Colloquial Language
Sweet as
What is great or awesome, no problem?
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
What is extreme hunger?
Squirming
What is wriggling?
Land
What is belonging, identity, sustenance?
Papatuanuku
What is Earth Mother?
Chur
What is thanks, cool, hi, bye?
This bag weighs a ton.
What is very heavy?
Ricked.
The ricked back
What is strained?
Rain
What is renewal, sadness, divine blessing, resilience?
taurekareka
What is enslaved, captive, prisoner?
Yeah-nah
What is no?
I've told you a million times.
What is repeated many times?
tangibly
What you left unsaid hung more tangibly.
What is real, true, concrete?
City
What is civilization, order, ambition?
Tupuna
What is ancestors or grandparents?
Munted
What is broken, damaged (drunk)?
That took forever
What is very long?
embedded
Some hard truths embedded in your hilarious speech.
What is implanted, rooted, firmly fixed?
Refugee
What is resilience or survival?
Hikoi
What is walk or march?
Hell yeah
What is an enthusiastic yes?
I'm dying of embarrassment.
What is very awkward?
lobbed
You could not have lobbed a sweeter grenade.
What is tossed, threw, flung?
Pig
What is wealth and abundance?
Tihei Mauriora
What is sneezes or breath of life?