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. hi — Hi (i), int. expressing contempt. Ka ngaro noa koa nge…

95. hia — how many?

96. hiahia — to want

97. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

98. hiakai — hungry

99. hiamoe — sleepy

100. hika — a term of address for both sexes (eg 'E hika')

101. hikareti — cigarettes

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

103. hiko — electricity

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

105. hinengaro — mind, intellect

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

107. hingareti — singlet

108. hinu — oil, fat

109. hipi — sheep

110. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

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

112. hoariri — enemy, opponent

113. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

115. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

116. hoihoi — too noisy

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

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

119. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

120. hokomaha — supermarket

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

122. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

124. hopi — soap

125. hopu — to catch

126. hora — display; scatter; spread out

127. horoi — to wash, to clean

128. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

129. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

130. hou — new, modern; feather

131. hua — product, fruit

132. huaina — named (pass of hua)

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

134. huarahi — street, path, road

135. huawhenua — vegetables

136. hui — meeting; gathered

137. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

138. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

139. huka — sugar

140. hukarere — snow

141. huna — to hide

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

143. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

145. huri — to turn

146. huritau — birthday

147. huruhuru — fur

148. hākari — feast

149. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

150. hāora — hour; oxygen

151. hāte — shirt

152. hē — wrong; error, mistake

153. hēki — egg

154. hī — to catch fish with a line

155. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

156. hōhipera — hospital

157. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

159. hōia — soldier, warrior

160. hōiho — horse

161. Hōngongoi — July

162. hōro — hall

163. hōu — new, modern; fresh

164. hū — shoe

165. 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.

166. ia — he, she, him, her

167. iho — downwards

168. ihu — nose

169. ika — fish

170. ina — if, when

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

172. inanahi — yesterday

173. inapō — last night

174. Ingarangi — England

175. ingoa — name

176. inoi — pray

177. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

179. inā — if, when

180. ināianei — now

181. irāmutu — niece, nephew

182. iti — small, little

183. iwa — nine

184. iwi — tribe

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

186. kaha — strong, able

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

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

189. kai — eat (v); food (n)

190. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

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

193. kaimoana — seafood

194. kainga — (pass) be eaten

195. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

197. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

198. kanikani — dance, to dance

199. kanohi — face

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

201. kapu — cup

202. kapua — cloud

203. kaputī — cup of tea

204. kara — colour

205. karaehe — class (school); glass

206. karahipi — scholarship

207. karaihe — grass

208. karaka — orange (colour)

209. karakia — prayer, to pray

210. karanga — to call

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

212. kararehe — animal

213. kare — stove, heater

214. karo — dodge, avoid

215. karu — eye

216. kata — to laugh

217. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

218. kati — close, shut

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

220. kato — pluck

221. katoa — all

222. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

223. kau — swim; cow

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

225. kauhoe — to swim

226. kaukau — to bathe

227. kaumātua — elder; elderly

228. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

229. kawa — sour, yuck

230. kawe — to carry, convey

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

232. kawhe — coffee

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

234. kei te — at the moment; now

235. keke — cake

236. kererū — native pigeon

237. kete — basket, kit

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

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

240. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

241. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

242. kimi — to look for, seek

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

244. kina — sea urchin

245. kino — bad

246. kiore — rat

247. kiri — skin

248. kiriata — movie, film

249. Kirihimete — Christmas

250. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

251. kiromita — kilometre

252. kite — to see

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

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

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

256. koa — happy

257. koe — you, one person

258. koha — gift

259. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

260. kohi — to collect, gather together

261. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

262. koi — sharp

263. koia — it is, so

264. koinei — this is

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

266. konei — here, by speaker

267. konohete — concert

268. konā — there, by listener

269. kope — nappy

270. kore — zero, nothing

271. koretake — useless

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

273. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

274. korā — over there

275. kotahi — one

276. koti — coat, jacket

277. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

282. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

284. kupu — word

285. kura — school; treasured item

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

287. kurī — dog

288. kā — to burn, be alight

289. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

290. kāinga — home

291. kākahu — clothing, garment

292. kākāriki — green

293. kānga — corn

294. kāo — no!

295. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

296. kāpata — cupboard

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

298. kāri — playing card

299. kātahi — then

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

301. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

304. kēkē — armpit

305. kēmu — game

306. kī — to be full

307. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

308. kīhai — Negative word

309. kīhini — kitchen

310. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

311. kōhatu — stone

312. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

315. kōrua — you, two people

316. kōtiro — girl

317. kōura — crayfish

318. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

319. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

320. kūaha — door

321. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

322. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

324. maha — many

325. mahana — to be warm, warm

326. mahara — thought, memory

327. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

328. mahi — to do, work, make

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

330. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

332. makariri — cold

333. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

335. makere — to get down from

336. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

337. mana — prestige, authority

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

339. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

341. manawa — heart

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

343. Mane — Monday

344. mangō — shark

345. mano — thousand

346. manu — bird

347. manuhiri — guest

348. maoa — cooked; ripe

349. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

350. marama — month, moon

351. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

352. maranga — to arise; to get up

353. maremare — to cough

354. maringi — to spill (trans)

355. maro — kilt-like garment

356. maroke — dry

357. maru — power; shelter

358. mataku — scared, afraid

359. matapihi — window

360. matau — fish hook; right side

361. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

362. matekai — hungry, starving

363. matenga — time or circumstance of death

364. matimati — finger, toe

365. matua — parent, father

366. mau — to wear clothes

367. maumahara — to remember, remember

368. maunga — mountain

369. mauri — life spirit

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

371. mauī — left (direction)

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

373. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

376. mema — member, members

377. meneti — minute

378. mere — bush, shrub

379. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

380. minita — minister

381. miraka — milk

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

383. moana — sea

384. moata — early; early morning

385. moe — sleep; to marry

386. moenga — bed

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

388. mokemoke — lonely

389. moko — lizard

390. mokopuna — grandchild

391. momo — type, kind

392. moni — money

393. motokā — car, motorcar

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

395. motukā — car

396. moutere — island

397. mua — front, before

398. muri — behind, after

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

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

401. mā — clean, white, and others

402. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

404. māhita — teacher

405. māia — capable, brave, bold

406. māku — for me, by me

407. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

409. māna — for him, her, by him, her

410. māngere — lazy

411. mānia — plains

412. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

413. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

414. māra — garden

415. mārama — clear, understand

416. mārena — to marry; wedding

417. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

418. māripi — knife

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

420. mātao — cold

421. mātau — to know, understand

422. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

425. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

428. māui — on the left hand, left side

429. māuiui — sick

430. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

431. mīhini — machine

432. mīti — meat

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

434. mōhio — to know

435. mōhiti — glasses

436. mōkai — pet

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

438. mōmona — fat

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

440. mōrena — good morning

441. mōu — for you

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

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

444. naihi — knife

445. nama — number

446. nanahi — yesterday

447. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

448. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

449. nei — here, by speaker

450. neke — to move

451. ngahau — party, concert

452. ngahere — forest, bush

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

454. ngau — to bite

455. ngenge — tired

456. ngeru — cat

457. ngā — the, plural

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

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

460. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

461. niho — tooth

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

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

464. noho — to live; sit

465. nui — big, great, many

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

467. nuku — to move

468. nunui — big (plural form)

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

470. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

475. nō — from

476. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

478. nōu — yours

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

480. oho — to wake up

481. oma — to run, escape

482. omaoma — running

483. one — beach, sand

484. ono — six

485. ope — group travelling together

486. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

488. oti — to be completed

489. pahi — bus

490. pahikara — bicycle

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

492. paihikara — bike

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

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

495. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

499. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

500. paku — small

501. panana — banana

502. panekoti — skirt, dress

503. pango — black

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

505. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

506. Papaioea — Palmerston North

507. paraihe — award, prize; brush

508. paraikete — blanket

509. parakuihi — breakfast

510. pare — to ward off, to divert

511. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

513. paruparu — dirt, mud

514. parāoa — bread, flour

515. pata — butter

516. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

519. paukena — pumpkin

520. pea — pair; pear

521. peita — paint

522. peka — branch

523. peke — to jump, to leap over

524. pene — pen

525. pepa — paper; pepper

526. pepeha — proclamation of origin

527. pere — bell

528. pereti — plate

529. peti — heap up

530. pia — beer

531. piki — to increase

532. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

535. piri — to stick to, to cling

536. pirihimana — police officer

537. pirimia — prime minister

538. pito — belly button, end, extremity

539. poaka — pig

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

541. pono — true, faithful

542. poro — to cut off, to cut short

543. porou — eager, energetic

544. poti — boat

545. poto — short

546. pou — pole, post

547. pouaka — box

548. pounamu — greenstone

549. pukapuka — book, lungs

550. puku — stomach, belly

551. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

552. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

553. puna — pool, spring

554. pune — spoon

555. pupuhi — to shoot

556. pupuri — to hold onto

557. purei — to play, play

558. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

559. puta — to appear, to come out

560. putiputi — flower

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

562. pāhi — purse, to pass

563. pāka — a park; a box

564. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

565. pāmu — farm

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

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

568. pāpā — father, uncle

569. pāremata — parliament

570. pātai — question; to ask a question

571. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

572. pātītī — grass

573. pāua — abalone

574. pēhea — how?

575. pēkana — bacon

576. pēke — bag

577. pēnei — like this, near speaker

578. pēnā — like that, near listener

579. pēpi — baby

580. pērā — like that, yonder

581. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

582. pīrangi — to want, desire

583. pō — night

584. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

585. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

587. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

588. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

589. pōtae — hat

590. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

591. pōtiki — child; youngest child

592. pōturi — deaf; slow

593. pōuri — sad, dark

594. pōwhiri — welcome

595. pū — to blow gently

596. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

597. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

600. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

601. raihi — rice

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

603. rakuraku — guitar; rake

604. rama — light, torch

605. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

606. rangi — sky, day

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

608. rapu — to look for

609. raranga — plait; weave

610. rare — lolly

611. raro — under, below; time

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

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

614. rau — to put into; leaf

615. raumati — summer

616. raureka — deceitful

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

618. rawe — lovely, excellent

619. reira — there (previously mentioned)

620. reka — sweet

621. reo — language, voice

622. rere — to escape; to fly

623. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

624. reri — ready

625. reta — letter

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

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

628. rima — five

629. ringa — hand, arm

630. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

632. riri — anger, angry

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

634. rite — to be ready, like, similar

635. roa — long

636. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

638. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

639. rongonui — famous

640. rongoā — medicine

641. rori — road

642. rorohiko — computer

643. roto — in, inside, within; lake

644. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

646. ruaki — vomit

647. ruku — to dive

648. runga — on

649. rā — day; the sun; over there

650. Rāhina — Monday

651. Rāhoroi — Saturday

652. rākau — tree; timber

653. Rāmere — Friday

654. rānei — or

655. rārangi — line, row

656. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

659. Rātū — Tuesday

660. rāua — them; they (two people)

661. rēmana — lemon

662. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

663. rīwai — potato

664. rōia — lawyer

665. rōpā — slave, servant

666. rōpū — group

667. rūma — room

668. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

672. taha — to pass by; side

673. tahi — one, single

674. tahia — (pass) be swept

675. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

678. tahuri — to capsize

679. tahā — calabash, gourd

680. tai — tide; coast

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

682. taiapa — fence

683. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

684. taihoa — wait

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

686. taitama — young man

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

688. take — beginning, cause, origin

689. taki — to lead, to bring along

690. takoto — to lie down

691. taku — my (singular); edge

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

693. tamaiti — child

694. tamariki — children

695. tame — male animal

696. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

701. tangata — person

702. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

703. tangihanga — funeral

704. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

708. taonga — property, possession

709. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

711. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

712. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

714. taraiwa — to drive; driver

715. taraka — truck

716. tarau — trousers

717. tari — government department; office

718. taringa — ear

719. tata — near, close

720. tatari — to wait

721. tatau — to count

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

723. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

724. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

725. tauira — student; example

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

727. taumahi — assignment

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

729. taura — rope, cable

730. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

731. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

732. tautoko — to support

733. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

734. tawhito — old, former

735. te — the, singular definite article

736. teihana — TV channel; railway station

737. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

739. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

740. tekau — ten

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

742. tereina — to train

743. tia — to steer, adorned

744. tiaki — to look after, to care for

745. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

746. tihi — topknot

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

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

749. tiki — to fetch

750. tina — dinner, lunch

751. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

753. tino — very

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

755. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

756. tira — group or row of people

757. tiro — to look

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

759. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

760. titiro — to look at

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

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

763. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

764. tohunga — expert, priest

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

766. toi — art, knowledge

767. toka — rock

768. tokerau — autumn; northern

769. toki — adze, axe; champion

770. tokohia — how many people?

771. tokoiwa — nine [people]

772. tokomaha — many (of people)

773. Tokoono — six people

774. tokorima — five (people)

775. tokorua — two (of people)

776. tokotoru — three (people)

777. tokowaru — eight [people]

778. tomo — to enter, go into

779. tonga — south

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

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

782. tonu — still

783. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

784. toro — to visit

785. toru — three

786. tote — salt

787. toto — blood

788. tua — beyond

789. tuahine — sister, of a male

790. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

791. tuanui — roof

792. tuarua — second

793. tuarā — back [body]

794. tuatahi — first

795. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

799. tuhituhi — to write, draw

800. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

804. tuna — eel

805. tungāne — brother, of a female

806. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

809. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

810. ture — law, rule

811. turituri — be quiet! noisy

812. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

813. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

815. tā — print, draw

816. tāhae — to steal

817. tāima — time

818. tākaro — to play

819. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

820. tākuta — doctor

821. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

823. tāne — man, male

824. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

825. tāone — town

826. tāra — dollar

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

828. tārere — to swing

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

830. tāroaroa — tall

831. tātahi — seaside, beach

832. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

834. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

836. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

837. tāwāhi — overseas

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

839. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

842. tēnā — that, by the listener

843. tēpu — table

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

845. tērā — that over there, that

846. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

848. tī — cabbage tree; tea

849. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

851. tīma — team

852. tīmata — to begin, to start

853. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

855. tītī — muttonbird

856. tō — your (singular); to drag

857. tōhi — toast

858. tōkena — stockings, socks

859. tōku — my (singular)

860. tōmuri — to be late

861. tōna — his, her

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

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

864. tōtiti — sausage

865. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

868. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

870. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

872. Tūrei — Tuesday

873. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

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

877. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

880. uira — lightning; to flash

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

882. umu — earth oven

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

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

885. uri — descendant, offspring

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

887. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

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

889. utaina — (pass) be loaded

890. utu — cost, price; to pay for

891. wae — foot; leg; separate

892. waea — wire; phone

893. waenganui — middle, centre, between

894. waewae — foot, leg

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

896. wahie — driftwood

897. wahine — woman, wife

898. waho — out, outside, the outside

899. wai — water; who

900. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

901. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

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

904. waipiro — alcohol

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

906. wairua — spirit

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

908. wao — forest

909. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

910. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

912. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

914. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

915. whaea — mother, aunt

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

917. whaikōrero — oratory

918. whakaae — to agree

919. whakaaetia — to be agreed

920. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

921. whakaako — teach

922. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

923. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

924. whakaata — mirror

925. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

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

927. whakaeke — to gather

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

929. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

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

932. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

933. whakairo — to carve, a carving

934. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

935. whakakī — to fill something

936. whakamahana — heater

937. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

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

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

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

941. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

943. whakamātautau — examination, test

944. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

945. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

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

950. whakapapa — genealogy

951. whakapono — to believe; faith

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

953. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

954. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

955. whakarongo — to listen

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

957. whakatangi — to play an instrument

958. whakatau — to decide

959. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

963. whakatū — to stand something up

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

965. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

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

967. whakawhiti — to cross

968. whana — to kick

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

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

971. whara — to be injured

972. whare — house, building

973. wharekai — restaurant

974. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

975. wharenui — meeting house; hall

976. wharepaku — toilet

977. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

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

979. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

980. whawhai — to fight; a battle

981. whea — where? (variant of hea)

982. wheke — creak; octopus

983. whenua — land

984. whero — red

985. whiri — plait; twist

986. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

987. whitu — seven

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

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

990. whutupōro — football, rugby

991. whā — four

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

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

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

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

996. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

997. wiki — week

998. wini — window

999. wā — time, times

1000. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1001. wāhi — part, portion; place

1002. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1003. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1004. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1005. ā — and; and then

1006. āe — yes

1007. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1008. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1009. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1010. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1011. Ākarana — Auckland

1012. ākonga — student

1013. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1014. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1015. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1016. ānō — as though; as if

1017. āporo — apple

1018. āpōpō — tomorrow

1019. ārahi — to lead, guide

1020. ārani — orange [fruit]

1021. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1022. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1023. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1024. āwangawanga — worried

1025. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1026. āwhina — to help

1027. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1028. ēhea — which

1029. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1030. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1031. ērā — those (over there)

1032. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1033. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1034. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1035. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1036. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1037. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1038. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1039. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1040. ūkui — to wipe

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