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. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

286. kēkē — armpit

287. kēmu — game

288. kī — to be full

289. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

290. kīhai — Negative word

291. kīhini — kitchen

292. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

293. kōhatu — stone

294. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

297. kōrua — you, two people

298. kōtiro — girl

299. kōura — crayfish

300. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

301. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

302. kūaha — door

303. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

304. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

306. maha — many

307. mahana — to be warm, warm

308. mahara — thought, memory

309. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

310. mahi — to do, work, make

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

312. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

314. makariri — cold

315. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

317. makere — to get down from

318. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

319. mana — prestige, authority

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

321. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

323. manawa — heart

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

325. Mane — Monday

326. mangō — shark

327. mano — thousand

328. manu — bird

329. manuhiri — guest

330. maoa — cooked; ripe

331. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

332. marama — month, moon

333. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

334. maranga — to arise; to get up

335. maremare — to cough

336. maringi — to spill (trans)

337. maro — kilt-like garment

338. maroke — dry

339. maru — power; shelter

340. mataku — scared, afraid

341. matapihi — window

342. matau — fish hook; right side

343. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

344. matekai — hungry, starving

345. matenga — time or circumstance of death

346. matimati — finger, toe

347. matua — parent, father

348. mau — to wear clothes

349. maumahara — to remember, remember

350. maunga — mountain

351. mauri — life spirit

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

353. mauī — left (direction)

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

355. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

358. mema — member, members

359. meneti — minute

360. mere — bush, shrub

361. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

362. minita — minister

363. miraka — milk

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

365. moana — sea

366. moata — early; early morning

367. moe — sleep; to marry

368. moenga — bed

369. mohio — Mohio. 1. v.t. Know, understand. Kaore e mohio ka mate…

370. mokemoke — lonely

371. moko — lizard

372. mokopuna — grandchild

373. momo — type, kind

374. moni — money

375. motokā — car, motorcar

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

377. motukā — car

378. moutere — island

379. mua — front, before

380. muri — behind, after

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

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

383. mā — clean, white, and others

384. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

386. māhita — teacher

387. māia — capable, brave, bold

388. māku — for me, by me

389. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

391. māna — for him, her, by him, her

392. māngere — lazy

393. mānia — plains

394. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

395. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

396. māra — garden

397. mārama — clear, understand

398. mārena — to marry; wedding

399. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

400. māripi — knife

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

402. mātao — cold

403. mātau — to know, understand

404. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

407. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

410. māui — on the left hand, left side

411. māuiui — sick

412. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

413. mīhini — machine

414. mīti — meat

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

416. mōhio — to know

417. mōhiti — glasses

418. mōkai — pet

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

420. mōmona — fat

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

422. mōrena — good morning

423. mōu — for you

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

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

426. naihi — knife

427. nama — number

428. nanahi — yesterday

429. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

430. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

431. nei — here, by speaker

432. ngahau — party, concert

433. ngahere — forest, bush

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

435. ngenge — tired

436. ngeru — cat

437. ngā — the, plural

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

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

440. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

441. niho — tooth

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

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

444. noho — to live; sit

445. nui — big, great, many

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

447. nuku — to move

448. nunui — big (plural form)

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

450. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

455. nō — from

456. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

458. nōu — yours

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

460. oho — to wake up

461. oma — to run, escape

462. omaoma — running

463. one — beach, sand

464. ono — six

465. ope — group travelling together

466. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

468. oti — to be completed

469. pahi — bus

470. pahikara — bicycle

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

472. paihikara — bike

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

474. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

478. paku — small

479. panana — banana

480. pango — black

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

482. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

483. paraikete — blanket

484. parakuihi — breakfast

485. pare — to ward off, to divert

486. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

487. paruparu — dirt, mud

488. parāoa — bread, flour

489. pata — butter

490. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

493. paukena — pumpkin

494. pea — pair; pear

495. peka — branch

496. peke — to jump, to leap over

497. pene — pen

498. pepa — paper; pepper

499. pepeha — proclamation of origin

500. pere — bell

501. pereti — plate

502. peti — heap up

503. pia — beer

504. piki — to increase

505. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

508. piri — to stick to, to cling

509. pirihimana — police officer

510. poaka — pig

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

512. pono — true, faithful

513. porou — eager, energetic

514. poti — boat

515. poto — short

516. pou — pole, post

517. pouaka — box

518. pounamu — greenstone

519. pukapuka — book, lungs

520. puku — stomach, belly

521. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

522. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

523. puna — pool, spring

524. pune — spoon

525. pupuhi — to shoot

526. pupuri — to hold onto

527. purei — to play, play

528. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

529. puta — to appear, to come out

530. putiputi — flower

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

532. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

533. pāmu — farm

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

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

536. pāpā — father, uncle

537. pāremata — parliament

538. pātai — question; to ask a question

539. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

540. pātītī — grass

541. pāua — abalone

542. pēhea — how?

543. pēke — bag

544. pēnei — like this, near speaker

545. pēnā — like that, near listener

546. pēpi — baby

547. pērā — like that, yonder

548. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

549. pīrangi — to want, desire

550. pō — night

551. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

552. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

553. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

554. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

555. pōtae — hat

556. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

557. pōtiki — child; youngest child

558. pōturi — deaf; slow

559. pōuri — sad, dark

560. pōwhiri — welcome

561. pū — to blow gently

562. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

563. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

566. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

567. rakuraku — guitar; rake

568. rama — light, torch

569. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

570. rangi — sky, day

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

572. rapu — to look for

573. raranga — plait; weave

574. rare — lolly

575. raro — under, below; time

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

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

578. rau — to put into; leaf

579. raumati — summer

580. raureka — deceitful

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

582. rawe — lovely, excellent

583. reira — there (previously mentioned)

584. reka — sweet

585. reo — language, voice

586. rere — to escape; to fly

587. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

588. reri — ready

589. reta — letter

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

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

592. rima — five

593. ringa — hand, arm

594. ringaringa — hand, arm

595. riri — anger, angry

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

597. rite — to be ready, like, similar

598. roa — long

599. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

601. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

602. rongonui — famous

603. rongoā — medicine

604. rori — road

605. rorohiko — computer

606. roto — in, inside, within; lake

607. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

609. ruaki — vomit

610. ruku — to dive

611. runga — on

612. rā — day; the sun; over there

613. Rāhina — Monday

614. Rāhoroi — Saturday

615. rākau — tree; timber

616. Rāmere — Friday

617. rānei — or

618. rārangi — line, row

619. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

622. rāua — them; they (two people)

623. rēmana — lemon

624. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

625. rīwai — potato

626. rōpā — slave, servant

627. rōpū — group

628. rūma — room

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

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

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

632. taha — to pass by; side

633. tahi — one, single

634. tahia — (pass) be swept

635. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

638. tai — tide; coast

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

640. taiapa — fence

641. taihoa — wait

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

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

644. take — beginning, cause, origin

645. taki — to lead, to bring along

646. takoto — to lie down

647. taku — my (singular); edge

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

649. tamaiti — child

650. tamariki — children

651. tame — male animal

652. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

657. tangata — person

658. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

659. tangihanga — funeral

660. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

664. taonga — property, possession

665. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

667. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

668. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

670. taraiwa — to drive; driver

671. taraka — truck

672. tarau — trousers

673. tari — government department; office

674. taringa — ear

675. tata — near, close

676. tatari — to wait

677. tatau — to count

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

679. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

680. tauira — student; example

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

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

683. taura — rope, cable

684. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

685. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

686. tautoko — to support

687. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

688. tawhito — old, former

689. te — the, singular definite article

690. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

692. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

693. tekau — ten

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

695. tereina — to train

696. tia — to steer, adorned

697. tiaki — to look after, to care for

698. tihi — topknot

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

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

701. tiki — to fetch

702. tina — dinner, lunch

703. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

705. tino — very

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

707. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

708. tira — group or row of people

709. tiro — to look

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

711. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

712. titiro — to look at

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

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

715. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

716. tohunga — expert, priest

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

718. toi — art, knowledge

719. toka — rock

720. toki — adze, axe; champion

721. tokohia — how many people?

722. tokomaha — many (of people)

723. Tokoono — six people

724. tokorima — five (people)

725. tokorua — two (of people)

726. tokotoru — three (people)

727. tomo — to enter, go into

728. tonga — south

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

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

731. tonu — still

732. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

733. toro — to visit

734. toru — three

735. tote — salt

736. toto — blood

737. tua — beyond

738. tuahine — sister, of a male

739. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

740. tuanui — roof

741. tuarua — second

742. tuarā — back [body]

743. tuatahi — first

744. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

748. tuhituhi — to write, draw

749. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

753. tuna — eel

754. tungāne — brother, of a female

755. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

758. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

759. ture — law, rule

760. turituri — be quiet! noisy

761. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

762. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

764. tā — print, draw

765. tāhae — to steal

766. tāima — time

767. tākaro — to play

768. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

769. tākuta — doctor

770. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

772. tāne — man, male

773. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

774. tāone — town

775. tāra — dollar

776. tārere — to swing

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

778. tāroaroa — tall

779. tātahi — seaside, beach

780. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

782. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

784. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

785. tāwāhi — overseas

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

787. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

790. tēnā — that, by the listener

791. tēpu — table

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

793. tērā — that over there, that

794. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

796. tī — cabbage tree; tea

797. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

799. tīma — team

800. tīmata — to begin, to start

801. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

803. tītī — muttonbird

804. tō — your (singular); to drag

805. tōhi — toast

806. tōkena — stockings, socks

807. tōku — my (singular)

808. tōmuri — to be late

809. tōna — his, her

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

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

812. tōtiti — sausage

813. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

816. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

818. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

820. Tūrei — Tuesday

821. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

824. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

827. umu — earth oven

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

829. uri — descendant, offspring

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

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

832. utaina — (pass) be loaded

833. utu — cost, price; to pay for

834. wae — foot; leg; separate

835. waea — wire; phone

836. waenganui — middle, centre, between

837. waewae — foot, leg

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

839. wahie — driftwood

840. wahine — woman, wife

841. waho — out, outside, the outside

842. wai — water; who

843. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

844. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

846. waipiro — alcohol

847. wairua — spirit

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

849. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

850. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

852. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

854. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

855. whaea — mother, aunt

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

857. whaikōrero — oratory

858. whakaae — to agree

859. whakaaetia — to be agreed

860. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

861. whakaako — teach

862. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

863. whakaata — mirror

864. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

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

866. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

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

869. whakairo — to carve, a carving

870. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

871. whakakī — to fill something

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

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

874. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

876. whakamātautau — examination, test

877. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

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

882. whakapapa — genealogy

883. whakapono — to believe; faith

884. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

885. whakarongo — to listen

886. whakatangi — to play an instrument

887. whakatau — to decide

888. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

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

893. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

894. whakawhiti — to cross

895. whana — to kick

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

897. whara — to be injured

898. whare — house, building

899. wharekai — restaurant

900. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

901. wharenui — meeting house; hall

902. wharepaku — toilet

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

904. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

905. whawhai — to fight; a battle

906. whea — where? (variant of hea)

907. whenua — land

908. whero — red

909. whiri — plait; twist

910. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

911. whitu — seven

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

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

914. whutupōro — football, rugby

915. whā — four

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

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

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

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

920. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

921. wiki — week

922. wini — window

923. wā — time, times

924. wāhanga — chapter, episode

925. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

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

929. ā — and; and then

930. āe — yes

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

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

933. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

935. Ākarana — Auckland

936. ākonga — student

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

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

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

940. ānō — as though; as if

941. āporo — apple

942. āpōpō — tomorrow

943. ārahi — to lead, guide

944. ārani — orange [fruit]

945. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

946. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

948. āwangawanga — worried

949. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

950. āwhina — to help

951. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

952. ēhea — which

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

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

955. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

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

959. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

961. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

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

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

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