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. neke — to move

433. ngahau — party, concert

434. ngahere — forest, bush

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

436. ngau — to bite

437. ngenge — tired

438. ngeru — cat

439. ngā — the, plural

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

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

442. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

443. niho — tooth

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

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

446. noho — to live; sit

447. nui — big, great, many

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

449. nuku — to move

450. nunui — big (plural form)

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

452. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

457. nō — from

458. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

460. nōu — yours

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

462. oho — to wake up

463. oma — to run, escape

464. omaoma — running

465. one — beach, sand

466. ono — six

467. ope — group travelling together

468. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

470. oti — to be completed

471. pahi — bus

472. pahikara — bicycle

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

474. paihikara — bike

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

476. pakanga — to fight, battle, war, hostility

477. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

481. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

482. paku — small

483. panana — banana

484. panekoti — skirt, dress

485. pango — black

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

487. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

488. Papaioea — Palmerston North

489. paraikete — blanket

490. parakuihi — breakfast

491. pare — to ward off, to divert

492. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

493. paruparu — dirt, mud

494. parāoa — bread, flour

495. pata — butter

496. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

499. paukena — pumpkin

500. pea — pair; pear

501. peka — branch

502. peke — to jump, to leap over

503. pene — pen

504. pepa — paper; pepper

505. pepeha — proclamation of origin

506. pere — bell

507. pereti — plate

508. peti — heap up

509. pia — beer

510. piki — to increase

511. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

514. piri — to stick to, to cling

515. pirihimana — police officer

516. poaka — pig

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

518. pono — true, faithful

519. porou — eager, energetic

520. poti — boat

521. poto — short

522. pou — pole, post

523. pouaka — box

524. pounamu — greenstone

525. pukapuka — book, lungs

526. puku — stomach, belly

527. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

528. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

529. puna — pool, spring

530. pune — spoon

531. pupuhi — to shoot

532. pupuri — to hold onto

533. purei — to play, play

534. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

535. puta — to appear, to come out

536. putiputi — flower

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

538. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

539. pāmu — farm

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

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

542. pāpā — father, uncle

543. pāremata — parliament

544. pātai — question; to ask a question

545. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

546. pātītī — grass

547. pāua — abalone

548. pēhea — how?

549. pēke — bag

550. pēnei — like this, near speaker

551. pēnā — like that, near listener

552. pēpi — baby

553. pērā — like that, yonder

554. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

555. pīrangi — to want, desire

556. pō — night

557. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

558. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

559. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

560. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

561. pōtae — hat

562. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

563. pōtiki — child; youngest child

564. pōturi — deaf; slow

565. pōuri — sad, dark

566. pōwhiri — welcome

567. pū — to blow gently

568. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

569. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

572. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

573. rakuraku — guitar; rake

574. rama — light, torch

575. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

576. rangi — sky, day

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

578. rapu — to look for

579. raranga — plait; weave

580. rare — lolly

581. raro — under, below; time

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

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

584. rau — to put into; leaf

585. raumati — summer

586. raureka — deceitful

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

588. rawe — lovely, excellent

589. reira — there (previously mentioned)

590. reka — sweet

591. reo — language, voice

592. rere — to escape; to fly

593. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

594. reri — ready

595. reta — letter

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

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

598. rima — five

599. ringa — hand, arm

600. ringaringa — hand, arm

601. riri — anger, angry

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

603. rite — to be ready, like, similar

604. roa — long

605. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

607. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

608. rongonui — famous

609. rongoā — medicine

610. rori — road

611. rorohiko — computer

612. roto — in, inside, within; lake

613. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

615. ruaki — vomit

616. ruku — to dive

617. runga — on

618. rā — day; the sun; over there

619. Rāhina — Monday

620. Rāhoroi — Saturday

621. rākau — tree; timber

622. Rāmere — Friday

623. rānei — or

624. rārangi — line, row

625. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

628. rāua — them; they (two people)

629. rēmana — lemon

630. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

631. rīwai — potato

632. rōpā — slave, servant

633. rōpū — group

634. rūma — room

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

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

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

638. taha — to pass by; side

639. tahi — one, single

640. tahia — (pass) be swept

641. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

644. tai — tide; coast

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

646. taiapa — fence

647. taihoa — wait

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

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

650. take — beginning, cause, origin

651. taki — to lead, to bring along

652. takoto — to lie down

653. taku — my (singular); edge

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

655. tamaiti — child

656. tamariki — children

657. tame — male animal

658. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

663. tangata — person

664. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

665. tangihanga — funeral

666. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

670. taonga — property, possession

671. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

673. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

674. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

676. taraiwa — to drive; driver

677. taraka — truck

678. tarau — trousers

679. tari — government department; office

680. taringa — ear

681. tata — near, close

682. tatari — to wait

683. tatau — to count

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

685. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

686. tauira — student; example

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

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

689. taura — rope, cable

690. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

691. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

692. tautoko — to support

693. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

694. tawhito — old, former

695. te — the, singular definite article

696. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

698. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

699. tekau — ten

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

701. tereina — to train

702. tia — to steer, adorned

703. tiaki — to look after, to care for

704. tihi — topknot

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

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

707. tiki — to fetch

708. tina — dinner, lunch

709. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

711. tino — very

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

713. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

714. tira — group or row of people

715. tiro — to look

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

717. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

718. titiro — to look at

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

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

721. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

722. tohunga — expert, priest

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

724. toi — art, knowledge

725. toka — rock

726. toki — adze, axe; champion

727. tokohia — how many people?

728. tokomaha — many (of people)

729. Tokoono — six people

730. tokorima — five (people)

731. tokorua — two (of people)

732. tokotoru — three (people)

733. tomo — to enter, go into

734. tonga — south

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

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

737. tonu — still

738. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

739. toro — to visit

740. toru — three

741. tote — salt

742. toto — blood

743. tua — beyond

744. tuahine — sister, of a male

745. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

746. tuanui — roof

747. tuarua — second

748. tuarā — back [body]

749. tuatahi — first

750. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

754. tuhituhi — to write, draw

755. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

759. tuna — eel

760. tungāne — brother, of a female

761. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

764. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

765. ture — law, rule

766. turituri — be quiet! noisy

767. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

768. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

770. tā — print, draw

771. tāhae — to steal

772. tāima — time

773. tākaro — to play

774. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

775. tākuta — doctor

776. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

778. tāne — man, male

779. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

780. tāone — town

781. tāra — dollar

782. tārere — to swing

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

784. tāroaroa — tall

785. tātahi — seaside, beach

786. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

788. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

790. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

791. tāwāhi — overseas

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

793. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

796. tēnā — that, by the listener

797. tēpu — table

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

799. tērā — that over there, that

800. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

802. tī — cabbage tree; tea

803. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

805. tīma — team

806. tīmata — to begin, to start

807. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

809. tītī — muttonbird

810. tō — your (singular); to drag

811. tōhi — toast

812. tōkena — stockings, socks

813. tōku — my (singular)

814. tōmuri — to be late

815. tōna — his, her

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

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

818. tōtiti — sausage

819. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

822. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

824. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

826. Tūrei — Tuesday

827. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

830. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

833. umu — earth oven

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

835. uri — descendant, offspring

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

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

838. utaina — (pass) be loaded

839. utu — cost, price; to pay for

840. wae — foot; leg; separate

841. waea — wire; phone

842. waenganui — middle, centre, between

843. waewae — foot, leg

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

845. wahie — driftwood

846. wahine — woman, wife

847. waho — out, outside, the outside

848. wai — water; who

849. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

850. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

852. waipiro — alcohol

853. wairua — spirit

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

855. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

856. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

858. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

860. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

861. whaea — mother, aunt

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

863. whaikōrero — oratory

864. whakaae — to agree

865. whakaaetia — to be agreed

866. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

867. whakaako — teach

868. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

869. whakaata — mirror

870. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

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

872. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

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

875. whakairo — to carve, a carving

876. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

877. whakakī — to fill something

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

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

880. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

882. whakamātautau — examination, test

883. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

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

888. whakapapa — genealogy

889. whakapono — to believe; faith

890. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

891. whakarongo — to listen

892. whakatangi — to play an instrument

893. whakatau — to decide

894. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

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

899. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

900. whakawhiti — to cross

901. whana — to kick

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

903. whara — to be injured

904. whare — house, building

905. wharekai — restaurant

906. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

907. wharenui — meeting house; hall

908. wharepaku — toilet

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

910. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

911. whawhai — to fight; a battle

912. whea — where? (variant of hea)

913. whenua — land

914. whero — red

915. whiri — plait; twist

916. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

917. whitu — seven

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

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

920. whutupōro — football, rugby

921. whā — four

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

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

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

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

926. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

927. wiki — week

928. wini — window

929. wā — time, times

930. wāhanga — chapter, episode

931. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

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

935. ā — and; and then

936. āe — yes

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

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

939. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

941. Ākarana — Auckland

942. ākonga — student

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

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

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

946. ānō — as though; as if

947. āporo — apple

948. āpōpō — tomorrow

949. ārahi — to lead, guide

950. ārani — orange [fruit]

951. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

952. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

954. āwangawanga — worried

955. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

956. āwhina — to help

957. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

958. ēhea — which

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

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

961. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

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

965. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

967. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

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

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

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