis, etc.), put back.


whakairihia


(verb) to hang up, suspend, elevate.

Whakairo

Whakakaha

Whakakī(a)

Whakaparapara

Whakarārangihia


(verb) to line up.

Whakaritea

Whakarongo

Whakataihoa

Whakatakoto

(Verb) To Lay something down.

whakatika(ina)

Whakatikaina

Whakatinana

Whakatū

(Verb) To stand up or erect

whānau

(noun) family.

Whare

Whare heihei

Whare iti

Wharekai

Wharenui


Meetinghouse, large house - the main building of a marae where guests are accommodated. Traditionally the wharenui belonged to a hapū or whānau but some modern meeting houses, especially in large urban areas, have been built for non-tribal groups, including schools and tertiary institutions. Many are decorated with carvings, rafter paintings, and tukutuku panels.


whāriki

Whero

whitu