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. maro — kilt-like garment

306. maroke — dry

307. maru — power; shelter

308. mataku — scared, afraid

309. matapihi — window

310. matau — fish hook; right side

311. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

312. matekai — hungry, starving

313. matenga — time or circumstance of death

314. matua — parent, father

315. mau — to wear clothes

316. maumahara — to remember, remember

317. maunga — mountain

318. mauri — life spirit

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

320. mauī — left (direction)

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

322. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

325. mema — member, members

326. meneti — minute

327. mere — bush, shrub

328. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

329. minita — minister

330. miraka — milk

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

332. moana — sea

333. moata — early; early morning

334. moe — sleep; to marry

335. moenga — bed

336. mokemoke — lonely

337. mokopuna — grandchild

338. momo — type, kind

339. moni — money

340. motokā — car, motorcar

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

342. motukā — car

343. mua — front, before

344. muri — behind, after

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

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

347. mā — clean, white, and others

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

349. māhita — teacher

350. māia — capable, brave, bold

351. māku — for me, by me

352. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

354. māna — for him, her, by him, her

355. māngere — lazy

356. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

357. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

358. māra — garden

359. mārama — clear, understand

360. mārena — to marry; wedding

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

362. mātau — to know, understand

363. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

366. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

369. māui — on the left hand, left side

370. māuiui — sick

371. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

372. mīhini — machine

373. mīti — meat

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

375. mōhio — to know

376. mōhiti — glasses

377. mōkai — pet

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

379. mōmona — fat

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

381. mōrena — good morning

382. mōu — for you

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

384. nahea — Nahea (i), a. Long, in time. Kaore i puta atu,…

385. naihi — knife

386. nama — number

387. nanahi — yesterday

388. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

389. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

390. nei — here, by speaker

391. ngahau — party, concert

392. ngahere — forest, bush

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

394. ngenge — tired

395. ngeru — cat

396. ngā — the, plural

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

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

399. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

400. niho — tooth

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

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

403. noho — to live; sit

404. nui — big, great, many

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

406. nuku — to move

407. nunui — big (plural form)

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

409. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

414. nō — from

415. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

417. nōu — yours

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

419. oho — to wake up

420. oma — to run, escape

421. omaoma — running

422. one — beach, sand

423. ono — six

424. ope — group travelling together

425. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

427. oti — to be completed

428. pahi — bus

429. pahikara — bicycle

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

431. paihikara — bike

432. painga — benefit, skill, good qualities (pai + nominal suffix -nga)

433. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

437. paku — small

438. panana — banana

439. pango — black

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

441. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

442. paraikete — blanket

443. parakuihi — breakfast

444. pare — to ward off, to divert

445. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

446. paruparu — dirt, mud

447. parāoa — bread, flour

448. pata — butter

449. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

452. paukena — pumpkin

453. pea — pair; pear

454. peka — branch

455. peke — to jump, to leap over

456. pene — pen

457. pepa — paper; pepper

458. pepeha — proclamation of origin

459. pere — bell

460. pereti — plate

461. peti — heap up

462. pia — beer

463. piki — to increase

464. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

467. piri — to stick to, to cling

468. pirihimana — police officer

469. poaka — pig

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

471. pono — true, faithful

472. porou — eager, energetic

473. poti — boat

474. poto — short

475. pou — pole, post

476. pouaka — box

477. pounamu — greenstone

478. pukapuka — book, lungs

479. puku — stomach, belly

480. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

481. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

482. puna — pool, spring

483. pune — spoon

484. pupuhi — to shoot

485. pupuri — to hold onto

486. purei — to play, play

487. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

488. puta — to appear, to come out

489. putiputi — flower

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

491. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

492. pāmu — farm

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

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

495. pāpā — father, uncle

496. pāremata — parliament

497. pātai — question; to ask a question

498. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

499. pātītī — grass

500. pāua — abalone

501. pēhea — how?

502. pēke — bag

503. pēnei — like this, near speaker

504. pēnā — like that, near listener

505. pēpi — baby

506. pērā — like that, yonder

507. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

508. pīrangi — to want, desire

509. pō — night

510. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

511. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

512. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

513. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

514. pōtae — hat

515. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

516. pōtiki — child; youngest child

517. pōturi — deaf; slow

518. pōuri — sad, dark

519. pōwhiri — welcome

520. pū — to blow gently

521. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

522. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

525. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

526. rakuraku — guitar; rake

527. rama — light, torch

528. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

529. rangi — sky, day

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

531. rapu — to look for

532. raranga — plait; weave

533. rare — lolly

534. raro — under, below; time

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

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

537. rau — to put into; leaf

538. raumati — summer

539. raureka — deceitful

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

541. rawe — lovely, excellent

542. reira — there (previously mentioned)

543. reka — sweet

544. reo — language, voice

545. rere — to escape; to fly

546. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

547. reri — ready

548. reta — letter

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

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

551. rima — five

552. ringa — hand, arm

553. ringaringa — hand, arm

554. riri — anger, angry

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

556. rite — to be ready, like, similar

557. roa — long

558. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

559. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

560. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

561. rongonui — famous

562. rongoā — medicine

563. rori — road

564. rorohiko — computer

565. roto — in, inside, within; lake

566. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

568. ruaki — vomit

569. ruku — to dive

570. runga — on

571. rā — day; the sun; over there

572. Rāhina — Monday

573. Rāhoroi — Saturday

574. rākau — tree; timber

575. Rāmere — Friday

576. rānei — or

577. rārangi — line, row

578. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

581. rāua — them; they (two people)

582. rēmana — lemon

583. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

584. rīwai — potato

585. rōpā — slave, servant

586. rōpū — group

587. rūma — room

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

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

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

591. taha — to pass by; side

592. tahi — one, single

593. tahia — (pass) be swept

594. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

597. tai — tide; coast

598. taihoa — wait

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

600. take — beginning, cause, origin

601. taki — to lead, to bring along

602. takoto — to lie down

603. taku — my (singular); edge

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

605. tamaiti — child

606. tamariki — children

607. tame — male animal

608. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

613. tangata — person

614. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

615. tangihanga — funeral

616. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

620. taonga — property, possession

621. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

623. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

624. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

626. taraiwa — to drive; driver

627. taraka — truck

628. tarau — trousers

629. tari — government department; office

630. taringa — ear

631. tata — near, close

632. tatari — to wait

633. tatau — to count

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

635. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

636. tauira — student; example

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

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

639. taura — rope, cable

640. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

641. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

642. tautoko — to support

643. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

644. tawhito — old, former

645. te — the, singular definite article

646. teina — younger sibling, same sex

647. tekau — ten

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

649. tereina — to train

650. tia — to steer, adorned

651. tiaki — to look after, to care for

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

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

654. tiki — to fetch

655. tina — dinner, lunch

656. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

658. tino — very

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

660. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

661. tiro — to look

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

663. titiro — to look at

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

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

666. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

667. tohunga — expert, priest

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

669. toi — art, knowledge

670. toka — rock

671. toki — adze, axe; champion

672. tokohia — how many people?

673. tokomaha — many (of people)

674. Tokoono — six people

675. tokorima — five (people)

676. tokorua — two (of people)

677. tokotoru — three (people)

678. tomo — to enter, go into

679. tonga — south

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

681. tonu — still

682. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

683. toro — to visit

684. toru — three

685. tote — salt

686. toto — blood

687. tua — beyond

688. tuahine — sister, of a male

689. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

690. tuanui — roof

691. tuarua — second

692. tuatahi — first

693. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

697. tuhituhi — to write, draw

698. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

702. tuna — eel

703. tungāne — brother, of a female

704. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

707. ture — law, rule

708. turituri — be quiet! noisy

709. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

710. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

712. tā — print, draw

713. tāhae — to steal

714. tāima — time

715. tākaro — to play

716. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

717. tākuta — doctor

718. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

720. tāne — man, male

721. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

722. tāone — town

723. tāra — dollar

724. tārere — to swing

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

726. tāroaroa — tall

727. tātahi — seaside, beach

728. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

730. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

732. tāwāhi — overseas

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

734. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

737. tēnā — that, by the listener

738. tēpu — table

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

740. tērā — that over there, that

741. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

743. tī — cabbage tree; tea

744. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

746. tīma — team

747. tīmata — to begin, to start

748. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

749. tītī — muttonbird

750. tō — your (singular); to drag

751. tōhi — toast

752. tōkena — stockings, socks

753. tōku — my (singular)

754. tōmuri — to be late

755. tōna — his, her

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

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

758. tōtiti — sausage

759. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

762. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

764. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

766. Tūrei — Tuesday

767. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

770. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

773. umu — earth oven

774. uri — descendant, offspring

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

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

777. utaina — (pass) be loaded

778. utu — cost, price; to pay for

779. wae — foot; leg; separate

780. waea — wire; phone

781. waenganui — middle, centre, between

782. waewae — foot, leg

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

784. wahie — driftwood

785. wahine — woman, wife

786. waho — out, outside, the outside

787. wai — water; who

788. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

789. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

791. wairua — spirit

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

793. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

794. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

796. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

798. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

799. whaea — mother, aunt

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

801. whaikōrero — oratory

802. whakaae — to agree

803. whakaaetia — to be agreed

804. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

805. whakaako — teach

806. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

807. whakaata — mirror

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

809. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

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

812. whakairo — to carve, a carving

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

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

815. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

817. whakamātautau — examination, test

818. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

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

823. whakapapa — genealogy

824. whakapono — to believe; faith

825. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

826. whakarongo — to listen

827. whakatangi — to play an instrument

828. whakatau — to decide

829. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

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

834. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

835. whana — to kick

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

837. whara — to be injured

838. whare — house, building

839. wharekai — restaurant

840. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

841. wharenui — meeting house; hall

842. wharepaku — toilet

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

844. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

845. whawhai — to fight; a battle

846. whea — where? (variant of hea)

847. whenua — land

848. whero — red

849. whiri — plait; twist

850. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

851. whitu — seven

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

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

854. whutupōro — football, rugby

855. whā — four

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

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

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

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

860. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

861. wiki — week

862. wini — window

863. wā — time, times

864. wāhanga — chapter, episode

865. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

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

869. ā — and; and then

870. āe — yes

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

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

873. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

875. Ākarana — Auckland

876. ākonga — student

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

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

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

880. ānō — as though; as if

881. āporo — apple

882. āpōpō — tomorrow

883. ārahi — to lead, guide

884. ārani — orange [fruit]

885. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

886. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

888. āwangawanga — worried

889. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

890. āwhina — to help

891. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

892. ēhea — which

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

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

895. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

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

899. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

901. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

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

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

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