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. hikareti — cigarettes

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

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

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

90. hingareti — singlet

91. hinu — oil, fat

92. hipi — sheep

93. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

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

95. hoariri — enemy, opponent

96. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

97. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

98. hoihoi — too noisy

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

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

101. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

102. hokomaha — supermarket

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

104. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

106. hopi — soap

107. hopu — to catch

108. hora — display; scatter; spread out

109. horoi — to wash, to clean

110. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

111. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

112. hou — new, modern; feather

113. hua — product, fruit

114. huaina — named (pass of hua)

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

116. huarahi — street, path, road

117. huawhenua — vegetables

118. hui — meeting; gathered

119. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

120. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

121. huka — sugar

122. hukarere — snow

123. huna — to hide

124. hunaonga — daughter-in-law; son-in-law

125. hunga — group, people, company of people

126. hungarei — father-in-law; mother-in-law

127. huri — to turn

128. huritau — birthday

129. huruhuru — fur

130. hākari — feast

131. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

132. hāora — hour; oxygen

133. hāte — shirt

134. hē — wrong; error, mistake

135. hēki — egg

136. hī — to catch fish with a line

137. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

138. hōhipera — hospital

139. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

141. hōia — soldier, warrior

142. hōiho — horse

143. Hōngongoi — July

144. hōro — hall

145. hōu — new, modern; fresh

146. hū — shoe

147. 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.

148. ia — he, she, him, her

149. iho — downwards

150. ihu — nose

151. ika — fish

152. ina — if, when

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

154. inanahi — yesterday

155. inapō — last night

156. Ingarangi — England

157. ingoa — name

158. inoi — pray

159. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

161. inā — if, when

162. ināianei — now

163. irāmutu — niece, nephew

164. iti — small, little

165. iwa — nine

166. iwi — tribe

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

168. kaha — strong, able

169. kahawai — Kahawai, n. Arripis trutta, a fish. Ka homai nga kahawai…

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

171. kai — eat (v); food (n)

172. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

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

175. kaimoana — seafood

176. kainga — (pass) be eaten

177. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

179. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

180. kanikani — dance, to dance

181. kanohi — face

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

183. kapu — cup

184. kapua — cloud

185. kaputī — cup of tea

186. kara — colour

187. karaehe — class (school); glass

188. karahipi — scholarship

189. karaihe — grass

190. karaka — orange (colour)

191. karakia — prayer, to pray

192. karanga — to call

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

194. kararehe — animal

195. kare — stove, heater

196. karo — dodge, avoid

197. karu — eye

198. kata — to laugh

199. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

200. kati — close, shut

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

202. kato — pluck

203. katoa — all

204. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

205. kau — swim; cow

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

207. kauhoe — to swim

208. kaukau — to bathe

209. kaumātua — elder; elderly

210. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

211. kawa — sour, yuck

212. kawe — to carry, convey

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

214. kawhe — coffee

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

216. kei te — at the moment; now

217. keke — cake

218. kererū — native pigeon

219. kete — basket, kit

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

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

222. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

223. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

224. kimi — to look for, seek

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

226. kina — sea urchin

227. kino — bad

228. kiore — rat

229. kiri — skin

230. kiriata — movie, film

231. Kirihimete — Christmas

232. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

233. kiromita — kilometre

234. kite — to see

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

236. kitenga — observation, seeing (kite + nominal suffix -nga)

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

238. koa — happy

239. koe — you, one person

240. koha — gift

241. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

242. kohi — to collect, gather together

243. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

244. koi — sharp

245. koia — it is, so

246. koinei — this is

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

248. konei — here, by speaker

249. konohete — concert

250. konā — there, by listener

251. kope — nappy

252. kore — zero, nothing

253. koretake — useless

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

255. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

256. korā — over there

257. kotahi — one

258. koti — coat, jacket

259. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

264. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

266. kupu — word

267. kura — school; treasured item

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

269. kurī — dog

270. kā — to burn, be alight

271. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

272. kāinga — home

273. kākahu — clothing, garment

274. kākāriki — green

275. kānga — corn

276. kāo — no!

277. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

278. kāpata — cupboard

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

280. kāri — playing card

281. kātahi — then

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

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

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

285. kēkē — armpit

286. kēmu — game

287. kī — to be full

288. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

289. kīhai — Negative word

290. kīhini — kitchen

291. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

292. kōhatu — stone

293. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

296. kōrua — you, two people

297. kōtiro — girl

298. kōura — crayfish

299. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

300. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

301. kūaha — door

302. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

303. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

305. maha — many

306. mahana — to be warm, warm

307. mahara — thought, memory

308. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

309. mahi — to do, work, make

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

311. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

313. makariri — cold

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

315. makere — to get down from

316. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

317. mana — prestige, authority

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

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

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

321. Mane — Monday

322. mangō — shark

323. mano — thousand

324. manu — bird

325. manuhiri — guest

326. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

327. marama — month, moon

328. maranga — to arise; to get up

329. maringi — to spill (trans)

330. maro — kilt-like garment

331. maroke — dry

332. maru — power; shelter

333. mataku — scared, afraid

334. matapihi — window

335. matau — fish hook; right side

336. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

337. matekai — hungry, starving

338. matenga — time or circumstance of death

339. matua — parent, father

340. mau — to wear clothes

341. maumahara — to remember, remember

342. maunga — mountain

343. mauri — life spirit

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

345. mauī — left (direction)

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

347. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

350. mema — member, members

351. meneti — minute

352. mere — bush, shrub

353. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

354. minita — minister

355. miraka — milk

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

357. moana — sea

358. moata — early; early morning

359. moe — sleep; to marry

360. moenga — bed

361. mokemoke — lonely

362. mokopuna — grandchild

363. momo — type, kind

364. moni — money

365. motokā — car, motorcar

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

367. motukā — car

368. mua — front, before

369. muri — behind, after

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

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

372. mā — clean, white, and others

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

374. māhita — teacher

375. māia — capable, brave, bold

376. māku — for me, by me

377. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

379. māna — for him, her, by him, her

380. māngere — lazy

381. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

382. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

383. māra — garden

384. mārama — clear, understand

385. mārena — to marry; wedding

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

387. mātau — to know, understand

388. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

391. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

394. māui — on the left hand, left side

395. māuiui — sick

396. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

397. mīhini — machine

398. mīti — meat

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

400. mōhio — to know

401. mōhiti — glasses

402. mōkai — pet

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

404. mōmona — fat

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

406. mōrena — good morning

407. mōu — for you

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

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

410. naihi — knife

411. nama — number

412. nanahi — yesterday

413. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

414. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

415. nei — here, by speaker

416. ngahau — party, concert

417. ngahere — forest, bush

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

419. ngenge — tired

420. ngeru — cat

421. ngā — the, plural

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

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

424. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

425. niho — tooth

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

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

428. noho — to live; sit

429. nui — big, great, many

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

431. nuku — to move

432. nunui — big (plural form)

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

434. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

439. nō — from

440. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

442. nōu — yours

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

444. oho — to wake up

445. oma — to run, escape

446. omaoma — running

447. one — beach, sand

448. ono — six

449. ope — group travelling together

450. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

452. oti — to be completed

453. pahi — bus

454. pahikara — bicycle

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

456. paihikara — bike

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

458. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

462. paku — small

463. panana — banana

464. pango — black

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

466. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

467. paraikete — blanket

468. parakuihi — breakfast

469. pare — to ward off, to divert

470. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

471. paruparu — dirt, mud

472. parāoa — bread, flour

473. pata — butter

474. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

477. paukena — pumpkin

478. pea — pair; pear

479. peka — branch

480. peke — to jump, to leap over

481. pene — pen

482. pepa — paper; pepper

483. pepeha — proclamation of origin

484. pere — bell

485. pereti — plate

486. peti — heap up

487. pia — beer

488. piki — to increase

489. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

492. piri — to stick to, to cling

493. pirihimana — police officer

494. poaka — pig

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

496. pono — true, faithful

497. porou — eager, energetic

498. poti — boat

499. poto — short

500. pou — pole, post

501. pouaka — box

502. pounamu — greenstone

503. pukapuka — book, lungs

504. puku — stomach, belly

505. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

506. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

507. puna — pool, spring

508. pune — spoon

509. pupuhi — to shoot

510. pupuri — to hold onto

511. purei — to play, play

512. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

513. puta — to appear, to come out

514. putiputi — flower

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

516. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

517. pāmu — farm

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

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

520. pāpā — father, uncle

521. pāremata — parliament

522. pātai — question; to ask a question

523. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

524. pātītī — grass

525. pāua — abalone

526. pēhea — how?

527. pēke — bag

528. pēnei — like this, near speaker

529. pēnā — like that, near listener

530. pēpi — baby

531. pērā — like that, yonder

532. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

533. pīrangi — to want, desire

534. pō — night

535. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

536. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

537. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

538. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

539. pōtae — hat

540. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

541. pōtiki — child; youngest child

542. pōturi — deaf; slow

543. pōuri — sad, dark

544. pōwhiri — welcome

545. pū — to blow gently

546. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

547. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

550. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

551. rakuraku — guitar; rake

552. rama — light, torch

553. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

554. rangi — sky, day

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

556. rapu — to look for

557. raranga — plait; weave

558. rare — lolly

559. raro — under, below; time

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

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

562. rau — to put into; leaf

563. raumati — summer

564. raureka — deceitful

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

566. rawe — lovely, excellent

567. reira — there (previously mentioned)

568. reka — sweet

569. reo — language, voice

570. rere — to escape; to fly

571. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

572. reri — ready

573. reta — letter

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

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

576. rima — five

577. ringa — hand, arm

578. ringaringa — hand, arm

579. riri — anger, angry

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

581. rite — to be ready, like, similar

582. roa — long

583. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

585. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

586. rongonui — famous

587. rongoā — medicine

588. rori — road

589. rorohiko — computer

590. roto — in, inside, within; lake

591. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

593. ruaki — vomit

594. ruku — to dive

595. runga — on

596. rā — day; the sun; over there

597. Rāhina — Monday

598. Rāhoroi — Saturday

599. rākau — tree; timber

600. Rāmere — Friday

601. rānei — or

602. rārangi — line, row

603. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

606. rāua — them; they (two people)

607. rēmana — lemon

608. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

609. rīwai — potato

610. rōpā — slave, servant

611. rōpū — group

612. rūma — room

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

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

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

616. taha — to pass by; side

617. tahi — one, single

618. tahia — (pass) be swept

619. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

622. tai — tide; coast

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

624. taiapa — fence

625. taihoa — wait

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

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

628. take — beginning, cause, origin

629. taki — to lead, to bring along

630. takoto — to lie down

631. taku — my (singular); edge

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

633. tamaiti — child

634. tamariki — children

635. tame — male animal

636. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

641. tangata — person

642. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

643. tangihanga — funeral

644. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

648. taonga — property, possession

649. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

651. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

652. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

654. taraiwa — to drive; driver

655. taraka — truck

656. tarau — trousers

657. tari — government department; office

658. taringa — ear

659. tata — near, close

660. tatari — to wait

661. tatau — to count

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

663. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

664. tauira — student; example

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

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

667. taura — rope, cable

668. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

669. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

670. tautoko — to support

671. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

672. tawhito — old, former

673. te — the, singular definite article

674. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

676. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

677. tekau — ten

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

679. tereina — to train

680. tia — to steer, adorned

681. tiaki — to look after, to care for

682. tihi — topknot

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

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

685. tiki — to fetch

686. tina — dinner, lunch

687. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

689. tino — very

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

691. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

692. tira — group or row of people

693. tiro — to look

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

695. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

696. titiro — to look at

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

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

699. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

700. tohunga — expert, priest

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

702. toi — art, knowledge

703. toka — rock

704. toki — adze, axe; champion

705. tokohia — how many people?

706. tokomaha — many (of people)

707. Tokoono — six people

708. tokorima — five (people)

709. tokorua — two (of people)

710. tokotoru — three (people)

711. tomo — to enter, go into

712. tonga — south

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

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

715. tonu — still

716. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

717. toro — to visit

718. toru — three

719. tote — salt

720. toto — blood

721. tua — beyond

722. tuahine — sister, of a male

723. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

724. tuanui — roof

725. tuarua — second

726. tuarā — back [body]

727. tuatahi — first

728. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

732. tuhituhi — to write, draw

733. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

737. tuna — eel

738. tungāne — brother, of a female

739. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

742. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

743. ture — law, rule

744. turituri — be quiet! noisy

745. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

746. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

748. tā — print, draw

749. tāhae — to steal

750. tāima — time

751. tākaro — to play

752. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

753. tākuta — doctor

754. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

756. tāne — man, male

757. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

758. tāone — town

759. tāra — dollar

760. tārere — to swing

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

762. tāroaroa — tall

763. tātahi — seaside, beach

764. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

766. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

768. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

769. tāwāhi — overseas

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

771. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

774. tēnā — that, by the listener

775. tēpu — table

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

777. tērā — that over there, that

778. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

780. tī — cabbage tree; tea

781. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

783. tīma — team

784. tīmata — to begin, to start

785. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

787. tītī — muttonbird

788. tō — your (singular); to drag

789. tōhi — toast

790. tōkena — stockings, socks

791. tōku — my (singular)

792. tōmuri — to be late

793. tōna — his, her

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

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

796. tōtiti — sausage

797. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

800. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

802. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

804. Tūrei — Tuesday

805. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

808. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

811. umu — earth oven

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

813. uri — descendant, offspring

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

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

816. utaina — (pass) be loaded

817. utu — cost, price; to pay for

818. wae — foot; leg; separate

819. waea — wire; phone

820. waenganui — middle, centre, between

821. waewae — foot, leg

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

823. wahie — driftwood

824. wahine — woman, wife

825. waho — out, outside, the outside

826. wai — water; who

827. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

828. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

830. waipiro — alcohol

831. wairua — spirit

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

833. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

834. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

836. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

838. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

839. whaea — mother, aunt

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

841. whaikōrero — oratory

842. whakaae — to agree

843. whakaaetia — to be agreed

844. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

845. whakaako — teach

846. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

847. whakaata — mirror

848. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

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

850. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

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

853. whakairo — to carve, a carving

854. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

855. whakakī — to fill something

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

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

858. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

860. whakamātautau — examination, test

861. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

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

866. whakapapa — genealogy

867. whakapono — to believe; faith

868. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

869. whakarongo — to listen

870. whakatangi — to play an instrument

871. whakatau — to decide

872. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

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

877. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

878. whakawhiti — to cross

879. whana — to kick

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

881. whara — to be injured

882. whare — house, building

883. wharekai — restaurant

884. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

885. wharenui — meeting house; hall

886. wharepaku — toilet

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

888. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

889. whawhai — to fight; a battle

890. whea — where? (variant of hea)

891. whenua — land

892. whero — red

893. whiri — plait; twist

894. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

895. whitu — seven

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

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

898. whutupōro — football, rugby

899. whā — four

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

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

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

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

904. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

905. wiki — week

906. wini — window

907. wā — time, times

908. wāhanga — chapter, episode

909. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

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

913. ā — and; and then

914. āe — yes

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

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

917. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

919. Ākarana — Auckland

920. ākonga — student

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

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

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

924. ānō — as though; as if

925. āporo — apple

926. āpōpō — tomorrow

927. ārahi — to lead, guide

928. ārani — orange [fruit]

929. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

930. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

932. āwangawanga — worried

933. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

934. āwhina — to help

935. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

936. ēhea — which

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

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

939. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

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

943. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

945. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

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

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

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