Cook Islands Maori

Cook Islands Maori Database

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ru: To duck (a trick at cards) -(-a). To duck (a trick at cards). Kua ru aia i te taeanga te aere pere kiaia. He ducked the trick when it was his turn to play; Ruaia, naku e ta. Duck it, Ill take it.
Dialect: Rarotonga
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akaomingimingi: Bend over, huddle up -fq. akaomingi. Bend over, huddle up. Eaa kotou i aka-omingimingi aere ua ai? What have you huddled up for?
Dialect: Rarotonga
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akaroa: to lengthen, to increase in length, to draw out -to lengthen, to increase in length, to draw out:
Dialect: Rarotonga
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Takere: Bottom; bottom of ship (from inside); old; to consume nearly to the bottom -
Dialect: Penrhyn
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Kiva: Young adults [Problematic] -
Dialect: Pukapuka
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Nii: Coconut (McC) -
Dialect: Mangaia
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Turuma: Ghost, apparition; + corpse (Etn) -
Dialect: Rarotonga
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nene: <p>To make up one - <p>I tona neneanga i tana parani, kua akaari te pere, no te mea kare e tangata i peta. When he had put down the rest of his stake, the cards were shown, because no one else bet.</p>
Dialect: Rarotonga
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uaanga: Seeding, fruiting -nom. Seeding, fruiting., [ua,-anga<sup>4</sup>.]
Dialect: Rarotonga
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Malu awiawi: Early evening, dusk -
Dialect: Pukapuka
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Tuataane: Brother of a woman speaker [Problematic] -
Dialect: Pukapuka
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Loi: Sea bass (Cephalopolis argus) -
Dialect: Pukapuka
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Tara: Ends of the house -
Dialect: Penrhyn
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Tifa, tiha: Pearl shell inlay -
Dialect: Manihiki-Rakahanga
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akakao(kao): Bud, shoot (of plants, flowers trees) -incho. kao. Bud, shoot (of plants, flowers trees). Te akakao mai ra taku tiare maori., My gardenias are budding.
Dialect: Rarotonga
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Riu: Bilge, bilge-water -
Dialect: Rarotonga
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Ili: Fan (n) -
Dialect: Pukapuka
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Teve: A plant (Amorphophallus campanulatus) -
Dialect: Rarotonga
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tamaromaroa: Dishearten, disap-point, make lonely. -(-ia). Dishearten, disap-point, make lonely. E tamaromaroa tangata tena aau e rave mai na. What youre doing is disappointing people.
Dialect: Rarotonga
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Payi/a: Satisfied (with food) -
Dialect: Pukapuka
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