NGA WHAKATAUKI O NEHE A TE MAORI.
1. “Takeeßanmati, WhakapiriNgahuru.’’ Ko te tikanga o tenei whakatauki, hei te Eaumati kaore e ; piri mai te tangata mangere kite taha ote tangata mahi , kai. Hai te Ngahuru, hai te takiwa whai kai, kua piri mai te mangere. 2. “ HohohuKaki, Papaku Uaua.” Hai te kai ka hohonu te kaki, hai te mahi kai kaore e kaha nga uaua. 8. “ E hara ta te tangata kai he kai titongi kaki, kaore ki tana kai, tino kai, tino makona.” Mo te kai i te kai a te tangata kaore e tino kaha te kai ; tena ki tana ake kai makona ana te kaki. 4. “ He kai kowhai, hurihia ketia.’’ Mo te kai itiiti ka kite i te ope, ka hurihia atu ko te tuara kite ope haere. 5. “He ihu kuri he tangata haere.’’ Mo te tangata haere, ka tae ki etahi kainga tauhou, ahakoa kaore e karangatia kite kainga, ka peka noa atu. 6. “ Kia whakaoho koe i taku moe, ko te whatu turei a rua.’’ Mo te Hinau. E moe ana tetahi o nga Koroua nei. Ka whakaoho tetahi ki te kai huahua. Katahi ka oho ake. I mahara he Hinau te kai e whakaohotia ra ia e tana hoa. No te kitenga he huahua, Katahi ka whakatauki. 7. He karanga kai, kaore e karangatia a Paeko. He karanga riri, ka karaagatia a Paeko.”
Na Paeko tenei whakatauki Hai te riri katahi a Paeko ka k-irangatia. Hai te kai kaore e karangatia. Lij 8. “Tu ana Eae-roa ; Noho ana rae-poto.” Mo te mea e kai ana, tae rawa mai etahi kua pau te kai. Mo te mea i kore he kai tenei whakatauki. Ko enei whakatauki katoa na te Wharepapa Whatanui i tuku mai. Ko tana kainga kei Te Whaiti, Tuhoe. Kia ora tonu koe e koro mo enei oha a nga tupuna kua tukuna mai nei e koe. Kimihia mai ano hoki etahi, hei tiaki ma ta tatou pep v. Kanui te pouri mo te ahua o to iwi kua korerotia mai nei e koe. Kia kaha ki te tohutohu atu i nga huarahi o te ora. Na te nui rawa o te pouritanga i kore ai e kite i te nui o tena taonga o te Kura. Tukuna atu nga tamariki ki te kura. Whakakorea. atu nga tikanga moe huihui i roto i nga whare-puni. Me tuhituhi mai ano koe i te ahua o ena bapu a ona ra e haere mai nei. Heoi kia tata te Arika kia koutou. Na to hoa aroha. . Na te Etita. Mo to kupu mo te pepa kua whakarahia inaianei. Hei nga korero nunui oteao e whai paanga ana ki o tatou wairua, hinengaro, tinana ranei, ka tango mai, ko etahi korero kaore euru mai.
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Pipiwharauroa, Issue 15, 1 May 1899, Page 3
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460NGA WHAKATAUKI O NEHE A TE MAORI. Pipiwharauroa, Issue 15, 1 May 1899, Page 3
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