Vocabulary for a lesson

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. hoake — Hoake. 1. v.t. Give or bring to some place connected…

66. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

67. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

68. hoki — to go back, return; also, indeed

69. hokinga — return (hoki + nominal suffix -nga)

70. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

71. hokomaha — supermarket

72. hokona — sold (hoko + passive suffix -na)

73. homai — give (to the speaker)

74. hone — to plunder, acquire wrongfully (v); ocean swell (n)

75. hopu — to catch

76. horoi — to wash, to clean

77. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

78. hou — new, modern; feather

79. hua — product, fruit

80. huarahi — street, path, road

81. hui — meeting; gathered

82. huka — sugar

83. huna — to hide

84. huri — to turn

85. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

86. hāora — hour; oxygen

87. hāte — shirt

88. hē — wrong; error, mistake

89. hēki — egg

90. hī — to catch fish with a line

91. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

92. hōhā — annoyed, bored (adj), a nuisance (n)

93. hōiho — horse

94. hōu — new, modern; fresh

95. hū — shoe

96. 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.

97. ia — he, she, him, her

98. iho — downwards

99. ihu — nose

100. ika — fish

101. ina — if, when

102. inanahi — yesterday

103. inapō — last night

104. Ingarangi — England

105. ingoa — name

106. inoi — pray

107. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

108. inumia — [the liquid was] drunk (inu + mia; pass)

109. ināianei — now

110. irāmutu — niece, nephew

111. iti — small, little

112. iwa — nine

113. iwi — tribe

114. ka — will happen | Verbal particle with a range of meanings; not directly translated with an English word

115. kaha — strong, able

116. kahurangi — dark blue; woman of high status or rank

117. kai — eat (v); food (n)

118. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

119. kaikōrero — speaker, orator (kai- + kōrero)

120. kaimahi — worker, employee (kai- + mahi)

121. kainga — (pass) be eaten

122. kaiwhakaako — teacher

123. kanikani — dance, to dance

124. kanohi — face

125. kapa — group, row of people, as in: kapa haka

126. kapu — cup

127. karaka — orange (colour)

128. karakia — prayer, to pray

129. karanga — to call

130. karangatia — (pass) be called; be welcomed

131. kararehe — animal

132. karu — eye

133. kata — to laugh

134. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

135. kato — pluck

136. katoa — all

137. kau — swim; cow

138. kaua — negative word, do not, eg: Kaua e tangi

139. kauhoe — to swim

140. kaukau — to bathe

141. kaumātua — elder; elderly

142. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

143. kawa — sour, yuck

144. kawe — to carry, convey

145. kawea — brought (kawe + passive suffix -a)

146. kawhe — coffee

147. kei — Various uses, meanings, eg: preposition, present time and place location; at the moment; it might be that...

148. kei te — at the moment; now

149. keke — cake

150. kete — basket, kit

151. ki — to, at, →; | Has various uses and meanings

152. kia — may you be; may we be; let it be that; | Various uses, meanings. Often not translatable by an English word.

153. kimi — to look for, seek

154. kimihia — sought; look for! (kimi + passive suffix -hia)

155. kino — bad

156. kiore — rat

157. kiri — skin

158. kiriata — movie, film

159. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

160. kite — to see

161. kitea — seen (kite + passive suffix -a)

162. ko — is, are (Various uses; not usually translatable with an English word), [equals], [topic marker]

163. koa — happy

164. koe — you, one person

165. koha — gift

166. kohi — to collect, gather together

167. koi — sharp

168. koia — it is, so

169. koinei — this is

170. konei — here, by speaker

171. konā — there, by listener

172. kore — zero, nothing

173. koretake — useless

174. koro — term of address for an elderly man, grandfather (E koro)

175. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

176. korā — over there

177. kotahi — one

178. koti — coat, jacket

179. koutou — you, three or more people

180. kua — then; have; has; had | Verbal particle; indicating completed action or movement into a state

181. kuhu — to enter, to go or come in

182. kui — Term of address for an elderly woman (eg 'E kui'.)

183. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

184. kupu — word

185. kura — school; treasured item

186. kuri — Kuri, n. 1. Dog. Ka rongo te kuri ra i…

187. kurī — dog

188. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

189. kāinga — home

190. kākahu — clothing, garment

191. kākāriki — green

192. kānga — corn

193. kāo — no!

194. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

195. kāpata — cupboard

196. kāretu — Kāretu, n. Hierochloe antarctica, a sweetscented grass. Homai ki au…

197. kātahi — then

198. kāti — stop! (as in: kāti te tangi)

199. kē — already; different; other; differently; rather; strange; actually

200. kēkē — armpit

201. kēmu — game

202. kī — to be full

203. kīhai — Negative word

204. kīhini — kitchen

205. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

206. kōhatu — stone

207. kōrero — to talk, speak

208. kōrerotia — spoken (kōrero + passive suffix -tia)

209. kōrua — you, two people

210. kōtiro — girl

211. kōura — crayfish

212. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

213. kūaha — door

214. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

215. ma — Ma (i), conj. And. Used: 1. To connect numerals. E…

216. mahana — to be warm, warm

217. mahara — thought, memory

218. mahi — to do, work, make

219. mahia — worked (mahi + passive suffix -a)

220. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

221. mai — towards the speaker in space or in orientation; to here

222. makariri — cold

223. makawe — hair of the head (human, used in plural: ngā makawe)

224. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

225. mana — prestige, authority

226. manaaki — to look after, to show hospitality towards

227. manawanui — to be patient, steadfast, determined, resilient

228. Mane — Monday

229. mano — thousand

230. manu — bird

231. manuhiri — guest

232. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

233. marama — month, moon

234. maranga — to arise; to get up

235. mataku — scared, afraid

236. matapihi — window

237. matau — fish hook; right side

238. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

239. matekai — hungry, starving

240. matua — parent, father

241. mau — to wear clothes

242. maumahara — to remember, remember

243. maunga — mountain

244. mauri — life spirit

245. mauria — to be carried (mau + passive suffix -ria)

246. mauī — left (direction)

247. me — and, should, with (various meanings, uses, eg with, like, should)

248. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

249. meatia — (pass) be done, be said, be thought

250. mehemea — if (presuming not; cf. ki te, if, expressing simple uncertainty)

251. mema — member, members

252. mere — bush, shrub

253. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

254. miraka — milk

255. mo — Mo, prep. 1. For, on account of. Ka kawe nei…

256. moana — sea

257. moe — sleep; to marry

258. moenga — bed

259. mokemoke — lonely

260. mokopuna — grandchild

261. momo — type, kind

262. moni — money

263. motokā — car, motorcar

264. motu — island (n); cut (v), cut off (adj)

265. motukā — car

266. mua — front, before

267. muri — behind, after

268. mutu — be ended, finished (but not necessarily completed)

269. mutunga — end (mutu + noun ending -nga)

270. mā — clean, white, and others

271. māharahara — worry (n); anxious (adj)

272. māhita — teacher

273. māia — capable, brave, bold

274. māku — for me, by me

275. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

276. māmā — mother (n); easy, simple (adj)

277. māna — for him, her, by him, her

278. māngere — lazy

279. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

280. māra — garden

281. mārama — clear, understand

282. mātakitaki — to watch, to observe, examine, inspect

283. mātau — to know, understand

284. mātou — we, us (three or more people, excluding the person/ people addressed)

285. mātua — parents, fathers (plural form of matua)

286. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

287. māu — for you, by you; ā category possession

288. māua — we, us (two people, excluding addressee)

289. māui — on the left hand, left side

290. māuiui — sick

291. mīti — meat

292. mō — for, unrealised, ō category possession, about

293. mōhio — to know

294. mōkai — pet

295. mōku — for me, unrealised, o category possession

296. mōmona — fat

297. mōna — for him, her, unrealised, o category possession

298. mōu — for you

299. na — Na (i), pronominal suffix of the 3rd pers. sing., which…

300. nama — number

301. nanahi — yesterday

302. nei — here, by speaker

303. ngahere — forest, bush

304. ngaro — to be lost, missing, gone, hidden (trans)

305. ngenge — tired

306. ngeru — cat

307. ngā — the, plural

308. ngākau — heart, as in seat of the affections and feelings

309. Ngāti — tribal name prefix (as in: Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu)

310. niho — tooth

311. no — No. 1. prep. From, of, belonging to. (a) As part…

312. noa — free from tapu; only, just, merely

313. noho — to live; sit

314. nui — big, great, many

315. nā — Various meanings, eg by, belonging to (ā category), by way of

316. nāianei — now

317. nāku — mine, realised possession, it was done by me (ā category)

318. nāna — by him, her, belonging to him, her

319. nāu — you (past tense); yours (singular)

320. nē — tag question, translated variously depending on the English structure; eh?

321. nō — from

322. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

323. nōna — belongs to him or her (Å catergory), his, hers

324. nōu — yours

325. o — of, belonging to | Has several uses

326. oho — to wake up

327. oma — to run, escape

328. one — beach, sand

329. ono — six

330. ope — group travelling together

331. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

332. oti — to be completed

333. pahi — bus

334. pai — good (adj); to like (v); good

335. paihikara — bike

336. pakaru — broken (applied to a thing not a body part) (trans)

337. pakeke — hard, stiff (adj); to grow up (v); age, adult, elder (n)

338. paki — to slap, to pat; to be fine; a fine day

339. paku — small

340. panana — banana

341. pango — black

342. pani — orphan (n); to be orphaned (v): to smear, spread out (v)

343. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

344. parakuihi — breakfast

345. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

346. parāoa — bread, flour

347. pata — butter

348. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

349. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)

350. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)

351. pea — pair; pear

352. peka — branch

353. pene — pen

354. pepa — paper; pepper

355. pereti — plate

356. piki — to increase

357. pikitia — picture, film

358. pirihimana — police officer

359. poaka — pig

360. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

361. pono — true, faithful

362. porou — eager, energetic

363. poto — short

364. pou — pole, post

365. pouaka — box

366. pounamu — greenstone

367. pukapuka — book, lungs

368. puku — stomach, belly

369. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

370. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

371. pune — spoon

372. pupuhi — to shoot

373. purei — to play, play

374. puta — to appear, to come out

375. putiputi — flower

376. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

377. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

378. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

379. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

380. pāpā — father, uncle

381. pātai — question; to ask a question

382. pāua — abalone

383. pēhea — how?

384. pēke — bag

385. pēnei — like this, near speaker

386. pēnā — like that, near listener

387. pēpi — baby

388. pērā — like that, yonder

389. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

390. pīrangi — to want, desire

391. pō — night

392. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

393. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

394. pōtae — hat

395. pōtiki — child; youngest child

396. pōuri — sad, dark

397. pōwhiri — welcome

398. pū — to blow gently

399. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

400. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

401. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

402. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

403. rama — light, torch

404. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

405. rangi — sky, day

406. rapu — to look for

407. raranga — plait; weave

408. rare — lolly

409. raro — under, below; time

410. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

411. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

412. rau — to put into; leaf

413. raumati — summer

414. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

415. rawe — lovely, excellent

416. reira — there (previously mentioned)

417. reka — sweet

418. reo — language, voice

419. rere — to escape; to fly

420. reta — letter

421. rima — five

422. ringa — hand, arm

423. ringaringa — hand, arm

424. riri — anger, angry

425. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

426. rite — to be ready, like, similar

427. roa — long

428. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

429. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

430. rorohiko — computer

431. roto — in, inside, within; lake

432. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

433. ruku — to dive

434. runga — on

435. rā — day; the sun; over there

436. Rāhoroi — Saturday

437. rākau — tree; timber

438. rānei — or

439. rārangi — line, row

440. Rātapu — Sunday

441. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

442. rātou — they, them, three or more people

443. rāua — them; they (two people)

444. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

445. rīwai — potato

446. rōpū — group

447. rūma — room

448. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

449. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

450. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

451. taha — to pass by; side

452. tahi — one, single

453. tahitahi — to sweep

454. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

455. tai — tide; coast

456. taihoa — wait

457. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

458. take — beginning, cause, origin

459. taki — to lead, to bring along

460. takoto — to lie down

461. taku — my (singular); edge

462. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

463. tamaiti — child

464. tamariki — children

465. tamāhine — daughter

466. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

467. tangata — person

468. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

469. tango — to take hold of

470. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

471. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

472. taonga — property, possession

473. tapahi — to cut up, chop

474. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

475. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

476. taputapu — gear, equipment

477. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

478. taraiwa — to drive; driver

479. tarau — trousers

480. tari — government department; office

481. taringa — ear

482. tata — near, close

483. tatari — to wait

484. tatau — to count

485. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

486. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

487. tauira — student; example

488. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

489. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

490. taura — rope, cable

491. tautoko — to support

492. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

493. te — the, singular definite article

494. teina — younger sibling, same sex

495. tekau — ten

496. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

497. tereina — to train

498. tia — to steer, adorned

499. tiaki — to look after, to care for

500. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

501. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

502. tiki — to fetch

503. tina — dinner, lunch

504. tinana — body, trunk, torso

505. tino — very

506. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

507. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

508. titiro — to look at

509. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

510. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

511. tohunga — expert, priest

512. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

513. toki — adze, axe; champion

514. tokohia — how many people?

515. tokomaha — many (of people)

516. tokorua — two (of people)

517. tokotoru — three (people)

518. tomo — to enter, go into

519. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

520. tonu — still

521. toro — to visit

522. toru — three

523. tua — beyond

524. tuahine — sister, of a male

525. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

526. tuarua — second

527. tuatahi — first

528. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

529. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

530. tuhituhi — to write, draw

531. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

532. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

533. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

534. tuna — eel

535. tungāne — brother, of a female

536. tunu — to cook, roast

537. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

538. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

539. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

540. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

541. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

542. tā — print, draw

543. tāhae — to steal

544. tākaro — to play

545. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

546. tāmaki — omen, portent

547. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

548. tāne — man, male

549. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

550. tāone — town

551. tāra — dollar

552. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

553. tātahi — seaside, beach

554. tātau — we; us; everyone

555. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

556. tāu — your (singular + one item)

557. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

558. tāwāhi — overseas

559. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

560. tēhea — which, singular

561. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

562. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

563. tēnā — that, by the listener

564. tēpu — table

565. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

566. tērā — that over there, that

567. tētahi — a, one specific thing

568. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

569. tī — cabbage tree; tea

570. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

571. tīmata — to begin, to start

572. tītī — muttonbird

573. tō — your (singular); to drag

574. tōkena — stockings, socks

575. tōku — my (singular)

576. tōmuri — to be late

577. tōna — his, her

578. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

579. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

580. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

581. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

582. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

583. tūru — chair, seat, stool

584. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

585. ua — to rain; rain

586. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

587. umu — earth oven

588. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

589. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

590. utu — cost, price; to pay for

591. waea — wire; phone

592. waenganui — middle, centre, between

593. waewae — foot, leg

594. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

595. wahine — woman, wife

596. waho — out, outside, the outside

597. wai — water; who

598. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

599. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

600. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

601. wairua — spirit

602. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

603. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

604. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

605. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

606. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

607. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

608. whaea — mother, aunt

609. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

610. whakaae — to agree

611. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

612. whakaako — teach

613. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

614. whakaata — mirror

615. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

616. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

617. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

618. whakairo — to carve, a carving

619. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

620. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

621. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

622. whakamātautau — examination, test

623. whakaoti — complete

624. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

625. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

626. whakarongo — to listen

627. whakatangi — to play an instrument

628. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

629. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

630. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

631. whana — to kick

632. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

633. whara — to be injured

634. whare — house, building

635. wharepaku — toilet

636. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

637. whawhai — to fight; a battle

638. whea — where? (variant of hea)

639. whenua — land

640. whero — red

641. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

642. whitu — seven

643. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

644. whā — four

645. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

646. whānau — family; to be born, be born

647. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

648. wiki — week

649. wini — window

650. wā — time, times

651. wāhi — part, portion; place

652. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

653. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

654. ā — and; and then

655. āe — yes

656. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

657. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

658. āhua — shape, form, appearance

659. Ākarana — Auckland

660. ākonga — student

661. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

662. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

663. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

664. ānō — as though; as if

665. āporo — apple

666. āpōpō — tomorrow

667. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

668. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

669. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

670. āwangawanga — worried

671. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

672. āwhina — to help

673. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

674. ēhea — which

675. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

676. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

677. ērā — those (over there)

678. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

679. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

680. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

681. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

682. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

683. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

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