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. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

193. irāmutu — niece, nephew

194. iti — small, little

195. iwa — nine

196. iwi — tribe

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

198. kaainga — Kaainga = kāinga. ‖ kā (i).

199. kaha — strong, able

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

201. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

203. kai — eat (v); food (n)

204. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

205. kaihoko — seller

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

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

208. kaimoana — seafood

209. kainga — (pass) be eaten

210. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

212. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

213. kake — to climb

214. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

215. kanikani — dance, to dance

216. kanohi — face

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

218. kapu — cup

219. kapua — cloud

220. kaputī — cup of tea

221. kara — colour

222. karaehe — class (school); glass

223. karahipi — scholarship

224. karaihe — grass

225. karaka — orange (colour)

226. karakia — prayer, to pray

227. karanga — to call

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

229. kararehe — animal

230. kare — stove, heater

231. karo — dodge, avoid

232. karu — eye

233. kata — to laugh

234. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

235. kati — close, shut

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

237. kato — pluck

238. katoa — all

239. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

240. kau — swim; cow

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

242. kauhoe — to swim

243. kaukau — to bathe

244. kaumātua — elder; elderly

245. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

246. kawa — sour, yuck

247. kawe — to carry, convey

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

249. kawhe — coffee

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

251. kei te — at the moment; now

252. keke — cake

253. kererū — native pigeon

254. kete — basket, kit

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

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

257. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

258. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

259. kimi — to look for, seek

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

261. kina — sea urchin

262. kino — bad

263. kiore — rat

264. kiri — skin

265. kiriata — movie, film

266. Kirihimete — Christmas

267. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

268. kiromita — kilometre

269. kite — to see

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

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

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

273. koa — happy

274. koe — you, one person

275. koha — gift

276. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

277. kohi — to collect, gather together

278. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

279. koi — sharp

280. koia — it is, so

281. koinei — this is

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

283. konei — here, by speaker

284. konohete — concert

285. konā — there, by listener

286. kope — nappy

287. kore — zero, nothing

288. koretake — useless

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

290. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

291. korā — over there

292. kotahi — one

293. koti — coat, jacket

294. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

299. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

301. kupu — word

302. kura — school; treasured item

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

304. kurī — dog

305. kā — to burn, be alight

306. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

307. kāinga — home

308. kākahu — clothing, garment

309. kākāriki — green

310. kānga — corn

311. kāo — no!

312. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

313. kāpata — cupboard

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

315. kāri — playing card

316. kātahi — then

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

318. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

321. kēkē — armpit

322. kēmu — game

323. kī — to be full

324. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

325. kīhai — Negative word

326. kīhini — kitchen

327. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

328. kōhatu — stone

329. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

332. kōrua — you, two people

333. kōtiro — girl

334. kōura — crayfish

335. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

336. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

337. kūaha — door

338. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

339. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

341. maha — many

342. mahana — to be warm, warm

343. mahara — thought, memory

344. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

345. mahi — to do, work, make

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

347. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

349. makariri — cold

350. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

352. makere — to get down from

353. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

354. mana — prestige, authority

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

356. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

358. manawa — heart

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

360. Mane — Monday

361. mangō — shark

362. mano — thousand

363. manu — bird

364. manuhiri — guest

365. maoa — cooked; ripe

366. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

367. marama — month, moon

368. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

369. maranga — to arise; to get up

370. maremare — to cough

371. maringi — to spill (trans)

372. maro — kilt-like garment

373. maroke — dry

374. maru — power; shelter

375. mataku — scared, afraid

376. matapihi — window

377. matau — fish hook; right side

378. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

379. matekai — hungry, starving

380. matenga — time or circumstance of death

381. matimati — finger, toe

382. matua — parent, father

383. mau — to wear clothes

384. maumahara — to remember, remember

385. maunga — mountain

386. mauri — life spirit

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

388. mauī — left (direction)

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

390. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

393. mema — member, members

394. meneti — minute

395. mere — bush, shrub

396. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

397. minita — minister

398. miraka — milk

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

400. moana — sea

401. moata — early; early morning

402. moe — sleep; to marry

403. moenga — bed

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

405. mokemoke — lonely

406. moko — lizard

407. mokopuna — grandchild

408. momo — type, kind

409. moni — money

410. motokā — car, motorcar

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

412. motukā — car

413. moutere — island

414. mua — front, before

415. muri — behind, after

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

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

418. mā — clean, white, and others

419. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

421. māhita — teacher

422. māia — capable, brave, bold

423. māku — for me, by me

424. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

426. māna — for him, her, by him, her

427. māngere — lazy

428. mānia — plains

429. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

430. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

431. māra — garden

432. mārama — clear, understand

433. mārena — to marry; wedding

434. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

435. māripi — knife

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

437. mātao — cold

438. mātau — to know, understand

439. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

442. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

445. māui — on the left hand, left side

446. māuiui — sick

447. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

448. mīhini — machine

449. mīti — meat

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

451. mōhio — to know

452. mōhiti — glasses

453. mōkai — pet

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

455. mōmona — fat

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

457. mōrena — good morning

458. mōu — for you

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

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

461. naihi — knife

462. nama — number

463. nanahi — yesterday

464. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

465. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

466. nei — here, by speaker

467. neke — to move

468. ngahau — party, concert

469. ngahere — forest, bush

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

471. ngau — to bite

472. ngenge — tired

473. ngeru — cat

474. ngā — the, plural

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

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

477. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

478. niho — tooth

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

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

481. noho — to live; sit

482. nui — big, great, many

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

484. nuku — to move

485. nunui — big (plural form)

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

487. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

492. nō — from

493. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

495. nōu — yours

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

497. oho — to wake up

498. oma — to run, escape

499. omaoma — running

500. one — beach, sand

501. ono — six

502. ope — group travelling together

503. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

505. oti — to be completed

506. pahi — bus

507. pahikara — bicycle

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

509. paihikara — bike

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

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

512. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

516. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

517. paku — small

518. panana — banana

519. panekoti — skirt, dress

520. pango — black

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

522. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

523. Papaioea — Palmerston North

524. paraihe — award, prize; brush

525. paraikete — blanket

526. parakuihi — breakfast

527. pare — to ward off, to divert

528. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

530. paruparu — dirt, mud

531. parāoa — bread, flour

532. pata — butter

533. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

536. paukena — pumpkin

537. pea — pair; pear

538. peita — paint

539. peka — branch

540. peke — to jump, to leap over

541. pene — pen

542. pepa — paper; pepper

543. pepeha — proclamation of origin

544. pere — bell

545. pereti — plate

546. peti — heap up

547. pia — beer

548. piki — to increase

549. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

552. piri — to stick to, to cling

553. pirihimana — police officer

554. pirimia — prime minister

555. pito — belly button, end, extremity

556. poaka — pig

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

558. pono — true, faithful

559. poro — to cut off, to cut short

560. porou — eager, energetic

561. poti — boat

562. poto — short

563. pou — pole, post

564. pouaka — box

565. pounamu — greenstone

566. pukapuka — book, lungs

567. puku — stomach, belly

568. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

569. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

570. puna — pool, spring

571. pune — spoon

572. pupuhi — to shoot

573. pupuri — to hold onto

574. purei — to play, play

575. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

576. puta — to appear, to come out

577. putiputi — flower

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

579. pāhi — purse, to pass

580. pāka — a park; a box

581. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

582. pāmu — farm

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

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

585. pāpā — father, uncle

586. pāremata — parliament

587. pātai — question; to ask a question

588. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

589. pātītī — grass

590. pāua — abalone

591. pēhea — how?

592. pēkana — bacon

593. pēke — bag

594. pēnei — like this, near speaker

595. pēnā — like that, near listener

596. pēpi — baby

597. pērā — like that, yonder

598. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

599. pīrangi — to want, desire

600. pō — night

601. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

602. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

604. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

605. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

606. pōtae — hat

607. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

608. pōtiki — child; youngest child

609. pōturi — deaf; slow

610. pōuri — sad, dark

611. pōwhiri — welcome

612. pū — to blow gently

613. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

614. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

617. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

618. raihi — rice

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

620. rakuraku — guitar; rake

621. rama — light, torch

622. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

623. rangi — sky, day

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

625. rapu — to look for

626. raranga — plait; weave

627. rare — lolly

628. raro — under, below; time

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

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

631. rau — to put into; leaf

632. raumati — summer

633. raureka — deceitful

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

635. rawe — lovely, excellent

636. reira — there (previously mentioned)

637. reka — sweet

638. reo — language, voice

639. rere — to escape; to fly

640. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

641. reri — ready

642. reta — letter

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

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

645. rima — five

646. ringa — hand, arm

647. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

649. riri — anger, angry

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

651. rite — to be ready, like, similar

652. roa — long

653. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

655. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

656. rongonui — famous

657. rongoā — medicine

658. rori — road

659. rorohiko — computer

660. roto — in, inside, within; lake

661. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

663. ruaki — vomit

664. ruku — to dive

665. runga — on

666. rā — day; the sun; over there

667. Rāhina — Monday

668. Rāhoroi — Saturday

669. rākau — tree; timber

670. Rāmere — Friday

671. rānei — or

672. rārangi — line, row

673. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

676. Rātū — Tuesday

677. rāua — them; they (two people)

678. rēmana — lemon

679. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

680. rīwai — potato

681. rōia — lawyer

682. rōpā — slave, servant

683. rōpū — group

684. rūma — room

685. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

689. taha — to pass by; side

690. tahi — one, single

691. tahia — (pass) be swept

692. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

695. tahuri — to capsize

696. tahā — calabash, gourd

697. tai — tide; coast

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

699. taiapa — fence

700. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

701. taihoa — wait

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

703. taitama — young man

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

705. take — beginning, cause, origin

706. taki — to lead, to bring along

707. takoto — to lie down

708. taku — my (singular); edge

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

710. tamaiti — child

711. tamariki — children

712. tame — male animal

713. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

718. tangata — person

719. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

720. tangihanga — funeral

721. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

725. taonga — property, possession

726. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

728. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

729. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

731. taraiwa — to drive; driver

732. taraka — truck

733. tarau — trousers

734. tari — government department; office

735. taringa — ear

736. tata — near, close

737. tatari — to wait

738. tatau — to count

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

740. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

741. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

742. tauira — student; example

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

744. taumahi — assignment

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

746. taura — rope, cable

747. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

748. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

749. tautoko — to support

750. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

751. tawhito — old, former

752. te — the, singular definite article

753. teihana — TV channel; railway station

754. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

756. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

757. tekau — ten

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

759. tereina — to train

760. tia — to steer, adorned

761. tiaki — to look after, to care for

762. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

763. tihi — topknot

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

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

766. tiki — to fetch

767. tina — dinner, lunch

768. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

770. tino — very

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

772. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

773. tira — group or row of people

774. tiro — to look

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

776. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

777. titiro — to look at

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

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

780. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

781. tohunga — expert, priest

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

783. toi — art, knowledge

784. toka — rock

785. tokerau — autumn; northern

786. toki — adze, axe; champion

787. tokohia — how many people?

788. tokoiwa — nine [people]

789. tokomaha — many (of people)

790. Tokoono — six people

791. tokorima — five (people)

792. tokorua — two (of people)

793. tokotoru — three (people)

794. tokowaru — eight [people]

795. tomo — to enter, go into

796. tonga — south

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

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

799. tonu — still

800. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

801. toro — to visit

802. toru — three

803. tote — salt

804. toto — blood

805. tua — beyond

806. tuahine — sister, of a male

807. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

808. tuanui — roof

809. tuarua — second

810. tuarā — back [body]

811. tuatahi — first

812. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

816. tuhituhi — to write, draw

817. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

821. tuna — eel

822. tungāne — brother, of a female

823. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

826. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

827. ture — law, rule

828. turituri — be quiet! noisy

829. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

830. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

832. tā — print, draw

833. tāhae — to steal

834. tāima — time

835. tākaro — to play

836. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

837. tākuta — doctor

838. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

840. tāne — man, male

841. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

842. tāone — town

843. tāra — dollar

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

845. tārere — to swing

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

847. tāroaroa — tall

848. tātahi — seaside, beach

849. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

851. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

853. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

854. tāwāhi — overseas

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

856. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

859. tēnā — that, by the listener

860. tēpu — table

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

862. tērā — that over there, that

863. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

865. tī — cabbage tree; tea

866. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

868. tīma — team

869. tīmata — to begin, to start

870. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

872. tītī — muttonbird

873. tō — your (singular); to drag

874. tōhi — toast

875. tōkena — stockings, socks

876. tōku — my (singular)

877. tōmuri — to be late

878. tōna — his, her

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

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

881. tōtiti — sausage

882. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

885. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

887. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

889. Tūrei — Tuesday

890. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

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

894. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

897. uira — lightning; to flash

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

899. umu — earth oven

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

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

902. uri — descendant, offspring

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

904. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

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

906. utaina — (pass) be loaded

907. utu — cost, price; to pay for

908. wae — foot; leg; separate

909. waea — wire; phone

910. waenganui — middle, centre, between

911. waewae — foot, leg

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

913. wahie — driftwood

914. wahine — woman, wife

915. waho — out, outside, the outside

916. wai — water; who

917. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

918. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

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

921. waipiro — alcohol

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

923. wairua — spirit

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

925. wao — forest

926. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

927. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

929. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

931. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

932. whaea — mother, aunt

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

934. whaikōrero — oratory

935. whakaae — to agree

936. whakaaetia — to be agreed

937. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

938. whakaako — teach

939. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

940. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

941. whakaata — mirror

942. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

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

944. whakaeke — to gather

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

946. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

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

949. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

950. whakairo — to carve, a carving

951. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

952. whakakī — to fill something

953. whakamahana — heater

954. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

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

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

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

958. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

960. whakamātautau — examination, test

961. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

962. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

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

967. whakapapa — genealogy

968. whakapono — to believe; faith

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

970. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

971. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

972. whakarongo — to listen

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

974. whakatangi — to play an instrument

975. whakatau — to decide

976. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

980. whakatū — to stand something up

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

982. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

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

984. whakawhiti — to cross

985. whana — to kick

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

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

988. whara — to be injured

989. whare — house, building

990. wharekai — restaurant

991. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

992. wharenui — meeting house; hall

993. wharepaku — toilet

994. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

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

996. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

997. whawhai — to fight; a battle

998. whea — where? (variant of hea)

999. wheke — creak; octopus

1000. whenua — land

1001. whero — red

1002. whiri — plait; twist

1003. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1004. whitu — seven

1005. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1006. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1007. whutupōro — football, rugby

1008. whā — four

1009. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1010. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1011. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1012. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1013. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1014. wiki — week

1015. wini — window

1016. wā — time, times

1017. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1018. wāhi — part, portion; place

1019. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1020. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1021. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1022. ā — and; and then

1023. āe — yes

1024. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1025. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1026. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1027. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1028. Ākarana — Auckland

1029. ākonga — student

1030. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1031. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1032. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1033. ānō — as though; as if

1034. āporo — apple

1035. āpōpō — tomorrow

1036. ārahi — to lead, guide

1037. ārani — orange [fruit]

1038. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1039. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1040. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1041. āwangawanga — worried

1042. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1043. āwhina — to help

1044. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1045. ēhea — which

1046. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1047. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1048. ērā — those (over there)

1049. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1050. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1051. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1052. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1053. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1054. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1055. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1056. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1057. ūkui — to wipe

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