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. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

280. maha — many

281. mahana — to be warm, warm

282. mahara — thought, memory

283. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

284. mahi — to do, work, make

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

286. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

288. makariri — cold

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

290. makere — to get down from

291. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

292. mana — prestige, authority

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

294. manaakitia — (pass) be looked after; look after

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

296. Mane — Monday

297. mangō — shark

298. mano — thousand

299. manu — bird

300. manuhiri — guest

301. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

302. marama — month, moon

303. maranga — to arise; to get up

304. maringi — to spill (trans)

305. maroke — dry

306. maru — power; shelter

307. mataku — scared, afraid

308. matapihi — window

309. matau — fish hook; right side

310. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

311. matekai — hungry, starving

312. matenga — time or circumstance of death

313. matua — parent, father

314. mau — to wear clothes

315. maumahara — to remember, remember

316. maunga — mountain

317. mauri — life spirit

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

319. mauī — left (direction)

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

321. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

324. mema — member, members

325. meneti — minute

326. mere — bush, shrub

327. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

328. minita — minister

329. miraka — milk

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

331. moana — sea

332. moata — early; early morning

333. moe — sleep; to marry

334. moenga — bed

335. mokemoke — lonely

336. mokopuna — grandchild

337. momo — type, kind

338. moni — money

339. motokā — car, motorcar

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

341. motukā — car

342. mua — front, before

343. muri — behind, after

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

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

346. mā — clean, white, and others

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

348. māhita — teacher

349. māia — capable, brave, bold

350. māku — for me, by me

351. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

353. māna — for him, her, by him, her

354. māngere — lazy

355. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

356. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

357. māra — garden

358. mārama — clear, understand

359. mārena — to marry; wedding

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

361. mātau — to know, understand

362. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

365. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

368. māui — on the left hand, left side

369. māuiui — sick

370. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

371. mīti — meat

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

373. mōhio — to know

374. mōhiti — glasses

375. mōkai — pet

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

377. mōmona — fat

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

379. mōrena — good morning

380. mōu — for you

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

382. nama — number

383. nanahi — yesterday

384. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

385. nei — here, by speaker

386. ngahere — forest, bush

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

388. ngenge — tired

389. ngeru — cat

390. ngā — the, plural

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

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

393. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

394. niho — tooth

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

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

397. noho — to live; sit

398. nui — big, great, many

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

400. nunui — big (plural form)

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

402. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

407. nō — from

408. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

410. nōu — yours

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

412. oho — to wake up

413. oma — to run, escape

414. omaoma — running

415. one — beach, sand

416. ono — six

417. ope — group travelling together

418. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

420. oti — to be completed

421. pahi — bus

422. pahikara — bicycle

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

424. paihikara — bike

425. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

429. paku — small

430. panana — banana

431. pango — black

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

433. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

434. paraikete — blanket

435. parakuihi — breakfast

436. pare — to ward off, to divert

437. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

438. parāoa — bread, flour

439. pata — butter

440. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

443. paukena — pumpkin

444. pea — pair; pear

445. peka — branch

446. peke — to jump, to leap over

447. pene — pen

448. pepa — paper; pepper

449. pere — bell

450. pereti — plate

451. peti — heap up

452. pia — beer

453. piki — to increase

454. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

457. pirihimana — police officer

458. poaka — pig

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

460. pono — true, faithful

461. porou — eager, energetic

462. poti — boat

463. poto — short

464. pou — pole, post

465. pouaka — box

466. pounamu — greenstone

467. pukapuka — book, lungs

468. puku — stomach, belly

469. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

470. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

471. puna — pool, spring

472. pune — spoon

473. pupuhi — to shoot

474. pupuri — to hold onto

475. purei — to play, play

476. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

477. puta — to appear, to come out

478. putiputi — flower

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

480. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

481. pāmu — farm

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

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

484. pāpā — father, uncle

485. pāremata — parliament

486. pātai — question; to ask a question

487. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

488. pātītī — grass

489. pāua — abalone

490. pēhea — how?

491. pēke — bag

492. pēnei — like this, near speaker

493. pēnā — like that, near listener

494. pēpi — baby

495. pērā — like that, yonder

496. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

497. pīrangi — to want, desire

498. pō — night

499. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

500. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

501. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

502. pōtae — hat

503. pōtiki — child; youngest child

504. pōturi — deaf; slow

505. pōuri — sad, dark

506. pōwhiri — welcome

507. pū — to blow gently

508. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

511. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

512. rakuraku — guitar; rake

513. rama — light, torch

514. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

515. rangi — sky, day

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

517. rapu — to look for

518. raranga — plait; weave

519. rare — lolly

520. raro — under, below; time

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

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

523. rau — to put into; leaf

524. raumati — summer

525. raureka — deceitful

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

527. rawe — lovely, excellent

528. reira — there (previously mentioned)

529. reka — sweet

530. reo — language, voice

531. rere — to escape; to fly

532. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

533. reri — ready

534. reta — letter

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

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

537. rima — five

538. ringa — hand, arm

539. ringaringa — hand, arm

540. riri — anger, angry

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

542. rite — to be ready, like, similar

543. roa — long

544. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

545. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

546. rongonui — famous

547. rongoā — medicine

548. rori — road

549. rorohiko — computer

550. roto — in, inside, within; lake

551. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

553. ruaki — vomit

554. ruku — to dive

555. runga — on

556. rā — day; the sun; over there

557. Rāhoroi — Saturday

558. rākau — tree; timber

559. Rāmere — Friday

560. rānei — or

561. rārangi — line, row

562. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

565. rāua — them; they (two people)

566. rēmana — lemon

567. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

568. rīwai — potato

569. rōpū — group

570. rūma — room

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

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

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

574. taha — to pass by; side

575. tahi — one, single

576. tahia — (pass) be swept

577. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

580. tai — tide; coast

581. taihoa — wait

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

583. take — beginning, cause, origin

584. taki — to lead, to bring along

585. takoto — to lie down

586. taku — my (singular); edge

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

588. tamaiti — child

589. tamariki — children

590. tame — male animal

591. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

596. tangata — person

597. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

598. tangihanga — funeral

599. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

603. taonga — property, possession

604. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

606. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

607. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

609. taraiwa — to drive; driver

610. taraka — truck

611. tarau — trousers

612. tari — government department; office

613. taringa — ear

614. tata — near, close

615. tatari — to wait

616. tatau — to count

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

618. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

619. tauira — student; example

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

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

622. taura — rope, cable

623. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

624. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

625. tautoko — to support

626. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

627. tawhito — old, former

628. te — the, singular definite article

629. teina — younger sibling, same sex

630. tekau — ten

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

632. tereina — to train

633. tia — to steer, adorned

634. tiaki — to look after, to care for

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

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

637. tiki — to fetch

638. tina — dinner, lunch

639. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

641. tino — very

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

643. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

644. tiro — to look

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

646. titiro — to look at

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

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

649. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

650. tohunga — expert, priest

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

652. toi — art, knowledge

653. toka — rock

654. toki — adze, axe; champion

655. tokohia — how many people?

656. tokomaha — many (of people)

657. Tokoono — six people

658. tokorima — five (people)

659. tokorua — two (of people)

660. tokotoru — three (people)

661. tomo — to enter, go into

662. tonga — south

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

664. tonu — still

665. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

666. toro — to visit

667. toru — three

668. tote — salt

669. toto — blood

670. tua — beyond

671. tuahine — sister, of a male

672. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

673. tuanui — roof

674. tuarua — second

675. tuatahi — first

676. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

680. tuhituhi — to write, draw

681. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

685. tuna — eel

686. tungāne — brother, of a female

687. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

690. ture — law, rule

691. turituri — be quiet! noisy

692. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

693. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

695. tā — print, draw

696. tāhae — to steal

697. tāima — time

698. tākaro — to play

699. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

700. tākuta — doctor

701. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

703. tāne — man, male

704. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

705. tāone — town

706. tāra — dollar

707. tārere — to swing

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

709. tāroaroa — tall

710. tātahi — seaside, beach

711. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

713. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

715. tāwāhi — overseas

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

717. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

720. tēnā — that, by the listener

721. tēpu — table

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

723. tērā — that over there, that

724. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

726. tī — cabbage tree; tea

727. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

729. tīma — team

730. tīmata — to begin, to start

731. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

732. tītī — muttonbird

733. tō — your (singular); to drag

734. tōhi — toast

735. tōkena — stockings, socks

736. tōku — my (singular)

737. tōmuri — to be late

738. tōna — his, her

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

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

741. tōtiti — sausage

742. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

745. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

747. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

749. Tūrei — Tuesday

750. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

753. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

756. umu — earth oven

757. uri — descendant, offspring

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

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

760. utaina — (pass) be loaded

761. utu — cost, price; to pay for

762. wae — foot; leg; separate

763. waea — wire; phone

764. waenganui — middle, centre, between

765. waewae — foot, leg

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

767. wahie — driftwood

768. wahine — woman, wife

769. waho — out, outside, the outside

770. wai — water; who

771. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

772. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

774. wairua — spirit

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

776. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

777. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

779. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

781. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

782. whaea — mother, aunt

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

784. whaikōrero — oratory

785. whakaae — to agree

786. whakaaetia — to be agreed

787. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

788. whakaako — teach

789. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

790. whakaata — mirror

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

792. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

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

795. whakairo — to carve, a carving

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

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

798. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

800. whakamātautau — examination, test

801. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

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

806. whakapapa — genealogy

807. whakapono — to believe; faith

808. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

809. whakarongo — to listen

810. whakatangi — to play an instrument

811. whakatau — to decide

812. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

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

817. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

818. whana — to kick

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

820. whara — to be injured

821. whare — house, building

822. wharekai — restaurant

823. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

824. wharenui — meeting house; hall

825. wharepaku — toilet

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

827. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

828. whawhai — to fight; a battle

829. whea — where? (variant of hea)

830. whenua — land

831. whero — red

832. whiri — plait; twist

833. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

834. whitu — seven

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

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

837. whutupōro — football, rugby

838. whā — four

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

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

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

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

843. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

844. wiki — week

845. wini — window

846. wā — time, times

847. wāhanga — chapter, episode

848. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

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

852. ā — and; and then

853. āe — yes

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

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

856. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

858. Ākarana — Auckland

859. ākonga — student

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

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

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

863. ānō — as though; as if

864. āporo — apple

865. āpōpō — tomorrow

866. ārahi — to lead, guide

867. ārani — orange [fruit]

868. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

869. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

871. āwangawanga — worried

872. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

873. āwhina — to help

874. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

875. ēhea — which

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

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

878. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

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

882. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

884. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

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

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

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