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. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

381. kōhatu — stone

382. kōpaki — to envelope, fold, wrap, folder

383. kōpū — belly, womb

384. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

387. kōrua — you, two people

388. kōtiro — girl

389. kōura — crayfish

390. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

391. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

392. kūaha — door

393. kūare — ignorant

394. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

395. kūmera — sweet potato

396. kūtai — mussel

397. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

399. maha — many

400. mahana — to be warm, warm

401. mahara — thought, memory

402. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

403. mahi — to do, work, make

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

405. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

407. makariri — cold

408. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

410. makere — to get down from

411. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

412. mana — prestige, authority

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

414. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

416. manako — to like

417. manawa — heart

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

419. Mane — Monday

420. mangō — shark

421. mano — thousand

422. manu — bird

423. manuhiri — guest

424. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

425. maoa — cooked; ripe

426. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

427. marama — month, moon

428. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

429. maranga — to arise; to get up

430. maremare — to cough

431. maringi — to spill (trans)

432. maro — kilt-like garment

433. maroke — dry

434. maru — power; shelter

435. mataku — scared, afraid

436. matapihi — window

437. matau — fish hook; right side

438. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

439. matekai — hungry, starving

440. matenga — time or circumstance of death

441. matimati — finger, toe

442. matua — parent, father

443. mau — to wear clothes

444. maumahara — to remember, remember

445. maunga — mountain

446. mauri — life spirit

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

448. mauī — left (direction)

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

450. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

453. mema — member, members

454. meneti — minute

455. mere — bush, shrub

456. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

457. minita — minister

458. miraka — milk

459. miriona — million

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

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

462. moana — sea

463. moata — early; early morning

464. moe — sleep; to marry

465. moenga — bed

466. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

468. mokemoke — lonely

469. moko — lizard

470. mokopuna — grandchild

471. momo — type, kind

472. moni — money

473. motokā — car, motorcar

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

475. motukā — car

476. moutere — island

477. mua — front, before

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

479. muri — behind, after

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

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

482. mā — clean, white, and others

483. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

485. māhita — teacher

486. māia — capable, brave, bold

487. māku — for me, by me

488. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

490. māna — for him, her, by him, her

491. māngere — lazy

492. mānia — plains

493. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

494. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

495. māra — garden

496. mārama — clear, understand

497. mārena — to marry; wedding

498. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

499. māripi — knife

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

501. mātao — cold

502. mātau — to know, understand

503. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

506. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

509. māui — on the left hand, left side

510. māuiui — sick

511. mēnā — if

512. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

513. mīhini — machine

514. mīti — meat

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

516. mōhio — to know

517. mōhiti — glasses

518. mōkai — pet

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

520. mōmona — fat

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

522. mōrena — good morning

523. mōu — for you

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

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

526. naihi — knife

527. nama — number

528. nanahi — yesterday

529. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

530. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

531. nei — here, by speaker

532. neke — to move

533. ngahau — party, concert

534. ngahere — forest, bush

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

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

537. ngau — to bite

538. ngenge — tired

539. ngeru — cat

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

541. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

545. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

546. niho — tooth

547. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

550. noho — to live; sit

551. nui — big, great, many

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

553. nuku — to move

554. nunui — big (plural form)

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

556. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

561. nō — from

562. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

564. nōu — yours

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

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

567. oho — to wake up

568. oma — to run, escape

569. omaoma — running

570. one — beach, sand

571. oneone — earth, soil

572. ono — six

573. ope — group travelling together

574. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

576. oti — to be completed

577. otirā — but, on the other hand

578. pae — ridge

579. pahi — bus

580. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

583. paihikara — bike

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

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

586. paipa — pipe

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

588. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

592. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

593. pakitara — wall

594. paku — small

595. panana — banana

596. panekoti — skirt, dress

597. pango — black

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

599. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

600. papai — good (plural), very good

601. Papaioea — Palmerston North

602. paraihe — award, prize; brush

603. paraikete — blanket

604. Paraire — Friday

605. parakuihi — breakfast

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

607. parauri — brown

608. pare — to ward off, to divert

609. pari — cliff

610. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

612. paruparu — dirt, mud

613. parāoa — bread, flour

614. pata — butter

615. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

619. paukena — pumpkin

620. pea — pair; pear

621. peita — paint

622. peka — branch

623. peke — to jump, to leap over

624. pene — pen

625. pepa — paper; pepper

626. pepeha — proclamation of origin

627. pere — bell

628. pereti — plate

629. peti — heap up

630. pia — beer

631. piana — piano

632. pihikete — biscuit

633. piki — to increase

634. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

637. pirau — rotten

638. piri — to stick to, to cling

639. pirihimana — police officer

640. pirimia — prime minister

641. pito — belly button, end, extremity

642. poaka — pig

643. Poihākena — Sydney

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

645. pono — true, faithful

646. poro — to cut off, to cut short

647. porou — eager, energetic

648. poti — boat

649. poto — short

650. pou — pole, post

651. pouaka — box

652. pounamu — greenstone

653. puehu — dust

654. puka — form, booklet

655. pukapuka — book, lungs

656. puku — stomach, belly

657. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

658. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

659. puna — pool, spring

660. pune — spoon

661. punga — anchor; joint

662. pupuhi — to shoot

663. pupuri — to hold onto

664. purei — to play, play

665. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

666. puta — to appear, to come out

667. putiputi — flower

668. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

670. pāhi — purse, to pass

671. pāka — a park; a box

672. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

673. pāmu — farm

674. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

677. pāpā — father, uncle

678. pāremata — parliament

679. pātai — question; to ask a question

680. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

681. pātītī — grass

682. pāua — abalone

683. pēhea — how?

684. pēkana — bacon

685. pēke — bag

686. pēnei — like this, near speaker

687. pēnā — like that, near listener

688. pēpi — baby

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

690. pērā — like that, yonder

691. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

692. pīrangi — to want, desire

693. pō — night

694. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

695. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

697. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

698. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

699. pōtae — hat

700. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

701. pōtiki — child; youngest child

702. pōturi — deaf; slow

703. pōuri — sad, dark

704. pōwhiri — welcome

705. pū — to blow gently

706. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

707. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

709. pūru — bull

710. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

712. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

713. raihi — rice

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

715. rakuraku — guitar; rake

716. rama — light, torch

717. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

718. rangi — sky, day

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

720. rapu — to look for

721. raranga — plait; weave

722. rare — lolly

723. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

727. rau — to put into; leaf

728. raumati — summer

729. raureka — deceitful

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

731. rawe — lovely, excellent

732. reira — there (previously mentioned)

733. reka — sweet

734. reo — language, voice

735. rere — to escape; to fly

736. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

737. reri — ready

738. reta — letter

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

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

741. rima — five

742. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

743. ringa — hand, arm

744. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

746. riri — anger, angry

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

748. rite — to be ready, like, similar

749. roa — long

750. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

752. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

753. rongonui — famous

754. rongoā — medicine

755. rori — road

756. rorohiko — computer

757. roto — in, inside, within; lake

758. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

760. ruaki — vomit

761. ruku — to dive

762. runga — on

763. rā — day; the sun; over there

764. Rāhina — Monday

765. Rāhoroi — Saturday

766. rākau — tree; timber

767. Rāmere — Friday

768. rānei — or

769. rārangi — line, row

770. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

773. Rātū — Tuesday

774. rāua — them; they (two people)

775. rāwhiti — east

776. rēmana — lemon

777. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

778. rīwai — potato

779. rōia — lawyer

780. rōpā — slave, servant

781. rōpū — group

782. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

783. rūma — room

784. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

788. taha — to pass by; side

789. tahi — one, single

790. tahia — (pass) be swept

791. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

794. tahuri — to capsize

795. tahā — calabash, gourd

796. tai — tide; coast

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

798. taiapa — fence

799. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

800. taihoa — wait

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

802. taiohi — youth

803. taitama — young man

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

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

806. take — beginning, cause, origin

807. taki — to lead, to bring along

808. takoto — to lie down

809. taku — my (singular); edge

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

811. tamaiti — child

812. tamariki — children

813. tame — male animal

814. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

819. tangata — person

820. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

821. tangihanga — funeral

822. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

826. taonga — property, possession

827. tapa — to name

828. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

830. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

831. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

833. taraiwa — to drive; driver

834. taraka — truck

835. tarau — trousers

836. tari — government department; office

837. taringa — ear

838. tata — near, close

839. tatari — to wait

840. tatau — to count

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

842. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

843. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

844. tauira — student; example

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

846. taumahi — assignment

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

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

849. taura — rope, cable

850. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

851. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

852. tautoko — to support

853. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

854. tawhito — old, former

855. te — the, singular definite article

856. teihana — TV channel; railway station

857. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

859. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

860. tekau — ten

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

862. tereina — to train

863. tia — to steer, adorned

864. tiakarete — chocolate

865. tiaki — to look after, to care for

866. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

867. tihi — topknot

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

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

870. tiki — to fetch

871. tina — dinner, lunch

872. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

874. tino — very

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

876. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

877. tira — group or row of people

878. tiro — to look

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

880. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

881. titiro — to look at

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

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

884. toe — to remain, be left over

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

886. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

887. tohunga — expert, priest

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

889. toi — art, knowledge

890. toka — rock

891. tokerau — autumn; northern

892. toki — adze, axe; champion

893. tokohia — how many people?

894. tokoiwa — nine [people]

895. tokomaha — many (of people)

896. Tokoono — six people

897. tokorima — five (people)

898. tokorua — two (of people)

899. tokotoru — three (people)

900. tokowaru — eight [people]

901. tomo — to enter, go into

902. tonga — south

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

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

905. tonu — still

906. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

907. tope — cut down; cut off

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

909. toro — to visit

910. toru — three

911. tote — salt

912. toto — blood

913. tua — beyond

914. tuahine — sister, of a male

915. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

916. tuanui — roof

917. tuarua — second

918. tuarā — back [body]

919. tuatahi — first

920. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

924. tuhituhi — to write, draw

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

926. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

930. tuna — eel

931. tungāne — brother, of a female

932. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

935. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

936. ture — law, rule

937. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

938. turituri — be quiet! noisy

939. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

940. tuwhera — open (adjective)

941. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

943. tā — print, draw

944. tāhae — to steal

945. tāima — time

946. Tāite — Thursday

947. tākaro — to play

948. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

949. tākuta — doctor

950. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

952. tāne — man, male

953. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

954. tāone — town

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

956. tāra — dollar

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

958. tārere — to swing

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

960. tāroaroa — tall

961. tātahi — seaside, beach

962. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

964. tātua — a belt

965. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

967. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

968. tāwhiri — beckon

969. tāwāhi — overseas

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

971. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

974. tēnā — that, by the listener

975. tēpu — table

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

977. tērā — that over there, that

978. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

980. tī — cabbage tree; tea

981. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

983. tīma — team

984. tīmata — to begin, to start

985. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

987. tītī — muttonbird

988. tō — your (singular); to drag

989. tōhi — toast

990. tōkena — stockings, socks

991. tōku — my (singular)

992. tōmuri — to be late

993. tōna — his, her

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

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

996. tōtiti — sausage

997. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

999. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1000. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1001. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1002. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1003. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1004. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1005. Tūrei — Tuesday

1006. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1007. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1008. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1009. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1010. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1011. ua — to rain; rain

1012. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1013. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1014. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1015. uira — lightning; to flash

1016. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1017. umu — earth oven

1018. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1019. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1020. uri — descendant, offspring

1021. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1022. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1023. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1024. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1025. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1026. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1027. wae — foot; leg; separate

1028. waea — wire; phone

1029. waenga — middle, dividing line

1030. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1031. waewae — foot, leg

1032. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1033. wahie — driftwood

1034. wahine — woman, wife

1035. waho — out, outside, the outside

1036. wai — water; who

1037. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1038. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1039. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1040. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1041. waipiro — alcohol

1042. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1043. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1044. wairua — spirit

1045. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1046. wao — forest

1047. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1048. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1049. wati — watch (timepiece)

1050. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1051. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1052. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1053. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1054. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1055. whaea — mother, aunt

1056. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1057. whaikōrero — oratory

1058. whakaae — to agree

1059. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1060. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1061. whakaako — teach

1062. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1063. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1064. whakaata — mirror

1065. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1066. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1067. whakaeke — to gather

1068. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1069. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1070. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1071. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1072. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1073. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1074. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1075. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1076. whakakī — to fill something

1077. whakamahana — heater

1078. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1079. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1080. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1081. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1082. whakamihi — grateful

1083. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1084. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1085. whakamātautau — examination, test

1086. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1087. whakaoho — to wake up

1088. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1089. whakaoti — complete

1090. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1091. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1092. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1093. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1094. whakapapa — genealogy

1095. whakapono — to believe; faith

1096. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1097. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1098. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1099. whakaritenga — appointment

1100. whakarongo — to listen

1101. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1102. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1103. whakatau — to decide

1104. whakataukī — proverb

1105. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1106. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1107. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1108. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1109. whakatū — to stand something up

1110. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1111. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1112. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1113. whakawhiti — to cross

1114. whana — to kick

1115. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1116. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1117. whara — to be injured

1118. whare — house, building

1119. wharekai — restaurant

1120. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1121. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1122. wharepaku — toilet

1123. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1124. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1125. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1126. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1127. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1128. wheke — creak; octopus

1129. whenua — land

1130. whero — red

1131. whiri — plait; twist

1132. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1133. whitu — seven

1134. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1135. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1136. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1137. whutupōro — football, rugby

1138. whā — four

1139. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1140. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1141. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1142. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1143. whānui — broad, wide

1144. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1145. wiki — week

1146. wini — window

1147. wā — time, times

1148. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1149. wāhi — part, portion; place

1150. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1151. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1152. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1153. ā — and; and then

1154. āe — yes

1155. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1156. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1157. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1158. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1159. Ākarana — Auckland

1160. ākonga — student

1161. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1162. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1163. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1164. ānō — as though; as if

1165. āpiha — officer

1166. āporo — apple

1167. āpōpō — tomorrow

1168. ārahi — to lead, guide

1169. ārani — orange [fruit]

1170. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1171. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1172. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1173. āwangawanga — worried

1174. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1175. āwhina — to help

1176. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1177. ēhea — which

1178. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1179. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1180. ērā — those (over there)

1181. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1182. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1183. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1184. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1185. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1186. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1187. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1188. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1189. ūkui — to wipe

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