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māia - capable, brave, bold
Māia. 1. a. Brave, bold, capable. E kore korua e maia; ko ta koutou mokai, he ika haehae kupenga (T. 200).
2. Applied to any unusual course of conduct. Ko wai te tangata e maia ki te hoatu i te kakahu hou hei utu mo te mea pirau ? (Who would be so foolish as to …) (W.M. x, 296).
3. n. Bravery. Ka whakatika nga rangatira ki runga ki te korero i te maia (T. 150).
4. Brave warrior. Ka tae atu te karere ki te tini maia ra (T. 157).
5. Monster. Katahi ka ata matakitakitia te maia e huna nei i te tangata.
6. Fellow. Kei te rapu hoa te maia ra mona, i etehi tangata (T. 29). Often used contemptuously. Ka tapoko taua maia ki roto ki te rua i nga tahā huahua (T. 94).
Williams Dictionary
Kia tū māia!
Let's be brave!
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia
He māia ia. Kāore ia i te mataku.
She is brave. She isn't scared.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Kei te māia ia.
He is brave (in this moment).
He māia ia.
He is brave (as part of his character
Ka tukuna te aroha nui ki ngā whānau e noho ana i te kapua pouri i tēnei wā, e tangihia ana, e hotuhotuhia ana. Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui.
Great love is sent to the families who are living under a cloud of sadness at this time, who are grieving and sobbing. Be strong, be brave, be steadfast.
Ka mea iho taua maia rā, ‘Te kino hoki o taua koutou haka e rongo iho nei au!
What a terrible haka of yours I can hear!
Kāore ā Māia tamariki.
Māia doesn't have any children.
I ngā rā katoa, he pēnā tonu ngā mahi a Māia, he kai i ngā kīnaki.
Every day Māia did this, he ate the relishes.
He maia ēnei mokopuna ki te kōrero
These mokopuna are confident speakers.
He maia ēnei mokopuna ki te kōrero.
These grandchildren are confident speakers.
Ka hoki te māia nei ki tōna kāinga, ki Waiaua, i.te.mea kua hari tōna ngākau.
This champion returned to his home at Waiaua because his heart rejoiced.
Kia kaha, kia māia.
Be strong, be brave.
He mārohirohi, he māia.
He is strong and brave.
Ka kī atu a Māia, ‘ Mā whea rā au haere ai?
But how can I go?
Kia māia kōrua.
You two be brave.
Kei te ārahina a Māia e Tama Kei te ārahi a Māia i a Tama.
Take your time, stop the video.
Kei te ārahina a Māia
Māia is being guided.
Kei te ārahi a Māia
Māia is guiding.
Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui.
Be strong, be brave...
Kia māia.
Be brave.
Ko Tīwana, ko Amiria, ko Riripeti, ko Tiakina, ko Maia aku mokopuna tuarua.
Tīwana, Amiria, Riripeti, Tiakina, and Maia are my great-grandchildren.
