nanakia - rascal clever, cunning
Kāore anō aua nanakia kia whiua.Those rascals have not yet been punished.Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...
He kaha a Tīwana ki tana whiu pātai nanakia me te whakapātaritari i tōna tuahine me tōna kuikui.Tīwana is good at asking tricky questions and teasing her sister and grandmother.
Akuanei ka tata ngā waka o mua ki te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia rā.Presently the canoes in front drew near to the place where the monster lived.