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. atamira — platform, stage

38. atawhai — to show kindness towards

39. ati — Ati (i), n. Offspring, descendant, clan. 1. Used frequently in…

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

41. atua — god

42. au — I, me

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

44. auau — to bark, howl

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

46. awa — river, stream

47. awatea — daylight

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

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

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

51. ei — Ei, int. in poetry and occasionally in prose. Haere atu…

52. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

53. engari — but

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

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

56. haehae — to cut up; to tear

57. haere — go, come

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

59. hai — as, for (variant of hei)

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

61. hanawiti — sandwich

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

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

64. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

65. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

66. hara — to make a mistake; mistake

67. harakeke — flax

68. haramai — to arrive

69. hararei — holiday

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

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

72. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

73. hau — wind, air, breath

74. haunga — smelly, stinky

75. hauora — health, healthy

76. haurua — half

77. he — a, some; in the category of

78. hea — where?

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

80. heihei — chicken

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

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

83. heoi — however; and so

84. heoti — however; and so

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

86. herehere — prisoner; captivity

87. heru — comb

88. hia — how many?

89. hiahia — to want

90. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

91. hiakai — hungry

92. hiamoe — sleepy

93. hikareti — cigarettes

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

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

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

97. hingareti — singlet

98. hinu — oil, fat

99. hipi — sheep

100. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

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

102. hoariri — enemy, opponent

103. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

104. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

105. hoihoi — too noisy

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

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

108. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

109. hokomaha — supermarket

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

111. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

113. hopi — soap

114. hopu — to catch

115. hora — display; scatter; spread out

116. horoi — to wash, to clean

117. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

118. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

119. hou — new, modern; feather

120. hua — product, fruit

121. huaina — named (pass of hua)

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

123. huarahi — street, path, road

124. huawhenua — vegetables

125. hui — meeting; gathered

126. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

127. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

128. huka — sugar

129. hukarere — snow

130. huna — to hide

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

132. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

134. huri — to turn

135. huritau — birthday

136. huruhuru — fur

137. hākari — feast

138. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

139. hāora — hour; oxygen

140. hāte — shirt

141. hē — wrong; error, mistake

142. hēki — egg

143. hī — to catch fish with a line

144. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

145. hōhipera — hospital

146. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

148. hōia — soldier, warrior

149. hōiho — horse

150. Hōngongoi — July

151. hōro — hall

152. hōu — new, modern; fresh

153. hū — shoe

154. 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.

155. ia — he, she, him, her

156. iho — downwards

157. ihu — nose

158. ika — fish

159. ina — if, when

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

161. inanahi — yesterday

162. inapō — last night

163. Ingarangi — England

164. ingoa — name

165. inoi — pray

166. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

168. inā — if, when

169. ināianei — now

170. irāmutu — niece, nephew

171. iti — small, little

172. iwa — nine

173. iwi — tribe

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

175. kaha — strong, able

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

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

178. kai — eat (v); food (n)

179. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

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

182. kaimoana — seafood

183. kainga — (pass) be eaten

184. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

186. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

187. kanikani — dance, to dance

188. kanohi — face

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

190. kapu — cup

191. kapua — cloud

192. kaputī — cup of tea

193. kara — colour

194. karaehe — class (school); glass

195. karahipi — scholarship

196. karaihe — grass

197. karaka — orange (colour)

198. karakia — prayer, to pray

199. karanga — to call

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

201. kararehe — animal

202. kare — stove, heater

203. karo — dodge, avoid

204. karu — eye

205. kata — to laugh

206. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

207. kati — close, shut

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

209. kato — pluck

210. katoa — all

211. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

212. kau — swim; cow

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

214. kauhoe — to swim

215. kaukau — to bathe

216. kaumātua — elder; elderly

217. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

218. kawa — sour, yuck

219. kawe — to carry, convey

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

221. kawhe — coffee

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

223. kei te — at the moment; now

224. keke — cake

225. kererū — native pigeon

226. kete — basket, kit

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

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

229. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

230. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

231. kimi — to look for, seek

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

233. kina — sea urchin

234. kino — bad

235. kiore — rat

236. kiri — skin

237. kiriata — movie, film

238. Kirihimete — Christmas

239. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

240. kiromita — kilometre

241. kite — to see

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

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

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

245. koa — happy

246. koe — you, one person

247. koha — gift

248. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

249. kohi — to collect, gather together

250. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

251. koi — sharp

252. koia — it is, so

253. koinei — this is

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

255. konei — here, by speaker

256. konohete — concert

257. konā — there, by listener

258. kope — nappy

259. kore — zero, nothing

260. koretake — useless

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

262. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

263. korā — over there

264. kotahi — one

265. koti — coat, jacket

266. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

271. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

273. kupu — word

274. kura — school; treasured item

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

276. kurī — dog

277. kā — to burn, be alight

278. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

279. kāinga — home

280. kākahu — clothing, garment

281. kākāriki — green

282. kānga — corn

283. kāo — no!

284. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

285. kāpata — cupboard

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

287. kāri — playing card

288. kātahi — then

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

290. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

293. kēkē — armpit

294. kēmu — game

295. kī — to be full

296. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

297. kīhai — Negative word

298. kīhini — kitchen

299. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

300. kōhatu — stone

301. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

304. kōrua — you, two people

305. kōtiro — girl

306. kōura — crayfish

307. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

308. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

309. kūaha — door

310. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

311. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

313. maha — many

314. mahana — to be warm, warm

315. mahara — thought, memory

316. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

317. mahi — to do, work, make

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

319. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

321. makariri — cold

322. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

324. makere — to get down from

325. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

326. mana — prestige, authority

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

328. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

330. manawa — heart

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

332. Mane — Monday

333. mangō — shark

334. mano — thousand

335. manu — bird

336. manuhiri — guest

337. maoa — cooked; ripe

338. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

339. marama — month, moon

340. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

341. maranga — to arise; to get up

342. maremare — to cough

343. maringi — to spill (trans)

344. maro — kilt-like garment

345. maroke — dry

346. maru — power; shelter

347. mataku — scared, afraid

348. matapihi — window

349. matau — fish hook; right side

350. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

351. matekai — hungry, starving

352. matenga — time or circumstance of death

353. matimati — finger, toe

354. matua — parent, father

355. mau — to wear clothes

356. maumahara — to remember, remember

357. maunga — mountain

358. mauri — life spirit

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

360. mauī — left (direction)

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

362. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

365. mema — member, members

366. meneti — minute

367. mere — bush, shrub

368. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

369. minita — minister

370. miraka — milk

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

372. moana — sea

373. moata — early; early morning

374. moe — sleep; to marry

375. moenga — bed

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

377. mokemoke — lonely

378. moko — lizard

379. mokopuna — grandchild

380. momo — type, kind

381. moni — money

382. motokā — car, motorcar

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

384. motukā — car

385. moutere — island

386. mua — front, before

387. muri — behind, after

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

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

390. mā — clean, white, and others

391. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

393. māhita — teacher

394. māia — capable, brave, bold

395. māku — for me, by me

396. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

398. māna — for him, her, by him, her

399. māngere — lazy

400. mānia — plains

401. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

402. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

403. māra — garden

404. mārama — clear, understand

405. mārena — to marry; wedding

406. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

407. māripi — knife

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

409. mātao — cold

410. mātau — to know, understand

411. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

414. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

417. māui — on the left hand, left side

418. māuiui — sick

419. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

420. mīhini — machine

421. mīti — meat

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

423. mōhio — to know

424. mōhiti — glasses

425. mōkai — pet

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

427. mōmona — fat

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

429. mōrena — good morning

430. mōu — for you

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

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

433. naihi — knife

434. nama — number

435. nanahi — yesterday

436. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

437. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

438. nei — here, by speaker

439. neke — to move

440. ngahau — party, concert

441. ngahere — forest, bush

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

443. ngau — to bite

444. ngenge — tired

445. ngeru — cat

446. ngā — the, plural

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

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

449. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

450. niho — tooth

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

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

453. noho — to live; sit

454. nui — big, great, many

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

456. nuku — to move

457. nunui — big (plural form)

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

459. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

464. nō — from

465. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

467. nōu — yours

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

469. oho — to wake up

470. oma — to run, escape

471. omaoma — running

472. one — beach, sand

473. ono — six

474. ope — group travelling together

475. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

477. oti — to be completed

478. pahi — bus

479. pahikara — bicycle

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

481. paihikara — bike

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

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

484. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

488. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

489. paku — small

490. panana — banana

491. panekoti — skirt, dress

492. pango — black

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

494. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

495. Papaioea — Palmerston North

496. paraihe — award, prize; brush

497. paraikete — blanket

498. parakuihi — breakfast

499. pare — to ward off, to divert

500. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

502. paruparu — dirt, mud

503. parāoa — bread, flour

504. pata — butter

505. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

508. paukena — pumpkin

509. pea — pair; pear

510. peita — paint

511. peka — branch

512. peke — to jump, to leap over

513. pene — pen

514. pepa — paper; pepper

515. pepeha — proclamation of origin

516. pere — bell

517. pereti — plate

518. peti — heap up

519. pia — beer

520. piki — to increase

521. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

524. piri — to stick to, to cling

525. pirihimana — police officer

526. pirimia — prime minister

527. pito — belly button, end, extremity

528. poaka — pig

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

530. pono — true, faithful

531. poro — to cut off, to cut short

532. porou — eager, energetic

533. poti — boat

534. poto — short

535. pou — pole, post

536. pouaka — box

537. pounamu — greenstone

538. pukapuka — book, lungs

539. puku — stomach, belly

540. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

541. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

542. puna — pool, spring

543. pune — spoon

544. pupuhi — to shoot

545. pupuri — to hold onto

546. purei — to play, play

547. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

548. puta — to appear, to come out

549. putiputi — flower

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

551. pāhi — purse, to pass

552. pāka — a park; a box

553. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

554. pāmu — farm

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

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

557. pāpā — father, uncle

558. pāremata — parliament

559. pātai — question; to ask a question

560. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

561. pātītī — grass

562. pāua — abalone

563. pēhea — how?

564. pēkana — bacon

565. pēke — bag

566. pēnei — like this, near speaker

567. pēnā — like that, near listener

568. pēpi — baby

569. pērā — like that, yonder

570. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

571. pīrangi — to want, desire

572. pō — night

573. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

574. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

576. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

577. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

578. pōtae — hat

579. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

580. pōtiki — child; youngest child

581. pōturi — deaf; slow

582. pōuri — sad, dark

583. pōwhiri — welcome

584. pū — to blow gently

585. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

586. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

589. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

590. raihi — rice

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

592. rakuraku — guitar; rake

593. rama — light, torch

594. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

595. rangi — sky, day

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

597. rapu — to look for

598. raranga — plait; weave

599. rare — lolly

600. raro — under, below; time

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

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

603. rau — to put into; leaf

604. raumati — summer

605. raureka — deceitful

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

607. rawe — lovely, excellent

608. reira — there (previously mentioned)

609. reka — sweet

610. reo — language, voice

611. rere — to escape; to fly

612. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

613. reri — ready

614. reta — letter

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

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

617. rima — five

618. ringa — hand, arm

619. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

621. riri — anger, angry

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

623. rite — to be ready, like, similar

624. roa — long

625. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

627. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

628. rongonui — famous

629. rongoā — medicine

630. rori — road

631. rorohiko — computer

632. roto — in, inside, within; lake

633. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

635. ruaki — vomit

636. ruku — to dive

637. runga — on

638. rā — day; the sun; over there

639. Rāhina — Monday

640. Rāhoroi — Saturday

641. rākau — tree; timber

642. Rāmere — Friday

643. rānei — or

644. rārangi — line, row

645. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

648. Rātū — Tuesday

649. rāua — them; they (two people)

650. rēmana — lemon

651. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

652. rīwai — potato

653. rōia — lawyer

654. rōpā — slave, servant

655. rōpū — group

656. rūma — room

657. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

661. taha — to pass by; side

662. tahi — one, single

663. tahia — (pass) be swept

664. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

667. tahuri — to capsize

668. tahā — calabash, gourd

669. tai — tide; coast

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

671. taiapa — fence

672. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

673. taihoa — wait

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

675. taitama — young man

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

677. take — beginning, cause, origin

678. taki — to lead, to bring along

679. takoto — to lie down

680. taku — my (singular); edge

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

682. tamaiti — child

683. tamariki — children

684. tame — male animal

685. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

690. tangata — person

691. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

692. tangihanga — funeral

693. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

697. taonga — property, possession

698. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

700. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

701. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

703. taraiwa — to drive; driver

704. taraka — truck

705. tarau — trousers

706. tari — government department; office

707. taringa — ear

708. tata — near, close

709. tatari — to wait

710. tatau — to count

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

712. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

713. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

714. tauira — student; example

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

716. taumahi — assignment

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

718. taura — rope, cable

719. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

720. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

721. tautoko — to support

722. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

723. tawhito — old, former

724. te — the, singular definite article

725. teihana — TV channel; railway station

726. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

728. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

729. tekau — ten

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

731. tereina — to train

732. tia — to steer, adorned

733. tiaki — to look after, to care for

734. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

735. tihi — topknot

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

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

738. tiki — to fetch

739. tina — dinner, lunch

740. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

742. tino — very

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

744. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

745. tira — group or row of people

746. tiro — to look

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

748. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

749. titiro — to look at

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

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

752. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

753. tohunga — expert, priest

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

755. toi — art, knowledge

756. toka — rock

757. tokerau — autumn; northern

758. toki — adze, axe; champion

759. tokohia — how many people?

760. tokoiwa — nine [people]

761. tokomaha — many (of people)

762. Tokoono — six people

763. tokorima — five (people)

764. tokorua — two (of people)

765. tokotoru — three (people)

766. tokowaru — eight [people]

767. tomo — to enter, go into

768. tonga — south

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

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

771. tonu — still

772. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

773. toro — to visit

774. toru — three

775. tote — salt

776. toto — blood

777. tua — beyond

778. tuahine — sister, of a male

779. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

780. tuanui — roof

781. tuarua — second

782. tuarā — back [body]

783. tuatahi — first

784. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

788. tuhituhi — to write, draw

789. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

793. tuna — eel

794. tungāne — brother, of a female

795. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

798. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

799. ture — law, rule

800. turituri — be quiet! noisy

801. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

802. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

804. tā — print, draw

805. tāhae — to steal

806. tāima — time

807. tākaro — to play

808. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

809. tākuta — doctor

810. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

812. tāne — man, male

813. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

814. tāone — town

815. tāra — dollar

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

817. tārere — to swing

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

819. tāroaroa — tall

820. tātahi — seaside, beach

821. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

823. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

825. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

826. tāwāhi — overseas

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

828. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

831. tēnā — that, by the listener

832. tēpu — table

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

834. tērā — that over there, that

835. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

837. tī — cabbage tree; tea

838. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

840. tīma — team

841. tīmata — to begin, to start

842. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

844. tītī — muttonbird

845. tō — your (singular); to drag

846. tōhi — toast

847. tōkena — stockings, socks

848. tōku — my (singular)

849. tōmuri — to be late

850. tōna — his, her

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

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

853. tōtiti — sausage

854. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

857. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

859. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

861. Tūrei — Tuesday

862. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

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

866. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

869. uira — lightning; to flash

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

871. umu — earth oven

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

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

874. uri — descendant, offspring

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

876. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

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

878. utaina — (pass) be loaded

879. utu — cost, price; to pay for

880. wae — foot; leg; separate

881. waea — wire; phone

882. waenganui — middle, centre, between

883. waewae — foot, leg

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

885. wahie — driftwood

886. wahine — woman, wife

887. waho — out, outside, the outside

888. wai — water; who

889. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

890. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

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

893. waipiro — alcohol

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

895. wairua — spirit

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

897. wao — forest

898. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

899. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

901. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

903. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

904. whaea — mother, aunt

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

906. whaikōrero — oratory

907. whakaae — to agree

908. whakaaetia — to be agreed

909. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

910. whakaako — teach

911. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

912. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

913. whakaata — mirror

914. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

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

916. whakaeke — to gather

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

918. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

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

921. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

922. whakairo — to carve, a carving

923. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

924. whakakī — to fill something

925. whakamahana — heater

926. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

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

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

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

930. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

932. whakamātautau — examination, test

933. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

934. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

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

939. whakapapa — genealogy

940. whakapono — to believe; faith

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

942. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

943. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

944. whakarongo — to listen

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

946. whakatangi — to play an instrument

947. whakatau — to decide

948. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

952. whakatū — to stand something up

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

954. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

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

956. whakawhiti — to cross

957. whana — to kick

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

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

960. whara — to be injured

961. whare — house, building

962. wharekai — restaurant

963. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

964. wharenui — meeting house; hall

965. wharepaku — toilet

966. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

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

968. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

969. whawhai — to fight; a battle

970. whea — where? (variant of hea)

971. wheke — creak; octopus

972. whenua — land

973. whero — red

974. whiri — plait; twist

975. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

976. whitu — seven

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

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

979. whutupōro — football, rugby

980. whā — four

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

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

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

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

985. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

986. wiki — week

987. wini — window

988. wā — time, times

989. wāhanga — chapter, episode

990. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

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

994. ā — and; and then

995. āe — yes

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

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

998. āhua — shape, form, appearance

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

1000. Ākarana — Auckland

1001. ākonga — student

1002. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1003. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1004. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1005. ānō — as though; as if

1006. āporo — apple

1007. āpōpō — tomorrow

1008. ārahi — to lead, guide

1009. ārani — orange [fruit]

1010. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1011. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1012. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1013. āwangawanga — worried

1014. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1015. āwhina — to help

1016. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1017. ēhea — which

1018. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1019. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1020. ērā — those (over there)

1021. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1022. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1023. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1024. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1025. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1026. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1027. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1028. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1029. ūkui — to wipe

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