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. ahu — to look after

11. ai — Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai

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

13. 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)

14. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever

15. ako — to learn, to teach

16. akomanga — classroom

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

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

19. Amerika — America

20. amuamu — groan, grumble, complain

21. ana — indeed, when, if

22. anake — only, just, alone

23. anei — here, by me

24. anā — there, by you

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

26. ao — world, dawn, cloud

27. aotea — Aotea, n. 1. A species of thistle, Kia awhitia koe…

28. Aotearoa — New Zealand

29. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

30. Aranga — Easter; risen (n)

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

32. ariki — chief, leader

33. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

34. arohaina — (pass) be loved

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

36. ata — morning, shadow

37. atawhai — to show kindness towards

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

39. atua — god

40. au — I, me

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

42. auau — to bark, howl

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

44. awa — river, stream

45. awatea — daylight

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

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

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

49. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

50. engari — but

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

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

53. haere — go, come

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

55. hai — as, for (variant of hei)

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

57. hanawiti — sandwich

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

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

60. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

61. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

62. harakeke — flax

63. haramai — to arrive

64. hararei — holiday

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

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

67. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

68. hau — wind, air, breath

69. haunga — smelly, stinky

70. hauora — health, healthy

71. haurua — half

72. he — a, some; in the category of

73. hea — where?

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

75. heihei — chicken

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

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

78. heoi — however; and so

79. heoti — however; and so

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

81. herehere — prisoner; captivity

82. heru — comb

83. hia — how many?

84. hiahia — to want

85. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

86. hiakai — hungry

87. hiamoe — sleepy

88. hikareti — cigarettes

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

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

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

92. hingareti — singlet

93. hinu — oil, fat

94. hipi — sheep

95. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

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

97. hoariri — enemy, opponent

98. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

99. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

100. hoihoi — too noisy

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

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

103. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

104. hokomaha — supermarket

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

106. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

108. hopi — soap

109. hopu — to catch

110. hora — display; scatter; spread out

111. horoi — to wash, to clean

112. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

113. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

114. hou — new, modern; feather

115. hua — product, fruit

116. huaina — named (pass of hua)

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

118. huarahi — street, path, road

119. huawhenua — vegetables

120. hui — meeting; gathered

121. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

122. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

123. huka — sugar

124. hukarere — snow

125. huna — to hide

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

127. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

129. huri — to turn

130. huritau — birthday

131. huruhuru — fur

132. hākari — feast

133. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

134. hāora — hour; oxygen

135. hāte — shirt

136. hē — wrong; error, mistake

137. hēki — egg

138. hī — to catch fish with a line

139. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

140. hōhipera — hospital

141. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

143. hōia — soldier, warrior

144. hōiho — horse

145. Hōngongoi — July

146. hōro — hall

147. hōu — new, modern; fresh

148. hū — shoe

149. 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.

150. ia — he, she, him, her

151. iho — downwards

152. ihu — nose

153. ika — fish

154. ina — if, when

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

156. inanahi — yesterday

157. inapō — last night

158. Ingarangi — England

159. ingoa — name

160. inoi — pray

161. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

163. inā — if, when

164. ināianei — now

165. irāmutu — niece, nephew

166. iti — small, little

167. iwa — nine

168. iwi — tribe

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

170. kaha — strong, able

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

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

173. kai — eat (v); food (n)

174. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

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

177. kaimoana — seafood

178. kainga — (pass) be eaten

179. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

181. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

182. kanikani — dance, to dance

183. kanohi — face

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

185. kapu — cup

186. kapua — cloud

187. kaputī — cup of tea

188. kara — colour

189. karaehe — class (school); glass

190. karahipi — scholarship

191. karaihe — grass

192. karaka — orange (colour)

193. karakia — prayer, to pray

194. karanga — to call

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

196. kararehe — animal

197. kare — stove, heater

198. karo — dodge, avoid

199. karu — eye

200. kata — to laugh

201. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

202. kati — close, shut

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

204. kato — pluck

205. katoa — all

206. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

207. kau — swim; cow

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

209. kauhoe — to swim

210. kaukau — to bathe

211. kaumātua — elder; elderly

212. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

213. kawa — sour, yuck

214. kawe — to carry, convey

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

216. kawhe — coffee

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

218. kei te — at the moment; now

219. keke — cake

220. kererū — native pigeon

221. kete — basket, kit

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

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

224. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

225. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

226. kimi — to look for, seek

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

228. kina — sea urchin

229. kino — bad

230. kiore — rat

231. kiri — skin

232. kiriata — movie, film

233. Kirihimete — Christmas

234. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

235. kiromita — kilometre

236. kite — to see

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

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

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

240. koa — happy

241. koe — you, one person

242. koha — gift

243. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

244. kohi — to collect, gather together

245. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

246. koi — sharp

247. koia — it is, so

248. koinei — this is

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

250. konei — here, by speaker

251. konohete — concert

252. konā — there, by listener

253. kope — nappy

254. kore — zero, nothing

255. koretake — useless

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

257. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

258. korā — over there

259. kotahi — one

260. koti — coat, jacket

261. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

266. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

268. kupu — word

269. kura — school; treasured item

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

271. kurī — dog

272. kā — to burn, be alight

273. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

274. kāinga — home

275. kākahu — clothing, garment

276. kākāriki — green

277. kānga — corn

278. kāo — no!

279. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

280. kāpata — cupboard

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

282. kāri — playing card

283. kātahi — then

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

285. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

288. kēkē — armpit

289. kēmu — game

290. kī — to be full

291. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

292. kīhai — Negative word

293. kīhini — kitchen

294. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

295. kōhatu — stone

296. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

299. kōrua — you, two people

300. kōtiro — girl

301. kōura — crayfish

302. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

303. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

304. kūaha — door

305. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

306. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

308. maha — many

309. mahana — to be warm, warm

310. mahara — thought, memory

311. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

312. mahi — to do, work, make

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

314. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

316. makariri — cold

317. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

319. makere — to get down from

320. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

321. mana — prestige, authority

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

323. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

325. manawa — heart

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

327. Mane — Monday

328. mangō — shark

329. mano — thousand

330. manu — bird

331. manuhiri — guest

332. maoa — cooked; ripe

333. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

334. marama — month, moon

335. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

336. maranga — to arise; to get up

337. maremare — to cough

338. maringi — to spill (trans)

339. maro — kilt-like garment

340. maroke — dry

341. maru — power; shelter

342. mataku — scared, afraid

343. matapihi — window

344. matau — fish hook; right side

345. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

346. matekai — hungry, starving

347. matenga — time or circumstance of death

348. matimati — finger, toe

349. matua — parent, father

350. mau — to wear clothes

351. maumahara — to remember, remember

352. maunga — mountain

353. mauri — life spirit

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

355. mauī — left (direction)

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

357. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

360. mema — member, members

361. meneti — minute

362. mere — bush, shrub

363. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

364. minita — minister

365. miraka — milk

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

367. moana — sea

368. moata — early; early morning

369. moe — sleep; to marry

370. moenga — bed

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

372. mokemoke — lonely

373. moko — lizard

374. mokopuna — grandchild

375. momo — type, kind

376. moni — money

377. motokā — car, motorcar

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

379. motukā — car

380. moutere — island

381. mua — front, before

382. muri — behind, after

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

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

385. mā — clean, white, and others

386. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

388. māhita — teacher

389. māia — capable, brave, bold

390. māku — for me, by me

391. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

393. māna — for him, her, by him, her

394. māngere — lazy

395. mānia — plains

396. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

397. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

398. māra — garden

399. mārama — clear, understand

400. mārena — to marry; wedding

401. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

402. māripi — knife

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

404. mātao — cold

405. mātau — to know, understand

406. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

409. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

412. māui — on the left hand, left side

413. māuiui — sick

414. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

415. mīhini — machine

416. mīti — meat

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

418. mōhio — to know

419. mōhiti — glasses

420. mōkai — pet

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

422. mōmona — fat

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

424. mōrena — good morning

425. mōu — for you

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

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

428. naihi — knife

429. nama — number

430. nanahi — yesterday

431. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

432. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

433. nei — here, by speaker

434. neke — to move

435. ngahau — party, concert

436. ngahere — forest, bush

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

438. ngau — to bite

439. ngenge — tired

440. ngeru — cat

441. ngā — the, plural

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

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

444. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

445. niho — tooth

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

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

448. noho — to live; sit

449. nui — big, great, many

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

451. nuku — to move

452. nunui — big (plural form)

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

454. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

459. nō — from

460. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

462. nōu — yours

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

464. oho — to wake up

465. oma — to run, escape

466. omaoma — running

467. one — beach, sand

468. ono — six

469. ope — group travelling together

470. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

472. oti — to be completed

473. pahi — bus

474. pahikara — bicycle

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

476. paihikara — bike

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

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

479. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

483. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

484. paku — small

485. panana — banana

486. panekoti — skirt, dress

487. pango — black

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

489. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

490. Papaioea — Palmerston North

491. paraihe — award, prize; brush

492. paraikete — blanket

493. parakuihi — breakfast

494. pare — to ward off, to divert

495. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

496. paruauru — Paruauru, n. One who cultivates the soil.

497. paruparu — dirt, mud

498. parāoa — bread, flour

499. pata — butter

500. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

503. paukena — pumpkin

504. pea — pair; pear

505. peita — paint

506. peka — branch

507. peke — to jump, to leap over

508. pene — pen

509. pepa — paper; pepper

510. pepeha — proclamation of origin

511. pere — bell

512. pereti — plate

513. peti — heap up

514. pia — beer

515. piki — to increase

516. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

519. piri — to stick to, to cling

520. pirihimana — police officer

521. pirimia — prime minister

522. pito — belly button, end, extremity

523. poaka — pig

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

525. pono — true, faithful

526. poro — to cut off, to cut short

527. porou — eager, energetic

528. poti — boat

529. poto — short

530. pou — pole, post

531. pouaka — box

532. pounamu — greenstone

533. pukapuka — book, lungs

534. puku — stomach, belly

535. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

536. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

537. puna — pool, spring

538. pune — spoon

539. pupuhi — to shoot

540. pupuri — to hold onto

541. purei — to play, play

542. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

543. puta — to appear, to come out

544. putiputi — flower

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

546. pāhi — purse, to pass

547. pāka — a park; a box

548. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

549. pāmu — farm

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

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

552. pāpā — father, uncle

553. pāremata — parliament

554. pātai — question; to ask a question

555. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

556. pātītī — grass

557. pāua — abalone

558. pēhea — how?

559. pēkana — bacon

560. pēke — bag

561. pēnei — like this, near speaker

562. pēnā — like that, near listener

563. pēpi — baby

564. pērā — like that, yonder

565. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

566. pīrangi — to want, desire

567. pō — night

568. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

569. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

570. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

571. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

572. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

573. pōtae — hat

574. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

575. pōtiki — child; youngest child

576. pōturi — deaf; slow

577. pōuri — sad, dark

578. pōwhiri — welcome

579. pū — to blow gently

580. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

581. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

584. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

585. raihi — rice

586. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

587. rakuraku — guitar; rake

588. rama — light, torch

589. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

590. rangi — sky, day

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

592. rapu — to look for

593. raranga — plait; weave

594. rare — lolly

595. raro — under, below; time

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

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

598. rau — to put into; leaf

599. raumati — summer

600. raureka — deceitful

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

602. rawe — lovely, excellent

603. reira — there (previously mentioned)

604. reka — sweet

605. reo — language, voice

606. rere — to escape; to fly

607. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

608. reri — ready

609. reta — letter

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

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

612. rima — five

613. ringa — hand, arm

614. ringaringa — hand, arm

615. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

616. riri — anger, angry

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

618. rite — to be ready, like, similar

619. roa — long

620. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

622. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

623. rongonui — famous

624. rongoā — medicine

625. rori — road

626. rorohiko — computer

627. roto — in, inside, within; lake

628. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

630. ruaki — vomit

631. ruku — to dive

632. runga — on

633. rā — day; the sun; over there

634. Rāhina — Monday

635. Rāhoroi — Saturday

636. rākau — tree; timber

637. Rāmere — Friday

638. rānei — or

639. rārangi — line, row

640. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

643. Rātū — Tuesday

644. rāua — them; they (two people)

645. rēmana — lemon

646. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

647. rīwai — potato

648. rōia — lawyer

649. rōpā — slave, servant

650. rōpū — group

651. rūma — room

652. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

656. taha — to pass by; side

657. tahi — one, single

658. tahia — (pass) be swept

659. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

662. tahuri — to capsize

663. tahā — calabash, gourd

664. tai — tide; coast

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

666. taiapa — fence

667. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

668. taihoa — wait

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

670. taitama — young man

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

672. take — beginning, cause, origin

673. taki — to lead, to bring along

674. takoto — to lie down

675. taku — my (singular); edge

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

677. tamaiti — child

678. tamariki — children

679. tame — male animal

680. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

685. tangata — person

686. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

687. tangihanga — funeral

688. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

692. taonga — property, possession

693. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

695. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

696. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

698. taraiwa — to drive; driver

699. taraka — truck

700. tarau — trousers

701. tari — government department; office

702. taringa — ear

703. tata — near, close

704. tatari — to wait

705. tatau — to count

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

707. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

708. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

709. tauira — student; example

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

711. taumahi — assignment

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

713. taura — rope, cable

714. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

715. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

716. tautoko — to support

717. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

718. tawhito — old, former

719. te — the, singular definite article

720. teihana — TV channel; railway station

721. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

723. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

724. tekau — ten

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

726. tereina — to train

727. tia — to steer, adorned

728. tiaki — to look after, to care for

729. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

730. tihi — topknot

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

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

733. tiki — to fetch

734. tina — dinner, lunch

735. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

737. tino — very

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

739. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

740. tira — group or row of people

741. tiro — to look

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

743. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

744. titiro — to look at

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

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

747. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

748. tohunga — expert, priest

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

750. toi — art, knowledge

751. toka — rock

752. tokerau — autumn; northern

753. toki — adze, axe; champion

754. tokohia — how many people?

755. tokoiwa — nine [people]

756. tokomaha — many (of people)

757. Tokoono — six people

758. tokorima — five (people)

759. tokorua — two (of people)

760. tokotoru — three (people)

761. tokowaru — eight [people]

762. tomo — to enter, go into

763. tonga — south

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

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

766. tonu — still

767. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

768. toro — to visit

769. toru — three

770. tote — salt

771. toto — blood

772. tua — beyond

773. tuahine — sister, of a male

774. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

775. tuanui — roof

776. tuarua — second

777. tuarā — back [body]

778. tuatahi — first

779. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

783. tuhituhi — to write, draw

784. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

788. tuna — eel

789. tungāne — brother, of a female

790. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

793. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

794. ture — law, rule

795. turituri — be quiet! noisy

796. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

797. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

799. tā — print, draw

800. tāhae — to steal

801. tāima — time

802. tākaro — to play

803. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

804. tākuta — doctor

805. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

807. tāne — man, male

808. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

809. tāone — town

810. tāra — dollar

811. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

812. tārere — to swing

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

814. tāroaroa — tall

815. tātahi — seaside, beach

816. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

818. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

820. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

821. tāwāhi — overseas

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

823. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

826. tēnā — that, by the listener

827. tēpu — table

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

829. tērā — that over there, that

830. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

832. tī — cabbage tree; tea

833. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

835. tīma — team

836. tīmata — to begin, to start

837. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

839. tītī — muttonbird

840. tō — your (singular); to drag

841. tōhi — toast

842. tōkena — stockings, socks

843. tōku — my (singular)

844. tōmuri — to be late

845. tōna — his, her

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

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

848. tōtiti — sausage

849. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

852. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

854. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

856. Tūrei — Tuesday

857. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

860. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

861. ua — to rain; rain

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

863. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

864. uira — lightning; to flash

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

866. umu — earth oven

867. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

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

869. uri — descendant, offspring

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

871. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

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

873. utaina — (pass) be loaded

874. utu — cost, price; to pay for

875. wae — foot; leg; separate

876. waea — wire; phone

877. waenganui — middle, centre, between

878. waewae — foot, leg

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

880. wahie — driftwood

881. wahine — woman, wife

882. waho — out, outside, the outside

883. wai — water; who

884. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

885. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

887. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

888. waipiro — alcohol

889. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

890. wairua — spirit

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

892. wao — forest

893. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

894. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

896. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

898. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

899. whaea — mother, aunt

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

901. whaikōrero — oratory

902. whakaae — to agree

903. whakaaetia — to be agreed

904. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

905. whakaako — teach

906. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

907. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

908. whakaata — mirror

909. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

910. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

911. whakaeke — to gather

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

913. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

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

916. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

917. whakairo — to carve, a carving

918. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

919. whakakī — to fill something

920. whakamahana — heater

921. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

922. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

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

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

925. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

927. whakamātautau — examination, test

928. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

929. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

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

934. whakapapa — genealogy

935. whakapono — to believe; faith

936. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

937. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

938. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

939. whakarongo — to listen

940. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

941. whakatangi — to play an instrument

942. whakatau — to decide

943. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

947. whakatū — to stand something up

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

949. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

950. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

951. whakawhiti — to cross

952. whana — to kick

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

954. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

955. whara — to be injured

956. whare — house, building

957. wharekai — restaurant

958. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

959. wharenui — meeting house; hall

960. wharepaku — toilet

961. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

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

963. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

964. whawhai — to fight; a battle

965. whea — where? (variant of hea)

966. wheke — creak; octopus

967. whenua — land

968. whero — red

969. whiri — plait; twist

970. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

971. whitu — seven

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

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

974. whutupōro — football, rugby

975. whā — four

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

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

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

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

980. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

981. wiki — week

982. wini — window

983. wā — time, times

984. wāhanga — chapter, episode

985. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

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

989. ā — and; and then

990. āe — yes

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

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

993. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

995. Ākarana — Auckland

996. ākonga — student

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

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

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

1000. ānō — as though; as if

1001. āporo — apple

1002. āpōpō — tomorrow

1003. ārahi — to lead, guide

1004. ārani — orange [fruit]

1005. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1006. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1007. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1008. āwangawanga — worried

1009. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1010. āwhina — to help

1011. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1012. ēhea — which

1013. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1014. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1015. ērā — those (over there)

1016. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1017. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1018. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1019. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1020. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1021. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1022. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1023. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1024. ūkui — to wipe

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