1. (noun) person who can't swim - figurative term likening a non-swimmer to a mature karaka berry that sinks in water.
He karanga mate te hari i te karaka maoa ki te hī i runga waka, kāore nei ōna hākete whakaora (HJ 2012:20). / Taking a non-swimmer fishing on a vessel without her life-jacket is asking for trouble.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
