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. hoahoa — attendant

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

121. hoariri — enemy, opponent

122. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

124. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

125. hohoro — quick

126. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

127. hoihoi — too noisy

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

129. hokihoki — return separately

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

131. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

132. hokomaha — supermarket

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

134. hokowhitu — band of warriors

135. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

137. hongi — pressing noses

138. hono — to join together

139. hopi — soap

140. hopu — to catch

141. hora — display; scatter; spread out

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

143. horoi — to wash, to clean

144. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

145. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

146. hou — new, modern; feather

147. hua — product, fruit

148. huaina — named (pass of hua)

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

150. huarahi — street, path, road

151. huarere — weather

152. huawhenua — vegetables

153. hui — meeting; gathered

154. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

155. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

156. huihuinga — meeting

157. huka — sugar

158. hukapapa — frost

159. hukarere — snow

160. huna — to hide

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

162. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

164. hungawai — father-in-law; mother-in-law

165. huri — to turn

166. huritau — birthday

167. huruhuru — fur

168. hākari — feast

169. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

170. hāmama — open, gaping

171. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

172. hāngai — opposite, facing

173. hāora — hour; oxygen

174. hāte — shirt

175. hē — wrong; error, mistake

176. hēki — egg

177. hēra — sail

178. hī — to catch fish with a line

179. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

180. hōhipera — hospital

181. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

183. hōia — soldier, warrior

184. hōiho — horse

185. Hōngongoi — July

186. hōro — hall

187. hōtēra — hotel

188. hōu — new, modern; fresh

189. hū — shoe

190. 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.

191. ia — he, she, him, her

192. iho — downwards

193. ihu — nose

194. ika — fish

195. ina — if, when

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

197. inanahi — yesterday

198. inapō — last night

199. Ingarangi — England

200. ingoa — name

201. inoi — pray

202. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

204. inā — if, when

205. ināianei — now

206. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

207. irāmutu — niece, nephew

208. iti — small, little

209. iwa — nine

210. iwi — tribe

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

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

213. kaha — strong, able

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

215. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

217. kai — eat (v); food (n)

218. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

219. kaihoko — seller

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

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

222. kaimoana — seafood

223. kainga — (pass) be eaten

224. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

226. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

227. kake — to climb

228. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

230. kanikani — dance, to dance

231. kanohi — face

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

233. kapu — cup

234. kapua — cloud

235. kaputī — cup of tea

236. kara — colour

237. karaehe — class (school); glass

238. karahipi — scholarship

239. karaihe — grass

240. karaka — orange (colour)

241. karakia — prayer, to pray

242. karanga — to call

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

244. kararehe — animal

245. kare — stove, heater

246. karere — message

247. karo — dodge, avoid

248. karoro — seagull

249. karu — eye

250. kata — to laugh

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

252. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

253. kati — close, shut

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

255. kato — pluck

256. katoa — all

257. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

258. kau — swim; cow

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

260. kauhoe — to swim

261. kaukau — to bathe

262. kaumātua — elder; elderly

263. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

264. kawa — sour, yuck

265. kawe — to carry, convey

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

267. kawhe — coffee

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

269. kei te — at the moment; now

270. keke — cake

271. kererū — native pigeon

272. kete — basket, kit

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

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

275. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

276. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

277. kimi — to look for, seek

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

279. kina — sea urchin

280. kino — bad

281. kiore — rat

282. kiri — skin

283. kiriata — movie, film

284. Kirihimete — Christmas

285. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

286. kiromita — kilometre

287. kite — to see

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

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

290. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

292. koa — happy

293. koe — you, one person

294. koha — gift

295. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

296. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

298. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

299. koi — sharp

300. koia — it is, so

301. koinei — this is

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

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

304. konei — here, by speaker

305. konohete — concert

306. konā — there, by listener

307. kope — nappy

308. kore — zero, nothing

309. koretake — useless

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

311. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

312. korā — over there

313. kotahi — one

314. koti — coat, jacket

315. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

320. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

322. kuini — queen

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

324. kupu — word

325. kura — school; treasured item

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

327. kurī — dog

328. kā — to burn, be alight

329. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

330. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

331. kāinga — home

332. kākahu — clothing, garment

333. kākāriki — green

334. kānga — corn

335. kāo — no!

336. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

337. kāpata — cupboard

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

339. kāri — playing card

340. kātahi — then

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

342. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

345. kēkē — armpit

346. kēmu — game

347. kī — to be full

348. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

349. kīhai — Negative word

350. kīhini — kitchen

351. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

352. kōanga — spring (the season of)

353. kōhatu — stone

354. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

357. kōrua — you, two people

358. kōtiro — girl

359. kōura — crayfish

360. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

361. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

362. kūaha — door

363. kūare — ignorant

364. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

365. kūtai — mussel

366. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

368. maha — many

369. mahana — to be warm, warm

370. mahara — thought, memory

371. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

372. mahi — to do, work, make

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

374. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

376. makariri — cold

377. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

379. makere — to get down from

380. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

381. mana — prestige, authority

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

383. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

385. manawa — heart

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

387. Mane — Monday

388. mangō — shark

389. mano — thousand

390. manu — bird

391. manuhiri — guest

392. maoa — cooked; ripe

393. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

394. marama — month, moon

395. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

396. maranga — to arise; to get up

397. maremare — to cough

398. maringi — to spill (trans)

399. maro — kilt-like garment

400. maroke — dry

401. maru — power; shelter

402. mataku — scared, afraid

403. matapihi — window

404. matau — fish hook; right side

405. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

406. matekai — hungry, starving

407. matenga — time or circumstance of death

408. matimati — finger, toe

409. matua — parent, father

410. mau — to wear clothes

411. maumahara — to remember, remember

412. maunga — mountain

413. mauri — life spirit

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

415. mauī — left (direction)

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

417. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

420. mema — member, members

421. meneti — minute

422. mere — bush, shrub

423. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

424. minita — minister

425. miraka — milk

426. miriona — million

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

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

429. moana — sea

430. moata — early; early morning

431. moe — sleep; to marry

432. moenga — bed

433. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

435. mokemoke — lonely

436. moko — lizard

437. mokopuna — grandchild

438. momo — type, kind

439. moni — money

440. motokā — car, motorcar

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

442. motukā — car

443. moutere — island

444. mua — front, before

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

446. muri — behind, after

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

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

449. mā — clean, white, and others

450. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

452. māhita — teacher

453. māia — capable, brave, bold

454. māku — for me, by me

455. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

457. māna — for him, her, by him, her

458. māngere — lazy

459. mānia — plains

460. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

461. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

462. māra — garden

463. mārama — clear, understand

464. mārena — to marry; wedding

465. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

466. māripi — knife

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

468. mātao — cold

469. mātau — to know, understand

470. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

473. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

476. māui — on the left hand, left side

477. māuiui — sick

478. mēnā — if

479. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

480. mīhini — machine

481. mīti — meat

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

483. mōhio — to know

484. mōhiti — glasses

485. mōkai — pet

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

487. mōmona — fat

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

489. mōrena — good morning

490. mōu — for you

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

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

493. naihi — knife

494. nama — number

495. nanahi — yesterday

496. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

497. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

498. nei — here, by speaker

499. neke — to move

500. ngahau — party, concert

501. ngahere — forest, bush

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

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

504. ngau — to bite

505. ngenge — tired

506. ngeru — cat

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

508. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

512. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

513. niho — tooth

514. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

517. noho — to live; sit

518. nui — big, great, many

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

520. nuku — to move

521. nunui — big (plural form)

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

523. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

528. nō — from

529. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

531. nōu — yours

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

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

534. oho — to wake up

535. oma — to run, escape

536. omaoma — running

537. one — beach, sand

538. oneone — earth, soil

539. ono — six

540. ope — group travelling together

541. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

543. oti — to be completed

544. otirā — but, on the other hand

545. pae — ridge

546. pahi — bus

547. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

550. paihikara — bike

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

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

553. paipa — pipe

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

555. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

559. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

560. pakitara — wall

561. paku — small

562. panana — banana

563. panekoti — skirt, dress

564. pango — black

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

566. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

567. papai — good (plural), very good

568. Papaioea — Palmerston North

569. paraihe — award, prize; brush

570. paraikete — blanket

571. Paraire — Friday

572. parakuihi — breakfast

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

574. parauri — brown

575. pare — to ward off, to divert

576. pari — cliff

577. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

579. paruparu — dirt, mud

580. parāoa — bread, flour

581. pata — butter

582. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

586. paukena — pumpkin

587. pea — pair; pear

588. peita — paint

589. peka — branch

590. peke — to jump, to leap over

591. pene — pen

592. pepa — paper; pepper

593. pepeha — proclamation of origin

594. pere — bell

595. pereti — plate

596. peti — heap up

597. pia — beer

598. piana — piano

599. pihikete — biscuit

600. piki — to increase

601. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

604. pirau — rotten

605. piri — to stick to, to cling

606. pirihimana — police officer

607. pirimia — prime minister

608. pito — belly button, end, extremity

609. poaka — pig

610. Poihākena — Sydney

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

612. pono — true, faithful

613. poro — to cut off, to cut short

614. porou — eager, energetic

615. poti — boat

616. poto — short

617. pou — pole, post

618. pouaka — box

619. pounamu — greenstone

620. puehu — dust

621. puka — form, booklet

622. pukapuka — book, lungs

623. puku — stomach, belly

624. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

625. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

626. puna — pool, spring

627. pune — spoon

628. punga — anchor; joint

629. pupuhi — to shoot

630. pupuri — to hold onto

631. purei — to play, play

632. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

633. puta — to appear, to come out

634. putiputi — flower

635. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

637. pāhi — purse, to pass

638. pāka — a park; a box

639. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

640. pāmu — farm

641. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

644. pāpā — father, uncle

645. pāremata — parliament

646. pātai — question; to ask a question

647. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

648. pātītī — grass

649. pāua — abalone

650. pēhea — how?

651. pēkana — bacon

652. pēke — bag

653. pēnei — like this, near speaker

654. pēnā — like that, near listener

655. pēpi — baby

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

657. pērā — like that, yonder

658. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

659. pīrangi — to want, desire

660. pō — night

661. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

662. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

664. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

665. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

666. pōtae — hat

667. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

668. pōtiki — child; youngest child

669. pōturi — deaf; slow

670. pōuri — sad, dark

671. pōwhiri — welcome

672. pū — to blow gently

673. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

674. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

676. pūru — bull

677. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

679. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

680. raihi — rice

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

682. rakuraku — guitar; rake

683. rama — light, torch

684. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

685. rangi — sky, day

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

687. rapu — to look for

688. raranga — plait; weave

689. rare — lolly

690. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

694. rau — to put into; leaf

695. raumati — summer

696. raureka — deceitful

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

698. rawe — lovely, excellent

699. reira — there (previously mentioned)

700. reka — sweet

701. reo — language, voice

702. rere — to escape; to fly

703. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

704. reri — ready

705. reta — letter

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

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

708. rima — five

709. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

710. ringa — hand, arm

711. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

713. riri — anger, angry

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

715. rite — to be ready, like, similar

716. roa — long

717. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

719. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

720. rongonui — famous

721. rongoā — medicine

722. rori — road

723. rorohiko — computer

724. roto — in, inside, within; lake

725. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

727. ruaki — vomit

728. ruku — to dive

729. runga — on

730. rā — day; the sun; over there

731. Rāhina — Monday

732. Rāhoroi — Saturday

733. rākau — tree; timber

734. Rāmere — Friday

735. rānei — or

736. rārangi — line, row

737. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

740. Rātū — Tuesday

741. rāua — them; they (two people)

742. rāwhiti — east

743. rēmana — lemon

744. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

745. rīwai — potato

746. rōia — lawyer

747. rōpā — slave, servant

748. rōpū — group

749. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

750. rūma — room

751. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

755. taha — to pass by; side

756. tahi — one, single

757. tahia — (pass) be swept

758. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

761. tahuri — to capsize

762. tahā — calabash, gourd

763. tai — tide; coast

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

765. taiapa — fence

766. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

767. taihoa — wait

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

769. taiohi — youth

770. taitama — young man

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

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

773. take — beginning, cause, origin

774. taki — to lead, to bring along

775. takoto — to lie down

776. taku — my (singular); edge

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

778. tamaiti — child

779. tamariki — children

780. tame — male animal

781. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

786. tangata — person

787. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

788. tangihanga — funeral

789. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

793. taonga — property, possession

794. tapa — to name

795. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

797. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

798. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

800. taraiwa — to drive; driver

801. taraka — truck

802. tarau — trousers

803. tari — government department; office

804. taringa — ear

805. tata — near, close

806. tatari — to wait

807. tatau — to count

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

809. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

810. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

811. tauira — student; example

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

813. taumahi — assignment

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

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

816. taura — rope, cable

817. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

818. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

819. tautoko — to support

820. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

821. tawhito — old, former

822. te — the, singular definite article

823. teihana — TV channel; railway station

824. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

826. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

827. tekau — ten

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

829. tereina — to train

830. tia — to steer, adorned

831. tiakarete — chocolate

832. tiaki — to look after, to care for

833. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

834. tihi — topknot

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

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

837. tiki — to fetch

838. tina — dinner, lunch

839. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

841. tino — very

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

843. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

844. tira — group or row of people

845. tiro — to look

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

847. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

848. titiro — to look at

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

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

851. toe — to remain, be left over

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

853. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

854. tohunga — expert, priest

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

856. toi — art, knowledge

857. toka — rock

858. tokerau — autumn; northern

859. toki — adze, axe; champion

860. tokohia — how many people?

861. tokoiwa — nine [people]

862. tokomaha — many (of people)

863. Tokoono — six people

864. tokorima — five (people)

865. tokorua — two (of people)

866. tokotoru — three (people)

867. tokowaru — eight [people]

868. tomo — to enter, go into

869. tonga — south

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

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

872. tonu — still

873. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

874. tope — cut down; cut off

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

876. toro — to visit

877. toru — three

878. tote — salt

879. toto — blood

880. tua — beyond

881. tuahine — sister, of a male

882. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

883. tuanui — roof

884. tuarua — second

885. tuarā — back [body]

886. tuatahi — first

887. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

891. tuhituhi — to write, draw

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

893. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

897. tuna — eel

898. tungāne — brother, of a female

899. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

902. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

903. ture — law, rule

904. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

905. turituri — be quiet! noisy

906. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

907. tuwhera — open (adjective)

908. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

910. tā — print, draw

911. tāhae — to steal

912. tāima — time

913. Tāite — Thursday

914. tākaro — to play

915. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

916. tākuta — doctor

917. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

919. tāne — man, male

920. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

921. tāone — town

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

923. tāra — dollar

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

925. tārere — to swing

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

927. tāroaroa — tall

928. tātahi — seaside, beach

929. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

931. tātua — a belt

932. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

934. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

935. tāwhiri — beckon

936. tāwāhi — overseas

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

938. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

941. tēnā — that, by the listener

942. tēpu — table

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

944. tērā — that over there, that

945. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

947. tī — cabbage tree; tea

948. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

950. tīma — team

951. tīmata — to begin, to start

952. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

954. tītī — muttonbird

955. tō — your (singular); to drag

956. tōhi — toast

957. tōkena — stockings, socks

958. tōku — my (singular)

959. tōmuri — to be late

960. tōna — his, her

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

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

963. tōtiti — sausage

964. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

966. tūmahi — actions, verbs

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

968. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

970. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

972. Tūrei — Tuesday

973. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

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

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

978. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

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

982. uira — lightning; to flash

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

984. umu — earth oven

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

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

987. uri — descendant, offspring

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

989. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

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

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

992. utaina — (pass) be loaded

993. utu — cost, price; to pay for

994. wae — foot; leg; separate

995. waea — wire; phone

996. waenga — middle, dividing line

997. waenganui — middle, centre, between

998. waewae — foot, leg

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

1000. wahie — driftwood

1001. wahine — woman, wife

1002. waho — out, outside, the outside

1003. wai — water; who

1004. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1005. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1006. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1007. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1008. waipiro — alcohol

1009. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1010. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1011. wairua — spirit

1012. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1013. wao — forest

1014. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1015. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1016. wati — watch (timepiece)

1017. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1018. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1019. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1020. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1021. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1022. whaea — mother, aunt

1023. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1024. whaikōrero — oratory

1025. whakaae — to agree

1026. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1027. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1028. whakaako — teach

1029. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1030. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1031. whakaata — mirror

1032. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1033. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1034. whakaeke — to gather

1035. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1036. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1037. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1038. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1039. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1040. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1041. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1042. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1043. whakakī — to fill something

1044. whakamahana — heater

1045. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1046. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1047. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1048. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1049. whakamihi — grateful

1050. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1051. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1052. whakamātautau — examination, test

1053. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1054. whakaoho — to wake up

1055. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1056. whakaoti — complete

1057. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1058. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1059. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1060. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1061. whakapapa — genealogy

1062. whakapono — to believe; faith

1063. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1064. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1065. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1066. whakaritenga — appointment

1067. whakarongo — to listen

1068. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1069. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1070. whakatau — to decide

1071. whakataukī — proverb

1072. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1073. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1074. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1075. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1076. whakatū — to stand something up

1077. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1078. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1079. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1080. whakawhiti — to cross

1081. whana — to kick

1082. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1083. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1084. whara — to be injured

1085. whare — house, building

1086. wharekai — restaurant

1087. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1088. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1089. wharepaku — toilet

1090. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1091. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1092. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1093. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1094. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1095. wheke — creak; octopus

1096. whenua — land

1097. whero — red

1098. whiri — plait; twist

1099. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1100. whitu — seven

1101. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1102. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1103. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1104. whutupōro — football, rugby

1105. whā — four

1106. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1107. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1108. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1109. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1110. whānui — broad, wide

1111. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1112. wiki — week

1113. wini — window

1114. wā — time, times

1115. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1116. wāhi — part, portion; place

1117. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1118. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1119. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1120. ā — and; and then

1121. āe — yes

1122. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1123. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1124. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1125. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1126. Ākarana — Auckland

1127. ākonga — student

1128. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1129. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1130. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1131. ānō — as though; as if

1132. āpiha — officer

1133. āporo — apple

1134. āpōpō — tomorrow

1135. ārahi — to lead, guide

1136. ārani — orange [fruit]

1137. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1138. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1139. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1140. āwangawanga — worried

1141. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1142. āwhina — to help

1143. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1144. ēhea — which

1145. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1146. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1147. ērā — those (over there)

1148. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1149. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1150. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1151. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1152. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1153. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1154. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1155. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1156. ūkui — to wipe

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