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. Ahuriri — Napier

12. ai — Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai

13. aihikirīmi — icecream

14. aituā — disaster, accident, misfortune; to suffer a disaster

15. 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)

16. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever

17. ako — to learn, to teach

18. akomanga — classroom

19. akoranga — thing that is taught or learnt; lesson

20. aku — my, mine (plural form of taku, neutral for possession category)

21. Amerika — America

22. amuamu — groan, grumble, complain

23. ana — indeed, when, if

24. anake — only, just, alone

25. anei — here, by me

26. anā — there, by you

27. anō — again, also (Various meanings, eg again; also, too; self [reflexive] as in: ki a ia anō)

28. ao — world, dawn, cloud

29. aorangi — planet

30. aotea — Aotea, n. 1. A species of thistle, Kia awhitia koe…

31. Aotearoa — New Zealand

32. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

33. Aranga — Easter; risen (n)

34. arawa — Arawa, n. A species of shark.

35. ariki — chief, leader

36. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

37. arohaina — (pass) be loved

38. arā — over there, away from us both; that is, namely

39. ata — morning, shadow

40. atamira — platform, stage

41. atawhai — to show kindness towards

42. ati — Ati (i), n. Offspring, descendant, clan. 1. Used frequently in…

43. atu — away from current orientation (often not translatable by a separate English word)

44. atua — god

45. au — I, me

46. aua — those (previously mentioned, plural of taua)

47. auau — to bark, howl

48. auē — alas! (an expression of woe, sadness)

49. awa — river, stream

50. awatea — daylight

51. e — by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation

52. ea — be avenged; be paid for; worth

53. ehara — exclamation: sure enough, without a doubt; not

54. ei — Ei, int. in poetry and occasionally in prose. Haere atu…

55. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

56. engari — but

57. etahi — Etahi, int. How great ! Etahi te oha a to…

58. ha — Ha (i), int. What! varying in signification according to the…

59. haehae — to cut up; to tear

60. haere — go, come

61. haerenga — journey (n); travel (v)

62. hai — as, for (variant of hei)

63. haka — to perform traditional dance; haka, a traditional dance, war dance

64. hanawiti — sandwich

65. hanga — to build, erect, make (v); construction, practice (n)

66. hangaia — built (hanga + passive suffix -ia)

67. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

68. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

69. hara — to make a mistake; mistake

70. harakeke — flax

71. haramai — to arrive

72. hararei — holiday

73. hari — to feel happy; to take or carry

74. haria — to be carried (hari + passive suffix -a)

75. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

76. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound

77. hau — wind, air, breath

78. hauhau — hauhau. 1. a. Cool. Ka hauhau koe i te anu…

79. haunga — smelly, stinky

80. hauora — health, healthy

81. haurangi — drunk

82. haurua — half

83. hauwhā — quarter

84. he — a, some; in the category of

85. hea — where?

86. hei — at, in, with, for, to, as a; hay; necklace (Various meanings, eg future preposition)

87. heihei — chicken

88. heke — rafter (n); to descend, get off (v)

89. heketua — toilet (that you sit on when you're in the wharepaku)

90. hemo — to pass by, be gone; died, die

91. heoi — however; and so

92. heoti — however; and so

93. here — to tie, to bind (v0: dog lead (n)

94. herea — tied up (here + passive suffix -a)

95. herehere — prisoner; captivity

96. heru — comb

97. hi — Hi (i), int. expressing contempt. Ka ngaro noa koa nge…

98. hia — how many?

99. hiahia — to want

100. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

101. hiakai — hungry

102. hiamoe — sleepy

103. hika — a term of address for both sexes (eg 'E hika')

104. hikareti — cigarettes

105. hiki — to carry in the arms, to nurse

106. hiko — electricity

107. hine — term of address for a girl: E hine!

108. hinengaro — mind, intellect

109. hinga — to fall from an upright position; to fall (and not be able to get up again)

110. hingareti — singlet

111. hinu — oil, fat

112. hipi — sheep

113. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

114. hoake — Hoake. 1. v.t. Give or bring to some place connected…

115. hoariri — enemy, opponent

116. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

117. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

118. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

119. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

120. hoihoi — too noisy

121. hoki — to go back, return; also, indeed

122. hokinga — return (hoki + nominal suffix -nga)

123. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

124. hokomaha — supermarket

125. hokona — sold (hoko + passive suffix -na)

126. hokowhitu — band of warriors

127. homai — give (to the speaker)

128. hone — to plunder, acquire wrongfully (v); ocean swell (n)

129. hongi — pressing noses

130. hopi — soap

131. hopu — to catch

132. hora — display; scatter; spread out

133. horo — Horo (i). 1. v.i. Fall in fragments, crumble down, slip,…

134. horoi — to wash, to clean

135. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

136. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

137. hou — new, modern; feather

138. hua — product, fruit

139. huaina — named (pass of hua)

140. huakina — to open (huaki + passive suffix -na)

141. huarahi — street, path, road

142. huawhenua — vegetables

143. hui — meeting; gathered

144. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

145. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

146. huihuinga — meeting

147. huka — sugar

148. hukapapa — frost

149. hukarere — snow

150. huna — to hide

151. hunaonga — daughter-in-law; son-in-law

152. hunga — group, people, company of people

153. hungarei — father-in-law; mother-in-law

154. huri — to turn

155. huritau — birthday

156. huruhuru — fur

157. hākari — feast

158. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

159. hāmama — open, gaping

160. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

161. hāngai — opposite, facing

162. hāora — hour; oxygen

163. hāte — shirt

164. hē — wrong; error, mistake

165. hēki — egg

166. hēra — sail

167. hī — to catch fish with a line

168. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

169. hōhipera — hospital

170. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

172. hōia — soldier, warrior

173. hōiho — horse

174. Hōngongoi — July

175. hōro — hall

176. hōtēra — hotel

177. hōu — new, modern; fresh

178. hū — shoe

179. 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.

180. ia — he, she, him, her

181. iho — downwards

182. ihu — nose

183. ika — fish

184. ina — if, when

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

186. inanahi — yesterday

187. inapō — last night

188. Ingarangi — England

189. ingoa — name

190. inoi — pray

191. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

193. inā — if, when

194. ināianei — now

195. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

196. irāmutu — niece, nephew

197. iti — small, little

198. iwa — nine

199. iwi — tribe

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

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

202. kaha — strong, able

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

204. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

206. kai — eat (v); food (n)

207. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

208. kaihoko — seller

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

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

211. kaimoana — seafood

212. kainga — (pass) be eaten

213. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

215. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

216. kake — to climb

217. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

219. kanikani — dance, to dance

220. kanohi — face

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

222. kapu — cup

223. kapua — cloud

224. kaputī — cup of tea

225. kara — colour

226. karaehe — class (school); glass

227. karahipi — scholarship

228. karaihe — grass

229. karaka — orange (colour)

230. karakia — prayer, to pray

231. karanga — to call

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

233. kararehe — animal

234. kare — stove, heater

235. karere — message

236. karo — dodge, avoid

237. karoro — seagull

238. karu — eye

239. kata — to laugh

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

241. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

242. kati — close, shut

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

244. kato — pluck

245. katoa — all

246. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

247. kau — swim; cow

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

249. kauhoe — to swim

250. kaukau — to bathe

251. kaumātua — elder; elderly

252. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

253. kawa — sour, yuck

254. kawe — to carry, convey

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

256. kawhe — coffee

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

258. kei te — at the moment; now

259. keke — cake

260. kererū — native pigeon

261. kete — basket, kit

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

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

264. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

265. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

266. kimi — to look for, seek

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

268. kina — sea urchin

269. kino — bad

270. kiore — rat

271. kiri — skin

272. kiriata — movie, film

273. Kirihimete — Christmas

274. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

275. kiromita — kilometre

276. kite — to see

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

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

279. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

281. koa — happy

282. koe — you, one person

283. koha — gift

284. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

285. kohi — to collect, gather together

286. kohia — (pass) be collected; be gathered

287. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

288. koi — sharp

289. koia — it is, so

290. koinei — this is

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

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

293. konei — here, by speaker

294. konohete — concert

295. konā — there, by listener

296. kope — nappy

297. kore — zero, nothing

298. koretake — useless

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

300. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

301. korā — over there

302. kotahi — one

303. koti — coat, jacket

304. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

309. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

311. kuini — queen

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

313. kupu — word

314. kura — school; treasured item

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

316. kurī — dog

317. kā — to burn, be alight

318. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

319. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

320. kāinga — home

321. kākahu — clothing, garment

322. kākāriki — green

323. kānga — corn

324. kāo — no!

325. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

326. kāpata — cupboard

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

328. kāri — playing card

329. kātahi — then

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

331. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

334. kēkē — armpit

335. kēmu — game

336. kī — to be full

337. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

338. kīhai — Negative word

339. kīhini — kitchen

340. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

341. kōanga — spring (the season of)

342. kōhatu — stone

343. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

346. kōrua — you, two people

347. kōtiro — girl

348. kōura — crayfish

349. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

350. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

351. kūaha — door

352. kūare — ignorant

353. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

354. kūtai — mussel

355. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

357. maha — many

358. mahana — to be warm, warm

359. mahara — thought, memory

360. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

361. mahi — to do, work, make

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

363. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

365. makariri — cold

366. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

368. makere — to get down from

369. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

370. mana — prestige, authority

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

372. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

374. manawa — heart

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

376. Mane — Monday

377. mangō — shark

378. mano — thousand

379. manu — bird

380. manuhiri — guest

381. maoa — cooked; ripe

382. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

383. marama — month, moon

384. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

385. maranga — to arise; to get up

386. maremare — to cough

387. maringi — to spill (trans)

388. maro — kilt-like garment

389. maroke — dry

390. maru — power; shelter

391. mataku — scared, afraid

392. matapihi — window

393. matau — fish hook; right side

394. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

395. matekai — hungry, starving

396. matenga — time or circumstance of death

397. matimati — finger, toe

398. matua — parent, father

399. mau — to wear clothes

400. maumahara — to remember, remember

401. maunga — mountain

402. mauri — life spirit

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

404. mauī — left (direction)

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

406. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

409. mema — member, members

410. meneti — minute

411. mere — bush, shrub

412. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

413. minita — minister

414. miraka — milk

415. miriona — million

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

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

418. moana — sea

419. moata — early; early morning

420. moe — sleep; to marry

421. moenga — bed

422. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

424. mokemoke — lonely

425. moko — lizard

426. mokopuna — grandchild

427. momo — type, kind

428. moni — money

429. motokā — car, motorcar

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

431. motukā — car

432. moutere — island

433. mua — front, before

434. muku — wipe, rub; rubber (stationery)

435. muri — behind, after

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

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

438. mā — clean, white, and others

439. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

441. māhita — teacher

442. māia — capable, brave, bold

443. māku — for me, by me

444. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

446. māna — for him, her, by him, her

447. māngere — lazy

448. mānia — plains

449. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

450. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

451. māra — garden

452. mārama — clear, understand

453. mārena — to marry; wedding

454. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

455. māripi — knife

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

457. mātao — cold

458. mātau — to know, understand

459. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

462. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

465. māui — on the left hand, left side

466. māuiui — sick

467. mēnā — if

468. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

469. mīhini — machine

470. mīti — meat

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

472. mōhio — to know

473. mōhiti — glasses

474. mōkai — pet

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

476. mōmona — fat

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

478. mōrena — good morning

479. mōu — for you

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

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

482. naihi — knife

483. nama — number

484. nanahi — yesterday

485. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

486. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

487. nei — here, by speaker

488. neke — to move

489. ngahau — party, concert

490. ngahere — forest, bush

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

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

493. ngau — to bite

494. ngenge — tired

495. ngeru — cat

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

497. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

501. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

502. niho — tooth

503. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

506. noho — to live; sit

507. nui — big, great, many

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

509. nuku — to move

510. nunui — big (plural form)

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

512. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

517. nō — from

518. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

520. nōu — yours

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

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

523. oho — to wake up

524. oma — to run, escape

525. omaoma — running

526. one — beach, sand

527. oneone — earth, soil

528. ono — six

529. ope — group travelling together

530. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

532. oti — to be completed

533. otirā — but, on the other hand

534. pae — ridge

535. pahi — bus

536. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

539. paihikara — bike

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

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

542. paipa — pipe

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

544. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

548. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

549. pakitara — wall

550. paku — small

551. panana — banana

552. panekoti — skirt, dress

553. pango — black

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

555. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

556. papai — good (plural), very good

557. Papaioea — Palmerston North

558. paraihe — award, prize; brush

559. paraikete — blanket

560. Paraire — Friday

561. parakuihi — breakfast

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

563. parauri — brown

564. pare — to ward off, to divert

565. pari — cliff

566. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

568. paruparu — dirt, mud

569. parāoa — bread, flour

570. pata — butter

571. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

575. paukena — pumpkin

576. pea — pair; pear

577. peita — paint

578. peka — branch

579. peke — to jump, to leap over

580. pene — pen

581. pepa — paper; pepper

582. pepeha — proclamation of origin

583. pere — bell

584. pereti — plate

585. peti — heap up

586. pia — beer

587. piana — piano

588. pihikete — biscuit

589. piki — to increase

590. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

593. pirau — rotten

594. piri — to stick to, to cling

595. pirihimana — police officer

596. pirimia — prime minister

597. pito — belly button, end, extremity

598. poaka — pig

599. Poihākena — Sydney

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

601. pono — true, faithful

602. poro — to cut off, to cut short

603. porou — eager, energetic

604. poti — boat

605. poto — short

606. pou — pole, post

607. pouaka — box

608. pounamu — greenstone

609. puehu — dust

610. puka — form, booklet

611. pukapuka — book, lungs

612. puku — stomach, belly

613. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

614. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

615. puna — pool, spring

616. pune — spoon

617. punga — anchor; joint

618. pupuhi — to shoot

619. pupuri — to hold onto

620. purei — to play, play

621. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

622. puta — to appear, to come out

623. putiputi — flower

624. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

626. pāhi — purse, to pass

627. pāka — a park; a box

628. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

629. pāmu — farm

630. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

633. pāpā — father, uncle

634. pāremata — parliament

635. pātai — question; to ask a question

636. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

637. pātītī — grass

638. pāua — abalone

639. pēhea — how?

640. pēkana — bacon

641. pēke — bag

642. pēnei — like this, near speaker

643. pēnā — like that, near listener

644. pēpi — baby

645. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

646. pērā — like that, yonder

647. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

648. pīrangi — to want, desire

649. pō — night

650. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

651. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

653. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

654. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

655. pōtae — hat

656. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

657. pōtiki — child; youngest child

658. pōturi — deaf; slow

659. pōuri — sad, dark

660. pōwhiri — welcome

661. pū — to blow gently

662. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

663. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

665. pūru — bull

666. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

668. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

669. raihi — rice

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

671. rakuraku — guitar; rake

672. rama — light, torch

673. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

674. rangi — sky, day

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

676. rapu — to look for

677. raranga — plait; weave

678. rare — lolly

679. raro — under, below; time

680. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

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

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

683. rau — to put into; leaf

684. raumati — summer

685. raureka — deceitful

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

687. rawe — lovely, excellent

688. reira — there (previously mentioned)

689. reka — sweet

690. reo — language, voice

691. rere — to escape; to fly

692. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

693. reri — ready

694. reta — letter

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

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

697. rima — five

698. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

699. ringa — hand, arm

700. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

702. riri — anger, angry

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

704. rite — to be ready, like, similar

705. roa — long

706. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

708. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

709. rongonui — famous

710. rongoā — medicine

711. rori — road

712. rorohiko — computer

713. roto — in, inside, within; lake

714. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

716. ruaki — vomit

717. ruku — to dive

718. runga — on

719. rā — day; the sun; over there

720. Rāhina — Monday

721. Rāhoroi — Saturday

722. rākau — tree; timber

723. Rāmere — Friday

724. rānei — or

725. rārangi — line, row

726. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

729. Rātū — Tuesday

730. rāua — them; they (two people)

731. rāwhiti — east

732. rēmana — lemon

733. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

734. rīwai — potato

735. rōia — lawyer

736. rōpā — slave, servant

737. rōpū — group

738. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

739. rūma — room

740. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

744. taha — to pass by; side

745. tahi — one, single

746. tahia — (pass) be swept

747. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

750. tahuri — to capsize

751. tahā — calabash, gourd

752. tai — tide; coast

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

754. taiapa — fence

755. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

756. taihoa — wait

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

758. taiohi — youth

759. taitama — young man

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

761. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

762. take — beginning, cause, origin

763. taki — to lead, to bring along

764. takoto — to lie down

765. taku — my (singular); edge

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

767. tamaiti — child

768. tamariki — children

769. tame — male animal

770. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

775. tangata — person

776. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

777. tangihanga — funeral

778. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

782. taonga — property, possession

783. tapa — to name

784. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

786. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

787. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

789. taraiwa — to drive; driver

790. taraka — truck

791. tarau — trousers

792. tari — government department; office

793. taringa — ear

794. tata — near, close

795. tatari — to wait

796. tatau — to count

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

798. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

799. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

800. tauira — student; example

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

802. taumahi — assignment

803. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

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

805. taura — rope, cable

806. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

807. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

808. tautoko — to support

809. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

810. tawhito — old, former

811. te — the, singular definite article

812. teihana — TV channel; railway station

813. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

815. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

816. tekau — ten

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

818. tereina — to train

819. tia — to steer, adorned

820. tiakarete — chocolate

821. tiaki — to look after, to care for

822. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

823. tihi — topknot

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

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

826. tiki — to fetch

827. tina — dinner, lunch

828. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

830. tino — very

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

832. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

833. tira — group or row of people

834. tiro — to look

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

836. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

837. titiro — to look at

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

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

840. toe — to remain, be left over

841. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

842. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

843. tohunga — expert, priest

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

845. toi — art, knowledge

846. toka — rock

847. tokerau — autumn; northern

848. toki — adze, axe; champion

849. tokohia — how many people?

850. tokoiwa — nine [people]

851. tokomaha — many (of people)

852. Tokoono — six people

853. tokorima — five (people)

854. tokorua — two (of people)

855. tokotoru — three (people)

856. tokowaru — eight [people]

857. tomo — to enter, go into

858. tonga — south

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

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

861. tonu — still

862. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

863. tope — cut down; cut off

864. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

865. toro — to visit

866. toru — three

867. tote — salt

868. toto — blood

869. tua — beyond

870. tuahine — sister, of a male

871. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

872. tuanui — roof

873. tuarua — second

874. tuarā — back [body]

875. tuatahi — first

876. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

880. tuhituhi — to write, draw

881. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

882. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

886. tuna — eel

887. tungāne — brother, of a female

888. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

891. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

892. ture — law, rule

893. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

894. turituri — be quiet! noisy

895. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

896. tuwhera — open (adjective)

897. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

899. tā — print, draw

900. tāhae — to steal

901. tāima — time

902. Tāite — Thursday

903. tākaro — to play

904. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

905. tākuta — doctor

906. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

908. tāne — man, male

909. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

910. tāone — town

911. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

912. tāra — dollar

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

914. tārere — to swing

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

916. tāroaroa — tall

917. tātahi — seaside, beach

918. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

920. tātua — a belt

921. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

923. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

924. tāwhiri — beckon

925. tāwāhi — overseas

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

927. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

930. tēnā — that, by the listener

931. tēpu — table

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

933. tērā — that over there, that

934. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

936. tī — cabbage tree; tea

937. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

939. tīma — team

940. tīmata — to begin, to start

941. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

943. tītī — muttonbird

944. tō — your (singular); to drag

945. tōhi — toast

946. tōkena — stockings, socks

947. tōku — my (singular)

948. tōmuri — to be late

949. tōna — his, her

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

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

952. tōtiti — sausage

953. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

955. tūmahi — actions, verbs

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

957. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

959. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

961. Tūrei — Tuesday

962. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

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

966. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

967. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

970. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

971. uira — lightning; to flash

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

973. umu — earth oven

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

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

976. uri — descendant, offspring

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

978. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

979. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

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

981. utaina — (pass) be loaded

982. utu — cost, price; to pay for

983. wae — foot; leg; separate

984. waea — wire; phone

985. waenga — middle, dividing line

986. waenganui — middle, centre, between

987. waewae — foot, leg

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

989. wahie — driftwood

990. wahine — woman, wife

991. waho — out, outside, the outside

992. wai — water; who

993. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

994. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

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

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

997. waipiro — alcohol

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

999. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1000. wairua — spirit

1001. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1002. wao — forest

1003. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1004. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1005. wati — watch (timepiece)

1006. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1007. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1008. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1009. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1010. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1011. whaea — mother, aunt

1012. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1013. whaikōrero — oratory

1014. whakaae — to agree

1015. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1016. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1017. whakaako — teach

1018. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1019. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1020. whakaata — mirror

1021. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1022. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1023. whakaeke — to gather

1024. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1025. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1026. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1027. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1028. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1029. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1030. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1031. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1032. whakakī — to fill something

1033. whakamahana — heater

1034. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1035. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1036. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1037. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1038. whakamihi — grateful

1039. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1040. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1041. whakamātautau — examination, test

1042. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1043. whakaoho — to wake up

1044. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1045. whakaoti — complete

1046. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1047. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1048. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1049. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1050. whakapapa — genealogy

1051. whakapono — to believe; faith

1052. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1053. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1054. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1055. whakaritenga — appointment

1056. whakarongo — to listen

1057. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1058. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1059. whakatau — to decide

1060. whakataukī — proverb

1061. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1062. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1063. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1064. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1065. whakatū — to stand something up

1066. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1067. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1068. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1069. whakawhiti — to cross

1070. whana — to kick

1071. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1072. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1073. whara — to be injured

1074. whare — house, building

1075. wharekai — restaurant

1076. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1077. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1078. wharepaku — toilet

1079. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1080. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1081. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1082. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1083. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1084. wheke — creak; octopus

1085. whenua — land

1086. whero — red

1087. whiri — plait; twist

1088. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1089. whitu — seven

1090. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1091. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1092. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1093. whutupōro — football, rugby

1094. whā — four

1095. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1096. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1097. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1098. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1099. whānui — broad, wide

1100. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1101. wiki — week

1102. wini — window

1103. wā — time, times

1104. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1105. wāhi — part, portion; place

1106. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1107. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1108. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1109. ā — and; and then

1110. āe — yes

1111. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1112. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1113. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1114. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1115. Ākarana — Auckland

1116. ākonga — student

1117. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1118. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1119. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1120. ānō — as though; as if

1121. āpiha — officer

1122. āporo — apple

1123. āpōpō — tomorrow

1124. ārahi — to lead, guide

1125. ārani — orange [fruit]

1126. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1127. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1128. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1129. āwangawanga — worried

1130. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1131. āwhina — to help

1132. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1133. ēhea — which

1134. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1135. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1136. ērā — those (over there)

1137. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1138. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1139. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1140. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1141. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1142. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1143. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1144. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1145. ūkui — to wipe

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