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. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

117. hoihoi — too noisy

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

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

120. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

121. hokomaha — supermarket

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

123. hokowhitu — band of warriors

124. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

126. hongi — pressing noses

127. hopi — soap

128. hopu — to catch

129. hora — display; scatter; spread out

130. horo — Horo (i). 1. v.i. Fall in fragments, crumble down, slip,…

131. horoi — to wash, to clean

132. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

133. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

134. hou — new, modern; feather

135. hua — product, fruit

136. huaina — named (pass of hua)

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

138. huarahi — street, path, road

139. huawhenua — vegetables

140. hui — meeting; gathered

141. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

142. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

143. huihuinga — meeting

144. huka — sugar

145. hukapapa — frost

146. hukarere — snow

147. huna — to hide

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

149. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

151. huri — to turn

152. huritau — birthday

153. huruhuru — fur

154. hākari — feast

155. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

156. hāora — hour; oxygen

157. hāte — shirt

158. hē — wrong; error, mistake

159. hēki — egg

160. hī — to catch fish with a line

161. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

162. hōhipera — hospital

163. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

165. hōia — soldier, warrior

166. hōiho — horse

167. Hōngongoi — July

168. hōro — hall

169. hōu — new, modern; fresh

170. hū — shoe

171. 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.

172. ia — he, she, him, her

173. iho — downwards

174. ihu — nose

175. ika — fish

176. ina — if, when

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

178. inanahi — yesterday

179. inapō — last night

180. Ingarangi — England

181. ingoa — name

182. inoi — pray

183. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

185. inā — if, when

186. ināianei — now

187. irāmutu — niece, nephew

188. iti — small, little

189. iwa — nine

190. iwi — tribe

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

192. kaha — strong, able

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

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

195. kai — eat (v); food (n)

196. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

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

199. kaimoana — seafood

200. kainga — (pass) be eaten

201. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

203. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

204. kanikani — dance, to dance

205. kanohi — face

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

207. kapu — cup

208. kapua — cloud

209. kaputī — cup of tea

210. kara — colour

211. karaehe — class (school); glass

212. karahipi — scholarship

213. karaihe — grass

214. karaka — orange (colour)

215. karakia — prayer, to pray

216. karanga — to call

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

218. kararehe — animal

219. kare — stove, heater

220. karo — dodge, avoid

221. karu — eye

222. kata — to laugh

223. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

224. kati — close, shut

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

226. kato — pluck

227. katoa — all

228. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

229. kau — swim; cow

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

231. kauhoe — to swim

232. kaukau — to bathe

233. kaumātua — elder; elderly

234. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

235. kawa — sour, yuck

236. kawe — to carry, convey

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

238. kawhe — coffee

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

240. kei te — at the moment; now

241. keke — cake

242. kererū — native pigeon

243. kete — basket, kit

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

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

246. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

247. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

248. kimi — to look for, seek

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

250. kina — sea urchin

251. kino — bad

252. kiore — rat

253. kiri — skin

254. kiriata — movie, film

255. Kirihimete — Christmas

256. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

257. kiromita — kilometre

258. kite — to see

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

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

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

262. koa — happy

263. koe — you, one person

264. koha — gift

265. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

266. kohi — to collect, gather together

267. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

268. koi — sharp

269. koia — it is, so

270. koinei — this is

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

272. konei — here, by speaker

273. konohete — concert

274. konā — there, by listener

275. kope — nappy

276. kore — zero, nothing

277. koretake — useless

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

279. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

280. korā — over there

281. kotahi — one

282. koti — coat, jacket

283. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

288. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

290. kupu — word

291. kura — school; treasured item

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

293. kurī — dog

294. kā — to burn, be alight

295. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

296. kāinga — home

297. kākahu — clothing, garment

298. kākāriki — green

299. kānga — corn

300. kāo — no!

301. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

302. kāpata — cupboard

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

304. kāri — playing card

305. kātahi — then

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

307. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

310. kēkē — armpit

311. kēmu — game

312. kī — to be full

313. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

314. kīhai — Negative word

315. kīhini — kitchen

316. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

317. kōhatu — stone

318. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

321. kōrua — you, two people

322. kōtiro — girl

323. kōura — crayfish

324. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

325. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

326. kūaha — door

327. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

328. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

330. maha — many

331. mahana — to be warm, warm

332. mahara — thought, memory

333. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

334. mahi — to do, work, make

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

336. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

338. makariri — cold

339. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

341. makere — to get down from

342. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

343. mana — prestige, authority

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

345. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

347. manawa — heart

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

349. Mane — Monday

350. mangō — shark

351. mano — thousand

352. manu — bird

353. manuhiri — guest

354. maoa — cooked; ripe

355. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

356. marama — month, moon

357. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

358. maranga — to arise; to get up

359. maremare — to cough

360. maringi — to spill (trans)

361. maro — kilt-like garment

362. maroke — dry

363. maru — power; shelter

364. mataku — scared, afraid

365. matapihi — window

366. matau — fish hook; right side

367. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

368. matekai — hungry, starving

369. matenga — time or circumstance of death

370. matimati — finger, toe

371. matua — parent, father

372. mau — to wear clothes

373. maumahara — to remember, remember

374. maunga — mountain

375. mauri — life spirit

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

377. mauī — left (direction)

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

379. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

382. mema — member, members

383. meneti — minute

384. mere — bush, shrub

385. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

386. minita — minister

387. miraka — milk

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

389. moana — sea

390. moata — early; early morning

391. moe — sleep; to marry

392. moenga — bed

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

394. mokemoke — lonely

395. moko — lizard

396. mokopuna — grandchild

397. momo — type, kind

398. moni — money

399. motokā — car, motorcar

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

401. motukā — car

402. moutere — island

403. mua — front, before

404. muri — behind, after

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

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

407. mā — clean, white, and others

408. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

410. māhita — teacher

411. māia — capable, brave, bold

412. māku — for me, by me

413. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

415. māna — for him, her, by him, her

416. māngere — lazy

417. mānia — plains

418. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

419. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

420. māra — garden

421. mārama — clear, understand

422. mārena — to marry; wedding

423. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

424. māripi — knife

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

426. mātao — cold

427. mātau — to know, understand

428. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

431. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

434. māui — on the left hand, left side

435. māuiui — sick

436. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

437. mīhini — machine

438. mīti — meat

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

440. mōhio — to know

441. mōhiti — glasses

442. mōkai — pet

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

444. mōmona — fat

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

446. mōrena — good morning

447. mōu — for you

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

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

450. naihi — knife

451. nama — number

452. nanahi — yesterday

453. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

454. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

455. nei — here, by speaker

456. neke — to move

457. ngahau — party, concert

458. ngahere — forest, bush

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

460. ngau — to bite

461. ngenge — tired

462. ngeru — cat

463. ngā — the, plural

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

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

466. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

467. niho — tooth

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

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

470. noho — to live; sit

471. nui — big, great, many

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

473. nuku — to move

474. nunui — big (plural form)

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

476. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

481. nō — from

482. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

484. nōu — yours

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

486. oho — to wake up

487. oma — to run, escape

488. omaoma — running

489. one — beach, sand

490. ono — six

491. ope — group travelling together

492. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

494. oti — to be completed

495. pahi — bus

496. pahikara — bicycle

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

498. paihikara — bike

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

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

501. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

505. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

506. paku — small

507. panana — banana

508. panekoti — skirt, dress

509. pango — black

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

511. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

512. Papaioea — Palmerston North

513. paraihe — award, prize; brush

514. paraikete — blanket

515. parakuihi — breakfast

516. pare — to ward off, to divert

517. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

519. paruparu — dirt, mud

520. parāoa — bread, flour

521. pata — butter

522. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

525. paukena — pumpkin

526. pea — pair; pear

527. peita — paint

528. peka — branch

529. peke — to jump, to leap over

530. pene — pen

531. pepa — paper; pepper

532. pepeha — proclamation of origin

533. pere — bell

534. pereti — plate

535. peti — heap up

536. pia — beer

537. piki — to increase

538. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

541. piri — to stick to, to cling

542. pirihimana — police officer

543. pirimia — prime minister

544. pito — belly button, end, extremity

545. poaka — pig

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

547. pono — true, faithful

548. poro — to cut off, to cut short

549. porou — eager, energetic

550. poti — boat

551. poto — short

552. pou — pole, post

553. pouaka — box

554. pounamu — greenstone

555. pukapuka — book, lungs

556. puku — stomach, belly

557. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

558. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

559. puna — pool, spring

560. pune — spoon

561. pupuhi — to shoot

562. pupuri — to hold onto

563. purei — to play, play

564. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

565. puta — to appear, to come out

566. putiputi — flower

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

568. pāhi — purse, to pass

569. pāka — a park; a box

570. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

571. pāmu — farm

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

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

574. pāpā — father, uncle

575. pāremata — parliament

576. pātai — question; to ask a question

577. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

578. pātītī — grass

579. pāua — abalone

580. pēhea — how?

581. pēkana — bacon

582. pēke — bag

583. pēnei — like this, near speaker

584. pēnā — like that, near listener

585. pēpi — baby

586. pērā — like that, yonder

587. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

588. pīrangi — to want, desire

589. pō — night

590. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

591. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

593. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

594. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

595. pōtae — hat

596. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

597. pōtiki — child; youngest child

598. pōturi — deaf; slow

599. pōuri — sad, dark

600. pōwhiri — welcome

601. pū — to blow gently

602. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

603. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

606. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

607. raihi — rice

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

609. rakuraku — guitar; rake

610. rama — light, torch

611. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

612. rangi — sky, day

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

614. rapu — to look for

615. raranga — plait; weave

616. rare — lolly

617. raro — under, below; time

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

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

620. rau — to put into; leaf

621. raumati — summer

622. raureka — deceitful

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

624. rawe — lovely, excellent

625. reira — there (previously mentioned)

626. reka — sweet

627. reo — language, voice

628. rere — to escape; to fly

629. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

630. reri — ready

631. reta — letter

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

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

634. rima — five

635. ringa — hand, arm

636. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

638. riri — anger, angry

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

640. rite — to be ready, like, similar

641. roa — long

642. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

644. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

645. rongonui — famous

646. rongoā — medicine

647. rori — road

648. rorohiko — computer

649. roto — in, inside, within; lake

650. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

652. ruaki — vomit

653. ruku — to dive

654. runga — on

655. rā — day; the sun; over there

656. Rāhina — Monday

657. Rāhoroi — Saturday

658. rākau — tree; timber

659. Rāmere — Friday

660. rānei — or

661. rārangi — line, row

662. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

665. Rātū — Tuesday

666. rāua — them; they (two people)

667. rēmana — lemon

668. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

669. rīwai — potato

670. rōia — lawyer

671. rōpā — slave, servant

672. rōpū — group

673. rūma — room

674. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

678. taha — to pass by; side

679. tahi — one, single

680. tahia — (pass) be swept

681. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

684. tahuri — to capsize

685. tahā — calabash, gourd

686. tai — tide; coast

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

688. taiapa — fence

689. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

690. taihoa — wait

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

692. taitama — young man

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

694. take — beginning, cause, origin

695. taki — to lead, to bring along

696. takoto — to lie down

697. taku — my (singular); edge

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

699. tamaiti — child

700. tamariki — children

701. tame — male animal

702. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

707. tangata — person

708. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

709. tangihanga — funeral

710. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

714. taonga — property, possession

715. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

717. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

718. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

720. taraiwa — to drive; driver

721. taraka — truck

722. tarau — trousers

723. tari — government department; office

724. taringa — ear

725. tata — near, close

726. tatari — to wait

727. tatau — to count

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

729. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

730. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

731. tauira — student; example

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

733. taumahi — assignment

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

735. taura — rope, cable

736. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

737. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

738. tautoko — to support

739. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

740. tawhito — old, former

741. te — the, singular definite article

742. teihana — TV channel; railway station

743. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

745. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

746. tekau — ten

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

748. tereina — to train

749. tia — to steer, adorned

750. tiaki — to look after, to care for

751. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

752. tihi — topknot

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

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

755. tiki — to fetch

756. tina — dinner, lunch

757. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

759. tino — very

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

761. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

762. tira — group or row of people

763. tiro — to look

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

765. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

766. titiro — to look at

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

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

769. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

770. tohunga — expert, priest

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

772. toi — art, knowledge

773. toka — rock

774. tokerau — autumn; northern

775. toki — adze, axe; champion

776. tokohia — how many people?

777. tokoiwa — nine [people]

778. tokomaha — many (of people)

779. Tokoono — six people

780. tokorima — five (people)

781. tokorua — two (of people)

782. tokotoru — three (people)

783. tokowaru — eight [people]

784. tomo — to enter, go into

785. tonga — south

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

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

788. tonu — still

789. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

790. toro — to visit

791. toru — three

792. tote — salt

793. toto — blood

794. tua — beyond

795. tuahine — sister, of a male

796. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

797. tuanui — roof

798. tuarua — second

799. tuarā — back [body]

800. tuatahi — first

801. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

805. tuhituhi — to write, draw

806. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

810. tuna — eel

811. tungāne — brother, of a female

812. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

815. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

816. ture — law, rule

817. turituri — be quiet! noisy

818. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

819. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

821. tā — print, draw

822. tāhae — to steal

823. tāima — time

824. tākaro — to play

825. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

826. tākuta — doctor

827. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

829. tāne — man, male

830. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

831. tāone — town

832. tāra — dollar

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

834. tārere — to swing

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

836. tāroaroa — tall

837. tātahi — seaside, beach

838. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

840. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

842. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

843. tāwāhi — overseas

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

845. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

848. tēnā — that, by the listener

849. tēpu — table

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

851. tērā — that over there, that

852. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

854. tī — cabbage tree; tea

855. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

857. tīma — team

858. tīmata — to begin, to start

859. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

861. tītī — muttonbird

862. tō — your (singular); to drag

863. tōhi — toast

864. tōkena — stockings, socks

865. tōku — my (singular)

866. tōmuri — to be late

867. tōna — his, her

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

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

870. tōtiti — sausage

871. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

874. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

876. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

878. Tūrei — Tuesday

879. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

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

883. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

886. uira — lightning; to flash

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

888. umu — earth oven

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

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

891. uri — descendant, offspring

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

893. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

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

895. utaina — (pass) be loaded

896. utu — cost, price; to pay for

897. wae — foot; leg; separate

898. waea — wire; phone

899. waenganui — middle, centre, between

900. waewae — foot, leg

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

902. wahie — driftwood

903. wahine — woman, wife

904. waho — out, outside, the outside

905. wai — water; who

906. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

907. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

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

910. waipiro — alcohol

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

912. wairua — spirit

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

914. wao — forest

915. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

916. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

918. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

920. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

921. whaea — mother, aunt

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

923. whaikōrero — oratory

924. whakaae — to agree

925. whakaaetia — to be agreed

926. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

927. whakaako — teach

928. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

929. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

930. whakaata — mirror

931. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

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

933. whakaeke — to gather

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

935. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

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

938. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

939. whakairo — to carve, a carving

940. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

941. whakakī — to fill something

942. whakamahana — heater

943. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

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

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

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

947. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

949. whakamātautau — examination, test

950. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

951. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

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

956. whakapapa — genealogy

957. whakapono — to believe; faith

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

959. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

960. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

961. whakarongo — to listen

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

963. whakatangi — to play an instrument

964. whakatau — to decide

965. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

969. whakatū — to stand something up

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

971. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

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

973. whakawhiti — to cross

974. whana — to kick

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

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

977. whara — to be injured

978. whare — house, building

979. wharekai — restaurant

980. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

981. wharenui — meeting house; hall

982. wharepaku — toilet

983. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

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

985. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

986. whawhai — to fight; a battle

987. whea — where? (variant of hea)

988. wheke — creak; octopus

989. whenua — land

990. whero — red

991. whiri — plait; twist

992. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

993. whitu — seven

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

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

996. whutupōro — football, rugby

997. whā — four

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

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

1000. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1001. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1002. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1003. wiki — week

1004. wini — window

1005. wā — time, times

1006. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1007. wāhi — part, portion; place

1008. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1009. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1010. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1011. ā — and; and then

1012. āe — yes

1013. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1014. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1015. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1016. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1017. Ākarana — Auckland

1018. ākonga — student

1019. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1020. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1021. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1022. ānō — as though; as if

1023. āporo — apple

1024. āpōpō — tomorrow

1025. ārahi — to lead, guide

1026. ārani — orange [fruit]

1027. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1028. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1029. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1030. āwangawanga — worried

1031. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1032. āwhina — to help

1033. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1034. ēhea — which

1035. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1036. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1037. ērā — those (over there)

1038. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1039. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1040. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1041. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1042. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1043. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1044. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1045. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1046. ūkui — to wipe

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