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. kamupene — company, business

242. kamupūtu — gumboot

243. kanikani — dance, to dance

244. kanohi — face

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

246. kapu — cup

247. kapua — cloud

248. kaputī — cup of tea

249. kara — colour

250. karaehe — class (school); glass

251. karahipi — scholarship

252. karaihe — grass

253. karaka — orange (colour)

254. karakia — prayer, to pray

255. karanga — to call

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

257. kararehe — animal

258. kare — stove, heater

259. karere — message

260. karo — dodge, avoid

261. karoro — seagull

262. karu — eye

263. kata — to laugh

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

265. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

266. kati — close, shut

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

268. katipō — venomous spider

269. kato — pluck

270. katoa — all

271. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

272. kau — swim; cow

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

274. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

275. kauhoe — to swim

276. kaukau — to bathe

277. kaumātua — elder; elderly

278. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

279. kawa — sour, yuck

280. kawe — to carry, convey

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

282. kawhe — coffee

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

284. kei te — at the moment; now

285. keke — cake

286. kererū — native pigeon

287. keri — dig

288. kete — basket, kit

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

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

291. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

292. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

293. kimi — to look for, seek

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

295. kina — sea urchin

296. kino — bad

297. kiore — rat

298. kiri — skin

299. kiriata — movie, film

300. Kirihimete — Christmas

301. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

302. kiromita — kilometre

303. kite — to see

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

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

306. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

308. koa — happy

309. koe — you, one person

310. koha — gift

311. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

312. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

314. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

315. koi — sharp

316. koia — it is, so

317. koinei — this is

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

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

320. konei — here, by speaker

321. konohete — concert

322. konā — there, by listener

323. kope — nappy

324. kore — zero, nothing

325. koretake — useless

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

327. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

328. korā — over there

329. kotahi — one

330. koti — coat, jacket

331. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

336. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

338. kuini — queen

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

340. kupu — word

341. kura — school; treasured item

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

343. kurī — dog

344. kā — to burn, be alight

345. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

346. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

347. kāinga — home

348. kākahu — clothing, garment

349. kākāriki — green

350. kānga — corn

351. kāo — no!

352. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

353. kāpata — cupboard

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

355. kāri — playing card

356. kātahi — then

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

358. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

361. kēkē — armpit

362. kēmu — game

363. kī — to be full

364. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

365. kīhai — Negative word

366. kīhini — kitchen

367. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

368. kōanga — spring (the season of)

369. kōhatu — stone

370. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

373. kōrua — you, two people

374. kōtiro — girl

375. kōura — crayfish

376. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

377. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

378. kūaha — door

379. kūare — ignorant

380. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

381. kūtai — mussel

382. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

384. maha — many

385. mahana — to be warm, warm

386. mahara — thought, memory

387. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

388. mahi — to do, work, make

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

390. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

392. makariri — cold

393. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

395. makere — to get down from

396. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

397. mana — prestige, authority

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

399. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

401. manawa — heart

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

403. Mane — Monday

404. mangō — shark

405. mano — thousand

406. manu — bird

407. manuhiri — guest

408. maoa — cooked; ripe

409. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

410. marama — month, moon

411. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

412. maranga — to arise; to get up

413. maremare — to cough

414. maringi — to spill (trans)

415. maro — kilt-like garment

416. maroke — dry

417. maru — power; shelter

418. mataku — scared, afraid

419. matapihi — window

420. matau — fish hook; right side

421. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

422. matekai — hungry, starving

423. matenga — time or circumstance of death

424. matimati — finger, toe

425. matua — parent, father

426. mau — to wear clothes

427. maumahara — to remember, remember

428. maunga — mountain

429. mauri — life spirit

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

431. mauī — left (direction)

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

433. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

436. mema — member, members

437. meneti — minute

438. mere — bush, shrub

439. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

440. minita — minister

441. miraka — milk

442. miriona — million

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

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

445. moana — sea

446. moata — early; early morning

447. moe — sleep; to marry

448. moenga — bed

449. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

451. mokemoke — lonely

452. moko — lizard

453. mokopuna — grandchild

454. momo — type, kind

455. moni — money

456. motokā — car, motorcar

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

458. motukā — car

459. moutere — island

460. mua — front, before

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

462. muri — behind, after

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

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

465. mā — clean, white, and others

466. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

468. māhita — teacher

469. māia — capable, brave, bold

470. māku — for me, by me

471. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

473. māna — for him, her, by him, her

474. māngere — lazy

475. mānia — plains

476. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

477. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

478. māra — garden

479. mārama — clear, understand

480. mārena — to marry; wedding

481. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

482. māripi — knife

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

484. mātao — cold

485. mātau — to know, understand

486. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

489. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

492. māui — on the left hand, left side

493. māuiui — sick

494. mēnā — if

495. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

496. mīhini — machine

497. mīti — meat

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

499. mōhio — to know

500. mōhiti — glasses

501. mōkai — pet

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

503. mōmona — fat

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

505. mōrena — good morning

506. mōu — for you

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

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

509. naihi — knife

510. nama — number

511. nanahi — yesterday

512. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

513. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

514. nei — here, by speaker

515. neke — to move

516. ngahau — party, concert

517. ngahere — forest, bush

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

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

520. ngau — to bite

521. ngenge — tired

522. ngeru — cat

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

524. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

528. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

529. niho — tooth

530. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

533. noho — to live; sit

534. nui — big, great, many

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

536. nuku — to move

537. nunui — big (plural form)

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

539. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

544. nō — from

545. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

547. nōu — yours

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

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

550. oho — to wake up

551. oma — to run, escape

552. omaoma — running

553. one — beach, sand

554. oneone — earth, soil

555. ono — six

556. ope — group travelling together

557. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

559. oti — to be completed

560. otirā — but, on the other hand

561. pae — ridge

562. pahi — bus

563. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

566. paihikara — bike

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

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

569. paipa — pipe

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

571. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

575. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

576. pakitara — wall

577. paku — small

578. panana — banana

579. panekoti — skirt, dress

580. pango — black

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

582. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

583. papai — good (plural), very good

584. Papaioea — Palmerston North

585. paraihe — award, prize; brush

586. paraikete — blanket

587. Paraire — Friday

588. parakuihi — breakfast

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

590. parauri — brown

591. pare — to ward off, to divert

592. pari — cliff

593. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

595. paruparu — dirt, mud

596. parāoa — bread, flour

597. pata — butter

598. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

602. paukena — pumpkin

603. pea — pair; pear

604. peita — paint

605. peka — branch

606. peke — to jump, to leap over

607. pene — pen

608. pepa — paper; pepper

609. pepeha — proclamation of origin

610. pere — bell

611. pereti — plate

612. peti — heap up

613. pia — beer

614. piana — piano

615. pihikete — biscuit

616. piki — to increase

617. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

620. pirau — rotten

621. piri — to stick to, to cling

622. pirihimana — police officer

623. pirimia — prime minister

624. pito — belly button, end, extremity

625. poaka — pig

626. Poihākena — Sydney

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

628. pono — true, faithful

629. poro — to cut off, to cut short

630. porou — eager, energetic

631. poti — boat

632. poto — short

633. pou — pole, post

634. pouaka — box

635. pounamu — greenstone

636. puehu — dust

637. puka — form, booklet

638. pukapuka — book, lungs

639. puku — stomach, belly

640. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

641. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

642. puna — pool, spring

643. pune — spoon

644. punga — anchor; joint

645. pupuhi — to shoot

646. pupuri — to hold onto

647. purei — to play, play

648. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

649. puta — to appear, to come out

650. putiputi — flower

651. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

653. pāhi — purse, to pass

654. pāka — a park; a box

655. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

656. pāmu — farm

657. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

660. pāpā — father, uncle

661. pāremata — parliament

662. pātai — question; to ask a question

663. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

664. pātītī — grass

665. pāua — abalone

666. pēhea — how?

667. pēkana — bacon

668. pēke — bag

669. pēnei — like this, near speaker

670. pēnā — like that, near listener

671. pēpi — baby

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

673. pērā — like that, yonder

674. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

675. pīrangi — to want, desire

676. pō — night

677. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

678. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

680. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

681. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

682. pōtae — hat

683. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

684. pōtiki — child; youngest child

685. pōturi — deaf; slow

686. pōuri — sad, dark

687. pōwhiri — welcome

688. pū — to blow gently

689. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

690. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

692. pūru — bull

693. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

695. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

696. raihi — rice

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

698. rakuraku — guitar; rake

699. rama — light, torch

700. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

701. rangi — sky, day

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

703. rapu — to look for

704. raranga — plait; weave

705. rare — lolly

706. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

710. rau — to put into; leaf

711. raumati — summer

712. raureka — deceitful

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

714. rawe — lovely, excellent

715. reira — there (previously mentioned)

716. reka — sweet

717. reo — language, voice

718. rere — to escape; to fly

719. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

720. reri — ready

721. reta — letter

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

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

724. rima — five

725. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

726. ringa — hand, arm

727. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

729. riri — anger, angry

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

731. rite — to be ready, like, similar

732. roa — long

733. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

735. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

736. rongonui — famous

737. rongoā — medicine

738. rori — road

739. rorohiko — computer

740. roto — in, inside, within; lake

741. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

743. ruaki — vomit

744. ruku — to dive

745. runga — on

746. rā — day; the sun; over there

747. Rāhina — Monday

748. Rāhoroi — Saturday

749. rākau — tree; timber

750. Rāmere — Friday

751. rānei — or

752. rārangi — line, row

753. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

756. Rātū — Tuesday

757. rāua — them; they (two people)

758. rāwhiti — east

759. rēmana — lemon

760. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

761. rīwai — potato

762. rōia — lawyer

763. rōpā — slave, servant

764. rōpū — group

765. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

766. rūma — room

767. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

771. taha — to pass by; side

772. tahi — one, single

773. tahia — (pass) be swept

774. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

777. tahuri — to capsize

778. tahā — calabash, gourd

779. tai — tide; coast

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

781. taiapa — fence

782. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

783. taihoa — wait

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

785. taiohi — youth

786. taitama — young man

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

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

789. take — beginning, cause, origin

790. taki — to lead, to bring along

791. takoto — to lie down

792. taku — my (singular); edge

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

794. tamaiti — child

795. tamariki — children

796. tame — male animal

797. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

802. tangata — person

803. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

804. tangihanga — funeral

805. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

809. taonga — property, possession

810. tapa — to name

811. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

813. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

814. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

816. taraiwa — to drive; driver

817. taraka — truck

818. tarau — trousers

819. tari — government department; office

820. taringa — ear

821. tata — near, close

822. tatari — to wait

823. tatau — to count

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

825. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

826. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

827. tauira — student; example

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

829. taumahi — assignment

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

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

832. taura — rope, cable

833. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

834. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

835. tautoko — to support

836. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

837. tawhito — old, former

838. te — the, singular definite article

839. teihana — TV channel; railway station

840. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

842. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

843. tekau — ten

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

845. tereina — to train

846. tia — to steer, adorned

847. tiakarete — chocolate

848. tiaki — to look after, to care for

849. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

850. tihi — topknot

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

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

853. tiki — to fetch

854. tina — dinner, lunch

855. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

857. tino — very

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

859. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

860. tira — group or row of people

861. tiro — to look

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

863. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

864. titiro — to look at

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

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

867. toe — to remain, be left over

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

869. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

870. tohunga — expert, priest

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

872. toi — art, knowledge

873. toka — rock

874. tokerau — autumn; northern

875. toki — adze, axe; champion

876. tokohia — how many people?

877. tokoiwa — nine [people]

878. tokomaha — many (of people)

879. Tokoono — six people

880. tokorima — five (people)

881. tokorua — two (of people)

882. tokotoru — three (people)

883. tokowaru — eight [people]

884. tomo — to enter, go into

885. tonga — south

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

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

888. tonu — still

889. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

890. tope — cut down; cut off

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

892. toro — to visit

893. toru — three

894. tote — salt

895. toto — blood

896. tua — beyond

897. tuahine — sister, of a male

898. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

899. tuanui — roof

900. tuarua — second

901. tuarā — back [body]

902. tuatahi — first

903. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

907. tuhituhi — to write, draw

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

909. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

913. tuna — eel

914. tungāne — brother, of a female

915. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

918. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

919. ture — law, rule

920. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

921. turituri — be quiet! noisy

922. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

923. tuwhera — open (adjective)

924. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

926. tā — print, draw

927. tāhae — to steal

928. tāima — time

929. Tāite — Thursday

930. tākaro — to play

931. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

932. tākuta — doctor

933. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

935. tāne — man, male

936. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

937. tāone — town

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

939. tāra — dollar

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

941. tārere — to swing

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

943. tāroaroa — tall

944. tātahi — seaside, beach

945. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

947. tātua — a belt

948. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

950. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

951. tāwhiri — beckon

952. tāwāhi — overseas

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

954. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

957. tēnā — that, by the listener

958. tēpu — table

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

960. tērā — that over there, that

961. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

963. tī — cabbage tree; tea

964. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

966. tīma — team

967. tīmata — to begin, to start

968. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

970. tītī — muttonbird

971. tō — your (singular); to drag

972. tōhi — toast

973. tōkena — stockings, socks

974. tōku — my (singular)

975. tōmuri — to be late

976. tōna — his, her

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

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

979. tōtiti — sausage

980. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

982. tūmahi — actions, verbs

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

984. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

986. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

988. Tūrei — Tuesday

989. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

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

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

994. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

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

998. uira — lightning; to flash

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

1000. umu — earth oven

1001. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1002. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1003. uri — descendant, offspring

1004. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1005. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1006. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1007. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1008. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1009. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1010. wae — foot; leg; separate

1011. waea — wire; phone

1012. waenga — middle, dividing line

1013. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1014. waewae — foot, leg

1015. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1016. wahie — driftwood

1017. wahine — woman, wife

1018. waho — out, outside, the outside

1019. wai — water; who

1020. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1021. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1022. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1023. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1024. waipiro — alcohol

1025. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1026. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1027. wairua — spirit

1028. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1029. wao — forest

1030. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1031. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1032. wati — watch (timepiece)

1033. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1034. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1035. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1036. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1037. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1038. whaea — mother, aunt

1039. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1040. whaikōrero — oratory

1041. whakaae — to agree

1042. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1043. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1044. whakaako — teach

1045. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1046. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1047. whakaata — mirror

1048. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1049. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1050. whakaeke — to gather

1051. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1052. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1053. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1054. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1055. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1056. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1057. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1058. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1059. whakakī — to fill something

1060. whakamahana — heater

1061. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1062. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1063. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1064. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1065. whakamihi — grateful

1066. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1067. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1068. whakamātautau — examination, test

1069. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1070. whakaoho — to wake up

1071. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1072. whakaoti — complete

1073. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1074. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1075. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1076. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1077. whakapapa — genealogy

1078. whakapono — to believe; faith

1079. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1080. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1081. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1082. whakaritenga — appointment

1083. whakarongo — to listen

1084. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1085. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1086. whakatau — to decide

1087. whakataukī — proverb

1088. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1089. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1090. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1091. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1092. whakatū — to stand something up

1093. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1094. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1095. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1096. whakawhiti — to cross

1097. whana — to kick

1098. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1099. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1100. whara — to be injured

1101. whare — house, building

1102. wharekai — restaurant

1103. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1104. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1105. wharepaku — toilet

1106. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1107. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1108. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1109. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1110. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1111. wheke — creak; octopus

1112. whenua — land

1113. whero — red

1114. whiri — plait; twist

1115. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1116. whitu — seven

1117. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1118. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1119. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1120. whutupōro — football, rugby

1121. whā — four

1122. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1123. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1124. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1125. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1126. whānui — broad, wide

1127. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1128. wiki — week

1129. wini — window

1130. wā — time, times

1131. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1132. wāhi — part, portion; place

1133. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1134. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1135. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1136. ā — and; and then

1137. āe — yes

1138. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1139. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1140. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1141. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1142. Ākarana — Auckland

1143. ākonga — student

1144. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1145. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1146. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1147. ānō — as though; as if

1148. āpiha — officer

1149. āporo — apple

1150. āpōpō — tomorrow

1151. ārahi — to lead, guide

1152. ārani — orange [fruit]

1153. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1154. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1155. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1156. āwangawanga — worried

1157. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1158. āwhina — to help

1159. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1160. ēhea — which

1161. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1162. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1163. ērā — those (over there)

1164. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1165. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1166. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1167. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1168. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1169. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1170. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1171. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1172. ūkui — to wipe

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