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. akoranga — thing that is taught or learnt; lesson

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

17. amuamu — groan, grumble, complain

18. ana — indeed, when, if

19. anake — only, just, alone

20. anei — here, by me

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

22. ao — world, dawn, cloud

23. Aotearoa — New Zealand

24. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

25. ariki — chief, leader

26. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

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

28. ata — morning, shadow

29. atawhai — to show kindness towards

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

31. atua — god

32. au — I, me

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

34. auau — to bark, howl

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

36. awa — river, stream

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

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

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

40. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

41. engari — but

42. haere — go, come

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

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

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

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

47. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

48. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

49. hararei — holiday

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

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

52. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

53. hau — wind, air, breath

54. haunga — smelly, stinky

55. hauora — health, healthy

56. haurua — half

57. he — a, some; in the category of

58. hea — where?

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

60. heihei — chicken

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

62. heoi — however; and so

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

64. hia — how many?

65. hiahia — to want

66. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

67. hiakai — hungry

68. hiamoe — sleepy

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

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

71. hipi — sheep

72. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

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

74. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

75. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

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

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

78. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

79. hokomaha — supermarket

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

81. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

83. hopu — to catch

84. horoi — to wash, to clean

85. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

86. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

87. hou — new, modern; feather

88. hua — product, fruit

89. huarahi — street, path, road

90. huawhenua — vegetables

91. hui — meeting; gathered

92. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

93. huka — sugar

94. huna — to hide

95. hunga — group, people, company of people

96. huri — to turn

97. huritau — birthday

98. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

99. hāora — hour; oxygen

100. hāte — shirt

101. hē — wrong; error, mistake

102. hēki — egg

103. hī — to catch fish with a line

104. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

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

106. hōiho — horse

107. hōu — new, modern; fresh

108. hū — shoe

109. 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.

110. ia — he, she, him, her

111. iho — downwards

112. ihu — nose

113. ika — fish

114. ina — if, when

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

116. inanahi — yesterday

117. inapō — last night

118. Ingarangi — England

119. ingoa — name

120. inoi — pray

121. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

123. ināianei — now

124. irāmutu — niece, nephew

125. iti — small, little

126. iwa — nine

127. iwi — tribe

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

129. kaha — strong, able

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

131. kai — eat (v); food (n)

132. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

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

135. kainga — (pass) be eaten

136. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

138. kanikani — dance, to dance

139. kanohi — face

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

141. kapu — cup

142. kapua — cloud

143. kara — colour

144. karaehe — class (school); glass

145. karahipi — scholarship

146. karaka — orange (colour)

147. karakia — prayer, to pray

148. karanga — to call

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

150. kararehe — animal

151. karu — eye

152. kata — to laugh

153. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

154. kati — close, shut

155. kato — pluck

156. katoa — all

157. kau — swim; cow

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

159. kauhoe — to swim

160. kaukau — to bathe

161. kaumātua — elder; elderly

162. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

163. kawa — sour, yuck

164. kawe — to carry, convey

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

166. kawhe — coffee

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

168. kei te — at the moment; now

169. keke — cake

170. kete — basket, kit

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

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

173. kimi — to look for, seek

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

175. kino — bad

176. kiore — rat

177. kiri — skin

178. kiriata — movie, film

179. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

180. kite — to see

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

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

183. koa — happy

184. koe — you, one person

185. koha — gift

186. kohi — to collect, gather together

187. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

188. koi — sharp

189. koia — it is, so

190. koinei — this is

191. konei — here, by speaker

192. konohete — concert

193. konā — there, by listener

194. kore — zero, nothing

195. koretake — useless

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

197. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

198. korā — over there

199. kotahi — one

200. koti — coat, jacket

201. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

206. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

207. kupu — word

208. kura — school; treasured item

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

210. kurī — dog

211. kā — to burn, be alight

212. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

213. kāinga — home

214. kākahu — clothing, garment

215. kākāriki — green

216. kānga — corn

217. kāo — no!

218. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

219. kāpata — cupboard

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

221. kāri — playing card

222. kātahi — then

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

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

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

226. kēkē — armpit

227. kēmu — game

228. kī — to be full

229. kīhai — Negative word

230. kīhini — kitchen

231. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

232. kōhatu — stone

233. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

235. kōrua — you, two people

236. kōtiro — girl

237. kōura — crayfish

238. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

239. kūaha — door

240. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

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

242. maha — many

243. mahana — to be warm, warm

244. mahara — thought, memory

245. mahi — to do, work, make

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

247. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

249. makariri — cold

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

251. makere — to get down from

252. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

253. mana — prestige, authority

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

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

256. Mane — Monday

257. mano — thousand

258. manu — bird

259. manuhiri — guest

260. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

261. marama — month, moon

262. maranga — to arise; to get up

263. maroke — dry

264. maru — power; shelter

265. mataku — scared, afraid

266. matapihi — window

267. matau — fish hook; right side

268. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

269. matekai — hungry, starving

270. matenga — time or circumstance of death

271. matua — parent, father

272. mau — to wear clothes

273. maumahara — to remember, remember

274. maunga — mountain

275. mauri — life spirit

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

277. mauī — left (direction)

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

279. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

282. mema — member, members

283. meneti — minute

284. mere — bush, shrub

285. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

286. minita — minister

287. miraka — milk

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

289. moana — sea

290. moata — early; early morning

291. moe — sleep; to marry

292. moenga — bed

293. mokemoke — lonely

294. mokopuna — grandchild

295. momo — type, kind

296. moni — money

297. motokā — car, motorcar

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

299. motukā — car

300. mua — front, before

301. muri — behind, after

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

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

304. mā — clean, white, and others

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

306. māhita — teacher

307. māia — capable, brave, bold

308. māku — for me, by me

309. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

311. māna — for him, her, by him, her

312. māngere — lazy

313. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

314. māra — garden

315. mārama — clear, understand

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

317. mātau — to know, understand

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

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

320. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

323. māui — on the left hand, left side

324. māuiui — sick

325. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

326. mīti — meat

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

328. mōhio — to know

329. mōhiti — glasses

330. mōkai — pet

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

332. mōmona — fat

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

334. mōrena — good morning

335. mōu — for you

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

337. nama — number

338. nanahi — yesterday

339. nei — here, by speaker

340. ngahere — forest, bush

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

342. ngenge — tired

343. ngeru — cat

344. ngā — the, plural

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

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

347. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

348. niho — tooth

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

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

351. noho — to live; sit

352. nui — big, great, many

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

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

355. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

360. nō — from

361. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

363. nōu — yours

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

365. oho — to wake up

366. oma — to run, escape

367. omaoma — running

368. one — beach, sand

369. ono — six

370. ope — group travelling together

371. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

372. oti — to be completed

373. pahi — bus

374. pahikara — bicycle

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

376. paihikara — bike

377. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

381. paku — small

382. panana — banana

383. pango — black

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

385. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

386. parakuihi — breakfast

387. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

388. parāoa — bread, flour

389. pata — butter

390. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

393. paukena — pumpkin

394. pea — pair; pear

395. peka — branch

396. pene — pen

397. pepa — paper; pepper

398. pereti — plate

399. pia — beer

400. piki — to increase

401. pikitia — picture, film

402. pirihimana — police officer

403. poaka — pig

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

405. pono — true, faithful

406. porou — eager, energetic

407. poti — boat

408. poto — short

409. pou — pole, post

410. pouaka — box

411. pounamu — greenstone

412. pukapuka — book, lungs

413. puku — stomach, belly

414. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

415. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

416. puna — pool, spring

417. pune — spoon

418. pupuhi — to shoot

419. pupuri — to hold onto

420. purei — to play, play

421. puta — to appear, to come out

422. putiputi — flower

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

424. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

425. pāmu — farm

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

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

428. pāpā — father, uncle

429. pāremata — parliament

430. pātai — question; to ask a question

431. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

432. pātītī — grass

433. pāua — abalone

434. pēhea — how?

435. pēke — bag

436. pēnei — like this, near speaker

437. pēnā — like that, near listener

438. pēpi — baby

439. pērā — like that, yonder

440. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

441. pīrangi — to want, desire

442. pō — night

443. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

444. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

445. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

446. pōtae — hat

447. pōtiki — child; youngest child

448. pōturi — deaf; slow

449. pōuri — sad, dark

450. pōwhiri — welcome

451. pū — to blow gently

452. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

455. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

456. rakuraku — guitar; rake

457. rama — light, torch

458. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

459. rangi — sky, day

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

461. rapu — to look for

462. raranga — plait; weave

463. rare — lolly

464. raro — under, below; time

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

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

467. rau — to put into; leaf

468. raumati — summer

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

470. rawe — lovely, excellent

471. reira — there (previously mentioned)

472. reka — sweet

473. reo — language, voice

474. rere — to escape; to fly

475. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

476. reri — ready

477. reta — letter

478. rima — five

479. ringa — hand, arm

480. ringaringa — hand, arm

481. riri — anger, angry

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

483. rite — to be ready, like, similar

484. roa — long

485. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

486. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

487. rongonui — famous

488. rongoā — medicine

489. rori — road

490. rorohiko — computer

491. roto — in, inside, within; lake

492. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

494. ruku — to dive

495. runga — on

496. rā — day; the sun; over there

497. Rāhoroi — Saturday

498. rākau — tree; timber

499. Rāmere — Friday

500. rānei — or

501. rārangi — line, row

502. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

505. rāua — them; they (two people)

506. rēmana — lemon

507. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

508. rīwai — potato

509. rōpū — group

510. rūma — room

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

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

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

514. taha — to pass by; side

515. tahi — one, single

516. tahitahi — to sweep

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

518. tai — tide; coast

519. taihoa — wait

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

521. take — beginning, cause, origin

522. taki — to lead, to bring along

523. takoto — to lie down

524. taku — my (singular); edge

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

526. tamaiti — child

527. tamariki — children

528. tame — male animal

529. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

533. tangata — person

534. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

535. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

539. taonga — property, possession

540. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

542. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

543. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

545. taraiwa — to drive; driver

546. taraka — truck

547. tarau — trousers

548. tari — government department; office

549. taringa — ear

550. tata — near, close

551. tatari — to wait

552. tatau — to count

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

554. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

555. tauira — student; example

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

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

558. taura — rope, cable

559. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

560. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

561. tautoko — to support

562. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

563. tawhito — old, former

564. te — the, singular definite article

565. teina — younger sibling, same sex

566. tekau — ten

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

568. tereina — to train

569. tia — to steer, adorned

570. tiaki — to look after, to care for

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

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

573. tiki — to fetch

574. tina — dinner, lunch

575. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

577. tino — very

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

579. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

580. tiro — to look

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

582. titiro — to look at

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

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

585. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

586. tohunga — expert, priest

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

588. toi — art, knowledge

589. toka — rock

590. toki — adze, axe; champion

591. tokohia — how many people?

592. tokomaha — many (of people)

593. tokorima — five (people)

594. tokorua — two (of people)

595. tokotoru — three (people)

596. tomo — to enter, go into

597. tonga — south

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

599. tonu — still

600. toro — to visit

601. toru — three

602. tote — salt

603. toto — blood

604. tua — beyond

605. tuahine — sister, of a male

606. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

607. tuanui — roof

608. tuarua — second

609. tuatahi — first

610. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

614. tuhituhi — to write, draw

615. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

618. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

619. tuna — eel

620. tungāne — brother, of a female

621. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

624. ture — law, rule

625. turituri — be quiet! noisy

626. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

627. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

629. tā — print, draw

630. tāhae — to steal

631. tāima — time

632. tākaro — to play

633. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

634. tākuta — doctor

635. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

637. tāne — man, male

638. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

639. tāone — town

640. tāra — dollar

641. tārere — to swing

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

643. tātahi — seaside, beach

644. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

646. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

648. tāwāhi — overseas

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

650. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

653. tēnā — that, by the listener

654. tēpu — table

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

656. tērā — that over there, that

657. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

659. tī — cabbage tree; tea

660. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

662. tīmata — to begin, to start

663. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

664. tītī — muttonbird

665. tō — your (singular); to drag

666. tōhi — toast

667. tōkena — stockings, socks

668. tōku — my (singular)

669. tōmuri — to be late

670. tōna — his, her

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

672. tōtiti — sausage

673. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

676. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

678. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

679. Tūrei — Tuesday

680. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

682. ua — to rain; rain

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

684. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

685. umu — earth oven

686. uri — descendant, offspring

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

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

689. utaina — (pass) be loaded

690. utu — cost, price; to pay for

691. waea — wire; phone

692. waenganui — middle, centre, between

693. waewae — foot, leg

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

695. wahie — driftwood

696. wahine — woman, wife

697. waho — out, outside, the outside

698. wai — water; who

699. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

700. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

702. wairua — spirit

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

704. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

705. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

707. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

709. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

710. whaea — mother, aunt

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

712. whaikōrero — oratory

713. whakaae — to agree

714. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

715. whakaako — teach

716. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

717. whakaata — mirror

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

719. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

721. whakairo — to carve, a carving

722. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

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

724. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

726. whakamātautau — examination, test

727. whakaoti — complete

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

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

730. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

731. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

732. whakarongo — to listen

733. whakatangi — to play an instrument

734. whakatau — to decide

735. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

738. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

739. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

740. whana — to kick

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

742. whara — to be injured

743. whare — house, building

744. wharekai — restaurant

745. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

746. wharenui — meeting house; hall

747. wharepaku — toilet

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

749. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

750. whawhai — to fight; a battle

751. whea — where? (variant of hea)

752. whenua — land

753. whero — red

754. whiri — plait; twist

755. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

756. whitu — seven

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

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

759. whā — four

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

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

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

763. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

764. wiki — week

765. wini — window

766. wā — time, times

767. wāhanga — chapter, episode

768. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

771. ā — and; and then

772. āe — yes

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

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

775. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

777. Ākarana — Auckland

778. ākonga — student

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

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

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

782. ānō — as though; as if

783. āporo — apple

784. āpōpō — tomorrow

785. ārani — orange [fruit]

786. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

787. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

789. āwangawanga — worried

790. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

791. āwhina — to help

792. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

793. ēhea — which

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

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

796. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

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

800. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

802. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

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

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

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