A Leaf from the Natural History of New Zealand
Of The Water
Of The Water.
Aio, calm
Akau, sea side
Amai, swell
Au, current or rapid
Auha, to jump out of the water
Auhoki, backwater; an eddy
Awa, river
Heru, to flow, as the tide
Honu, water
Huka, foam
Ia, current
Iho, general name for when the current runs through a weir
Kare, ripple
Karekare, the break on a bar
Kauanga, ford
Kere, wetness
Koriparipa, whirlpool
Kuao, squall
Makau, to be low water
Maku, Makuku, wet
Marangai, gale
Marino, Marinoto,
Marinotokitoki, calm
Mata, face of the sea
Matapuna, fountain head
Matahawai, clear transparent water
Matatara, dam
Matawai, source of a river
Marinoke, quite calm
Miru, bubble; a rill of water
Moana, the sea
page 67Ngae, swamp
Ngaru, wave
Ngongi, pure water
Ngote, water
Parata, spray, or breath of the sea
Pata, drop
Pokaka, squall
Pokaretanga, ripple
Puna, spring
Purorohu, current in the sea
Ranga, bar; shoal water
Repo, swamp
Rere, waterfall
Reto, deep water
Rire, deep water; the deep
Roma, current; the wake of a ship
Roto, lake
Taheke, a rapid
Tai, tide; salt water
Taikatoka, tide flowing
Taimate, calm
Taipakoa, Taipakokorawa, dead low water
Taipari, tide coming in; high water
Tairaki, gentle current in the sea
Tairikiriki, neap tide
Taita, obstruction in a river of wood, &c.
Taitimu, ebb tide
Taitutuki, high water
Tangangao, to be calm
Tawi, to ebb
Tepangatai, beginning of flood tide
Tepuna, a spring
Toro, to spread, as the tide
Torere, an abyss
Tuatea, waves
Tukituki, high water
Tutaki, dam
Waikawa, bitter, or brackish water
Waikauau, running water
Waikeri, rivulet or drain
Waikowetaweta, thick muddy water
Waimaori, fresh water
Waimatao, cold water
Waiparariki, iron water, filled with red ochre
Waipouri, thick or dark water
Waireka, good water
Wairere, water fall
Waitowari, clear as crystal
Waiwera, hot water.