Kupu 1

Front 1

Takatū

Back 1

1.v. to prepare, get ready (used only of people getting ready), make ready
2. m. prepared, ready (of people).
3. n. preparations

Front 2

Hoake

Back 2

1. v. (-tia) to go on, let's go 
2. v. (-ngia) to give, bring - to some place connected with the speaker but in which he is not at the time of speaking

Front 3

Tautara

Back 3

1. v. (-a,-tia) to fasten, affix, attach, bind.
2. n. peak, hilltop.
3. n. fishing rod.
4. n. beam of a traditional lavatory - used in the phrase paepae tautara and was important in religious rites.

Front 4

Panekiretanga

Back 4

1. n. highest standard, highest benchmark, pinnacle of achievement, excellence - a modern term that comes from the name of the prominent bluff that overlooks Lake Waikaremoana.

Front 5

Taumarumaru

Back 5

1. s. be shady, shaded.
2. m. shady, overshadowing
3. n. shade.

Front 6

Horotaka

Back 6

To find

Front 7

Putuputu

Back 7

1. s. be frequent, at short intervals, frequently, often.
2. s. be close together.

Front 8

Harangotengote

Back 8

1. n. piecemeal, instalments.
2. s. part-time.

Front 9

Aukati

Back 9

1. v. (-a,-hia,-ngia) to prevent one from passing, block, dam a stream, discriminate against.
2. s. be exclusive.
3. n. border, boundary marking a prohibited area, roadblock, discrimination (justice).

Front 10

Whakatītina

Back 10

v. (-tia,-hia,-ia) to encourage, foster.

Front 11

aroā

Back 11

s. be comprehended, understood.
n. comprehension.

Front 12

Whakamahuki

Back 12

v. (-na,-tia) to explain

Front 13

Rangawhāwhā

Back 13

s. widespread

Front 14

Rētō

Back 14

s. be deep.

Front 15

Karamatamata

Back 15

n. head of a tree, pinnacle.

Front 16

Whakaū

Back 16

1. v. (-hia,-ngia,-ria,-tia) to make firm, fasten, fix, establish, confirm.
2. v. (-hia,-ngia,-ria,-tia) to bring to land.
3. n. confirmation.

Front 17

eke panuku

Back 17

v. to hit home, win.

Front 18

Whakamōtu

Back 18

Remain silent and still

Front 19

Tamō

Back 19

v. to be absent.

Front 20

Takeo

Back 20

1. s. be tedious, wearisome, trying, boring.
2. m. tedious, wearisome, trying, boring, frustrating.
3. n. tediousness, tedium, boredom, monotony, tiresomeness.