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. Amerika — America

18. amuamu — groan, grumble, complain

19. ana — indeed, when, if

20. anake — only, just, alone

21. anei — here, by me

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

23. ao — world, dawn, cloud

24. Aotearoa — New Zealand

25. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

26. arawa — Arawa, n. A species of shark.

27. ariki — chief, leader

28. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

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

30. ata — morning, shadow

31. atawhai — to show kindness towards

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

33. atua — god

34. au — I, me

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

36. auau — to bark, howl

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

38. awa — river, stream

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

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

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

42. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

43. engari — but

44. haere — go, come

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

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

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

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

49. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

50. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

51. harakeke — flax

52. haramai — to arrive

53. hararei — holiday

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

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

56. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

57. hau — wind, air, breath

58. haunga — smelly, stinky

59. hauora — health, healthy

60. haurua — half

61. he — a, some; in the category of

62. hea — where?

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

64. heihei — chicken

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

66. heoi — however; and so

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

68. hia — how many?

69. hiahia — to want

70. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

71. hiakai — hungry

72. hiamoe — sleepy

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

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

75. hingareti — singlet

76. hinu — oil, fat

77. hipi — sheep

78. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

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

80. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

81. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

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

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

84. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

85. hokomaha — supermarket

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

87. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

89. hopi — soap

90. hopu — to catch

91. horoi — to wash, to clean

92. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

93. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

94. hou — new, modern; feather

95. hua — product, fruit

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

97. huarahi — street, path, road

98. huawhenua — vegetables

99. hui — meeting; gathered

100. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

101. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

102. huka — sugar

103. huna — to hide

104. hunga — group, people, company of people

105. huri — to turn

106. huritau — birthday

107. huruhuru — fur

108. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

109. hāora — hour; oxygen

110. hāte — shirt

111. hē — wrong; error, mistake

112. hēki — egg

113. hī — to catch fish with a line

114. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

115. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

117. hōiho — horse

118. hōu — new, modern; fresh

119. hū — shoe

120. 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.

121. ia — he, she, him, her

122. iho — downwards

123. ihu — nose

124. ika — fish

125. ina — if, when

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

127. inanahi — yesterday

128. inapō — last night

129. Ingarangi — England

130. ingoa — name

131. inoi — pray

132. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

134. inā — if, when

135. ināianei — now

136. irāmutu — niece, nephew

137. iti — small, little

138. iwa — nine

139. iwi — tribe

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

141. kaha — strong, able

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

143. kai — eat (v); food (n)

144. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

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

147. kainga — (pass) be eaten

148. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

150. kanikani — dance, to dance

151. kanohi — face

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

153. kapu — cup

154. kapua — cloud

155. kara — colour

156. karaehe — class (school); glass

157. karahipi — scholarship

158. karaihe — grass

159. karaka — orange (colour)

160. karakia — prayer, to pray

161. karanga — to call

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

163. kararehe — animal

164. karu — eye

165. kata — to laugh

166. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

167. kati — close, shut

168. katia — shut (pass of kati); shut!

169. kato — pluck

170. katoa — all

171. kau — swim; cow

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

173. kauhoe — to swim

174. kaukau — to bathe

175. kaumātua — elder; elderly

176. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

177. kawa — sour, yuck

178. kawe — to carry, convey

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

180. kawhe — coffee

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

182. kei te — at the moment; now

183. keke — cake

184. kererū — native pigeon

185. kete — basket, kit

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

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

188. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

189. kimi — to look for, seek

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

191. kina — sea urchin

192. kino — bad

193. kiore — rat

194. kiri — skin

195. kiriata — movie, film

196. Kirihimete — Christmas

197. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

198. kite — to see

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

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

201. koa — happy

202. koe — you, one person

203. koha — gift

204. kohi — to collect, gather together

205. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

206. koi — sharp

207. koia — it is, so

208. koinei — this is

209. konei — here, by speaker

210. konohete — concert

211. konā — there, by listener

212. kore — zero, nothing

213. koretake — useless

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

215. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

216. korā — over there

217. kotahi — one

218. koti — coat, jacket

219. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

224. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

226. kupu — word

227. kura — school; treasured item

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

229. kurī — dog

230. kā — to burn, be alight

231. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

232. kāinga — home

233. kākahu — clothing, garment

234. kākāriki — green

235. kānga — corn

236. kāo — no!

237. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

238. kāpata — cupboard

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

240. kāri — playing card

241. kātahi — then

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

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

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

245. kēkē — armpit

246. kēmu — game

247. kī — to be full

248. kīhai — Negative word

249. kīhini — kitchen

250. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

251. kōhatu — stone

252. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

254. kōrua — you, two people

255. kōtiro — girl

256. kōura — crayfish

257. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

258. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

259. kūaha — door

260. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

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

262. maha — many

263. mahana — to be warm, warm

264. mahara — thought, memory

265. mahi — to do, work, make

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

267. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

269. makariri — cold

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

271. makere — to get down from

272. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

273. mana — prestige, authority

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

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

276. Mane — Monday

277. mano — thousand

278. manu — bird

279. manuhiri — guest

280. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

281. marama — month, moon

282. maranga — to arise; to get up

283. maroke — dry

284. maru — power; shelter

285. mataku — scared, afraid

286. matapihi — window

287. matau — fish hook; right side

288. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

289. matekai — hungry, starving

290. matenga — time or circumstance of death

291. matua — parent, father

292. mau — to wear clothes

293. maumahara — to remember, remember

294. maunga — mountain

295. mauri — life spirit

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

297. mauī — left (direction)

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

299. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

302. mema — member, members

303. meneti — minute

304. mere — bush, shrub

305. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

306. minita — minister

307. miraka — milk

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

309. moana — sea

310. moata — early; early morning

311. moe — sleep; to marry

312. moenga — bed

313. mokemoke — lonely

314. mokopuna — grandchild

315. momo — type, kind

316. moni — money

317. motokā — car, motorcar

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

319. motukā — car

320. mua — front, before

321. muri — behind, after

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

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

324. mā — clean, white, and others

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

326. māhita — teacher

327. māia — capable, brave, bold

328. māku — for me, by me

329. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

331. māna — for him, her, by him, her

332. māngere — lazy

333. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

334. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

335. māra — garden

336. mārama — clear, understand

337. mārena — to marry; wedding

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

339. mātau — to know, understand

340. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

343. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

346. māui — on the left hand, left side

347. māuiui — sick

348. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

349. mīti — meat

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

351. mōhio — to know

352. mōhiti — glasses

353. mōkai — pet

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

355. mōmona — fat

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

357. mōrena — good morning

358. mōu — for you

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

360. nama — number

361. nanahi — yesterday

362. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

363. nei — here, by speaker

364. ngahere — forest, bush

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

366. ngenge — tired

367. ngeru — cat

368. ngā — the, plural

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

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

371. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

372. niho — tooth

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

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

375. noho — to live; sit

376. nui — big, great, many

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

378. nunui — big (plural form)

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

380. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

385. nō — from

386. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

388. nōu — yours

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

390. oho — to wake up

391. oma — to run, escape

392. omaoma — running

393. one — beach, sand

394. ono — six

395. ope — group travelling together

396. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

397. oranga — health, life (ora + nominal suffix -nga)

398. oti — to be completed

399. pahi — bus

400. pahikara — bicycle

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

402. paihikara — bike

403. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

407. paku — small

408. panana — banana

409. pango — black

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

411. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

412. paraikete — blanket

413. parakuihi — breakfast

414. pare — to ward off, to divert

415. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

416. parāoa — bread, flour

417. pata — butter

418. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

421. paukena — pumpkin

422. pea — pair; pear

423. peka — branch

424. peke — to jump, to leap over

425. pene — pen

426. pepa — paper; pepper

427. pere — bell

428. pereti — plate

429. peti — heap up

430. pia — beer

431. piki — to increase

432. pikitia — picture, film

433. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…

434. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…

435. pirihimana — police officer

436. poaka — pig

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

438. pono — true, faithful

439. porou — eager, energetic

440. poti — boat

441. poto — short

442. pou — pole, post

443. pouaka — box

444. pounamu — greenstone

445. pukapuka — book, lungs

446. puku — stomach, belly

447. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

448. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

449. puna — pool, spring

450. pune — spoon

451. pupuhi — to shoot

452. pupuri — to hold onto

453. purei — to play, play

454. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

455. puta — to appear, to come out

456. putiputi — flower

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

458. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

459. pāmu — farm

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

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

462. pāpā — father, uncle

463. pāremata — parliament

464. pātai — question; to ask a question

465. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

466. pātītī — grass

467. pāua — abalone

468. pēhea — how?

469. pēke — bag

470. pēnei — like this, near speaker

471. pēnā — like that, near listener

472. pēpi — baby

473. pērā — like that, yonder

474. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

475. pīrangi — to want, desire

476. pō — night

477. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

478. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

479. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

480. pōtae — hat

481. pōtiki — child; youngest child

482. pōturi — deaf; slow

483. pōuri — sad, dark

484. pōwhiri — welcome

485. pū — to blow gently

486. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

489. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

490. rakuraku — guitar; rake

491. rama — light, torch

492. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

493. rangi — sky, day

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

495. rapu — to look for

496. raranga — plait; weave

497. rare — lolly

498. raro — under, below; time

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

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

501. rau — to put into; leaf

502. raumati — summer

503. raureka — deceitful

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

505. rawe — lovely, excellent

506. reira — there (previously mentioned)

507. reka — sweet

508. reo — language, voice

509. rere — to escape; to fly

510. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

511. reri — ready

512. reta — letter

513. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

514. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

515. rima — five

516. ringa — hand, arm

517. ringaringa — hand, arm

518. riri — anger, angry

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

520. rite — to be ready, like, similar

521. roa — long

522. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

523. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

524. rongonui — famous

525. rongoā — medicine

526. rori — road

527. rorohiko — computer

528. roto — in, inside, within; lake

529. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

531. ruaki — vomit

532. ruku — to dive

533. runga — on

534. rā — day; the sun; over there

535. Rāhoroi — Saturday

536. rākau — tree; timber

537. Rāmere — Friday

538. rānei — or

539. rārangi — line, row

540. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

543. rāua — them; they (two people)

544. rēmana — lemon

545. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

546. rīwai — potato

547. rōpū — group

548. rūma — room

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

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

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

552. taha — to pass by; side

553. tahi — one, single

554. tahia — (pass) be swept

555. tahitahi — to sweep

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

557. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

558. tai — tide; coast

559. taihoa — wait

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

561. take — beginning, cause, origin

562. taki — to lead, to bring along

563. takoto — to lie down

564. taku — my (singular); edge

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

566. tamaiti — child

567. tamariki — children

568. tame — male animal

569. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

573. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

574. tangata — person

575. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

576. tangihanga — funeral

577. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

581. taonga — property, possession

582. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

584. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

585. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

587. taraiwa — to drive; driver

588. taraka — truck

589. tarau — trousers

590. tari — government department; office

591. taringa — ear

592. tata — near, close

593. tatari — to wait

594. tatau — to count

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

596. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

597. tauira — student; example

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

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

600. taura — rope, cable

601. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

602. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

603. tautoko — to support

604. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

605. tawhito — old, former

606. te — the, singular definite article

607. teina — younger sibling, same sex

608. tekau — ten

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

610. tereina — to train

611. tia — to steer, adorned

612. tiaki — to look after, to care for

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

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

615. tiki — to fetch

616. tina — dinner, lunch

617. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

619. tino — very

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

621. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

622. tiro — to look

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

624. titiro — to look at

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

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

627. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

628. tohunga — expert, priest

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

630. toi — art, knowledge

631. toka — rock

632. toki — adze, axe; champion

633. tokohia — how many people?

634. tokomaha — many (of people)

635. Tokoono — six people

636. tokorima — five (people)

637. tokorua — two (of people)

638. tokotoru — three (people)

639. tomo — to enter, go into

640. tonga — south

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

642. tonu — still

643. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

644. toro — to visit

645. toru — three

646. tote — salt

647. toto — blood

648. tua — beyond

649. tuahine — sister, of a male

650. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

651. tuanui — roof

652. tuarua — second

653. tuatahi — first

654. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

658. tuhituhi — to write, draw

659. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

663. tuna — eel

664. tungāne — brother, of a female

665. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

668. ture — law, rule

669. turituri — be quiet! noisy

670. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

671. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

673. tā — print, draw

674. tāhae — to steal

675. tāima — time

676. tākaro — to play

677. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

678. tākuta — doctor

679. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

681. tāne — man, male

682. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

683. tāone — town

684. tāra — dollar

685. tārere — to swing

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

687. tāroaroa — tall

688. tātahi — seaside, beach

689. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

691. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

693. tāwāhi — overseas

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

695. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

698. tēnā — that, by the listener

699. tēpu — table

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

701. tērā — that over there, that

702. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

704. tī — cabbage tree; tea

705. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

707. tīma — team

708. tīmata — to begin, to start

709. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

710. tītī — muttonbird

711. tō — your (singular); to drag

712. tōhi — toast

713. tōkena — stockings, socks

714. tōku — my (singular)

715. tōmuri — to be late

716. tōna — his, her

717. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

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

719. tōtiti — sausage

720. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

723. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

725. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

726. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

727. Tūrei — Tuesday

728. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

730. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

731. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

734. umu — earth oven

735. uri — descendant, offspring

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

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

738. utaina — (pass) be loaded

739. utu — cost, price; to pay for

740. wae — foot; leg; separate

741. waea — wire; phone

742. waenganui — middle, centre, between

743. waewae — foot, leg

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

745. wahie — driftwood

746. wahine — woman, wife

747. waho — out, outside, the outside

748. wai — water; who

749. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

750. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

752. wairua — spirit

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

754. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

755. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

757. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

759. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

760. whaea — mother, aunt

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

762. whaikōrero — oratory

763. whakaae — to agree

764. whakaaetia — to be agreed

765. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

766. whakaako — teach

767. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

768. whakaata — mirror

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

770. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

772. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

773. whakairo — to carve, a carving

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

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

776. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

778. whakamātautau — examination, test

779. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

783. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

784. whakapapa — genealogy

785. whakapono — to believe; faith

786. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

787. whakarongo — to listen

788. whakatangi — to play an instrument

789. whakatau — to decide

790. whakataukī — proverb

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

792. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

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

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

795. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

796. whana — to kick

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

798. whara — to be injured

799. whare — house, building

800. wharekai — restaurant

801. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

802. wharenui — meeting house; hall

803. wharepaku — toilet

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

805. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

806. whawhai — to fight; a battle

807. whea — where? (variant of hea)

808. whenua — land

809. whero — red

810. whiri — plait; twist

811. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

812. whitu — seven

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

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

815. whutupōro — football, rugby

816. whā — four

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

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

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

820. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

821. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

822. wiki — week

823. wini — window

824. wā — time, times

825. wāhanga — chapter, episode

826. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

829. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

830. ā — and; and then

831. āe — yes

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

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

834. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

836. Ākarana — Auckland

837. ākonga — student

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

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

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

841. ānō — as though; as if

842. āporo — apple

843. āpōpō — tomorrow

844. ārahi — to lead, guide

845. ārani — orange [fruit]

846. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

847. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

849. āwangawanga — worried

850. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

851. āwhina — to help

852. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

853. ēhea — which

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

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

856. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

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

860. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

862. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

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

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

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