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. kuikui — kuikui, n. Old woman. Ka hia nga kuikui i hoki…

224. kupu — word

225. kura — school; treasured item

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

227. kurī — dog

228. kā — to burn, be alight

229. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

230. kāinga — home

231. kākahu — clothing, garment

232. kākāriki — green

233. kānga — corn

234. kāo — no!

235. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

236. kāpata — cupboard

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

238. kāri — playing card

239. kātahi — then

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

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

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

243. kēkē — armpit

244. kēmu — game

245. kī — to be full

246. kīhai — Negative word

247. kīhini — kitchen

248. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

249. kōhatu — stone

250. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

252. kōrua — you, two people

253. kōtiro — girl

254. kōura — crayfish

255. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

256. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

257. kūaha — door

258. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

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

260. maha — many

261. mahana — to be warm, warm

262. mahara — thought, memory

263. mahi — to do, work, make

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

265. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

267. makariri — cold

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

269. makere — to get down from

270. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

271. mana — prestige, authority

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

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

274. Mane — Monday

275. mano — thousand

276. manu — bird

277. manuhiri — guest

278. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

279. marama — month, moon

280. maranga — to arise; to get up

281. maroke — dry

282. maru — power; shelter

283. mataku — scared, afraid

284. matapihi — window

285. matau — fish hook; right side

286. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

287. matekai — hungry, starving

288. matenga — time or circumstance of death

289. matua — parent, father

290. mau — to wear clothes

291. maumahara — to remember, remember

292. maunga — mountain

293. mauri — life spirit

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

295. mauī — left (direction)

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

297. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

300. mema — member, members

301. meneti — minute

302. mere — bush, shrub

303. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

304. minita — minister

305. miraka — milk

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

307. moana — sea

308. moata — early; early morning

309. moe — sleep; to marry

310. moenga — bed

311. mokemoke — lonely

312. mokopuna — grandchild

313. momo — type, kind

314. moni — money

315. motokā — car, motorcar

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

317. motukā — car

318. mua — front, before

319. muri — behind, after

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

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

322. mā — clean, white, and others

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

324. māhita — teacher

325. māia — capable, brave, bold

326. māku — for me, by me

327. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

329. māna — for him, her, by him, her

330. māngere — lazy

331. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

332. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

333. māra — garden

334. mārama — clear, understand

335. mārena — to marry; wedding

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

337. mātau — to know, understand

338. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

341. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

344. māui — on the left hand, left side

345. māuiui — sick

346. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

347. mīti — meat

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

349. mōhio — to know

350. mōhiti — glasses

351. mōkai — pet

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

353. mōmona — fat

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

355. mōrena — good morning

356. mōu — for you

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

358. nama — number

359. nanahi — yesterday

360. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

361. nei — here, by speaker

362. ngahere — forest, bush

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

364. ngenge — tired

365. ngeru — cat

366. ngā — the, plural

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

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

369. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

370. niho — tooth

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

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

373. noho — to live; sit

374. nui — big, great, many

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

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

377. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

382. nō — from

383. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

385. nōu — yours

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

387. oho — to wake up

388. oma — to run, escape

389. omaoma — running

390. one — beach, sand

391. ono — six

392. ope — group travelling together

393. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

394. oti — to be completed

395. pahi — bus

396. pahikara — bicycle

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

398. paihikara — bike

399. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

403. paku — small

404. panana — banana

405. pango — black

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

407. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

408. parakuihi — breakfast

409. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

410. parāoa — bread, flour

411. pata — butter

412. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

415. paukena — pumpkin

416. pea — pair; pear

417. peka — branch

418. pene — pen

419. pepa — paper; pepper

420. pereti — plate

421. pia — beer

422. piki — to increase

423. pikitia — picture, film

424. pirihimana — police officer

425. poaka — pig

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

427. pono — true, faithful

428. porou — eager, energetic

429. poti — boat

430. poto — short

431. pou — pole, post

432. pouaka — box

433. pounamu — greenstone

434. pukapuka — book, lungs

435. puku — stomach, belly

436. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

437. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

438. puna — pool, spring

439. pune — spoon

440. pupuhi — to shoot

441. pupuri — to hold onto

442. purei — to play, play

443. puta — to appear, to come out

444. putiputi — flower

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

446. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

447. pāmu — farm

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

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

450. pāpā — father, uncle

451. pāremata — parliament

452. pātai — question; to ask a question

453. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

454. pātītī — grass

455. pāua — abalone

456. pēhea — how?

457. pēke — bag

458. pēnei — like this, near speaker

459. pēnā — like that, near listener

460. pēpi — baby

461. pērā — like that, yonder

462. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

463. pīrangi — to want, desire

464. pō — night

465. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

466. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

467. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

468. pōtae — hat

469. pōtiki — child; youngest child

470. pōturi — deaf; slow

471. pōuri — sad, dark

472. pōwhiri — welcome

473. pū — to blow gently

474. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

477. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

478. rakuraku — guitar; rake

479. rama — light, torch

480. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

481. rangi — sky, day

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

483. rapu — to look for

484. raranga — plait; weave

485. rare — lolly

486. raro — under, below; time

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

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

489. rau — to put into; leaf

490. raumati — summer

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

492. rawe — lovely, excellent

493. reira — there (previously mentioned)

494. reka — sweet

495. reo — language, voice

496. rere — to escape; to fly

497. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

498. reri — ready

499. reta — letter

500. rima — five

501. ringa — hand, arm

502. ringaringa — hand, arm

503. riri — anger, angry

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

505. rite — to be ready, like, similar

506. roa — long

507. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

508. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

509. rongonui — famous

510. rongoā — medicine

511. rori — road

512. rorohiko — computer

513. roto — in, inside, within; lake

514. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

516. ruku — to dive

517. runga — on

518. rā — day; the sun; over there

519. Rāhoroi — Saturday

520. rākau — tree; timber

521. Rāmere — Friday

522. rānei — or

523. rārangi — line, row

524. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

527. rāua — them; they (two people)

528. rēmana — lemon

529. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

530. rīwai — potato

531. rōpū — group

532. rūma — room

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

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

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

536. taha — to pass by; side

537. tahi — one, single

538. tahitahi — to sweep

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

540. tai — tide; coast

541. taihoa — wait

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

543. take — beginning, cause, origin

544. taki — to lead, to bring along

545. takoto — to lie down

546. taku — my (singular); edge

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

548. tamaiti — child

549. tamariki — children

550. tame — male animal

551. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

555. tangata — person

556. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

557. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

561. taonga — property, possession

562. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

564. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

565. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

567. taraiwa — to drive; driver

568. taraka — truck

569. tarau — trousers

570. tari — government department; office

571. taringa — ear

572. tata — near, close

573. tatari — to wait

574. tatau — to count

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

576. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

577. tauira — student; example

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

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

580. taura — rope, cable

581. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

582. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

583. tautoko — to support

584. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

585. tawhito — old, former

586. te — the, singular definite article

587. teina — younger sibling, same sex

588. tekau — ten

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

590. tereina — to train

591. tia — to steer, adorned

592. tiaki — to look after, to care for

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

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

595. tiki — to fetch

596. tina — dinner, lunch

597. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

599. tino — very

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

601. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

602. tiro — to look

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

604. titiro — to look at

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

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

607. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

608. tohunga — expert, priest

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

610. toi — art, knowledge

611. toka — rock

612. toki — adze, axe; champion

613. tokohia — how many people?

614. tokomaha — many (of people)

615. tokorima — five (people)

616. tokorua — two (of people)

617. tokotoru — three (people)

618. tomo — to enter, go into

619. tonga — south

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

621. tonu — still

622. toro — to visit

623. toru — three

624. tote — salt

625. toto — blood

626. tua — beyond

627. tuahine — sister, of a male

628. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

629. tuanui — roof

630. tuarua — second

631. tuatahi — first

632. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

636. tuhituhi — to write, draw

637. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

641. tuna — eel

642. tungāne — brother, of a female

643. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

646. ture — law, rule

647. turituri — be quiet! noisy

648. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

649. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

651. tā — print, draw

652. tāhae — to steal

653. tāima — time

654. tākaro — to play

655. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

656. tākuta — doctor

657. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

659. tāne — man, male

660. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

661. tāone — town

662. tāra — dollar

663. tārere — to swing

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

665. tātahi — seaside, beach

666. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

668. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

670. tāwāhi — overseas

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

672. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

675. tēnā — that, by the listener

676. tēpu — table

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

678. tērā — that over there, that

679. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

681. tī — cabbage tree; tea

682. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

684. tīmata — to begin, to start

685. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

686. tītī — muttonbird

687. tō — your (singular); to drag

688. tōhi — toast

689. tōkena — stockings, socks

690. tōku — my (singular)

691. tōmuri — to be late

692. tōna — his, her

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

694. tōtiti — sausage

695. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

698. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

700. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

701. Tūrei — Tuesday

702. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

704. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

707. umu — earth oven

708. uri — descendant, offspring

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

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

711. utaina — (pass) be loaded

712. utu — cost, price; to pay for

713. waea — wire; phone

714. waenganui — middle, centre, between

715. waewae — foot, leg

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

717. wahie — driftwood

718. wahine — woman, wife

719. waho — out, outside, the outside

720. wai — water; who

721. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

722. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

724. wairua — spirit

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

726. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

727. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

729. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

731. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

732. whaea — mother, aunt

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

734. whaikōrero — oratory

735. whakaae — to agree

736. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

737. whakaako — teach

738. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

739. whakaata — mirror

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

741. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

743. whakairo — to carve, a carving

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

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

746. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

748. whakamātautau — examination, test

749. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

753. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

754. whakarongo — to listen

755. whakatangi — to play an instrument

756. whakatau — to decide

757. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

761. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

762. whana — to kick

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

764. whara — to be injured

765. whare — house, building

766. wharekai — restaurant

767. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

768. wharenui — meeting house; hall

769. wharepaku — toilet

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

771. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

772. whawhai — to fight; a battle

773. whea — where? (variant of hea)

774. whenua — land

775. whero — red

776. whiri — plait; twist

777. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

778. whitu — seven

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

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

781. whā — four

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

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

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

785. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

786. wiki — week

787. wini — window

788. wā — time, times

789. wāhanga — chapter, episode

790. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

793. ā — and; and then

794. āe — yes

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

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

797. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

799. Ākarana — Auckland

800. ākonga — student

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

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

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

804. ānō — as though; as if

805. āporo — apple

806. āpōpō — tomorrow

807. ārani — orange [fruit]

808. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

809. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

811. āwangawanga — worried

812. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

813. āwhina — to help

814. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

815. ēhea — which

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

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

818. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

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

822. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

824. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

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

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

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