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. Ahitereiria — Australia

10. ai — Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai

11. 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)

12. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever

13. ako — to learn, to teach

14. akomanga — classroom

15. aku — my, mine (plural form of taku, neutral for possession category)

16. ana — indeed, when, if

17. anake — only, just, alone

18. anei — here, by me

19. anō — again, also (Various meanings, eg again; also, too; self [reflexive] as in: ki a ia anō)

20. ao — world, dawn, cloud

21. Aotearoa — New Zealand

22. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

23. ariki — chief, leader

24. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

25. arā — over there, away from us both; that is, namely

26. ata — morning, shadow

27. atu — away from current orientation (often not translatable by a separate English word)

28. atua — god

29. au — I, me

30. aua — those (previously mentioned, plural of taua)

31. auau — to bark, howl

32. auē — alas! (an expression of woe, sadness)

33. awa — river, stream

34. e — by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation

35. ea — be avenged; be paid for; worth

36. ehara — exclamation: sure enough, without a doubt; not

37. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

38. engari — but

39. haere — go, come

40. haerenga — journey (n); travel (v)

41. haka — to perform traditional dance; haka, a traditional dance, war dance

42. hanga — to build, erect, make (v); construction, practice (n)

43. hangaia — built (hanga + passive suffix -ia)

44. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

45. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

46. hararei — holiday

47. hari — to feel happy; to take or carry

48. haria — to be carried (hari + passive suffix -a)

49. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

50. hau — wind, air, breath

51. haunga — smelly, stinky

52. hauora — health, healthy

53. haurua — half

54. he — a, some; in the category of

55. hea — where?

56. hei — at, in, with, for, to, as a; hay; necklace (Various meanings, eg future preposition)

57. heihei — chicken

58. heke — rafter (n); to descend, get off (v)

59. heoi — however; and so

60. here — to tie, to bind (v0: dog lead (n)

61. hia — how many?

62. hiahia — to want

63. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

64. hiakai — hungry

65. hiamoe — sleepy

66. hine — term of address for a girl: E hine!

67. hinga — to fall from an upright position; to fall (and not be able to get up again)

68. hipi — sheep

69. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

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

71. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

72. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

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

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

75. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

76. hokomaha — supermarket

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

78. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

80. hopu — to catch

81. horoi — to wash, to clean

82. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

83. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

84. hou — new, modern; feather

85. hua — product, fruit

86. huarahi — street, path, road

87. hui — meeting; gathered

88. huka — sugar

89. huna — to hide

90. hunga — group, people, company of people

91. huri — to turn

92. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

93. hāora — hour; oxygen

94. hāte — shirt

95. hē — wrong; error, mistake

96. hēki — egg

97. hī — to catch fish with a line

98. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

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

100. hōiho — horse

101. hōu — new, modern; fresh

102. hū — shoe

103. 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.

104. ia — he, she, him, her

105. iho — downwards

106. ihu — nose

107. ika — fish

108. ina — if, when

109. inahea — Inahea = inawhea, ad. interrogative, of past time. When ?…

110. inanahi — yesterday

111. inapō — last night

112. Ingarangi — England

113. ingoa — name

114. inoi — pray

115. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

117. ināianei — now

118. irāmutu — niece, nephew

119. iti — small, little

120. iwa — nine

121. iwi — tribe

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

123. kaha — strong, able

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

125. kai — eat (v); food (n)

126. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

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

129. kainga — (pass) be eaten

130. kaiwhakaako — teacher

131. kaiwhakahaere — manager, organiser (kai- + whakahaere)

132. kanikani — dance, to dance

133. kanohi — face

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

135. kapu — cup

136. kara — colour

137. karaehe — class (school); glass

138. karaka — orange (colour)

139. karakia — prayer, to pray

140. karanga — to call

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

142. kararehe — animal

143. karu — eye

144. kata — to laugh

145. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

146. kati — close, shut

147. kato — pluck

148. katoa — all

149. kau — swim; cow

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

151. kauhoe — to swim

152. kaukau — to bathe

153. kaumātua — elder; elderly

154. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

155. kawa — sour, yuck

156. kawe — to carry, convey

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

158. kawhe — coffee

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

160. kei te — at the moment; now

161. keke — cake

162. kete — basket, kit

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

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

165. kimi — to look for, seek

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

167. kino — bad

168. kiore — rat

169. kiri — skin

170. kiriata — movie, film

171. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

172. kite — to see

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

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

175. koa — happy

176. koe — you, one person

177. koha — gift

178. kohi — to collect, gather together

179. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

180. koi — sharp

181. koia — it is, so

182. koinei — this is

183. konei — here, by speaker

184. konohete — concert

185. konā — there, by listener

186. kore — zero, nothing

187. koretake — useless

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

189. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

190. korā — over there

191. kotahi — one

192. koti — coat, jacket

193. koutou — you, three or more people

194. ku — Ku (i). pronominal suffix of the 1st pers. sing., which…

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

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

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

198. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

199. kupu — word

200. kura — school; treasured item

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

202. kurī — dog

203. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

204. kāinga — home

205. kākahu — clothing, garment

206. kākāriki — green

207. kānga — corn

208. kāo — no!

209. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

210. kāpata — cupboard

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

212. kātahi — then

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

214. kāwanatanga — government (kāwana + nominal suffix -tanga)

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

216. kēkē — armpit

217. kēmu — game

218. kī — to be full

219. kīhai — Negative word

220. kīhini — kitchen

221. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

222. kōhatu — stone

223. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

225. kōrua — you, two people

226. kōtiro — girl

227. kōura — crayfish

228. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

229. kūaha — door

230. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

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

232. maha — many

233. mahana — to be warm, warm

234. mahara — thought, memory

235. mahi — to do, work, make

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

237. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

239. makariri — cold

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

241. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

242. mana — prestige, authority

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

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

245. Mane — Monday

246. mano — thousand

247. manu — bird

248. manuhiri — guest

249. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

250. marama — month, moon

251. maranga — to arise; to get up

252. maroke — dry

253. maru — power; shelter

254. mataku — scared, afraid

255. matapihi — window

256. matau — fish hook; right side

257. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

258. matekai — hungry, starving

259. matua — parent, father

260. mau — to wear clothes

261. maumahara — to remember, remember

262. maunga — mountain

263. mauri — life spirit

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

265. mauī — left (direction)

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

267. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

270. mema — member, members

271. mere — bush, shrub

272. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

273. minita — minister

274. miraka — milk

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

276. moana — sea

277. moata — early; early morning

278. moe — sleep; to marry

279. moenga — bed

280. mokemoke — lonely

281. mokopuna — grandchild

282. momo — type, kind

283. moni — money

284. motokā — car, motorcar

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

286. motukā — car

287. mua — front, before

288. muri — behind, after

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

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

291. mā — clean, white, and others

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

293. māhita — teacher

294. māia — capable, brave, bold

295. māku — for me, by me

296. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

298. māna — for him, her, by him, her

299. māngere — lazy

300. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

301. māra — garden

302. mārama — clear, understand

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

304. mātau — to know, understand

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

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

307. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

310. māui — on the left hand, left side

311. māuiui — sick

312. mīti — meat

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

314. mōhio — to know

315. mōkai — pet

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

317. mōmona — fat

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

319. mōrena — good morning

320. mōu — for you

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

322. nama — number

323. nanahi — yesterday

324. nei — here, by speaker

325. ngahere — forest, bush

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

327. ngenge — tired

328. ngeru — cat

329. ngā — the, plural

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

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

332. niho — tooth

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

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

335. noho — to live; sit

336. nui — big, great, many

337. nuinga — majority (nui + nominal suffix -nga)

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

339. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

344. nō — from

345. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

347. nōu — yours

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

349. oho — to wake up

350. oma — to run, escape

351. one — beach, sand

352. ono — six

353. ope — group travelling together

354. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

355. oti — to be completed

356. pahi — bus

357. pahikara — bicycle

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

359. paihikara — bike

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

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

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

363. paku — small

364. panana — banana

365. pango — black

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

367. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

368. parakuihi — breakfast

369. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

370. parāoa — bread, flour

371. pata — butter

372. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

375. paukena — pumpkin

376. pea — pair; pear

377. peka — branch

378. pene — pen

379. pepa — paper; pepper

380. pereti — plate

381. pia — beer

382. piki — to increase

383. pikitia — picture, film

384. pirihimana — police officer

385. poaka — pig

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

387. pono — true, faithful

388. porou — eager, energetic

389. poti — boat

390. poto — short

391. pou — pole, post

392. pouaka — box

393. pounamu — greenstone

394. pukapuka — book, lungs

395. puku — stomach, belly

396. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

397. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

398. puna — pool, spring

399. pune — spoon

400. pupuhi — to shoot

401. pupuri — to hold onto

402. purei — to play, play

403. puta — to appear, to come out

404. putiputi — flower

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

406. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

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

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

409. pāpā — father, uncle

410. pāremata — parliament

411. pātai — question; to ask a question

412. pātītī — grass

413. pāua — abalone

414. pēhea — how?

415. pēke — bag

416. pēnei — like this, near speaker

417. pēnā — like that, near listener

418. pēpi — baby

419. pērā — like that, yonder

420. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

421. pīrangi — to want, desire

422. pō — night

423. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

424. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

425. pōtae — hat

426. pōtiki — child; youngest child

427. pōuri — sad, dark

428. pōwhiri — welcome

429. pū — to blow gently

430. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

433. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

434. rama — light, torch

435. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

436. rangi — sky, day

437. rapu — to look for

438. raranga — plait; weave

439. rare — lolly

440. raro — under, below; time

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

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

443. rau — to put into; leaf

444. raumati — summer

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

446. rawe — lovely, excellent

447. reira — there (previously mentioned)

448. reka — sweet

449. reo — language, voice

450. rere — to escape; to fly

451. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

452. reri — ready

453. reta — letter

454. rima — five

455. ringa — hand, arm

456. ringaringa — hand, arm

457. riri — anger, angry

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

459. rite — to be ready, like, similar

460. roa — long

461. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

462. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

463. rorohiko — computer

464. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

466. ruku — to dive

467. runga — on

468. rā — day; the sun; over there

469. Rāhoroi — Saturday

470. rākau — tree; timber

471. rānei — or

472. rārangi — line, row

473. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

476. rāua — them; they (two people)

477. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

478. rīwai — potato

479. rōpū — group

480. rūma — room

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

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

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

484. taha — to pass by; side

485. tahi — one, single

486. tahitahi — to sweep

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

488. tai — tide; coast

489. taihoa — wait

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

491. take — beginning, cause, origin

492. taki — to lead, to bring along

493. takoto — to lie down

494. taku — my (singular); edge

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

496. tamaiti — child

497. tamariki — children

498. tamāhine — daughter

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

500. tangata — person

501. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

502. tango — to take hold of

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

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

505. taonga — property, possession

506. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

508. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

509. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

511. taraiwa — to drive; driver

512. tarau — trousers

513. tari — government department; office

514. taringa — ear

515. tata — near, close

516. tatari — to wait

517. tatau — to count

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

519. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

520. tauira — student; example

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

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

523. taura — rope, cable

524. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

525. tautoko — to support

526. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

527. tawhito — old, former

528. te — the, singular definite article

529. teina — younger sibling, same sex

530. tekau — ten

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

532. tereina — to train

533. tia — to steer, adorned

534. tiaki — to look after, to care for

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

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

537. tiki — to fetch

538. tina — dinner, lunch

539. tinana — body, trunk, torso

540. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

541. tino — very

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

543. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

544. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

545. titiro — to look at

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

547. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

548. tohunga — expert, priest

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

550. toi — art, knowledge

551. toki — adze, axe; champion

552. tokohia — how many people?

553. tokomaha — many (of people)

554. tokorima — five (people)

555. tokorua — two (of people)

556. tokotoru — three (people)

557. tomo — to enter, go into

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

559. tonu — still

560. toro — to visit

561. toru — three

562. tua — beyond

563. tuahine — sister, of a male

564. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

565. tuanui — roof

566. tuarua — second

567. tuatahi — first

568. tuatoru — third

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

570. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

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

572. tuhituhi — to write, draw

573. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

576. tuna — eel

577. tungāne — brother, of a female

578. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

581. ture — law, rule

582. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

583. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

585. tā — print, draw

586. tāhae — to steal

587. tāima — time

588. tākaro — to play

589. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

590. tākuta — doctor

591. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

593. tāne — man, male

594. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

595. tāone — town

596. tāra — dollar

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

598. tātahi — seaside, beach

599. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

601. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

603. tāwāhi — overseas

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

605. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

608. tēnā — that, by the listener

609. tēpu — table

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

611. tērā — that over there, that

612. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

614. tī — cabbage tree; tea

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

616. tīmata — to begin, to start

617. tītī — muttonbird

618. tō — your (singular); to drag

619. tōkena — stockings, socks

620. tōku — my (singular)

621. tōmuri — to be late

622. tōna — his, her

623. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

624. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

626. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

627. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

629. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

630. Tūrei — Tuesday

631. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

633. ua — to rain; rain

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

635. umu — earth oven

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

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

638. utu — cost, price; to pay for

639. waea — wire; phone

640. waenganui — middle, centre, between

641. waewae — foot, leg

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

643. wahine — woman, wife

644. waho — out, outside, the outside

645. wai — water; who

646. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

647. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

649. wairua — spirit

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

651. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

652. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

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

655. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

656. whaea — mother, aunt

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

658. whakaae — to agree

659. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

660. whakaako — teach

661. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

662. whakaata — mirror

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

664. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

666. whakairo — to carve, a carving

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

668. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

670. whakamātautau — examination, test

671. whakaoti — complete

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

673. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

674. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

675. whakarongo — to listen

676. whakatangi — to play an instrument

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

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

679. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

680. whana — to kick

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

682. whara — to be injured

683. whare — house, building

684. wharenui — meeting house; hall

685. wharepaku — toilet

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

687. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

688. whawhai — to fight; a battle

689. whea — where? (variant of hea)

690. whenua — land

691. whero — red

692. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

693. whitu — seven

694. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

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

696. whā — four

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

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

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

700. wiki — week

701. wini — window

702. wā — time, times

703. wāhanga — chapter, episode

704. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

707. ā — and; and then

708. āe — yes

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

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

711. āhua — shape, form, appearance

712. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

713. Ākarana — Auckland

714. ākonga — student

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

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

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

718. ānō — as though; as if

719. āporo — apple

720. āpōpō — tomorrow

721. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

722. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

724. āwangawanga — worried

725. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

726. āwhina — to help

727. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

728. ēhea — which

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

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

731. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

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

735. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

737. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

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

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