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Māori Made Easy W1
Māori Made Easy W1 Rātū
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Maunga | Mountain |
| Ngaki | Clear weeds/Seek revenge |
| Ngaro | Lost/Missing |
| Ngata | Snail |
| Ngākau | Heart (not beginning with m) |
| Manawa | Heart (not beginning with n) |
| Mātanga | Expert/Analyst |
| Ngārara | Insect |
| Tīrangi | To be unsettled |
| Kānga | Corn |
| Whakarongo | To LISTEN, obey, taste, smell, feel |
| Whare | House |
| Whai | To follow |
| Whatitiri | Thunder |
| Whana | To spring back, kick (backwards) |
| Whāriki | Mat/Carpet |
| Whā | Four |
| Whāwhā | To feel (with the hand) |
| Whaea | Mother/Aunty |
| Whakahē | To disagree |
| -tanga | Makes verbs into nouns |
| Whaka- or wha- | To cause something to happen, a prefix |
| Rongo | To HEAR, feel, smell, taste, perceive (but not see) |
| Hē | To be wrong, incorrect, mistaken |