Pānui Kupu Hou

to bring

mau

to wait

tatari

to waste; wasteful

moumou

to lead, guide

ārahi

far

tāwhiti

together

ngātahi

beard

pāhau

still, continuously, an intensifier

tonu

very

rawa

to leave

wehe

to be lonely

mokemoke

to play

purei

first born

mātāmua

gifts

koha

but

otirā

mischievous

haututū

tears

roimata

used up; exhausted

pau

hardworking

pukumahi

go back, return

hoki

to hurt

mamae

back

tuarā

early morning

moata

seak, hunt

rāpu

close

tata

relative, relation

whanaunga

to look after

manaaki

it is so

koia

to decide

whakatau

place

wāhi

few

tokoiti

to be close/ nearby

pātata

grandchild, grandchildren

mokopuna

soon

ākuanei

chief/leader

ariki

worried

āwangawanga

pregnant

hapū

wind/air/breath

hau

to disagree

whakahē

to give (to speaker)

hōmai

to give away

hōatu

government, governor

kāwana

guest

manuhiri

product or benefit

hua

scared, afraid

mataku

trouble, be in difficulty, in trouble

raru

different

rerekē

brave, warrior

toa

sign

tohu

to hope for

tūmanako

surprised

tumeke

careful

tūpato

to long for, yearn for

wawata

January

Kohitātea

February

Hui-tanguru

March

Poutū-te-rangi

April

Paenga-whāwhā

May

Haratua

June

Pipiri

July

Hōngongoi

August

Here-turi-kōkā

September

Mahuru

October

Whiringa-ā-nuku

November

Whiringa-ā-rangi

December

Hakihea

Monday

Rāhina

Tuesday

Rātū

Wednesday

Rāapa

Thursday

Rāpare

Friday

Rāmere

Saturday

Rāhoroi

Sunday

Rātapu

competition

whakataetae

region

rohe

summit

taumata

high

teitei

extremely

ake

finish

tutuki

meet

tūtaki

Napier

Ahuriri

te be

kia

Incentive or entertainment

Whakangahau

paragraph (separate)

kōwae

opposite or corresponding

hāngai

establish

whakatū

excited

hiamo

nervous

āmaimai

hours

hāora

elder

Kaumātua

beam

pae

youth

taiohi

stuff

taputapu

get

hari

put on or enter

kuhu(na)

plural

mā

clothes

kākahu

happy, please

koa

skinny, small

tūpuhi

subject, reason

take

tally

kaute