Results for 'umu'
umu - earth oven
Umu, imu, n. 1. Native earth oven. Ka mata te umu a Kuiwai, wahine a Manaia (T. 83). = hangi. As fire was used in many mystic rites, we find umu in phrases referring to rites in connection with war, pure, makutu, etc., nearly every rite having its distinctive umu. Umu pururangi, some form of tapu, violation of which was supposed to cause destruction of the crops. Umu tupapaku, halo round the moon, which was regarded as a bad omen.
2. Scarf, notch in tree felling. Sometimes called umu whakahinga. = tuamu.
whakaumu, n. 1. Hole dug in the ground to serve as a landmark, or to mark the spot where someone of note has fallen in battle.
2. An incantation to debilitate the enemy.
Williams Dictionary
Whakakāngia te umu.
Turn on the oven.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Kei roto ngā kūmara i te umu.
The kumara are in the oven.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kaua te umu e whakangia.
You shouldn't turn on the oven.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Ko te taupoki tēnā o te umu.
That is the lid of the camp oven.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Tuatahi, whakakāngia te umu.
First, turn on the oven.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...
E rua tekau meneti ngā tītī e tunua ana i roto it te umu.
The muttonbirds were roasted in the hot oven for twenty minutes.
Telling time - kara
Whakakā te umu.
Turn on the oven.
Whakakängia te umu. AND Me whakakä te umu.
Turn on the oven. You should turn on the oven.
Kaua e whakangia te umu. (also possible: Kaua te umu e whakangia.).
Don't turn on the oven. You shouldn't turn on the oven.
Kei runga te parai i te umu.
The frying pan's on the stove.
