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mana - prestige, authority

māna - for him, her, by him, her

Māna! - On the contrary! I might be wrong about this...

Māna, pron. 3rd pers. sing., na with preposition ma. For him, for her. Na Hotunui au i ngare mai ki tetahi ika mana (T. 141).

2. Used in relative clauses for all persons and numbers (‖ F.L. § 72). Waiho ra nge au, mana e mae noa (M. 271).

‖ na (i), ma (ii).

Williams Dictionary

Mana (i). 1. n. Authority, control. He rangatira whai mana a Hongi.—No Tuhoe te mana me te rangatiratanga (P.).

2. Influence, prestige, power. He mana, e kore e ora te tangata i te mana o taua puhi ra (T. 175).

3. Psychic force. Ehara i te tino mate rawa atu te mate o Tawhaki, a nona ake ano te mana i ora ake ai ano ia (W. i, 48).

4. a. Effectual, binding, authoritative. Kia mana ra ta taua awhiawhi (M. 180).

5. Having influence or power. He tangata mana, he tangata makutu a Kiki (T. 172). Ka wera hoki i te ahi e mana ana ano (P.).

6. Vested with effective authority. He kore tohunga mana hei wehe ki te wai (M. 38).

7. v.i. Be effectual, take effect. Ka hamama nga waha ki te karakia, ka koa hoki ki a ratou nei mea ka mana (T. 91). Ko te whakaaro o Te Rauparaha, ka mana nei ano tana kanga ki nga tangata o Kaikoura, ka whakamutu te patu.

8. Be avenged. Ka whakaaro a Te Rauparaha, me pewhea ra ka mana ai te mate o Te Pehi.—Ko nga mate ngaro e kore e mana (Pi. 175, 1).

whakamana, v.t. 1. Give effect to. Ka whakahau ia i tona iwi kia haere ki te whakamana i te tūtū a Manaia (T. 117).

2. Give prestige to. Ka riro mai te atua hei whakamana mo o ratou nei oneone (T. 175).

3. Make effective, rectify. Ma wai e whakamana i te waka ka tukoki, i te waka ka tahuri? (M. 471).

whakamanamana. 1. v.i. Rejoice, exult.

2. v.t. Gratify.

Williams Dictionary

Mana (ii), n. Shrimp.

manamana, n. Asplenium bulbiferum, a fern.

Williams Dictionary

Nō te tau 1987, ka whakaturetia te reo Māori hei reo mana.
In 1987, Māori was made an official language by statute.
Belonging to the past - nō

Ehara māna tēnei taonga.
This treasure is not for him/her.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Nā tana rōpā i whakanoi he kai māna.
His slave hung some food up for him.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Māna ēnei pene.
These pens are for him.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māna tēnei taonga.
This treasure is for him/her.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māna tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for her.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mānā te pūhā e kato.
She will pick the pūhā.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māna ngā kai e hoko.
She will buy the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māna ngā manuhiri e karanga.
She will call the guests.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māna e mau mai ngā kai.
She will bring the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māna ngā kai e hoko.
She will buy the food.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māna te whare e horoi.
She will clean the house.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māna e tunu te hapa.
He will cook dinner.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māu e mahi kaputī māna?
Can you make a cup of tea for her?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māna e āwhina ahau,
She will look after me.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māna te kanikani e haere.
It will be her that goes to the dance.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māna.
He/she will.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

E ai ki te hea o Te Mana Hauora hoki, he māramatanga kei roto i te reo Māori.
According to Te Mana Hauora chair, there was understanding in Māori language use.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Horoia ngā rīhi, kātahi ka waiho ai māna e whakamaroke.
Wash the dishes then leave them for her to dry.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

kia toi te kupu, toi te mana, toi te aroha, toi te Reo Māori,
so that our words, spiritual power, love, and language are upheld,
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Ko te whakaititianga te tohu o te mana nui.
Humility is the sign of greatness.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Hei tā Michale Naera, heamana o Te Mana Hauora, he uaua ki ētahi tūroro Māori te mārama ki ngā rerenga kōrero hauora reo pākeha, ā, ka māmā ake me he Māori te reo.
Te Mana Hauora chair Michael Naera said Māori patients struggled with English medical terms and would find it easier if they were in Māori.
Conjunctions - and - ā

E tama, mauria atu he tūru māna.
Hey boy, take a chair for her.
Away - atu

Ehara māna ngā kai e hoko.
She won't buy the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māna e mau mai ngā kai.
She won't bring the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māna e mau mai ngā kai.
She won't bring the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māna ngā kai e hoko.
She won't buy the food.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara māna te whare e horoi.
She won’t clean the house.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

māna (mā + -na)
for him/her.

Ka hōatu a Īhu ki a rātou te kaha, he mana e peia ai ngā rewera katoa.
Jesus gave them power and authority (with which) to cast out all devils.

Hei aha māna?
What does it matter to him/her?

Ahakoa haere koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua.
No matter where you go, you must acknowledge the people of the place.

Ahakoa tae atu koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua.
Wherever you go, you should acknowledge the mana whenua.

Māna tēnei pene.
This pen will be his/hers / is for him/her.

Ahakoa tae atu koe ki hea, me mihi ki te mana whenua
Wherever (no matter where) you go, you should acknowledge the mana whenua

Ko koe te tohunga, māna e hanga te whare.
You are the expert who will build the house.

Ko wai ngā tāngata, māna e tō te waka ki te wai?
Who are the men who will drag the canoe to the water?

Tēnā koutou katoa. Ko tō tātou ??? ... ki a kiamārama??. Nāna mana ki tākia tātou i tēnei wā i tēnei hāora. Nā reira honore kurore ki tānei ki ngā tapu.
“And greetings to you all. ?? who have brought us together at this time, at this hour. Therefore, honour and glory to this sacred moment of ours.

Ki ngā marae o Ngāti Kahungunu, o Ngāti Porou ka whakaaetia te wahine, nō te mea he rite tonu te mana o te wahine ki tō te tāne (Pōtatau 1991:77)
On Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Porou marae, women are allowed (to stand to speak), because the mana of women is the same as that of men

Māna e whakapiko te ara o te ika ki tāna wāhi e hiahia ai.
He could make a fish go wherever he wanted.

Ko te whakaitiitanga te tohu o te mana nui.
Humility is the sign of greatness.

Ehara māna ngā kai nei.
This food is not for him.

Māna rāua e tiaki.
He/She will look after them.

Māna te rākau e turaki iho.
He will cut down the tree.

Mai i te wā i a Pōtatau tae noa mai ki ēnei rā, ko te mana nui o roto i Waikato ko te Kīngitanga.
From the time of Pōtatau right up to the present, the greatest authority within Waikato has been the King Movement.

Me pātai atu ki a Hēmi nā te mea kei a ia te mana.
You should ask Hēmi, because it’s his say-so.

Nei rā te reo mihi ki te mana whenua.
Here is my greeting to the people.

He rite tonu te mana o te wahine ki tō te tāne.
The mana of women is the same as that of men.

Māna tēnei waiata e tito ai.
She is the reason why the song will be written.

Māna ngā pukapuka hou
The new books are for him/her

Ki ngā marae o Ngāti Kahungunu, o Ngāti Porou ka whakaaetia te wahine, nō te mea he rite tonu te mana o te wahine ki tō te tāne.
On Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Porou marae, women are allowed to stand to speak, because the mana of women is the same as that of men.

Taihoa, kātahi anō tātou kia mahi i Mana Whenua, Mana Ao Tūroa, Mana Tangata, Mana Reo
Ehara te aromatawai i te whainga nui. Engari kē, mā te aromatawai koutou e kōrero ai. The assessment isn't the destination. The assessment is the reason to speak.

Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori.
The Māori language is the life force of Māori mana.

Māna tēnā pukapuka
That book is for him/her

Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori
The language is the essence of what is Māori.

Māna e waiata.
He/she will be the one to sing.

Ehara māna e waiata.
He/she will not be the one to sing.

Ka waiho a Ruru, māna e pīkau te hanga o te waka ki uta, ki roto ki tētahi whare mā rātou, tiaki ai.
to inside to a house for them guard ai Ruru was left to bring ashore the things on the canoe, then carry them into a building and guard them.

He nui te mana o tō rātou waka.
Their canoe has great prestige.

Māna te kuri e whāngai
She will feed the dog

ki te mana whakahaere
I deplore the reduction to the breadline of the people caused by this government right

Mānā te miraka nā e inu.
She will be the one to drink that milk near you.

Nō tōna kitenga i a Peta rāua ko Hoani meake tomo ki te temepara, ka tono ia i tētahi mea māna.
When he saw Peta and Hoani soon to enter the temple, he requested something for himself.

Mai i te wā i a Pōtatau tae noa mai ki ēnei rā, ko te mana nui o roto i Waikato ko te Kīngitanga
From the time of Pōtatau right up to the present, the greatest authority within the Waikato has been the King Movement.

Mā ngā iwi katoa e kai, kia mate ai ngā iwi katoa, kei ngā iwi o Tuere te mana, te atua.
at the(pl) bones of Tuere the power the supernatural They would all eat the fish, and all of them would die, slain by the supernatural power of the bones of Tuere.

Ka pēnā te tangata e whakapuranga ana i te taonga māna ake.
Such will be the case with a person who accumulates possessions for himself alone.

Ko ia te tangata māna te poaka e pupuhi.
He is the man who will shoot the pig.

Ko Hera te wahine māna te tēpu e whakatika.
Hera is the woman who will set the table.

Ko koe te tohunga māna e hanga te whare.
You are the expert who will build the house.

Ko wai ngā tāngata māna e tō te waka ki te wai?
Who are the men who will drag the canoe to the water?

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