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. muku — wipe, rub; rubber (stationery)

432. muri — behind, after

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

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

435. mā — clean, white, and others

436. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

438. māhita — teacher

439. māia — capable, brave, bold

440. māku — for me, by me

441. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

443. māna — for him, her, by him, her

444. māngere — lazy

445. mānia — plains

446. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

447. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

448. māra — garden

449. mārama — clear, understand

450. mārena — to marry; wedding

451. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

452. māripi — knife

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

454. mātao — cold

455. mātau — to know, understand

456. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

459. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

462. māui — on the left hand, left side

463. māuiui — sick

464. mēnā — if

465. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

466. mīhini — machine

467. mīti — meat

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

469. mōhio — to know

470. mōhiti — glasses

471. mōkai — pet

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

473. mōmona — fat

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

475. mōrena — good morning

476. mōu — for you

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

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

479. naihi — knife

480. nama — number

481. nanahi — yesterday

482. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

483. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

484. nei — here, by speaker

485. neke — to move

486. ngahau — party, concert

487. ngahere — forest, bush

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

489. ngata — snail (n); to be satisfied (v)

490. ngau — to bite

491. ngenge — tired

492. ngeru — cat

493. ngia — Ngia, v.i. Seem, appear to be. E ngia ai a…

494. ngā — the, plural

495. ngāi — prefix meaning tribe or clan (e.g., Ngāi Tahu)

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

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

498. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

499. niho — tooth

500. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

503. noho — to live; sit

504. nui — big, great, many

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

506. nuku — to move

507. nunui — big (plural form)

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

509. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

514. nō — from

515. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

517. nōu — yours

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

519. oa — Oa, owa, n. 1. Side boards of a canoe. =…

520. oho — to wake up

521. oma — to run, escape

522. omaoma — running

523. one — beach, sand

524. oneone — earth, soil

525. ono — six

526. ope — group travelling together

527. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

529. oti — to be completed

530. otirā — but, on the other hand

531. pae — ridge

532. pahi — bus

533. pahikara — bicycle

534. pahure — escape; pass by; be carried out successfully

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

536. paihikara — bike

537. paikea — Paikea (i), a. —— He whare paikea, a long house…

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

539. paipa — pipe

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

541. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

545. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

546. pakitara — wall

547. paku — small

548. panana — banana

549. panekoti — skirt, dress

550. pango — black

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

552. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

553. papai — good (plural), very good

554. Papaioea — Palmerston North

555. paraihe — award, prize; brush

556. paraikete — blanket

557. Paraire — Friday

558. parakuihi — breakfast

559. pararē — Pararē (ii), n. Food. Ka haere tatou ki te parare.…

560. parauri — brown

561. pare — to ward off, to divert

562. pari — cliff

563. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

565. paruparu — dirt, mud

566. parāoa — bread, flour

567. pata — butter

568. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

570. patunga — patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te…

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

572. paukena — pumpkin

573. pea — pair; pear

574. peita — paint

575. peka — branch

576. peke — to jump, to leap over

577. pene — pen

578. pepa — paper; pepper

579. pepeha — proclamation of origin

580. pere — bell

581. pereti — plate

582. peti — heap up

583. pia — beer

584. piana — piano

585. pihikete — biscuit

586. piki — to increase

587. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

590. piri — to stick to, to cling

591. pirihimana — police officer

592. pirimia — prime minister

593. pito — belly button, end, extremity

594. poaka — pig

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

596. pono — true, faithful

597. poro — to cut off, to cut short

598. porou — eager, energetic

599. poti — boat

600. poto — short

601. pou — pole, post

602. pouaka — box

603. pounamu — greenstone

604. pukapuka — book, lungs

605. puku — stomach, belly

606. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

607. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

608. puna — pool, spring

609. pune — spoon

610. pupuhi — to shoot

611. pupuri — to hold onto

612. purei — to play, play

613. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

614. puta — to appear, to come out

615. putiputi — flower

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

617. pāhi — purse, to pass

618. pāka — a park; a box

619. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

620. pāmu — farm

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

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

623. pāpā — father, uncle

624. pāremata — parliament

625. pātai — question; to ask a question

626. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

627. pātītī — grass

628. pāua — abalone

629. pēhea — how?

630. pēkana — bacon

631. pēke — bag

632. pēnei — like this, near speaker

633. pēnā — like that, near listener

634. pēpi — baby

635. pērā — like that, yonder

636. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

637. pīrangi — to want, desire

638. pō — night

639. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

640. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

642. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

643. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

644. pōtae — hat

645. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

646. pōtiki — child; youngest child

647. pōturi — deaf; slow

648. pōuri — sad, dark

649. pōwhiri — welcome

650. pū — to blow gently

651. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

652. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

655. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

656. raihi — rice

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

658. rakuraku — guitar; rake

659. rama — light, torch

660. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

661. rangi — sky, day

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

663. rapu — to look for

664. raranga — plait; weave

665. rare — lolly

666. raro — under, below; time

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

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

669. rau — to put into; leaf

670. raumati — summer

671. raureka — deceitful

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

673. rawe — lovely, excellent

674. reira — there (previously mentioned)

675. reka — sweet

676. reo — language, voice

677. rere — to escape; to fly

678. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

679. reri — ready

680. reta — letter

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

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

683. rima — five

684. ringa — hand, arm

685. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

687. riri — anger, angry

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

689. rite — to be ready, like, similar

690. roa — long

691. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

693. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

694. rongonui — famous

695. rongoā — medicine

696. rori — road

697. rorohiko — computer

698. roto — in, inside, within; lake

699. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

701. ruaki — vomit

702. ruku — to dive

703. runga — on

704. rā — day; the sun; over there

705. Rāhina — Monday

706. Rāhoroi — Saturday

707. rākau — tree; timber

708. Rāmere — Friday

709. rānei — or

710. rārangi — line, row

711. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

714. Rātū — Tuesday

715. rāua — them; they (two people)

716. rēmana — lemon

717. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

718. rīwai — potato

719. rōia — lawyer

720. rōpā — slave, servant

721. rōpū — group

722. rūma — room

723. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

727. taha — to pass by; side

728. tahi — one, single

729. tahia — (pass) be swept

730. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

733. tahuri — to capsize

734. tahā — calabash, gourd

735. tai — tide; coast

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

737. taiapa — fence

738. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

739. taihoa — wait

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

741. taitama — young man

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

743. take — beginning, cause, origin

744. taki — to lead, to bring along

745. takoto — to lie down

746. taku — my (singular); edge

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

748. tamaiti — child

749. tamariki — children

750. tame — male animal

751. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

756. tangata — person

757. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

758. tangihanga — funeral

759. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

763. taonga — property, possession

764. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

766. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

767. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

769. taraiwa — to drive; driver

770. taraka — truck

771. tarau — trousers

772. tari — government department; office

773. taringa — ear

774. tata — near, close

775. tatari — to wait

776. tatau — to count

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

778. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

779. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

780. tauira — student; example

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

782. taumahi — assignment

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

784. taura — rope, cable

785. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

786. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

787. tautoko — to support

788. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

789. tawhito — old, former

790. te — the, singular definite article

791. teihana — TV channel; railway station

792. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

794. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

795. tekau — ten

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

797. tereina — to train

798. tia — to steer, adorned

799. tiaki — to look after, to care for

800. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

801. tihi — topknot

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

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

804. tiki — to fetch

805. tina — dinner, lunch

806. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

808. tino — very

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

810. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

811. tira — group or row of people

812. tiro — to look

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

814. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

815. titiro — to look at

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

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

818. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

819. tohunga — expert, priest

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

821. toi — art, knowledge

822. toka — rock

823. tokerau — autumn; northern

824. toki — adze, axe; champion

825. tokohia — how many people?

826. tokoiwa — nine [people]

827. tokomaha — many (of people)

828. Tokoono — six people

829. tokorima — five (people)

830. tokorua — two (of people)

831. tokotoru — three (people)

832. tokowaru — eight [people]

833. tomo — to enter, go into

834. tonga — south

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

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

837. tonu — still

838. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

839. toro — to visit

840. toru — three

841. tote — salt

842. toto — blood

843. tua — beyond

844. tuahine — sister, of a male

845. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

846. tuanui — roof

847. tuarua — second

848. tuarā — back [body]

849. tuatahi — first

850. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

854. tuhituhi — to write, draw

855. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

859. tuna — eel

860. tungāne — brother, of a female

861. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

864. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

865. ture — law, rule

866. turituri — be quiet! noisy

867. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

868. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

870. tā — print, draw

871. tāhae — to steal

872. tāima — time

873. tākaro — to play

874. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

875. tākuta — doctor

876. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

878. tāne — man, male

879. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

880. tāone — town

881. tāra — dollar

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

883. tārere — to swing

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

885. tāroaroa — tall

886. tātahi — seaside, beach

887. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

889. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

891. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

892. tāwāhi — overseas

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

894. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

897. tēnā — that, by the listener

898. tēpu — table

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

900. tērā — that over there, that

901. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

903. tī — cabbage tree; tea

904. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

906. tīma — team

907. tīmata — to begin, to start

908. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

910. tītī — muttonbird

911. tō — your (singular); to drag

912. tōhi — toast

913. tōkena — stockings, socks

914. tōku — my (singular)

915. tōmuri — to be late

916. tōna — his, her

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

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

919. tōtiti — sausage

920. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

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

923. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

925. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

927. Tūrei — Tuesday

928. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

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

932. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

935. uira — lightning; to flash

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

937. umu — earth oven

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

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

940. uri — descendant, offspring

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

942. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

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

944. utaina — (pass) be loaded

945. utu — cost, price; to pay for

946. wae — foot; leg; separate

947. waea — wire; phone

948. waenganui — middle, centre, between

949. waewae — foot, leg

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

951. wahie — driftwood

952. wahine — woman, wife

953. waho — out, outside, the outside

954. wai — water; who

955. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

956. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

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

959. waipiro — alcohol

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

961. wairua — spirit

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

963. wao — forest

964. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

965. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

967. wawe — early, soon, quickly

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

969. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

970. whaea — mother, aunt

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

972. whaikōrero — oratory

973. whakaae — to agree

974. whakaaetia — to be agreed

975. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

976. whakaako — teach

977. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

978. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

979. whakaata — mirror

980. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

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

982. whakaeke — to gather

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

984. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

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

987. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

988. whakairo — to carve, a carving

989. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

990. whakakī — to fill something

991. whakamahana — heater

992. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

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

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

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

996. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

998. whakamātautau — examination, test

999. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1000. whakaoti — complete

1001. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1002. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1003. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1004. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1005. whakapapa — genealogy

1006. whakapono — to believe; faith

1007. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1008. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1009. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1010. whakarongo — to listen

1011. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1012. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1013. whakatau — to decide

1014. whakataukī — proverb

1015. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1016. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1017. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1018. whakatū — to stand something up

1019. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1020. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1021. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1022. whakawhiti — to cross

1023. whana — to kick

1024. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1025. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1026. whara — to be injured

1027. whare — house, building

1028. wharekai — restaurant

1029. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1030. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1031. wharepaku — toilet

1032. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1033. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1034. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1035. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1036. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1037. wheke — creak; octopus

1038. whenua — land

1039. whero — red

1040. whiri — plait; twist

1041. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1042. whitu — seven

1043. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1044. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1045. whutupōro — football, rugby

1046. whā — four

1047. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1048. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1049. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1050. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1051. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1052. wiki — week

1053. wini — window

1054. wā — time, times

1055. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1056. wāhi — part, portion; place

1057. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1058. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1059. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1060. ā — and; and then

1061. āe — yes

1062. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1063. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1064. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1065. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1066. Ākarana — Auckland

1067. ākonga — student

1068. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1069. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1070. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1071. ānō — as though; as if

1072. āporo — apple

1073. āpōpō — tomorrow

1074. ārahi — to lead, guide

1075. ārani — orange [fruit]

1076. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1077. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1078. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1079. āwangawanga — worried

1080. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1081. āwhina — to help

1082. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1083. ēhea — which

1084. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1085. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1086. ērā — those (over there)

1087. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1088. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1089. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1090. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1091. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1092. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1093. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1094. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1095. ūkui — to wipe

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