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. ano — Ano, ad. 1. Up to the time spoken of, still,…

30. anā — there, by you

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

32. ao — world, dawn, cloud

33. aorangi — planet

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

35. Aotearoa — New Zealand

36. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

37. Aranga — Easter; risen (n)

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

39. arero — tongue; point of taiaha

40. ariki — chief, leader

41. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

42. arohaina — (pass) be loved

43. aru — Aru, v.t. Follow, pursue. Pass. arumia. Arumia te tahae.—Kei reira…

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

45. ata — morning, shadow

46. atamai — clever, intelligent

47. atamira — platform, stage

48. atawhai — to show kindness towards

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

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

51. atua — god

52. au — I, me

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

54. auau — to bark, howl

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

56. awa — river, stream

57. awatea — daylight

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

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

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

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

62. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

63. engari — but

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

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

66. haehae — to cut up; to tear

67. haere — go, come

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

69. hai — as, for (variant of hei)

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

71. haki — flag

72. hamarara — umbrella

73. hanawiti — sandwich

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

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

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

77. hangareka — clown

78. hao — to catch in a net, a net

79. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

80. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

81. hara — to make a mistake; mistake

82. harakeke — flax

83. haramai — to arrive

84. hararei — holiday

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

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

87. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

88. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound

89. hau — wind, air, breath

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

91. haunga — smelly, stinky

92. hauora — health, healthy

93. haurangi — drunk

94. haurua — half

95. haututū — mischievous

96. hauwhā — quarter

97. he — a, some; in the category of

98. hea — where?

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

100. heihei — chicken

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

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

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

104. heoi — however; and so

105. heoti — however; and so

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

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

108. herehere — prisoner; captivity

109. heru — comb

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

111. hia — how many?

112. hiahia — to want

113. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

114. hiakai — hungry

115. hiamoe — sleepy

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

117. hikareti — cigarettes

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

119. hiko — electricity

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

121. hinengaro — mind, intellect

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

123. hingareti — singlet

124. hinu — oil, fat

125. hipi — sheep

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

127. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

128. hoahoa — attendant

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

130. hoariri — enemy, opponent

131. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

133. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

134. hohoro — quick

135. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

136. hoihoi — too noisy

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

138. hokihoki — return separately

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

140. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

141. hokomaha — supermarket

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

143. hokowhitu — band of warriors

144. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

146. hongi — pressing noses

147. hono — to join together

148. hopi — soap

149. hopu — to catch

150. hora — display; scatter; spread out

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

152. horoi — to wash, to clean

153. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

154. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

155. hou — new, modern; feather

156. hua — product, fruit

157. huaina — named (pass of hua)

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

159. huarahi — street, path, road

160. huarere — weather

161. huawhenua — vegetables

162. hui — meeting; gathered

163. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

164. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

165. huihuinga — meeting

166. huka — sugar

167. hukapapa — frost

168. hukarere — snow

169. huna — to hide

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

171. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

174. huri — to turn

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

176. huritau — birthday

177. huruhuru — fur

178. hā — breath; flavour

179. hāereere — to wander, roam

180. hākari — feast

181. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

182. hāmama — open, gaping

183. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

184. hāngai — opposite, facing

185. hāora — hour; oxygen

186. Hātarei — Saturday

187. hāte — shirt

188. hē — wrong; error, mistake

189. hēki — egg

190. hēra — sail

191. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

193. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

194. hōhipera — hospital

195. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

197. hōia — soldier, warrior

198. hōiho — horse

199. Hōngongoi — July

200. hōro — hall

201. hōtēra — hotel

202. hōu — new, modern; fresh

203. hū — shoe

204. 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.

205. ia — he, she, him, her

206. iho — downwards

207. ihu — nose

208. ika — fish

209. ina — if, when

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

211. inanahi — yesterday

212. inapō — last night

213. Ingarangi — England

214. ingoa — name

215. inoi — pray

216. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

218. inā — if, when

219. ināianei — now

220. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

221. ira — freckle; gene

222. irāmutu — niece, nephew

223. iti — small, little

224. iwa — nine

225. iwi — tribe

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

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

228. kaha — strong, able

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

230. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

232. kai — eat (v); food (n)

233. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

234. kaihoko — seller

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

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

237. kaimoana — seafood

238. kainga — (pass) be eaten

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

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

241. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

244. kaiārahi — leader, guide

245. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

246. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

247. kake — to climb

248. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

250. kamupene — company, business

251. kamupūtu — gumboot

252. kanikani — dance, to dance

253. kanohi — face

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

255. kapu — cup

256. kapua — cloud

257. kaputī — cup of tea

258. kara — colour

259. karaehe — class (school); glass

260. karahipi — scholarship

261. karaihe — grass

262. karaka — orange (colour)

263. karakia — prayer, to pray

264. karanga — to call

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

266. kararehe — animal

267. kare — stove, heater

268. karere — message

269. karo — dodge, avoid

270. karoro — seagull

271. karu — eye

272. kata — to laugh

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

274. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

275. kati — close, shut

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

277. katipō — venomous spider

278. kato — pluck

279. katoa — all

280. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

281. kau — swim; cow

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

283. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

284. kauhoe — to swim

285. kaukau — to bathe

286. kaumātua — elder; elderly

287. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

288. kawa — sour, yuck

289. kawe — to carry, convey

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

291. kawhe — coffee

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

293. kei te — at the moment; now

294. keke — cake

295. kererū — native pigeon

296. keri — dig

297. kete — basket, kit

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

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

300. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

301. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

302. kimi — to look for, seek

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

304. kina — sea urchin

305. kino — bad

306. kiore — rat

307. kiri — skin

308. kiriata — movie, film

309. Kirihimete — Christmas

310. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

311. kiromita — kilometre

312. kita — fast; tightly

313. kite — to see

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

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

316. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

318. koa — happy

319. koata — quarter

320. koe — you, one person

321. koha — gift

322. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

323. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

325. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

326. koi — sharp

327. koia — it is, so

328. koinei — this is

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

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

331. komiti — committee

332. konei — here, by speaker

333. konohete — concert

334. konā — there, by listener

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

336. kope — nappy

337. kore — zero, nothing

338. koretake — useless

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

340. koroheke — old man

341. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

342. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

343. korowai — cloak

344. korā — over there

345. kotahi — one

346. koti — coat, jacket

347. Kotirangi — Scotland

348. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

353. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

355. kuini — queen

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

357. kupu — word

358. kura — school; treasured item

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

360. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

361. kurī — dog

362. kā — to burn, be alight

363. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

364. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

365. kāinga — home

366. kākahu — clothing, garment

367. kākāriki — green

368. kāmura — carpenter

369. kānga — corn

370. kāo — no!

371. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

372. kāpata — cupboard

373. kāre — Negative word

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

375. kāri — playing card

376. kātahi — then

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

378. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

381. kēkē — armpit

382. kēmu — game

383. kī — to be full

384. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

385. kīhai — Negative word

386. kīhini — kitchen

387. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

388. kōanga — spring (the season of)

389. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

390. kōhatu — stone

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

392. kōpū — belly, womb

393. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

396. kōrua — you, two people

397. kōtiro — girl

398. kōura — crayfish

399. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

400. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

401. kūaha — door

402. kūare — ignorant

403. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

404. kūmera — sweet potato

405. kūtai — mussel

406. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

408. maha — many

409. mahana — to be warm, warm

410. mahara — thought, memory

411. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

412. mahi — to do, work, make

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

414. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

416. makariri — cold

417. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

419. makere — to get down from

420. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

421. mana — prestige, authority

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

423. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

425. manako — to like

426. manawa — heart

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

428. Mane — Monday

429. mangō — shark

430. mano — thousand

431. manu — bird

432. manuhiri — guest

433. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

434. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

435. maoa — cooked; ripe

436. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

437. marama — month, moon

438. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

439. maranga — to arise; to get up

440. maremare — to cough

441. maringi — to spill (trans)

442. marino — calm

443. maro — kilt-like garment

444. maroke — dry

445. maru — power; shelter

446. mataku — scared, afraid

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

448. matapihi — window

449. matau — fish hook; right side

450. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

451. matekai — hungry, starving

452. matenga — time or circumstance of death

453. matimati — finger, toe

454. matua — parent, father

455. mau — to wear clothes

456. maumahara — to remember, remember

457. maunga — mountain

458. mauri — life spirit

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

460. mauī — left (direction)

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

462. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

465. Mei — May

466. mema — member, members

467. menemene — to smile

468. meneti — minute

469. mere — bush, shrub

470. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

471. minita — minister

472. mira — mill

473. miraka — milk

474. miriona — million

475. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

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

478. moana — sea

479. moata — early; early morning

480. moe — sleep; to marry

481. moenga — bed

482. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

484. mokemoke — lonely

485. moko — lizard

486. mokopuna — grandchild

487. momo — type, kind

488. moni — money

489. motokā — car, motorcar

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

491. motukā — car

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

493. moutere — island

494. mua — front, before

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

496. mura — blaze, flame

497. muri — behind, after

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

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

500. mā — clean, white, and others

501. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

503. māhita — teacher

504. māhunga — head

505. māia — capable, brave, bold

506. mākona — satisfied, full

507. māku — for me, by me

508. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

510. māna — for him, her, by him, her

511. māngere — lazy

512. mānia — plains

513. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

514. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

515. māra — garden

516. mārama — clear, understand

517. mārena — to marry; wedding

518. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

519. māripi — knife

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

521. mātao — cold

522. mātau — to know, understand

523. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

526. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

529. māui — on the left hand, left side

530. māuiui — sick

531. māwhero — pink

532. mēnā — if

533. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

534. mīhini — machine

535. mīti — meat

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

537. mōhio — to know

538. mōhiti — glasses

539. mōkai — pet

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

541. mōmona — fat

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

543. mōrena — good morning

544. mōu — for you

545. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

548. naihi — knife

549. nama — number

550. nanahi — yesterday

551. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

552. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

553. nei — here, by speaker

554. neke — to move

555. ngahau — party, concert

556. ngahere — forest, bush

557. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

559. ngaru — wave

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

561. ngau — to bite

562. ngenge — tired

563. ngeru — cat

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

565. ngutu — lip, lips

566. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

570. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

571. ngāwhā — boiling spring

572. niho — tooth

573. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

576. noho — to live; sit

577. nohoanga — home, sofa

578. nui — big, great, many

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

580. nuku — to move

581. nunui — big (plural form)

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

583. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

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

589. nō — from

590. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

592. nōu — yours

593. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

596. oho — to wake up

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

598. Oketopa — October

599. oko — bowl

600. oma — to run, escape

601. omaoma — running

602. one — beach, sand

603. oneone — earth, soil

604. ono — six

605. ope — group travelling together

606. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

608. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

609. oti — to be completed

610. otirā — but, on the other hand

611. pae — ridge

612. pahi — bus

613. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

616. paihikara — bike

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

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

619. paipa — pipe

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

621. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

625. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

626. pakitara — wall

627. paku — small

628. panana — banana

629. panekoti — skirt, dress

630. pango — black

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

632. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

633. paoro — ball

634. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

635. papai — good (plural), very good

636. Papaioea — Palmerston North

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

638. paraihe — award, prize; brush

639. paraikete — blanket

640. Paraire — Friday

641. parakuihi — breakfast

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

643. parauri — brown

644. pare — to ward off, to divert

645. pari — cliff

646. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

648. paruparu — dirt, mud

649. parāoa — bread, flour

650. pata — butter

651. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

655. paukena — pumpkin

656. pea — pair; pear

657. peita — paint

658. peka — branch

659. peke — to jump, to leap over

660. pene — pen

661. pepa — paper; pepper

662. pepeha — proclamation of origin

663. pere — bell

664. pereti — plate

665. peti — heap up

666. pia — beer

667. piana — piano

668. pihikete — biscuit

669. piki — to increase

670. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

673. Pipiri — June

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

675. pirau — rotten

676. piri — to stick to, to cling

677. pirihimana — police officer

678. pirimia — prime minister

679. piringa — shelter, hiding place

680. pito — belly button, end, extremity

681. poaka — pig

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

683. Poihākena — Sydney

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

685. pono — true, faithful

686. poraka — jersey

687. poro — to cut off, to cut short

688. porou — eager, energetic

689. poti — boat

690. poto — short

691. pou — pole, post

692. pouaka — box

693. pounamu — greenstone

694. puehu — dust

695. puka — form, booklet

696. pukapuka — book, lungs

697. puke — hill

698. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

699. puku — stomach, belly

700. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

701. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

702. puna — pool, spring

703. pune — spoon

704. punga — anchor; joint

705. pupuhi — to shoot

706. pupuri — to hold onto

707. purei — to play, play

708. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

709. puta — to appear, to come out

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

711. putiputi — flower

712. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

714. pāhi — purse, to pass

715. pāka — a park; a box

716. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

717. pāmu — farm

718. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

721. pāpā — father, uncle

722. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

723. pāremata — parliament

724. pātai — question; to ask a question

725. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

726. pātītī — grass

727. pātōtō — knock

728. pātū — wall

729. pāua — abalone

730. pēhea — how?

731. pēkana — bacon

732. pēke — bag

733. pēnei — like this, near speaker

734. pēnā — like that, near listener

735. pēpi — baby

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

737. pērā — like that, yonder

738. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

739. pīrangi — to want, desire

740. pō — night

741. pōhara — poor

742. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

744. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

746. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

747. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

748. pōtae — hat

749. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

750. pōtiki — child; youngest child

751. pōturi — deaf; slow

752. pōuri — sad, dark

753. pōwhiri — welcome

754. pū — to blow gently

755. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

756. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

758. pūrongo — a report

759. pūru — bull

760. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

762. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

763. raihi — rice

764. raiona — lion

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

766. rakuraku — guitar; rake

767. rama — light, torch

768. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

769. rangi — sky, day

770. ranginamu — handsome

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

772. rapu — to look for

773. raranga — plait; weave

774. rare — lolly

775. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

779. rau — to put into; leaf

780. raumati — summer

781. raureka — deceitful

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

783. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

785. reira — there (previously mentioned)

786. reka — sweet

787. reo — language, voice

788. rere — to escape; to fly

789. rerekē — different, changed

790. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

791. reri — ready

792. reta — letter

793. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

796. rima — five

797. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

798. ringa — hand, arm

799. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

801. riri — anger, angry

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

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

804. rite — to be ready, like, similar

805. roa — long

806. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

808. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

809. rongonui — famous

810. rongoā — medicine

811. rori — road

812. rorohiko — computer

813. roto — in, inside, within; lake

814. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

816. ruaki — vomit

817. ruku — to dive

818. runga — on

819. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

820. rā — day; the sun; over there

821. Rāhina — Monday

822. Rāhoroi — Saturday

823. rākau — tree; timber

824. Rāmere — Friday

825. rānei — or

826. rāoa — choked

827. rāpeti — rabbit

828. rārangi — line, row

829. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

832. Rātū — Tuesday

833. rāua — them; they (two people)

834. rāwhiti — east

835. rēmana — lemon

836. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

837. rīwai — potato

838. rōia — lawyer

839. rōpā — slave, servant

840. rōpū — group

841. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

842. rūma — room

843. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

847. taha — to pass by; side

848. tahi — one, single

849. tahia — (pass) be swept

850. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

853. tahuri — to capsize

854. tahā — calabash, gourd

855. tai — tide; coast

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

857. taiapa — fence

858. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

859. taihoa — wait

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

861. taiohi — youth

862. taitama — young man

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

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

865. take — beginning, cause, origin

866. taki — to lead, to bring along

867. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

868. takoto — to lie down

869. taku — my (singular); edge

870. takurua — winter

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

872. tamaiti — child

873. tamariki — children

874. tamatāne — boy

875. tame — male animal

876. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

881. tangata — person

882. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

883. tangihanga — funeral

884. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

885. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

889. taonga — property, possession

890. tapa — to name

891. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

893. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

894. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

896. taraiwa — to drive; driver

897. taraka — truck

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

899. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

900. tarau — trousers

901. tari — government department; office

902. taringa — ear

903. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

904. tata — near, close

905. tatari — to wait

906. tatau — to count

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

908. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

909. tauera — towel

910. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

911. tauira — student; example

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

913. taumahi — assignment

914. taumata — grade, level of achievement

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

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

917. taura — rope, cable

918. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

919. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

920. tautohetohe — argue

921. tautoko — to support

922. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

923. tawhito — old, former

924. te — the, singular definite article

925. teihana — TV channel; railway station

926. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

928. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

929. tekau — ten

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

931. tereina — to train

932. tia — to steer, adorned

933. tiakarete — chocolate

934. tiaki — to look after, to care for

935. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

936. tihewa — sneeze

937. tihi — topknot

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

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

940. tiki — to fetch

941. tina — dinner, lunch

942. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

944. tino — very

945. tio — oyster

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

947. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

948. tira — group or row of people

949. tiro — to look

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

951. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

952. titiro — to look at

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

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

955. toe — to remain, be left over

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

957. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

958. tohunga — expert, priest

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

960. toi — art, knowledge

961. toka — rock

962. tokerau — autumn; northern

963. toki — adze, axe; champion

964. toko — divorce; pole

965. tokohia — how many people?

966. tokoiwa — nine [people]

967. tokomaha — many (of people)

968. Tokoono — six people

969. tokorima — five (people)

970. tokorua — two (of people)

971. tokotoru — three (people)

972. tokowaru — eight [people]

973. tomo — to enter, go into

974. tonga — south

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

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

977. tonu — still

978. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

979. tope — cut down; cut off

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

981. toro — to visit

982. toru — three

983. tote — salt

984. toto — blood

985. tua — beyond

986. tuahine — sister, of a male

987. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

988. tuanui — roof

989. tuarua — second

990. tuarā — back [body]

991. tuatahi — first

992. tuatoru — third

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

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

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

996. tuhituhi — to write, draw

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

998. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

999. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1000. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1001. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1002. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1003. tuna — eel

1004. tungāne — brother, of a female

1005. tunu — to cook, roast

1006. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1007. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1008. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1009. ture — law, rule

1010. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1011. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1012. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1013. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1014. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1015. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1016. tā — print, draw

1017. tāhae — to steal

1018. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1019. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1020. tāima — time

1021. Tāite — Thursday

1022. tākaro — to play

1023. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1024. tākuta — doctor

1025. tāmaki — omen, portent

1026. tāmure — snapper

1027. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1028. tāne — man, male

1029. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1030. tāone — town

1031. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1032. tāra — dollar

1033. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1034. tārere — to swing

1035. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1036. tāroaroa — tall

1037. tātahi — seaside, beach

1038. tātau — we; us; everyone

1039. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1040. tātua — a belt

1041. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1042. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1043. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1044. tāwhiri — beckon

1045. tāwāhi — overseas

1046. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1047. tēhea — which, singular

1048. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1049. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1050. tēnā — that, by the listener

1051. tēpu — table

1052. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1053. tērā — that over there, that

1054. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1055. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1056. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1057. Tīhema — December

1058. tīhāte — t-shirt

1059. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1060. tīkiti — ticket

1061. tīma — team

1062. tīmata — to begin, to start

1063. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1064. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1065. tītī — muttonbird

1066. tō — your (singular); to drag

1067. tōhi — toast

1068. tōkena — stockings, socks

1069. tōku — my (singular)

1070. tōmuri — to be late

1071. tōna — his, her

1072. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1073. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1074. tōtiti — sausage

1075. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1076. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1077. tūai — skinny

1078. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1079. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1080. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1081. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1082. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1083. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1084. Tūrei — Tuesday

1085. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1086. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1087. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1088. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1089. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1090. ua — to rain; rain

1091. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1092. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1093. ui — to ask, enquire

1094. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1095. uira — lightning; to flash

1096. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1097. umu — earth oven

1098. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1099. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1100. uri — descendant, offspring

1101. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1102. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1103. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1104. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1105. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1106. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1107. wae — foot; leg; separate

1108. waea — wire; phone

1109. waenga — middle, dividing line

1110. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1111. waewae — foot, leg

1112. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1113. wahie — driftwood

1114. wahine — woman, wife

1115. waho — out, outside, the outside

1116. wai — water; who

1117. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1118. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1119. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1120. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1121. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1122. waipiro — alcohol

1123. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1124. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1125. wairua — spirit

1126. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1127. wakarererangi — plane

1128. wao — forest

1129. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1130. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1131. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1132. wati — watch (timepiece)

1133. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1134. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1135. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1136. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1137. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1138. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1139. whaea — mother, aunt

1140. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1141. whaikōrero — oratory

1142. whakaae — to agree

1143. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1144. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1145. whakaako — teach

1146. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1147. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1148. whakaata — mirror

1149. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1150. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1151. whakaeke — to gather

1152. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1153. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1154. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1155. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1156. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1157. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1158. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1159. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1160. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1161. whakakā — turn on

1162. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1163. whakakī — to fill something

1164. whakamahana — heater

1165. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1166. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1167. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1168. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1169. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1170. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1171. whakamihi — grateful

1172. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1173. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1174. whakamātautau — examination, test

1175. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1176. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1177. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1178. whakaoho — to wake up

1179. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1180. whakaorangia — deliver

1181. whakaoti — complete

1182. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1183. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1184. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1185. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1186. whakapakari — to strengthen

1187. whakapapa — genealogy

1188. whakapono — to believe; faith

1189. whakapuare — to open

1190. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1191. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1192. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1193. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1194. whakaritenga — appointment

1195. whakarongo — to listen

1196. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1197. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1198. whakatau — to decide

1199. whakataukī — proverb

1200. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1201. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1202. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1203. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1204. whakatuwhera — to open

1205. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1206. whakatū — to stand something up

1207. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1208. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1209. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1210. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1211. whakawhiti — to cross

1212. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1213. whana — to kick

1214. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1215. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1216. whara — to be injured

1217. wharau — temporary shed

1218. whare — house, building

1219. wharekai — restaurant

1220. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1221. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1222. wharepaku — toilet

1223. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1224. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1225. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1226. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1227. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1228. wheke — creak; octopus

1229. whenua — land

1230. whero — red

1231. whetū — star

1232. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1233. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1234. whiri — plait; twist

1235. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1236. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1237. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1238. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1239. whitu — seven

1240. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1241. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1242. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1243. whutupōro — football, rugby

1244. whā — four

1245. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1246. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1247. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1248. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1249. whānui — broad, wide

1250. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1251. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1252. wiki — week

1253. wini — window

1254. wiri — drill

1255. wā — time, times

1256. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1257. wāhi — part, portion; place

1258. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1259. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1260. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1261. ā — and; and then

1262. āe — yes

1263. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1264. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1265. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1266. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1267. Ākarana — Auckland

1268. ākonga — student

1269. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1270. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1271. āmaimai — nervous

1272. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1273. ānō — as though; as if

1274. āpiha — officer

1275. āporo — apple

1276. āpōpō — tomorrow

1277. ārahi — to lead, guide

1278. ārahina — (pass) be led

1279. ārani — orange [fruit]

1280. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1281. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1282. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1283. āwangawanga — worried

1284. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1285. āwhina — to help

1286. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1287. ēhea — which

1288. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1289. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1290. ērā — those (over there)

1291. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1292. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1293. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1294. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1295. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1296. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1297. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1298. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1299. ūkui — to wipe

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