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. harakeke — flax

50. haramai — to arrive

51. hararei — holiday

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

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

54. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

55. hau — wind, air, breath

56. haunga — smelly, stinky

57. hauora — health, healthy

58. haurua — half

59. he — a, some; in the category of

60. hea — where?

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

62. heihei — chicken

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

64. heoi — however; and so

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

66. hia — how many?

67. hiahia — to want

68. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

69. hiakai — hungry

70. hiamoe — sleepy

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

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

73. hingareti — singlet

74. hinu — oil, fat

75. hipi — sheep

76. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

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

78. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

79. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

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

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

82. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

83. hokomaha — supermarket

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

85. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

87. hopi — soap

88. hopu — to catch

89. horoi — to wash, to clean

90. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

91. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

92. hou — new, modern; feather

93. hua — product, fruit

94. huarahi — street, path, road

95. huawhenua — vegetables

96. hui — meeting; gathered

97. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

98. huka — sugar

99. huna — to hide

100. hunga — group, people, company of people

101. huri — to turn

102. huritau — birthday

103. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

104. hāora — hour; oxygen

105. hāte — shirt

106. hē — wrong; error, mistake

107. hēki — egg

108. hī — to catch fish with a line

109. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

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

111. hōiho — horse

112. hōu — new, modern; fresh

113. hū — shoe

114. 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.

115. ia — he, she, him, her

116. iho — downwards

117. ihu — nose

118. ika — fish

119. ina — if, when

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

121. inanahi — yesterday

122. inapō — last night

123. Ingarangi — England

124. ingoa — name

125. inoi — pray

126. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

128. ināianei — now

129. irāmutu — niece, nephew

130. iti — small, little

131. iwa — nine

132. iwi — tribe

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

134. kaha — strong, able

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

136. kai — eat (v); food (n)

137. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

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

140. kainga — (pass) be eaten

141. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

143. kanikani — dance, to dance

144. kanohi — face

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

146. kapu — cup

147. kapua — cloud

148. kara — colour

149. karaehe — class (school); glass

150. karahipi — scholarship

151. karaka — orange (colour)

152. karakia — prayer, to pray

153. karanga — to call

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

155. kararehe — animal

156. karu — eye

157. kata — to laugh

158. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

159. kati — close, shut

160. kato — pluck

161. katoa — all

162. kau — swim; cow

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

164. kauhoe — to swim

165. kaukau — to bathe

166. kaumātua — elder; elderly

167. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

168. kawa — sour, yuck

169. kawe — to carry, convey

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

171. kawhe — coffee

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

173. kei te — at the moment; now

174. keke — cake

175. kete — basket, kit

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

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

178. kimi — to look for, seek

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

180. kino — bad

181. kiore — rat

182. kiri — skin

183. kiriata — movie, film

184. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

185. kite — to see

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

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

188. koa — happy

189. koe — you, one person

190. koha — gift

191. kohi — to collect, gather together

192. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

193. koi — sharp

194. koia — it is, so

195. koinei — this is

196. konei — here, by speaker

197. konohete — concert

198. konā — there, by listener

199. kore — zero, nothing

200. koretake — useless

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

202. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

203. korā — over there

204. kotahi — one

205. koti — coat, jacket

206. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

211. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

212. kupu — word

213. kura — school; treasured item

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

215. kurī — dog

216. kā — to burn, be alight

217. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

218. kāinga — home

219. kākahu — clothing, garment

220. kākāriki — green

221. kānga — corn

222. kāo — no!

223. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

224. kāpata — cupboard

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

226. kāri — playing card

227. kātahi — then

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

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

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

231. kēkē — armpit

232. kēmu — game

233. kī — to be full

234. kīhai — Negative word

235. kīhini — kitchen

236. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

237. kōhatu — stone

238. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

240. kōrua — you, two people

241. kōtiro — girl

242. kōura — crayfish

243. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

244. kūaha — door

245. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

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

247. maha — many

248. mahana — to be warm, warm

249. mahara — thought, memory

250. mahi — to do, work, make

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

252. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

254. makariri — cold

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

256. makere — to get down from

257. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

258. mana — prestige, authority

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

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

261. Mane — Monday

262. mano — thousand

263. manu — bird

264. manuhiri — guest

265. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

266. marama — month, moon

267. maranga — to arise; to get up

268. maroke — dry

269. maru — power; shelter

270. mataku — scared, afraid

271. matapihi — window

272. matau — fish hook; right side

273. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

274. matekai — hungry, starving

275. matenga — time or circumstance of death

276. matua — parent, father

277. mau — to wear clothes

278. maumahara — to remember, remember

279. maunga — mountain

280. mauri — life spirit

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

282. mauī — left (direction)

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

284. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

287. mema — member, members

288. meneti — minute

289. mere — bush, shrub

290. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

291. minita — minister

292. miraka — milk

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

294. moana — sea

295. moata — early; early morning

296. moe — sleep; to marry

297. moenga — bed

298. mokemoke — lonely

299. mokopuna — grandchild

300. momo — type, kind

301. moni — money

302. motokā — car, motorcar

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

304. motukā — car

305. mua — front, before

306. muri — behind, after

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

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

309. mā — clean, white, and others

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

311. māhita — teacher

312. māia — capable, brave, bold

313. māku — for me, by me

314. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

316. māna — for him, her, by him, her

317. māngere — lazy

318. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

319. māra — garden

320. mārama — clear, understand

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

322. mātau — to know, understand

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

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

325. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

328. māui — on the left hand, left side

329. māuiui — sick

330. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

331. mīti — meat

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

333. mōhio — to know

334. mōhiti — glasses

335. mōkai — pet

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

337. mōmona — fat

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

339. mōrena — good morning

340. mōu — for you

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

342. nama — number

343. nanahi — yesterday

344. nei — here, by speaker

345. ngahere — forest, bush

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

347. ngenge — tired

348. ngeru — cat

349. ngā — the, plural

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

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

352. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

353. niho — tooth

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

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

356. noho — to live; sit

357. nui — big, great, many

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

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

360. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

365. nō — from

366. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

368. nōu — yours

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

370. oho — to wake up

371. oma — to run, escape

372. omaoma — running

373. one — beach, sand

374. ono — six

375. ope — group travelling together

376. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

377. oti — to be completed

378. pahi — bus

379. pahikara — bicycle

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

381. paihikara — bike

382. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

386. paku — small

387. panana — banana

388. pango — black

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

390. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

391. parakuihi — breakfast

392. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

393. parāoa — bread, flour

394. pata — butter

395. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

398. paukena — pumpkin

399. pea — pair; pear

400. peka — branch

401. pene — pen

402. pepa — paper; pepper

403. pereti — plate

404. pia — beer

405. piki — to increase

406. pikitia — picture, film

407. pirihimana — police officer

408. poaka — pig

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

410. pono — true, faithful

411. porou — eager, energetic

412. poti — boat

413. poto — short

414. pou — pole, post

415. pouaka — box

416. pounamu — greenstone

417. pukapuka — book, lungs

418. puku — stomach, belly

419. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

420. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

421. puna — pool, spring

422. pune — spoon

423. pupuhi — to shoot

424. pupuri — to hold onto

425. purei — to play, play

426. puta — to appear, to come out

427. putiputi — flower

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

429. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

430. pāmu — farm

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

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

433. pāpā — father, uncle

434. pāremata — parliament

435. pātai — question; to ask a question

436. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

437. pātītī — grass

438. pāua — abalone

439. pēhea — how?

440. pēke — bag

441. pēnei — like this, near speaker

442. pēnā — like that, near listener

443. pēpi — baby

444. pērā — like that, yonder

445. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

446. pīrangi — to want, desire

447. pō — night

448. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

449. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

450. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

451. pōtae — hat

452. pōtiki — child; youngest child

453. pōturi — deaf; slow

454. pōuri — sad, dark

455. pōwhiri — welcome

456. pū — to blow gently

457. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

460. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

461. rakuraku — guitar; rake

462. rama — light, torch

463. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

464. rangi — sky, day

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

466. rapu — to look for

467. raranga — plait; weave

468. rare — lolly

469. raro — under, below; time

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

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

472. rau — to put into; leaf

473. raumati — summer

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

475. rawe — lovely, excellent

476. reira — there (previously mentioned)

477. reka — sweet

478. reo — language, voice

479. rere — to escape; to fly

480. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

481. reri — ready

482. reta — letter

483. rima — five

484. ringa — hand, arm

485. ringaringa — hand, arm

486. riri — anger, angry

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

488. rite — to be ready, like, similar

489. roa — long

490. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

491. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

492. rongonui — famous

493. rongoā — medicine

494. rori — road

495. rorohiko — computer

496. roto — in, inside, within; lake

497. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

499. ruku — to dive

500. runga — on

501. rā — day; the sun; over there

502. Rāhoroi — Saturday

503. rākau — tree; timber

504. Rāmere — Friday

505. rānei — or

506. rārangi — line, row

507. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

510. rāua — them; they (two people)

511. rēmana — lemon

512. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

513. rīwai — potato

514. rōpū — group

515. rūma — room

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

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

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

519. taha — to pass by; side

520. tahi — one, single

521. tahitahi — to sweep

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

523. tai — tide; coast

524. taihoa — wait

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

526. take — beginning, cause, origin

527. taki — to lead, to bring along

528. takoto — to lie down

529. taku — my (singular); edge

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

531. tamaiti — child

532. tamariki — children

533. tame — male animal

534. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

538. tangata — person

539. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

540. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

544. taonga — property, possession

545. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

547. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

548. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

550. taraiwa — to drive; driver

551. taraka — truck

552. tarau — trousers

553. tari — government department; office

554. taringa — ear

555. tata — near, close

556. tatari — to wait

557. tatau — to count

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

559. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

560. tauira — student; example

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

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

563. taura — rope, cable

564. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

565. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

566. tautoko — to support

567. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

568. tawhito — old, former

569. te — the, singular definite article

570. teina — younger sibling, same sex

571. tekau — ten

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

573. tereina — to train

574. tia — to steer, adorned

575. tiaki — to look after, to care for

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

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

578. tiki — to fetch

579. tina — dinner, lunch

580. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

582. tino — very

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

584. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

585. tiro — to look

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

587. titiro — to look at

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

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

590. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

591. tohunga — expert, priest

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

593. toi — art, knowledge

594. toka — rock

595. toki — adze, axe; champion

596. tokohia — how many people?

597. tokomaha — many (of people)

598. tokorima — five (people)

599. tokorua — two (of people)

600. tokotoru — three (people)

601. tomo — to enter, go into

602. tonga — south

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

604. tonu — still

605. toro — to visit

606. toru — three

607. tote — salt

608. toto — blood

609. tua — beyond

610. tuahine — sister, of a male

611. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

612. tuanui — roof

613. tuarua — second

614. tuatahi — first

615. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

619. tuhituhi — to write, draw

620. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

624. tuna — eel

625. tungāne — brother, of a female

626. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

629. ture — law, rule

630. turituri — be quiet! noisy

631. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

632. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

634. tā — print, draw

635. tāhae — to steal

636. tāima — time

637. tākaro — to play

638. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

639. tākuta — doctor

640. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

642. tāne — man, male

643. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

644. tāone — town

645. tāra — dollar

646. tārere — to swing

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

648. tātahi — seaside, beach

649. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

651. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

653. tāwāhi — overseas

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

655. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

658. tēnā — that, by the listener

659. tēpu — table

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

661. tērā — that over there, that

662. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

664. tī — cabbage tree; tea

665. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

667. tīmata — to begin, to start

668. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

669. tītī — muttonbird

670. tō — your (singular); to drag

671. tōhi — toast

672. tōkena — stockings, socks

673. tōku — my (singular)

674. tōmuri — to be late

675. tōna — his, her

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

677. tōtiti — sausage

678. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

681. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

683. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

684. Tūrei — Tuesday

685. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

687. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

690. umu — earth oven

691. uri — descendant, offspring

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

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

694. utaina — (pass) be loaded

695. utu — cost, price; to pay for

696. waea — wire; phone

697. waenganui — middle, centre, between

698. waewae — foot, leg

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

700. wahie — driftwood

701. wahine — woman, wife

702. waho — out, outside, the outside

703. wai — water; who

704. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

705. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

707. wairua — spirit

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

709. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

710. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

712. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

714. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

715. whaea — mother, aunt

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

717. whaikōrero — oratory

718. whakaae — to agree

719. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

720. whakaako — teach

721. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

722. whakaata — mirror

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

724. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

726. whakairo — to carve, a carving

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

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

729. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

731. whakamātautau — examination, test

732. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

736. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

737. whakarongo — to listen

738. whakatangi — to play an instrument

739. whakatau — to decide

740. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

744. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

745. whana — to kick

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

747. whara — to be injured

748. whare — house, building

749. wharekai — restaurant

750. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

751. wharenui — meeting house; hall

752. wharepaku — toilet

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

754. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

755. whawhai — to fight; a battle

756. whea — where? (variant of hea)

757. whenua — land

758. whero — red

759. whiri — plait; twist

760. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

761. whitu — seven

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

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

764. whā — four

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

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

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

768. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

769. wiki — week

770. wini — window

771. wā — time, times

772. wāhanga — chapter, episode

773. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

776. ā — and; and then

777. āe — yes

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

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

780. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

782. Ākarana — Auckland

783. ākonga — student

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

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

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

787. ānō — as though; as if

788. āporo — apple

789. āpōpō — tomorrow

790. ārani — orange [fruit]

791. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

792. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

794. āwangawanga — worried

795. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

796. āwhina — to help

797. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

798. ēhea — which

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

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

801. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

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

805. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

807. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

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

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

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