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. katia — shut (pass of kati); shut!

167. kato — pluck

168. katoa — all

169. kau — swim; cow

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

171. kauhoe — to swim

172. kaukau — to bathe

173. kaumātua — elder; elderly

174. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

175. kawa — sour, yuck

176. kawe — to carry, convey

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

178. kawhe — coffee

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

180. kei te — at the moment; now

181. keke — cake

182. kererū — native pigeon

183. kete — basket, kit

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

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

186. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

187. kimi — to look for, seek

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

189. kina — sea urchin

190. kino — bad

191. kiore — rat

192. kiri — skin

193. kiriata — movie, film

194. Kirihimete — Christmas

195. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

196. kite — to see

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

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

199. koa — happy

200. koe — you, one person

201. koha — gift

202. kohi — to collect, gather together

203. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

204. koi — sharp

205. koia — it is, so

206. koinei — this is

207. konei — here, by speaker

208. konohete — concert

209. konā — there, by listener

210. kore — zero, nothing

211. koretake — useless

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

213. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

214. korā — over there

215. kotahi — one

216. koti — coat, jacket

217. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

222. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

223. kupu — word

224. kura — school; treasured item

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

226. kurī — dog

227. kā — to burn, be alight

228. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

229. kāinga — home

230. kākahu — clothing, garment

231. kākāriki — green

232. kānga — corn

233. kāo — no!

234. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

235. kāpata — cupboard

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

237. kāri — playing card

238. kātahi — then

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

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

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

242. kēkē — armpit

243. kēmu — game

244. kī — to be full

245. kīhai — Negative word

246. kīhini — kitchen

247. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

248. kōhatu — stone

249. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

251. kōrua — you, two people

252. kōtiro — girl

253. kōura — crayfish

254. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

255. kūaha — door

256. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

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

258. maha — many

259. mahana — to be warm, warm

260. mahara — thought, memory

261. mahi — to do, work, make

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

263. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

265. makariri — cold

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

267. makere — to get down from

268. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

269. mana — prestige, authority

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

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

272. Mane — Monday

273. mano — thousand

274. manu — bird

275. manuhiri — guest

276. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

277. marama — month, moon

278. maranga — to arise; to get up

279. maroke — dry

280. maru — power; shelter

281. mataku — scared, afraid

282. matapihi — window

283. matau — fish hook; right side

284. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

285. matekai — hungry, starving

286. matenga — time or circumstance of death

287. matua — parent, father

288. mau — to wear clothes

289. maumahara — to remember, remember

290. maunga — mountain

291. mauri — life spirit

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

293. mauī — left (direction)

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

295. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

298. mema — member, members

299. meneti — minute

300. mere — bush, shrub

301. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

302. minita — minister

303. miraka — milk

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

305. moana — sea

306. moata — early; early morning

307. moe — sleep; to marry

308. moenga — bed

309. mokemoke — lonely

310. mokopuna — grandchild

311. momo — type, kind

312. moni — money

313. motokā — car, motorcar

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

315. motukā — car

316. mua — front, before

317. muri — behind, after

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

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

320. mā — clean, white, and others

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

322. māhita — teacher

323. māia — capable, brave, bold

324. māku — for me, by me

325. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

327. māna — for him, her, by him, her

328. māngere — lazy

329. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

330. māra — garden

331. mārama — clear, understand

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

333. mātau — to know, understand

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

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

336. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

339. māui — on the left hand, left side

340. māuiui — sick

341. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

342. mīti — meat

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

344. mōhio — to know

345. mōhiti — glasses

346. mōkai — pet

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

348. mōmona — fat

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

350. mōrena — good morning

351. mōu — for you

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

353. nama — number

354. nanahi — yesterday

355. nei — here, by speaker

356. ngahere — forest, bush

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

358. ngenge — tired

359. ngeru — cat

360. ngā — the, plural

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

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

363. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

364. niho — tooth

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

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

367. noho — to live; sit

368. nui — big, great, many

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

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

371. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

376. nō — from

377. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

379. nōu — yours

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

381. oho — to wake up

382. oma — to run, escape

383. omaoma — running

384. one — beach, sand

385. ono — six

386. ope — group travelling together

387. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

388. oti — to be completed

389. pahi — bus

390. pahikara — bicycle

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

392. paihikara — bike

393. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

397. paku — small

398. panana — banana

399. pango — black

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

401. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

402. parakuihi — breakfast

403. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

404. parāoa — bread, flour

405. pata — butter

406. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

409. paukena — pumpkin

410. pea — pair; pear

411. peka — branch

412. pene — pen

413. pepa — paper; pepper

414. pereti — plate

415. pia — beer

416. piki — to increase

417. pikitia — picture, film

418. pirihimana — police officer

419. poaka — pig

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

421. pono — true, faithful

422. porou — eager, energetic

423. poti — boat

424. poto — short

425. pou — pole, post

426. pouaka — box

427. pounamu — greenstone

428. pukapuka — book, lungs

429. puku — stomach, belly

430. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

431. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

432. puna — pool, spring

433. pune — spoon

434. pupuhi — to shoot

435. pupuri — to hold onto

436. purei — to play, play

437. puta — to appear, to come out

438. putiputi — flower

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

440. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

441. pāmu — farm

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

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

444. pāpā — father, uncle

445. pāremata — parliament

446. pātai — question; to ask a question

447. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

448. pātītī — grass

449. pāua — abalone

450. pēhea — how?

451. pēke — bag

452. pēnei — like this, near speaker

453. pēnā — like that, near listener

454. pēpi — baby

455. pērā — like that, yonder

456. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

457. pīrangi — to want, desire

458. pō — night

459. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

460. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

461. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

462. pōtae — hat

463. pōtiki — child; youngest child

464. pōturi — deaf; slow

465. pōuri — sad, dark

466. pōwhiri — welcome

467. pū — to blow gently

468. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

471. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

472. rakuraku — guitar; rake

473. rama — light, torch

474. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

475. rangi — sky, day

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

477. rapu — to look for

478. raranga — plait; weave

479. rare — lolly

480. raro — under, below; time

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

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

483. rau — to put into; leaf

484. raumati — summer

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

486. rawe — lovely, excellent

487. reira — there (previously mentioned)

488. reka — sweet

489. reo — language, voice

490. rere — to escape; to fly

491. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

492. reri — ready

493. reta — letter

494. rima — five

495. ringa — hand, arm

496. ringaringa — hand, arm

497. riri — anger, angry

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

499. rite — to be ready, like, similar

500. roa — long

501. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

502. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

503. rongonui — famous

504. rongoā — medicine

505. rori — road

506. rorohiko — computer

507. roto — in, inside, within; lake

508. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

510. ruku — to dive

511. runga — on

512. rā — day; the sun; over there

513. Rāhoroi — Saturday

514. rākau — tree; timber

515. Rāmere — Friday

516. rānei — or

517. rārangi — line, row

518. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

521. rāua — them; they (two people)

522. rēmana — lemon

523. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

524. rīwai — potato

525. rōpū — group

526. rūma — room

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

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

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

530. taha — to pass by; side

531. tahi — one, single

532. tahitahi — to sweep

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

534. tai — tide; coast

535. taihoa — wait

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

537. take — beginning, cause, origin

538. taki — to lead, to bring along

539. takoto — to lie down

540. taku — my (singular); edge

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

542. tamaiti — child

543. tamariki — children

544. tame — male animal

545. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

549. tangata — person

550. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

551. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

555. taonga — property, possession

556. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

558. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

559. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

561. taraiwa — to drive; driver

562. taraka — truck

563. tarau — trousers

564. tari — government department; office

565. taringa — ear

566. tata — near, close

567. tatari — to wait

568. tatau — to count

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

570. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

571. tauira — student; example

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

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

574. taura — rope, cable

575. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

576. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

577. tautoko — to support

578. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

579. tawhito — old, former

580. te — the, singular definite article

581. teina — younger sibling, same sex

582. tekau — ten

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

584. tereina — to train

585. tia — to steer, adorned

586. tiaki — to look after, to care for

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

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

589. tiki — to fetch

590. tina — dinner, lunch

591. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

593. tino — very

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

595. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

596. tiro — to look

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

598. titiro — to look at

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

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

601. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

602. tohunga — expert, priest

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

604. toi — art, knowledge

605. toka — rock

606. toki — adze, axe; champion

607. tokohia — how many people?

608. tokomaha — many (of people)

609. tokorima — five (people)

610. tokorua — two (of people)

611. tokotoru — three (people)

612. tomo — to enter, go into

613. tonga — south

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

615. tonu — still

616. toro — to visit

617. toru — three

618. tote — salt

619. toto — blood

620. tua — beyond

621. tuahine — sister, of a male

622. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

623. tuanui — roof

624. tuarua — second

625. tuatahi — first

626. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

630. tuhituhi — to write, draw

631. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

635. tuna — eel

636. tungāne — brother, of a female

637. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

640. ture — law, rule

641. turituri — be quiet! noisy

642. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

643. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

645. tā — print, draw

646. tāhae — to steal

647. tāima — time

648. tākaro — to play

649. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

650. tākuta — doctor

651. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

653. tāne — man, male

654. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

655. tāone — town

656. tāra — dollar

657. tārere — to swing

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

659. tātahi — seaside, beach

660. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

662. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

664. tāwāhi — overseas

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

666. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

669. tēnā — that, by the listener

670. tēpu — table

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

672. tērā — that over there, that

673. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

675. tī — cabbage tree; tea

676. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

678. tīmata — to begin, to start

679. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

680. tītī — muttonbird

681. tō — your (singular); to drag

682. tōhi — toast

683. tōkena — stockings, socks

684. tōku — my (singular)

685. tōmuri — to be late

686. tōna — his, her

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

688. tōtiti — sausage

689. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

692. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

694. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

695. Tūrei — Tuesday

696. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

698. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

701. umu — earth oven

702. uri — descendant, offspring

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

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

705. utaina — (pass) be loaded

706. utu — cost, price; to pay for

707. waea — wire; phone

708. waenganui — middle, centre, between

709. waewae — foot, leg

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

711. wahie — driftwood

712. wahine — woman, wife

713. waho — out, outside, the outside

714. wai — water; who

715. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

716. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

718. wairua — spirit

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

720. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

721. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

723. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

725. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

726. whaea — mother, aunt

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

728. whaikōrero — oratory

729. whakaae — to agree

730. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

731. whakaako — teach

732. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

733. whakaata — mirror

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

735. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

737. whakairo — to carve, a carving

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

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

740. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

742. whakamātautau — examination, test

743. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

747. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

748. whakarongo — to listen

749. whakatangi — to play an instrument

750. whakatau — to decide

751. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

755. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

756. whana — to kick

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

758. whara — to be injured

759. whare — house, building

760. wharekai — restaurant

761. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

762. wharenui — meeting house; hall

763. wharepaku — toilet

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

765. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

766. whawhai — to fight; a battle

767. whea — where? (variant of hea)

768. whenua — land

769. whero — red

770. whiri — plait; twist

771. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

772. whitu — seven

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

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

775. whā — four

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

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

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

779. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

780. wiki — week

781. wini — window

782. wā — time, times

783. wāhanga — chapter, episode

784. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

787. ā — and; and then

788. āe — yes

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

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

791. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

793. Ākarana — Auckland

794. ākonga — student

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

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

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

798. ānō — as though; as if

799. āporo — apple

800. āpōpō — tomorrow

801. ārani — orange [fruit]

802. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

803. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

805. āwangawanga — worried

806. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

807. āwhina — to help

808. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

809. ēhea — which

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

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

812. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

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

816. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

818. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

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

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

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