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. hoariri — enemy, opponent

87. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

88. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

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

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

91. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

92. hokomaha — supermarket

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

94. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

96. hopi — soap

97. hopu — to catch

98. horoi — to wash, to clean

99. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

100. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

101. hou — new, modern; feather

102. hua — product, fruit

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

104. huarahi — street, path, road

105. huawhenua — vegetables

106. hui — meeting; gathered

107. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

108. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

109. huka — sugar

110. huna — to hide

111. hunga — group, people, company of people

112. huri — to turn

113. huritau — birthday

114. huruhuru — fur

115. hākari — feast

116. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

117. hāora — hour; oxygen

118. hāte — shirt

119. hē — wrong; error, mistake

120. hēki — egg

121. hī — to catch fish with a line

122. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

123. hōhipera — hospital

124. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

126. hōia — soldier, warrior

127. hōiho — horse

128. Hōngongoi — July

129. hōu — new, modern; fresh

130. hū — shoe

131. 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.

132. ia — he, she, him, her

133. iho — downwards

134. ihu — nose

135. ika — fish

136. ina — if, when

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

138. inanahi — yesterday

139. inapō — last night

140. Ingarangi — England

141. ingoa — name

142. inoi — pray

143. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

145. inā — if, when

146. ināianei — now

147. irāmutu — niece, nephew

148. iti — small, little

149. iwa — nine

150. iwi — tribe

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

152. kaha — strong, able

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

154. kai — eat (v); food (n)

155. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

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

158. kaimoana — seafood

159. kainga — (pass) be eaten

160. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

162. kanikani — dance, to dance

163. kanohi — face

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

165. kapu — cup

166. kapua — cloud

167. kara — colour

168. karaehe — class (school); glass

169. karahipi — scholarship

170. karaihe — grass

171. karaka — orange (colour)

172. karakia — prayer, to pray

173. karanga — to call

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

175. kararehe — animal

176. karu — eye

177. kata — to laugh

178. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

179. kati — close, shut

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

181. kato — pluck

182. katoa — all

183. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

184. kau — swim; cow

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

186. kauhoe — to swim

187. kaukau — to bathe

188. kaumātua — elder; elderly

189. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

190. kawa — sour, yuck

191. kawe — to carry, convey

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

193. kawhe — coffee

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

195. kei te — at the moment; now

196. keke — cake

197. kererū — native pigeon

198. kete — basket, kit

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

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

201. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

202. kimi — to look for, seek

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

204. kina — sea urchin

205. kino — bad

206. kiore — rat

207. kiri — skin

208. kiriata — movie, film

209. Kirihimete — Christmas

210. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

211. kite — to see

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

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

214. koa — happy

215. koe — you, one person

216. koha — gift

217. kohi — to collect, gather together

218. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

219. koi — sharp

220. koia — it is, so

221. koinei — this is

222. koirā — that is, those are; like that

223. konei — here, by speaker

224. konohete — concert

225. konā — there, by listener

226. kope — nappy

227. kore — zero, nothing

228. koretake — useless

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

230. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

231. korā — over there

232. kotahi — one

233. koti — coat, jacket

234. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

239. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

241. kupu — word

242. kura — school; treasured item

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

244. kurī — dog

245. kā — to burn, be alight

246. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

247. kāinga — home

248. kākahu — clothing, garment

249. kākāriki — green

250. kānga — corn

251. kāo — no!

252. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

253. kāpata — cupboard

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

255. kāri — playing card

256. kātahi — then

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

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

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

260. kēkē — armpit

261. kēmu — game

262. kī — to be full

263. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

264. kīhai — Negative word

265. kīhini — kitchen

266. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

267. kōhatu — stone

268. kōrero — to talk, speak

269. kōrerorero — to discuss (v); discussion (n)

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

271. kōrua — you, two people

272. kōtiro — girl

273. kōura — crayfish

274. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

275. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

276. kūaha — door

277. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

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

279. maha — many

280. mahana — to be warm, warm

281. mahara — thought, memory

282. mahi — to do, work, make

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

284. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

286. makariri — cold

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

288. makere — to get down from

289. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

290. mana — prestige, authority

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

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

293. Mane — Monday

294. mano — thousand

295. manu — bird

296. manuhiri — guest

297. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

298. marama — month, moon

299. maranga — to arise; to get up

300. maroke — dry

301. maru — power; shelter

302. mataku — scared, afraid

303. matapihi — window

304. matau — fish hook; right side

305. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

306. matekai — hungry, starving

307. matenga — time or circumstance of death

308. matua — parent, father

309. mau — to wear clothes

310. maumahara — to remember, remember

311. maunga — mountain

312. mauri — life spirit

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

314. mauī — left (direction)

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

316. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

319. mema — member, members

320. meneti — minute

321. mere — bush, shrub

322. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

323. minita — minister

324. miraka — milk

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

326. moana — sea

327. moata — early; early morning

328. moe — sleep; to marry

329. moenga — bed

330. mokemoke — lonely

331. mokopuna — grandchild

332. momo — type, kind

333. moni — money

334. motokā — car, motorcar

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

336. motukā — car

337. mua — front, before

338. muri — behind, after

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

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

341. mā — clean, white, and others

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

343. māhita — teacher

344. māia — capable, brave, bold

345. māku — for me, by me

346. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

348. māna — for him, her, by him, her

349. māngere — lazy

350. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

351. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

352. māra — garden

353. mārama — clear, understand

354. mārena — to marry; wedding

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

356. mātau — to know, understand

357. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

360. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

363. māui — on the left hand, left side

364. māuiui — sick

365. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

366. mīti — meat

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

368. mōhio — to know

369. mōhiti — glasses

370. mōkai — pet

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

372. mōmona — fat

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

374. mōrena — good morning

375. mōu — for you

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

377. nama — number

378. nanahi — yesterday

379. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

380. nei — here, by speaker

381. ngahere — forest, bush

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

383. ngenge — tired

384. ngeru — cat

385. ngā — the, plural

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

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

388. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

389. niho — tooth

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

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

392. noho — to live; sit

393. nui — big, great, many

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

395. nunui — big (plural form)

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

397. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

402. nō — from

403. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

405. nōu — yours

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

407. oho — to wake up

408. oma — to run, escape

409. omaoma — running

410. one — beach, sand

411. ono — six

412. ope — group travelling together

413. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

415. oti — to be completed

416. pahi — bus

417. pahikara — bicycle

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

419. paihikara — bike

420. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

424. paku — small

425. panana — banana

426. pango — black

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

428. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

429. paraikete — blanket

430. parakuihi — breakfast

431. pare — to ward off, to divert

432. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

433. parāoa — bread, flour

434. pata — butter

435. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

438. paukena — pumpkin

439. pea — pair; pear

440. peka — branch

441. peke — to jump, to leap over

442. pene — pen

443. pepa — paper; pepper

444. pere — bell

445. pereti — plate

446. peti — heap up

447. pia — beer

448. piki — to increase

449. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

452. pirihimana — police officer

453. poaka — pig

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

455. pono — true, faithful

456. porou — eager, energetic

457. poti — boat

458. poto — short

459. pou — pole, post

460. pouaka — box

461. pounamu — greenstone

462. pukapuka — book, lungs

463. puku — stomach, belly

464. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

465. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

466. puna — pool, spring

467. pune — spoon

468. pupuhi — to shoot

469. pupuri — to hold onto

470. purei — to play, play

471. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

472. puta — to appear, to come out

473. putiputi — flower

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

475. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

476. pāmu — farm

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

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

479. pāpā — father, uncle

480. pāremata — parliament

481. pātai — question; to ask a question

482. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

483. pātītī — grass

484. pāua — abalone

485. pēhea — how?

486. pēke — bag

487. pēnei — like this, near speaker

488. pēnā — like that, near listener

489. pēpi — baby

490. pērā — like that, yonder

491. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

492. pīrangi — to want, desire

493. pō — night

494. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

495. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

496. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

497. pōtae — hat

498. pōtiki — child; youngest child

499. pōturi — deaf; slow

500. pōuri — sad, dark

501. pōwhiri — welcome

502. pū — to blow gently

503. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

506. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

507. rakuraku — guitar; rake

508. rama — light, torch

509. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

510. rangi — sky, day

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

512. rapu — to look for

513. raranga — plait; weave

514. rare — lolly

515. raro — under, below; time

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

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

518. rau — to put into; leaf

519. raumati — summer

520. raureka — deceitful

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

522. rawe — lovely, excellent

523. reira — there (previously mentioned)

524. reka — sweet

525. reo — language, voice

526. rere — to escape; to fly

527. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

528. reri — ready

529. reta — letter

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

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

532. rima — five

533. ringa — hand, arm

534. ringaringa — hand, arm

535. riri — anger, angry

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

537. rite — to be ready, like, similar

538. roa — long

539. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

540. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

541. rongonui — famous

542. rongoā — medicine

543. rori — road

544. rorohiko — computer

545. roto — in, inside, within; lake

546. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

548. ruaki — vomit

549. ruku — to dive

550. runga — on

551. rā — day; the sun; over there

552. Rāhoroi — Saturday

553. rākau — tree; timber

554. Rāmere — Friday

555. rānei — or

556. rārangi — line, row

557. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

560. rāua — them; they (two people)

561. rēmana — lemon

562. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

563. rīwai — potato

564. rōpū — group

565. rūma — room

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

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

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

569. taha — to pass by; side

570. tahi — one, single

571. tahia — (pass) be swept

572. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

575. tai — tide; coast

576. taihoa — wait

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

578. take — beginning, cause, origin

579. taki — to lead, to bring along

580. takoto — to lie down

581. taku — my (singular); edge

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

583. tamaiti — child

584. tamariki — children

585. tame — male animal

586. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

591. tangata — person

592. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

593. tangihanga — funeral

594. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

598. taonga — property, possession

599. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

601. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

602. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

604. taraiwa — to drive; driver

605. taraka — truck

606. tarau — trousers

607. tari — government department; office

608. taringa — ear

609. tata — near, close

610. tatari — to wait

611. tatau — to count

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

613. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

614. tauira — student; example

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

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

617. taura — rope, cable

618. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

619. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

620. tautoko — to support

621. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

622. tawhito — old, former

623. te — the, singular definite article

624. teina — younger sibling, same sex

625. tekau — ten

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

627. tereina — to train

628. tia — to steer, adorned

629. tiaki — to look after, to care for

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

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

632. tiki — to fetch

633. tina — dinner, lunch

634. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

636. tino — very

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

638. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

639. tiro — to look

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

641. titiro — to look at

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

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

644. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

645. tohunga — expert, priest

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

647. toi — art, knowledge

648. toka — rock

649. toki — adze, axe; champion

650. tokohia — how many people?

651. tokomaha — many (of people)

652. Tokoono — six people

653. tokorima — five (people)

654. tokorua — two (of people)

655. tokotoru — three (people)

656. tomo — to enter, go into

657. tonga — south

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

659. tonu — still

660. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

661. toro — to visit

662. toru — three

663. tote — salt

664. toto — blood

665. tua — beyond

666. tuahine — sister, of a male

667. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

668. tuanui — roof

669. tuarua — second

670. tuatahi — first

671. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

675. tuhituhi — to write, draw

676. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

680. tuna — eel

681. tungāne — brother, of a female

682. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

685. ture — law, rule

686. turituri — be quiet! noisy

687. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

688. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

690. tā — print, draw

691. tāhae — to steal

692. tāima — time

693. tākaro — to play

694. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

695. tākuta — doctor

696. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

698. tāne — man, male

699. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

700. tāone — town

701. tāra — dollar

702. tārere — to swing

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

704. tāroaroa — tall

705. tātahi — seaside, beach

706. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

708. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

710. tāwāhi — overseas

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

712. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

715. tēnā — that, by the listener

716. tēpu — table

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

718. tērā — that over there, that

719. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

721. tī — cabbage tree; tea

722. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

724. tīma — team

725. tīmata — to begin, to start

726. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

727. tītī — muttonbird

728. tō — your (singular); to drag

729. tōhi — toast

730. tōkena — stockings, socks

731. tōku — my (singular)

732. tōmuri — to be late

733. tōna — his, her

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

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

736. tōtiti — sausage

737. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

740. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

742. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

744. Tūrei — Tuesday

745. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

748. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

751. umu — earth oven

752. uri — descendant, offspring

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

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

755. utaina — (pass) be loaded

756. utu — cost, price; to pay for

757. wae — foot; leg; separate

758. waea — wire; phone

759. waenganui — middle, centre, between

760. waewae — foot, leg

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

762. wahie — driftwood

763. wahine — woman, wife

764. waho — out, outside, the outside

765. wai — water; who

766. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

767. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

769. wairua — spirit

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

771. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

772. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

774. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

776. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

777. whaea — mother, aunt

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

779. whaikōrero — oratory

780. whakaae — to agree

781. whakaaetia — to be agreed

782. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

783. whakaako — teach

784. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

785. whakaata — mirror

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

787. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

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

790. whakairo — to carve, a carving

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

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

793. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

795. whakamātautau — examination, test

796. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

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

801. whakapapa — genealogy

802. whakapono — to believe; faith

803. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

804. whakarongo — to listen

805. whakatangi — to play an instrument

806. whakatau — to decide

807. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

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

812. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

813. whana — to kick

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

815. whara — to be injured

816. whare — house, building

817. wharekai — restaurant

818. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

819. wharenui — meeting house; hall

820. wharepaku — toilet

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

822. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

823. whawhai — to fight; a battle

824. whea — where? (variant of hea)

825. whenua — land

826. whero — red

827. whiri — plait; twist

828. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

829. whitu — seven

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

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

832. whutupōro — football, rugby

833. whā — four

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

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

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

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

838. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

839. wiki — week

840. wini — window

841. wā — time, times

842. wāhanga — chapter, episode

843. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

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

847. ā — and; and then

848. āe — yes

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

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

851. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

853. Ākarana — Auckland

854. ākonga — student

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

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

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

858. ānō — as though; as if

859. āporo — apple

860. āpōpō — tomorrow

861. ārahi — to lead, guide

862. ārani — orange [fruit]

863. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

864. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

866. āwangawanga — worried

867. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

868. āwhina — to help

869. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

870. ēhea — which

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

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

873. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

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

877. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

879. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

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

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

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