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. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

426. maoa — cooked; ripe

427. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

428. marama — month, moon

429. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

430. maranga — to arise; to get up

431. maremare — to cough

432. maringi — to spill (trans)

433. marino — calm

434. maro — kilt-like garment

435. maroke — dry

436. maru — power; shelter

437. mataku — scared, afraid

438. matakuikui — Matakuikui, a. Joyous, talkative, full of spirits.

439. matapihi — window

440. matau — fish hook; right side

441. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

442. matekai — hungry, starving

443. matenga — time or circumstance of death

444. matimati — finger, toe

445. matua — parent, father

446. mau — to wear clothes

447. maumahara — to remember, remember

448. maunga — mountain

449. mauri — life spirit

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

451. mauī — left (direction)

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

453. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

456. Mei — May

457. mema — member, members

458. menemene — to smile

459. meneti — minute

460. mere — bush, shrub

461. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

462. minita — minister

463. mira — mill

464. miraka — milk

465. miriona — million

466. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

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

469. moana — sea

470. moata — early; early morning

471. moe — sleep; to marry

472. moenga — bed

473. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

475. mokemoke — lonely

476. moko — lizard

477. mokopuna — grandchild

478. momo — type, kind

479. moni — money

480. motokā — car, motorcar

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

482. motukā — car

483. moumou — waste (n): to be wasteful (v)

484. moutere — island

485. mua — front, before

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

487. mura — blaze, flame

488. muri — behind, after

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

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

491. mā — clean, white, and others

492. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

494. māhita — teacher

495. māhunga — head

496. māia — capable, brave, bold

497. mākona — satisfied, full

498. māku — for me, by me

499. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

501. māna — for him, her, by him, her

502. māngere — lazy

503. mānia — plains

504. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

505. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

506. māra — garden

507. mārama — clear, understand

508. mārena — to marry; wedding

509. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

510. māripi — knife

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

512. mātao — cold

513. mātau — to know, understand

514. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

517. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

520. māui — on the left hand, left side

521. māuiui — sick

522. mēnā — if

523. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

524. mīhini — machine

525. mīti — meat

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

527. mōhio — to know

528. mōhiti — glasses

529. mōkai — pet

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

531. mōmona — fat

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

533. mōrena — good morning

534. mōu — for you

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

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

537. naihi — knife

538. nama — number

539. nanahi — yesterday

540. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

541. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

542. nei — here, by speaker

543. neke — to move

544. ngahau — party, concert

545. ngahere — forest, bush

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

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

548. ngau — to bite

549. ngenge — tired

550. ngeru — cat

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

552. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

556. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

557. niho — tooth

558. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

561. noho — to live; sit

562. nui — big, great, many

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

564. nuku — to move

565. nunui — big (plural form)

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

567. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

572. nō — from

573. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

575. nōu — yours

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

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

578. oho — to wake up

579. oma — to run, escape

580. omaoma — running

581. one — beach, sand

582. oneone — earth, soil

583. ono — six

584. ope — group travelling together

585. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

587. oti — to be completed

588. otirā — but, on the other hand

589. pae — ridge

590. pahi — bus

591. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

594. paihikara — bike

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

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

597. paipa — pipe

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

599. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

603. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

604. pakitara — wall

605. paku — small

606. panana — banana

607. panekoti — skirt, dress

608. pango — black

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

610. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

611. papai — good (plural), very good

612. Papaioea — Palmerston North

613. paraihe — award, prize; brush

614. paraikete — blanket

615. Paraire — Friday

616. parakuihi — breakfast

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

618. parauri — brown

619. pare — to ward off, to divert

620. pari — cliff

621. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

623. paruparu — dirt, mud

624. parāoa — bread, flour

625. pata — butter

626. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

630. paukena — pumpkin

631. pea — pair; pear

632. peita — paint

633. peka — branch

634. peke — to jump, to leap over

635. pene — pen

636. pepa — paper; pepper

637. pepeha — proclamation of origin

638. pere — bell

639. pereti — plate

640. peti — heap up

641. pia — beer

642. piana — piano

643. pihikete — biscuit

644. piki — to increase

645. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

648. pirau — rotten

649. piri — to stick to, to cling

650. pirihimana — police officer

651. pirimia — prime minister

652. pito — belly button, end, extremity

653. poaka — pig

654. Poihākena — Sydney

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

656. pono — true, faithful

657. poro — to cut off, to cut short

658. porou — eager, energetic

659. poti — boat

660. poto — short

661. pou — pole, post

662. pouaka — box

663. pounamu — greenstone

664. puehu — dust

665. puka — form, booklet

666. pukapuka — book, lungs

667. puku — stomach, belly

668. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

669. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

670. puna — pool, spring

671. pune — spoon

672. punga — anchor; joint

673. pupuhi — to shoot

674. pupuri — to hold onto

675. purei — to play, play

676. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

677. puta — to appear, to come out

678. putiputi — flower

679. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

681. pāhi — purse, to pass

682. pāka — a park; a box

683. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

684. pāmu — farm

685. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

688. pāpā — father, uncle

689. pāremata — parliament

690. pātai — question; to ask a question

691. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

692. pātītī — grass

693. pāua — abalone

694. pēhea — how?

695. pēkana — bacon

696. pēke — bag

697. pēnei — like this, near speaker

698. pēnā — like that, near listener

699. pēpi — baby

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

701. pērā — like that, yonder

702. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

703. pīrangi — to want, desire

704. pō — night

705. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

706. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

708. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

709. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

710. pōtae — hat

711. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

712. pōtiki — child; youngest child

713. pōturi — deaf; slow

714. pōuri — sad, dark

715. pōwhiri — welcome

716. pū — to blow gently

717. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

718. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

720. pūru — bull

721. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

723. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

724. raihi — rice

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

726. rakuraku — guitar; rake

727. rama — light, torch

728. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

729. rangi — sky, day

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

731. rapu — to look for

732. raranga — plait; weave

733. rare — lolly

734. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

738. rau — to put into; leaf

739. raumati — summer

740. raureka — deceitful

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

742. rawe — lovely, excellent

743. reira — there (previously mentioned)

744. reka — sweet

745. reo — language, voice

746. rere — to escape; to fly

747. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

748. reri — ready

749. reta — letter

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

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

752. rima — five

753. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

754. ringa — hand, arm

755. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

757. riri — anger, angry

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

759. rite — to be ready, like, similar

760. roa — long

761. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

763. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

764. rongonui — famous

765. rongoā — medicine

766. rori — road

767. rorohiko — computer

768. roto — in, inside, within; lake

769. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

771. ruaki — vomit

772. ruku — to dive

773. runga — on

774. rā — day; the sun; over there

775. Rāhina — Monday

776. Rāhoroi — Saturday

777. rākau — tree; timber

778. Rāmere — Friday

779. rānei — or

780. rārangi — line, row

781. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

784. Rātū — Tuesday

785. rāua — them; they (two people)

786. rāwhiti — east

787. rēmana — lemon

788. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

789. rīwai — potato

790. rōia — lawyer

791. rōpā — slave, servant

792. rōpū — group

793. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

794. rūma — room

795. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

799. taha — to pass by; side

800. tahi — one, single

801. tahia — (pass) be swept

802. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

805. tahuri — to capsize

806. tahā — calabash, gourd

807. tai — tide; coast

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

809. taiapa — fence

810. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

811. taihoa — wait

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

813. taiohi — youth

814. taitama — young man

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

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

817. take — beginning, cause, origin

818. taki — to lead, to bring along

819. takoto — to lie down

820. taku — my (singular); edge

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

822. tamaiti — child

823. tamariki — children

824. tame — male animal

825. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

830. tangata — person

831. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

832. tangihanga — funeral

833. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

837. taonga — property, possession

838. tapa — to name

839. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

841. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

842. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

844. taraiwa — to drive; driver

845. taraka — truck

846. tarau — trousers

847. tari — government department; office

848. taringa — ear

849. tata — near, close

850. tatari — to wait

851. tatau — to count

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

853. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

854. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

855. tauira — student; example

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

857. taumahi — assignment

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

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

860. taura — rope, cable

861. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

862. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

863. tautoko — to support

864. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

865. tawhito — old, former

866. te — the, singular definite article

867. teihana — TV channel; railway station

868. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

870. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

871. tekau — ten

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

873. tereina — to train

874. tia — to steer, adorned

875. tiakarete — chocolate

876. tiaki — to look after, to care for

877. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

878. tihi — topknot

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

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

881. tiki — to fetch

882. tina — dinner, lunch

883. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

885. tino — very

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

887. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

888. tira — group or row of people

889. tiro — to look

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

891. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

892. titiro — to look at

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

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

895. toe — to remain, be left over

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

897. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

898. tohunga — expert, priest

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

900. toi — art, knowledge

901. toka — rock

902. tokerau — autumn; northern

903. toki — adze, axe; champion

904. tokohia — how many people?

905. tokoiwa — nine [people]

906. tokomaha — many (of people)

907. Tokoono — six people

908. tokorima — five (people)

909. tokorua — two (of people)

910. tokotoru — three (people)

911. tokowaru — eight [people]

912. tomo — to enter, go into

913. tonga — south

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

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

916. tonu — still

917. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

918. tope — cut down; cut off

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

920. toro — to visit

921. toru — three

922. tote — salt

923. toto — blood

924. tua — beyond

925. tuahine — sister, of a male

926. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

927. tuanui — roof

928. tuarua — second

929. tuarā — back [body]

930. tuatahi — first

931. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

935. tuhituhi — to write, draw

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

937. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

941. tuna — eel

942. tungāne — brother, of a female

943. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

946. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

947. ture — law, rule

948. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

949. turituri — be quiet! noisy

950. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

951. tuwhera — open (adjective)

952. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

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

954. tā — print, draw

955. tāhae — to steal

956. tāima — time

957. Tāite — Thursday

958. tākaro — to play

959. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

960. tākuta — doctor

961. tāmaki — omen, portent

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

963. tāne — man, male

964. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

965. tāone — town

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

967. tāra — dollar

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

969. tārere — to swing

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

971. tāroaroa — tall

972. tātahi — seaside, beach

973. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

975. tātua — a belt

976. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

978. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

979. tāwhiri — beckon

980. tāwāhi — overseas

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

982. tēhea — which, singular

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

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

985. tēnā — that, by the listener

986. tēpu — table

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

988. tērā — that over there, that

989. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

991. tī — cabbage tree; tea

992. tīhāte — t-shirt

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

994. tīma — team

995. tīmata — to begin, to start

996. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

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

998. tītī — muttonbird

999. tō — your (singular); to drag

1000. tōhi — toast

1001. tōkena — stockings, socks

1002. tōku — my (singular)

1003. tōmuri — to be late

1004. tōna — his, her

1005. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1006. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1007. tōtiti — sausage

1008. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1009. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1010. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1011. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1012. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1013. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1014. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1015. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1016. Tūrei — Tuesday

1017. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1018. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1019. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1020. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1021. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1022. ua — to rain; rain

1023. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1024. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1025. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1026. uira — lightning; to flash

1027. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1028. umu — earth oven

1029. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1030. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1031. uri — descendant, offspring

1032. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1033. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1034. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1035. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1036. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1037. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1038. wae — foot; leg; separate

1039. waea — wire; phone

1040. waenga — middle, dividing line

1041. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1042. waewae — foot, leg

1043. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1044. wahie — driftwood

1045. wahine — woman, wife

1046. waho — out, outside, the outside

1047. wai — water; who

1048. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1049. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1050. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1051. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1052. waipiro — alcohol

1053. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1054. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1055. wairua — spirit

1056. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1057. wao — forest

1058. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1059. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1060. wati — watch (timepiece)

1061. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1062. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1063. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1064. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1065. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1066. whaea — mother, aunt

1067. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1068. whaikōrero — oratory

1069. whakaae — to agree

1070. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1071. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1072. whakaako — teach

1073. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1074. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1075. whakaata — mirror

1076. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1077. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1078. whakaeke — to gather

1079. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1080. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1081. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1082. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1083. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1084. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1085. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1086. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1087. whakakī — to fill something

1088. whakamahana — heater

1089. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1090. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1091. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1092. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1093. whakamihi — grateful

1094. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1095. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1096. whakamātautau — examination, test

1097. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1098. whakaoho — to wake up

1099. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1100. whakaoti — complete

1101. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1102. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1103. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1104. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1105. whakapapa — genealogy

1106. whakapono — to believe; faith

1107. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1108. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1109. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1110. whakaritenga — appointment

1111. whakarongo — to listen

1112. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1113. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1114. whakatau — to decide

1115. whakataukī — proverb

1116. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1117. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1118. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1119. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1120. whakatū — to stand something up

1121. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1122. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1123. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1124. whakawhiti — to cross

1125. whana — to kick

1126. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1127. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1128. whara — to be injured

1129. whare — house, building

1130. wharekai — restaurant

1131. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1132. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1133. wharepaku — toilet

1134. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1135. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1136. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1137. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1138. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1139. wheke — creak; octopus

1140. whenua — land

1141. whero — red

1142. whiri — plait; twist

1143. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1144. whitu — seven

1145. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1146. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1147. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1148. whutupōro — football, rugby

1149. whā — four

1150. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1151. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1152. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1153. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1154. whānui — broad, wide

1155. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1156. wiki — week

1157. wini — window

1158. wā — time, times

1159. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1160. wāhi — part, portion; place

1161. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1162. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1163. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1164. ā — and; and then

1165. āe — yes

1166. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1167. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1168. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1169. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1170. Ākarana — Auckland

1171. ākonga — student

1172. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1173. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1174. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1175. ānō — as though; as if

1176. āpiha — officer

1177. āporo — apple

1178. āpōpō — tomorrow

1179. ārahi — to lead, guide

1180. ārani — orange [fruit]

1181. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1182. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1183. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1184. āwangawanga — worried

1185. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1186. āwhina — to help

1187. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1188. ēhea — which

1189. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1190. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1191. ērā — those (over there)

1192. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1193. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1194. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1195. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1196. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1197. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1198. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1199. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1200. ūkui — to wipe

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