wāna
1. (particle) (determiner) his, her (plural) - variation of the plural possessive āna.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-56, 108-110;)
He mahi anō hoki wāna i te taiwhanga whakaatu o Te Taumata i Ākarana me Te Papa Tongarewa anō hoki i te tau 1994 (TTR 2000:75). / She also had work in exhibitions at Te Taumata Art Gallery in Auckland and, in 1994, the Museum of New Zealand.
roroa
1. (adjective) be long, tall (plural form).
He tangata āhua tūpuhipuhi noa nei, kāore i tino roa; he roroa ana makawe, kāore anō kia hina; he pangare te mata, ko tōna moko i te pāpāringa katau anake (TTR 1990:189). / He was a somewhat lean person and not very tall; his hair was long and not yet grey; the face was beardless and his moko was on the right cheek only.
2. (modifier) long, tall (plural form).
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 44;)
Kua tīmata anō te wahine ki te mau roroa i te panekoti. E tika ana anō, i te mea kua tae kē ngā panekoti o nāianei ki runga ake i ngā turi (TTT 1/9/1929:1064). / Women have again started wearing longer skirts. And that's appropriate because currently skirts are above the knees.
3. (noun) length (plural form).
He rite tonu hoki te roroa o ō māua ringa (HP 1991:122). / Our arms were also the same length.
ōhona
1. (determiner) his, her (plural) - used when the possessor has, or had, no control of the relationship or is subordinant, passive or inferior to what is possessed. A possessive determiner. Variation of ōna.
E hiakai ana rātou ki tō tātou nei reo kāmehameha me ōhona tikaka. / They are hungry for our precious language and all its uses.
See also ōna
wōku
1. (particle) (determiner) my (plural) - variation of ōku.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-56, 108-110;)
Synonyms: wāku
rarahi
1. (verb) to be loud.
Ko ētahi reo i ririki, ko ētahi i rarahi, ko ētahi i tanguru (TPH 15/12/1900:3). / Some voices were soft, others were loud and some were deep.
See also rahi
Synonyms: kaha, tiori, hoihoi, tīwerawera, pākinakina
2. (adjective) be large, great (plural form).
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 44;)
He matamoe te ingoa, ā, he āhua rarahi tonu. He āhua pākākā me te mōhinahina ka whakauru haere (HP 1991:15). / Its called a short-finned eel and it's rather large and quite brown with touches of grey.
Synonyms: matararahi, mātua, nunui, whakahara, mokorahi, pūhetī, kaitā, mātuatua, mokorarahi, kūpara, pūwharu, whakatikotiko, pūharu, pūwheti, tuangea, ruarangi, nui, hira, rahi, matarahi, katete, korahi, tetere
3. (modifier) loudness.
Nā te rarahi o tana reo i ngawī mai ai te hopuoro (RTP 2015:93). / Because her voice was so loud the microphone squealed.
ēwhea
1. (particle) (determiner) which? (plural) - variation of ēhea?.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 100;)
I te ata ka kitea kua pau te kai a ngā ika rā; kāore i mōhiotia nā ēwhea hapū i tāhae aua ika (JPS 1927:358). / In the morning it was seen that the fish had been eaten; it was not known which clans had stolen the fish.
See also ēhea
2. (modifier) small (plural form).
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 44;)
He manuao ririki rawa iho ēnei, he torutoru ōna pū, he tere, ko tana tino rākau patu he tōpiro (TP 11/1899:3). / These are much smaller warships, with few guns, are faster and their main weapons are torpedoes.
wāku
1. (particle) (determiner) my (plural) - variation of āku.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-56, 108-110;)
Me pēhea te whakapūoro ake i ō rātau reo kia rongo ai ngā taringa o ngā uri whakatipu? Ko wēnei wāku pātai mō ngā taonga pūoro i te wā tuatahi i kite au i te Whare Taonga o Tāmaki Makaurau, i te tau 1970 (TWK 41:2). / How should they be played so that their voices can be heard by future generations? These were my questions about the musical instruments when I first saw them in Auckland Museum in 1970.
Synonyms: wōku
2. (noun) excellence, good state, suitability, good looks, goodness, high quality.
I tino whakamihi a Te Taute ki a Ngāti Porou mō tō rātou kaha ki te whakapai i ō rātou whenua, ki te whakatupu hipi, mō te papai o ā rātou teihana hipi, o ā rātou wūruheti (TP 12/1907:11). / Mr Stout gave great praise to Ngāti Porou for their energy in improving their land, raising sheep and for the good state of their sheep stations and woolsheds.
wā rātau
1. (determiner) their (plural) - variation of ā rātou.
Nā konei i rahua ai te whai mahi a te tangata, te noho tika a te whānau i te kāinga, tae atu ki te kore haere o ngā kaipiri me wā rātau tamariki i te kura (TTR 1998:148). / As a consequence, the employment and domestic arrangements of the adherents and the schooling of their children were all disrupted.
ō
1. (particle) (determiner) your - when talking of more than one thing. It refers to only one person and is the plural of tō. A possessive determiner which must be followed by a noun, unlike āu and ōu. This is the neutral or informal form and is not governed by the a and o categories.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52; Te Kākano Study Guide (Ed. 1): 1;)
2. (determiner) I have (more than one thing).
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 108-110;)
3. Used in the ways above when the possessor has, or had, no control of the relationship or is subordinate, passive or inferior to what is possessed.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 54-56, 140-141;)
ōna
1. (determiner) his, her (plural) - used when the possessor has, or had, no control of the relationship or is subordinant, passive or inferior to what is possessed. A possessive determiner.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-56, 108-109, 140-142;)
See also wōna
