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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 present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
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.
Kāore ā Māia tamariki.
Māia doesn't have any children.
He maia ēnei mokopuna ki te kōrero.
These grandchildren are confident speakers.
Kia kaha, kia māia.
Be strong, be brave.
Kia māia kōrua.
You two be brave.
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.
