He Kuputaka | Glossary

(particle) Used before people's - names, wai, mea and personified objects when they stand as the subject of the sentence and when they follow i, ki, hei and kei.

(noun) what?

wifi

cozy

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

progress

headache

rainbow

white cumulus cloud

Pedestrian Crossing

 (pronoun) I, me - like all pronouns and personals, takes a when following ki, i, kei and hei but does not take a when used as the subject of the sentence, except in some dialects. Never occurs after he, te and ngā and is not used after the prepositions a, o, mā, mō, nā, nō or with tā and tō.

ingenuity

River

storm

help!

Some, others

recycle

wind

breeze

drizzle

whirlwind/tornado

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.

(particle) what? why?.

Pātai: what is the correct command?

what is the correct response?

Chicken

beautiful day

(numeral) how many? - combines with e, kia, toko-, 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?).

sunshine

(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.

give (it) to Mere

(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.

give (it) to me

1. (verb)  to press noses in greeting.

draft

Road , Pathway

1. (noun) fruit.

seafoam

frost

snow

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.

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

Nine, 9

(Particle) used before a verb when the action is in the future.

Blue

1.(noun). food/meal.

1. (noun) teacher, instructor.

1. (noun) helper, assistant, contributor, counsel, advocate.

Caller - the woman (or women) who has the role of making the ceremonial call to visitors onto a marae, or equivalent venue, at the start of a pōwhiri. The term is also used for the caller(s) from the visiting group who responds to the tangatawhenua ceremonial call. Traditionally this role was based on one's status within the hapū or whānau, the eldest sister normally being given the role. Skilled kaikaranga are able to use eloquent language and metaphor and to encapsulate important information about the group and the purpose of the visit.

vegetarian

1. (loan) (noun) reliever, successor, substitute, replacement.

1. (noun) supporter, sponsor, backer, advocate, benefactor, seconder (meeting).

That's amazing!

1. (loan) (noun). Popcorn

Orange

(verb) - to colour

Go for it! Give it heaps! Give it everything you got!

thin stratus cloud

Lime green

(loan) (noun) - cardboard

Carrot

"Right on, you!"         

 "You're on the money!"

Cow

mud-kitchen

who has it?

You're the best

(Particle) in the act of, is, are - when followed by a verb indicates continuing action in the present.

Where?

(noun) New Zealand pigeon, kererū, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae - a large green, copper and white native bush pigeon which was eaten by Māori. Kererū were one of two foods harvested during the Māori new year.

(Noun) Basket

(particle) to, into, towards, on to, upon - indicates motion towards something

video

(noun) northern brown kiwi, North Island brown kiwi, kiwi feather, Apteryx mantelli and tokoeka, Apteryx australis - flightless, nocturnal endemic birds with hair-like feathers and a long bill with sensitive nostrils at the tip.

please

(pronoun) you (one person) - like all pronouns and personals, takes a when following ki, i, kei and hei but does not take a when used as the subject of the sentence. Never occurs after he, te and ngā and is not used after the prepositions a, o, mā, mō, nā, nō or with tā and tō.

Māori language preschool.

fog/mist

You've got it! You got the skills!

ice

sleeping bag

blank

conversation

(numeral) be one, single, alone, 1

Girl

who?

Yellow

(particle) has, had, have, will have - a particle used before ordinary verbs and statives denoting that an action is under way or completed, or a state established. It relates to something that has changed from one state to another

Door

scissors

White

clear sky

wet

very damp/sodden

hurt

steam

thousand, 1000

(noun) visitor, guest.

courtyard, public forum - an open area in front of the wharenui where formal welcomes to visitors take place and issues are debated. The marae ātea is the domain of Tūmatauenga, the atua of war and people, and is thus the appropriate place to raise contentious issues.

dry

Window

he right hand, right-hand side.

1. (noun) parents - plural form of matua.

Pink

and - when used to join noun phrases

Like a boss! 

interesting

1. (loan) (noun) yoghurt.

Automobile, car, vehicle

Motorcycle

stuck

remember

(location) the front, in front of, before, ahead - 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.

(location) the rear, behind, at the back of - 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.

 (particle) there (by the listener) - used after nouns, location words, pronouns and personal names to indicate position or connection with the listener or the principal character in a narrative. Like the other two locative particles, nei and rā, it follows manner particles (i.e. kau, kē, noa, rawa and tonu) and directional particles (i.e. mai, atu, iho and ake) in the phrase if they are present.

(particle) here - used after nouns, location words, pronouns and personal names to indicate position or connection with the speaker or the principal character in a narrative. Like the other two locative particles, nā and rā, it follows manner particles (i.e. kau, kē, noa, rawa and tonu) and directional particles (i.e. mai, atu, iho and ake) in the phrase if they are present.

(Common saying) is that so? won't you? won't we? isn't it? - interrogative emphasising a question, request or proposal.

The plural of te

Six, 6

humidity

temperature

(noun) orators' bench.

(noun) visitors orators' bench.

(noun) The hosts' orators' bench.

Bicycle, road bike

Van, vehicle transporting (approx 10 people or less)

Bus, large vehicle for transporting people (approx 40 people) 

Yeeyah!

fine

(noun) wall, sidewall (of a house).

Black

boom box

(noun) board, timber, floor, slab, plank, chart, plane surface, bed (of a lake or the sea), Earth, shell of crayfish and molluscs - anything broad, flat and hard.

writing board, blackboard 

(noun) - playdough

Parauri

1. (loan) (noun). Water bottle

(loan) (verb) - to paint

side road, branch off, branch road, extension (telephone), branch, branch path.

pen

paper

(Noun) Picture

Bend, Corner, curved

fidgety

End, extremity.

Navel, tummy button 

Pig

1. (loan) (noun) board - the decision-making body of an organisation.

overloaded

dark overcast cloud

1. (loan) (noun). Lunchbox

Dark Green

(Noun) A carved wall panel in a meeting house

gloomy

(noun) pūkeko, purple swamp hen, Porphyrio porphyrio - a deep blue-coloured bird with a black head and upperparts, a white undertail and a scarlet bill that inhabits wetlands, estuaries and damp pasture areas.

foggy

grounded

(verb) (-tia) to hold, retain possession of, keep, hold on to, grip, restrain

bulldozer

taranaki term

Chimney, smoke outlet

iPod - device

 (particle) there (by the listener) - used after nouns, location words, pronouns and personal names to indicate position or connection with the listener or the principal character in a narrative. Like the other two locative particles, nei and rā, it follows manner particles (i.e. kau, kē, noa, rawa and tonu) and directional particles (i.e. mai, atu, iho and ake) in the phrase if they are present.

Tree, Forest, Stick, Rod, Wood

north

unsure

(verb) - to weave

relax

(location) the bottom, the underside, under - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i and kei or is preceded by a when used as the subject of the sentence.

one hundred, 100

east

seaspray

1. (loan) (noun). Raisin/s

Alternative kupu: kerepe māroke

delicious

voice, language

muddy

slide 

Five, 5

computer

(location) the inside, in, within, interior - used to refer to the space physically inside another defined space, e.g. a house, box, etc. It is 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.

two, 2

sandpit

torrential rain

The top, upper part, on, on top of, the top surface (of something) - 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.

ruler

(noun) morepork, owl, Ninox novaeseelandiae - a native owl common throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand in wooded areas including suburbs, roosting by day and active at night.

 (noun) hue, dye, colour, stain, pigment - not normally used before the names of colours

one, single, 1

wall, fence, paddock, field, enclosure - any fenced off area

forgetfulness

To recite

respectful

(determiner) my - when talking of one thing. A possessive determiner which must be followed by a noun, unlike tāku and tōku. This is the neutral or informal form and is not governed by the a and o categories

Rooster

Alternative kupu:

Tamekōkō

(determiner) his, her - when talking of one thing. A possessive determiner which must be followed by a noun, unlike tāna and tōna. This is the neutral or informal form and is not governed by the a and o categories.

One person, human

(noun) local people, hosts, indigenous people - people born of the whenua, i.e. of the placenta and of the land where the people's ancestors have lived and where their placenta are buried.

(verb) (-hia) to take up, take hold of, take off, take possession of, acquire.

(verb) - to draw

(noun) floor space on the left on entering a meeting house.

(noun) floor space on the right on entering a wharenui and the place where manuhiri sleep

Awesome!

overcast

evidence

drought

(verb) - to trace

1. (determiner) the (singular) - used when referring to a particular individual or thing.

1. (numeral)  Ten, 10

That is so good it is unbelievable!

(determiner) that (near or connected with the listener) - may be followed by a noun or stand alone

(determiner) this (near or connected to the speaker) - may be followed by a noun or stand alone

Table

(determiner) that (away from or unconnected with both the speaker and listener) - may be followed by a noun or stand alone

maybe

one, a, an, a certain

1. (Noun) Correct procedure, custom, habit, lore, method, manner, rule, way, code, meaning, plan, practice, convention, protocol - the customary system of values and practices that have developed over time and are deeply embedded in the social context.

Chicken

Alternative word: Heihei

Look

(determiner) your (one person) - when talking of one thing. A possessive determiner which must be followed by a noun, unlike tāu and tōu. This is the neutral or informal form and is not governed by the a and o categories.

You're good at this, you're doing great!

dew

(noun) entrance, opening, entry foyer, gateway, entry, portal.

south

three, 3

noun) roof (of a house).

(noun) tūī, parson bird, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae - a songbird that imitates other birds' calls and has glossy-black plumage and two white tufts at the throat.

noticed

gale

Chair, seat

rain

hail

alternative kupu: Ua-whatu

eraser

west

(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.

(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.

condensation

(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.

soup

1. (noun) freshwater, mineral water.

flood

compost

Generic term

bulldozer

generic term

Eight, 8

O.M.G, awesome!

fantastic

Four, 4

1. (noun) mother, aunt.

(noun) - photograph, illustration

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

(verb) - to carve or sculpt

whakakaha (i te reo)

louder

To fill out

Verb/Kupu mahi:

Command/tohutohu:

compost

Taranaki term

Listen

procrastination

(Verb) To Lay something down.

to fix, to correct something

Verb/Kupu mahi:

Command/tohutohu:

implement

(Verb) To stand up or erect

house, building, residence, dwelling, shed, hut, habitation.

Chicken coop, Chicken dwelling