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few words maori during
the flight transfer ...
mögest du lang Leben
hello, good day
hallo, guten Tag
kia manuia
be successful
viel Glück, viel Erfolg
meitaki
thank you
Danke
meitaki maata
thank you very much
vielen Danke
motu
small islet
kleine Insel
moko
friendly lizard
kleine Eidechse
vaine
women
Frau
tane
men
Mann
pe´ea koe ?
how are you ?
wie geht´s ?
ara metua
backroad
innere Ringstrasse
tiare
flower
Blume
nita
pawpaw
papaya
meika
banana
Banane
kumara
sweet potato
Süsskartoffel
vai
water
Wasser
taro
akava
ika mata
translated with the dictionary
written by Jasper Buse und
Raututi Taringa that has been
edited by Bruce Biggs and
may you live long
tuber vegetable
police
marinated raw fish
Knollengemüse
Polizei
marinierter roher Fisch
áe
yes
ja
kare
no
nein
mamae
pain, hurt
´ura
to dance
tanzen
mataora
happy
fröhlich
Schmerz, tut weh
kai
food
essen
teia ra
today
heute
apopo
tomorrow
morgen
marama
moon
Mond
moana
ocean
Ozean
maunga
mountain
Berg
Rangi Moeka´a.
Published 1995 by the
Ministry of Education and
several other international
scientific institutions and
universitys.
turou
marama
respectful greeting
moon
respektv. Begrüßung
Mond
m arama
light, shine, bright
Licht, Schein, hell
ara metua
ancient corel road
alte Korallen Strasse
ariki
high chief of tribe
hoher Gruppenchef
´ei
necklace of flowers
Kette aus Blumen
maori
of native origin
von originärer Herkunft
marae
sacred religious site
heiliger religiöser Ort
maroro
namu
papa´a
flying fish
mosquito
fliegender Fisch
Moskito
white men, european
weisse Europäer
pareu
waist-wrap
um die Hüfte (Tuch)
poke
arrowroot pudding
Gemüsepudding
tangaroa
phallic male sea god
phallischer See-Gott
tivaevae
colorful patchwork quilt
a phase of the moon
Mondphase
bunter Flickenteppich
umukai
earth oven food
Erdofen Nahrung
raro
down, below
unten, unter
tonga
South
Süden
m anea
lovely, beautiful
mana´a
monday
aere ra
goodbye
liebenswert, schön
Montag
auf Wiedersehen
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