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. aho — light, to shine

11. ahu — to look after

12. Ahuriri — Napier

13. ai — Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai

14. aihikirīmi — icecream

15. aituā — disaster, accident, misfortune; to suffer a disaster

16. 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)

17. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever

18. akiaki — Akiaki, n. Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus, red-billed gull. = tarapunga.

19. ako — to learn, to teach

20. akomanga — classroom

21. akoranga — thing that is taught or learnt; lesson

22. aku — my, mine (plural form of taku, neutral for possession category)

23. Amerika — America

24. amuamu — groan, grumble, complain

25. ana — indeed, when, if

26. anake — only, just, alone

27. anei — here, by me

28. ani — Ani, a. Resounding, echoing. aniani, v.t. Disparage, belittle.

29. anā — there, by you

30. anō — again, also (Various meanings, eg again; also, too; self [reflexive] as in: ki a ia anō)

31. ao — world, dawn, cloud

32. aorangi — planet

33. aotea — Aotea, n. 1. A species of thistle, Kia awhitia koe…

34. Aotearoa — New Zealand

35. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

36. Aranga — Easter; risen (n)

37. arawa — Arawa, n. A species of shark.

38. arero — tongue; point of taiaha

39. ariki — chief, leader

40. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

41. arohaina — (pass) be loved

42. arā — over there, away from us both; that is, namely

43. ata — morning, shadow

44. atamira — platform, stage

45. atawhai — to show kindness towards

46. ati — Ati (i), n. Offspring, descendant, clan. 1. Used frequently in…

47. atu — away from current orientation (often not translatable by a separate English word)

48. atua — god

49. au — I, me

50. aua — those (previously mentioned, plural of taua)

51. auau — to bark, howl

52. auē — alas! (an expression of woe, sadness)

53. awa — river, stream

54. awatea — daylight

55. e — by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation

56. ea — be avenged; be paid for; worth

57. ehara — exclamation: sure enough, without a doubt; not

58. ei — Ei, int. in poetry and occasionally in prose. Haere atu…

59. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

60. engari — but

61. etahi — Etahi, int. How great ! Etahi te oha a to…

62. ha — Ha (i), int. What! varying in signification according to the…

63. haehae — to cut up; to tear

64. haere — go, come

65. haerenga — journey (n); travel (v)

66. hai — as, for (variant of hei)

67. haka — to perform traditional dance; haka, a traditional dance, war dance

68. haki — flag

69. hanawiti — sandwich

70. hanga — to build, erect, make (v); construction, practice (n)

71. hangaia — built (hanga + passive suffix -ia)

72. hangarau — technology; funny (amusing); joke

73. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

74. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

75. hara — to make a mistake; mistake

76. harakeke — flax

77. haramai — to arrive

78. hararei — holiday

79. hari — to feel happy; to take or carry

80. haria — to be carried (hari + passive suffix -a)

81. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

82. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound

83. hau — wind, air, breath

84. hauhau — hauhau. 1. a. Cool. Ka hauhau koe i te anu…

85. haunga — smelly, stinky

86. hauora — health, healthy

87. haurangi — drunk

88. haurua — half

89. haututū — mischievous

90. hauwhā — quarter

91. he — a, some; in the category of

92. hea — where?

93. hei — at, in, with, for, to, as a; hay; necklace (Various meanings, eg future preposition)

94. heihei — chicken

95. heke — rafter (n); to descend, get off (v)

96. heketua — toilet (that you sit on when you're in the wharepaku)

97. hemo — to pass by, be gone; died, die

98. heoi — however; and so

99. heoti — however; and so

100. here — to tie, to bind (v0: dog lead (n)

101. herea — tied up (here + passive suffix -a)

102. herehere — prisoner; captivity

103. heru — comb

104. hi — Hi (i), int. expressing contempt. Ka ngaro noa koa nge…

105. hia — how many?

106. hiahia — to want

107. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

108. hiakai — hungry

109. hiamoe — sleepy

110. hika — a term of address for both sexes (eg 'E hika')

111. hikareti — cigarettes

112. hiki — to carry in the arms, to nurse

113. hiko — electricity

114. hine — term of address for a girl: E hine!

115. hinengaro — mind, intellect

116. hinga — to fall from an upright position; to fall (and not be able to get up again)

117. hingareti — singlet

118. hinu — oil, fat

119. hipi — sheep

120. hiwi — line of descent; ridge of a hill

121. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

122. hoahoa — attendant

123. hoake — Hoake. 1. v.t. Give or bring to some place connected…

124. hoariri — enemy, opponent

125. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

126. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

127. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

128. hohoro — quick

129. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

130. hoihoi — too noisy

131. hoki — to go back, return; also, indeed

132. hokihoki — return separately

133. hokinga — return (hoki + nominal suffix -nga)

134. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

135. hokomaha — supermarket

136. hokona — sold (hoko + passive suffix -na)

137. hokowhitu — band of warriors

138. homai — give (to the speaker)

139. hone — to plunder, acquire wrongfully (v); ocean swell (n)

140. hongi — pressing noses

141. hono — to join together

142. hopi — soap

143. hopu — to catch

144. hora — display; scatter; spread out

145. horo — Horo (i). 1. v.i. Fall in fragments, crumble down, slip,…

146. horoi — to wash, to clean

147. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

148. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

149. hou — new, modern; feather

150. hua — product, fruit

151. huaina — named (pass of hua)

152. huakina — to open (huaki + passive suffix -na)

153. huarahi — street, path, road

154. huarere — weather

155. huawhenua — vegetables

156. hui — meeting; gathered

157. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

158. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

159. huihuinga — meeting

160. huka — sugar

161. hukapapa — frost

162. hukarere — snow

163. huna — to hide

164. hunaonga — daughter-in-law; son-in-law

165. hunga — group, people, company of people

166. hungarei — father-in-law; mother-in-law

167. hungawai — father-in-law; mother-in-law

168. huri — to turn

169. hurihia — be turned; be changed (pass of huri)

170. huritau — birthday

171. huruhuru — fur

172. hā — breath; flavour

173. hāereere — to wander, roam

174. hākari — feast

175. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

176. hāmama — open, gaping

177. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

178. hāngai — opposite, facing

179. hāora — hour; oxygen

180. Hātarei — Saturday

181. hāte — shirt

182. hē — wrong; error, mistake

183. hēki — egg

184. hēra — sail

185. hī — to catch fish with a line

186. hīanga — to play, get into mischief, deceive, naughty

187. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

188. hōhipera — hospital

189. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

190. hōhā — annoyed, bored (adj), a nuisance (n)

191. hōia — soldier, warrior

192. hōiho — horse

193. Hōngongoi — July

194. hōro — hall

195. hōtēra — hotel

196. hōu — new, modern; fresh

197. hū — shoe

198. 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.

199. ia — he, she, him, her

200. iho — downwards

201. ihu — nose

202. ika — fish

203. ina — if, when

204. inahea — Inahea = inawhea, ad. interrogative, of past time. When ?…

205. inanahi — yesterday

206. inapō — last night

207. Ingarangi — England

208. ingoa — name

209. inoi — pray

210. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

211. inumia — [the liquid was] drunk (inu + mia; pass)

212. inā — if, when

213. ināianei — now

214. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

215. ira — freckle; gene

216. irāmutu — niece, nephew

217. iti — small, little

218. iwa — nine

219. iwi — tribe

220. ka — will happen | Verbal particle with a range of meanings; not directly translated with an English word

221. kaainga — Kaainga = kāinga. ‖ kā (i).

222. kaha — strong, able

223. kahawai — Kahawai, n. Arripis trutta, a fish. Ka homai nga kahawai…

224. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

225. kahurangi — dark blue; woman of high status or rank

226. kai — eat (v); food (n)

227. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

228. kaihoko — seller

229. kaikōrero — speaker, orator (kai- + kōrero)

230. kaimahi — worker, employee (kai- + mahi)

231. kaimoana — seafood

232. kainga — (pass) be eaten

233. kaitoa — Kaitoa (i), n. Brave man, warrior. Ka rongo rapea te…

234. kaitākaro — player, sportsperson (kai- + tākaro)

235. kaiwhakaako — teacher

236. kaiwhakahaere — manager, organiser (kai- + whakahaere)

237. kaiā — Kaiā. 1. v.t. Steal. Nana i kaia, kaore i whaki…

238. kaiārahi — leader, guide

239. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

240. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

241. kake — to climb

242. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

243. kamokamo — twinkle; marrow, squash (the vegetable)

244. kamupene — company, business

245. kamupūtu — gumboot

246. kanikani — dance, to dance

247. kanohi — face

248. kapa — group, row of people, as in: kapa haka

249. kapu — cup

250. kapua — cloud

251. kaputī — cup of tea

252. kara — colour

253. karaehe — class (school); glass

254. karahipi — scholarship

255. karaihe — grass

256. karaka — orange (colour)

257. karakia — prayer, to pray

258. karanga — to call

259. karangatia — (pass) be called; be welcomed

260. kararehe — animal

261. kare — stove, heater

262. karere — message

263. karo — dodge, avoid

264. karoro — seagull

265. karu — eye

266. kata — to laugh

267. katahi — Katahi ano te toa ko koe ! (What a brave…

268. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

269. kati — close, shut

270. katia — shut (pass of kati); shut!

271. katipō — venomous spider

272. kato — pluck

273. katoa — all

274. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

275. kau — swim; cow

276. kaua — negative word, do not, eg: Kaua e tangi

277. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

278. kauhoe — to swim

279. kaukau — to bathe

280. kaumātua — elder; elderly

281. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

282. kawa — sour, yuck

283. kawe — to carry, convey

284. kawea — brought (kawe + passive suffix -a)

285. kawhe — coffee

286. kei — Various uses, meanings, eg: preposition, present time and place location; at the moment; it might be that...

287. kei te — at the moment; now

288. keke — cake

289. kererū — native pigeon

290. keri — dig

291. kete — basket, kit

292. ki — to, at, →; | Has various uses and meanings

293. kia — may you be; may we be; let it be that; | Various uses, meanings. Often not translatable by an English word.

294. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

295. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

296. kimi — to look for, seek

297. kimihia — sought; look for! (kimi + passive suffix -hia)

298. kina — sea urchin

299. kino — bad

300. kiore — rat

301. kiri — skin

302. kiriata — movie, film

303. Kirihimete — Christmas

304. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

305. kiromita — kilometre

306. kita — fast; tightly

307. kite — to see

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

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

310. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

312. koa — happy

313. koata — quarter

314. koe — you, one person

315. koha — gift

316. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

317. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

319. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

320. koi — sharp

321. koia — it is, so

322. koinei — this is

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

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

325. komiti — committee

326. konei — here, by speaker

327. konohete — concert

328. konā — there, by listener

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

330. kope — nappy

331. kore — zero, nothing

332. koretake — useless

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

334. koroheke — old man

335. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

336. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

337. korowai — cloak

338. korā — over there

339. kotahi — one

340. koti — coat, jacket

341. Kotirangi — Scotland

342. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

347. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

349. kuini — queen

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

351. kupu — word

352. kura — school; treasured item

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

354. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

355. kurī — dog

356. kā — to burn, be alight

357. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

358. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

359. kāinga — home

360. kākahu — clothing, garment

361. kākāriki — green

362. kāmura — carpenter

363. kānga — corn

364. kāo — no!

365. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

366. kāpata — cupboard

367. kāre — Negative word

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

369. kāri — playing card

370. kātahi — then

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

372. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

375. kēkē — armpit

376. kēmu — game

377. kī — to be full

378. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

379. kīhai — Negative word

380. kīhini — kitchen

381. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

382. kōanga — spring (the season of)

383. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

384. kōhatu — stone

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

386. kōpū — belly, womb

387. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

390. kōrua — you, two people

391. kōtiro — girl

392. kōura — crayfish

393. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

394. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

395. kūaha — door

396. kūare — ignorant

397. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

398. kūmera — sweet potato

399. kūtai — mussel

400. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

402. maha — many

403. mahana — to be warm, warm

404. mahara — thought, memory

405. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

406. mahi — to do, work, make

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

408. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

410. makariri — cold

411. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

413. makere — to get down from

414. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

415. mana — prestige, authority

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

417. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

419. manako — to like

420. manawa — heart

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

422. Mane — Monday

423. mangō — shark

424. mano — thousand

425. manu — bird

426. manuhiri — guest

427. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

428. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

429. maoa — cooked; ripe

430. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

431. marama — month, moon

432. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

433. maranga — to arise; to get up

434. maremare — to cough

435. maringi — to spill (trans)

436. marino — calm

437. maro — kilt-like garment

438. maroke — dry

439. maru — power; shelter

440. mataku — scared, afraid

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

442. matapihi — window

443. matau — fish hook; right side

444. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

445. matekai — hungry, starving

446. matenga — time or circumstance of death

447. matimati — finger, toe

448. matua — parent, father

449. mau — to wear clothes

450. maumahara — to remember, remember

451. maunga — mountain

452. mauri — life spirit

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

454. mauī — left (direction)

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

456. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

459. Mei — May

460. mema — member, members

461. menemene — to smile

462. meneti — minute

463. mere — bush, shrub

464. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

465. minita — minister

466. mira — mill

467. miraka — milk

468. miriona — million

469. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

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

472. moana — sea

473. moata — early; early morning

474. moe — sleep; to marry

475. moenga — bed

476. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

478. mokemoke — lonely

479. moko — lizard

480. mokopuna — grandchild

481. momo — type, kind

482. moni — money

483. motokā — car, motorcar

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

485. motukā — car

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

487. moutere — island

488. mua — front, before

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

490. mura — blaze, flame

491. muri — behind, after

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

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

494. mā — clean, white, and others

495. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

497. māhita — teacher

498. māhunga — head

499. māia — capable, brave, bold

500. mākona — satisfied, full

501. māku — for me, by me

502. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

504. māna — for him, her, by him, her

505. māngere — lazy

506. mānia — plains

507. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

508. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

509. māra — garden

510. mārama — clear, understand

511. mārena — to marry; wedding

512. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

513. māripi — knife

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

515. mātao — cold

516. mātau — to know, understand

517. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

520. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

523. māui — on the left hand, left side

524. māuiui — sick

525. māwhero — pink

526. mēnā — if

527. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

528. mīhini — machine

529. mīti — meat

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

531. mōhio — to know

532. mōhiti — glasses

533. mōkai — pet

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

535. mōmona — fat

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

537. mōrena — good morning

538. mōu — for you

539. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

542. naihi — knife

543. nama — number

544. nanahi — yesterday

545. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

546. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

547. nei — here, by speaker

548. neke — to move

549. ngahau — party, concert

550. ngahere — forest, bush

551. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

553. ngaru — wave

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

555. ngau — to bite

556. ngenge — tired

557. ngeru — cat

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

559. ngutu — lip, lips

560. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

564. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

565. ngāwhā — boiling spring

566. niho — tooth

567. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

570. noho — to live; sit

571. nohoanga — home, sofa

572. nui — big, great, many

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

574. nuku — to move

575. nunui — big (plural form)

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

577. nāianei — now

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

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

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

581. nāwai — presently, in due course, after a while

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

583. nō — from

584. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

586. nōu — yours

587. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

590. oho — to wake up

591. oka — chef's knife, dagger; prick; stab; yam

592. Oketopa — October

593. oko — bowl

594. oma — to run, escape

595. omaoma — running

596. one — beach, sand

597. oneone — earth, soil

598. ono — six

599. ope — group travelling together

600. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

602. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

603. oti — to be completed

604. otirā — but, on the other hand

605. pae — ridge

606. pahi — bus

607. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

610. paihikara — bike

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

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

613. paipa — pipe

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

615. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

619. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

620. pakitara — wall

621. paku — small

622. panana — banana

623. panekoti — skirt, dress

624. pango — black

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

626. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

627. paoro — ball

628. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

629. papai — good (plural), very good

630. Papaioea — Palmerston North

631. para — blood relation; pollen; sediment; waste material

632. paraihe — award, prize; brush

633. paraikete — blanket

634. Paraire — Friday

635. parakuihi — breakfast

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

637. parauri — brown

638. pare — to ward off, to divert

639. pari — cliff

640. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

642. paruparu — dirt, mud

643. parāoa — bread, flour

644. pata — butter

645. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

649. paukena — pumpkin

650. pea — pair; pear

651. peita — paint

652. peka — branch

653. peke — to jump, to leap over

654. pene — pen

655. pepa — paper; pepper

656. pepeha — proclamation of origin

657. pere — bell

658. pereti — plate

659. peti — heap up

660. pia — beer

661. piana — piano

662. pihikete — biscuit

663. piki — to increase

664. pikitia — picture, film

665. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved

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

667. Pipiri — June

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

669. pirau — rotten

670. piri — to stick to, to cling

671. pirihimana — police officer

672. pirimia — prime minister

673. piringa — shelter, hiding place

674. pito — belly button, end, extremity

675. poaka — pig

676. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string

677. Poihākena — Sydney

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

679. pono — true, faithful

680. poraka — jersey

681. poro — to cut off, to cut short

682. porou — eager, energetic

683. poti — boat

684. poto — short

685. pou — pole, post

686. pouaka — box

687. pounamu — greenstone

688. puehu — dust

689. puka — form, booklet

690. pukapuka — book, lungs

691. puke — hill

692. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

693. puku — stomach, belly

694. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

695. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

696. puna — pool, spring

697. pune — spoon

698. punga — anchor; joint

699. pupuhi — to shoot

700. pupuri — to hold onto

701. purei — to play, play

702. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

703. puta — to appear, to come out

704. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

705. putiputi — flower

706. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

708. pāhi — purse, to pass

709. pāka — a park; a box

710. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

711. pāmu — farm

712. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

715. pāpā — father, uncle

716. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

717. pāremata — parliament

718. pātai — question; to ask a question

719. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

720. pātītī — grass

721. pātōtō — knock

722. pātū — wall

723. pāua — abalone

724. pēhea — how?

725. pēkana — bacon

726. pēke — bag

727. pēnei — like this, near speaker

728. pēnā — like that, near listener

729. pēpi — baby

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

731. pērā — like that, yonder

732. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

733. pīrangi — to want, desire

734. pō — night

735. pōhara — poor

736. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

737. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

738. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

740. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

741. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

742. pōtae — hat

743. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

744. pōtiki — child; youngest child

745. pōturi — deaf; slow

746. pōuri — sad, dark

747. pōwhiri — welcome

748. pū — to blow gently

749. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

750. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

752. pūrongo — a report

753. pūru — bull

754. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

756. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

757. raihi — rice

758. raiona — lion

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

760. rakuraku — guitar; rake

761. rama — light, torch

762. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

763. rangi — sky, day

764. ranginamu — handsome

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

766. rapu — to look for

767. raranga — plait; weave

768. rare — lolly

769. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

773. rau — to put into; leaf

774. raumati — summer

775. raureka — deceitful

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

777. rawe — lovely, excellent

778. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

779. reira — there (previously mentioned)

780. reka — sweet

781. reo — language, voice

782. rere — to escape; to fly

783. rerekē — different, changed

784. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

785. reri — ready

786. reta — letter

787. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

790. rima — five

791. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

792. ringa — hand, arm

793. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

795. riri — anger, angry

796. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

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

798. rite — to be ready, like, similar

799. roa — long

800. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

802. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

803. rongonui — famous

804. rongoā — medicine

805. rori — road

806. rorohiko — computer

807. roto — in, inside, within; lake

808. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

810. ruaki — vomit

811. ruku — to dive

812. runga — on

813. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

814. rā — day; the sun; over there

815. Rāhina — Monday

816. Rāhoroi — Saturday

817. rākau — tree; timber

818. Rāmere — Friday

819. rānei — or

820. rāoa — choked

821. rāpeti — rabbit

822. rārangi — line, row

823. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

826. Rātū — Tuesday

827. rāua — them; they (two people)

828. rāwhiti — east

829. rēmana — lemon

830. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

831. rīwai — potato

832. rōia — lawyer

833. rōpā — slave, servant

834. rōpū — group

835. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

836. rūma — room

837. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

841. taha — to pass by; side

842. tahi — one, single

843. tahia — (pass) be swept

844. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

847. tahuri — to capsize

848. tahā — calabash, gourd

849. tai — tide; coast

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

851. taiapa — fence

852. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

853. taihoa — wait

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

855. taiohi — youth

856. taitama — young man

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

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

859. take — beginning, cause, origin

860. taki — to lead, to bring along

861. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

862. takoto — to lie down

863. taku — my (singular); edge

864. takurua — winter

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

866. tamaiti — child

867. tamariki — children

868. tamatāne — boy

869. tame — male animal

870. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

875. tangata — person

876. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

877. tangihanga — funeral

878. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

879. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

883. taonga — property, possession

884. tapa — to name

885. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

887. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

888. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

890. taraiwa — to drive; driver

891. taraka — truck

892. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

893. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

894. tarau — trousers

895. tari — government department; office

896. taringa — ear

897. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

898. tata — near, close

899. tatari — to wait

900. tatau — to count

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

902. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

903. tauera — towel

904. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

905. tauira — student; example

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

907. taumahi — assignment

908. taumata — grade, level of achievement

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

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

911. taura — rope, cable

912. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

913. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

914. tautohetohe — argue

915. tautoko — to support

916. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

917. tawhito — old, former

918. te — the, singular definite article

919. teihana — TV channel; railway station

920. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

922. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

923. tekau — ten

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

925. tereina — to train

926. tia — to steer, adorned

927. tiakarete — chocolate

928. tiaki — to look after, to care for

929. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

930. tihewa — sneeze

931. tihi — topknot

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

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

934. tiki — to fetch

935. tina — dinner, lunch

936. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

938. tino — very

939. tio — oyster

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

941. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

942. tira — group or row of people

943. tiro — to look

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

945. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

946. titiro — to look at

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

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

949. toe — to remain, be left over

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

951. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

952. tohunga — expert, priest

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

954. toi — art, knowledge

955. toka — rock

956. tokerau — autumn; northern

957. toki — adze, axe; champion

958. toko — divorce; pole

959. tokohia — how many people?

960. tokoiwa — nine [people]

961. tokomaha — many (of people)

962. Tokoono — six people

963. tokorima — five (people)

964. tokorua — two (of people)

965. tokotoru — three (people)

966. tokowaru — eight [people]

967. tomo — to enter, go into

968. tonga — south

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

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

971. tonu — still

972. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

973. tope — cut down; cut off

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

975. toro — to visit

976. toru — three

977. tote — salt

978. toto — blood

979. tua — beyond

980. tuahine — sister, of a male

981. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

982. tuanui — roof

983. tuarua — second

984. tuarā — back [body]

985. tuatahi — first

986. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

990. tuhituhi — to write, draw

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

992. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

993. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

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

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

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

997. tuna — eel

998. tungāne — brother, of a female

999. tunu — to cook, roast

1000. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1001. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1002. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1003. ture — law, rule

1004. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1005. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1006. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1007. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1008. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1009. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1010. tā — print, draw

1011. tāhae — to steal

1012. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1013. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1014. tāima — time

1015. Tāite — Thursday

1016. tākaro — to play

1017. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1018. tākuta — doctor

1019. tāmaki — omen, portent

1020. tāmure — snapper

1021. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1022. tāne — man, male

1023. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1024. tāone — town

1025. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1026. tāra — dollar

1027. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1028. tārere — to swing

1029. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1030. tāroaroa — tall

1031. tātahi — seaside, beach

1032. tātau — we; us; everyone

1033. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1034. tātua — a belt

1035. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1036. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1037. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1038. tāwhiri — beckon

1039. tāwāhi — overseas

1040. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1041. tēhea — which, singular

1042. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1043. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1044. tēnā — that, by the listener

1045. tēpu — table

1046. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1047. tērā — that over there, that

1048. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1049. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1050. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1051. Tīhema — December

1052. tīhāte — t-shirt

1053. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1054. tīkiti — ticket

1055. tīma — team

1056. tīmata — to begin, to start

1057. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1058. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1059. tītī — muttonbird

1060. tō — your (singular); to drag

1061. tōhi — toast

1062. tōkena — stockings, socks

1063. tōku — my (singular)

1064. tōmuri — to be late

1065. tōna — his, her

1066. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1067. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1068. tōtiti — sausage

1069. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1070. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1071. tūai — skinny

1072. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1073. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1074. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1075. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1076. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1077. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1078. Tūrei — Tuesday

1079. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1080. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1081. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1082. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1083. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1084. ua — to rain; rain

1085. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1086. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1087. ui — to ask, enquire

1088. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1089. uira — lightning; to flash

1090. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1091. umu — earth oven

1092. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1093. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1094. uri — descendant, offspring

1095. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1096. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1097. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1098. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1099. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1100. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1101. wae — foot; leg; separate

1102. waea — wire; phone

1103. waenga — middle, dividing line

1104. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1105. waewae — foot, leg

1106. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1107. wahie — driftwood

1108. wahine — woman, wife

1109. waho — out, outside, the outside

1110. wai — water; who

1111. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1112. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1113. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1114. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1115. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1116. waipiro — alcohol

1117. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1118. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1119. wairua — spirit

1120. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1121. wakarererangi — plane

1122. wao — forest

1123. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1124. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1125. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1126. wati — watch (timepiece)

1127. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1128. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1129. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1130. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1131. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1132. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1133. whaea — mother, aunt

1134. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1135. whaikōrero — oratory

1136. whakaae — to agree

1137. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1138. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1139. whakaako — teach

1140. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1141. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1142. whakaata — mirror

1143. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1144. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1145. whakaeke — to gather

1146. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1147. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1148. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1149. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1150. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1151. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1152. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1153. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1154. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1155. whakakā — turn on

1156. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1157. whakakī — to fill something

1158. whakamahana — heater

1159. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1160. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1161. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1162. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1163. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1164. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1165. whakamihi — grateful

1166. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1167. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1168. whakamātautau — examination, test

1169. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1170. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1171. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1172. whakaoho — to wake up

1173. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1174. whakaorangia — deliver

1175. whakaoti — complete

1176. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1177. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1178. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1179. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1180. whakapakari — to strengthen

1181. whakapapa — genealogy

1182. whakapono — to believe; faith

1183. whakapuare — to open

1184. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1185. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1186. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1187. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1188. whakaritenga — appointment

1189. whakarongo — to listen

1190. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1191. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1192. whakatau — to decide

1193. whakataukī — proverb

1194. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1195. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1196. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1197. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1198. whakatuwhera — to open

1199. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1200. whakatū — to stand something up

1201. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1202. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1203. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1204. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1205. whakawhiti — to cross

1206. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1207. whana — to kick

1208. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1209. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1210. whara — to be injured

1211. wharau — temporary shed

1212. whare — house, building

1213. wharekai — restaurant

1214. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1215. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1216. wharepaku — toilet

1217. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1218. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1219. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1220. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1221. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1222. wheke — creak; octopus

1223. whenua — land

1224. whero — red

1225. whetū — star

1226. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1227. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1228. whiri — plait; twist

1229. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1230. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1231. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1232. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1233. whitu — seven

1234. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1235. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1236. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1237. whutupōro — football, rugby

1238. whā — four

1239. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1240. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1241. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1242. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1243. whānui — broad, wide

1244. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1245. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1246. wiki — week

1247. wini — window

1248. wiri — drill

1249. wā — time, times

1250. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1251. wāhi — part, portion; place

1252. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1253. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1254. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1255. ā — and; and then

1256. āe — yes

1257. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1258. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1259. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1260. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1261. Ākarana — Auckland

1262. ākonga — student

1263. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1264. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1265. āmaimai — nervous

1266. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1267. ānō — as though; as if

1268. āpiha — officer

1269. āporo — apple

1270. āpōpō — tomorrow

1271. ārahi — to lead, guide

1272. ārahina — (pass) be led

1273. ārani — orange [fruit]

1274. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1275. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1276. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1277. āwangawanga — worried

1278. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1279. āwhina — to help

1280. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1281. ēhea — which

1282. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1283. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1284. ērā — those (over there)

1285. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1286. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1287. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1288. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1289. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1290. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1291. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1292. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1293. ūkui — to wipe

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