The Maori Division of Time
terms employed to denote time
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terms employed to denote time
Ahiahi | Evening; later part of afternoon. |
Ahiahi puri | Dusk. |
Ahiahitanga | Evening. |
Aiahi | Evening. |
Aianei | Now; today; presently; the present time. |
Akengokengo | Tomorrow. |
Akuanei | Presently; today. |
Akuara | A little while. |
Amua | The time to come. |
Amuri | Time to come. Amuri ake nei = hereafter. |
Anaianei | Henceforward. |
Anamata | Hereafter. |
Ano | Up to the time spoken of; still; yet; again; and when. |
Ao | Daytime, as opposed to night; to dawn. Ao ake = aonga ake = the following day. |
Aoake nui | Two days off. |
Aoake nui atu | Three days off. |
Aoakewake | Several days off. |
Aoatea | Daybreak. cf. Awatea. |
Aoinaake | Next day; tomorrow. |
A ko ake nei | At a future time; hereafter. |
Auinake or Auinaake | Next day; tomorrow. |
Aouru | Dawn. |
Apopo | Tomorrow. (2) At some future time. |
Ata– | Morning. |
Ata hapara | Time of dawn. |
Ata pongipongi | Time of dawn. |
Atahira | Day after tomorrow. See Inatahira. |
Awake | Two days hence. See Aoake. |
Awakewake | Four days hence. |
Awatea | Broad daylight; middle of day. Tino awatea = midday. |
Awe– | Soon. Syn. Wawe. See Meake. |
Haeata | Dawn. |
Hapai | Dawn, morning. (2) To rise, as heavenly bodies. |
Hea. Whea | What time? As in a hea, a whea, of future time; inahea, inawhea, nonahea, of past time. Nahea = long, in time. (2) What time, of past time. Syn. Nawhea. |
Houanga | An interval of time, definite or indefinite. I houanga, no houanga = a year ago. A houanga = a year hence. See Tauhounga. Tauhouanga. |
Houange | An interval of time, definite or indefinite. I houanga, no houanga = a year ago. A houanga = a year hence. See Tauhounga. Tauhouanga. |
Huakanga | Dawn. Huaki = to dawn. |
Huka | Long in time. |
I mua | See Mua. |
Inaianei | Just now; today.page break |
Nonahea | Interrogative, of past time. When; from what time. |
Nonawhea | Interrogative, of past time. When; from what time. |
Nonaiakeaci (no naia ake nei) | Intensive form of nonaianei. |
Nonaianei | Of past time. just now; today. |
Nonakuanei | A little while ago. |
Nonakuara | A little while ago. |
Nonanahi | Yesterday. See Nanahi. Rainahi. |
Nonaoake | The day before yesterday. See Inaoake. |
Nonaiakenni | Three days ago. See Inaoakenui. |
Nonapo | Last night. |
Nonatahira | The day before yesterday. See Inatahira. Atahira. |
Onaianei | Of the present time. |
Onamata (o namata) | Of or from ancient times. |
Onanahi(o nanahi) | Of or from yesterday. |
Po | Night. (2) Season. Ponga = nightfall. |
Powhenua | Midnight. |
Puaotanga | Dawn. |
Ra | Dav. Tenei ra = this day. |
Rainahi (ra i nanahi) | Yesterday. |
Rainaoake (ra inaoake) | The day but one before yesterday. |
Raitahira (ra i tahi ra) | Day before yesterday. |
Rangi | Day; period of time. |
Rangi rere rua | Twilight. |
Rangi weherua | Midnight. See Weherua. |
Raurangi | Another time. past or future. |
Roa | Long, of time, as in he roa te wa = a long time. |
Taikareha | The day before yesterday. Syn. Raitariha. |
Tainahi | Yesterday. |
Tainanahi | Yesterday. |
Tainakareha | Day before yesterday. |
Tainaoake | Day before yesterday. |
Tainawhea | Interrogative, past time. What time? |
Taitariha | Day before yesterday. |
Takiwa | Time, period. |
Takurua-waipu | Mid winter. |
Tau | Season, year, (2) Period of time; interval. |
Tauhouanga | Last year. See Houanga. |
Tauhounga | Last year. See Houanga. |
Taumano | For a long time. |
Tuaorangi | Distant time, past or future. |
Tuauki-po | Midnight. |
Turua po | Midnight. |
Turuawaenga po | Midnight. |
Turuawaenganui po | Midnight. |
Turuawai po | Midnight. |
Turuawai po | Midnight. |
Wa | Time; season. |
Waenganui po | Midnight. |
Walpo | Midnight. |
Weherua | Midnight. |
Weherua po | Midnight. |
Whatarua | Mid winter |
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