Results for 'Ururoa'
Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa te tangata (A man should die like a shark, i.e., die game) (P.). Ka pa te hauauru, ka tere te ururoa.
2. Gari stangeri, a bivalve mollusc. = kuharu, kuwharu, wahawaha.
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Kaua e mate wheke me mate ururoa.
Don't die like a octopus - die like a shark.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Ka mau ana te ururoa ka kaha whawhai ia kia ora ake anō.
Whenever a shark was caught it put up a terrific fight to survive and personifies the epitome of striving.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Nō muri i a Tāriana Tūria rāua ko Pita Sharples, ko Te Ururoa Flavell rāua ko Mārama Fox.
After Tāriana Tūria and Pita Sharples came Te Ururoa Flavell and Mārama Fox.
He momo mangō te ururoa.
An ururoa is a type of shark.
Kia mate ururoa, kei mate tarakihi.
Die like a shark, not like a tarakihi.
