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. arero — tongue; point of taiaha

36. ariki — chief, leader

37. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

38. arohaina — (pass) be loved

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

40. ata — morning, shadow

41. atamira — platform, stage

42. atawhai — to show kindness towards

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

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

45. atua — god

46. au — I, me

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

48. auau — to bark, howl

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

50. awa — river, stream

51. awatea — daylight

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

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

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

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

56. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

57. engari — but

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

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

60. haehae — to cut up; to tear

61. haere — go, come

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

63. hai — as, for (variant of hei)

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

65. haki — flag

66. hanawiti — sandwich

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

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

69. hangarau — technology; funny (amusing); joke

70. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

71. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

72. hara — to make a mistake; mistake

73. harakeke — flax

74. haramai — to arrive

75. hararei — holiday

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

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

78. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

79. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound

80. hau — wind, air, breath

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

82. haunga — smelly, stinky

83. hauora — health, healthy

84. haurangi — drunk

85. haurua — half

86. haututū — mischievous

87. hauwhā — quarter

88. he — a, some; in the category of

89. hea — where?

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

91. heihei — chicken

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

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

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

95. heoi — however; and so

96. heoti — however; and so

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

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

99. herehere — prisoner; captivity

100. heru — comb

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

102. hia — how many?

103. hiahia — to want

104. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

105. hiakai — hungry

106. hiamoe — sleepy

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

108. hikareti — cigarettes

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

110. hiko — electricity

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

112. hinengaro — mind, intellect

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

114. hingareti — singlet

115. hinu — oil, fat

116. hipi — sheep

117. hiwi — line of descent; ridge of a hill

118. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

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

120. hoariri — enemy, opponent

121. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

123. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

124. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

125. hoihoi — too noisy

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

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

128. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

129. hokomaha — supermarket

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

131. hokowhitu — band of warriors

132. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

134. hongi — pressing noses

135. hopi — soap

136. hopu — to catch

137. hora — display; scatter; spread out

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

139. horoi — to wash, to clean

140. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

141. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

142. hou — new, modern; feather

143. hua — product, fruit

144. huaina — named (pass of hua)

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

146. huarahi — street, path, road

147. huawhenua — vegetables

148. hui — meeting; gathered

149. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

150. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

151. huihuinga — meeting

152. huka — sugar

153. hukapapa — frost

154. hukarere — snow

155. huna — to hide

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

157. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

159. huri — to turn

160. huritau — birthday

161. huruhuru — fur

162. hākari — feast

163. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

164. hāmama — open, gaping

165. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

166. hāngai — opposite, facing

167. hāora — hour; oxygen

168. hāte — shirt

169. hē — wrong; error, mistake

170. hēki — egg

171. hēra — sail

172. hī — to catch fish with a line

173. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

174. hōhipera — hospital

175. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

177. hōia — soldier, warrior

178. hōiho — horse

179. Hōngongoi — July

180. hōro — hall

181. hōtēra — hotel

182. hōu — new, modern; fresh

183. hū — shoe

184. 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.

185. ia — he, she, him, her

186. iho — downwards

187. ihu — nose

188. ika — fish

189. ina — if, when

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

191. inanahi — yesterday

192. inapō — last night

193. Ingarangi — England

194. ingoa — name

195. inoi — pray

196. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

198. inā — if, when

199. ināianei — now

200. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

201. irāmutu — niece, nephew

202. iti — small, little

203. iwa — nine

204. iwi — tribe

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

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

207. kaha — strong, able

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

209. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

211. kai — eat (v); food (n)

212. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

213. kaihoko — seller

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

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

216. kaimoana — seafood

217. kainga — (pass) be eaten

218. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

220. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

221. kake — to climb

222. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

224. kanikani — dance, to dance

225. kanohi — face

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

227. kapu — cup

228. kapua — cloud

229. kaputī — cup of tea

230. kara — colour

231. karaehe — class (school); glass

232. karahipi — scholarship

233. karaihe — grass

234. karaka — orange (colour)

235. karakia — prayer, to pray

236. karanga — to call

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

238. kararehe — animal

239. kare — stove, heater

240. karere — message

241. karo — dodge, avoid

242. karoro — seagull

243. karu — eye

244. kata — to laugh

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

246. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

247. kati — close, shut

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

249. kato — pluck

250. katoa — all

251. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

252. kau — swim; cow

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

254. kauhoe — to swim

255. kaukau — to bathe

256. kaumātua — elder; elderly

257. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

258. kawa — sour, yuck

259. kawe — to carry, convey

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

261. kawhe — coffee

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

263. kei te — at the moment; now

264. keke — cake

265. kererū — native pigeon

266. kete — basket, kit

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

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

269. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

270. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

271. kimi — to look for, seek

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

273. kina — sea urchin

274. kino — bad

275. kiore — rat

276. kiri — skin

277. kiriata — movie, film

278. Kirihimete — Christmas

279. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

280. kiromita — kilometre

281. kite — to see

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

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

284. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

286. koa — happy

287. koe — you, one person

288. koha — gift

289. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

290. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

292. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

293. koi — sharp

294. koia — it is, so

295. koinei — this is

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

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

298. konei — here, by speaker

299. konohete — concert

300. konā — there, by listener

301. kope — nappy

302. kore — zero, nothing

303. koretake — useless

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

305. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

306. korā — over there

307. kotahi — one

308. koti — coat, jacket

309. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

314. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

316. kuini — queen

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

318. kupu — word

319. kura — school; treasured item

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

321. kurī — dog

322. kā — to burn, be alight

323. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

324. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

325. kāinga — home

326. kākahu — clothing, garment

327. kākāriki — green

328. kānga — corn

329. kāo — no!

330. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

331. kāpata — cupboard

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

333. kāri — playing card

334. kātahi — then

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

336. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

339. kēkē — armpit

340. kēmu — game

341. kī — to be full

342. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

343. kīhai — Negative word

344. kīhini — kitchen

345. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

346. kōanga — spring (the season of)

347. kōhatu — stone

348. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

351. kōrua — you, two people

352. kōtiro — girl

353. kōura — crayfish

354. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

355. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

356. kūaha — door

357. kūare — ignorant

358. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

359. kūtai — mussel

360. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

362. maha — many

363. mahana — to be warm, warm

364. mahara — thought, memory

365. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

366. mahi — to do, work, make

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

368. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

370. makariri — cold

371. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

373. makere — to get down from

374. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

375. mana — prestige, authority

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

377. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

379. manawa — heart

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

381. Mane — Monday

382. mangō — shark

383. mano — thousand

384. manu — bird

385. manuhiri — guest

386. maoa — cooked; ripe

387. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

388. marama — month, moon

389. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

390. maranga — to arise; to get up

391. maremare — to cough

392. maringi — to spill (trans)

393. maro — kilt-like garment

394. maroke — dry

395. maru — power; shelter

396. mataku — scared, afraid

397. matapihi — window

398. matau — fish hook; right side

399. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

400. matekai — hungry, starving

401. matenga — time or circumstance of death

402. matimati — finger, toe

403. matua — parent, father

404. mau — to wear clothes

405. maumahara — to remember, remember

406. maunga — mountain

407. mauri — life spirit

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

409. mauī — left (direction)

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

411. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

414. mema — member, members

415. meneti — minute

416. mere — bush, shrub

417. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

418. minita — minister

419. miraka — milk

420. miriona — million

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

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

423. moana — sea

424. moata — early; early morning

425. moe — sleep; to marry

426. moenga — bed

427. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

429. mokemoke — lonely

430. moko — lizard

431. mokopuna — grandchild

432. momo — type, kind

433. moni — money

434. motokā — car, motorcar

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

436. motukā — car

437. moutere — island

438. mua — front, before

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

440. muri — behind, after

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

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

443. mā — clean, white, and others

444. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

446. māhita — teacher

447. māia — capable, brave, bold

448. māku — for me, by me

449. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

451. māna — for him, her, by him, her

452. māngere — lazy

453. mānia — plains

454. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

455. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

456. māra — garden

457. mārama — clear, understand

458. mārena — to marry; wedding

459. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

460. māripi — knife

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

462. mātao — cold

463. mātau — to know, understand

464. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

467. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

470. māui — on the left hand, left side

471. māuiui — sick

472. mēnā — if

473. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

474. mīhini — machine

475. mīti — meat

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

477. mōhio — to know

478. mōhiti — glasses

479. mōkai — pet

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

481. mōmona — fat

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

483. mōrena — good morning

484. mōu — for you

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

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

487. naihi — knife

488. nama — number

489. nanahi — yesterday

490. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

491. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

492. nei — here, by speaker

493. neke — to move

494. ngahau — party, concert

495. ngahere — forest, bush

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

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

498. ngau — to bite

499. ngenge — tired

500. ngeru — cat

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

502. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

506. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

507. niho — tooth

508. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

511. noho — to live; sit

512. nui — big, great, many

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

514. nuku — to move

515. nunui — big (plural form)

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

517. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

522. nō — from

523. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

525. nōu — yours

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

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

528. oho — to wake up

529. oma — to run, escape

530. omaoma — running

531. one — beach, sand

532. oneone — earth, soil

533. ono — six

534. ope — group travelling together

535. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

537. oti — to be completed

538. otirā — but, on the other hand

539. pae — ridge

540. pahi — bus

541. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

544. paihikara — bike

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

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

547. paipa — pipe

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

549. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

553. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

554. pakitara — wall

555. paku — small

556. panana — banana

557. panekoti — skirt, dress

558. pango — black

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

560. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

561. papai — good (plural), very good

562. Papaioea — Palmerston North

563. paraihe — award, prize; brush

564. paraikete — blanket

565. Paraire — Friday

566. parakuihi — breakfast

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

568. parauri — brown

569. pare — to ward off, to divert

570. pari — cliff

571. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

573. paruparu — dirt, mud

574. parāoa — bread, flour

575. pata — butter

576. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

580. paukena — pumpkin

581. pea — pair; pear

582. peita — paint

583. peka — branch

584. peke — to jump, to leap over

585. pene — pen

586. pepa — paper; pepper

587. pepeha — proclamation of origin

588. pere — bell

589. pereti — plate

590. peti — heap up

591. pia — beer

592. piana — piano

593. pihikete — biscuit

594. piki — to increase

595. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

598. pirau — rotten

599. piri — to stick to, to cling

600. pirihimana — police officer

601. pirimia — prime minister

602. pito — belly button, end, extremity

603. poaka — pig

604. Poihākena — Sydney

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

606. pono — true, faithful

607. poro — to cut off, to cut short

608. porou — eager, energetic

609. poti — boat

610. poto — short

611. pou — pole, post

612. pouaka — box

613. pounamu — greenstone

614. puehu — dust

615. puka — form, booklet

616. pukapuka — book, lungs

617. puku — stomach, belly

618. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

619. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

620. puna — pool, spring

621. pune — spoon

622. punga — anchor; joint

623. pupuhi — to shoot

624. pupuri — to hold onto

625. purei — to play, play

626. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

627. puta — to appear, to come out

628. putiputi — flower

629. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

631. pāhi — purse, to pass

632. pāka — a park; a box

633. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

634. pāmu — farm

635. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

638. pāpā — father, uncle

639. pāremata — parliament

640. pātai — question; to ask a question

641. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

642. pātītī — grass

643. pāua — abalone

644. pēhea — how?

645. pēkana — bacon

646. pēke — bag

647. pēnei — like this, near speaker

648. pēnā — like that, near listener

649. pēpi — baby

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

651. pērā — like that, yonder

652. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

653. pīrangi — to want, desire

654. pō — night

655. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

656. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

658. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

659. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

660. pōtae — hat

661. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

662. pōtiki — child; youngest child

663. pōturi — deaf; slow

664. pōuri — sad, dark

665. pōwhiri — welcome

666. pū — to blow gently

667. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

668. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

670. pūru — bull

671. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

673. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

674. raihi — rice

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

676. rakuraku — guitar; rake

677. rama — light, torch

678. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

679. rangi — sky, day

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

681. rapu — to look for

682. raranga — plait; weave

683. rare — lolly

684. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

688. rau — to put into; leaf

689. raumati — summer

690. raureka — deceitful

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

692. rawe — lovely, excellent

693. reira — there (previously mentioned)

694. reka — sweet

695. reo — language, voice

696. rere — to escape; to fly

697. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

698. reri — ready

699. reta — letter

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

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

702. rima — five

703. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

704. ringa — hand, arm

705. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

707. riri — anger, angry

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

709. rite — to be ready, like, similar

710. roa — long

711. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

713. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

714. rongonui — famous

715. rongoā — medicine

716. rori — road

717. rorohiko — computer

718. roto — in, inside, within; lake

719. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

721. ruaki — vomit

722. ruku — to dive

723. runga — on

724. rā — day; the sun; over there

725. Rāhina — Monday

726. Rāhoroi — Saturday

727. rākau — tree; timber

728. Rāmere — Friday

729. rānei — or

730. rārangi — line, row

731. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

734. Rātū — Tuesday

735. rāua — them; they (two people)

736. rāwhiti — east

737. rēmana — lemon

738. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

739. rīwai — potato

740. rōia — lawyer

741. rōpā — slave, servant

742. rōpū — group

743. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

744. rūma — room

745. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

749. taha — to pass by; side

750. tahi — one, single

751. tahia — (pass) be swept

752. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

755. tahuri — to capsize

756. tahā — calabash, gourd

757. tai — tide; coast

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

759. taiapa — fence

760. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

761. taihoa — wait

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

763. taiohi — youth

764. taitama — young man

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

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

767. take — beginning, cause, origin

768. taki — to lead, to bring along

769. takoto — to lie down

770. taku — my (singular); edge

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

772. tamaiti — child

773. tamariki — children

774. tame — male animal

775. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

780. tangata — person

781. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

782. tangihanga — funeral

783. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

787. taonga — property, possession

788. tapa — to name

789. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

791. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

792. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

794. taraiwa — to drive; driver

795. taraka — truck

796. tarau — trousers

797. tari — government department; office

798. taringa — ear

799. tata — near, close

800. tatari — to wait

801. tatau — to count

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

803. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

804. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

805. tauira — student; example

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

807. taumahi — assignment

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

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

810. taura — rope, cable

811. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

812. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

813. tautoko — to support

814. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

815. tawhito — old, former

816. te — the, singular definite article

817. teihana — TV channel; railway station

818. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

820. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

821. tekau — ten

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

823. tereina — to train

824. tia — to steer, adorned

825. tiakarete — chocolate

826. tiaki — to look after, to care for

827. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

828. tihi — topknot

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

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

831. tiki — to fetch

832. tina — dinner, lunch

833. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

835. tino — very

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

837. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

838. tira — group or row of people

839. tiro — to look

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

841. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

842. titiro — to look at

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

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

845. toe — to remain, be left over

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

847. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

848. tohunga — expert, priest

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

850. toi — art, knowledge

851. toka — rock

852. tokerau — autumn; northern

853. toki — adze, axe; champion

854. tokohia — how many people?

855. tokoiwa — nine [people]

856. tokomaha — many (of people)

857. Tokoono — six people

858. tokorima — five (people)

859. tokorua — two (of people)

860. tokotoru — three (people)

861. tokowaru — eight [people]

862. tomo — to enter, go into

863. tonga — south

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

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

866. tonu — still

867. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

868. tope — cut down; cut off

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

870. toro — to visit

871. toru — three

872. tote — salt

873. toto — blood

874. tua — beyond

875. tuahine — sister, of a male

876. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

877. tuanui — roof

878. tuarua — second

879. tuarā — back [body]

880. tuatahi — first

881. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

885. tuhituhi — to write, draw

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

887. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

891. tuna — eel

892. tungāne — brother, of a female

893. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

896. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

897. ture — law, rule

898. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

899. turituri — be quiet! noisy

900. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

901. tuwhera — open (adjective)

902. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

904. tā — print, draw

905. tāhae — to steal

906. tāima — time

907. Tāite — Thursday

908. tākaro — to play

909. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

910. tākuta — doctor

911. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

913. tāne — man, male

914. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

915. tāone — town

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

917. tāra — dollar

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

919. tārere — to swing

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

921. tāroaroa — tall

922. tātahi — seaside, beach

923. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

925. tātua — a belt

926. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

928. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

929. tāwhiri — beckon

930. tāwāhi — overseas

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

932. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

935. tēnā — that, by the listener

936. tēpu — table

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

938. tērā — that over there, that

939. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

941. tī — cabbage tree; tea

942. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

944. tīma — team

945. tīmata — to begin, to start

946. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

948. tītī — muttonbird

949. tō — your (singular); to drag

950. tōhi — toast

951. tōkena — stockings, socks

952. tōku — my (singular)

953. tōmuri — to be late

954. tōna — his, her

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

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

957. tōtiti — sausage

958. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

960. tūmahi — actions, verbs

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

962. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

964. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

966. Tūrei — Tuesday

967. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

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

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

972. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

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

976. uira — lightning; to flash

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

978. umu — earth oven

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

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

981. uri — descendant, offspring

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

983. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

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

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

986. utaina — (pass) be loaded

987. utu — cost, price; to pay for

988. wae — foot; leg; separate

989. waea — wire; phone

990. waenga — middle, dividing line

991. waenganui — middle, centre, between

992. waewae — foot, leg

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

994. wahie — driftwood

995. wahine — woman, wife

996. waho — out, outside, the outside

997. wai — water; who

998. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

999. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1000. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1001. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1002. waipiro — alcohol

1003. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1004. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1005. wairua — spirit

1006. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1007. wao — forest

1008. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1009. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1010. wati — watch (timepiece)

1011. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1012. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1013. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1014. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1015. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1016. whaea — mother, aunt

1017. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1018. whaikōrero — oratory

1019. whakaae — to agree

1020. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1021. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1022. whakaako — teach

1023. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1024. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1025. whakaata — mirror

1026. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1027. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1028. whakaeke — to gather

1029. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1030. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1031. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1032. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1033. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1034. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1035. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1036. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1037. whakakī — to fill something

1038. whakamahana — heater

1039. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1040. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1041. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1042. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1043. whakamihi — grateful

1044. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1045. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1046. whakamātautau — examination, test

1047. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1048. whakaoho — to wake up

1049. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1050. whakaoti — complete

1051. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1052. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1053. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1054. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1055. whakapapa — genealogy

1056. whakapono — to believe; faith

1057. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1058. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1059. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1060. whakaritenga — appointment

1061. whakarongo — to listen

1062. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1063. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1064. whakatau — to decide

1065. whakataukī — proverb

1066. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1067. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1068. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1069. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1070. whakatū — to stand something up

1071. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1072. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1073. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1074. whakawhiti — to cross

1075. whana — to kick

1076. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1077. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1078. whara — to be injured

1079. whare — house, building

1080. wharekai — restaurant

1081. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1082. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1083. wharepaku — toilet

1084. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1085. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1086. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1087. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1088. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1089. wheke — creak; octopus

1090. whenua — land

1091. whero — red

1092. whiri — plait; twist

1093. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1094. whitu — seven

1095. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1096. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1097. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1098. whutupōro — football, rugby

1099. whā — four

1100. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1101. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1102. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1103. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1104. whānui — broad, wide

1105. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1106. wiki — week

1107. wini — window

1108. wā — time, times

1109. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1110. wāhi — part, portion; place

1111. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1112. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1113. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1114. ā — and; and then

1115. āe — yes

1116. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1117. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1118. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1119. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1120. Ākarana — Auckland

1121. ākonga — student

1122. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1123. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1124. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1125. ānō — as though; as if

1126. āpiha — officer

1127. āporo — apple

1128. āpōpō — tomorrow

1129. ārahi — to lead, guide

1130. ārani — orange [fruit]

1131. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1132. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1133. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1134. āwangawanga — worried

1135. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1136. āwhina — to help

1137. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1138. ēhea — which

1139. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1140. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1141. ērā — those (over there)

1142. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1143. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1144. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1145. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1146. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1147. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1148. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1149. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1150. ūkui — to wipe

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