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. ira — freckle; gene

213. irāmutu — niece, nephew

214. iti — small, little

215. iwa — nine

216. iwi — tribe

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

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

219. kaha — strong, able

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

221. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

223. kai — eat (v); food (n)

224. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

225. kaihoko — seller

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

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

228. kaimoana — seafood

229. kainga — (pass) be eaten

230. kaitoa — Kaitoa (i), n. Brave man, warrior. Ka rongo rapea te…

231. kaitākaro — player, sportsperson (kai- + tākaro)

232. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

234. kaiā — Kaiā. 1. v.t. Steal. Nana i kaia, kaore i whaki…

235. kaiārahi — leader, guide

236. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

237. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

238. kake — to climb

239. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

241. kanikani — dance, to dance

242. kanohi — face

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

244. kapu — cup

245. kapua — cloud

246. kaputī — cup of tea

247. kara — colour

248. karaehe — class (school); glass

249. karahipi — scholarship

250. karaihe — grass

251. karaka — orange (colour)

252. karakia — prayer, to pray

253. karanga — to call

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

255. kararehe — animal

256. kare — stove, heater

257. karere — message

258. karo — dodge, avoid

259. karoro — seagull

260. karu — eye

261. kata — to laugh

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

263. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

264. kati — close, shut

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

266. kato — pluck

267. katoa — all

268. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

269. kau — swim; cow

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

271. kauhoe — to swim

272. kaukau — to bathe

273. kaumātua — elder; elderly

274. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

275. kawa — sour, yuck

276. kawe — to carry, convey

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

278. kawhe — coffee

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

280. kei te — at the moment; now

281. keke — cake

282. kererū — native pigeon

283. kete — basket, kit

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

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

286. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

287. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

288. kimi — to look for, seek

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

290. kina — sea urchin

291. kino — bad

292. kiore — rat

293. kiri — skin

294. kiriata — movie, film

295. Kirihimete — Christmas

296. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

297. kiromita — kilometre

298. kite — to see

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

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

301. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

303. koa — happy

304. koe — you, one person

305. koha — gift

306. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

307. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

309. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

310. koi — sharp

311. koia — it is, so

312. koinei — this is

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

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

315. konei — here, by speaker

316. konohete — concert

317. konā — there, by listener

318. kope — nappy

319. kore — zero, nothing

320. koretake — useless

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

322. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

323. korā — over there

324. kotahi — one

325. koti — coat, jacket

326. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

331. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

333. kuini — queen

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

335. kupu — word

336. kura — school; treasured item

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

338. kurī — dog

339. kā — to burn, be alight

340. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

341. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

342. kāinga — home

343. kākahu — clothing, garment

344. kākāriki — green

345. kānga — corn

346. kāo — no!

347. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

348. kāpata — cupboard

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

350. kāri — playing card

351. kātahi — then

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

353. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

356. kēkē — armpit

357. kēmu — game

358. kī — to be full

359. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

360. kīhai — Negative word

361. kīhini — kitchen

362. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

363. kōanga — spring (the season of)

364. kōhatu — stone

365. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

368. kōrua — you, two people

369. kōtiro — girl

370. kōura — crayfish

371. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

372. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

373. kūaha — door

374. kūare — ignorant

375. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

376. kūtai — mussel

377. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

379. maha — many

380. mahana — to be warm, warm

381. mahara — thought, memory

382. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

383. mahi — to do, work, make

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

385. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

387. makariri — cold

388. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

390. makere — to get down from

391. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

392. mana — prestige, authority

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

394. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

396. manawa — heart

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

398. Mane — Monday

399. mangō — shark

400. mano — thousand

401. manu — bird

402. manuhiri — guest

403. maoa — cooked; ripe

404. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

405. marama — month, moon

406. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

407. maranga — to arise; to get up

408. maremare — to cough

409. maringi — to spill (trans)

410. maro — kilt-like garment

411. maroke — dry

412. maru — power; shelter

413. mataku — scared, afraid

414. matapihi — window

415. matau — fish hook; right side

416. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

417. matekai — hungry, starving

418. matenga — time or circumstance of death

419. matimati — finger, toe

420. matua — parent, father

421. mau — to wear clothes

422. maumahara — to remember, remember

423. maunga — mountain

424. mauri — life spirit

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

426. mauī — left (direction)

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

428. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

431. mema — member, members

432. meneti — minute

433. mere — bush, shrub

434. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

435. minita — minister

436. miraka — milk

437. miriona — million

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

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

440. moana — sea

441. moata — early; early morning

442. moe — sleep; to marry

443. moenga — bed

444. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

446. mokemoke — lonely

447. moko — lizard

448. mokopuna — grandchild

449. momo — type, kind

450. moni — money

451. motokā — car, motorcar

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

453. motukā — car

454. moutere — island

455. mua — front, before

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

457. muri — behind, after

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

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

460. mā — clean, white, and others

461. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

463. māhita — teacher

464. māia — capable, brave, bold

465. māku — for me, by me

466. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

468. māna — for him, her, by him, her

469. māngere — lazy

470. mānia — plains

471. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

472. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

473. māra — garden

474. mārama — clear, understand

475. mārena — to marry; wedding

476. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

477. māripi — knife

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

479. mātao — cold

480. mātau — to know, understand

481. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

484. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

487. māui — on the left hand, left side

488. māuiui — sick

489. mēnā — if

490. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

491. mīhini — machine

492. mīti — meat

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

494. mōhio — to know

495. mōhiti — glasses

496. mōkai — pet

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

498. mōmona — fat

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

500. mōrena — good morning

501. mōu — for you

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

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

504. naihi — knife

505. nama — number

506. nanahi — yesterday

507. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

508. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

509. nei — here, by speaker

510. neke — to move

511. ngahau — party, concert

512. ngahere — forest, bush

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

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

515. ngau — to bite

516. ngenge — tired

517. ngeru — cat

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

519. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

523. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

524. niho — tooth

525. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

528. noho — to live; sit

529. nui — big, great, many

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

531. nuku — to move

532. nunui — big (plural form)

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

534. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

539. nō — from

540. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

542. nōu — yours

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

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

545. oho — to wake up

546. oma — to run, escape

547. omaoma — running

548. one — beach, sand

549. oneone — earth, soil

550. ono — six

551. ope — group travelling together

552. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

554. oti — to be completed

555. otirā — but, on the other hand

556. pae — ridge

557. pahi — bus

558. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

561. paihikara — bike

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

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

564. paipa — pipe

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

566. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

570. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

571. pakitara — wall

572. paku — small

573. panana — banana

574. panekoti — skirt, dress

575. pango — black

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

577. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

578. papai — good (plural), very good

579. Papaioea — Palmerston North

580. paraihe — award, prize; brush

581. paraikete — blanket

582. Paraire — Friday

583. parakuihi — breakfast

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

585. parauri — brown

586. pare — to ward off, to divert

587. pari — cliff

588. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

590. paruparu — dirt, mud

591. parāoa — bread, flour

592. pata — butter

593. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

597. paukena — pumpkin

598. pea — pair; pear

599. peita — paint

600. peka — branch

601. peke — to jump, to leap over

602. pene — pen

603. pepa — paper; pepper

604. pepeha — proclamation of origin

605. pere — bell

606. pereti — plate

607. peti — heap up

608. pia — beer

609. piana — piano

610. pihikete — biscuit

611. piki — to increase

612. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

615. pirau — rotten

616. piri — to stick to, to cling

617. pirihimana — police officer

618. pirimia — prime minister

619. pito — belly button, end, extremity

620. poaka — pig

621. Poihākena — Sydney

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

623. pono — true, faithful

624. poro — to cut off, to cut short

625. porou — eager, energetic

626. poti — boat

627. poto — short

628. pou — pole, post

629. pouaka — box

630. pounamu — greenstone

631. puehu — dust

632. puka — form, booklet

633. pukapuka — book, lungs

634. puku — stomach, belly

635. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

636. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

637. puna — pool, spring

638. pune — spoon

639. punga — anchor; joint

640. pupuhi — to shoot

641. pupuri — to hold onto

642. purei — to play, play

643. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

644. puta — to appear, to come out

645. putiputi — flower

646. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

648. pāhi — purse, to pass

649. pāka — a park; a box

650. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

651. pāmu — farm

652. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

655. pāpā — father, uncle

656. pāremata — parliament

657. pātai — question; to ask a question

658. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

659. pātītī — grass

660. pāua — abalone

661. pēhea — how?

662. pēkana — bacon

663. pēke — bag

664. pēnei — like this, near speaker

665. pēnā — like that, near listener

666. pēpi — baby

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

668. pērā — like that, yonder

669. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

670. pīrangi — to want, desire

671. pō — night

672. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

673. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

675. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

676. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

677. pōtae — hat

678. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

679. pōtiki — child; youngest child

680. pōturi — deaf; slow

681. pōuri — sad, dark

682. pōwhiri — welcome

683. pū — to blow gently

684. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

685. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

687. pūru — bull

688. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

690. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

691. raihi — rice

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

693. rakuraku — guitar; rake

694. rama — light, torch

695. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

696. rangi — sky, day

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

698. rapu — to look for

699. raranga — plait; weave

700. rare — lolly

701. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

705. rau — to put into; leaf

706. raumati — summer

707. raureka — deceitful

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

709. rawe — lovely, excellent

710. reira — there (previously mentioned)

711. reka — sweet

712. reo — language, voice

713. rere — to escape; to fly

714. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

715. reri — ready

716. reta — letter

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

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

719. rima — five

720. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

721. ringa — hand, arm

722. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

724. riri — anger, angry

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

726. rite — to be ready, like, similar

727. roa — long

728. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

730. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

731. rongonui — famous

732. rongoā — medicine

733. rori — road

734. rorohiko — computer

735. roto — in, inside, within; lake

736. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

738. ruaki — vomit

739. ruku — to dive

740. runga — on

741. rā — day; the sun; over there

742. Rāhina — Monday

743. Rāhoroi — Saturday

744. rākau — tree; timber

745. Rāmere — Friday

746. rānei — or

747. rārangi — line, row

748. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

751. Rātū — Tuesday

752. rāua — them; they (two people)

753. rāwhiti — east

754. rēmana — lemon

755. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

756. rīwai — potato

757. rōia — lawyer

758. rōpā — slave, servant

759. rōpū — group

760. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

761. rūma — room

762. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

766. taha — to pass by; side

767. tahi — one, single

768. tahia — (pass) be swept

769. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

772. tahuri — to capsize

773. tahā — calabash, gourd

774. tai — tide; coast

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

776. taiapa — fence

777. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

778. taihoa — wait

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

780. taiohi — youth

781. taitama — young man

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

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

784. take — beginning, cause, origin

785. taki — to lead, to bring along

786. takoto — to lie down

787. taku — my (singular); edge

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

789. tamaiti — child

790. tamariki — children

791. tame — male animal

792. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

797. tangata — person

798. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

799. tangihanga — funeral

800. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

804. taonga — property, possession

805. tapa — to name

806. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

808. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

809. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

811. taraiwa — to drive; driver

812. taraka — truck

813. tarau — trousers

814. tari — government department; office

815. taringa — ear

816. tata — near, close

817. tatari — to wait

818. tatau — to count

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

820. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

821. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

822. tauira — student; example

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

824. taumahi — assignment

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

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

827. taura — rope, cable

828. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

829. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

830. tautoko — to support

831. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

832. tawhito — old, former

833. te — the, singular definite article

834. teihana — TV channel; railway station

835. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

837. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

838. tekau — ten

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

840. tereina — to train

841. tia — to steer, adorned

842. tiakarete — chocolate

843. tiaki — to look after, to care for

844. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

845. tihi — topknot

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

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

848. tiki — to fetch

849. tina — dinner, lunch

850. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

852. tino — very

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

854. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

855. tira — group or row of people

856. tiro — to look

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

858. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

859. titiro — to look at

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

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

862. toe — to remain, be left over

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

864. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

865. tohunga — expert, priest

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

867. toi — art, knowledge

868. toka — rock

869. tokerau — autumn; northern

870. toki — adze, axe; champion

871. tokohia — how many people?

872. tokoiwa — nine [people]

873. tokomaha — many (of people)

874. Tokoono — six people

875. tokorima — five (people)

876. tokorua — two (of people)

877. tokotoru — three (people)

878. tokowaru — eight [people]

879. tomo — to enter, go into

880. tonga — south

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

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

883. tonu — still

884. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

885. tope — cut down; cut off

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

887. toro — to visit

888. toru — three

889. tote — salt

890. toto — blood

891. tua — beyond

892. tuahine — sister, of a male

893. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

894. tuanui — roof

895. tuarua — second

896. tuarā — back [body]

897. tuatahi — first

898. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

902. tuhituhi — to write, draw

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

904. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

908. tuna — eel

909. tungāne — brother, of a female

910. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

913. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

914. ture — law, rule

915. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

916. turituri — be quiet! noisy

917. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

918. tuwhera — open (adjective)

919. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

921. tā — print, draw

922. tāhae — to steal

923. tāima — time

924. Tāite — Thursday

925. tākaro — to play

926. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

927. tākuta — doctor

928. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

930. tāne — man, male

931. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

932. tāone — town

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

934. tāra — dollar

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

936. tārere — to swing

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

938. tāroaroa — tall

939. tātahi — seaside, beach

940. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

942. tātua — a belt

943. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

945. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

946. tāwhiri — beckon

947. tāwāhi — overseas

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

949. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

952. tēnā — that, by the listener

953. tēpu — table

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

955. tērā — that over there, that

956. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

958. tī — cabbage tree; tea

959. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

961. tīma — team

962. tīmata — to begin, to start

963. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

965. tītī — muttonbird

966. tō — your (singular); to drag

967. tōhi — toast

968. tōkena — stockings, socks

969. tōku — my (singular)

970. tōmuri — to be late

971. tōna — his, her

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

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

974. tōtiti — sausage

975. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

977. tūmahi — actions, verbs

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

979. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

981. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

983. Tūrei — Tuesday

984. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

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

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

989. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

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

993. uira — lightning; to flash

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

995. umu — earth oven

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

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

998. uri — descendant, offspring

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

1000. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1001. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1002. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1003. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1004. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1005. wae — foot; leg; separate

1006. waea — wire; phone

1007. waenga — middle, dividing line

1008. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1009. waewae — foot, leg

1010. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1011. wahie — driftwood

1012. wahine — woman, wife

1013. waho — out, outside, the outside

1014. wai — water; who

1015. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1016. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1017. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1018. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1019. waipiro — alcohol

1020. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1021. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1022. wairua — spirit

1023. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1024. wao — forest

1025. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1026. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1027. wati — watch (timepiece)

1028. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1029. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1030. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1031. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1032. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1033. whaea — mother, aunt

1034. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1035. whaikōrero — oratory

1036. whakaae — to agree

1037. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1038. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1039. whakaako — teach

1040. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1041. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1042. whakaata — mirror

1043. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1044. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1045. whakaeke — to gather

1046. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1047. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1048. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1049. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1050. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1051. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1052. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1053. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1054. whakakī — to fill something

1055. whakamahana — heater

1056. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1057. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1058. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1059. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1060. whakamihi — grateful

1061. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1062. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1063. whakamātautau — examination, test

1064. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1065. whakaoho — to wake up

1066. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1067. whakaoti — complete

1068. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1069. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1070. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1071. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1072. whakapapa — genealogy

1073. whakapono — to believe; faith

1074. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1075. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1076. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1077. whakaritenga — appointment

1078. whakarongo — to listen

1079. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1080. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1081. whakatau — to decide

1082. whakataukī — proverb

1083. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1084. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1085. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1086. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1087. whakatū — to stand something up

1088. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1089. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1090. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1091. whakawhiti — to cross

1092. whana — to kick

1093. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1094. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1095. whara — to be injured

1096. whare — house, building

1097. wharekai — restaurant

1098. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1099. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1100. wharepaku — toilet

1101. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1102. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1103. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1104. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1105. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1106. wheke — creak; octopus

1107. whenua — land

1108. whero — red

1109. whiri — plait; twist

1110. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1111. whitu — seven

1112. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1113. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1114. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1115. whutupōro — football, rugby

1116. whā — four

1117. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1118. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1119. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1120. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1121. whānui — broad, wide

1122. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1123. wiki — week

1124. wini — window

1125. wā — time, times

1126. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1127. wāhi — part, portion; place

1128. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1129. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1130. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1131. ā — and; and then

1132. āe — yes

1133. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1134. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1135. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1136. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1137. Ākarana — Auckland

1138. ākonga — student

1139. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1140. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1141. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1142. ānō — as though; as if

1143. āpiha — officer

1144. āporo — apple

1145. āpōpō — tomorrow

1146. ārahi — to lead, guide

1147. ārani — orange [fruit]

1148. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1149. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1150. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1151. āwangawanga — worried

1152. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1153. āwhina — to help

1154. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1155. ēhea — which

1156. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1157. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1158. ērā — those (over there)

1159. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1160. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1161. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1162. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1163. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1164. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1165. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1166. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1167. ūkui — to wipe

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