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wā o mua

1. (noun) olden days, former times, formerly.

Ka whakaaratia ake e ia ngā kōrero o te Kawenata Tawhito e hoki anō ai ki te wā o mua i tini ai ngā wāhine a te tangata kotahi, ahakoa kāre ia i whakaae ki ana kaiārahi kia whai i tēnei tikanga (TTR 1990:313). / He appealed to the authority of the Old Testament for a return to the custom of former times of plural marriage, although this was denied to his higher clergy.

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Synonyms: tua whakarere

mua

1. (location) the front, in front of, before, ahead - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei or is preceded by a when used as the subject of the sentence.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 15-16; Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 24;)

Kei mua te upoko o te kau i te whiore. / The cow's head is in front of its tail.

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2. (location) the past, former, the time before, formerly, first - often modified by mai, ake or atu.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 121;)

I ngā rā o mua, haere ai ngā tīpuna ki reira. / In former times, the ancestors went there.

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ākonga o mua

1. (noun) alumnus, alumni, old pupil, former pupil, former student, old boy, old girl.

inamata

1. (location) ancient, traditional, classical.

Kua tae te whakaatu ki a Tākuta Te Rangihīroa kua riro i a ia te paraihe a te Kura Nui o Ōtākou mō tana pukapuka i tuhituhia ai mō ngā mahi ā-ringa a te iwi Māori inamata (TTT 31/8/1921:7). / Notification has reached Dr Buck that he has won Otago University's award for his article written about the traditional Māori crafts.

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2. (location) formerly, a long time ago, ancient times, olden times.

Ka kitea anō ki ētahi wāhi o Ingarangi ināianei ētahi wāhi toenga anō o aua rori i hangā rā inamata (TWMNT 14/5/1873:47). / Remnants of those roads built in ancient times can still be seen in some parts of England.

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See also namata

Synonyms: tua whakarere, whakapata


3. (location) immediately.

Nō te ekenga a ngā hōia ki reira, ka whiua atu e tētahi he mōunga ahi ki roto ki taua whare, inamata! Ka pongere, ka mura (TWT 1/9/1858:13). / When the soldiers stormed that place, one tossed a burning stick into the house and immediately it was engulfed in flames.

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kāhui ākonga onamata

1. (noun) alumni, former students.

nōnamata

1. formerly, a long time ago, from ancient times.

Kua mahia te ara mō te rerewei i Waikato i runga i tētahi wāhi tapu, ā he wāhi tapu tawhito taua wahi nōnamata noa atu, ā kei Taupiri i Waikato taua tapu (TW 4/11/1876:401). / The railway line has been made over a sacred place, an old sacred place from long ago and that sacred place is at Taupiri in Waikato.

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Milroy, James Wharehuia

1. (personal name) QSO, CNZM (1937-) Tūhoe; leader, orator, expert in Māori language and customs. Former Professor of Māori at The University of Waikato, where he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in 2005. Formerly a commissioner for Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori. Member of the New Zealand Geographic Board, Tautoko Māori Trust, Mahi Trust and teacher for Te Panekiritanga o te Reo. He was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in 2012 for services to the Māori language.

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 37;)

Pēma

1. (loan) (location) Myanmar - formerly Burma, a country in South-east Asia.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 155;)

Pōngia-Herekōmina

1. (loan) (location) Bosnia-Herzegovina - a country in the Balkans, formerly a constituent republic of Yugoslavia.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 70;)

Rōtihia

1. (loan) (location) Rhodesia - former name of a large territory in central southern Africa which was divided into Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).

Tararā

1. (loan) (location) Yugoslavia - a former federation of Slavic states in south-east Europe.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 70;)


2. (loan) (noun) Yugoslav, Dalmatian.

I puta anō i a Hēnare ōna āwangawanga mō te hunga o 'Āteria', arā, ngā Tararā – arā, koia te ingoa o taua wā mō te iwi rā – e taki heke atu ana ki Te Tai Tokerau (TTR 1996:42-43). / Hēnare also expressed concern about the ‘Austrians’ – that is the Dalmatians – that was the name at that time for those people – who were migrating to Northland.

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Tiekerowākia

1. (loan) (location) Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic - former central European country of Czechoslovakia now divided into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 70;)

Waitaha

1. (location) Canterbury.


2. (noun) the tribe that formerly occupied much of the South Island before they were displaced by Ngāti Māmoe, who in turn were later dominated by Ngāi Tahu.

tingara

1. (loan) (noun) percussion cap - a small amount of explosive powder contained in metal or paper and exploded by striking, used formerly in guns.

Ko te tino whare tēnei o te Tai Rāwhiti hei hoko i ngā paura, hōta, tingara, pū, me aua tū mea katoa (KO 22/5/1883:1). / This is the best establishment on the East Coast to buy powder, shot, percussion caps, guns and those types of munitions.

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hēpene

1. (loan) (noun) halfpenny, ha'penny - a former bronze coin worth half a penny.

Kua riro mai i a tātou, ngā tino kūare, kē ake i a rātou, te hokonga o ngā whenua, ki te rua pene me te hēpene, i runga anō i tō tātou mōhiotanga (TW 12/2/1875:4). / We are more foolish than them in selling our land at two pence and half pence, although we had more knowledge.

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pene

1. (loan) (noun) pence, penny - a former bronze coin equal to one-two-hundred-and fortieth of a pound. Still a British coin now equal to one-hundredth of a pound.

Kua riro mai i a tātou, ngā tino kūare kē ake i a rātou, te hokonga o ngā whenua, ki te rua pene me te hēpene, i runga anō i tō tātou mōhiotanga (TW 12/2/1875:4). / We are more foolish than them in selling our land at two and half pence, although we did it knowingly.

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Synonyms: kapa

Mareia

1. (loan) (location) Malaya, Malaysia - Malaya was a former country in SE Asia, consisting of the southern Malay Peninsula, and some adjacent islands, and it became part of the federation Malaysia in 1963.

Nāwai rā kua whai taringa kē a Pēneti ki ngā kōrero muna e pā ana ki ngā mahi tōrangapū o Mareia (TTR 2000:20). / After a time Bennett was made the recipient of confidential information concerning the political activities of Malaya.

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Synonyms: Mareihia, Marēhia

karaone

1. (loan) (noun) hoe - a long-handled gardening tool with a metal blade used for weeding.

...i oti hoki tā rāua kōrero ko tōna hoa Pākehā i kōrero ai kia 21 tau ka hoki atu te whenua ki a koe, ka mea atu te Māori, “Ororaiti, i a koe māu te karaone.” (TW 16/11/1878:10/578). / ...and he and the Pākehā complete their deal, saying that when 21 years is up, the land will return to you, the Māori says, “All right, you have the hoe.”

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2. (loan) (noun) crown.


3. (loan) (noun) sovereign - former gold coin worth one pound.

Makao

1. (location) Macao - a former Portuguese dependency on the SE coast of China.

...i tahuri ngā Pākehā ki te hanga i tētahi kaipuke rewa-rua hei kawe i a rātou ki Makao, i Haina (TKM 8/11/1849:3). / ...the crew were busy in constructing a small schooner, for the purpose of conveying them to Macao, from China.

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Puruhia

1. (loan) (location) Prussia - a former kingdom of Germany which grew to cover much of Germany and become a major European power. It ceased to exist after the First World War.

...ā e titiro mākutu tonu ana a Puruhia ki ngā iwi i mahia nei e ia ki āna mahi riri (TW 22/6/1878:310/2). / And Prussia is carefully watching those countries which it subjected to war.

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