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. korowai — cloak

335. korā — over there

336. kotahi — one

337. koti — coat, jacket

338. Kotirangi — Scotland

339. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

344. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

346. kuini — queen

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

348. kupu — word

349. kura — school; treasured item

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

351. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

352. kurī — dog

353. kā — to burn, be alight

354. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

355. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

356. kāinga — home

357. kākahu — clothing, garment

358. kākāriki — green

359. kāmura — carpenter

360. kānga — corn

361. kāo — no!

362. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

363. kāpata — cupboard

364. kāre — Negative word

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

366. kāri — playing card

367. kātahi — then

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

369. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

372. kēkē — armpit

373. kēmu — game

374. kī — to be full

375. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

376. kīhai — Negative word

377. kīhini — kitchen

378. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

379. kōanga — spring (the season of)

380. kōhatu — stone

381. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

384. kōrua — you, two people

385. kōtiro — girl

386. kōura — crayfish

387. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

388. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

389. kūaha — door

390. kūare — ignorant

391. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

392. kūtai — mussel

393. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

395. maha — many

396. mahana — to be warm, warm

397. mahara — thought, memory

398. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

399. mahi — to do, work, make

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

401. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

403. makariri — cold

404. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

406. makere — to get down from

407. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

408. mana — prestige, authority

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

410. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

412. manawa — heart

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

414. Mane — Monday

415. mangō — shark

416. mano — thousand

417. manu — bird

418. manuhiri — guest

419. maoa — cooked; ripe

420. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

421. marama — month, moon

422. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

423. maranga — to arise; to get up

424. maremare — to cough

425. maringi — to spill (trans)

426. maro — kilt-like garment

427. maroke — dry

428. maru — power; shelter

429. mataku — scared, afraid

430. matapihi — window

431. matau — fish hook; right side

432. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

433. matekai — hungry, starving

434. matenga — time or circumstance of death

435. matimati — finger, toe

436. matua — parent, father

437. mau — to wear clothes

438. maumahara — to remember, remember

439. maunga — mountain

440. mauri — life spirit

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

442. mauī — left (direction)

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

444. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

447. mema — member, members

448. meneti — minute

449. mere — bush, shrub

450. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

451. minita — minister

452. miraka — milk

453. miriona — million

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

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

456. moana — sea

457. moata — early; early morning

458. moe — sleep; to marry

459. moenga — bed

460. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

462. mokemoke — lonely

463. moko — lizard

464. mokopuna — grandchild

465. momo — type, kind

466. moni — money

467. motokā — car, motorcar

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

469. motukā — car

470. moutere — island

471. mua — front, before

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

473. muri — behind, after

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

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

476. mā — clean, white, and others

477. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

479. māhita — teacher

480. māia — capable, brave, bold

481. māku — for me, by me

482. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

484. māna — for him, her, by him, her

485. māngere — lazy

486. mānia — plains

487. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

488. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

489. māra — garden

490. mārama — clear, understand

491. mārena — to marry; wedding

492. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

493. māripi — knife

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

495. mātao — cold

496. mātau — to know, understand

497. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

500. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

503. māui — on the left hand, left side

504. māuiui — sick

505. mēnā — if

506. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

507. mīhini — machine

508. mīti — meat

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

510. mōhio — to know

511. mōhiti — glasses

512. mōkai — pet

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

514. mōmona — fat

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

516. mōrena — good morning

517. mōu — for you

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

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

520. naihi — knife

521. nama — number

522. nanahi — yesterday

523. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

524. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

525. nei — here, by speaker

526. neke — to move

527. ngahau — party, concert

528. ngahere — forest, bush

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

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

531. ngau — to bite

532. ngenge — tired

533. ngeru — cat

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

535. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

539. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

540. niho — tooth

541. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

544. noho — to live; sit

545. nui — big, great, many

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

547. nuku — to move

548. nunui — big (plural form)

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

550. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

555. nō — from

556. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

558. nōu — yours

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

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

561. oho — to wake up

562. oma — to run, escape

563. omaoma — running

564. one — beach, sand

565. oneone — earth, soil

566. ono — six

567. ope — group travelling together

568. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

570. oti — to be completed

571. otirā — but, on the other hand

572. pae — ridge

573. pahi — bus

574. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

577. paihikara — bike

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

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

580. paipa — pipe

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

582. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

586. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

587. pakitara — wall

588. paku — small

589. panana — banana

590. panekoti — skirt, dress

591. pango — black

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

593. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

594. papai — good (plural), very good

595. Papaioea — Palmerston North

596. paraihe — award, prize; brush

597. paraikete — blanket

598. Paraire — Friday

599. parakuihi — breakfast

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

601. parauri — brown

602. pare — to ward off, to divert

603. pari — cliff

604. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

606. paruparu — dirt, mud

607. parāoa — bread, flour

608. pata — butter

609. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

613. paukena — pumpkin

614. pea — pair; pear

615. peita — paint

616. peka — branch

617. peke — to jump, to leap over

618. pene — pen

619. pepa — paper; pepper

620. pepeha — proclamation of origin

621. pere — bell

622. pereti — plate

623. peti — heap up

624. pia — beer

625. piana — piano

626. pihikete — biscuit

627. piki — to increase

628. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

631. pirau — rotten

632. piri — to stick to, to cling

633. pirihimana — police officer

634. pirimia — prime minister

635. pito — belly button, end, extremity

636. poaka — pig

637. Poihākena — Sydney

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

639. pono — true, faithful

640. poro — to cut off, to cut short

641. porou — eager, energetic

642. poti — boat

643. poto — short

644. pou — pole, post

645. pouaka — box

646. pounamu — greenstone

647. puehu — dust

648. puka — form, booklet

649. pukapuka — book, lungs

650. puku — stomach, belly

651. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

652. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

653. puna — pool, spring

654. pune — spoon

655. punga — anchor; joint

656. pupuhi — to shoot

657. pupuri — to hold onto

658. purei — to play, play

659. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

660. puta — to appear, to come out

661. putiputi — flower

662. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

664. pāhi — purse, to pass

665. pāka — a park; a box

666. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

667. pāmu — farm

668. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

671. pāpā — father, uncle

672. pāremata — parliament

673. pātai — question; to ask a question

674. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

675. pātītī — grass

676. pāua — abalone

677. pēhea — how?

678. pēkana — bacon

679. pēke — bag

680. pēnei — like this, near speaker

681. pēnā — like that, near listener

682. pēpi — baby

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

684. pērā — like that, yonder

685. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

686. pīrangi — to want, desire

687. pō — night

688. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

689. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

691. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

692. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

693. pōtae — hat

694. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

695. pōtiki — child; youngest child

696. pōturi — deaf; slow

697. pōuri — sad, dark

698. pōwhiri — welcome

699. pū — to blow gently

700. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

701. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

703. pūru — bull

704. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

706. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

707. raihi — rice

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

709. rakuraku — guitar; rake

710. rama — light, torch

711. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

712. rangi — sky, day

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

714. rapu — to look for

715. raranga — plait; weave

716. rare — lolly

717. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

721. rau — to put into; leaf

722. raumati — summer

723. raureka — deceitful

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

725. rawe — lovely, excellent

726. reira — there (previously mentioned)

727. reka — sweet

728. reo — language, voice

729. rere — to escape; to fly

730. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

731. reri — ready

732. reta — letter

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

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

735. rima — five

736. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

737. ringa — hand, arm

738. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

740. riri — anger, angry

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

742. rite — to be ready, like, similar

743. roa — long

744. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

746. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

747. rongonui — famous

748. rongoā — medicine

749. rori — road

750. rorohiko — computer

751. roto — in, inside, within; lake

752. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

754. ruaki — vomit

755. ruku — to dive

756. runga — on

757. rā — day; the sun; over there

758. Rāhina — Monday

759. Rāhoroi — Saturday

760. rākau — tree; timber

761. Rāmere — Friday

762. rānei — or

763. rārangi — line, row

764. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

767. Rātū — Tuesday

768. rāua — them; they (two people)

769. rāwhiti — east

770. rēmana — lemon

771. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

772. rīwai — potato

773. rōia — lawyer

774. rōpā — slave, servant

775. rōpū — group

776. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

777. rūma — room

778. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

782. taha — to pass by; side

783. tahi — one, single

784. tahia — (pass) be swept

785. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

788. tahuri — to capsize

789. tahā — calabash, gourd

790. tai — tide; coast

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

792. taiapa — fence

793. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

794. taihoa — wait

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

796. taiohi — youth

797. taitama — young man

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

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

800. take — beginning, cause, origin

801. taki — to lead, to bring along

802. takoto — to lie down

803. taku — my (singular); edge

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

805. tamaiti — child

806. tamariki — children

807. tame — male animal

808. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

813. tangata — person

814. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

815. tangihanga — funeral

816. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

820. taonga — property, possession

821. tapa — to name

822. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

824. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

825. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

827. taraiwa — to drive; driver

828. taraka — truck

829. tarau — trousers

830. tari — government department; office

831. taringa — ear

832. tata — near, close

833. tatari — to wait

834. tatau — to count

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

836. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

837. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

838. tauira — student; example

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

840. taumahi — assignment

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

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

843. taura — rope, cable

844. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

845. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

846. tautoko — to support

847. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

848. tawhito — old, former

849. te — the, singular definite article

850. teihana — TV channel; railway station

851. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

853. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

854. tekau — ten

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

856. tereina — to train

857. tia — to steer, adorned

858. tiakarete — chocolate

859. tiaki — to look after, to care for

860. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

861. tihi — topknot

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

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

864. tiki — to fetch

865. tina — dinner, lunch

866. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

868. tino — very

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

870. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

871. tira — group or row of people

872. tiro — to look

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

874. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

875. titiro — to look at

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

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

878. toe — to remain, be left over

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

880. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

881. tohunga — expert, priest

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

883. toi — art, knowledge

884. toka — rock

885. tokerau — autumn; northern

886. toki — adze, axe; champion

887. tokohia — how many people?

888. tokoiwa — nine [people]

889. tokomaha — many (of people)

890. Tokoono — six people

891. tokorima — five (people)

892. tokorua — two (of people)

893. tokotoru — three (people)

894. tokowaru — eight [people]

895. tomo — to enter, go into

896. tonga — south

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

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

899. tonu — still

900. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

901. tope — cut down; cut off

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

903. toro — to visit

904. toru — three

905. tote — salt

906. toto — blood

907. tua — beyond

908. tuahine — sister, of a male

909. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

910. tuanui — roof

911. tuarua — second

912. tuarā — back [body]

913. tuatahi — first

914. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

918. tuhituhi — to write, draw

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

920. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

924. tuna — eel

925. tungāne — brother, of a female

926. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

929. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

930. ture — law, rule

931. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

932. turituri — be quiet! noisy

933. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

934. tuwhera — open (adjective)

935. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

937. tā — print, draw

938. tāhae — to steal

939. tāima — time

940. Tāite — Thursday

941. tākaro — to play

942. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

943. tākuta — doctor

944. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

946. tāne — man, male

947. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

948. tāone — town

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

950. tāra — dollar

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

952. tārere — to swing

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

954. tāroaroa — tall

955. tātahi — seaside, beach

956. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

958. tātua — a belt

959. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

961. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

962. tāwhiri — beckon

963. tāwāhi — overseas

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

965. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

968. tēnā — that, by the listener

969. tēpu — table

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

971. tērā — that over there, that

972. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

974. tī — cabbage tree; tea

975. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

977. tīma — team

978. tīmata — to begin, to start

979. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

981. tītī — muttonbird

982. tō — your (singular); to drag

983. tōhi — toast

984. tōkena — stockings, socks

985. tōku — my (singular)

986. tōmuri — to be late

987. tōna — his, her

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

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

990. tōtiti — sausage

991. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

993. tūmahi — actions, verbs

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

995. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

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

997. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

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

999. Tūrei — Tuesday

1000. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1001. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1002. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1003. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1004. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1005. ua — to rain; rain

1006. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1007. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1008. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1009. uira — lightning; to flash

1010. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1011. umu — earth oven

1012. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1013. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1014. uri — descendant, offspring

1015. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1016. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1017. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1018. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1019. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1020. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1021. wae — foot; leg; separate

1022. waea — wire; phone

1023. waenga — middle, dividing line

1024. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1025. waewae — foot, leg

1026. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1027. wahie — driftwood

1028. wahine — woman, wife

1029. waho — out, outside, the outside

1030. wai — water; who

1031. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1032. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1033. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1034. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1035. waipiro — alcohol

1036. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1037. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1038. wairua — spirit

1039. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1040. wao — forest

1041. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1042. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1043. wati — watch (timepiece)

1044. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1045. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1046. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1047. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1048. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1049. whaea — mother, aunt

1050. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1051. whaikōrero — oratory

1052. whakaae — to agree

1053. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1054. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1055. whakaako — teach

1056. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1057. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1058. whakaata — mirror

1059. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1060. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1061. whakaeke — to gather

1062. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1063. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1064. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1065. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1066. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1067. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1068. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1069. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1070. whakakī — to fill something

1071. whakamahana — heater

1072. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1073. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1074. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1075. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1076. whakamihi — grateful

1077. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1078. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1079. whakamātautau — examination, test

1080. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1081. whakaoho — to wake up

1082. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1083. whakaoti — complete

1084. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1085. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1086. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1087. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1088. whakapapa — genealogy

1089. whakapono — to believe; faith

1090. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1091. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1092. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1093. whakaritenga — appointment

1094. whakarongo — to listen

1095. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1096. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1097. whakatau — to decide

1098. whakataukī — proverb

1099. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1100. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1101. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1102. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1103. whakatū — to stand something up

1104. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1105. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1106. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1107. whakawhiti — to cross

1108. whana — to kick

1109. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1110. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1111. whara — to be injured

1112. whare — house, building

1113. wharekai — restaurant

1114. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1115. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1116. wharepaku — toilet

1117. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1118. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1119. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1120. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1121. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1122. wheke — creak; octopus

1123. whenua — land

1124. whero — red

1125. whiri — plait; twist

1126. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1127. whitu — seven

1128. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1129. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1130. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1131. whutupōro — football, rugby

1132. whā — four

1133. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1134. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1135. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1136. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1137. whānui — broad, wide

1138. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1139. wiki — week

1140. wini — window

1141. wā — time, times

1142. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1143. wāhi — part, portion; place

1144. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1145. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1146. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1147. ā — and; and then

1148. āe — yes

1149. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1150. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1151. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1152. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1153. Ākarana — Auckland

1154. ākonga — student

1155. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1156. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1157. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1158. ānō — as though; as if

1159. āpiha — officer

1160. āporo — apple

1161. āpōpō — tomorrow

1162. ārahi — to lead, guide

1163. ārani — orange [fruit]

1164. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1165. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1166. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1167. āwangawanga — worried

1168. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1169. āwhina — to help

1170. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1171. ēhea — which

1172. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1173. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1174. ērā — those (over there)

1175. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1176. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1177. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1178. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1179. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1180. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1181. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1182. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1183. ūkui — to wipe

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