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Lessons 1–142 · 760 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. 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. matenga — time or circumstance of death
260. matua — parent, father
261. mau — to wear clothes
262. maumahara — to remember, remember
263. maunga — mountain
264. mauri — life spirit
265. mauria — to be carried (mau + passive suffix -ria)
266. mauī — left (direction)
267. me — and, should, with (various meanings, uses, eg with, like, should)
268. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)
269. meatia — (pass) be done, be said, be thought
270. mehemea — if (presuming not; cf. ki te, if, expressing simple uncertainty)
271. mema — member, members
272. mere — bush, shrub
273. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge
274. minita — minister
275. miraka — milk
276. mo — Mo, prep. 1. For, on account of. Ka kawe nei…
277. moana — sea
278. moata — early; early morning
279. moe — sleep; to marry
280. moenga — bed
281. mokemoke — lonely
282. mokopuna — grandchild
283. momo — type, kind
284. moni — money
285. motokā — car, motorcar
286. motu — island (n); cut (v), cut off (adj)
287. motukā — car
288. mua — front, before
289. muri — behind, after
290. mutu — be ended, finished (but not necessarily completed)
291. mutunga — end (mutu + noun ending -nga)
292. mā — clean, white, and others
293. māharahara — worry (n); anxious (adj)
294. māhita — teacher
295. māia — capable, brave, bold
296. māku — for me, by me
297. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp
298. māmā — mother (n); easy, simple (adj)
299. māna — for him, her, by him, her
300. māngere — lazy
301. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand
302. māra — garden
303. mārama — clear, understand
304. mātakitaki — to watch, to observe, examine, inspect
305. mātau — to know, understand
306. mātou — we, us (three or more people, excluding the person/ people addressed)
307. mātua — parents, fathers (plural form of matua)
308. mātāmua — eldest; first; main
309. māu — for you, by you; ā category possession
310. māua — we, us (two people, excluding addressee)
311. māui — on the left hand, left side
312. māuiui — sick
313. mīti — meat
314. mō — for, unrealised, ō category possession, about
315. mōhio — to know
316. mōkai — pet
317. mōku — for me, unrealised, o category possession
318. mōmona — fat
319. mōna — for him, her, unrealised, o category possession
320. mōrena — good morning
321. mōu — for you
322. na — Na (i), pronominal suffix of the 3rd pers. sing., which…
323. nama — number
324. nanahi — yesterday
325. nei — here, by speaker
326. ngahere — forest, bush
327. ngaro — to be lost, missing, gone, hidden (trans)
328. ngenge — tired
329. ngeru — cat
330. ngā — the, plural
331. ngākau — heart, as in seat of the affections and feelings
332. Ngāti — tribal name prefix (as in: Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu)
333. niho — tooth
334. no — No. 1. prep. From, of, belonging to. (a) As part…
335. noa — free from tapu; only, just, merely
336. noho — to live; sit
337. nui — big, great, many
338. nuinga — majority (nui + nominal suffix -nga)
339. nā — Various meanings, eg by, belonging to (ā category), by way of
340. nāianei — now
341. nāku — mine, realised possession, it was done by me (ā category)
342. nāna — by him, her, belonging to him, her
343. nāu — you (past tense); yours (singular)
344. nē — tag question, translated variously depending on the English structure; eh?
345. nō — from
346. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category
347. nōna — belongs to him or her (ō catergory), his, hers
348. nōu — yours
349. o — of, belonging to | Has several uses
350. oho — to wake up
351. oma — to run, escape
352. one — beach, sand
353. ono — six
354. ope — group travelling together
355. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe
356. oti — to be completed
357. pahi — bus
358. pahikara — bicycle
359. pai — good (adj); to like (v); good
360. paihikara — bike
361. pakari — mature, ripe
362. pakaru — broken (applied to a thing not a body part) (trans)
363. pakeke — hard, stiff (adj); to grow up (v); age, adult, elder (n)
364. paki — to slap, to pat; to be fine; a fine day
365. paku — small
366. panana — banana
367. pango — black
368. pani — orphan (n); to be orphaned (v): to smear, spread out (v)
369. papa — floor, ground, flat surface
370. parakuihi — breakfast
371. paru — dirt, mud, dirty
372. parāoa — bread, flour
373. pata — butter
374. patu — to strike, hit; to kill
375. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)
376. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)
377. paukena — pumpkin
378. pea — pair; pear
379. peka — branch
380. pene — pen
381. pepa — paper; pepper
382. pereti — plate
383. pia — beer
384. piki — to increase
385. pikitia — picture, film
386. pirihimana — police officer
387. poaka — pig
388. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…
389. pono — true, faithful
390. porou — eager, energetic
391. poti — boat
392. poto — short
393. pou — pole, post
394. pouaka — box
395. pounamu — greenstone
396. pukapuka — book, lungs
397. puku — stomach, belly
398. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious
399. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy
400. puna — pool, spring
401. pune — spoon
402. pupuhi — to shoot
403. pupuri — to hold onto
404. purei — to play, play
405. puta — to appear, to come out
406. putiputi — flower
407. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)
408. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent
409. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement
410. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)
411. pāpā — father, uncle
412. pāremata — parliament
413. pātai — question; to ask a question
414. pātītī — grass
415. pāua — abalone
416. pēhea — how?
417. pēke — bag
418. pēnei — like this, near speaker
419. pēnā — like that, near listener
420. pēpi — baby
421. pērā — like that, yonder
422. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)
423. pīrangi — to want, desire
424. pō — night
425. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]
426. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')
427. pōtae — hat
428. pōtiki — child; youngest child
429. pōuri — sad, dark
430. pōwhiri — welcome
431. pū — to blow gently
432. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable
433. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…
434. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…
435. rahi — large, numerous, great, big
436. rama — light, torch
437. rangatira — chief, leader, boss
438. rangi — sky, day
439. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)
440. rapu — to look for
441. raranga — plait; weave
442. rare — lolly
443. raro — under, below; time
444. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble
445. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)
446. rau — to put into; leaf
447. raumati — summer
448. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really
449. rawe — lovely, excellent
450. reira — there (previously mentioned)
451. reka — sweet
452. reo — language, voice
453. rere — to escape; to fly
454. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage
455. reri — ready
456. reta — letter
457. rima — five
458. ringa — hand, arm
459. ringaringa — hand, arm
460. riri — anger, angry
461. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained
462. rite — to be ready, like, similar
463. roa — long
464. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory
465. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel
466. rongoā — medicine
467. rorohiko — computer
468. roto — in, inside, within; lake
469. rourou — small basket, food basket
470. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit
471. ruku — to dive
472. runga — on
473. rā — day; the sun; over there
474. Rāhoroi — Saturday
475. rākau — tree; timber
476. rānei — or
477. rārangi — line, row
478. Rātapu — Sunday
479. rātau — them; they (three or more people)
480. rātou — they, them, three or more people
481. rāua — them; they (two people)
482. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease
483. rīwai — potato
484. rōpū — group
485. rūma — room
486. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)
487. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)
488. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)
489. taha — to pass by; side
490. tahi — one, single
491. tahitahi — to sweep
492. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover
493. tai — tide; coast
494. taihoa — wait
495. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height
496. take — beginning, cause, origin
497. taki — to lead, to bring along
498. takoto — to lie down
499. taku — my (singular); edge
500. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)
501. tamaiti — child
502. tamariki — children
503. tamāhine — daughter
504. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton
505. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…
506. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…
507. tangata — person
508. tangi — to cry; to make a sound
509. tango — to take hold of
510. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)
511. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water
512. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)
513. taonga — property, possession
514. tapahi — to cut up, chop
515. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)
516. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction
517. taputapu — gear, equipment
518. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird
519. taraiwa — to drive; driver
520. taraka — truck
521. tarau — trousers
522. tari — government department; office
523. taringa — ear
524. tata — near, close
525. tatari — to wait
526. tatau — to count
527. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number
528. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)
529. tauira — student; example
530. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)
531. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…
532. taura — rope, cable
533. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place
534. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave
535. tautoko — to support
536. tawhiti — distant, a distant place
537. tawhito — old, former
538. te — the, singular definite article
539. teina — younger sibling, same sex
540. tekau — ten
541. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast
542. tereina — to train
543. tia — to steer, adorned
544. tiaki — to look after, to care for
545. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order
546. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)
547. tiki — to fetch
548. tina — dinner, lunch
549. tinana — body, trunk, torso
550. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many
551. tino — very
552. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot
553. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor
554. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)
555. titiro — to look at
556. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent
557. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong
558. tohu — a qualification, eg degree
559. tohunga — expert, priest
560. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions
561. toi — art, knowledge
562. toka — rock
563. toki — adze, axe; champion
564. tokohia — how many people?
565. tokomaha — many (of people)
566. tokorima — five (people)
567. tokorua — two (of people)
568. tokotoru — three (people)
569. tomo — to enter, go into
570. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)
571. tonu — still
572. toro — to visit
573. toru — three
574. tote — salt
575. toto — blood
576. tua — beyond
577. tuahine — sister, of a male
578. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex
579. tuanui — roof
580. tuarua — second
581. tuatahi — first
582. tuatoru — third
583. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out
584. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)
585. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)
586. tuhituhi — to write, draw
587. tuku — to put off, to leave aside
588. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)
589. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)
590. tuna — eel
591. tungāne — brother, of a female
592. tunu — to cook, roast
593. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked
594. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)
595. ture — law, rule
596. turituri — be quiet! noisy
597. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved
598. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male
599. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female
600. tā — print, draw
601. tāhae — to steal
602. tāima — time
603. tākaro — to play
604. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular
605. tākuta — doctor
606. tāmaki — omen, portent
607. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular
608. tāne — man, male
609. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)
610. tāone — town
611. tāra — dollar
612. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time
613. tātahi — seaside, beach
614. tātau — we; us; everyone
615. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people
616. tāu — your (singular + one item)
617. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual
618. tāwāhi — overseas
619. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…
620. tēhea — which, singular
621. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female
622. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this
623. tēnā — that, by the listener
624. tēpu — table
625. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…
626. tērā — that over there, that
627. tētahi — a, one specific thing
628. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)
629. tī — cabbage tree; tea
630. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)
631. tīmata — to begin, to start
632. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)
633. tītī — muttonbird
634. tō — your (singular); to drag
635. tōhi — toast
636. tōkena — stockings, socks
637. tōku — my (singular)
638. tōmuri — to be late
639. tōna — his, her
640. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…
641. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular
642. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound
643. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for
644. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious
645. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)
646. tūpāpaku — corpse, body
647. Tūrei — Tuesday
648. tūru — chair, seat, stool
649. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)
650. ua — to rain; rain
651. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)
652. umu — earth oven
653. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west
654. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load
655. utu — cost, price; to pay for
656. waea — wire; phone
657. waenganui — middle, centre, between
658. waewae — foot, leg
659. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth
660. wahie — driftwood
661. wahine — woman, wife
662. waho — out, outside, the outside
663. wai — water; who
664. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)
665. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)
666. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind
667. wairua — spirit
668. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)
669. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)
670. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel
671. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream
672. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide
673. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat
674. whaea — mother, aunt
675. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire
676. whaikōrero — oratory
677. whakaae — to agree
678. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph
679. whakaako — teach
680. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea
681. whakaata — mirror
682. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go
683. whakahoki — to return something, to reply
684. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned
685. whakairo — to carve, a carving
686. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)
687. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed
688. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify
689. whakamātautau — examination, test
690. whakaoti — complete
691. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning
692. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)
693. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise
694. whakarongo — to listen
695. whakatangi — to play an instrument
696. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix
697. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)
698. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer
699. whana — to kick
700. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)
701. whara — to be injured
702. whare — house, building
703. wharekai — restaurant
704. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school
705. wharenui — meeting house; hall
706. wharepaku — toilet
707. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn
708. whatu — to weave, knit; eye
709. whawhai — to fight; a battle
710. whea — where? (variant of hea)
711. whenua — land
712. whero — red
713. whiti — to cross; shine, rise
714. whitu — seven
715. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled
716. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get
717. whā — four
718. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)
719. whānau — family; to be born, be born
720. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)
721. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug
722. wiki — week
723. wini — window
724. wā — time, times
725. wāhanga — chapter, episode
726. wāhi — part, portion; place
727. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)
728. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning
729. ā — and; and then
730. āe — yes
731. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…
732. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…
733. āhua — shape, form, appearance
734. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)
735. Ākarana — Auckland
736. ākonga — student
737. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)
738. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…
739. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items
740. ānō — as though; as if
741. āporo — apple
742. āpōpō — tomorrow
743. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately
744. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed
745. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)
746. āwangawanga — worried
747. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.
748. āwhina — to help
749. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)
750. ēhea — which
751. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)
752. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)
753. ērā — those (over there)
754. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)
755. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)
756. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural
757. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession
758. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession
759. Ōtautahi — Christchurch
760. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural