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. kamokamo — twinkle; marrow, squash (the vegetable)

216. kanikani — dance, to dance

217. kanohi — face

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

219. kapu — cup

220. kapua — cloud

221. kaputī — cup of tea

222. kara — colour

223. karaehe — class (school); glass

224. karahipi — scholarship

225. karaihe — grass

226. karaka — orange (colour)

227. karakia — prayer, to pray

228. karanga — to call

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

230. kararehe — animal

231. kare — stove, heater

232. karere — message

233. karo — dodge, avoid

234. karoro — seagull

235. karu — eye

236. kata — to laugh

237. katahi — Katahi ano te toa ko koe ! (What a brave…

238. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

239. kati — close, shut

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

241. kato — pluck

242. katoa — all

243. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

244. kau — swim; cow

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

246. kauhoe — to swim

247. kaukau — to bathe

248. kaumātua — elder; elderly

249. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

250. kawa — sour, yuck

251. kawe — to carry, convey

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

253. kawhe — coffee

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

255. kei te — at the moment; now

256. keke — cake

257. kererū — native pigeon

258. kete — basket, kit

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

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

261. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

262. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

263. kimi — to look for, seek

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

265. kina — sea urchin

266. kino — bad

267. kiore — rat

268. kiri — skin

269. kiriata — movie, film

270. Kirihimete — Christmas

271. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

272. kiromita — kilometre

273. kite — to see

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

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

276. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

278. koa — happy

279. koe — you, one person

280. koha — gift

281. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

282. kohi — to collect, gather together

283. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

284. koi — sharp

285. koia — it is, so

286. koinei — this is

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

288. konei — here, by speaker

289. konohete — concert

290. konā — there, by listener

291. kope — nappy

292. kore — zero, nothing

293. koretake — useless

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

295. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

296. korā — over there

297. kotahi — one

298. koti — coat, jacket

299. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

304. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

306. kupu — word

307. kura — school; treasured item

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

309. kurī — dog

310. kā — to burn, be alight

311. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

312. kāinga — home

313. kākahu — clothing, garment

314. kākāriki — green

315. kānga — corn

316. kāo — no!

317. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

318. kāpata — cupboard

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

320. kāri — playing card

321. kātahi — then

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

323. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

326. kēkē — armpit

327. kēmu — game

328. kī — to be full

329. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

330. kīhai — Negative word

331. kīhini — kitchen

332. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

333. kōhatu — stone

334. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

337. kōrua — you, two people

338. kōtiro — girl

339. kōura — crayfish

340. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

341. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

342. kūaha — door

343. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

344. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

346. maha — many

347. mahana — to be warm, warm

348. mahara — thought, memory

349. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

350. mahi — to do, work, make

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

352. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

354. makariri — cold

355. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

357. makere — to get down from

358. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

359. mana — prestige, authority

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

361. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

363. manawa — heart

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

365. Mane — Monday

366. mangō — shark

367. mano — thousand

368. manu — bird

369. manuhiri — guest

370. maoa — cooked; ripe

371. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

372. marama — month, moon

373. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

374. maranga — to arise; to get up

375. maremare — to cough

376. maringi — to spill (trans)

377. maro — kilt-like garment

378. maroke — dry

379. maru — power; shelter

380. mataku — scared, afraid

381. matapihi — window

382. matau — fish hook; right side

383. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

384. matekai — hungry, starving

385. matenga — time or circumstance of death

386. matimati — finger, toe

387. matua — parent, father

388. mau — to wear clothes

389. maumahara — to remember, remember

390. maunga — mountain

391. mauri — life spirit

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

393. mauī — left (direction)

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

395. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

398. mema — member, members

399. meneti — minute

400. mere — bush, shrub

401. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

402. minita — minister

403. miraka — milk

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

405. moana — sea

406. moata — early; early morning

407. moe — sleep; to marry

408. moenga — bed

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

410. mokemoke — lonely

411. moko — lizard

412. mokopuna — grandchild

413. momo — type, kind

414. moni — money

415. motokā — car, motorcar

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

417. motukā — car

418. moutere — island

419. mua — front, before

420. muri — behind, after

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

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

423. mā — clean, white, and others

424. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

426. māhita — teacher

427. māia — capable, brave, bold

428. māku — for me, by me

429. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

431. māna — for him, her, by him, her

432. māngere — lazy

433. mānia — plains

434. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

435. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

436. māra — garden

437. mārama — clear, understand

438. mārena — to marry; wedding

439. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

440. māripi — knife

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

442. mātao — cold

443. mātau — to know, understand

444. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

447. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

450. māui — on the left hand, left side

451. māuiui — sick

452. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

453. mīhini — machine

454. mīti — meat

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

456. mōhio — to know

457. mōhiti — glasses

458. mōkai — pet

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

460. mōmona — fat

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

462. mōrena — good morning

463. mōu — for you

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

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

466. naihi — knife

467. nama — number

468. nanahi — yesterday

469. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

470. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

471. nei — here, by speaker

472. neke — to move

473. ngahau — party, concert

474. ngahere — forest, bush

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

476. ngau — to bite

477. ngenge — tired

478. ngeru — cat

479. ngā — the, plural

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

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

482. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

483. niho — tooth

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

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

486. noho — to live; sit

487. nui — big, great, many

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

489. nuku — to move

490. nunui — big (plural form)

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

492. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

497. nō — from

498. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

500. nōu — yours

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

502. oho — to wake up

503. oma — to run, escape

504. omaoma — running

505. one — beach, sand

506. ono — six

507. ope — group travelling together

508. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

510. oti — to be completed

511. pahi — bus

512. pahikara — bicycle

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

514. paihikara — bike

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

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

517. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

521. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

522. paku — small

523. panana — banana

524. panekoti — skirt, dress

525. pango — black

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

527. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

528. Papaioea — Palmerston North

529. paraihe — award, prize; brush

530. paraikete — blanket

531. parakuihi — breakfast

532. pare — to ward off, to divert

533. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

535. paruparu — dirt, mud

536. parāoa — bread, flour

537. pata — butter

538. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

541. paukena — pumpkin

542. pea — pair; pear

543. peita — paint

544. peka — branch

545. peke — to jump, to leap over

546. pene — pen

547. pepa — paper; pepper

548. pepeha — proclamation of origin

549. pere — bell

550. pereti — plate

551. peti — heap up

552. pia — beer

553. piki — to increase

554. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

557. piri — to stick to, to cling

558. pirihimana — police officer

559. pirimia — prime minister

560. pito — belly button, end, extremity

561. poaka — pig

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

563. pono — true, faithful

564. poro — to cut off, to cut short

565. porou — eager, energetic

566. poti — boat

567. poto — short

568. pou — pole, post

569. pouaka — box

570. pounamu — greenstone

571. pukapuka — book, lungs

572. puku — stomach, belly

573. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

574. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

575. puna — pool, spring

576. pune — spoon

577. pupuhi — to shoot

578. pupuri — to hold onto

579. purei — to play, play

580. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

581. puta — to appear, to come out

582. putiputi — flower

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

584. pāhi — purse, to pass

585. pāka — a park; a box

586. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

587. pāmu — farm

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

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

590. pāpā — father, uncle

591. pāremata — parliament

592. pātai — question; to ask a question

593. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

594. pātītī — grass

595. pāua — abalone

596. pēhea — how?

597. pēkana — bacon

598. pēke — bag

599. pēnei — like this, near speaker

600. pēnā — like that, near listener

601. pēpi — baby

602. pērā — like that, yonder

603. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

604. pīrangi — to want, desire

605. pō — night

606. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

607. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

609. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

610. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

611. pōtae — hat

612. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

613. pōtiki — child; youngest child

614. pōturi — deaf; slow

615. pōuri — sad, dark

616. pōwhiri — welcome

617. pū — to blow gently

618. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

619. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

622. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

623. raihi — rice

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

625. rakuraku — guitar; rake

626. rama — light, torch

627. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

628. rangi — sky, day

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

630. rapu — to look for

631. raranga — plait; weave

632. rare — lolly

633. raro — under, below; time

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

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

636. rau — to put into; leaf

637. raumati — summer

638. raureka — deceitful

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

640. rawe — lovely, excellent

641. reira — there (previously mentioned)

642. reka — sweet

643. reo — language, voice

644. rere — to escape; to fly

645. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

646. reri — ready

647. reta — letter

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

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

650. rima — five

651. ringa — hand, arm

652. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

654. riri — anger, angry

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

656. rite — to be ready, like, similar

657. roa — long

658. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

660. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

661. rongonui — famous

662. rongoā — medicine

663. rori — road

664. rorohiko — computer

665. roto — in, inside, within; lake

666. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

668. ruaki — vomit

669. ruku — to dive

670. runga — on

671. rā — day; the sun; over there

672. Rāhina — Monday

673. Rāhoroi — Saturday

674. rākau — tree; timber

675. Rāmere — Friday

676. rānei — or

677. rārangi — line, row

678. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

681. Rātū — Tuesday

682. rāua — them; they (two people)

683. rēmana — lemon

684. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

685. rīwai — potato

686. rōia — lawyer

687. rōpā — slave, servant

688. rōpū — group

689. rūma — room

690. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

694. taha — to pass by; side

695. tahi — one, single

696. tahia — (pass) be swept

697. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

700. tahuri — to capsize

701. tahā — calabash, gourd

702. tai — tide; coast

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

704. taiapa — fence

705. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

706. taihoa — wait

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

708. taitama — young man

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

710. take — beginning, cause, origin

711. taki — to lead, to bring along

712. takoto — to lie down

713. taku — my (singular); edge

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

715. tamaiti — child

716. tamariki — children

717. tame — male animal

718. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

723. tangata — person

724. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

725. tangihanga — funeral

726. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

730. taonga — property, possession

731. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

733. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

734. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

736. taraiwa — to drive; driver

737. taraka — truck

738. tarau — trousers

739. tari — government department; office

740. taringa — ear

741. tata — near, close

742. tatari — to wait

743. tatau — to count

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

745. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

746. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

747. tauira — student; example

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

749. taumahi — assignment

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

751. taura — rope, cable

752. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

753. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

754. tautoko — to support

755. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

756. tawhito — old, former

757. te — the, singular definite article

758. teihana — TV channel; railway station

759. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

761. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

762. tekau — ten

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

764. tereina — to train

765. tia — to steer, adorned

766. tiaki — to look after, to care for

767. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

768. tihi — topknot

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

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

771. tiki — to fetch

772. tina — dinner, lunch

773. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

775. tino — very

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

777. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

778. tira — group or row of people

779. tiro — to look

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

781. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

782. titiro — to look at

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

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

785. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

786. tohunga — expert, priest

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

788. toi — art, knowledge

789. toka — rock

790. tokerau — autumn; northern

791. toki — adze, axe; champion

792. tokohia — how many people?

793. tokoiwa — nine [people]

794. tokomaha — many (of people)

795. Tokoono — six people

796. tokorima — five (people)

797. tokorua — two (of people)

798. tokotoru — three (people)

799. tokowaru — eight [people]

800. tomo — to enter, go into

801. tonga — south

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

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

804. tonu — still

805. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

806. toro — to visit

807. toru — three

808. tote — salt

809. toto — blood

810. tua — beyond

811. tuahine — sister, of a male

812. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

813. tuanui — roof

814. tuarua — second

815. tuarā — back [body]

816. tuatahi — first

817. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

821. tuhituhi — to write, draw

822. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

826. tuna — eel

827. tungāne — brother, of a female

828. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

831. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

832. ture — law, rule

833. turituri — be quiet! noisy

834. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

835. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

837. tā — print, draw

838. tāhae — to steal

839. tāima — time

840. tākaro — to play

841. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

842. tākuta — doctor

843. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

845. tāne — man, male

846. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

847. tāone — town

848. tāra — dollar

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

850. tārere — to swing

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

852. tāroaroa — tall

853. tātahi — seaside, beach

854. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

856. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

858. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

859. tāwāhi — overseas

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

861. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

864. tēnā — that, by the listener

865. tēpu — table

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

867. tērā — that over there, that

868. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

870. tī — cabbage tree; tea

871. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

873. tīma — team

874. tīmata — to begin, to start

875. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

877. tītī — muttonbird

878. tō — your (singular); to drag

879. tōhi — toast

880. tōkena — stockings, socks

881. tōku — my (singular)

882. tōmuri — to be late

883. tōna — his, her

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

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

886. tōtiti — sausage

887. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

890. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

892. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

894. Tūrei — Tuesday

895. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

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

899. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

902. uira — lightning; to flash

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

904. umu — earth oven

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

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

907. uri — descendant, offspring

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

909. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

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

911. utaina — (pass) be loaded

912. utu — cost, price; to pay for

913. wae — foot; leg; separate

914. waea — wire; phone

915. waenganui — middle, centre, between

916. waewae — foot, leg

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

918. wahie — driftwood

919. wahine — woman, wife

920. waho — out, outside, the outside

921. wai — water; who

922. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

923. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

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

926. waipiro — alcohol

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

928. wairua — spirit

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

930. wao — forest

931. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

932. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

934. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

936. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

937. whaea — mother, aunt

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

939. whaikōrero — oratory

940. whakaae — to agree

941. whakaaetia — to be agreed

942. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

943. whakaako — teach

944. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

945. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

946. whakaata — mirror

947. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

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

949. whakaeke — to gather

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

951. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

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

954. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

955. whakairo — to carve, a carving

956. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

957. whakakī — to fill something

958. whakamahana — heater

959. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

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

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

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

963. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

965. whakamātautau — examination, test

966. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

967. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

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

972. whakapapa — genealogy

973. whakapono — to believe; faith

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

975. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

976. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

977. whakarongo — to listen

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

979. whakatangi — to play an instrument

980. whakatau — to decide

981. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

985. whakatū — to stand something up

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

987. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

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

989. whakawhiti — to cross

990. whana — to kick

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

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

993. whara — to be injured

994. whare — house, building

995. wharekai — restaurant

996. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

997. wharenui — meeting house; hall

998. wharepaku — toilet

999. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1000. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1001. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1002. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1003. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1004. wheke — creak; octopus

1005. whenua — land

1006. whero — red

1007. whiri — plait; twist

1008. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1009. whitu — seven

1010. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1011. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1012. whutupōro — football, rugby

1013. whā — four

1014. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1015. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1016. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1017. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1018. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1019. wiki — week

1020. wini — window

1021. wā — time, times

1022. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1023. wāhi — part, portion; place

1024. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1025. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1026. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1027. ā — and; and then

1028. āe — yes

1029. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1030. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1031. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1032. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1033. Ākarana — Auckland

1034. ākonga — student

1035. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1036. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1037. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1038. ānō — as though; as if

1039. āporo — apple

1040. āpōpō — tomorrow

1041. ārahi — to lead, guide

1042. ārani — orange [fruit]

1043. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1044. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1045. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1046. āwangawanga — worried

1047. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1048. āwhina — to help

1049. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1050. ēhea — which

1051. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1052. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1053. ērā — those (over there)

1054. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1055. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1056. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1057. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1058. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1059. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1060. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1061. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1062. ūkui — to wipe

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