He Kuputaka | Glossary

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.