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. amuamu — groan, grumble, complain

17. ana — indeed, when, if

18. anake — only, just, alone

19. anei — here, by me

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

21. ao — world, dawn, cloud

22. Aotearoa — New Zealand

23. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

24. ariki — chief, leader

25. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

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

27. ata — morning, shadow

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

29. atua — god

30. au — I, me

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

32. auau — to bark, howl

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

34. awa — river, stream

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

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

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

38. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

39. engari — but

40. haere — go, come

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

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

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

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

45. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

46. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

47. hararei — holiday

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

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

50. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

51. hau — wind, air, breath

52. haunga — smelly, stinky

53. hauora — health, healthy

54. haurua — half

55. he — a, some; in the category of

56. hea — where?

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

58. heihei — chicken

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

60. heoi — however; and so

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

62. hia — how many?

63. hiahia — to want

64. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

65. hiakai — hungry

66. hiamoe — sleepy

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

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

69. hipi — sheep

70. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

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

72. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

73. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

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

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

76. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

77. hokomaha — supermarket

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

79. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

81. hopu — to catch

82. horoi — to wash, to clean

83. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

84. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

85. hou — new, modern; feather

86. hua — product, fruit

87. huarahi — street, path, road

88. huawhenua — vegetables

89. hui — meeting; gathered

90. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

91. huka — sugar

92. huna — to hide

93. hunga — group, people, company of people

94. huri — to turn

95. huritau — birthday

96. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

97. hāora — hour; oxygen

98. hāte — shirt

99. hē — wrong; error, mistake

100. hēki — egg

101. hī — to catch fish with a line

102. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

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

104. hōiho — horse

105. hōu — new, modern; fresh

106. hū — shoe

107. 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.

108. ia — he, she, him, her

109. iho — downwards

110. ihu — nose

111. ika — fish

112. ina — if, when

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

114. inanahi — yesterday

115. inapō — last night

116. Ingarangi — England

117. ingoa — name

118. inoi — pray

119. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

121. ināianei — now

122. irāmutu — niece, nephew

123. iti — small, little

124. iwa — nine

125. iwi — tribe

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

127. kaha — strong, able

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

129. kai — eat (v); food (n)

130. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

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

133. kainga — (pass) be eaten

134. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

136. kanikani — dance, to dance

137. kanohi — face

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

139. kapu — cup

140. kapua — cloud

141. kara — colour

142. karaehe — class (school); glass

143. karahipi — scholarship

144. karaka — orange (colour)

145. karakia — prayer, to pray

146. karanga — to call

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

148. kararehe — animal

149. karu — eye

150. kata — to laugh

151. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

152. kati — close, shut

153. kato — pluck

154. katoa — all

155. kau — swim; cow

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

157. kauhoe — to swim

158. kaukau — to bathe

159. kaumātua — elder; elderly

160. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

161. kawa — sour, yuck

162. kawe — to carry, convey

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

164. kawhe — coffee

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

166. kei te — at the moment; now

167. keke — cake

168. kete — basket, kit

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

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

171. kimi — to look for, seek

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

173. kino — bad

174. kiore — rat

175. kiri — skin

176. kiriata — movie, film

177. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

178. kite — to see

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

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

181. koa — happy

182. koe — you, one person

183. koha — gift

184. kohi — to collect, gather together

185. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

186. koi — sharp

187. koia — it is, so

188. koinei — this is

189. konei — here, by speaker

190. konohete — concert

191. konā — there, by listener

192. kore — zero, nothing

193. koretake — useless

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

195. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

196. korā — over there

197. kotahi — one

198. koti — coat, jacket

199. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

204. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

205. kupu — word

206. kura — school; treasured item

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

208. kurī — dog

209. kā — to burn, be alight

210. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

211. kāinga — home

212. kākahu — clothing, garment

213. kākāriki — green

214. kānga — corn

215. kāo — no!

216. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

217. kāpata — cupboard

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

219. kāri — playing card

220. kātahi — then

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

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

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

224. kēkē — armpit

225. kēmu — game

226. kī — to be full

227. kīhai — Negative word

228. kīhini — kitchen

229. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

230. kōhatu — stone

231. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

233. kōrua — you, two people

234. kōtiro — girl

235. kōura — crayfish

236. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

237. kūaha — door

238. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

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

240. maha — many

241. mahana — to be warm, warm

242. mahara — thought, memory

243. mahi — to do, work, make

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

245. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

247. makariri — cold

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

249. makere — to get down from

250. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

251. mana — prestige, authority

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

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

254. Mane — Monday

255. mano — thousand

256. manu — bird

257. manuhiri — guest

258. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

259. marama — month, moon

260. maranga — to arise; to get up

261. maroke — dry

262. maru — power; shelter

263. mataku — scared, afraid

264. matapihi — window

265. matau — fish hook; right side

266. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

267. matekai — hungry, starving

268. matenga — time or circumstance of death

269. matua — parent, father

270. mau — to wear clothes

271. maumahara — to remember, remember

272. maunga — mountain

273. mauri — life spirit

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

275. mauī — left (direction)

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

277. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

280. mema — member, members

281. meneti — minute

282. mere — bush, shrub

283. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

284. minita — minister

285. miraka — milk

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

287. moana — sea

288. moata — early; early morning

289. moe — sleep; to marry

290. moenga — bed

291. mokemoke — lonely

292. mokopuna — grandchild

293. momo — type, kind

294. moni — money

295. motokā — car, motorcar

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

297. motukā — car

298. mua — front, before

299. muri — behind, after

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

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

302. mā — clean, white, and others

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

304. māhita — teacher

305. māia — capable, brave, bold

306. māku — for me, by me

307. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

309. māna — for him, her, by him, her

310. māngere — lazy

311. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

312. māra — garden

313. mārama — clear, understand

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

315. mātau — to know, understand

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

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

318. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

321. māui — on the left hand, left side

322. māuiui — sick

323. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

324. mīti — meat

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

326. mōhio — to know

327. mōhiti — glasses

328. mōkai — pet

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

330. mōmona — fat

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

332. mōrena — good morning

333. mōu — for you

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

335. nama — number

336. nanahi — yesterday

337. nei — here, by speaker

338. ngahere — forest, bush

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

340. ngenge — tired

341. ngeru — cat

342. ngā — the, plural

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

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

345. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

346. niho — tooth

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

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

349. noho — to live; sit

350. nui — big, great, many

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

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

353. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

358. nō — from

359. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

361. nōu — yours

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

363. oho — to wake up

364. oma — to run, escape

365. omaoma — running

366. one — beach, sand

367. ono — six

368. ope — group travelling together

369. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

370. oti — to be completed

371. pahi — bus

372. pahikara — bicycle

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

374. paihikara — bike

375. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

379. paku — small

380. panana — banana

381. pango — black

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

383. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

384. parakuihi — breakfast

385. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

386. parāoa — bread, flour

387. pata — butter

388. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

391. paukena — pumpkin

392. pea — pair; pear

393. peka — branch

394. pene — pen

395. pepa — paper; pepper

396. pereti — plate

397. pia — beer

398. piki — to increase

399. pikitia — picture, film

400. pirihimana — police officer

401. poaka — pig

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

403. pono — true, faithful

404. porou — eager, energetic

405. poti — boat

406. poto — short

407. pou — pole, post

408. pouaka — box

409. pounamu — greenstone

410. pukapuka — book, lungs

411. puku — stomach, belly

412. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

413. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

414. puna — pool, spring

415. pune — spoon

416. pupuhi — to shoot

417. pupuri — to hold onto

418. purei — to play, play

419. puta — to appear, to come out

420. putiputi — flower

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

422. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

423. pāmu — farm

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

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

426. pāpā — father, uncle

427. pāremata — parliament

428. pātai — question; to ask a question

429. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

430. pātītī — grass

431. pāua — abalone

432. pēhea — how?

433. pēke — bag

434. pēnei — like this, near speaker

435. pēnā — like that, near listener

436. pēpi — baby

437. pērā — like that, yonder

438. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

439. pīrangi — to want, desire

440. pō — night

441. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

442. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

443. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

444. pōtae — hat

445. pōtiki — child; youngest child

446. pōturi — deaf; slow

447. pōuri — sad, dark

448. pōwhiri — welcome

449. pū — to blow gently

450. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

453. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

454. rakuraku — guitar; rake

455. rama — light, torch

456. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

457. rangi — sky, day

458. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

459. rapu — to look for

460. raranga — plait; weave

461. rare — lolly

462. raro — under, below; time

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

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

465. rau — to put into; leaf

466. raumati — summer

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

468. rawe — lovely, excellent

469. reira — there (previously mentioned)

470. reka — sweet

471. reo — language, voice

472. rere — to escape; to fly

473. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

474. reri — ready

475. reta — letter

476. rima — five

477. ringa — hand, arm

478. ringaringa — hand, arm

479. riri — anger, angry

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

481. rite — to be ready, like, similar

482. roa — long

483. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

484. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

485. rongonui — famous

486. rongoā — medicine

487. rori — road

488. rorohiko — computer

489. roto — in, inside, within; lake

490. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

492. ruku — to dive

493. runga — on

494. rā — day; the sun; over there

495. Rāhoroi — Saturday

496. rākau — tree; timber

497. rānei — or

498. rārangi — line, row

499. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

502. rāua — them; they (two people)

503. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

504. rīwai — potato

505. rōpū — group

506. rūma — room

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

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

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

510. taha — to pass by; side

511. tahi — one, single

512. tahitahi — to sweep

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

514. tai — tide; coast

515. taihoa — wait

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

517. take — beginning, cause, origin

518. taki — to lead, to bring along

519. takoto — to lie down

520. taku — my (singular); edge

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

522. tamaiti — child

523. tamariki — children

524. tamāhine — daughter

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

526. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

527. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

528. tangata — person

529. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

530. tango — to take hold of

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

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

533. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

534. taonga — property, possession

535. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

537. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

538. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

540. taraiwa — to drive; driver

541. taraka — truck

542. tarau — trousers

543. tari — government department; office

544. taringa — ear

545. tata — near, close

546. tatari — to wait

547. tatau — to count

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

549. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

550. tauira — student; example

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

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

553. taura — rope, cable

554. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

555. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

556. tautoko — to support

557. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

558. tawhito — old, former

559. te — the, singular definite article

560. teina — younger sibling, same sex

561. tekau — ten

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

563. tereina — to train

564. tia — to steer, adorned

565. tiaki — to look after, to care for

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

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

568. tiki — to fetch

569. tina — dinner, lunch

570. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

572. tino — very

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

574. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

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

576. titiro — to look at

577. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

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

579. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

580. tohunga — expert, priest

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

582. toi — art, knowledge

583. toka — rock

584. toki — adze, axe; champion

585. tokohia — how many people?

586. tokomaha — many (of people)

587. tokorima — five (people)

588. tokorua — two (of people)

589. tokotoru — three (people)

590. tomo — to enter, go into

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

592. tonu — still

593. toro — to visit

594. toru — three

595. tote — salt

596. toto — blood

597. tua — beyond

598. tuahine — sister, of a male

599. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

600. tuanui — roof

601. tuarua — second

602. tuatahi — first

603. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

607. tuhituhi — to write, draw

608. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

611. tuna — eel

612. tungāne — brother, of a female

613. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

616. ture — law, rule

617. turituri — be quiet! noisy

618. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

619. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

621. tā — print, draw

622. tāhae — to steal

623. tāima — time

624. tākaro — to play

625. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

626. tākuta — doctor

627. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

629. tāne — man, male

630. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

631. tāone — town

632. tāra — dollar

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

634. tātahi — seaside, beach

635. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

637. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

639. tāwāhi — overseas

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

641. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

644. tēnā — that, by the listener

645. tēpu — table

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

647. tērā — that over there, that

648. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

650. tī — cabbage tree; tea

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

652. tīmata — to begin, to start

653. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

654. tītī — muttonbird

655. tō — your (singular); to drag

656. tōhi — toast

657. tōkena — stockings, socks

658. tōku — my (singular)

659. tōmuri — to be late

660. tōna — his, her

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

662. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

665. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

667. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

668. Tūrei — Tuesday

669. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

671. ua — to rain; rain

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

673. umu — earth oven

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

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

676. utu — cost, price; to pay for

677. waea — wire; phone

678. waenganui — middle, centre, between

679. waewae — foot, leg

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

681. wahie — driftwood

682. wahine — woman, wife

683. waho — out, outside, the outside

684. wai — water; who

685. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

686. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

688. wairua — spirit

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

690. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

691. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

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

694. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

695. whaea — mother, aunt

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

697. whaikōrero — oratory

698. whakaae — to agree

699. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

700. whakaako — teach

701. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

702. whakaata — mirror

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

704. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

706. whakairo — to carve, a carving

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

708. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

710. whakamātautau — examination, test

711. whakaoti — complete

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

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

714. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

715. whakarongo — to listen

716. whakatangi — to play an instrument

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

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

719. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

720. whana — to kick

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

722. whara — to be injured

723. whare — house, building

724. wharekai — restaurant

725. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

726. wharenui — meeting house; hall

727. wharepaku — toilet

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

729. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

730. whawhai — to fight; a battle

731. whea — where? (variant of hea)

732. whenua — land

733. whero — red

734. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

735. whitu — seven

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

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

738. whā — four

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

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

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

742. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

743. wiki — week

744. wini — window

745. wā — time, times

746. wāhanga — chapter, episode

747. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

750. ā — and; and then

751. āe — yes

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

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

754. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

756. Ākarana — Auckland

757. ākonga — student

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

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

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

761. ānō — as though; as if

762. āporo — apple

763. āpōpō — tomorrow

764. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

765. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

767. āwangawanga — worried

768. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

769. āwhina — to help

770. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

771. ēhea — which

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

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

774. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

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

778. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

780. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

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

782. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

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