Papakupu: kupu hou

ahi kā

title to land by occupation (also ahikāroa)

ahuwhenua

agriculture (or farming)

anake

only, none but, nothing but

anō hoki

indeed

araaketanga

rising to the surface

ā rāua tamariki

their children (apparently pronounced "wā rāua tamariki" in some interviews)

e hika

an exclamation (dialectal feature)

ekeeke

place oneself or embark

hāmama

shout

hāmara

umbrella (personal or dialectal variation of Hāmarara - transliteration/derived from English)

hāmenetia

summoned (transliteration/derived from English)

haramai

come (short for haere mai, haramai is used quite frequently in the interviews)

hato

saint (derived from English)

he rā mōku

a day for me

he toenga hei tūrangawaewae

a remnant as a place to stand

he uri katoa nō

they are all descendants/members of ...

hikoi

walk

huahua

abundance (te huahua anō hoki i tērā wā i te kāinga: [there was] an abundance [of them] at home at that time).

hūmārie

peaceful, in a state of peace (sometimes spelled 'hūmārire')

hunaonga

son-in-law, daughter-in-law (relation by marriage)

kaitieki

guardian (personal/dialectal varioation of 'kaitiaki')

ka pakō ai

make a loud sudden sound

karangatanga

relationships

kāre

no (dialectal variation of kāore)

kāri

garden (transliteration/derived from English)

ka riro katoa

all taken ("Ka riro katoa ngā ingoa rangatira ki ōku teina...", "all the auspicious names were taken by my siblings").

karitanga mahitanga

work digging up (N.B. this shows duplication of the -tanga ending on both words)

karo

poke/pick out

kauaka

don't (dialectal or personal variation of 'kaua')

kaunihera

council

kaupoi

Māori pronunciation/spelling of 'cowboy' (or spelled: 'kaupoai' in Williams dictionary)

koi

at (probably dialectal/personal variation of 'kei')

koirā

that is, those are, hence (equivalent to "koia rā")

kōkā

aunt(s) or sometimes mother

kōnihi

stealthily, avoiding observation

kuraina

schooled or educated (passive voice of kura: school)

mahua

raised up

mahue

left behind

maka

throw, cast

māna e haramai

'for him to come'

mania

spread

maoka

cooked or ripe (both forms are used by one speaker in these interviews perhaps with the meanings maoa = cooked and maoka = ripe)

marae pani

the literal meaning of this is 'bereaved marae'

mārika

quietly, deliberately, carefully

matemate

sickly

mate puku

tonsilitis

mātoro

pay addresses to, (also woo)

māuiui

sickly, wearied with labour

maungia

taken (personal or dialectal variation – passive voice of 'mau')

mauria

taken

mea atu au

I decided/thought to...

mokemoke

lonely

naihe

knife (transliteration)

nanenane

goat (derived from English/transliteration of 'nanny-goat')

nehe

ancient times

ngaronga

absence

paihamu

possum (transliteration/derived from English)

paitini

poison (transliteration/derived from English)

papaki

pat, slap

pāra

Lepidopus caudatus – frost-fish

parai

fry (derived from English)

paraire

Māori pronunciation/spelling of Friday (Paraire)

patai pātai

questioning (plural of question)

patupaiterehu

sprite or fairy (dialectal or personal variation on patupaiarehe)

pīki

big (transliteration/derived from English)

pōai

boy (a transliteration of the English word)

poipoi

toss, swing, wave about

poke

beset in numbers, work at in crowds

porohīanga

play

porowhiu

throw

pūmau

fixed, constant, permanent

pūrākau

ancient legend

rangimārie me te hūmārie

quiet and peaceful

rawa

goods (in many cases: 'resources')

raweke

busy (working with hands)

rerewē

railway (transliteration, derived from English) This word may not be in common use in Te Mahia, it came from "Te Pukapuka Kura Māori" 1887 nā Hemi Henare Te Popi (Kai-tirotiro o ngā Kura Māori), nā Emiri Wei i whakamāori.

taetanga

arrival (a dialectal variation of taenga)

tahaki

to one side

tahakī

shore

tāmia

pressed down

tanu

bury

tapaina

named (passive form of "tapa" to name)

tāpuke

bury, cover with earth

tātahi

the beach (Note there is an implicit 'the' in tātahi)

tēpara

stable (transliteration/derived from English)

tieki

to guard, keep (a dialectal variation of tiaki)

turukingia

move(d) by stages

tūtanga

construction or building

tuwhera

open

wā pōti

elections

wawana

fierce

whakaatu pikitia

show pictures/movies

whakamāheahea

make clear, free of obstruction

whakangā

take a break

whakatiputanga

growing up

whakawhetai

express thanks (particularly in prayer)

whakawhirinaki

depend on

whanga

wait for (N.B. use of whanga rather than tatari)

whare-mīere

bee-hive (the NZ parliament building) (derived from French 'miel' = honey)

whea

where or when (dialectal variation of 'hea')