He Kuputaka | Glossary

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