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. huakina — to open (huaki + passive suffix -na)

95. huarahi — street, path, road

96. huawhenua — vegetables

97. hui — meeting; gathered

98. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

99. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

100. huka — sugar

101. huna — to hide

102. hunga — group, people, company of people

103. huri — to turn

104. huritau — birthday

105. huruhuru — fur

106. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

107. hāora — hour; oxygen

108. hāte — shirt

109. hē — wrong; error, mistake

110. hēki — egg

111. hī — to catch fish with a line

112. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

113. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

115. hōiho — horse

116. hōu — new, modern; fresh

117. hū — shoe

118. 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.

119. ia — he, she, him, her

120. iho — downwards

121. ihu — nose

122. ika — fish

123. ina — if, when

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

125. inanahi — yesterday

126. inapō — last night

127. Ingarangi — England

128. ingoa — name

129. inoi — pray

130. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

132. inā — if, when

133. ināianei — now

134. irāmutu — niece, nephew

135. iti — small, little

136. iwa — nine

137. iwi — tribe

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

139. kaha — strong, able

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

141. kai — eat (v); food (n)

142. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

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

145. kainga — (pass) be eaten

146. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

148. kanikani — dance, to dance

149. kanohi — face

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

151. kapu — cup

152. kapua — cloud

153. kara — colour

154. karaehe — class (school); glass

155. karahipi — scholarship

156. karaihe — grass

157. karaka — orange (colour)

158. karakia — prayer, to pray

159. karanga — to call

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

161. kararehe — animal

162. karu — eye

163. kata — to laugh

164. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

165. kati — close, shut

166. kato — pluck

167. katoa — all

168. kau — swim; cow

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

170. kauhoe — to swim

171. kaukau — to bathe

172. kaumātua — elder; elderly

173. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

174. kawa — sour, yuck

175. kawe — to carry, convey

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

177. kawhe — coffee

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

179. kei te — at the moment; now

180. keke — cake

181. kete — basket, kit

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

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

184. kimi — to look for, seek

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

186. kino — bad

187. kiore — rat

188. kiri — skin

189. kiriata — movie, film

190. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

191. kite — to see

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

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

194. koa — happy

195. koe — you, one person

196. koha — gift

197. kohi — to collect, gather together

198. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

199. koi — sharp

200. koia — it is, so

201. koinei — this is

202. konei — here, by speaker

203. konohete — concert

204. konā — there, by listener

205. kore — zero, nothing

206. koretake — useless

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

208. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

209. korā — over there

210. kotahi — one

211. koti — coat, jacket

212. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

217. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

218. kupu — word

219. kura — school; treasured item

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

221. kurī — dog

222. kā — to burn, be alight

223. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

224. kāinga — home

225. kākahu — clothing, garment

226. kākāriki — green

227. kānga — corn

228. kāo — no!

229. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

230. kāpata — cupboard

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

232. kāri — playing card

233. kātahi — then

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

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

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

237. kēkē — armpit

238. kēmu — game

239. kī — to be full

240. kīhai — Negative word

241. kīhini — kitchen

242. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

243. kōhatu — stone

244. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

246. kōrua — you, two people

247. kōtiro — girl

248. kōura — crayfish

249. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

250. kūaha — door

251. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

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

253. maha — many

254. mahana — to be warm, warm

255. mahara — thought, memory

256. mahi — to do, work, make

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

258. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

260. makariri — cold

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

262. makere — to get down from

263. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

264. mana — prestige, authority

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

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

267. Mane — Monday

268. mano — thousand

269. manu — bird

270. manuhiri — guest

271. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

272. marama — month, moon

273. maranga — to arise; to get up

274. maroke — dry

275. maru — power; shelter

276. mataku — scared, afraid

277. matapihi — window

278. matau — fish hook; right side

279. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

280. matekai — hungry, starving

281. matenga — time or circumstance of death

282. matua — parent, father

283. mau — to wear clothes

284. maumahara — to remember, remember

285. maunga — mountain

286. mauri — life spirit

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

288. mauī — left (direction)

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

290. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

293. mema — member, members

294. meneti — minute

295. mere — bush, shrub

296. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

297. minita — minister

298. miraka — milk

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

300. moana — sea

301. moata — early; early morning

302. moe — sleep; to marry

303. moenga — bed

304. mokemoke — lonely

305. mokopuna — grandchild

306. momo — type, kind

307. moni — money

308. motokā — car, motorcar

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

310. motukā — car

311. mua — front, before

312. muri — behind, after

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

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

315. mā — clean, white, and others

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

317. māhita — teacher

318. māia — capable, brave, bold

319. māku — for me, by me

320. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

322. māna — for him, her, by him, her

323. māngere — lazy

324. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

325. māra — garden

326. mārama — clear, understand

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

328. mātau — to know, understand

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

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

331. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

334. māui — on the left hand, left side

335. māuiui — sick

336. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

337. mīti — meat

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

339. mōhio — to know

340. mōhiti — glasses

341. mōkai — pet

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

343. mōmona — fat

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

345. mōrena — good morning

346. mōu — for you

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

348. nama — number

349. nanahi — yesterday

350. nei — here, by speaker

351. ngahere — forest, bush

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

353. ngenge — tired

354. ngeru — cat

355. ngā — the, plural

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

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

358. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

359. niho — tooth

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

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

362. noho — to live; sit

363. nui — big, great, many

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

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

366. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

371. nō — from

372. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

374. nōu — yours

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

376. oho — to wake up

377. oma — to run, escape

378. omaoma — running

379. one — beach, sand

380. ono — six

381. ope — group travelling together

382. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

383. oti — to be completed

384. pahi — bus

385. pahikara — bicycle

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

387. paihikara — bike

388. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

392. paku — small

393. panana — banana

394. pango — black

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

396. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

397. parakuihi — breakfast

398. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

399. parāoa — bread, flour

400. pata — butter

401. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

404. paukena — pumpkin

405. pea — pair; pear

406. peka — branch

407. pene — pen

408. pepa — paper; pepper

409. pereti — plate

410. pia — beer

411. piki — to increase

412. pikitia — picture, film

413. pirihimana — police officer

414. poaka — pig

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

416. pono — true, faithful

417. porou — eager, energetic

418. poti — boat

419. poto — short

420. pou — pole, post

421. pouaka — box

422. pounamu — greenstone

423. pukapuka — book, lungs

424. puku — stomach, belly

425. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

426. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

427. puna — pool, spring

428. pune — spoon

429. pupuhi — to shoot

430. pupuri — to hold onto

431. purei — to play, play

432. puta — to appear, to come out

433. putiputi — flower

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

435. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

436. pāmu — farm

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

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

439. pāpā — father, uncle

440. pāremata — parliament

441. pātai — question; to ask a question

442. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

443. pātītī — grass

444. pāua — abalone

445. pēhea — how?

446. pēke — bag

447. pēnei — like this, near speaker

448. pēnā — like that, near listener

449. pēpi — baby

450. pērā — like that, yonder

451. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

452. pīrangi — to want, desire

453. pō — night

454. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

455. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

456. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

457. pōtae — hat

458. pōtiki — child; youngest child

459. pōturi — deaf; slow

460. pōuri — sad, dark

461. pōwhiri — welcome

462. pū — to blow gently

463. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

466. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

467. rakuraku — guitar; rake

468. rama — light, torch

469. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

470. rangi — sky, day

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

472. rapu — to look for

473. raranga — plait; weave

474. rare — lolly

475. raro — under, below; time

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

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

478. rau — to put into; leaf

479. raumati — summer

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

481. rawe — lovely, excellent

482. reira — there (previously mentioned)

483. reka — sweet

484. reo — language, voice

485. rere — to escape; to fly

486. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

487. reri — ready

488. reta — letter

489. rima — five

490. ringa — hand, arm

491. ringaringa — hand, arm

492. riri — anger, angry

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

494. rite — to be ready, like, similar

495. roa — long

496. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

497. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

498. rongonui — famous

499. rongoā — medicine

500. rori — road

501. rorohiko — computer

502. roto — in, inside, within; lake

503. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

505. ruku — to dive

506. runga — on

507. rā — day; the sun; over there

508. Rāhoroi — Saturday

509. rākau — tree; timber

510. Rāmere — Friday

511. rānei — or

512. rārangi — line, row

513. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

516. rāua — them; they (two people)

517. rēmana — lemon

518. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

519. rīwai — potato

520. rōpū — group

521. rūma — room

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

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

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

525. taha — to pass by; side

526. tahi — one, single

527. tahitahi — to sweep

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

529. tai — tide; coast

530. taihoa — wait

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

532. take — beginning, cause, origin

533. taki — to lead, to bring along

534. takoto — to lie down

535. taku — my (singular); edge

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

537. tamaiti — child

538. tamariki — children

539. tame — male animal

540. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

544. tangata — person

545. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

546. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

550. taonga — property, possession

551. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

553. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

554. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

556. taraiwa — to drive; driver

557. taraka — truck

558. tarau — trousers

559. tari — government department; office

560. taringa — ear

561. tata — near, close

562. tatari — to wait

563. tatau — to count

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

565. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

566. tauira — student; example

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

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

569. taura — rope, cable

570. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

571. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

572. tautoko — to support

573. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

574. tawhito — old, former

575. te — the, singular definite article

576. teina — younger sibling, same sex

577. tekau — ten

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

579. tereina — to train

580. tia — to steer, adorned

581. tiaki — to look after, to care for

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

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

584. tiki — to fetch

585. tina — dinner, lunch

586. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

588. tino — very

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

590. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

591. tiro — to look

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

593. titiro — to look at

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

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

596. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

597. tohunga — expert, priest

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

599. toi — art, knowledge

600. toka — rock

601. toki — adze, axe; champion

602. tokohia — how many people?

603. tokomaha — many (of people)

604. tokorima — five (people)

605. tokorua — two (of people)

606. tokotoru — three (people)

607. tomo — to enter, go into

608. tonga — south

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

610. tonu — still

611. toro — to visit

612. toru — three

613. tote — salt

614. toto — blood

615. tua — beyond

616. tuahine — sister, of a male

617. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

618. tuanui — roof

619. tuarua — second

620. tuatahi — first

621. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

625. tuhituhi — to write, draw

626. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

630. tuna — eel

631. tungāne — brother, of a female

632. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

635. ture — law, rule

636. turituri — be quiet! noisy

637. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

638. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

640. tā — print, draw

641. tāhae — to steal

642. tāima — time

643. tākaro — to play

644. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

645. tākuta — doctor

646. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

648. tāne — man, male

649. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

650. tāone — town

651. tāra — dollar

652. tārere — to swing

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

654. tātahi — seaside, beach

655. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

657. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

659. tāwāhi — overseas

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

661. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

664. tēnā — that, by the listener

665. tēpu — table

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

667. tērā — that over there, that

668. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

670. tī — cabbage tree; tea

671. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

673. tīmata — to begin, to start

674. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

675. tītī — muttonbird

676. tō — your (singular); to drag

677. tōhi — toast

678. tōkena — stockings, socks

679. tōku — my (singular)

680. tōmuri — to be late

681. tōna — his, her

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

683. tōtiti — sausage

684. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

687. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

689. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

690. Tūrei — Tuesday

691. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

693. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

696. umu — earth oven

697. uri — descendant, offspring

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

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

700. utaina — (pass) be loaded

701. utu — cost, price; to pay for

702. waea — wire; phone

703. waenganui — middle, centre, between

704. waewae — foot, leg

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

706. wahie — driftwood

707. wahine — woman, wife

708. waho — out, outside, the outside

709. wai — water; who

710. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

711. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

713. wairua — spirit

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

715. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

716. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

718. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

720. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

721. whaea — mother, aunt

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

723. whaikōrero — oratory

724. whakaae — to agree

725. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

726. whakaako — teach

727. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

728. whakaata — mirror

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

730. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

732. whakairo — to carve, a carving

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

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

735. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

737. whakamātautau — examination, test

738. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

742. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

743. whakarongo — to listen

744. whakatangi — to play an instrument

745. whakatau — to decide

746. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

750. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

751. whana — to kick

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

753. whara — to be injured

754. whare — house, building

755. wharekai — restaurant

756. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

757. wharenui — meeting house; hall

758. wharepaku — toilet

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

760. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

761. whawhai — to fight; a battle

762. whea — where? (variant of hea)

763. whenua — land

764. whero — red

765. whiri — plait; twist

766. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

767. whitu — seven

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

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

770. whā — four

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

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

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

774. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

775. wiki — week

776. wini — window

777. wā — time, times

778. wāhanga — chapter, episode

779. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

782. ā — and; and then

783. āe — yes

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

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

786. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

788. Ākarana — Auckland

789. ākonga — student

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

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

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

793. ānō — as though; as if

794. āporo — apple

795. āpōpō — tomorrow

796. ārani — orange [fruit]

797. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

798. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

800. āwangawanga — worried

801. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

802. āwhina — to help

803. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

804. ēhea — which

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

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

807. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

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

811. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

813. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

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

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

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