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. awatea — daylight

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

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

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

43. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

44. engari — but

45. etahi — Etahi, int. How great ! Etahi te oha a to…

46. ha — Ha (i), int. What! varying in signification according to the…

47. haere — go, come

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

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

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

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

52. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

53. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

54. harakeke — flax

55. haramai — to arrive

56. hararei — holiday

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

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

59. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

60. hau — wind, air, breath

61. haunga — smelly, stinky

62. hauora — health, healthy

63. haurua — half

64. he — a, some; in the category of

65. hea — where?

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

67. heihei — chicken

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

69. hemo — to pass by, be gone; died, die

70. heoi — however; and so

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

72. heru — comb

73. hia — how many?

74. hiahia — to want

75. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

76. hiakai — hungry

77. hiamoe — sleepy

78. hiki — to carry in the arms, to nurse

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

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

81. hingareti — singlet

82. hinu — oil, fat

83. hipi — sheep

84. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

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

86. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

87. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

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

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

90. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

91. hokomaha — supermarket

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

93. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

95. hopi — soap

96. hopu — to catch

97. horoi — to wash, to clean

98. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

99. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

100. hou — new, modern; feather

101. hua — product, fruit

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

103. huarahi — street, path, road

104. huawhenua — vegetables

105. hui — meeting; gathered

106. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

107. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

108. huka — sugar

109. huna — to hide

110. hunga — group, people, company of people

111. huri — to turn

112. huritau — birthday

113. huruhuru — fur

114. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

115. hāora — hour; oxygen

116. hāte — shirt

117. hē — wrong; error, mistake

118. hēki — egg

119. hī — to catch fish with a line

120. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

121. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

123. hōiho — horse

124. hōu — new, modern; fresh

125. hū — shoe

126. 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.

127. ia — he, she, him, her

128. iho — downwards

129. ihu — nose

130. ika — fish

131. ina — if, when

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

133. inanahi — yesterday

134. inapō — last night

135. Ingarangi — England

136. ingoa — name

137. inoi — pray

138. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

140. inā — if, when

141. ināianei — now

142. irāmutu — niece, nephew

143. iti — small, little

144. iwa — nine

145. iwi — tribe

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

147. kaha — strong, able

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

149. kai — eat (v); food (n)

150. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

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

153. kainga — (pass) be eaten

154. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

156. kanikani — dance, to dance

157. kanohi — face

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

159. kapu — cup

160. kapua — cloud

161. kara — colour

162. karaehe — class (school); glass

163. karahipi — scholarship

164. karaihe — grass

165. karaka — orange (colour)

166. karakia — prayer, to pray

167. karanga — to call

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

169. kararehe — animal

170. karu — eye

171. kata — to laugh

172. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

173. kati — close, shut

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

175. kato — pluck

176. katoa — all

177. kau — swim; cow

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

179. kauhoe — to swim

180. kaukau — to bathe

181. kaumātua — elder; elderly

182. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

183. kawa — sour, yuck

184. kawe — to carry, convey

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

186. kawhe — coffee

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

188. kei te — at the moment; now

189. keke — cake

190. kererū — native pigeon

191. kete — basket, kit

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

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

194. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

195. kimi — to look for, seek

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

197. kina — sea urchin

198. kino — bad

199. kiore — rat

200. kiri — skin

201. kiriata — movie, film

202. Kirihimete — Christmas

203. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

204. kite — to see

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

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

207. koa — happy

208. koe — you, one person

209. koha — gift

210. kohi — to collect, gather together

211. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

212. koi — sharp

213. koia — it is, so

214. koinei — this is

215. konei — here, by speaker

216. konohete — concert

217. konā — there, by listener

218. kore — zero, nothing

219. koretake — useless

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

221. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

222. korā — over there

223. kotahi — one

224. koti — coat, jacket

225. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

230. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

232. kupu — word

233. kura — school; treasured item

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

235. kurī — dog

236. kā — to burn, be alight

237. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

238. kāinga — home

239. kākahu — clothing, garment

240. kākāriki — green

241. kānga — corn

242. kāo — no!

243. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

244. kāpata — cupboard

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

246. kāri — playing card

247. kātahi — then

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

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

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

251. kēkē — armpit

252. kēmu — game

253. kī — to be full

254. kīhai — Negative word

255. kīhini — kitchen

256. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

257. kōhatu — stone

258. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

260. kōrua — you, two people

261. kōtiro — girl

262. kōura — crayfish

263. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

264. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

265. kūaha — door

266. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

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

268. maha — many

269. mahana — to be warm, warm

270. mahara — thought, memory

271. mahi — to do, work, make

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

273. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

275. makariri — cold

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

277. makere — to get down from

278. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

279. mana — prestige, authority

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

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

282. Mane — Monday

283. mano — thousand

284. manu — bird

285. manuhiri — guest

286. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

287. marama — month, moon

288. maranga — to arise; to get up

289. maroke — dry

290. maru — power; shelter

291. mataku — scared, afraid

292. matapihi — window

293. matau — fish hook; right side

294. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

295. matekai — hungry, starving

296. matenga — time or circumstance of death

297. matua — parent, father

298. mau — to wear clothes

299. maumahara — to remember, remember

300. maunga — mountain

301. mauri — life spirit

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

303. mauī — left (direction)

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

305. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

308. mema — member, members

309. meneti — minute

310. mere — bush, shrub

311. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

312. minita — minister

313. miraka — milk

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

315. moana — sea

316. moata — early; early morning

317. moe — sleep; to marry

318. moenga — bed

319. mokemoke — lonely

320. mokopuna — grandchild

321. momo — type, kind

322. moni — money

323. motokā — car, motorcar

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

325. motukā — car

326. mua — front, before

327. muri — behind, after

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

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

330. mā — clean, white, and others

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

332. māhita — teacher

333. māia — capable, brave, bold

334. māku — for me, by me

335. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

337. māna — for him, her, by him, her

338. māngere — lazy

339. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

340. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

341. māra — garden

342. mārama — clear, understand

343. mārena — to marry; wedding

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

345. mātau — to know, understand

346. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

349. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

352. māui — on the left hand, left side

353. māuiui — sick

354. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

355. mīti — meat

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

357. mōhio — to know

358. mōhiti — glasses

359. mōkai — pet

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

361. mōmona — fat

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

363. mōrena — good morning

364. mōu — for you

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

366. nama — number

367. nanahi — yesterday

368. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

369. nei — here, by speaker

370. ngahere — forest, bush

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

372. ngenge — tired

373. ngeru — cat

374. ngā — the, plural

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

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

377. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

378. niho — tooth

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

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

381. noho — to live; sit

382. nui — big, great, many

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

384. nunui — big (plural form)

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

386. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

391. nō — from

392. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

394. nōu — yours

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

396. oho — to wake up

397. oma — to run, escape

398. omaoma — running

399. one — beach, sand

400. ono — six

401. ope — group travelling together

402. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

404. oti — to be completed

405. pahi — bus

406. pahikara — bicycle

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

408. paihikara — bike

409. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

413. paku — small

414. panana — banana

415. pango — black

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

417. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

418. paraikete — blanket

419. parakuihi — breakfast

420. pare — to ward off, to divert

421. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

422. parāoa — bread, flour

423. pata — butter

424. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

427. paukena — pumpkin

428. pea — pair; pear

429. peka — branch

430. peke — to jump, to leap over

431. pene — pen

432. pepa — paper; pepper

433. pere — bell

434. pereti — plate

435. peti — heap up

436. pia — beer

437. piki — to increase

438. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

441. pirihimana — police officer

442. poaka — pig

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

444. pono — true, faithful

445. porou — eager, energetic

446. poti — boat

447. poto — short

448. pou — pole, post

449. pouaka — box

450. pounamu — greenstone

451. pukapuka — book, lungs

452. puku — stomach, belly

453. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

454. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

455. puna — pool, spring

456. pune — spoon

457. pupuhi — to shoot

458. pupuri — to hold onto

459. purei — to play, play

460. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

461. puta — to appear, to come out

462. putiputi — flower

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

464. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

465. pāmu — farm

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

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

468. pāpā — father, uncle

469. pāremata — parliament

470. pātai — question; to ask a question

471. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

472. pātītī — grass

473. pāua — abalone

474. pēhea — how?

475. pēke — bag

476. pēnei — like this, near speaker

477. pēnā — like that, near listener

478. pēpi — baby

479. pērā — like that, yonder

480. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

481. pīrangi — to want, desire

482. pō — night

483. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

484. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

485. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

486. pōtae — hat

487. pōtiki — child; youngest child

488. pōturi — deaf; slow

489. pōuri — sad, dark

490. pōwhiri — welcome

491. pū — to blow gently

492. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

495. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

496. rakuraku — guitar; rake

497. rama — light, torch

498. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

499. rangi — sky, day

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

501. rapu — to look for

502. raranga — plait; weave

503. rare — lolly

504. raro — under, below; time

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

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

507. rau — to put into; leaf

508. raumati — summer

509. raureka — deceitful

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

511. rawe — lovely, excellent

512. reira — there (previously mentioned)

513. reka — sweet

514. reo — language, voice

515. rere — to escape; to fly

516. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

517. reri — ready

518. reta — letter

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

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

521. rima — five

522. ringa — hand, arm

523. ringaringa — hand, arm

524. riri — anger, angry

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

526. rite — to be ready, like, similar

527. roa — long

528. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

529. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

530. rongonui — famous

531. rongoā — medicine

532. rori — road

533. rorohiko — computer

534. roto — in, inside, within; lake

535. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

537. ruaki — vomit

538. ruku — to dive

539. runga — on

540. rā — day; the sun; over there

541. Rāhoroi — Saturday

542. rākau — tree; timber

543. Rāmere — Friday

544. rānei — or

545. rārangi — line, row

546. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

549. rāua — them; they (two people)

550. rēmana — lemon

551. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

552. rīwai — potato

553. rōpū — group

554. rūma — room

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

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

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

558. taha — to pass by; side

559. tahi — one, single

560. tahia — (pass) be swept

561. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

564. tai — tide; coast

565. taihoa — wait

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

567. take — beginning, cause, origin

568. taki — to lead, to bring along

569. takoto — to lie down

570. taku — my (singular); edge

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

572. tamaiti — child

573. tamariki — children

574. tame — male animal

575. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

580. tangata — person

581. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

582. tangihanga — funeral

583. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

587. taonga — property, possession

588. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

590. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

591. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

593. taraiwa — to drive; driver

594. taraka — truck

595. tarau — trousers

596. tari — government department; office

597. taringa — ear

598. tata — near, close

599. tatari — to wait

600. tatau — to count

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

602. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

603. tauira — student; example

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

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

606. taura — rope, cable

607. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

608. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

609. tautoko — to support

610. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

611. tawhito — old, former

612. te — the, singular definite article

613. teina — younger sibling, same sex

614. tekau — ten

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

616. tereina — to train

617. tia — to steer, adorned

618. tiaki — to look after, to care for

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

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

621. tiki — to fetch

622. tina — dinner, lunch

623. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

625. tino — very

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

627. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

628. tiro — to look

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

630. titiro — to look at

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

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

633. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

634. tohunga — expert, priest

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

636. toi — art, knowledge

637. toka — rock

638. toki — adze, axe; champion

639. tokohia — how many people?

640. tokomaha — many (of people)

641. Tokoono — six people

642. tokorima — five (people)

643. tokorua — two (of people)

644. tokotoru — three (people)

645. tomo — to enter, go into

646. tonga — south

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

648. tonu — still

649. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

650. toro — to visit

651. toru — three

652. tote — salt

653. toto — blood

654. tua — beyond

655. tuahine — sister, of a male

656. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

657. tuanui — roof

658. tuarua — second

659. tuatahi — first

660. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

664. tuhituhi — to write, draw

665. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

669. tuna — eel

670. tungāne — brother, of a female

671. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

674. ture — law, rule

675. turituri — be quiet! noisy

676. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

677. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

679. tā — print, draw

680. tāhae — to steal

681. tāima — time

682. tākaro — to play

683. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

684. tākuta — doctor

685. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

687. tāne — man, male

688. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

689. tāone — town

690. tāra — dollar

691. tārere — to swing

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

693. tāroaroa — tall

694. tātahi — seaside, beach

695. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

697. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

699. tāwāhi — overseas

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

701. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

704. tēnā — that, by the listener

705. tēpu — table

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

707. tērā — that over there, that

708. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

710. tī — cabbage tree; tea

711. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

713. tīma — team

714. tīmata — to begin, to start

715. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

716. tītī — muttonbird

717. tō — your (singular); to drag

718. tōhi — toast

719. tōkena — stockings, socks

720. tōku — my (singular)

721. tōmuri — to be late

722. tōna — his, her

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

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

725. tōtiti — sausage

726. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

729. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

731. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

733. Tūrei — Tuesday

734. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

737. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

740. umu — earth oven

741. uri — descendant, offspring

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

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

744. utaina — (pass) be loaded

745. utu — cost, price; to pay for

746. wae — foot; leg; separate

747. waea — wire; phone

748. waenganui — middle, centre, between

749. waewae — foot, leg

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

751. wahie — driftwood

752. wahine — woman, wife

753. waho — out, outside, the outside

754. wai — water; who

755. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

756. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

758. wairua — spirit

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

760. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

761. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

763. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

765. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

766. whaea — mother, aunt

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

768. whaikōrero — oratory

769. whakaae — to agree

770. whakaaetia — to be agreed

771. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

772. whakaako — teach

773. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

774. whakaata — mirror

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

776. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

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

779. whakairo — to carve, a carving

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

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

782. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

784. whakamātautau — examination, test

785. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

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

790. whakapapa — genealogy

791. whakapono — to believe; faith

792. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

793. whakarongo — to listen

794. whakatangi — to play an instrument

795. whakatau — to decide

796. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

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

801. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

802. whana — to kick

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

804. whara — to be injured

805. whare — house, building

806. wharekai — restaurant

807. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

808. wharenui — meeting house; hall

809. wharepaku — toilet

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

811. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

812. whawhai — to fight; a battle

813. whea — where? (variant of hea)

814. whenua — land

815. whero — red

816. whiri — plait; twist

817. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

818. whitu — seven

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

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

821. whutupōro — football, rugby

822. whā — four

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

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

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

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

827. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

828. wiki — week

829. wini — window

830. wā — time, times

831. wāhanga — chapter, episode

832. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

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

836. ā — and; and then

837. āe — yes

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

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

840. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

842. Ākarana — Auckland

843. ākonga — student

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

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

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

847. ānō — as though; as if

848. āporo — apple

849. āpōpō — tomorrow

850. ārahi — to lead, guide

851. ārani — orange [fruit]

852. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

853. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

855. āwangawanga — worried

856. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

857. āwhina — to help

858. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

859. ēhea — which

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

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

862. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

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

866. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

868. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

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

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

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