Results for 'whenua'
whenua - land
tangata whenua - people of the land, home crowd
ahuwhenua - crops, agriculture
honu whenua - tortoise
horowhenua - avalanche, landslide
kaiahuwhenua - farmer
pouwhenua - pole-like weapon
rerewhenua - railway
tuawhenua - mainland; inland
uruwhenua - passport
huawhenua - vegetables
hua whenua - vegetable
mana whenua - people of the place
Ko te kūmara tāku tūmomo huawhenua pai rawa.
Kumara is my favourite type of vegetable.
Identity sentences - ko...
E haka ana te iwi whenua rā i te haka.
The local people were performing the haka.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I mahi poka noa au ki te keri i te whenua, ka kohete mai ia, 'E tama e! Me taki karakia i te tuatahi'.
I heedlessly started digging and she growled at me, 'Boy! You should do karakia first!'
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Ka manaaki te tangata whenua i ngā manuhiri.
The people of the land/marae will care for the visitors.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
He rite tonu ia ki tōna pāpā mō te mahi whenua.
He is just like his father when it comes to farming.
This is just like that - he rite tonu
Nō te marama o Paenga-whāwhā i hui ai ngā tāngata whenua o te ao.
In April, indigenous people from round the world gathered.
Belonging to the past - nō
Mā Kauri e hoko ngā huawhenua.
Kauri will buy the veges.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Mā Hera ngā huawhenua e hoko.
Hera will buy the veges.
Future agent emphatic - māku
He pēwhea te tawhiti atu o Te Wharekauri i te tuawhenua?
How far away are the Chatham Islands from the mainland?
How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?
Ka pōwhiritia te manuhiri e te tangata whenua.
The visitors will be welcomed by the local people.
Passive sentences - tikina...
E takahia ana te whenua e ngā waewae o ngā manuhiri.
The ground is trodden on by the feet of the visitors.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka mihia mātou e te tangata whenua.
We were greeted by the home people.
Passive sentences - tikina...
E ai ki a Mira, he pai te rimurimu hei whakamōmona i te whenua.
According to Mira, seaweed is good for enriching the soil.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
Ki runga ki te whenua.
Upon earth.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Ka haere noa atu te iwi whenua ki ō rātou kāinga.
The local tribe went to their home.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
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.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
He wahine tino mōhio a Rongomai ki te hoahoa i te takoto o te whenua.
Rongomai is a woman very knowledgeable in designing the layout of the land.
Categorizing sentences - he
Nō te whānau tēnei whenua.
This land belongs to the family.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Ko to iwi Māori ngā tāngata whenua o Aotearoa.
The Māori people are the tāngata whenua of Aotearoa.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Kua ngaro ōku whenua katoa.
All my lands are lost.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ehara i te whānau tēnei whenua.
This land does not belong to the family.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...
Ko te taiapa e karapoti ana i te wahanga o taku whenua.
The fence is around the edge of my section.
Sentences with two possessives - a, o
He pai kē te huawhenua ki a au.
I actually like vegetables.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
I hinga katoa i a ia ngā toa o tērā whenua.
All the champions of that country were defeated by him.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
Ka pau ana āu hua whenua, ka kai koe i tō purini.
When all your vegetables have been eaten, you will be able to eat your pudding.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...
Kei te taha o te tangata whenua au i tēnei wā.
I'm on the side of the people of the marae this time.
Ka haere tahi ati anō i a rātou ētahi o te tangata whenua.
Some of the local people accompanied them.
E takoto ana ia i te whenua.
He is lying on the ground.
Kei te hiahia au kia koe i ō huawhenua!
I want you to eat your vegetables.
He wahine tino mōhio ki te hoahoa i te takoto o te whenua.
She is a woman who is very knowledgeable about designing the layout of the land.
Ahakoa haere koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua.
No matter where yo go, you must acknowledge the people of the place.
Nei rā te reo mihi ki te mana whenua.
Here is my greeting to the people.
He pai ake te huawhenua i te miti.
Vegetables are better than meat.
Kua pau i a ia ana huawhenua?
Has she eaten all of her veges?
He hua whenua te kūmara.
The kūmera is a root vegetable.
I hongi ngā manuhiri me ngā tāngata whenua.
The manuhiri pressed noses with the people of the marae.