nanakia - rascal clever, cunning
Nanakia, a. 1. Treacherous, crafty. Ka mate korua; he nanakia te iwi nei (T. 46).
2. Reckless, desperate. Ka tupu tona whakaaro nanakia (T. 94).
3. Better than expected. He nanakia koe e tama.
Williams Dictionary
Kia mate rā.anō i a au tērā nanakia, ka mahi ai he kai.When I have killed the monster then the food can be cooked.
Nā te nanakia kahawai rā i kaahaki atu taku pāua.That rascally kahawai has taken my spinner.
Kei hea rawa te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia?Where is the place where the monster dwells?
He kaha a Tīwana ki tana whiu pātai nanakia me te whakapātaritari i tōna tuahine me tōna kuikui.Tīwana is good at asking tricky questions and teasing her sister and grandmother.
Akuanei ka tata ngā waka o mua ki te wāhi i noho ai te nanakia rā.Presently the canoes in front drew near to the place where the monster lived.
Kāore anō aua nanakia kia whiua.Those rascals have not yet been punished.
