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What is whaea?
The formal Māori terms of “Matua” or “Whaea”, meaning uncle and auntie respectively, are used for teachers and parents in schools.
What does Taihoa mean in New Zealand?
taihoa in British English (ˈtaɪhəʊə ) New Zealand. exclamation. 1. hold on! no hurry!
What does MEKE mean in Māori?
too much
Tu meke is a New Zealand Māori word which means to startle or take fright. In recent years, tu meke (as two words) has developed as a colloquial phrase meaning ‘too much’ and is used to express excitement or being shaken up.
What does Whea mean in Māori?
English Translation. mother. More meanings for whaea. mother noun.
What does Tai Ho mean in Maori?
This was one of the most surprising Google searches I had ever run. Eventually I found, to my great interest, that tie-ho is actually “tia hoa”. It is Maori, and means – as we Kiwis know – wait, hold your horses, don’t do it yet, slow down. Just tai hoa.
What is a Tungane?
tungane as the term for a brother, as. spoken of by the sister. Tuahine. A sister.
What is a Waha in Māori?
1. (noun) mouth, entrance, gate, opening, inlet, outlet – anything that is like a mouth.
What do you call a Māori female teacher?
Maori Translation. pouako wahine. More Maori words for female teacher. kaiako wahine.
What is the meaning of Pukekohe?
The Māori word puke-kohe means “hill of the kohekohe “, New Zealand’s native mahogany. During the period of the Musket Wars of 1807-1843, Northern iwi (tribes) attacked parts of the Auckland area, including Pukekohe.
What is the verb for Puke?
1. (verb) (-na,-tia) to vomit up, disgorge, regurgitate, be sick, spew up, throw up, bring up, puke. Ka kī ia te puku, ka parau noa ki te whakaruaki.
What happened to the Māori in Pukekohe?
During the period of the Musket Wars of 1807-1843, Northern iwi (tribes) attacked parts of the Auckland area, including Pukekohe. From the 1820s, as a result of these attacks, the resident Māori population who survived, mainly migrated south.
What is Puke-māeroero Tonu?
Ka tohe ngā kaitango ko ō Ngā Puke-māeroero tonu kē te paenga ki te uru (TTR 1990:113). / The purchasers insisted that the western boundary was the Southern Alps themselves. 1. (verb) (-na,-tia) to vomit up, disgorge, regurgitate, be sick, spew up, throw up, bring up, puke.