Whakatauki: Kei Hawaiki noa atu ahau e noho atu - I am sitting away off at Hawaiki. (Said by a person to indicate they are far away in thought. [Murdoch Riley, Maori Sayings and Proverbs, 1-17]
Vocab:
Mataahi - food prepared on a spit. [https://www.dictionary.maori.nz/mataahi]
Matainaina - Desire: Taku matainaina atu ki te mea a te tangata ra. - My desire is towards the thing within that person's possesion. [https://www.dictionary.maori.nz/matainaina]
Idioms:
He aha te aha - Waste of time / Nothing came of it. [https://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/1013]
Hei aha atu - Forget about it / Don't worry about it. [https://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/1024]
Ko tāua tāua - Likewise / You and me both. [https://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/3116]
Hangareka ana - What a crack up! [https://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/48206]
Kua puta a Pito - I'm stuffed / I'm full [https://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/11059]
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