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. kohia — (pass) be collected; be gathered

284. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

285. koi — sharp

286. koia — it is, so

287. koinei — this is

288. koinā — that is, those are; like that

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

290. konei — here, by speaker

291. konohete — concert

292. konā — there, by listener

293. kope — nappy

294. kore — zero, nothing

295. koretake — useless

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

297. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

298. korā — over there

299. kotahi — one

300. koti — coat, jacket

301. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

306. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

308. kuini — queen

309. kuku — draw together; nip; nightmare; mussel

310. kupu — word

311. kura — school; treasured item

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

313. kurī — dog

314. kā — to burn, be alight

315. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

316. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

317. kāinga — home

318. kākahu — clothing, garment

319. kākāriki — green

320. kānga — corn

321. kāo — no!

322. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

323. kāpata — cupboard

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

325. kāri — playing card

326. kātahi — then

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

328. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

331. kēkē — armpit

332. kēmu — game

333. kī — to be full

334. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

335. kīhai — Negative word

336. kīhini — kitchen

337. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

338. kōanga — spring (the season of)

339. kōhatu — stone

340. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

343. kōrua — you, two people

344. kōtiro — girl

345. kōura — crayfish

346. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

347. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

348. kūaha — door

349. kūare — ignorant

350. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

351. kūtai — mussel

352. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

354. maha — many

355. mahana — to be warm, warm

356. mahara — thought, memory

357. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

358. mahi — to do, work, make

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

360. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

362. makariri — cold

363. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

365. makere — to get down from

366. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

367. mana — prestige, authority

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

369. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

371. manawa — heart

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

373. Mane — Monday

374. mangō — shark

375. mano — thousand

376. manu — bird

377. manuhiri — guest

378. maoa — cooked; ripe

379. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

380. marama — month, moon

381. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

382. maranga — to arise; to get up

383. maremare — to cough

384. maringi — to spill (trans)

385. maro — kilt-like garment

386. maroke — dry

387. maru — power; shelter

388. mataku — scared, afraid

389. matapihi — window

390. matau — fish hook; right side

391. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

392. matekai — hungry, starving

393. matenga — time or circumstance of death

394. matimati — finger, toe

395. matua — parent, father

396. mau — to wear clothes

397. maumahara — to remember, remember

398. maunga — mountain

399. mauri — life spirit

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

401. mauī — left (direction)

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

403. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

406. mema — member, members

407. meneti — minute

408. mere — bush, shrub

409. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

410. minita — minister

411. miraka — milk

412. miriona — million

413. miti — Miti (i). 1. v.t. Lick, lick up. 2. n. Undertow…

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

415. moana — sea

416. moata — early; early morning

417. moe — sleep; to marry

418. moenga — bed

419. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

421. mokemoke — lonely

422. moko — lizard

423. mokopuna — grandchild

424. momo — type, kind

425. moni — money

426. motokā — car, motorcar

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

428. motukā — car

429. moutere — island

430. mua — front, before

431. muri — behind, after

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

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

434. mā — clean, white, and others

435. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

437. māhita — teacher

438. māia — capable, brave, bold

439. māku — for me, by me

440. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

442. māna — for him, her, by him, her

443. māngere — lazy

444. mānia — plains

445. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

446. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

447. māra — garden

448. mārama — clear, understand

449. mārena — to marry; wedding

450. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

451. māripi — knife

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

453. mātao — cold

454. mātau — to know, understand

455. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

458. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

461. māui — on the left hand, left side

462. māuiui — sick

463. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

464. mīhini — machine

465. mīti — meat

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

467. mōhio — to know

468. mōhiti — glasses

469. mōkai — pet

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

471. mōmona — fat

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

473. mōrena — good morning

474. mōu — for you

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

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

477. naihi — knife

478. nama — number

479. nanahi — yesterday

480. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

481. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

482. nei — here, by speaker

483. neke — to move

484. ngahau — party, concert

485. ngahere — forest, bush

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

487. ngau — to bite

488. ngenge — tired

489. ngeru — cat

490. ngā — the, plural

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

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

493. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

494. niho — tooth

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

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

497. noho — to live; sit

498. nui — big, great, many

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

500. nuku — to move

501. nunui — big (plural form)

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

503. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

508. nō — from

509. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

511. nōu — yours

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

513. oho — to wake up

514. oma — to run, escape

515. omaoma — running

516. one — beach, sand

517. ono — six

518. ope — group travelling together

519. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

521. oti — to be completed

522. pahi — bus

523. pahikara — bicycle

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

525. paihikara — bike

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

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

528. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

532. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

533. paku — small

534. panana — banana

535. panekoti — skirt, dress

536. pango — black

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

538. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

539. Papaioea — Palmerston North

540. paraihe — award, prize; brush

541. paraikete — blanket

542. parakuihi — breakfast

543. pare — to ward off, to divert

544. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

546. paruparu — dirt, mud

547. parāoa — bread, flour

548. pata — butter

549. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

552. paukena — pumpkin

553. pea — pair; pear

554. peita — paint

555. peka — branch

556. peke — to jump, to leap over

557. pene — pen

558. pepa — paper; pepper

559. pepeha — proclamation of origin

560. pere — bell

561. pereti — plate

562. peti — heap up

563. pia — beer

564. piki — to increase

565. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

568. piri — to stick to, to cling

569. pirihimana — police officer

570. pirimia — prime minister

571. pito — belly button, end, extremity

572. poaka — pig

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

574. pono — true, faithful

575. poro — to cut off, to cut short

576. porou — eager, energetic

577. poti — boat

578. poto — short

579. pou — pole, post

580. pouaka — box

581. pounamu — greenstone

582. pukapuka — book, lungs

583. puku — stomach, belly

584. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

585. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

586. puna — pool, spring

587. pune — spoon

588. pupuhi — to shoot

589. pupuri — to hold onto

590. purei — to play, play

591. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

592. puta — to appear, to come out

593. putiputi — flower

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

595. pāhi — purse, to pass

596. pāka — a park; a box

597. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

598. pāmu — farm

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

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

601. pāpā — father, uncle

602. pāremata — parliament

603. pātai — question; to ask a question

604. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

605. pātītī — grass

606. pāua — abalone

607. pēhea — how?

608. pēkana — bacon

609. pēke — bag

610. pēnei — like this, near speaker

611. pēnā — like that, near listener

612. pēpi — baby

613. pērā — like that, yonder

614. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

615. pīrangi — to want, desire

616. pō — night

617. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

618. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

620. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

621. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

622. pōtae — hat

623. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

624. pōtiki — child; youngest child

625. pōturi — deaf; slow

626. pōuri — sad, dark

627. pōwhiri — welcome

628. pū — to blow gently

629. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

630. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

633. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

634. raihi — rice

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

636. rakuraku — guitar; rake

637. rama — light, torch

638. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

639. rangi — sky, day

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

641. rapu — to look for

642. raranga — plait; weave

643. rare — lolly

644. raro — under, below; time

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

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

647. rau — to put into; leaf

648. raumati — summer

649. raureka — deceitful

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

651. rawe — lovely, excellent

652. reira — there (previously mentioned)

653. reka — sweet

654. reo — language, voice

655. rere — to escape; to fly

656. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

657. reri — ready

658. reta — letter

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

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

661. rima — five

662. ringa — hand, arm

663. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

665. riri — anger, angry

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

667. rite — to be ready, like, similar

668. roa — long

669. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

671. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

672. rongonui — famous

673. rongoā — medicine

674. rori — road

675. rorohiko — computer

676. roto — in, inside, within; lake

677. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

679. ruaki — vomit

680. ruku — to dive

681. runga — on

682. rā — day; the sun; over there

683. Rāhina — Monday

684. Rāhoroi — Saturday

685. rākau — tree; timber

686. Rāmere — Friday

687. rānei — or

688. rārangi — line, row

689. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

692. Rātū — Tuesday

693. rāua — them; they (two people)

694. rēmana — lemon

695. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

696. rīwai — potato

697. rōia — lawyer

698. rōpā — slave, servant

699. rōpū — group

700. rūma — room

701. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

705. taha — to pass by; side

706. tahi — one, single

707. tahia — (pass) be swept

708. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

711. tahuri — to capsize

712. tahā — calabash, gourd

713. tai — tide; coast

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

715. taiapa — fence

716. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

717. taihoa — wait

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

719. taitama — young man

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

721. take — beginning, cause, origin

722. taki — to lead, to bring along

723. takoto — to lie down

724. taku — my (singular); edge

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

726. tamaiti — child

727. tamariki — children

728. tame — male animal

729. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

734. tangata — person

735. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

736. tangihanga — funeral

737. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

741. taonga — property, possession

742. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

744. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

745. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

747. taraiwa — to drive; driver

748. taraka — truck

749. tarau — trousers

750. tari — government department; office

751. taringa — ear

752. tata — near, close

753. tatari — to wait

754. tatau — to count

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

756. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

757. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

758. tauira — student; example

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

760. taumahi — assignment

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

762. taura — rope, cable

763. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

764. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

765. tautoko — to support

766. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

767. tawhito — old, former

768. te — the, singular definite article

769. teihana — TV channel; railway station

770. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

772. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

773. tekau — ten

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

775. tereina — to train

776. tia — to steer, adorned

777. tiaki — to look after, to care for

778. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

779. tihi — topknot

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

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

782. tiki — to fetch

783. tina — dinner, lunch

784. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

786. tino — very

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

788. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

789. tira — group or row of people

790. tiro — to look

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

792. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

793. titiro — to look at

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

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

796. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

797. tohunga — expert, priest

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

799. toi — art, knowledge

800. toka — rock

801. tokerau — autumn; northern

802. toki — adze, axe; champion

803. tokohia — how many people?

804. tokoiwa — nine [people]

805. tokomaha — many (of people)

806. Tokoono — six people

807. tokorima — five (people)

808. tokorua — two (of people)

809. tokotoru — three (people)

810. tokowaru — eight [people]

811. tomo — to enter, go into

812. tonga — south

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

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

815. tonu — still

816. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

817. toro — to visit

818. toru — three

819. tote — salt

820. toto — blood

821. tua — beyond

822. tuahine — sister, of a male

823. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

824. tuanui — roof

825. tuarua — second

826. tuarā — back [body]

827. tuatahi — first

828. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

832. tuhituhi — to write, draw

833. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

837. tuna — eel

838. tungāne — brother, of a female

839. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

842. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

843. ture — law, rule

844. turituri — be quiet! noisy

845. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

846. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

848. tā — print, draw

849. tāhae — to steal

850. tāima — time

851. tākaro — to play

852. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

853. tākuta — doctor

854. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

856. tāne — man, male

857. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

858. tāone — town

859. tāra — dollar

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

861. tārere — to swing

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

863. tāroaroa — tall

864. tātahi — seaside, beach

865. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

867. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

869. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

870. tāwāhi — overseas

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

872. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

875. tēnā — that, by the listener

876. tēpu — table

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

878. tērā — that over there, that

879. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

881. tī — cabbage tree; tea

882. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

884. tīma — team

885. tīmata — to begin, to start

886. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

888. tītī — muttonbird

889. tō — your (singular); to drag

890. tōhi — toast

891. tōkena — stockings, socks

892. tōku — my (singular)

893. tōmuri — to be late

894. tōna — his, her

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

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

897. tōtiti — sausage

898. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

901. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

903. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

905. Tūrei — Tuesday

906. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

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

910. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

913. uira — lightning; to flash

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

915. umu — earth oven

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

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

918. uri — descendant, offspring

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

920. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

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

922. utaina — (pass) be loaded

923. utu — cost, price; to pay for

924. wae — foot; leg; separate

925. waea — wire; phone

926. waenganui — middle, centre, between

927. waewae — foot, leg

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

929. wahie — driftwood

930. wahine — woman, wife

931. waho — out, outside, the outside

932. wai — water; who

933. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

934. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

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

937. waipiro — alcohol

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

939. wairua — spirit

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

941. wao — forest

942. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

943. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

945. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

947. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

948. whaea — mother, aunt

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

950. whaikōrero — oratory

951. whakaae — to agree

952. whakaaetia — to be agreed

953. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

954. whakaako — teach

955. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

956. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

957. whakaata — mirror

958. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

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

960. whakaeke — to gather

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

962. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

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

965. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

966. whakairo — to carve, a carving

967. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

968. whakakī — to fill something

969. whakamahana — heater

970. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

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

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

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

974. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

976. whakamātautau — examination, test

977. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

978. whakaoti — complete

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

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

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

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

983. whakapapa — genealogy

984. whakapono — to believe; faith

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

986. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

987. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

988. whakarongo — to listen

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

990. whakatangi — to play an instrument

991. whakatau — to decide

992. whakataukī — proverb

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

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

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

996. whakatū — to stand something up

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

998. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

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

1000. whakawhiti — to cross

1001. whana — to kick

1002. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1003. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1004. whara — to be injured

1005. whare — house, building

1006. wharekai — restaurant

1007. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1008. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1009. wharepaku — toilet

1010. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1011. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1012. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1013. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1014. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1015. wheke — creak; octopus

1016. whenua — land

1017. whero — red

1018. whiri — plait; twist

1019. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1020. whitu — seven

1021. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1022. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1023. whutupōro — football, rugby

1024. whā — four

1025. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1026. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1027. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1028. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1029. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1030. wiki — week

1031. wini — window

1032. wā — time, times

1033. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1034. wāhi — part, portion; place

1035. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1036. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1037. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1038. ā — and; and then

1039. āe — yes

1040. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1041. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1042. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1043. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1044. Ākarana — Auckland

1045. ākonga — student

1046. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1047. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1048. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1049. ānō — as though; as if

1050. āporo — apple

1051. āpōpō — tomorrow

1052. ārahi — to lead, guide

1053. ārani — orange [fruit]

1054. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1055. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1056. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1057. āwangawanga — worried

1058. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1059. āwhina — to help

1060. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1061. ēhea — which

1062. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1063. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1064. ērā — those (over there)

1065. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1066. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1067. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1068. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1069. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1070. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1071. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1072. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1073. ūkui — to wipe

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