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Lessons 1–124 · 661 unique words · Alphabetical order
1.
a
— [a name follows] | Not translatable into an English word; nominal particle, used before names and pronouns: a Mere, a kōrua, a ia.
2.
aha
— what
3.
ahai
— Ahai = wai, pron. Who? Ko ahai to tane?
4.
ahakoa
— although
5.
ahatia
— what happened to (pass of aha)
6.
ahau
— I, me
7.
ahi
— fire
8.
ahiahi
— early evening, afternoon
9.
ai
— Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai
10.
ake
— up, upwards (Various uses and meanings, eg upwards, as in: piki ake, titiro ake; comparative as in: nui ake; own, as in: tōku whānau ake)
11.
ake, ake, ake
— for ever and ever
12.
ako
— to learn, to teach
13.
akomanga
— classroom
14.
aku
— my, mine (plural form of taku, neutral for possession category)
15.
ana
— indeed, when, if
16.
anake
— only, just, alone
17.
anei
— here, by me
18.
anō
— again, also (Various meanings, eg again; also, too; self [reflexive] as in: ki a ia anō)
19.
ao
— world, dawn, cloud
20.
Aotearoa
— New Zealand
21.
ara
— to rise (v); path (n)
22.
ariki
— chief, leader
23.
aroha
— love, sympathy, compassion
24.
arā
— over there, away from us both; that is, namely
25.
ata
— morning, shadow
26.
atu
— away from current orientation
(often not translatable by a separate English word)
27.
atua
— god
28.
au
— I, me
29.
aua
— those (previously mentioned, plural of taua)
30.
auau
— to bark, howl
31.
auē
— alas! (an expression of woe, sadness)
32.
awa
— river, stream
33.
e
— by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation
34.
ehara
— exclamation: sure enough, without a doubt; not
35.
eke
— to embark, get onto; riding
36.
engari
— but
37.
haere
— go, come
38.
haerenga
— journey (n); travel (v)
39.
haka
— to perform traditional dance; haka, a traditional dance, war dance
40.
hanga
— to build, erect, make (v); construction, practice (n)
41.
hapa
— mistake; supper, dinner
42.
hapū
— subtribe; to be pregnant
43.
hararei
— holiday
44.
hari
— to feel happy; to take or carry
45.
haria
— to be carried (hari + passive suffix -a)
46.
harikoa
— happy, joyful, euphoric
47.
hau
— wind, air, breath
48.
haunga
— smelly, stinky
49.
he
— a, some; in the category of
50.
hea
— where?
51.
hei
— at, in, with, for, to, as a; hay; necklace (Various meanings, eg future preposition)
52.
heihei
— chicken
53.
heke
— rafter (n); to descend, get off (v)
54.
heoi
— however; and so
55.
here
— to tie, to bind (v0: dog lead (n)
56.
hia
— how many?
57.
hiahia
— to want
58.
hiainu
— thirst, thirsty
59.
hiakai
— hungry
60.
hiamoe
— sleepy
61.
hine
— term of address for a girl: E hine!
62.
hinga
— to fall from an upright position; to fall (and not be able to get up again)
63.
hipi
— sheep
64.
hoa
— friend; partner; spouse
65.
hoatu
— to give (away from speaker)
66.
hoe
— to paddle, row (v); oar (n)
67.
hoki
— to go back, return; also, indeed
68.
hoko
— to buy, sell, purchase
69.
hokomaha
— supermarket
70.
hokona
— sold (hoko + passive suffix -na)
71.
homai
— give (to the speaker)
72.
hone
— to plunder, acquire wrongfully (v); ocean swell (n)
73.
hopu
— to catch
74.
horoi
— to wash, to clean
75.
horoia
— washed (pass of horoi)
76.
hou
— new, modern; feather
77.
hua
— product, fruit
78.
huarahi
— street, path, road
79.
hui
— meeting; gathered
80.
huka
— sugar
81.
huna
— to hide
82.
huri
— to turn
83.
hākinakina
— sport; to play sport
84.
hāora
— hour; oxygen
85.
hāte
— shirt
86.
hē
— wrong; error, mistake
87.
hēki
— egg
88.
hī
— to catch fish with a line
89.
hīkoi
— to walk, step, tread
90.
hōhā
— annoyed, bored (adj), a nuisance (n)
91.
hōiho
— horse
92.
hōu
— new, modern; fresh
93.
hū
— shoe
94.
i
— object of the sentence, from; concerning; in; in the past; on; → | Several uses; not always translatable with a specific English word.
Past tense verb particle: I haere ia ... She went
Past time marker: I tērā wiki ... Last week
Direct object marker: Ka kai ia i te āporo.
Source marker (from): Kua hoki mai au i te kura.
95.
ia
— he, she, him, her
96.
iho
— downwards
97.
ihu
— nose
98.
ika
— fish
99.
ina
— if, when
100.
inanahi
— yesterday
101.
inapō
— last night
102.
ingoa
— name
103.
inu
— to drink (v); drink (n)
104.
inumia
— [the liquid was] drunk (inu + mia; pass)
105.
ināianei
— now
106.
irāmutu
— niece, nephew
107.
iti
— small, little
108.
iwa
— nine
109.
iwi
— tribe
110.
ka
— will happen | Verbal particle with a range of meanings; not directly translated with an English word
111.
kaha
— strong, able
112.
kahurangi
— dark blue; woman of high status or rank
113.
kai
— eat (v); food (n)
114.
kaiako
— teacher (kai- + ako)
115.
kaikōrero
— speaker, orator (kai- + kōrero)
116.
kaimahi
— worker, employee (kai- + mahi)
117.
kainga
— (pass) be eaten
118.
kaiwhakaako
— teacher
119.
kanikani
— dance, to dance
120.
kapa
— group, row of people, as in: kapa haka
121.
kapu
— cup
122.
karaka
— orange (colour)
123.
karakia
— prayer, to pray
124.
karanga
— to call
125.
karangatia
— (pass) be called; be welcomed
126.
kararehe
— animal
127.
karu
— eye
128.
kata
— to laugh
129.
kato
— pluck
130.
katoa
— all
131.
kau
— swim; cow
132.
kaua
— negative word, do not, eg: Kaua e tangi
133.
kauhoe
— to swim
134.
kaukau
— to bathe
135.
kaumātua
— elder; elderly
136.
kaupapa
— topic, theme, plan, subject
137.
kawa
— sour, yuck
138.
kawe
— to carry, convey
139.
kawea
— brought (kawe + passive suffix -a)
140.
kawhe
— coffee
141.
kei
— Various uses, meanings, eg:
preposition, present time and place location; at the moment; it might be that...
142.
kei te
— at the moment; now
143.
keke
— cake
144.
kete
— basket, kit
145.
ki
— to, at, →; | Has various uses and meanings
146.
kia
— may you be; may we be; let it be that; | Various uses, meanings. Often not translatable by an English word.
147.
kimi
— to look for, seek
148.
kimihia
— sought; look for! (kimi + passive suffix -hia)
149.
kino
— bad
150.
kiore
— rat
151.
kiri
— skin
152.
kiriata
— movie, film
153.
Kirikiriroa
— Hamilton
154.
kite
— to see
155.
kitea
— seen (kite + passive suffix -a)
156.
ko
— is, are (Various uses; not usually translatable with an English word), [equals], [topic marker]
157.
koa
— happy
158.
koe
— you, one person
159.
koha
— gift
160.
kohi
— to collect, gather together
161.
koi
— sharp
162.
koia
— it is, so
163.
koinei
— this is
164.
konei
— here, by speaker
165.
konā
— there, by listener
166.
kore
— zero, nothing
167.
koretake
— useless
168.
koro
— term of address for an elderly man, grandfather (E koro)
169.
koroua
— elderly man, grandfather
170.
korā
— over there
171.
kotahi
— one
172.
koti
— coat, jacket
173.
koutou
— you, three or more people
174.
kua
— then; have; has; had | Verbal particle; indicating completed action or movement into a state
175.
kuhu
— to enter, to go or come in
176.
kui
— Term of address for an elderly woman (eg 'E kui'.)
177.
kuia
— elderly woman, grandmother
178.
kupu
— word
179.
kura
— school; treasured item
180.
kuri
— Kuri, n. 1. Dog. Ka rongo te kuri ra i…
181.
kurī
— dog
182.
kāhore
— Negative used for verb sentences
183.
kāinga
— home
184.
kākahu
— clothing, garment
185.
kākāriki
— green
186.
kānga
— corn
187.
kāo
— no!
188.
kāore
— negative used for verb sentences
189.
kāpata
— cupboard
190.
kāretu
— Kāretu, n. Hierochloe antarctica, a sweetscented grass. Homai ki au…
191.
kātahi
— then
192.
kāti
— stop! (as in: kāti te tangi)
193.
kē
— already; different; other; differently; rather; strange; actually
194.
kēkē
— armpit
195.
kēmu
— game
196.
kī
— to be full
197.
kīhai
— Negative word
198.
kīhini
— kitchen
199.
kō
— at a distance, yonder; shovel
200.
kōhatu
— stone
201.
kōrero
— to talk, speak
202.
kōrerotia
— spoken (kōrero + passive suffix -tia)
203.
kōrua
— you, two people
204.
kōtiro
— girl
205.
kōwhai
— yellow; a native tree
206.
kūaha
— door
207.
kūmara
— kūmara, sweet potato
208.
ma
— Ma (i), conj. And. Used: 1. To connect numerals. E…
209.
mahana
— to be warm, warm
210.
mahara
— thought, memory
211.
mahi
— to do, work, make
212.
mahia
— worked (mahi + passive suffix -a)
213.
mahue
— to be left behind (trans)
214.
mai
— towards the speaker in space or in orientation; to here
215.
makariri
— cold
216.
makawe
— hair of the head (human, used in plural: ngā makawe)
217.
mamae
— hurt, sore, pain
218.
mana
— prestige, authority
219.
Mane
— Monday
220.
mano
— thousand
221.
manu
— bird
222.
manuhiri
— guest
223.
marae
— traditional Māori gathering place
224.
marama
— month, moon
225.
maranga
— to arise; to get up
226.
mataku
— scared, afraid
227.
matapihi
— window
228.
matau
— fish hook; right side
229.
mate
— to be sick, ill, dead
230.
matekai
— hungry, starving
231.
matua
— parent, father
232.
mau
— to wear clothes
233.
maumahara
— to remember, remember
234.
maunga
— mountain
235.
mauria
— to be carried (mau + passive suffix -ria)
236.
mauī
— left (direction)
237.
me
— and, should, with (various meanings, uses, eg with, like, should)
238.
mea
— a thing (n); to say (v)
239.
meatia
— (pass) be done, be said, be thought
240.
mehemea
— if (presuming not; cf. ki te, if, expressing simple uncertainty)
241.
mere
— bush, shrub
242.
mihi
— to greet; thank; acknowledge
243.
miraka
— milk
244.
mo
— Mo, prep. 1. For, on account of. Ka kawe nei…
245.
moana
— sea
246.
moe
— sleep; to marry
247.
moenga
— bed
248.
mokemoke
— lonely
249.
mokopuna
— grandchild
250.
momo
— type, kind
251.
moni
— money
252.
motokā
— car, motorcar
253.
motu
— island (n); cut (v), cut off (adj)
254.
motukā
— car
255.
mua
— front, before
256.
muri
— behind, after
257.
mutu
— be ended, finished (but not necessarily completed)
258.
mutunga
— end (mutu + noun ending -nga)
259.
mā
— clean, white, and others
260.
māharahara
— worry (n); anxious (adj)
261.
māhita
— teacher
262.
māia
— capable, brave, bold
263.
māku
— for me, by me
264.
mākū
— to be saturated, wet, damp
265.
māmā
— mother (n); easy, simple (adj)
266.
māna
— for him, her, by him, her
267.
māngere
— lazy
268.
Māori
— indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand
269.
māra
— garden
270.
mārama
— clear, understand
271.
mātakitaki
— to watch, to observe, examine, inspect
272.
mātau
— to know, understand
273.
mātou
— we, us (three or more people, excluding the person/ people addressed)
274.
mātua
— parents, fathers (plural form of matua)
275.
mātāmua
— eldest; first; main
276.
māu
— for you, by you; ā category possession
277.
māua
— we, us (two people, excluding addressee)
278.
māui
— on the left hand, left side
279.
māuiui
— sick
280.
mīti
— meat
281.
mō
— for, unrealised, ō category possession, about
282.
mōhio
— to know
283.
mōkai
— pet
284.
mōku
— for me, unrealised, o category possession
285.
mōmona
— fat
286.
mōna
— for him, her, unrealised, o category possession
287.
mōu
— for you
288.
na
— Na (i), pronominal suffix of the 3rd pers. sing., which…
289.
nama
— number
290.
nanahi
— yesterday
291.
nei
— here, by speaker
292.
ngahere
— forest, bush
293.
ngaro
— to be lost, missing, gone, hidden (trans)
294.
ngenge
— tired
295.
ngeru
— cat
296.
ngā
— the, plural
297.
ngākau
— heart, as in seat of the affections and feelings
298.
Ngāti
— tribal name prefix (as in: Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu)
299.
niho
— tooth
300.
no
— No. 1. prep. From, of, belonging to. (a) As part…
301.
noa
— free from tapu; only, just, merely
302.
noho
— to live; sit
303.
nui
— big, great, many
304.
nā
— Various meanings, eg by, belonging to (ā category), by way of
305.
nāianei
— now
306.
nāku
— mine, realised possession,
it was done by me (ā category)
307.
nāna
— by him, her, belonging to him, her
308.
nāu
— you (past tense); yours (singular)
309.
nē
— tag question, translated variously depending on the English structure; eh?
310.
nō
— from
311.
nōku
— mine, realised possession, ō category
312.
nōna
— belongs to him or her (Å catergory), his, hers
313.
nōu
— yours
314.
o
— of, belonging to | Has several uses
315.
oho
— to wake up
316.
oma
— to run, escape
317.
one
— beach, sand
318.
ono
— six
319.
ope
— group travelling together
320.
ora
— alive, well, healthy, safe
321.
oti
— to be completed
322.
pahi
— bus
323.
pai
— good (adj); to like (v); good
324.
paihikara
— bike
325.
pakaru
— broken (applied to a thing not a body part) (trans)
326.
pakeke
— hard, stiff (adj); to grow up (v); age, adult, elder (n)
327.
paki
— to slap, to pat; to be fine; a fine day
328.
paku
— small
329.
panana
— banana
330.
pango
— black
331.
pani
— orphan (n); to be orphaned (v): to smear, spread out (v)
332.
papa
— floor, ground, flat surface
333.
parakuihi
— breakfast
334.
paru
— dirt, mud, dirty
335.
parāoa
— bread, flour
336.
pata
— butter
337.
patu
— to strike, hit; to kill
338.
patua
— hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)
339.
pau
— to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)
340.
pea
— pair; pear
341.
peka
— branch
342.
pene
— pen
343.
pepa
— paper; pepper
344.
pereti
— plate
345.
piki
— to increase
346.
pikitia
— picture, film
347.
pirihimana
— police officer
348.
poaka
— pig
349.
ponga
— Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…
350.
pono
— true, faithful
351.
porou
— eager, energetic
352.
poto
— short
353.
pou
— pole, post
354.
pouaka
— box
355.
pounamu
— greenstone
356.
pukapuka
— book, lungs
357.
puku
— stomach, belly
358.
pukumahi
— hard-working, industrious
359.
pukuriri
— fury; furious; grumpy
360.
pune
— spoon
361.
pupuhi
— to shoot
362.
purei
— to play, play
363.
puta
— to appear, to come out
364.
putiputi
— flower
365.
pā
— a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)
366.
Pākehā
— New Zealander of European descent
367.
pānui
— to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement
368.
pānuitia
— read; advertised (pass of pānui)
369.
pāpā
— father, uncle
370.
pātai
— question; to ask a question
371.
pāua
— abalone
372.
pēhea
— how?
373.
pēke
— bag
374.
pēnei
— like this, near speaker
375.
pēnā
— like that, near listener
376.
pēpi
— baby
377.
pērā
— like that, yonder
378.
pēwhea
— how? (variant of pēhea)
379.
pīrangi
— to want, desire
380.
pō
— night
381.
Pōneke
— Wellington [Port Nicholson]
382.
pōro
— ball (also 'paoro')
383.
pōtae
— hat
384.
pōtiki
— child; youngest child
385.
pōuri
— sad, dark
386.
pōwhiri
— welcome
387.
pū
— to blow gently
388.
pūhā
— green spinach-like vegetable
389.
pūkoro
— Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…
390.
ra
— Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…
391.
rahi
— large, numerous, great, big
392.
rama
— light, torch
393.
rangatira
— chief, leader, boss
394.
rangi
— sky, day
395.
rapu
— to look for
396.
raranga
— plait; weave
397.
rare
— lolly
398.
raro
— under, below; time
399.
raruraru
— trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble
400.
rata
— friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)
401.
rau
— to put into; leaf
402.
raumati
— summer
403.
rawa
— Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really
404.
rawe
— lovely, excellent
405.
reira
— there (previously mentioned)
406.
reka
— sweet
407.
reo
— language, voice
408.
rere
— to escape; to fly
409.
reta
— letter
410.
rima
— five
411.
ringa
— hand, arm
412.
ringaringa
— hand, arm
413.
riri
— anger, angry
414.
riro
— gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained
415.
rite
— to be ready, like, similar
416.
roa
— long
417.
rohe
— district, area, boundary, territory
418.
rongo
— to hear, perceive, feel
419.
rorohiko
— computer
420.
roto
— in, inside, within; lake
421.
rua
— two; grave, hole, storage pit
422.
ruku
— to dive
423.
runga
— on
424.
rā
— day; the sun; over there
425.
Rāhoroi
— Saturday
426.
rākau
— tree; timber
427.
rānei
— or
428.
Rātapu
— Sunday
429.
rātau
— them; they (three or more people)
430.
rātou
— they, them, three or more people
431.
rāua
— them; they (two people)
432.
rīhi
— dish; dishes; lease
433.
rīwai
— potato
434.
rōpū
— group
435.
rūma
— room
436.
tae
— to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)
437.
taea
— to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)
438.
taenga
— arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)
439.
taha
— to pass by; side
440.
tahi
— one, single
441.
tahitahi
— to sweep
442.
tahu
— burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover
443.
tai
— tide; coast
444.
taihoa
— wait
445.
taka
— to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height
446.
take
— beginning, cause, origin
447.
taki
— to lead, to bring along
448.
takoto
— to lie down
449.
taku
— my (singular); edge
450.
tama
— son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)
451.
tamaiti
— child
452.
tamariki
— children
453.
tamāhine
— daughter
454.
tana
— his/her (neutral category); ton
455.
tangata
— person
456.
tangi
— to cry; to make a sound
457.
tango
— to take hold of
458.
tangohia
— pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)
459.
taniwha
— monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water
460.
taonga
— property, possession
461.
tapahi
— to cut up, chop
462.
tapahia
— cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)
463.
taputapu
— gear, equipment
464.
tara
— point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird
465.
taraiwa
— to drive; driver
466.
tarau
— trousers
467.
tari
— government department; office
468.
taringa
— ear
469.
tata
— near, close
470.
tatari
— to wait
471.
tatau
— to count
472.
tau
— to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number
473.
taua
— that, previously mentioned (singular)
474.
tauira
— student; example
475.
taumaha
— difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)
476.
taupō
— Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…
477.
taura
— rope, cable
478.
tautoko
— to support
479.
tawhiti
— distant, a distant place
480.
te
— the, singular definite article
481.
teina
— younger sibling, same sex
482.
tekau
— ten
483.
tere
— to flow, float, move quickly; fast
484.
tereina
— to train
485.
tia
— to steer, adorned
486.
tiaki
— to look after, to care for
487.
tika
— to be right, correct, straight, in order
488.
tikanga
— reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)
489.
tiki
— to fetch
490.
tina
— dinner, lunch
491.
tinana
— body, trunk, torso
492.
tino
— very
493.
tipu
— to grow (v); a plant, shoot
494.
tipuna
— grandparent, ancestor
495.
titiro
— to look at
496.
toa
— shop; male animal; expert; to be strong
497.
tohu
— a qualification, eg degree
498.
tohunga
— expert, priest
499.
tohutohu
— to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions
500.
toki
— adze, axe; champion
501.
tokohia
— how many people?
502.
tokomaha
— many (of people)
503.
tokorua
— two (of people)
504.
tokotoru
— three (people)
505.
tomo
— to enter, go into
506.
tono
— to apply for, to order (v):
an application (n)
507.
tonu
— still
508.
toro
— to visit
509.
toru
— three
510.
tua
— beyond
511.
tuahine
— sister, of a male
512.
tuakana
— older sibling of the same sex
513.
tuarua
— second
514.
tuatahi
— first
515.
tuhi
— to write; to indicate, point out
516.
tuhinga
— writing, text
(tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)
517.
tuhituhi
— to write, draw
518.
tuku
— to put off, to leave aside
519.
tukua
— let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)
520.
tukuna
— submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)
521.
tuna
— eel
522.
tungāne
— brother, of a female
523.
tunu
— to cook, roast
524.
tunua
— (pass) be roasted; be baked
525.
tupu
— to grow, develop; a plant, shoot
(variant of tipu)
526.
tuāhine
— female cousins or sisters of a male
527.
tuākana
— older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female
528.
tā
— print, draw
529.
tāhae
— to steal
530.
tākaro
— to play
531.
tāku
— my, ā category possession, singular
532.
tāmaki
— omen, portent
533.
tāna
— his, her, ā category possession, singular
534.
tāne
— man, male
535.
tāngata
— people (plural of tangata)
536.
tāone
— town
537.
tāra
— dollar
538.
tāria
— (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time
539.
tātahi
— seaside, beach
540.
tātau
— we; us; everyone
541.
tātou
— we, us, inclusive, three or more people
542.
tāu
— your (singular + one item)
543.
tāua
— we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual
544.
tāwāhi
— overseas
545.
tē
— Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…
546.
tēhea
— which, singular
547.
tēina
— younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female
548.
tēnei
— this (by speaker); this is; this
549.
tēnā
— that, by the listener
550.
tēpu
— table
551.
tēra
— Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…
552.
tērā
— that over there, that
553.
tētahi
— a, one specific thing
554.
tētehi
— a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)
555.
tī
— cabbage tree; tea
556.
tīkina
— be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)
557.
tīmata
— to begin, to start
558.
tītī
— muttonbird
559.
tō
— your (singular); to drag
560.
tōkena
— stockings, socks
561.
tōku
— my (singular)
562.
tōmuri
— to be late
563.
tōna
— his, her
564.
tōu
— your, ō category possession, singular
565.
tū
— stand; to be wounded; a wound
566.
tūpato
— to be careful; caution, cautious
567.
tūpuna
— grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)
568.
tūru
— chair, seat, stool
569.
tūtaki
— to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)
570.
ua
— to rain; rain
571.
uaua
— difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)
572.
umu
— earth oven
573.
uru
— join; enter; participate, go in; west
574.
uta
— to load; shore; inland; the land; to load
575.
utu
— cost, price; to pay for
576.
waea
— wire; phone
577.
waenganui
— middle, centre, between
578.
waewae
— foot, leg
579.
waha
— load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth
580.
wahine
— woman, wife
581.
waho
— out, outside, the outside
582.
wai
— water; who
583.
waiata
— to sing (v); song (n)
584.
waiatatia
— sung (pass. of waiata)
585.
waiho
— to remain, rest; to leave behind
586.
wairua
— spirit
587.
waka
— vehicle (land, air and sea)
588.
wareware
— to forget; forgetful (trans)
589.
waru
— eight; to scrape, to peel
590.
wawata
— to long for, yearn for; dream
591.
wehe
— to depart, leave; to separate, divide
592.
wera
— to burn; burnt; hot, heat
593.
whaea
— mother, aunt
594.
whai
— to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire
595.
whakaae
— to agree
596.
whakaahua
— to take photos; photograph
597.
whakaako
— teach
598.
whakaaro
— to think; thought, idea
599.
whakaata
— mirror
600.
whakahaere
— to run something, manage, make something go
601.
whakahoki
— to return something, to reply
602.
whakahokia
— returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned
603.
whakamaua
— be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)
604.
whakamā
— to be embarrassed, ashamed
605.
whakamārama
— to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify
606.
whakapai
— to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning
607.
whakarite
— to compare; arrange, organise
608.
whakarongo
— to listen
609.
whakatika
— to straighten, to correct, to fix
610.
whakatā
— to rest (v); relaxed (adj)
611.
whakautu
— to reply, to respond, answer
612.
whara
— to be injured
613.
whare
— house, building
614.
wharepaku
— toilet
615.
whati
— broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn
616.
whea
— where? (variant of hea)
617.
whenua
— land
618.
whero
— red
619.
whiti
— to cross; shine, rise
620.
whitu
— seven
621.
whiwhi
— to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get
622.
whā
— four
623.
whāia
— chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)
624.
whānau
— family; to be born, be born
625.
whāngai
— to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)
626.
wiki
— week
627.
wini
— window
628.
wā
— time, times
629.
wāhi
— part, portion; place
630.
wāhine
— women, wives (plural form of wahine)
631.
wānanga
— study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning
632.
ā
— and; and then
633.
āe
— yes
634.
āhea
— Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…
635.
āhei
— Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…
636.
āhua
— shape, form, appearance
637.
Ākarana
— Auckland
638.
ākonga
— student
639.
āku
— my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)
640.
ākuanei
— Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…
641.
āna
— his, her, plural, for ā category items
642.
ānō
— as though; as if
643.
āporo
— apple
644.
āpōpō
— tomorrow
645.
āta
— gently, carefully, deliberately
646.
ātaahua
— beautiful, well formed
647.
āu
— your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)
648.
āwangawanga
— worried
649.
āwhea
— Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.
650.
āwhina
— to help
651.
āwhinatia
— helped (pass of āwhina)
652.
ēhea
— which
653.
ēnei
— these, near me (plural of tēnei)
654.
ēnā
— those, near you (plural of tēnā)
655.
ērā
— those (over there)
656.
ētahi
— some, a few (plural of tētahi)
657.
ētehi
— some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)
658.
ō
— your, one person, neutral category possession, plural
659.
ōku
— mine, plural, ō category possession
660.
ōna
— his, her, plural, ō category possession
661.
ōu
— yours, one person, ō category possession, plural