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Lessons 1–229 · 1238 unique words · Alphabetical order

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. māwhero — pink
523. mēnā — if
524. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing
525. mīhini — machine
526. mīti — meat
527. mō — for, unrealised, ō category possession, about
528. mōhio — to know
529. mōhiti — glasses
530. mōkai — pet
531. mōku — for me, unrealised, o category possession
532. mōmona — fat
533. mōna — for him, her, unrealised, o category possession
534. mōrena — good morning
535. mōu — for you
536. mōwhiti — glasses
537. na — Na (i), pronominal suffix of the 3rd pers. sing., which…
538. nahea — Nahea (i), a. Long, in time. Kaore i puta atu,…
539. naihi — knife
540. nama — number
541. nanahi — yesterday
542. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning
543. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)
544. nei — here, by speaker
545. neke — to move
546. ngahau — party, concert
547. ngahere — forest, bush
548. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed
549. ngaro — to be lost, missing, gone, hidden (trans)
550. ngaru — wave
551. ngata — snail (n); to be satisfied (v)
552. ngau — to bite
553. ngenge — tired
554. ngeru — cat
555. ngia — Ngia, v.i. Seem, appear to be. E ngia ai a…
556. ngutu — lip, lips
557. ngā — the, plural
558. ngāi — prefix meaning tribe or clan (e.g., Ngāi Tahu)
559. ngākau — heart, as in seat of the affections and feelings
560. Ngāti — tribal name prefix (as in: Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu)
561. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy
562. ngāwhā — boiling spring
563. niho — tooth
564. niupepa — newspaper
565. no — No. 1. prep. From, of, belonging to. (a) As part…
566. noa — free from tapu; only, just, merely
567. noho — to live; sit
568. nohoanga — home, sofa
569. nui — big, great, many
570. nuinga — majority (nui + nominal suffix -nga)
571. nuku — to move
572. nunui — big (plural form)
573. nā — Various meanings, eg by, belonging to (ā category), by way of
574. nāianei — now
575. nāku — mine, realised possession, it was done by me (ā category)
576. nāna — by him, her, belonging to him, her
577. nāu — you (past tense); yours (singular)
578. nāwai — presently, in due course, after a while
579. nē — tag question, translated variously depending on the English structure; eh?
580. nō — from
581. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category
582. nōna — belongs to him or her (ō catergory), his, hers
583. nōu — yours
584. nūpepa — newspaper
585. o — of, belonging to | Has several uses
586. oa — Oa, owa, n. 1. Side boards of a canoe. =…
587. oho — to wake up
588. oka — chef's knife, dagger; prick; stab; yam
589. Oketopa — October
590. oko — bowl
591. oma — to run, escape
592. omaoma — running
593. one — beach, sand
594. oneone — earth, soil
595. ono — six
596. ope — group travelling together
597. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe
598. oranga — health, life (ora + nominal suffix -nga)
599. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds
600. oti — to be completed
601. otirā — but, on the other hand
602. pae — ridge
603. pahi — bus
604. pahikara — bicycle
605. pahure — escape; pass by; be carried out successfully
606. pai — good (adj); to like (v); good
607. paihikara — bike
608. paikea — Paikea (i), a. —— He whare paikea, a long house…
609. painga — benefit, skill, good qualities (pai + nominal suffix -nga)
610. paipa — pipe
611. pakanga — to fight, battle, war, hostility
612. pakari — mature, ripe
613. pakaru — broken (applied to a thing not a body part) (trans)
614. pakeke — hard, stiff (adj); to grow up (v); age, adult, elder (n)
615. paki — to slap, to pat; to be fine; a fine day
616. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause
617. pakitara — wall
618. paku — small
619. panana — banana
620. panekoti — skirt, dress
621. pango — black
622. pani — orphan (n); to be orphaned (v): to smear, spread out (v)
623. paoka — fork; pierce; stab
624. paoro — ball
625. papa — floor, ground, flat surface
626. papai — good (plural), very good
627. Papaioea — Palmerston North
628. para — blood relation; pollen; sediment; waste material
629. paraihe — award, prize; brush
630. paraikete — blanket
631. Paraire — Friday
632. parakuihi — breakfast
633. pararē — Pararē (ii), n. Food. Ka haere tatou ki te parare.…
634. parauri — brown
635. pare — to ward off, to divert
636. pari — cliff
637. paru — dirt, mud, dirty
638. paruauru — Paruauru, n. One who cultivates the soil.
639. paruparu — dirt, mud
640. parāoa — bread, flour
641. pata — butter
642. patu — to strike, hit; to kill
643. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)
644. patunga — patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te…
645. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)
646. paukena — pumpkin
647. pea — pair; pear
648. peita — paint
649. peka — branch
650. peke — to jump, to leap over
651. pene — pen
652. pepa — paper; pepper
653. pepeha — proclamation of origin
654. pere — bell
655. pereti — plate
656. peti — heap up
657. pia — beer
658. piana — piano
659. pihikete — biscuit
660. piki — to increase
661. pikitia — picture, film
662. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved
663. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…
664. Pipiri — June
665. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…
666. pirau — rotten
667. piri — to stick to, to cling
668. pirihimana — police officer
669. pirimia — prime minister
670. piringa — shelter, hiding place
671. pito — belly button, end, extremity
672. poaka — pig
673. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string
674. Poihākena — Sydney
675. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…
676. pono — true, faithful
677. poraka — jersey
678. poro — to cut off, to cut short
679. porou — eager, energetic
680. poti — boat
681. poto — short
682. pou — pole, post
683. pouaka — box
684. pounamu — greenstone
685. puehu — dust
686. puka — form, booklet
687. pukapuka — book, lungs
688. puke — hill
689. pukepuke — hilly; small hill
690. puku — stomach, belly
691. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious
692. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy
693. puna — pool, spring
694. pune — spoon
695. punga — anchor; joint
696. pupuhi — to shoot
697. pupuri — to hold onto
698. purei — to play, play
699. puritia — held (pass. of puri)
700. puta — to appear, to come out
701. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)
702. putiputi — flower
703. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile
704. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)
705. pāhi — purse, to pass
706. pāka — a park; a box
707. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent
708. pāmu — farm
709. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).
710. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement
711. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)
712. pāpā — father, uncle
713. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful
714. pāremata — parliament
715. pātai — question; to ask a question
716. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry
717. pātītī — grass
718. pātōtō — knock
719. pātū — wall
720. pāua — abalone
721. pēhea — how?
722. pēkana — bacon
723. pēke — bag
724. pēnei — like this, near speaker
725. pēnā — like that, near listener
726. pēpi — baby
727. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…
728. pērā — like that, yonder
729. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)
730. pīrangi — to want, desire
731. pō — night
732. pōhara — poor
733. pōhiri — welcome; to wave
734. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…
735. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken
736. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around
737. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]
738. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')
739. pōtae — hat
740. pōtarotaro — lawnmower
741. pōtiki — child; youngest child
742. pōturi — deaf; slow
743. pōuri — sad, dark
744. pōwhiri — welcome
745. pū — to blow gently
746. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot
747. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable
748. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…
749. pūrongo — a report
750. pūru — bull
751. pūtea — budget, resources, money
752. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…
753. rahi — large, numerous, great, big
754. raihi — rice
755. raiona — lion
756. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock
757. rakuraku — guitar; rake
758. rama — light, torch
759. rangatira — chief, leader, boss
760. rangi — sky, day
761. ranginamu — handsome
762. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)
763. rapu — to look for
764. raranga — plait; weave
765. rare — lolly
766. raro — under, below; time
767. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble
768. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble
769. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)
770. rau — to put into; leaf
771. raumati — summer
772. raureka — deceitful
773. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really
774. rawe — lovely, excellent
775. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…
776. reira — there (previously mentioned)
777. reka — sweet
778. reo — language, voice
779. rere — to escape; to fly
780. rerekē — different, changed
781. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage
782. reri — ready
783. reta — letter
784. retireti — skates, skating
785. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…
786. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…
787. rima — five
788. rimurimu — seaweed; moss
789. ringa — hand, arm
790. ringaringa — hand, arm
791. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)
792. riri — anger, angry
793. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)
794. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained
795. rite — to be ready, like, similar
796. roa — long
797. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory
798. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…
799. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel
800. rongonui — famous
801. rongoā — medicine
802. rori — road
803. rorohiko — computer
804. roto — in, inside, within; lake
805. rourou — small basket, food basket
806. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit
807. ruaki — vomit
808. ruku — to dive
809. runga — on
810. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter
811. rā — day; the sun; over there
812. Rāhina — Monday
813. Rāhoroi — Saturday
814. rākau — tree; timber
815. Rāmere — Friday
816. rānei — or
817. rāoa — choked
818. rārangi — line, row
819. Rātapu — Sunday
820. rātau — them; they (three or more people)
821. rātou — they, them, three or more people
822. Rātū — Tuesday
823. rāua — them; they (two people)
824. rāwhiti — east
825. rēmana — lemon
826. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease
827. rīwai — potato
828. rōia — lawyer
829. rōpā — slave, servant
830. rōpū — group
831. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate
832. rūma — room
833. rūnanga — assembly; council
834. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)
835. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)
836. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)
837. taha — to pass by; side
838. tahi — one, single
839. tahia — (pass) be swept
840. tahitahi — to sweep
841. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover
842. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)
843. tahuri — to capsize
844. tahā — calabash, gourd
845. tai — tide; coast
846. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)
847. taiapa — fence
848. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )
849. taihoa — wait
850. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…
851. taiohi — youth
852. taitama — young man
853. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height
854. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate
855. take — beginning, cause, origin
856. taki — to lead, to bring along
857. takoto — to lie down
858. taku — my (singular); edge
859. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)
860. tamaiti — child
861. tamariki — children
862. tame — male animal
863. tamāhine — daughter
864. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton
865. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…
866. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…
867. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…
868. tangata — person
869. tangi — to cry; to make a sound
870. tangihanga — funeral
871. tango — to take hold of
872. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)
873. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water
874. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)
875. taonga — property, possession
876. tapa — to name
877. tapahi — to cut up, chop
878. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)
879. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction
880. taputapu — gear, equipment
881. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird
882. taraiwa — to drive; driver
883. taraka — truck
884. tarau — trousers
885. tari — government department; office
886. taringa — ear
887. tata — near, close
888. tatari — to wait
889. tatau — to count
890. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number
891. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)
892. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger
893. tauira — student; example
894. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)
895. taumahi — assignment
896. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover
897. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…
898. taura — rope, cable
899. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place
900. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave
901. tautoko — to support
902. tawhiti — distant, a distant place
903. tawhito — old, former
904. te — the, singular definite article
905. teihana — TV channel; railway station
906. teina — younger sibling, same sex
907. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)
908. teka — lying (v); lie (n)
909. tekau — ten
910. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast
911. tereina — to train
912. tia — to steer, adorned
913. tiakarete — chocolate
914. tiaki — to look after, to care for
915. tiakina — (pass) be looked after
916. tihi — topknot
917. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order
918. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)
919. tiki — to fetch
920. tina — dinner, lunch
921. tinana — body, trunk, torso
922. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many
923. tino — very
924. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot
925. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor
926. tira — group or row of people
927. tiro — to look
928. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)
929. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate
930. titiro — to look at
931. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent
932. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong
933. toe — to remain, be left over
934. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)
935. tohu — a qualification, eg degree
936. tohunga — expert, priest
937. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions
938. toi — art, knowledge
939. toka — rock
940. tokerau — autumn; northern
941. toki — adze, axe; champion
942. tokohia — how many people?
943. tokoiwa — nine [people]
944. tokomaha — many (of people)
945. Tokoono — six people
946. tokorima — five (people)
947. tokorua — two (of people)
948. tokotoru — three (people)
949. tokowaru — eight [people]
950. tomo — to enter, go into
951. tonga — south
952. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)
953. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)
954. tonu — still
955. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)
956. tope — cut down; cut off
957. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off
958. toro — to visit
959. toru — three
960. tote — salt
961. toto — blood
962. tua — beyond
963. tuahine — sister, of a male
964. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex
965. tuanui — roof
966. tuarua — second
967. tuarā — back [body]
968. tuatahi — first
969. tuatoru — third
970. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out
971. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)
972. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)
973. tuhituhi — to write, draw
974. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written
975. tuku — to put off, to leave aside
976. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)
977. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)
978. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher
979. tuna — eel
980. tungāne — brother, of a female
981. tunu — to cook, roast
982. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked
983. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)
984. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent
985. ture — law, rule
986. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient
987. turituri — be quiet! noisy
988. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved
989. tuwhera — open (adjective)
990. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male
991. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female
992. tā — print, draw
993. tāhae — to steal
994. tāima — time
995. Tāite — Thursday
996. tākaro — to play
997. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular
998. tākuta — doctor
999. tāmaki — omen, portent
1000. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular
1001. tāne — man, male
1002. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)
1003. tāone — town
1004. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)
1005. tāra — dollar
1006. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze
1007. tārere — to swing
1008. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time
1009. tāroaroa — tall
1010. tātahi — seaside, beach
1011. tātau — we; us; everyone
1012. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people
1013. tātua — a belt
1014. tāu — your (singular + one item)
1015. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual
1016. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin
1017. tāwhiri — beckon
1018. tāwāhi — overseas
1019. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…
1020. tēhea — which, singular
1021. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female
1022. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this
1023. tēnā — that, by the listener
1024. tēpu — table
1025. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…
1026. tērā — that over there, that
1027. tētahi — a, one specific thing
1028. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)
1029. tī — cabbage tree; tea
1030. tīhāte — t-shirt
1031. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)
1032. tīma — team
1033. tīmata — to begin, to start
1034. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)
1035. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)
1036. tītī — muttonbird
1037. tō — your (singular); to drag
1038. tōhi — toast
1039. tōkena — stockings, socks
1040. tōku — my (singular)
1041. tōmuri — to be late
1042. tōna — his, her
1043. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…
1044. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…
1045. tōtiti — sausage
1046. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular
1047. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound
1048. tūmahi — actions, verbs
1049. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for
1050. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious
1051. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)
1052. tūpāpaku — corpse, body
1053. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)
1054. Tūrei — Tuesday
1055. tūru — chair, seat, stool
1056. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)
1057. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original
1058. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…
1059. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…
1060. ua — to rain; rain
1061. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)
1062. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…
1063. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned
1064. uira — lightning; to flash
1065. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)
1066. umu — earth oven
1067. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk
1068. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter
1069. uri — descendant, offspring
1070. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west
1071. urupā — burial ground, cemetery
1072. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…
1073. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load
1074. utaina — (pass) be loaded
1075. utu — cost, price; to pay for
1076. wae — foot; leg; separate
1077. waea — wire; phone
1078. waenga — middle, dividing line
1079. waenganui — middle, centre, between
1080. waewae — foot, leg
1081. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth
1082. wahie — driftwood
1083. wahine — woman, wife
1084. waho — out, outside, the outside
1085. wai — water; who
1086. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)
1087. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)
1088. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind
1089. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…
1090. waipiro — alcohol
1091. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…
1092. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink
1093. wairua — spirit
1094. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)
1095. wao — forest
1096. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)
1097. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel
1098. wati — watch (timepiece)
1099. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream
1100. wawe — early, soon, quickly
1101. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide
1102. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)
1103. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat
1104. whaea — mother, aunt
1105. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire
1106. whaikōrero — oratory
1107. whakaae — to agree
1108. whakaaetia — to be agreed
1109. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph
1110. whakaako — teach
1111. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)
1112. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea
1113. whakaata — mirror
1114. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate
1115. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)
1116. whakaeke — to gather
1117. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go
1118. whakahoki — to return something, to reply
1119. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned
1120. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…
1121. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate
1122. whakairo — to carve, a carving
1123. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…
1124. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)
1125. whakakī — to fill something
1126. whakamahana — heater
1127. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)
1128. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…
1129. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on
1130. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)
1131. whakamihi — grateful
1132. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed
1133. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify
1134. whakamātautau — examination, test
1135. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate
1136. whakaoho — to wake up
1137. whakaora — to rescue, to cure
1138. whakaoti — complete
1139. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning
1140. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)
1141. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify
1142. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!
1143. whakapapa — genealogy
1144. whakapono — to believe; faith
1145. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear
1146. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise
1147. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)
1148. whakaritenga — appointment
1149. whakarongo — to listen
1150. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)
1151. whakatangi — to play an instrument
1152. whakatau — to decide
1153. whakataukī — proverb
1154. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix
1155. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed
1156. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky
1157. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)
1158. whakatū — to stand something up
1159. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)
1160. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer
1161. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to
1162. whakawhiti — to cross
1163. whana — to kick
1164. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)
1165. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)
1166. whara — to be injured
1167. whare — house, building
1168. wharekai — restaurant
1169. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school
1170. wharenui — meeting house; hall
1171. wharepaku — toilet
1172. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard
1173. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn
1174. whatu — to weave, knit; eye
1175. whawhai — to fight; a battle
1176. whea — where? (variant of hea)
1177. wheke — creak; octopus
1178. whenua — land
1179. whero — red
1180. whiri — plait; twist
1181. whiti — to cross; shine, rise
1182. whitu — seven
1183. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled
1184. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)
1185. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get
1186. whutupōro — football, rugby
1187. whā — four
1188. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)
1189. whānau — family; to be born, be born
1190. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)
1191. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished
1192. whānui — broad, wide
1193. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug
1194. wiki — week
1195. wini — window
1196. wā — time, times
1197. wāhanga — chapter, episode
1198. wāhi — part, portion; place
1199. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)
1200. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning
1201. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction
1202. ā — and; and then
1203. āe — yes
1204. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…
1205. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…
1206. āhua — shape, form, appearance
1207. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)
1208. Ākarana — Auckland
1209. ākonga — student
1210. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)
1211. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…
1212. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items
1213. ānō — as though; as if
1214. āpiha — officer
1215. āporo — apple
1216. āpōpō — tomorrow
1217. ārahi — to lead, guide
1218. ārani — orange [fruit]
1219. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately
1220. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed
1221. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)
1222. āwangawanga — worried
1223. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.
1224. āwhina — to help
1225. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)
1226. ēhea — which
1227. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)
1228. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)
1229. ērā — those (over there)
1230. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)
1231. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)
1232. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural
1233. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession
1234. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession
1235. Ōtautahi — Christchurch
1236. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural
1237. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)
1238. ūkui — to wipe