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. aituā — disaster, accident, misfortune; to suffer a disaster

12. 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)

13. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever

14. ako — to learn, to teach

15. akomanga — classroom

16. akoranga — thing that is taught or learnt; lesson

17. aku — my, mine (plural form of taku, neutral for possession category)

18. Amerika — America

19. amuamu — groan, grumble, complain

20. ana — indeed, when, if

21. anake — only, just, alone

22. anei — here, by me

23. anā — there, by you

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

25. ao — world, dawn, cloud

26. Aotearoa — New Zealand

27. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

28. Aranga — Easter; risen (n)

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

30. ariki — chief, leader

31. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

32. arohaina — (pass) be loved

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

34. ata — morning, shadow

35. atawhai — to show kindness towards

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

37. atua — god

38. au — I, me

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

40. auau — to bark, howl

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

42. awa — river, stream

43. awatea — daylight

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

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

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

47. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

48. engari — but

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

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

51. haere — go, come

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

53. hai — as, for (variant of hei)

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

55. hanawiti — sandwich

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

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

58. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

59. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

60. harakeke — flax

61. haramai — to arrive

62. hararei — holiday

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

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

65. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

66. hau — wind, air, breath

67. haunga — smelly, stinky

68. hauora — health, healthy

69. haurua — half

70. he — a, some; in the category of

71. hea — where?

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

73. heihei — chicken

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

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

76. heoi — however; and so

77. heoti — however; and so

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

79. herehere — prisoner; captivity

80. heru — comb

81. hia — how many?

82. hiahia — to want

83. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

84. hiakai — hungry

85. hiamoe — sleepy

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

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

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

89. hingareti — singlet

90. hinu — oil, fat

91. hipi — sheep

92. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

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

94. hoariri — enemy, opponent

95. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

96. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

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

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

99. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

100. hokomaha — supermarket

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

102. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

104. hopi — soap

105. hopu — to catch

106. horoi — to wash, to clean

107. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

108. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

109. hou — new, modern; feather

110. hua — product, fruit

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

112. huarahi — street, path, road

113. huawhenua — vegetables

114. hui — meeting; gathered

115. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

116. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

117. huka — sugar

118. huna — to hide

119. hunga — group, people, company of people

120. huri — to turn

121. huritau — birthday

122. huruhuru — fur

123. hākari — feast

124. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

125. hāora — hour; oxygen

126. hāte — shirt

127. hē — wrong; error, mistake

128. hēki — egg

129. hī — to catch fish with a line

130. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

131. hōhipera — hospital

132. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

134. hōia — soldier, warrior

135. hōiho — horse

136. Hōngongoi — July

137. hōu — new, modern; fresh

138. hū — shoe

139. 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.

140. ia — he, she, him, her

141. iho — downwards

142. ihu — nose

143. ika — fish

144. ina — if, when

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

146. inanahi — yesterday

147. inapō — last night

148. Ingarangi — England

149. ingoa — name

150. inoi — pray

151. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

153. inā — if, when

154. ināianei — now

155. irāmutu — niece, nephew

156. iti — small, little

157. iwa — nine

158. iwi — tribe

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

160. kaha — strong, able

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

162. kai — eat (v); food (n)

163. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

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

166. kaimoana — seafood

167. kainga — (pass) be eaten

168. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

170. kanikani — dance, to dance

171. kanohi — face

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

173. kapu — cup

174. kapua — cloud

175. kara — colour

176. karaehe — class (school); glass

177. karahipi — scholarship

178. karaihe — grass

179. karaka — orange (colour)

180. karakia — prayer, to pray

181. karanga — to call

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

183. kararehe — animal

184. karu — eye

185. kata — to laugh

186. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

187. kati — close, shut

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

189. kato — pluck

190. katoa — all

191. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

192. kau — swim; cow

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

194. kauhoe — to swim

195. kaukau — to bathe

196. kaumātua — elder; elderly

197. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

198. kawa — sour, yuck

199. kawe — to carry, convey

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

201. kawhe — coffee

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

203. kei te — at the moment; now

204. keke — cake

205. kererū — native pigeon

206. kete — basket, kit

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

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

209. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

210. kimi — to look for, seek

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

212. kina — sea urchin

213. kino — bad

214. kiore — rat

215. kiri — skin

216. kiriata — movie, film

217. Kirihimete — Christmas

218. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

219. kite — to see

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

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

222. koa — happy

223. koe — you, one person

224. koha — gift

225. kohi — to collect, gather together

226. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

227. koi — sharp

228. koia — it is, so

229. koinei — this is

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

231. konei — here, by speaker

232. konohete — concert

233. konā — there, by listener

234. kope — nappy

235. kore — zero, nothing

236. koretake — useless

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

238. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

239. korā — over there

240. kotahi — one

241. koti — coat, jacket

242. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

247. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

249. kupu — word

250. kura — school; treasured item

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

252. kurī — dog

253. kā — to burn, be alight

254. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

255. kāinga — home

256. kākahu — clothing, garment

257. kākāriki — green

258. kānga — corn

259. kāo — no!

260. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

261. kāpata — cupboard

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

263. kāri — playing card

264. kātahi — then

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

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

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

268. kēkē — armpit

269. kēmu — game

270. kī — to be full

271. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

272. kīhai — Negative word

273. kīhini — kitchen

274. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

275. kōhatu — stone

276. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

279. kōrua — you, two people

280. kōtiro — girl

281. kōura — crayfish

282. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

283. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

284. kūaha — door

285. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

286. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

288. maha — many

289. mahana — to be warm, warm

290. mahara — thought, memory

291. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

292. mahi — to do, work, make

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

294. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

296. makariri — cold

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

298. makere — to get down from

299. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

300. mana — prestige, authority

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

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

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

304. Mane — Monday

305. mangō — shark

306. mano — thousand

307. manu — bird

308. manuhiri — guest

309. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

310. marama — month, moon

311. maranga — to arise; to get up

312. maringi — to spill (trans)

313. maro — kilt-like garment

314. maroke — dry

315. maru — power; shelter

316. mataku — scared, afraid

317. matapihi — window

318. matau — fish hook; right side

319. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

320. matekai — hungry, starving

321. matenga — time or circumstance of death

322. matua — parent, father

323. mau — to wear clothes

324. maumahara — to remember, remember

325. maunga — mountain

326. mauri — life spirit

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

328. mauī — left (direction)

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

330. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

333. mema — member, members

334. meneti — minute

335. mere — bush, shrub

336. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

337. minita — minister

338. miraka — milk

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

340. moana — sea

341. moata — early; early morning

342. moe — sleep; to marry

343. moenga — bed

344. mokemoke — lonely

345. mokopuna — grandchild

346. momo — type, kind

347. moni — money

348. motokā — car, motorcar

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

350. motukā — car

351. mua — front, before

352. muri — behind, after

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

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

355. mā — clean, white, and others

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

357. māhita — teacher

358. māia — capable, brave, bold

359. māku — for me, by me

360. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

362. māna — for him, her, by him, her

363. māngere — lazy

364. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

365. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

366. māra — garden

367. mārama — clear, understand

368. mārena — to marry; wedding

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

370. mātau — to know, understand

371. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

374. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

377. māui — on the left hand, left side

378. māuiui — sick

379. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

380. mīhini — machine

381. mīti — meat

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

383. mōhio — to know

384. mōhiti — glasses

385. mōkai — pet

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

387. mōmona — fat

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

389. mōrena — good morning

390. mōu — for you

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

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

393. naihi — knife

394. nama — number

395. nanahi — yesterday

396. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

397. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

398. nei — here, by speaker

399. ngahau — party, concert

400. ngahere — forest, bush

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

402. ngenge — tired

403. ngeru — cat

404. ngā — the, plural

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

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

407. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

408. niho — tooth

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

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

411. noho — to live; sit

412. nui — big, great, many

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

414. nuku — to move

415. nunui — big (plural form)

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

417. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

422. nō — from

423. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

425. nōu — yours

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

427. oho — to wake up

428. oma — to run, escape

429. omaoma — running

430. one — beach, sand

431. ono — six

432. ope — group travelling together

433. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

435. oti — to be completed

436. pahi — bus

437. pahikara — bicycle

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

439. paihikara — bike

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

441. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

445. paku — small

446. panana — banana

447. pango — black

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

449. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

450. paraikete — blanket

451. parakuihi — breakfast

452. pare — to ward off, to divert

453. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

454. paruparu — dirt, mud

455. parāoa — bread, flour

456. pata — butter

457. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

460. paukena — pumpkin

461. pea — pair; pear

462. peka — branch

463. peke — to jump, to leap over

464. pene — pen

465. pepa — paper; pepper

466. pepeha — proclamation of origin

467. pere — bell

468. pereti — plate

469. peti — heap up

470. pia — beer

471. piki — to increase

472. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

475. piri — to stick to, to cling

476. pirihimana — police officer

477. poaka — pig

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

479. pono — true, faithful

480. porou — eager, energetic

481. poti — boat

482. poto — short

483. pou — pole, post

484. pouaka — box

485. pounamu — greenstone

486. pukapuka — book, lungs

487. puku — stomach, belly

488. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

489. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

490. puna — pool, spring

491. pune — spoon

492. pupuhi — to shoot

493. pupuri — to hold onto

494. purei — to play, play

495. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

496. puta — to appear, to come out

497. putiputi — flower

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

499. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

500. pāmu — farm

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

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

503. pāpā — father, uncle

504. pāremata — parliament

505. pātai — question; to ask a question

506. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

507. pātītī — grass

508. pāua — abalone

509. pēhea — how?

510. pēke — bag

511. pēnei — like this, near speaker

512. pēnā — like that, near listener

513. pēpi — baby

514. pērā — like that, yonder

515. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

516. pīrangi — to want, desire

517. pō — night

518. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

519. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

520. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

521. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

522. pōtae — hat

523. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

524. pōtiki — child; youngest child

525. pōturi — deaf; slow

526. pōuri — sad, dark

527. pōwhiri — welcome

528. pū — to blow gently

529. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

530. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

533. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

534. rakuraku — guitar; rake

535. rama — light, torch

536. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

537. rangi — sky, day

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

539. rapu — to look for

540. raranga — plait; weave

541. rare — lolly

542. raro — under, below; time

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

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

545. rau — to put into; leaf

546. raumati — summer

547. raureka — deceitful

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

549. rawe — lovely, excellent

550. reira — there (previously mentioned)

551. reka — sweet

552. reo — language, voice

553. rere — to escape; to fly

554. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

555. reri — ready

556. reta — letter

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

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

559. rima — five

560. ringa — hand, arm

561. ringaringa — hand, arm

562. riri — anger, angry

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

564. rite — to be ready, like, similar

565. roa — long

566. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

568. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

569. rongonui — famous

570. rongoā — medicine

571. rori — road

572. rorohiko — computer

573. roto — in, inside, within; lake

574. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

576. ruaki — vomit

577. ruku — to dive

578. runga — on

579. rā — day; the sun; over there

580. Rāhina — Monday

581. Rāhoroi — Saturday

582. rākau — tree; timber

583. Rāmere — Friday

584. rānei — or

585. rārangi — line, row

586. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

589. rāua — them; they (two people)

590. rēmana — lemon

591. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

592. rīwai — potato

593. rōpā — slave, servant

594. rōpū — group

595. rūma — room

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

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

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

599. taha — to pass by; side

600. tahi — one, single

601. tahia — (pass) be swept

602. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

605. tai — tide; coast

606. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

607. taiapa — fence

608. taihoa — wait

609. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

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

611. take — beginning, cause, origin

612. taki — to lead, to bring along

613. takoto — to lie down

614. taku — my (singular); edge

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

616. tamaiti — child

617. tamariki — children

618. tame — male animal

619. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

624. tangata — person

625. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

626. tangihanga — funeral

627. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

631. taonga — property, possession

632. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

634. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

635. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

637. taraiwa — to drive; driver

638. taraka — truck

639. tarau — trousers

640. tari — government department; office

641. taringa — ear

642. tata — near, close

643. tatari — to wait

644. tatau — to count

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

646. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

647. tauira — student; example

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

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

650. taura — rope, cable

651. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

652. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

653. tautoko — to support

654. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

655. tawhito — old, former

656. te — the, singular definite article

657. teina — younger sibling, same sex

658. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

659. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

660. tekau — ten

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

662. tereina — to train

663. tia — to steer, adorned

664. tiaki — to look after, to care for

665. tihi — topknot

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

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

668. tiki — to fetch

669. tina — dinner, lunch

670. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

672. tino — very

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

674. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

675. tira — group or row of people

676. tiro — to look

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

678. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

679. titiro — to look at

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

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

682. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

683. tohunga — expert, priest

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

685. toi — art, knowledge

686. toka — rock

687. toki — adze, axe; champion

688. tokohia — how many people?

689. tokomaha — many (of people)

690. Tokoono — six people

691. tokorima — five (people)

692. tokorua — two (of people)

693. tokotoru — three (people)

694. tomo — to enter, go into

695. tonga — south

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

697. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

698. tonu — still

699. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

700. toro — to visit

701. toru — three

702. tote — salt

703. toto — blood

704. tua — beyond

705. tuahine — sister, of a male

706. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

707. tuanui — roof

708. tuarua — second

709. tuarā — back [body]

710. tuatahi — first

711. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

715. tuhituhi — to write, draw

716. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

720. tuna — eel

721. tungāne — brother, of a female

722. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

725. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

726. ture — law, rule

727. turituri — be quiet! noisy

728. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

729. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

731. tā — print, draw

732. tāhae — to steal

733. tāima — time

734. tākaro — to play

735. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

736. tākuta — doctor

737. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

739. tāne — man, male

740. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

741. tāone — town

742. tāra — dollar

743. tārere — to swing

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

745. tāroaroa — tall

746. tātahi — seaside, beach

747. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

749. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

751. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

752. tāwāhi — overseas

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

754. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

757. tēnā — that, by the listener

758. tēpu — table

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

760. tērā — that over there, that

761. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

763. tī — cabbage tree; tea

764. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

766. tīma — team

767. tīmata — to begin, to start

768. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

769. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

770. tītī — muttonbird

771. tō — your (singular); to drag

772. tōhi — toast

773. tōkena — stockings, socks

774. tōku — my (singular)

775. tōmuri — to be late

776. tōna — his, her

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

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

779. tōtiti — sausage

780. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

783. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

785. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

787. Tūrei — Tuesday

788. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

791. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

794. umu — earth oven

795. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

796. uri — descendant, offspring

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

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

799. utaina — (pass) be loaded

800. utu — cost, price; to pay for

801. wae — foot; leg; separate

802. waea — wire; phone

803. waenganui — middle, centre, between

804. waewae — foot, leg

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

806. wahie — driftwood

807. wahine — woman, wife

808. waho — out, outside, the outside

809. wai — water; who

810. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

811. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

813. waipiro — alcohol

814. wairua — spirit

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

816. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

817. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

819. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

821. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

822. whaea — mother, aunt

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

824. whaikōrero — oratory

825. whakaae — to agree

826. whakaaetia — to be agreed

827. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

828. whakaako — teach

829. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

830. whakaata — mirror

831. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

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

833. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

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

836. whakairo — to carve, a carving

837. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

838. whakakī — to fill something

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

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

841. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

843. whakamātautau — examination, test

844. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

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

849. whakapapa — genealogy

850. whakapono — to believe; faith

851. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

852. whakarongo — to listen

853. whakatangi — to play an instrument

854. whakatau — to decide

855. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

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

860. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

861. whakawhiti — to cross

862. whana — to kick

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

864. whara — to be injured

865. whare — house, building

866. wharekai — restaurant

867. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

868. wharenui — meeting house; hall

869. wharepaku — toilet

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

871. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

872. whawhai — to fight; a battle

873. whea — where? (variant of hea)

874. whenua — land

875. whero — red

876. whiri — plait; twist

877. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

878. whitu — seven

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

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

881. whutupōro — football, rugby

882. whā — four

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

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

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

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

887. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

888. wiki — week

889. wini — window

890. wā — time, times

891. wāhanga — chapter, episode

892. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

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

896. ā — and; and then

897. āe — yes

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

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

900. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

902. Ākarana — Auckland

903. ākonga — student

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

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

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

907. ānō — as though; as if

908. āporo — apple

909. āpōpō — tomorrow

910. ārahi — to lead, guide

911. ārani — orange [fruit]

912. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

913. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

915. āwangawanga — worried

916. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

917. āwhina — to help

918. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

919. ēhea — which

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

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

922. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

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

926. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

928. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

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

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

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