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. hāmama — open, gaping

157. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

158. hāngai — opposite, facing

159. hāora — hour; oxygen

160. hāte — shirt

161. hē — wrong; error, mistake

162. hēki — egg

163. hēra — sail

164. hī — to catch fish with a line

165. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

166. hōhipera — hospital

167. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

169. hōia — soldier, warrior

170. hōiho — horse

171. Hōngongoi — July

172. hōro — hall

173. hōtēra — hotel

174. hōu — new, modern; fresh

175. hū — shoe

176. 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.

177. ia — he, she, him, her

178. iho — downwards

179. ihu — nose

180. ika — fish

181. ina — if, when

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

183. inanahi — yesterday

184. inapō — last night

185. Ingarangi — England

186. ingoa — name

187. inoi — pray

188. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

190. inā — if, when

191. ināianei — now

192. irāmutu — niece, nephew

193. iti — small, little

194. iwa — nine

195. iwi — tribe

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

197. kaha — strong, able

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

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

200. kai — eat (v); food (n)

201. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

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

204. kaimoana — seafood

205. kainga — (pass) be eaten

206. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

208. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

209. kanikani — dance, to dance

210. kanohi — face

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

212. kapu — cup

213. kapua — cloud

214. kaputī — cup of tea

215. kara — colour

216. karaehe — class (school); glass

217. karahipi — scholarship

218. karaihe — grass

219. karaka — orange (colour)

220. karakia — prayer, to pray

221. karanga — to call

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

223. kararehe — animal

224. kare — stove, heater

225. karo — dodge, avoid

226. karu — eye

227. kata — to laugh

228. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

229. kati — close, shut

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

231. kato — pluck

232. katoa — all

233. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

234. kau — swim; cow

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

236. kauhoe — to swim

237. kaukau — to bathe

238. kaumātua — elder; elderly

239. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

240. kawa — sour, yuck

241. kawe — to carry, convey

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

243. kawhe — coffee

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

245. kei te — at the moment; now

246. keke — cake

247. kererū — native pigeon

248. kete — basket, kit

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

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

251. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

252. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

253. kimi — to look for, seek

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

255. kina — sea urchin

256. kino — bad

257. kiore — rat

258. kiri — skin

259. kiriata — movie, film

260. Kirihimete — Christmas

261. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

262. kiromita — kilometre

263. kite — to see

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

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

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

267. koa — happy

268. koe — you, one person

269. koha — gift

270. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

271. kohi — to collect, gather together

272. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

273. koi — sharp

274. koia — it is, so

275. koinei — this is

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

277. konei — here, by speaker

278. konohete — concert

279. konā — there, by listener

280. kope — nappy

281. kore — zero, nothing

282. koretake — useless

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

284. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

285. korā — over there

286. kotahi — one

287. koti — coat, jacket

288. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

293. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

295. kupu — word

296. kura — school; treasured item

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

298. kurī — dog

299. kā — to burn, be alight

300. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

301. kāinga — home

302. kākahu — clothing, garment

303. kākāriki — green

304. kānga — corn

305. kāo — no!

306. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

307. kāpata — cupboard

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

309. kāri — playing card

310. kātahi — then

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

312. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

315. kēkē — armpit

316. kēmu — game

317. kī — to be full

318. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

319. kīhai — Negative word

320. kīhini — kitchen

321. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

322. kōhatu — stone

323. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

326. kōrua — you, two people

327. kōtiro — girl

328. kōura — crayfish

329. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

330. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

331. kūaha — door

332. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

333. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

335. maha — many

336. mahana — to be warm, warm

337. mahara — thought, memory

338. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

339. mahi — to do, work, make

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

341. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

343. makariri — cold

344. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

346. makere — to get down from

347. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

348. mana — prestige, authority

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

350. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

352. manawa — heart

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

354. Mane — Monday

355. mangō — shark

356. mano — thousand

357. manu — bird

358. manuhiri — guest

359. maoa — cooked; ripe

360. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

361. marama — month, moon

362. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

363. maranga — to arise; to get up

364. maremare — to cough

365. maringi — to spill (trans)

366. maro — kilt-like garment

367. maroke — dry

368. maru — power; shelter

369. mataku — scared, afraid

370. matapihi — window

371. matau — fish hook; right side

372. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

373. matekai — hungry, starving

374. matenga — time or circumstance of death

375. matimati — finger, toe

376. matua — parent, father

377. mau — to wear clothes

378. maumahara — to remember, remember

379. maunga — mountain

380. mauri — life spirit

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

382. mauī — left (direction)

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

384. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

387. mema — member, members

388. meneti — minute

389. mere — bush, shrub

390. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

391. minita — minister

392. miraka — milk

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

394. moana — sea

395. moata — early; early morning

396. moe — sleep; to marry

397. moenga — bed

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

399. mokemoke — lonely

400. moko — lizard

401. mokopuna — grandchild

402. momo — type, kind

403. moni — money

404. motokā — car, motorcar

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

406. motukā — car

407. moutere — island

408. mua — front, before

409. muri — behind, after

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

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

412. mā — clean, white, and others

413. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

415. māhita — teacher

416. māia — capable, brave, bold

417. māku — for me, by me

418. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

420. māna — for him, her, by him, her

421. māngere — lazy

422. mānia — plains

423. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

424. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

425. māra — garden

426. mārama — clear, understand

427. mārena — to marry; wedding

428. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

429. māripi — knife

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

431. mātao — cold

432. mātau — to know, understand

433. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

436. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

439. māui — on the left hand, left side

440. māuiui — sick

441. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

442. mīhini — machine

443. mīti — meat

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

445. mōhio — to know

446. mōhiti — glasses

447. mōkai — pet

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

449. mōmona — fat

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

451. mōrena — good morning

452. mōu — for you

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

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

455. naihi — knife

456. nama — number

457. nanahi — yesterday

458. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

459. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

460. nei — here, by speaker

461. neke — to move

462. ngahau — party, concert

463. ngahere — forest, bush

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

465. ngau — to bite

466. ngenge — tired

467. ngeru — cat

468. ngā — the, plural

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

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

471. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

472. niho — tooth

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

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

475. noho — to live; sit

476. nui — big, great, many

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

478. nuku — to move

479. nunui — big (plural form)

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

481. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

486. nō — from

487. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

489. nōu — yours

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

491. oho — to wake up

492. oma — to run, escape

493. omaoma — running

494. one — beach, sand

495. ono — six

496. ope — group travelling together

497. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

499. oti — to be completed

500. pahi — bus

501. pahikara — bicycle

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

503. paihikara — bike

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

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

506. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

510. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

511. paku — small

512. panana — banana

513. panekoti — skirt, dress

514. pango — black

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

516. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

517. Papaioea — Palmerston North

518. paraihe — award, prize; brush

519. paraikete — blanket

520. parakuihi — breakfast

521. pare — to ward off, to divert

522. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

524. paruparu — dirt, mud

525. parāoa — bread, flour

526. pata — butter

527. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

530. paukena — pumpkin

531. pea — pair; pear

532. peita — paint

533. peka — branch

534. peke — to jump, to leap over

535. pene — pen

536. pepa — paper; pepper

537. pepeha — proclamation of origin

538. pere — bell

539. pereti — plate

540. peti — heap up

541. pia — beer

542. piki — to increase

543. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

546. piri — to stick to, to cling

547. pirihimana — police officer

548. pirimia — prime minister

549. pito — belly button, end, extremity

550. poaka — pig

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

552. pono — true, faithful

553. poro — to cut off, to cut short

554. porou — eager, energetic

555. poti — boat

556. poto — short

557. pou — pole, post

558. pouaka — box

559. pounamu — greenstone

560. pukapuka — book, lungs

561. puku — stomach, belly

562. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

563. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

564. puna — pool, spring

565. pune — spoon

566. pupuhi — to shoot

567. pupuri — to hold onto

568. purei — to play, play

569. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

570. puta — to appear, to come out

571. putiputi — flower

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

573. pāhi — purse, to pass

574. pāka — a park; a box

575. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

576. pāmu — farm

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

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

579. pāpā — father, uncle

580. pāremata — parliament

581. pātai — question; to ask a question

582. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

583. pātītī — grass

584. pāua — abalone

585. pēhea — how?

586. pēkana — bacon

587. pēke — bag

588. pēnei — like this, near speaker

589. pēnā — like that, near listener

590. pēpi — baby

591. pērā — like that, yonder

592. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

593. pīrangi — to want, desire

594. pō — night

595. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

596. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

598. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

599. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

600. pōtae — hat

601. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

602. pōtiki — child; youngest child

603. pōturi — deaf; slow

604. pōuri — sad, dark

605. pōwhiri — welcome

606. pū — to blow gently

607. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

608. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

611. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

612. raihi — rice

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

614. rakuraku — guitar; rake

615. rama — light, torch

616. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

617. rangi — sky, day

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

619. rapu — to look for

620. raranga — plait; weave

621. rare — lolly

622. raro — under, below; time

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

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

625. rau — to put into; leaf

626. raumati — summer

627. raureka — deceitful

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

629. rawe — lovely, excellent

630. reira — there (previously mentioned)

631. reka — sweet

632. reo — language, voice

633. rere — to escape; to fly

634. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

635. reri — ready

636. reta — letter

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

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

639. rima — five

640. ringa — hand, arm

641. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

643. riri — anger, angry

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

645. rite — to be ready, like, similar

646. roa — long

647. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

649. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

650. rongonui — famous

651. rongoā — medicine

652. rori — road

653. rorohiko — computer

654. roto — in, inside, within; lake

655. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

657. ruaki — vomit

658. ruku — to dive

659. runga — on

660. rā — day; the sun; over there

661. Rāhina — Monday

662. Rāhoroi — Saturday

663. rākau — tree; timber

664. Rāmere — Friday

665. rānei — or

666. rārangi — line, row

667. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

670. Rātū — Tuesday

671. rāua — them; they (two people)

672. rēmana — lemon

673. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

674. rīwai — potato

675. rōia — lawyer

676. rōpā — slave, servant

677. rōpū — group

678. rūma — room

679. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

683. taha — to pass by; side

684. tahi — one, single

685. tahia — (pass) be swept

686. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

689. tahuri — to capsize

690. tahā — calabash, gourd

691. tai — tide; coast

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

693. taiapa — fence

694. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

695. taihoa — wait

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

697. taitama — young man

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

699. take — beginning, cause, origin

700. taki — to lead, to bring along

701. takoto — to lie down

702. taku — my (singular); edge

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

704. tamaiti — child

705. tamariki — children

706. tame — male animal

707. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

712. tangata — person

713. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

714. tangihanga — funeral

715. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

719. taonga — property, possession

720. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

722. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

723. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

725. taraiwa — to drive; driver

726. taraka — truck

727. tarau — trousers

728. tari — government department; office

729. taringa — ear

730. tata — near, close

731. tatari — to wait

732. tatau — to count

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

734. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

735. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

736. tauira — student; example

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

738. taumahi — assignment

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

740. taura — rope, cable

741. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

742. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

743. tautoko — to support

744. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

745. tawhito — old, former

746. te — the, singular definite article

747. teihana — TV channel; railway station

748. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

750. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

751. tekau — ten

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

753. tereina — to train

754. tia — to steer, adorned

755. tiaki — to look after, to care for

756. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

757. tihi — topknot

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

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

760. tiki — to fetch

761. tina — dinner, lunch

762. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

764. tino — very

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

766. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

767. tira — group or row of people

768. tiro — to look

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

770. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

771. titiro — to look at

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

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

774. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

775. tohunga — expert, priest

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

777. toi — art, knowledge

778. toka — rock

779. tokerau — autumn; northern

780. toki — adze, axe; champion

781. tokohia — how many people?

782. tokoiwa — nine [people]

783. tokomaha — many (of people)

784. Tokoono — six people

785. tokorima — five (people)

786. tokorua — two (of people)

787. tokotoru — three (people)

788. tokowaru — eight [people]

789. tomo — to enter, go into

790. tonga — south

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

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

793. tonu — still

794. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

795. toro — to visit

796. toru — three

797. tote — salt

798. toto — blood

799. tua — beyond

800. tuahine — sister, of a male

801. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

802. tuanui — roof

803. tuarua — second

804. tuarā — back [body]

805. tuatahi — first

806. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

810. tuhituhi — to write, draw

811. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

815. tuna — eel

816. tungāne — brother, of a female

817. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

820. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

821. ture — law, rule

822. turituri — be quiet! noisy

823. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

824. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

826. tā — print, draw

827. tāhae — to steal

828. tāima — time

829. tākaro — to play

830. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

831. tākuta — doctor

832. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

834. tāne — man, male

835. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

836. tāone — town

837. tāra — dollar

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

839. tārere — to swing

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

841. tāroaroa — tall

842. tātahi — seaside, beach

843. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

845. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

847. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

848. tāwāhi — overseas

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

850. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

853. tēnā — that, by the listener

854. tēpu — table

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

856. tērā — that over there, that

857. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

859. tī — cabbage tree; tea

860. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

862. tīma — team

863. tīmata — to begin, to start

864. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

866. tītī — muttonbird

867. tō — your (singular); to drag

868. tōhi — toast

869. tōkena — stockings, socks

870. tōku — my (singular)

871. tōmuri — to be late

872. tōna — his, her

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

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

875. tōtiti — sausage

876. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

879. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

881. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

883. Tūrei — Tuesday

884. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

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

888. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

891. uira — lightning; to flash

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

893. umu — earth oven

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

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

896. uri — descendant, offspring

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

898. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

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

900. utaina — (pass) be loaded

901. utu — cost, price; to pay for

902. wae — foot; leg; separate

903. waea — wire; phone

904. waenganui — middle, centre, between

905. waewae — foot, leg

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

907. wahie — driftwood

908. wahine — woman, wife

909. waho — out, outside, the outside

910. wai — water; who

911. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

912. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

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

915. waipiro — alcohol

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

917. wairua — spirit

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

919. wao — forest

920. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

921. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

923. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

925. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

926. whaea — mother, aunt

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

928. whaikōrero — oratory

929. whakaae — to agree

930. whakaaetia — to be agreed

931. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

932. whakaako — teach

933. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

934. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

935. whakaata — mirror

936. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

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

938. whakaeke — to gather

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

940. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

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

943. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

944. whakairo — to carve, a carving

945. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

946. whakakī — to fill something

947. whakamahana — heater

948. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

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

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

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

952. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

954. whakamātautau — examination, test

955. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

956. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

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

961. whakapapa — genealogy

962. whakapono — to believe; faith

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

964. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

965. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

966. whakarongo — to listen

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

968. whakatangi — to play an instrument

969. whakatau — to decide

970. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

974. whakatū — to stand something up

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

976. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

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

978. whakawhiti — to cross

979. whana — to kick

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

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

982. whara — to be injured

983. whare — house, building

984. wharekai — restaurant

985. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

986. wharenui — meeting house; hall

987. wharepaku — toilet

988. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

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

990. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

991. whawhai — to fight; a battle

992. whea — where? (variant of hea)

993. wheke — creak; octopus

994. whenua — land

995. whero — red

996. whiri — plait; twist

997. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

998. whitu — seven

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

1000. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1001. whutupōro — football, rugby

1002. whā — four

1003. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1004. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1005. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1006. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1007. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1008. wiki — week

1009. wini — window

1010. wā — time, times

1011. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1012. wāhi — part, portion; place

1013. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1014. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1015. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1016. ā — and; and then

1017. āe — yes

1018. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1019. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1020. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1021. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1022. Ākarana — Auckland

1023. ākonga — student

1024. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1025. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1026. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1027. ānō — as though; as if

1028. āporo — apple

1029. āpōpō — tomorrow

1030. ārahi — to lead, guide

1031. ārani — orange [fruit]

1032. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1033. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1034. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1035. āwangawanga — worried

1036. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1037. āwhina — to help

1038. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1039. ēhea — which

1040. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1041. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1042. ērā — those (over there)

1043. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1044. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1045. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1046. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1047. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1048. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1049. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1050. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1051. ūkui — to wipe

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