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. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound

74. hau — wind, air, breath

75. hauhau — hauhau. 1. a. Cool. Ka hauhau koe i te anu…

76. haunga — smelly, stinky

77. hauora — health, healthy

78. haurangi — drunk

79. haurua — half

80. hauwhā — quarter

81. he — a, some; in the category of

82. hea — where?

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

84. heihei — chicken

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

86. heketua — toilet (that you sit on when you're in the wharepaku)

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

88. heoi — however; and so

89. heoti — however; and so

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

91. herea — tied up (here + passive suffix -a)

92. herehere — prisoner; captivity

93. heru — comb

94. hia — how many?

95. hiahia — to want

96. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

97. hiakai — hungry

98. hiamoe — sleepy

99. hikareti — cigarettes

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

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

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

103. hingareti — singlet

104. hinu — oil, fat

105. hipi — sheep

106. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

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

108. hoariri — enemy, opponent

109. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

111. hoihoi — too noisy

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

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

114. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

115. hokomaha — supermarket

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

117. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

119. hopi — soap

120. hopu — to catch

121. hora — display; scatter; spread out

122. horoi — to wash, to clean

123. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

124. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

125. hou — new, modern; feather

126. hua — product, fruit

127. huaina — named (pass of hua)

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

129. huarahi — street, path, road

130. huawhenua — vegetables

131. hui — meeting; gathered

132. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

133. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

134. huka — sugar

135. hukarere — snow

136. huna — to hide

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

138. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

140. huri — to turn

141. huritau — birthday

142. huruhuru — fur

143. hākari — feast

144. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

145. hāora — hour; oxygen

146. hāte — shirt

147. hē — wrong; error, mistake

148. hēki — egg

149. hī — to catch fish with a line

150. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

151. hōhipera — hospital

152. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

154. hōia — soldier, warrior

155. hōiho — horse

156. Hōngongoi — July

157. hōro — hall

158. hōu — new, modern; fresh

159. hū — shoe

160. 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.

161. ia — he, she, him, her

162. iho — downwards

163. ihu — nose

164. ika — fish

165. ina — if, when

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

167. inanahi — yesterday

168. inapō — last night

169. Ingarangi — England

170. ingoa — name

171. inoi — pray

172. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

174. inā — if, when

175. ināianei — now

176. irāmutu — niece, nephew

177. iti — small, little

178. iwa — nine

179. iwi — tribe

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

181. kaha — strong, able

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

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

184. kai — eat (v); food (n)

185. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

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

188. kaimoana — seafood

189. kainga — (pass) be eaten

190. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

192. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

193. kanikani — dance, to dance

194. kanohi — face

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

196. kapu — cup

197. kapua — cloud

198. kaputī — cup of tea

199. kara — colour

200. karaehe — class (school); glass

201. karahipi — scholarship

202. karaihe — grass

203. karaka — orange (colour)

204. karakia — prayer, to pray

205. karanga — to call

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

207. kararehe — animal

208. kare — stove, heater

209. karo — dodge, avoid

210. karu — eye

211. kata — to laugh

212. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

213. kati — close, shut

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

215. kato — pluck

216. katoa — all

217. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

218. kau — swim; cow

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

220. kauhoe — to swim

221. kaukau — to bathe

222. kaumātua — elder; elderly

223. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

224. kawa — sour, yuck

225. kawe — to carry, convey

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

227. kawhe — coffee

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

229. kei te — at the moment; now

230. keke — cake

231. kererū — native pigeon

232. kete — basket, kit

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

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

235. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

236. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

237. kimi — to look for, seek

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

239. kina — sea urchin

240. kino — bad

241. kiore — rat

242. kiri — skin

243. kiriata — movie, film

244. Kirihimete — Christmas

245. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

246. kiromita — kilometre

247. kite — to see

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

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

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

251. koa — happy

252. koe — you, one person

253. koha — gift

254. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

255. kohi — to collect, gather together

256. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

257. koi — sharp

258. koia — it is, so

259. koinei — this is

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

261. konei — here, by speaker

262. konohete — concert

263. konā — there, by listener

264. kope — nappy

265. kore — zero, nothing

266. koretake — useless

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

268. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

269. korā — over there

270. kotahi — one

271. koti — coat, jacket

272. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

277. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

279. kupu — word

280. kura — school; treasured item

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

282. kurī — dog

283. kā — to burn, be alight

284. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

285. kāinga — home

286. kākahu — clothing, garment

287. kākāriki — green

288. kānga — corn

289. kāo — no!

290. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

291. kāpata — cupboard

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

293. kāri — playing card

294. kātahi — then

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

296. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

299. kēkē — armpit

300. kēmu — game

301. kī — to be full

302. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

303. kīhai — Negative word

304. kīhini — kitchen

305. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

306. kōhatu — stone

307. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

310. kōrua — you, two people

311. kōtiro — girl

312. kōura — crayfish

313. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

314. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

315. kūaha — door

316. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

317. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

319. maha — many

320. mahana — to be warm, warm

321. mahara — thought, memory

322. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

323. mahi — to do, work, make

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

325. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

327. makariri — cold

328. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

330. makere — to get down from

331. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

332. mana — prestige, authority

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

334. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

336. manawa — heart

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

338. Mane — Monday

339. mangō — shark

340. mano — thousand

341. manu — bird

342. manuhiri — guest

343. maoa — cooked; ripe

344. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

345. marama — month, moon

346. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

347. maranga — to arise; to get up

348. maremare — to cough

349. maringi — to spill (trans)

350. maro — kilt-like garment

351. maroke — dry

352. maru — power; shelter

353. mataku — scared, afraid

354. matapihi — window

355. matau — fish hook; right side

356. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

357. matekai — hungry, starving

358. matenga — time or circumstance of death

359. matimati — finger, toe

360. matua — parent, father

361. mau — to wear clothes

362. maumahara — to remember, remember

363. maunga — mountain

364. mauri — life spirit

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

366. mauī — left (direction)

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

368. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

371. mema — member, members

372. meneti — minute

373. mere — bush, shrub

374. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

375. minita — minister

376. miraka — milk

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

378. moana — sea

379. moata — early; early morning

380. moe — sleep; to marry

381. moenga — bed

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

383. mokemoke — lonely

384. moko — lizard

385. mokopuna — grandchild

386. momo — type, kind

387. moni — money

388. motokā — car, motorcar

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

390. motukā — car

391. moutere — island

392. mua — front, before

393. muri — behind, after

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

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

396. mā — clean, white, and others

397. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

399. māhita — teacher

400. māia — capable, brave, bold

401. māku — for me, by me

402. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

404. māna — for him, her, by him, her

405. māngere — lazy

406. mānia — plains

407. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

408. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

409. māra — garden

410. mārama — clear, understand

411. mārena — to marry; wedding

412. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

413. māripi — knife

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

415. mātao — cold

416. mātau — to know, understand

417. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

420. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

423. māui — on the left hand, left side

424. māuiui — sick

425. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

426. mīhini — machine

427. mīti — meat

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

429. mōhio — to know

430. mōhiti — glasses

431. mōkai — pet

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

433. mōmona — fat

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

435. mōrena — good morning

436. mōu — for you

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

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

439. naihi — knife

440. nama — number

441. nanahi — yesterday

442. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

443. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

444. nei — here, by speaker

445. neke — to move

446. ngahau — party, concert

447. ngahere — forest, bush

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

449. ngau — to bite

450. ngenge — tired

451. ngeru — cat

452. ngā — the, plural

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

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

455. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

456. niho — tooth

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

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

459. noho — to live; sit

460. nui — big, great, many

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

462. nuku — to move

463. nunui — big (plural form)

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

465. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

470. nō — from

471. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

473. nōu — yours

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

475. oho — to wake up

476. oma — to run, escape

477. omaoma — running

478. one — beach, sand

479. ono — six

480. ope — group travelling together

481. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

483. oti — to be completed

484. pahi — bus

485. pahikara — bicycle

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

487. paihikara — bike

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

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

490. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

494. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

495. paku — small

496. panana — banana

497. panekoti — skirt, dress

498. pango — black

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

500. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

501. Papaioea — Palmerston North

502. paraihe — award, prize; brush

503. paraikete — blanket

504. parakuihi — breakfast

505. pare — to ward off, to divert

506. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

508. paruparu — dirt, mud

509. parāoa — bread, flour

510. pata — butter

511. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

514. paukena — pumpkin

515. pea — pair; pear

516. peita — paint

517. peka — branch

518. peke — to jump, to leap over

519. pene — pen

520. pepa — paper; pepper

521. pepeha — proclamation of origin

522. pere — bell

523. pereti — plate

524. peti — heap up

525. pia — beer

526. piki — to increase

527. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

530. piri — to stick to, to cling

531. pirihimana — police officer

532. pirimia — prime minister

533. pito — belly button, end, extremity

534. poaka — pig

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

536. pono — true, faithful

537. poro — to cut off, to cut short

538. porou — eager, energetic

539. poti — boat

540. poto — short

541. pou — pole, post

542. pouaka — box

543. pounamu — greenstone

544. pukapuka — book, lungs

545. puku — stomach, belly

546. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

547. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

548. puna — pool, spring

549. pune — spoon

550. pupuhi — to shoot

551. pupuri — to hold onto

552. purei — to play, play

553. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

554. puta — to appear, to come out

555. putiputi — flower

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

557. pāhi — purse, to pass

558. pāka — a park; a box

559. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

560. pāmu — farm

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

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

563. pāpā — father, uncle

564. pāremata — parliament

565. pātai — question; to ask a question

566. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

567. pātītī — grass

568. pāua — abalone

569. pēhea — how?

570. pēkana — bacon

571. pēke — bag

572. pēnei — like this, near speaker

573. pēnā — like that, near listener

574. pēpi — baby

575. pērā — like that, yonder

576. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

577. pīrangi — to want, desire

578. pō — night

579. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

580. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

582. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

583. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

584. pōtae — hat

585. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

586. pōtiki — child; youngest child

587. pōturi — deaf; slow

588. pōuri — sad, dark

589. pōwhiri — welcome

590. pū — to blow gently

591. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

592. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

595. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

596. raihi — rice

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

598. rakuraku — guitar; rake

599. rama — light, torch

600. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

601. rangi — sky, day

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

603. rapu — to look for

604. raranga — plait; weave

605. rare — lolly

606. raro — under, below; time

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

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

609. rau — to put into; leaf

610. raumati — summer

611. raureka — deceitful

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

613. rawe — lovely, excellent

614. reira — there (previously mentioned)

615. reka — sweet

616. reo — language, voice

617. rere — to escape; to fly

618. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

619. reri — ready

620. reta — letter

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

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

623. rima — five

624. ringa — hand, arm

625. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

627. riri — anger, angry

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

629. rite — to be ready, like, similar

630. roa — long

631. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

633. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

634. rongonui — famous

635. rongoā — medicine

636. rori — road

637. rorohiko — computer

638. roto — in, inside, within; lake

639. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

641. ruaki — vomit

642. ruku — to dive

643. runga — on

644. rā — day; the sun; over there

645. Rāhina — Monday

646. Rāhoroi — Saturday

647. rākau — tree; timber

648. Rāmere — Friday

649. rānei — or

650. rārangi — line, row

651. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

654. Rātū — Tuesday

655. rāua — them; they (two people)

656. rēmana — lemon

657. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

658. rīwai — potato

659. rōia — lawyer

660. rōpā — slave, servant

661. rōpū — group

662. rūma — room

663. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

667. taha — to pass by; side

668. tahi — one, single

669. tahia — (pass) be swept

670. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

673. tahuri — to capsize

674. tahā — calabash, gourd

675. tai — tide; coast

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

677. taiapa — fence

678. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

679. taihoa — wait

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

681. taitama — young man

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

683. take — beginning, cause, origin

684. taki — to lead, to bring along

685. takoto — to lie down

686. taku — my (singular); edge

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

688. tamaiti — child

689. tamariki — children

690. tame — male animal

691. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

696. tangata — person

697. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

698. tangihanga — funeral

699. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

703. taonga — property, possession

704. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

706. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

707. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

709. taraiwa — to drive; driver

710. taraka — truck

711. tarau — trousers

712. tari — government department; office

713. taringa — ear

714. tata — near, close

715. tatari — to wait

716. tatau — to count

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

718. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

719. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

720. tauira — student; example

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

722. taumahi — assignment

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

724. taura — rope, cable

725. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

726. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

727. tautoko — to support

728. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

729. tawhito — old, former

730. te — the, singular definite article

731. teihana — TV channel; railway station

732. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

734. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

735. tekau — ten

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

737. tereina — to train

738. tia — to steer, adorned

739. tiaki — to look after, to care for

740. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

741. tihi — topknot

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

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

744. tiki — to fetch

745. tina — dinner, lunch

746. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

748. tino — very

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

750. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

751. tira — group or row of people

752. tiro — to look

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

754. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

755. titiro — to look at

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

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

758. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

759. tohunga — expert, priest

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

761. toi — art, knowledge

762. toka — rock

763. tokerau — autumn; northern

764. toki — adze, axe; champion

765. tokohia — how many people?

766. tokoiwa — nine [people]

767. tokomaha — many (of people)

768. Tokoono — six people

769. tokorima — five (people)

770. tokorua — two (of people)

771. tokotoru — three (people)

772. tokowaru — eight [people]

773. tomo — to enter, go into

774. tonga — south

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

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

777. tonu — still

778. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

779. toro — to visit

780. toru — three

781. tote — salt

782. toto — blood

783. tua — beyond

784. tuahine — sister, of a male

785. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

786. tuanui — roof

787. tuarua — second

788. tuarā — back [body]

789. tuatahi — first

790. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

794. tuhituhi — to write, draw

795. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

799. tuna — eel

800. tungāne — brother, of a female

801. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

804. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

805. ture — law, rule

806. turituri — be quiet! noisy

807. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

808. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

810. tā — print, draw

811. tāhae — to steal

812. tāima — time

813. tākaro — to play

814. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

815. tākuta — doctor

816. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

818. tāne — man, male

819. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

820. tāone — town

821. tāra — dollar

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

823. tārere — to swing

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

825. tāroaroa — tall

826. tātahi — seaside, beach

827. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

829. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

831. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

832. tāwāhi — overseas

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

834. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

837. tēnā — that, by the listener

838. tēpu — table

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

840. tērā — that over there, that

841. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

843. tī — cabbage tree; tea

844. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

846. tīma — team

847. tīmata — to begin, to start

848. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

850. tītī — muttonbird

851. tō — your (singular); to drag

852. tōhi — toast

853. tōkena — stockings, socks

854. tōku — my (singular)

855. tōmuri — to be late

856. tōna — his, her

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

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

859. tōtiti — sausage

860. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

863. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

865. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

867. Tūrei — Tuesday

868. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

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

872. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

875. uira — lightning; to flash

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

877. umu — earth oven

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

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

880. uri — descendant, offspring

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

882. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

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

884. utaina — (pass) be loaded

885. utu — cost, price; to pay for

886. wae — foot; leg; separate

887. waea — wire; phone

888. waenganui — middle, centre, between

889. waewae — foot, leg

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

891. wahie — driftwood

892. wahine — woman, wife

893. waho — out, outside, the outside

894. wai — water; who

895. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

896. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

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

899. waipiro — alcohol

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

901. wairua — spirit

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

903. wao — forest

904. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

905. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

907. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

909. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

910. whaea — mother, aunt

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

912. whaikōrero — oratory

913. whakaae — to agree

914. whakaaetia — to be agreed

915. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

916. whakaako — teach

917. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

918. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

919. whakaata — mirror

920. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

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

922. whakaeke — to gather

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

924. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

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

927. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

928. whakairo — to carve, a carving

929. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

930. whakakī — to fill something

931. whakamahana — heater

932. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

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

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

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

936. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

938. whakamātautau — examination, test

939. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

940. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

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

945. whakapapa — genealogy

946. whakapono — to believe; faith

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

948. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

949. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

950. whakarongo — to listen

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

952. whakatangi — to play an instrument

953. whakatau — to decide

954. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

958. whakatū — to stand something up

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

960. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

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

962. whakawhiti — to cross

963. whana — to kick

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

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

966. whara — to be injured

967. whare — house, building

968. wharekai — restaurant

969. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

970. wharenui — meeting house; hall

971. wharepaku — toilet

972. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

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

974. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

975. whawhai — to fight; a battle

976. whea — where? (variant of hea)

977. wheke — creak; octopus

978. whenua — land

979. whero — red

980. whiri — plait; twist

981. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

982. whitu — seven

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

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

985. whutupōro — football, rugby

986. whā — four

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

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

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

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

991. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

992. wiki — week

993. wini — window

994. wā — time, times

995. wāhanga — chapter, episode

996. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

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

1000. ā — and; and then

1001. āe — yes

1002. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1003. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1004. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1005. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1006. Ākarana — Auckland

1007. ākonga — student

1008. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1009. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1010. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1011. ānō — as though; as if

1012. āporo — apple

1013. āpōpō — tomorrow

1014. ārahi — to lead, guide

1015. ārani — orange [fruit]

1016. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1017. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1018. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1019. āwangawanga — worried

1020. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1021. āwhina — to help

1022. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1023. ēhea — which

1024. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1025. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1026. ērā — those (over there)

1027. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1028. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1029. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1030. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1031. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1032. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1033. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1034. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1035. ūkui — to wipe

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