10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORANGI»
Discover the use of
porangi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
porangi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
That evening during study time, I asked about Porangi Pete. "Oh you have
discovered him," said Uncle Jim. "And what do you think of him?" "He is kind of
strange, but we got along fine and shared a lunch together. His dog Kuri seemed
to like ...
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A Dictionary of the New-Zealand Language, and a Concise ...
Porae, v. To anoint. Porahurahu, s. Mistake. Sorrow on account of something lost.
Porangi, s. Haste. A person deranged. (E. C.) Porangi, a. Hasty ; deranged.
Porara, v. To be open; to be broken. E porara ana a raro o te kete koia i komama
ai; ...
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Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases ...
Porangi, aoyl Maori word for sad, sorry, or sick ; cranky. I845. E. J. Wakefield, '
Adventures in New Zealand,' vol. i. p. I37: “The combatants . . . took especial
pains to tell us that it was no fault of ours, but the porangi or 'foolishness' of the
Maori.
Edward Ellis Morris, 2011
4
Stories Without End: Essays 1975-2010
E rite ana tenei Ture ki te Ture mo nga Tamariki Pakeha, mo nga Pakeha
haurangi, mo nga Pakeha porangi a e whakaritea ana matou o tenei Ture ki nga
Tamariki ki nga porangi ki nga haurangi. Ki to matou nei whakaaro e hara matou
i te iwi ...
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Ko Te A-nui a Wi, He Ako Maana Ki Te Reo Ingirihi:
(matua-kupu) mad, porangi: mad-der, porangi atu: mad-dest, porangi-rawa atu. (
matua-kupu) red, whero: red-der, whero atu: reddest, whero rawa atu. (matua-
kupu) thin, rahirahi: thin-ner, rahirahi atu: thin-nest, rahirahi rawa atu. (matua-
kupu) ...
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The Godzone Dictionary: Of Favourite New Zealand Words and ...
porangi. Maori Behaving in a manner outside that which is normally accepted,
mentally unbalanced. poroporoaki. Maori A ritual farewell ceremony with
speeches. possum. abbrev. for. opossum. Australian opossums were released in
New ...
7
Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of ...
koe tou iwi mokai kia porangi ana i muri i a koe. Heoi e hoa, waiho ana e ahau
tooku aroha ki rungs i te haki i tukua mai nei e korua k0 Timi Kara,
whakarerengia ana e ahau ki te hawhe-maahi, i rungs ite taenga mai 0 hou
rongo. Heoi ra e te ...
8
Empire Writing: An Anthology of Colonial Literature 1870-1918
Well, Pipi might perhaps be a little porangi (crazy) at times, but she was never
anything like so porangi as that. How lucky that Ropata's wife was a trustworthy
crony! How fortunate that the babies could neither of them speak! Pipi smiled,
and ...
I do not imagine men are allowed there. You can decide when you want a baby
then.' 'Nan says it don't matter where you go, man catch you. Man always want
make pepe. I don't know why. He porangi te tane!' A clatter of leaves and twigs in
...
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Tutira: The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Station
scorn—-porangi! porangi ./—n1adl mad !—and perhaps from the business point
of view it might have been wier, as they explained, to live and slay rather than be
slain. From the tribal point of view Paia had just wasted himself. 1 In explanation
...
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORANGI»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
porangi is used in the context of the following news items.
Flood threatens livelihood of farmers
... at the northern region farmers cultivate Baran varieties of paddies. Short term Porangi variety is also good and farmers can start farming it. «The Daily Star, Sep 14»
Willie Wonka hit puts Te Hamua off drug
"I thought it must be safer because it's legal, and it just about drove me porangi. After my first buckie I'm standing there going whoah, whoah, ... «waateanews.com, Mar 14»
King Tuheitia. Photo / Greg Bowker
"Now we are turning on ourselves going porangi [crazy] as [Princess] Te Puea warned all those years ago." "Now we have Pakeha ... «New Zealand Herald, Dec 12»
Theatre Review: The Tuakana/Teina Project
... before they bicker about whether talking to the dead or risking one's life for a dream is more porangi (crazy). A Matariki Festival highlight. «New Zealand Herald, Jun 11»
Minto walkway controversy
The Eden Albert community board wants a lane being built for next year's Rugby World Cup named either Minto, Mandela or Porangi (crazy) ... «3News, Mar 10»
Organic food getting popular as toxic chemicals pose danger
... Balam, Radhuni Paagol, Abchhaya, Modhushail, Chamara, Shorshori, Pakri, Shishumoti, Porangi, Begun Bichi, Shaheb Chikon and Digha, ... «The Daily Star, Mar 08»
