Results for 'matenga'
mātenga - head
matenga - time or circumstance of death
mātenga - head
Mātenga, n. Head. E toru tonu nga taiaha ki te matenga o Hatupatu (T. 99).
Williams Dictionary
matenga, n. 1. Time, circumstance, etc., of death. Na, te matenga ano o taua tamaiti ra, pokaia ana e Turi te manawa (T. 107).
2. Disaster, defeat, slaughter. Te ingoa o tenei matenga, ko Maikukutea (T. 93).
Williams Dictionary
Tirotiro ai ia i ngā pānui mō ngā matenga i ia rā, i ia rā.
She checks out the death notices religiously every day.
Habitual action - ai
Mai i te mutunga o tana mahi, tae noa mai ki tana matenga, i Pōneke ia e noho ana
He lived in Wellington from the time of his retirement until his death
Nō mua tata atu i tōna matenga, ka puta tana ōhākī ki tana whānau.
Shortly before his passing, he made his dying speech to his family.
Ko tēnei te kōrero o te matenga o Kae.
This is the story of the death of Kae.
No te matenga o te rangatira ka tangihia te tangi mōona
When the chief died the lament was sung for him.
I te matenga o Heremia, ka whakatūria he tēneti mō te tūpāpaku.
When Heremia died a tent was put up for the body.
I kōrerotia pukutia e ia ki a Pou te matenga o Tiki.
Tiki’s death was revealed secretly by him to Pou.
Hoake tāua kia kite koe i taku matenga.
Let us both go on so that you can see my death.
Nō te matenga o Hawe-pōotiki, ka pokai a Turi te manawa.
When Hawe-pōotiki was dead Turi cut out his heart.
Piko tōu mātenga!
bow your head!
Nā te matenga o tō rātou rangatira, ka noho pani te iwi
The tribe was bereaved (left “orphaned
