2. (noun) true story, non-fiction writing, factual text.
Ko tēnei kōrero he kōrero pono kāore e taea te whakahē (HTK 5/8/1893:9). / This account is a true story that can't be contradicted.
Synonyms: pono
tika
1. (verb) to be correct, true, upright, right, just, fair, accurate, appropriate, lawful, proper, valid.
He tokomaha tonu ngā Māori kei te tāone e noho ana, nō reira hoki tētahi take i tika ai kia tū te mīhana ki reira (TP 7/1913:6). / There are quite a lot of Māori living in town, so that's a reason why it's appropriate that the mission be established there.
See also me ... (rā) ka tika
Synonyms: tūturu, kau, mārire, ake, tata, tou, noa, noa iho, tōkeke, noa ake, tonu, ia, ia rā, heipū, mārie, mārika
2. (verb) to be straight, direct, keep on a direct course.
Ka tika kē mai taua taua ki Hātaitai, ki Uruhau, ki Te Aka-tarewa, ki Te Wai-hirere, kia tahuri ēnei pā (JPS 1919:90). / The war party headed straight for Hātaitai, Uruhau, Te Aka-tarewa and Te Wai-hirere to overthrow these pā.
3. (modifier) correctly, directly, fairly, justly, straight - indicates a direct path.
Nā konei ka kī ia ko tēnei kēmu kīhai i riro tika (TJ 20/6/1899:9). / As a result he says that this game was not won fairly.
Ka piki ki runga i te tima Ingarihi, kua wareware au ki te ingoa, ka rere tika ki Īnia mā te moana anō o Īnia (HP 1991:221). / We boarded the English ship, I've forgotten its name, and sailed straight to India via the Indian Ocean.
4. (noun) truth, correctness, directness, justice, fairness, righteousness, right.
Ko te putiputi hei mauranga mā te tangata i tēnei rā he kāneihana mā, te tohu o te tika, o te pai (TP 7/1909:6). / The flower for a person to carry on this day is a white carnation, the symbol of fairness and good.
See also tika tangata
Synonyms: tapatahi, ngākaupai, manatika, haepapa, matau, mōtika, tonu, matatika, tōtika, take, heipū, ake, tikanga
pono
1. (adjective) be true, valid, honest, genuine, sincere.
Mehemea he pono te aroha o te tangata ki te wahine, o te wahine rānei ki te tāne, e kore rawa e mātoke, ahakoa whakararurarutia e ngā whanaunga engari ka kaha kē atu (TTT 1/10/1924:117). / If a man truly loves a woman, or vice versa, it will not go cold, and despite problems caused by relatives it will become stronger.
Synonyms: ngākau pono, tinihanga kore, houtupu, motuhenga, motuhēhē
2. (noun) truth, non-fiction, validity.
Kua kitea e mātou te pono o aua kupu (TWM 18/9/1869:1). / We have seen the truth of those words.
Synonyms: kōrero pono
pononga
1. (modifier) true, genuine, unfeigned, honest, serious.
Ka parau kau tana kupu, kia haere ia ki te patu i tana mōkai, kia kīia ai e ngā tāngata, e haere pononga ana ki te patu i tana mōkai (NM 1928:142). / His words feigned that he would go to beat his servant, so that the people would say that he was really going to punish his servant.
2. (noun) honesty, truthfulness, genuineness.
Kāore ahau e raparapa i tōu pononga (Ng 1993:208). / I'm not in doubt about your honesty.
paraki waha
1. (noun) frothy mouth, someone with nothing meaningful or truthful to say.
He paraki waha, he hāwatewate, he titotito (NP 2001:107). / A frothy mouth, lies and fabrications.
He paraki waha kau anō. He kōrerorero tonu te waha hei huna i te teka, i te kore mōhio (HJ 2017:13). / Just a frothy mouth. Talks continuously to conceal the lies and lack of knowledge.
i neki
1. did she, did he, did they, is that right, really, is that a fact, no way - an exclamation of amazement or surprise. Sometimes also used to indicate disbelief or to question the truth of something.
Tio: Kua panaia a Piripi i tana mahi. Hera: I neki? He tangata pukumahi hoki ia. / Joe: Phillip has been sacked from his job. Sarah: Really? And he's such a hard worker.
Synonyms: e hawa (e hawa), weta, tōu ene, auare ake, e, he aha hoki, kē, koia, koia, tinana, koa, katoa, rawa, inā, tonu, ata, rā anō, rā pea, rānō, mārie, mārika, mārire, ia rā, tino
