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

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Ngae, 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.