He Kupu o te Rā

pōhiri(tia) / pōwhiri(tia)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:24:15 GMT

pōhiri(tia) / pōwhiri(tia): to welcome, a welcoming ceremony. Kāore anō ngā wāhine kia pōhiri atu ki ngā manuhiri.
The women have not yet welcomed the guests.
- this is a negative verbal sentence

E pōwhiri ana rātou ki a mātou.
They are welcoming us.
- this is an example of an active sentence

He pai rawa atu taua pōwhiri ki a au.
I really enjoyed that (aforementioned) pōwhiri.
- this is an example of an indefinite sentence .

mihi

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:24:14 GMT

mihi: to greet, a greeting. He mihi tērā ki te whānau whānui.
That was a greeting to the extended family.
- this is an example of an indefinite sentence

E tū ki te mihi.
Stand up to greet.
- this is an example of a command in simple active form

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.
- this is an example of a command in simple active form

Kei te mihi te koroua ki ngā manuhiri.
The elderly man is greeting the visitors.
- this is an example of an active sentence

He pai tā te koroua mihi.
The elderly man’s greeting was appropriate.
- this is an example of an indefinite sentence .

manaaki(tia)

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:24:14 GMT

manaaki(tia): look after, care for, show respect or kindess to.

Ka manaakitia te harakeke e au.
The flax will be looked after by me.
- this is an example of a passive sentence

Mā mātou koutou e manaaki.
We will take care of you.
- this is an example of the agent emphatic

I manaakitia te manuhiri e te tangata whenua.
The visitors have been cared for by the people of the land/marae.
- this is an example of a passive sentence

whakaeke(a)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:24:16 GMT

whakaeke(a): to arrive / ascend (onto a Marae). Ka karanga atu te rōpū whakaeke ki ngā tangata whenua.
The group ascending onto the marae calls back to the people of the land/marae.
- this is an example of an active sentence .

manuhiri

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:24:15 GMT

manuhiri: visitors. Ka pōwhiritia ngā manuhiri ki runga i te marae.
The visitors will be welcomed onto the marae.
- this is an example of a passive sentence
.

waiata(tia)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:24:12 GMT

waiata(tia): to sing, song. Māku te waiata e waiata hei tautoko.
I will sing the song as support.
- this is an example of the agent emphatic

Ā muri i ngā whaikōrero ka tū ngā tāngata ki te tautoko i te waiata a te kaikōrero.
After the main speeches the people will stand to support the speaker's song. .

wero(hia)

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:24:14 GMT

wero(hia): to challenge (referring to traditional welcome to visitors), a challenge. I wero te toa i te manuhiri.
The warrior challenged the visitors.
- this is an example of an active sentence

He wero tērā nā ngā tāngata whenua.
That is a challenge from the people of the marae.
- this is an example of an indefinite sentence

I ētahi wā ka werohia ngā manuhiri ki ngā pōwhiri.
Sometimes visitors will be challenged at welcoming ceremonies.
- this is an example of a passive sentence .

karakia

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:24:15 GMT

karakia: prayer. Ka tīmata ngā hui ki te karakia.
Meetings begin with a prayer.
- this is an example of an active sentence .

whaikōrero

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:24:17 GMT

whaikōrero: to make a speech, main speech. E whaikōrero ana te koroua.
The elderly man is making a speech.
- this is an example of an active sentence

Kei te whakarongo au ki te whaikōrero.
I am listening to the main speech.
- this is an example of an active sentence .

koroua

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:24:17 GMT

koroua: elderly man. Kei muri te koroua i te marae.
The elderly man is behind the marae.
- this is an example of a locative sentence

I te nuinga o te wā, ko tā te koroua, he whaikōrero.
Most of the time, the whaikōrero belong to the elderly men. (The whaikōrero are done by the elderly men.) .

kaumātua

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:24:14 GMT

kaumātua: elderly person/people. He kaumātua tērā tāne.
That man over there is an elderly person.
- this is an example of an indefinite sentence

Ko ngā kaumātua ngā tāonga o te ao Māori.
The elderly people are the treasures of the Māori world.
- this is an example of a definite sentence .