Results for 'raranga'
raranga - plait; weave
Raranga. ‖ ranga (ii), (iii).
Williams Dictionary
raranga, v.t. (pass. rangā and rānga). Weave, plat, mats, baskets, etc. Ka taraia he kaheru; ka rangā he kete (T. 7). The expression ranga kete was used in reference to certain rites for purposes of witchcraft. Ka ranga te kete, “Rangaranga ra taku kete, hei moenga mo aku tama,” etc. (T. 88). ‖ kete.
Williams Dictionary
raranga, n. Direction. E ahu rawa ana te raranga o tana haere ki te takiwa ki te tonga (W.M.xii, 794).
Williams Dictionary
E haere ana tātou ki te hui raranga.
We are going to the weaving meeting.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E ako ana au ki te raranga harakeke.
I am learning to weave flax.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I whakaakona māua ki te raranga harakeke e tō māua kaiako.
We (2 exclusive) were taught to weave flax by our teacher.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Ka whakaako au i a koe ki te raranga harakeke.
I will teach you to weave flax.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Nā te kōtiro ngā putiputi i raranga.
It was the girl who wove the flowers.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te kōtiro te kete ātaahua i raranga.
It was the girl who wove the beautiful basket.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Tīmata ana ki te raranga i tana kete harakeke.
She is starting to make a flax kit.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i
He pai kee au ki te raranga kete i te whatu korowai
I make baskets better than I make cloaks
Kei te haere tātou ki te hui raranga.
We (3+ inclusive) are going to the weaving meeting.
E raranga ana ngā katipō i ō rātou pūngāwere.
Spiders spin webs.
Kei te raranga ia i tētahi kete.
She is weaving a basket.
Kei te raranga kete ia.
She is basket-weaving.
E kore e roa kua tīmata ki te raranga i tana kete.
It will not be long before she has started to make her kit.
Ka raranga ngā kuia i ngā kete.
The old women will weave the bags.
