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. hurihia — be turned; be changed (pass of huri)

167. huritau — birthday

168. huruhuru — fur

169. hā — breath; flavour

170. hāereere — to wander, roam

171. hākari — feast

172. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

173. hāmama — open, gaping

174. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

175. hāngai — opposite, facing

176. hāora — hour; oxygen

177. Hātarei — Saturday

178. hāte — shirt

179. hē — wrong; error, mistake

180. hēki — egg

181. hēra — sail

182. hī — to catch fish with a line

183. hīanga — to play, get into mischief, deceive, naughty

184. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

185. hōhipera — hospital

186. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

188. hōia — soldier, warrior

189. hōiho — horse

190. Hōngongoi — July

191. hōro — hall

192. hōtēra — hotel

193. hōu — new, modern; fresh

194. hū — shoe

195. 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.

196. ia — he, she, him, her

197. iho — downwards

198. ihu — nose

199. ika — fish

200. ina — if, when

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

202. inanahi — yesterday

203. inapō — last night

204. Ingarangi — England

205. ingoa — name

206. inoi — pray

207. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

209. inā — if, when

210. ināianei — now

211. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

212. irāmutu — niece, nephew

213. iti — small, little

214. iwa — nine

215. iwi — tribe

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

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

218. kaha — strong, able

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

220. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

222. kai — eat (v); food (n)

223. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

224. kaihoko — seller

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

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

227. kaimoana — seafood

228. kainga — (pass) be eaten

229. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

231. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

232. kake — to climb

233. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

235. kanikani — dance, to dance

236. kanohi — face

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

238. kapu — cup

239. kapua — cloud

240. kaputī — cup of tea

241. kara — colour

242. karaehe — class (school); glass

243. karahipi — scholarship

244. karaihe — grass

245. karaka — orange (colour)

246. karakia — prayer, to pray

247. karanga — to call

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

249. kararehe — animal

250. kare — stove, heater

251. karere — message

252. karo — dodge, avoid

253. karoro — seagull

254. karu — eye

255. kata — to laugh

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

257. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

258. kati — close, shut

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

260. kato — pluck

261. katoa — all

262. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

263. kau — swim; cow

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

265. kauhoe — to swim

266. kaukau — to bathe

267. kaumātua — elder; elderly

268. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

269. kawa — sour, yuck

270. kawe — to carry, convey

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

272. kawhe — coffee

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

274. kei te — at the moment; now

275. keke — cake

276. kererū — native pigeon

277. kete — basket, kit

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

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

280. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

281. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

282. kimi — to look for, seek

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

284. kina — sea urchin

285. kino — bad

286. kiore — rat

287. kiri — skin

288. kiriata — movie, film

289. Kirihimete — Christmas

290. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

291. kiromita — kilometre

292. kite — to see

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

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

295. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

297. koa — happy

298. koe — you, one person

299. koha — gift

300. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

301. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

303. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

304. koi — sharp

305. koia — it is, so

306. koinei — this is

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

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

309. konei — here, by speaker

310. konohete — concert

311. konā — there, by listener

312. kope — nappy

313. kore — zero, nothing

314. koretake — useless

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

316. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

317. korā — over there

318. kotahi — one

319. koti — coat, jacket

320. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

325. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

327. kuini — queen

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

329. kupu — word

330. kura — school; treasured item

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

332. kurī — dog

333. kā — to burn, be alight

334. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

335. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

336. kāinga — home

337. kākahu — clothing, garment

338. kākāriki — green

339. kānga — corn

340. kāo — no!

341. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

342. kāpata — cupboard

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

344. kāri — playing card

345. kātahi — then

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

347. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

350. kēkē — armpit

351. kēmu — game

352. kī — to be full

353. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

354. kīhai — Negative word

355. kīhini — kitchen

356. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

357. kōanga — spring (the season of)

358. kōhatu — stone

359. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

362. kōrua — you, two people

363. kōtiro — girl

364. kōura — crayfish

365. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

366. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

367. kūaha — door

368. kūare — ignorant

369. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

370. kūtai — mussel

371. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

373. maha — many

374. mahana — to be warm, warm

375. mahara — thought, memory

376. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

377. mahi — to do, work, make

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

379. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

381. makariri — cold

382. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

384. makere — to get down from

385. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

386. mana — prestige, authority

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

388. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

390. manawa — heart

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

392. Mane — Monday

393. mangō — shark

394. mano — thousand

395. manu — bird

396. manuhiri — guest

397. maoa — cooked; ripe

398. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

399. marama — month, moon

400. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

401. maranga — to arise; to get up

402. maremare — to cough

403. maringi — to spill (trans)

404. maro — kilt-like garment

405. maroke — dry

406. maru — power; shelter

407. mataku — scared, afraid

408. matapihi — window

409. matau — fish hook; right side

410. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

411. matekai — hungry, starving

412. matenga — time or circumstance of death

413. matimati — finger, toe

414. matua — parent, father

415. mau — to wear clothes

416. maumahara — to remember, remember

417. maunga — mountain

418. mauri — life spirit

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

420. mauī — left (direction)

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

422. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

425. mema — member, members

426. meneti — minute

427. mere — bush, shrub

428. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

429. minita — minister

430. miraka — milk

431. miriona — million

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

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

434. moana — sea

435. moata — early; early morning

436. moe — sleep; to marry

437. moenga — bed

438. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

440. mokemoke — lonely

441. moko — lizard

442. mokopuna — grandchild

443. momo — type, kind

444. moni — money

445. motokā — car, motorcar

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

447. motukā — car

448. moutere — island

449. mua — front, before

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

451. muri — behind, after

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

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

454. mā — clean, white, and others

455. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

457. māhita — teacher

458. māia — capable, brave, bold

459. māku — for me, by me

460. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

462. māna — for him, her, by him, her

463. māngere — lazy

464. mānia — plains

465. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

466. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

467. māra — garden

468. mārama — clear, understand

469. mārena — to marry; wedding

470. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

471. māripi — knife

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

473. mātao — cold

474. mātau — to know, understand

475. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

478. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

481. māui — on the left hand, left side

482. māuiui — sick

483. mēnā — if

484. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

485. mīhini — machine

486. mīti — meat

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

488. mōhio — to know

489. mōhiti — glasses

490. mōkai — pet

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

492. mōmona — fat

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

494. mōrena — good morning

495. mōu — for you

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

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

498. naihi — knife

499. nama — number

500. nanahi — yesterday

501. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

502. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

503. nei — here, by speaker

504. neke — to move

505. ngahau — party, concert

506. ngahere — forest, bush

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

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

509. ngau — to bite

510. ngenge — tired

511. ngeru — cat

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

513. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

517. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

518. niho — tooth

519. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

522. noho — to live; sit

523. nui — big, great, many

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

525. nuku — to move

526. nunui — big (plural form)

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

528. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

533. nō — from

534. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

536. nōu — yours

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

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

539. oho — to wake up

540. oma — to run, escape

541. omaoma — running

542. one — beach, sand

543. oneone — earth, soil

544. ono — six

545. ope — group travelling together

546. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

548. oti — to be completed

549. otirā — but, on the other hand

550. pae — ridge

551. pahi — bus

552. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

555. paihikara — bike

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

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

558. paipa — pipe

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

560. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

564. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

565. pakitara — wall

566. paku — small

567. panana — banana

568. panekoti — skirt, dress

569. pango — black

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

571. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

572. papai — good (plural), very good

573. Papaioea — Palmerston North

574. paraihe — award, prize; brush

575. paraikete — blanket

576. Paraire — Friday

577. parakuihi — breakfast

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

579. parauri — brown

580. pare — to ward off, to divert

581. pari — cliff

582. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

584. paruparu — dirt, mud

585. parāoa — bread, flour

586. pata — butter

587. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

591. paukena — pumpkin

592. pea — pair; pear

593. peita — paint

594. peka — branch

595. peke — to jump, to leap over

596. pene — pen

597. pepa — paper; pepper

598. pepeha — proclamation of origin

599. pere — bell

600. pereti — plate

601. peti — heap up

602. pia — beer

603. piana — piano

604. pihikete — biscuit

605. piki — to increase

606. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

609. pirau — rotten

610. piri — to stick to, to cling

611. pirihimana — police officer

612. pirimia — prime minister

613. pito — belly button, end, extremity

614. poaka — pig

615. Poihākena — Sydney

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

617. pono — true, faithful

618. poro — to cut off, to cut short

619. porou — eager, energetic

620. poti — boat

621. poto — short

622. pou — pole, post

623. pouaka — box

624. pounamu — greenstone

625. puehu — dust

626. puka — form, booklet

627. pukapuka — book, lungs

628. puku — stomach, belly

629. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

630. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

631. puna — pool, spring

632. pune — spoon

633. punga — anchor; joint

634. pupuhi — to shoot

635. pupuri — to hold onto

636. purei — to play, play

637. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

638. puta — to appear, to come out

639. putiputi — flower

640. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

642. pāhi — purse, to pass

643. pāka — a park; a box

644. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

645. pāmu — farm

646. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

649. pāpā — father, uncle

650. pāremata — parliament

651. pātai — question; to ask a question

652. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

653. pātītī — grass

654. pāua — abalone

655. pēhea — how?

656. pēkana — bacon

657. pēke — bag

658. pēnei — like this, near speaker

659. pēnā — like that, near listener

660. pēpi — baby

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

662. pērā — like that, yonder

663. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

664. pīrangi — to want, desire

665. pō — night

666. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

667. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

669. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

670. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

671. pōtae — hat

672. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

673. pōtiki — child; youngest child

674. pōturi — deaf; slow

675. pōuri — sad, dark

676. pōwhiri — welcome

677. pū — to blow gently

678. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

679. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

681. pūru — bull

682. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

684. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

685. raihi — rice

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

687. rakuraku — guitar; rake

688. rama — light, torch

689. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

690. rangi — sky, day

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

692. rapu — to look for

693. raranga — plait; weave

694. rare — lolly

695. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

699. rau — to put into; leaf

700. raumati — summer

701. raureka — deceitful

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

703. rawe — lovely, excellent

704. reira — there (previously mentioned)

705. reka — sweet

706. reo — language, voice

707. rere — to escape; to fly

708. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

709. reri — ready

710. reta — letter

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

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

713. rima — five

714. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

715. ringa — hand, arm

716. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

718. riri — anger, angry

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

720. rite — to be ready, like, similar

721. roa — long

722. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

724. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

725. rongonui — famous

726. rongoā — medicine

727. rori — road

728. rorohiko — computer

729. roto — in, inside, within; lake

730. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

732. ruaki — vomit

733. ruku — to dive

734. runga — on

735. rā — day; the sun; over there

736. Rāhina — Monday

737. Rāhoroi — Saturday

738. rākau — tree; timber

739. Rāmere — Friday

740. rānei — or

741. rārangi — line, row

742. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

745. Rātū — Tuesday

746. rāua — them; they (two people)

747. rāwhiti — east

748. rēmana — lemon

749. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

750. rīwai — potato

751. rōia — lawyer

752. rōpā — slave, servant

753. rōpū — group

754. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

755. rūma — room

756. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

760. taha — to pass by; side

761. tahi — one, single

762. tahia — (pass) be swept

763. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

766. tahuri — to capsize

767. tahā — calabash, gourd

768. tai — tide; coast

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

770. taiapa — fence

771. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

772. taihoa — wait

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

774. taiohi — youth

775. taitama — young man

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

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

778. take — beginning, cause, origin

779. taki — to lead, to bring along

780. takoto — to lie down

781. taku — my (singular); edge

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

783. tamaiti — child

784. tamariki — children

785. tame — male animal

786. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

791. tangata — person

792. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

793. tangihanga — funeral

794. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

798. taonga — property, possession

799. tapa — to name

800. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

802. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

803. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

805. taraiwa — to drive; driver

806. taraka — truck

807. tarau — trousers

808. tari — government department; office

809. taringa — ear

810. tata — near, close

811. tatari — to wait

812. tatau — to count

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

814. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

815. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

816. tauira — student; example

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

818. taumahi — assignment

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

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

821. taura — rope, cable

822. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

823. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

824. tautoko — to support

825. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

826. tawhito — old, former

827. te — the, singular definite article

828. teihana — TV channel; railway station

829. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

831. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

832. tekau — ten

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

834. tereina — to train

835. tia — to steer, adorned

836. tiakarete — chocolate

837. tiaki — to look after, to care for

838. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

839. tihi — topknot

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

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

842. tiki — to fetch

843. tina — dinner, lunch

844. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

846. tino — very

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

848. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

849. tira — group or row of people

850. tiro — to look

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

852. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

853. titiro — to look at

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

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

856. toe — to remain, be left over

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

858. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

859. tohunga — expert, priest

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

861. toi — art, knowledge

862. toka — rock

863. tokerau — autumn; northern

864. toki — adze, axe; champion

865. tokohia — how many people?

866. tokoiwa — nine [people]

867. tokomaha — many (of people)

868. Tokoono — six people

869. tokorima — five (people)

870. tokorua — two (of people)

871. tokotoru — three (people)

872. tokowaru — eight [people]

873. tomo — to enter, go into

874. tonga — south

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

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

877. tonu — still

878. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

879. tope — cut down; cut off

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

881. toro — to visit

882. toru — three

883. tote — salt

884. toto — blood

885. tua — beyond

886. tuahine — sister, of a male

887. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

888. tuanui — roof

889. tuarua — second

890. tuarā — back [body]

891. tuatahi — first

892. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

896. tuhituhi — to write, draw

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

898. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

902. tuna — eel

903. tungāne — brother, of a female

904. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

907. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

908. ture — law, rule

909. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

910. turituri — be quiet! noisy

911. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

912. tuwhera — open (adjective)

913. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

915. tā — print, draw

916. tāhae — to steal

917. tāima — time

918. Tāite — Thursday

919. tākaro — to play

920. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

921. tākuta — doctor

922. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

924. tāne — man, male

925. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

926. tāone — town

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

928. tāra — dollar

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

930. tārere — to swing

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

932. tāroaroa — tall

933. tātahi — seaside, beach

934. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

936. tātua — a belt

937. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

939. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

940. tāwhiri — beckon

941. tāwāhi — overseas

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

943. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

946. tēnā — that, by the listener

947. tēpu — table

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

949. tērā — that over there, that

950. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

952. tī — cabbage tree; tea

953. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

955. tīma — team

956. tīmata — to begin, to start

957. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

959. tītī — muttonbird

960. tō — your (singular); to drag

961. tōhi — toast

962. tōkena — stockings, socks

963. tōku — my (singular)

964. tōmuri — to be late

965. tōna — his, her

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

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

968. tōtiti — sausage

969. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

971. tūmahi — actions, verbs

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

973. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

975. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

977. Tūrei — Tuesday

978. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

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

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

983. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

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

987. uira — lightning; to flash

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

989. umu — earth oven

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

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

992. uri — descendant, offspring

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

994. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

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

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

997. utaina — (pass) be loaded

998. utu — cost, price; to pay for

999. wae — foot; leg; separate

1000. waea — wire; phone

1001. waenga — middle, dividing line

1002. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1003. waewae — foot, leg

1004. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1005. wahie — driftwood

1006. wahine — woman, wife

1007. waho — out, outside, the outside

1008. wai — water; who

1009. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1010. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1011. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1012. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1013. waipiro — alcohol

1014. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1015. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1016. wairua — spirit

1017. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1018. wao — forest

1019. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1020. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1021. wati — watch (timepiece)

1022. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1023. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1024. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1025. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1026. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1027. whaea — mother, aunt

1028. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1029. whaikōrero — oratory

1030. whakaae — to agree

1031. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1032. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1033. whakaako — teach

1034. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1035. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1036. whakaata — mirror

1037. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1038. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1039. whakaeke — to gather

1040. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1041. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1042. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1043. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1044. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1045. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1046. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1047. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1048. whakakī — to fill something

1049. whakamahana — heater

1050. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1051. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1052. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1053. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1054. whakamihi — grateful

1055. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1056. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1057. whakamātautau — examination, test

1058. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1059. whakaoho — to wake up

1060. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1061. whakaoti — complete

1062. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1063. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1064. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1065. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1066. whakapapa — genealogy

1067. whakapono — to believe; faith

1068. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1069. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1070. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1071. whakaritenga — appointment

1072. whakarongo — to listen

1073. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1074. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1075. whakatau — to decide

1076. whakataukī — proverb

1077. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1078. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1079. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1080. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1081. whakatū — to stand something up

1082. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1083. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1084. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1085. whakawhiti — to cross

1086. whana — to kick

1087. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1088. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1089. whara — to be injured

1090. whare — house, building

1091. wharekai — restaurant

1092. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1093. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1094. wharepaku — toilet

1095. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1096. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1097. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1098. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1099. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1100. wheke — creak; octopus

1101. whenua — land

1102. whero — red

1103. whiri — plait; twist

1104. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1105. whitu — seven

1106. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1107. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1108. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1109. whutupōro — football, rugby

1110. whā — four

1111. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1112. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1113. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1114. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1115. whānui — broad, wide

1116. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1117. wiki — week

1118. wini — window

1119. wā — time, times

1120. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1121. wāhi — part, portion; place

1122. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1123. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1124. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1125. ā — and; and then

1126. āe — yes

1127. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1128. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1129. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1130. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1131. Ākarana — Auckland

1132. ākonga — student

1133. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1134. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1135. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1136. ānō — as though; as if

1137. āpiha — officer

1138. āporo — apple

1139. āpōpō — tomorrow

1140. ārahi — to lead, guide

1141. ārani — orange [fruit]

1142. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1143. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1144. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1145. āwangawanga — worried

1146. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1147. āwhina — to help

1148. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1149. ēhea — which

1150. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1151. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1152. ērā — those (over there)

1153. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1154. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1155. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1156. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1157. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1158. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1159. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1160. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1161. ūkui — to wipe

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