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. kita — fast; tightly

304. kite — to see

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

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

307. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

309. koa — happy

310. koata — quarter

311. koe — you, one person

312. koha — gift

313. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

314. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

316. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

317. koi — sharp

318. koia — it is, so

319. koinei — this is

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

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

322. komiti — committee

323. konei — here, by speaker

324. konohete — concert

325. konā — there, by listener

326. kopa — disappear; crippled; sandal; wallet; schoolbag

327. kope — nappy

328. kore — zero, nothing

329. koretake — useless

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

331. koroheke — old man

332. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

333. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

334. korā — over there

335. kotahi — one

336. koti — coat, jacket

337. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

342. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

344. kuini — queen

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

346. kupu — word

347. kura — school; treasured item

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

349. kurī — dog

350. kā — to burn, be alight

351. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

352. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

353. kāinga — home

354. kākahu — clothing, garment

355. kākāriki — green

356. kānga — corn

357. kāo — no!

358. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

359. kāpata — cupboard

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

361. kāri — playing card

362. kātahi — then

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

364. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

367. kēkē — armpit

368. kēmu — game

369. kī — to be full

370. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

371. kīhai — Negative word

372. kīhini — kitchen

373. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

374. kōanga — spring (the season of)

375. kōhatu — stone

376. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

379. kōrua — you, two people

380. kōtiro — girl

381. kōura — crayfish

382. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

383. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

384. kūaha — door

385. kūare — ignorant

386. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

387. kūtai — mussel

388. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

390. maha — many

391. mahana — to be warm, warm

392. mahara — thought, memory

393. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

394. mahi — to do, work, make

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

396. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

398. makariri — cold

399. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

401. makere — to get down from

402. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

403. mana — prestige, authority

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

405. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

407. manawa — heart

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

409. Mane — Monday

410. mangō — shark

411. mano — thousand

412. manu — bird

413. manuhiri — guest

414. maoa — cooked; ripe

415. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

416. marama — month, moon

417. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

418. maranga — to arise; to get up

419. maremare — to cough

420. maringi — to spill (trans)

421. maro — kilt-like garment

422. maroke — dry

423. maru — power; shelter

424. mataku — scared, afraid

425. matapihi — window

426. matau — fish hook; right side

427. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

428. matekai — hungry, starving

429. matenga — time or circumstance of death

430. matimati — finger, toe

431. matua — parent, father

432. mau — to wear clothes

433. maumahara — to remember, remember

434. maunga — mountain

435. mauri — life spirit

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

437. mauī — left (direction)

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

439. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

442. mema — member, members

443. meneti — minute

444. mere — bush, shrub

445. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

446. minita — minister

447. miraka — milk

448. miriona — million

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

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

451. moana — sea

452. moata — early; early morning

453. moe — sleep; to marry

454. moenga — bed

455. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

457. mokemoke — lonely

458. moko — lizard

459. mokopuna — grandchild

460. momo — type, kind

461. moni — money

462. motokā — car, motorcar

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

464. motukā — car

465. moutere — island

466. mua — front, before

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

468. muri — behind, after

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

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

471. mā — clean, white, and others

472. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

474. māhita — teacher

475. māia — capable, brave, bold

476. māku — for me, by me

477. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

479. māna — for him, her, by him, her

480. māngere — lazy

481. mānia — plains

482. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

483. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

484. māra — garden

485. mārama — clear, understand

486. mārena — to marry; wedding

487. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

488. māripi — knife

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

490. mātao — cold

491. mātau — to know, understand

492. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

495. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

498. māui — on the left hand, left side

499. māuiui — sick

500. mēnā — if

501. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

502. mīhini — machine

503. mīti — meat

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

505. mōhio — to know

506. mōhiti — glasses

507. mōkai — pet

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

509. mōmona — fat

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

511. mōrena — good morning

512. mōu — for you

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

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

515. naihi — knife

516. nama — number

517. nanahi — yesterday

518. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

519. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

520. nei — here, by speaker

521. neke — to move

522. ngahau — party, concert

523. ngahere — forest, bush

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

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

526. ngau — to bite

527. ngenge — tired

528. ngeru — cat

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

530. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

534. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

535. niho — tooth

536. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

539. noho — to live; sit

540. nui — big, great, many

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

542. nuku — to move

543. nunui — big (plural form)

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

545. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

550. nō — from

551. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

553. nōu — yours

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

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

556. oho — to wake up

557. oma — to run, escape

558. omaoma — running

559. one — beach, sand

560. oneone — earth, soil

561. ono — six

562. ope — group travelling together

563. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

565. oti — to be completed

566. otirā — but, on the other hand

567. pae — ridge

568. pahi — bus

569. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

572. paihikara — bike

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

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

575. paipa — pipe

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

577. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

581. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

582. pakitara — wall

583. paku — small

584. panana — banana

585. panekoti — skirt, dress

586. pango — black

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

588. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

589. papai — good (plural), very good

590. Papaioea — Palmerston North

591. paraihe — award, prize; brush

592. paraikete — blanket

593. Paraire — Friday

594. parakuihi — breakfast

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

596. parauri — brown

597. pare — to ward off, to divert

598. pari — cliff

599. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

601. paruparu — dirt, mud

602. parāoa — bread, flour

603. pata — butter

604. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

608. paukena — pumpkin

609. pea — pair; pear

610. peita — paint

611. peka — branch

612. peke — to jump, to leap over

613. pene — pen

614. pepa — paper; pepper

615. pepeha — proclamation of origin

616. pere — bell

617. pereti — plate

618. peti — heap up

619. pia — beer

620. piana — piano

621. pihikete — biscuit

622. piki — to increase

623. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

626. pirau — rotten

627. piri — to stick to, to cling

628. pirihimana — police officer

629. pirimia — prime minister

630. pito — belly button, end, extremity

631. poaka — pig

632. Poihākena — Sydney

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

634. pono — true, faithful

635. poro — to cut off, to cut short

636. porou — eager, energetic

637. poti — boat

638. poto — short

639. pou — pole, post

640. pouaka — box

641. pounamu — greenstone

642. puehu — dust

643. puka — form, booklet

644. pukapuka — book, lungs

645. puku — stomach, belly

646. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

647. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

648. puna — pool, spring

649. pune — spoon

650. punga — anchor; joint

651. pupuhi — to shoot

652. pupuri — to hold onto

653. purei — to play, play

654. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

655. puta — to appear, to come out

656. putiputi — flower

657. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

659. pāhi — purse, to pass

660. pāka — a park; a box

661. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

662. pāmu — farm

663. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

666. pāpā — father, uncle

667. pāremata — parliament

668. pātai — question; to ask a question

669. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

670. pātītī — grass

671. pāua — abalone

672. pēhea — how?

673. pēkana — bacon

674. pēke — bag

675. pēnei — like this, near speaker

676. pēnā — like that, near listener

677. pēpi — baby

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

679. pērā — like that, yonder

680. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

681. pīrangi — to want, desire

682. pō — night

683. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

684. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

686. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

687. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

688. pōtae — hat

689. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

690. pōtiki — child; youngest child

691. pōturi — deaf; slow

692. pōuri — sad, dark

693. pōwhiri — welcome

694. pū — to blow gently

695. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

696. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

698. pūru — bull

699. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

701. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

702. raihi — rice

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

704. rakuraku — guitar; rake

705. rama — light, torch

706. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

707. rangi — sky, day

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

709. rapu — to look for

710. raranga — plait; weave

711. rare — lolly

712. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

716. rau — to put into; leaf

717. raumati — summer

718. raureka — deceitful

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

720. rawe — lovely, excellent

721. reira — there (previously mentioned)

722. reka — sweet

723. reo — language, voice

724. rere — to escape; to fly

725. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

726. reri — ready

727. reta — letter

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

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

730. rima — five

731. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

732. ringa — hand, arm

733. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

735. riri — anger, angry

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

737. rite — to be ready, like, similar

738. roa — long

739. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

741. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

742. rongonui — famous

743. rongoā — medicine

744. rori — road

745. rorohiko — computer

746. roto — in, inside, within; lake

747. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

749. ruaki — vomit

750. ruku — to dive

751. runga — on

752. rā — day; the sun; over there

753. Rāhina — Monday

754. Rāhoroi — Saturday

755. rākau — tree; timber

756. Rāmere — Friday

757. rānei — or

758. rārangi — line, row

759. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

762. Rātū — Tuesday

763. rāua — them; they (two people)

764. rāwhiti — east

765. rēmana — lemon

766. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

767. rīwai — potato

768. rōia — lawyer

769. rōpā — slave, servant

770. rōpū — group

771. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

772. rūma — room

773. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

777. taha — to pass by; side

778. tahi — one, single

779. tahia — (pass) be swept

780. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

783. tahuri — to capsize

784. tahā — calabash, gourd

785. tai — tide; coast

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

787. taiapa — fence

788. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

789. taihoa — wait

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

791. taiohi — youth

792. taitama — young man

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

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

795. take — beginning, cause, origin

796. taki — to lead, to bring along

797. takoto — to lie down

798. taku — my (singular); edge

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

800. tamaiti — child

801. tamariki — children

802. tame — male animal

803. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

808. tangata — person

809. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

810. tangihanga — funeral

811. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

815. taonga — property, possession

816. tapa — to name

817. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

819. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

820. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

822. taraiwa — to drive; driver

823. taraka — truck

824. tarau — trousers

825. tari — government department; office

826. taringa — ear

827. tata — near, close

828. tatari — to wait

829. tatau — to count

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

831. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

832. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

833. tauira — student; example

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

835. taumahi — assignment

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

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

838. taura — rope, cable

839. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

840. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

841. tautoko — to support

842. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

843. tawhito — old, former

844. te — the, singular definite article

845. teihana — TV channel; railway station

846. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

848. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

849. tekau — ten

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

851. tereina — to train

852. tia — to steer, adorned

853. tiakarete — chocolate

854. tiaki — to look after, to care for

855. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

856. tihi — topknot

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

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

859. tiki — to fetch

860. tina — dinner, lunch

861. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

863. tino — very

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

865. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

866. tira — group or row of people

867. tiro — to look

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

869. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

870. titiro — to look at

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

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

873. toe — to remain, be left over

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

875. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

876. tohunga — expert, priest

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

878. toi — art, knowledge

879. toka — rock

880. tokerau — autumn; northern

881. toki — adze, axe; champion

882. tokohia — how many people?

883. tokoiwa — nine [people]

884. tokomaha — many (of people)

885. Tokoono — six people

886. tokorima — five (people)

887. tokorua — two (of people)

888. tokotoru — three (people)

889. tokowaru — eight [people]

890. tomo — to enter, go into

891. tonga — south

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

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

894. tonu — still

895. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

896. tope — cut down; cut off

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

898. toro — to visit

899. toru — three

900. tote — salt

901. toto — blood

902. tua — beyond

903. tuahine — sister, of a male

904. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

905. tuanui — roof

906. tuarua — second

907. tuarā — back [body]

908. tuatahi — first

909. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

913. tuhituhi — to write, draw

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

915. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

919. tuna — eel

920. tungāne — brother, of a female

921. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

924. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

925. ture — law, rule

926. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

927. turituri — be quiet! noisy

928. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

929. tuwhera — open (adjective)

930. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

932. tā — print, draw

933. tāhae — to steal

934. tāima — time

935. Tāite — Thursday

936. tākaro — to play

937. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

938. tākuta — doctor

939. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

941. tāne — man, male

942. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

943. tāone — town

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

945. tāra — dollar

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

947. tārere — to swing

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

949. tāroaroa — tall

950. tātahi — seaside, beach

951. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

953. tātua — a belt

954. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

956. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

957. tāwhiri — beckon

958. tāwāhi — overseas

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

960. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

963. tēnā — that, by the listener

964. tēpu — table

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

966. tērā — that over there, that

967. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

969. tī — cabbage tree; tea

970. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

972. tīma — team

973. tīmata — to begin, to start

974. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

976. tītī — muttonbird

977. tō — your (singular); to drag

978. tōhi — toast

979. tōkena — stockings, socks

980. tōku — my (singular)

981. tōmuri — to be late

982. tōna — his, her

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

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

985. tōtiti — sausage

986. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

988. tūmahi — actions, verbs

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

990. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

992. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

994. Tūrei — Tuesday

995. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

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

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

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

1000. ua — to rain; rain

1001. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1002. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1003. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1004. uira — lightning; to flash

1005. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1006. umu — earth oven

1007. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1008. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1009. uri — descendant, offspring

1010. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1011. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1012. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1013. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1014. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1015. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1016. wae — foot; leg; separate

1017. waea — wire; phone

1018. waenga — middle, dividing line

1019. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1020. waewae — foot, leg

1021. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1022. wahie — driftwood

1023. wahine — woman, wife

1024. waho — out, outside, the outside

1025. wai — water; who

1026. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1027. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1028. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1029. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1030. waipiro — alcohol

1031. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1032. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1033. wairua — spirit

1034. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1035. wao — forest

1036. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1037. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1038. wati — watch (timepiece)

1039. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1040. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1041. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1042. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1043. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1044. whaea — mother, aunt

1045. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1046. whaikōrero — oratory

1047. whakaae — to agree

1048. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1049. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1050. whakaako — teach

1051. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1052. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1053. whakaata — mirror

1054. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1055. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1056. whakaeke — to gather

1057. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1058. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1059. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1060. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1061. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1062. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1063. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1064. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1065. whakakī — to fill something

1066. whakamahana — heater

1067. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1068. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1069. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1070. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1071. whakamihi — grateful

1072. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1073. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1074. whakamātautau — examination, test

1075. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1076. whakaoho — to wake up

1077. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1078. whakaoti — complete

1079. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1080. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1081. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1082. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1083. whakapapa — genealogy

1084. whakapono — to believe; faith

1085. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1086. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1087. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1088. whakaritenga — appointment

1089. whakarongo — to listen

1090. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1091. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1092. whakatau — to decide

1093. whakataukī — proverb

1094. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1095. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1096. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1097. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1098. whakatū — to stand something up

1099. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1100. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1101. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1102. whakawhiti — to cross

1103. whana — to kick

1104. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1105. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1106. whara — to be injured

1107. whare — house, building

1108. wharekai — restaurant

1109. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1110. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1111. wharepaku — toilet

1112. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1113. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1114. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1115. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1116. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1117. wheke — creak; octopus

1118. whenua — land

1119. whero — red

1120. whiri — plait; twist

1121. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1122. whitu — seven

1123. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1124. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1125. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1126. whutupōro — football, rugby

1127. whā — four

1128. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1129. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1130. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1131. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1132. whānui — broad, wide

1133. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1134. wiki — week

1135. wini — window

1136. wā — time, times

1137. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1138. wāhi — part, portion; place

1139. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1140. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1141. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1142. ā — and; and then

1143. āe — yes

1144. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1145. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1146. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1147. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1148. Ākarana — Auckland

1149. ākonga — student

1150. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1151. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1152. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1153. ānō — as though; as if

1154. āpiha — officer

1155. āporo — apple

1156. āpōpō — tomorrow

1157. ārahi — to lead, guide

1158. ārani — orange [fruit]

1159. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1160. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1161. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1162. āwangawanga — worried

1163. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1164. āwhina — to help

1165. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1166. ēhea — which

1167. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1168. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1169. ērā — those (over there)

1170. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1171. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1172. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1173. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1174. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1175. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1176. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1177. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1178. ūkui — to wipe

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