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. hare — Hare (i), harehare, n. Cutaneous eruption, itch. Ko te ngau…

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

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

88. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

89. harirū — shake hands

90. harore — mushroom

91. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound

92. hau — wind, air, breath

93. hauhake — harvest

94. hauhaketia — harvested (pass. of hauhake)

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

96. haunga — smelly, stinky

97. hauora — health, healthy

98. haurangi — drunk

99. haurua — half

100. haututū — mischievous

101. hauwhā — quarter

102. he — a, some; in the category of

103. hea — where?

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

105. heihei — chicken

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

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

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

109. heoi — however; and so

110. heoti — however; and so

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

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

113. herehere — prisoner; captivity

114. heru — comb

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

116. hia — how many?

117. hiahia — to want

118. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

119. hiakai — hungry

120. hiamoe — sleepy

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

122. hikareti — cigarettes

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

124. hiko — electricity

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

126. hinengaro — mind, intellect

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

128. hingareti — singlet

129. hinu — oil, fat

130. hipi — sheep

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

132. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

133. hoahoa — attendant

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

135. hoariri — enemy, opponent

136. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

138. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

139. hohoro — quick

140. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

141. hoihoi — too noisy

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

143. hokihoki — return separately

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

145. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

146. hokomaha — supermarket

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

148. hokowhitu — band of warriors

149. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

151. hongi — pressing noses

152. hono — to join together

153. hopi — soap

154. hopu — to catch

155. hora — display; scatter; spread out

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

157. horoi — to wash, to clean

158. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

159. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

160. hou — new, modern; feather

161. hua — product, fruit

162. huaina — named (pass of hua)

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

164. huarahi — street, path, road

165. huarere — weather

166. huawhenua — vegetables

167. hui — meeting; gathered

168. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

169. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

170. huihuinga — meeting

171. huka — sugar

172. hukapapa — frost

173. hukarere — snow

174. huna — to hide

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

176. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

179. huri — to turn

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

181. huritau — birthday

182. huruhuru — fur

183. hā — breath; flavour

184. hāereere — to wander, roam

185. hākari — feast

186. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

187. hāmama — open, gaping

188. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

189. hāngai — opposite, facing

190. hāora — hour; oxygen

191. Hātarei — Saturday

192. hāte — shirt

193. hē — wrong; error, mistake

194. hēki — egg

195. hēra — sail

196. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

198. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

199. hōhipera — hospital

200. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

202. hōia — soldier, warrior

203. hōiho — horse

204. Hōngongoi — July

205. hōro — hall

206. hōtēra — hotel

207. hōu — new, modern; fresh

208. hū — shoe

209. 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.

210. ia — he, she, him, her

211. iho — downwards

212. ihu — nose

213. ika — fish

214. ina — if, when

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

216. inanahi — yesterday

217. inapō — last night

218. Ingarangi — England

219. ingoa — name

220. inoi — pray

221. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

223. inā — if, when

224. ināianei — now

225. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

226. ira — freckle; gene

227. irāmutu — niece, nephew

228. iti — small, little

229. iwa — nine

230. iwi — tribe

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

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

233. kaha — strong, able

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

235. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

237. kai — eat (v); food (n)

238. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

239. kaihoko — seller

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

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

242. kaimoana — seafood

243. kainga — (pass) be eaten

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

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

246. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

249. kaiārahi — leader, guide

250. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

251. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

252. kake — to climb

253. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

255. kamupene — company, business

256. kamupūtu — gumboot

257. kanikani — dance, to dance

258. kanohi — face

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

260. kapu — cup

261. kapua — cloud

262. kaputī — cup of tea

263. kara — colour

264. karaehe — class (school); glass

265. karahipi — scholarship

266. karaihe — grass

267. karaka — orange (colour)

268. karakia — prayer, to pray

269. karanga — to call

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

271. kararehe — animal

272. kare — stove, heater

273. karere — message

274. karo — dodge, avoid

275. karoro — seagull

276. karu — eye

277. kata — to laugh

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

279. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

280. kati — close, shut

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

282. katipō — venomous spider

283. kato — pluck

284. katoa — all

285. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

286. kau — swim; cow

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

288. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

289. kauhoe — to swim

290. kaukau — to bathe

291. kaumātua — elder; elderly

292. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

293. kawa — sour, yuck

294. kawe — to carry, convey

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

296. kawhe — coffee

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

298. kei te — at the moment; now

299. keke — cake

300. kererū — native pigeon

301. keri — dig

302. kete — basket, kit

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

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

305. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

306. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

307. kimi — to look for, seek

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

309. kina — sea urchin

310. kino — bad

311. kiore — rat

312. kiri — skin

313. kiriata — movie, film

314. Kirihimete — Christmas

315. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

316. kiromita — kilometre

317. kita — fast; tightly

318. kite — to see

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

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

321. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

323. koa — happy

324. koata — quarter

325. koe — you, one person

326. koha — gift

327. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

328. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

330. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

331. koi — sharp

332. koia — it is, so

333. koinei — this is

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

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

336. komiti — committee

337. konei — here, by speaker

338. konohete — concert

339. konā — there, by listener

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

341. kope — nappy

342. kore — zero, nothing

343. koretake — useless

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

345. koroheke — old man

346. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

347. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

348. korowai — cloak

349. korā — over there

350. kotahi — one

351. koti — coat, jacket

352. Kotirangi — Scotland

353. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

358. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

360. kuini — queen

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

362. kupu — word

363. kura — school; treasured item

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

365. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

366. kurī — dog

367. kā — to burn, be alight

368. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

369. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

370. kāinga — home

371. kākahu — clothing, garment

372. kākāriki — green

373. kāmura — carpenter

374. kānga — corn

375. kāo — no!

376. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

377. kāpata — cupboard

378. kāre — Negative word

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

380. kāri — playing card

381. kātahi — then

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

383. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

386. kēkē — armpit

387. kēmu — game

388. kī — to be full

389. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

390. kīhai — Negative word

391. kīhini — kitchen

392. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

393. kōanga — spring (the season of)

394. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

395. kōhatu — stone

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

397. kōpū — belly, womb

398. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

401. kōrua — you, two people

402. kōtiro — girl

403. kōura — crayfish

404. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

405. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

406. kūaha — door

407. kūare — ignorant

408. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

409. kūmera — sweet potato

410. kūtai — mussel

411. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

413. maha — many

414. mahana — to be warm, warm

415. mahara — thought, memory

416. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

417. mahi — to do, work, make

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

419. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

421. makariri — cold

422. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

424. makere — to get down from

425. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

426. mana — prestige, authority

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

428. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

430. manako — to like

431. manawa — heart

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

433. Mane — Monday

434. mangō — shark

435. mano — thousand

436. manu — bird

437. manuhiri — guest

438. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

439. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

440. maoa — cooked; ripe

441. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

442. marama — month, moon

443. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

444. maranga — to arise; to get up

445. maremare — to cough

446. maringi — to spill (trans)

447. marino — calm

448. maro — kilt-like garment

449. maroke — dry

450. maru — power; shelter

451. mataku — scared, afraid

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

453. matapihi — window

454. matau — fish hook; right side

455. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

456. matekai — hungry, starving

457. matenga — time or circumstance of death

458. matimati — finger, toe

459. matua — parent, father

460. mau — to wear clothes

461. maumahara — to remember, remember

462. maunga — mountain

463. mauri — life spirit

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

465. mauī — left (direction)

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

467. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

470. Mei — May

471. mema — member, members

472. menemene — to smile

473. meneti — minute

474. mere — bush, shrub

475. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

476. minita — minister

477. mira — mill

478. miraka — milk

479. miriona — million

480. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

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

483. moana — sea

484. moata — early; early morning

485. moe — sleep; to marry

486. moenga — bed

487. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

489. mokemoke — lonely

490. moko — lizard

491. mokopuna — grandchild

492. momo — type, kind

493. moni — money

494. motokā — car, motorcar

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

496. motukā — car

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

498. moutere — island

499. mua — front, before

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

501. mura — blaze, flame

502. muri — behind, after

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

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

505. mā — clean, white, and others

506. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

508. māhita — teacher

509. māhunga — head

510. māia — capable, brave, bold

511. mākona — satisfied, full

512. māku — for me, by me

513. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

515. māna — for him, her, by him, her

516. māngere — lazy

517. mānia — plains

518. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

519. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

520. māra — garden

521. mārama — clear, understand

522. mārena — to marry; wedding

523. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

524. māripi — knife

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

526. mātao — cold

527. mātau — to know, understand

528. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

531. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

534. māui — on the left hand, left side

535. māuiui — sick

536. māwhero — pink

537. mēnā — if

538. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

539. mīhini — machine

540. mīti — meat

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

542. mōhio — to know

543. mōhiti — glasses

544. mōkai — pet

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

546. mōmona — fat

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

548. mōrena — good morning

549. mōu — for you

550. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

553. naihi — knife

554. nama — number

555. nanahi — yesterday

556. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

557. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

558. nei — here, by speaker

559. neke — to move

560. ngahau — party, concert

561. ngahere — forest, bush

562. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

564. ngaru — wave

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

566. ngau — to bite

567. ngenge — tired

568. ngeru — cat

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

570. ngutu — lip, lips

571. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

575. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

576. ngāwhā — boiling spring

577. niho — tooth

578. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

581. noho — to live; sit

582. nohoanga — home, sofa

583. nui — big, great, many

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

585. nuku — to move

586. nunui — big (plural form)

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

588. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

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

594. nō — from

595. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

597. nōu — yours

598. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

601. oho — to wake up

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

603. Oketopa — October

604. oko — bowl

605. oma — to run, escape

606. omaoma — running

607. one — beach, sand

608. oneone — earth, soil

609. ono — six

610. ope — group travelling together

611. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

613. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

614. oti — to be completed

615. otirā — but, on the other hand

616. pae — ridge

617. pahi — bus

618. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

621. paihikara — bike

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

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

624. paipa — pipe

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

626. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

630. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

631. pakitara — wall

632. paku — small

633. panana — banana

634. panekoti — skirt, dress

635. pango — black

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

637. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

638. paoro — ball

639. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

640. papai — good (plural), very good

641. Papaioea — Palmerston North

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

643. paraihe — award, prize; brush

644. paraikete — blanket

645. Paraire — Friday

646. parakuihi — breakfast

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

648. parauri — brown

649. pare — to ward off, to divert

650. pari — cliff

651. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

653. paruparu — dirt, mud

654. parāoa — bread, flour

655. pata — butter

656. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

660. paukena — pumpkin

661. pea — pair; pear

662. peita — paint

663. peka — branch

664. peke — to jump, to leap over

665. pene — pen

666. pepa — paper; pepper

667. pepeha — proclamation of origin

668. pere — bell

669. pereti — plate

670. peti — heap up

671. pia — beer

672. piana — piano

673. pihikete — biscuit

674. piki — to increase

675. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

678. Pipiri — June

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

680. pirau — rotten

681. piri — to stick to, to cling

682. pirihimana — police officer

683. pirimia — prime minister

684. piringa — shelter, hiding place

685. pito — belly button, end, extremity

686. poaka — pig

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

688. Poihākena — Sydney

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

690. pono — true, faithful

691. poraka — jersey

692. poro — to cut off, to cut short

693. porou — eager, energetic

694. poti — boat

695. poto — short

696. pou — pole, post

697. pouaka — box

698. pounamu — greenstone

699. puehu — dust

700. puka — form, booklet

701. pukapuka — book, lungs

702. puke — hill

703. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

704. puku — stomach, belly

705. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

706. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

707. puna — pool, spring

708. pune — spoon

709. punga — anchor; joint

710. pupuhi — to shoot

711. pupuri — to hold onto

712. purei — to play, play

713. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

714. puta — to appear, to come out

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

716. putiputi — flower

717. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

719. pāhi — purse, to pass

720. pāka — a park; a box

721. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

722. pāmu — farm

723. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

726. pāpā — father, uncle

727. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

728. pāremata — parliament

729. pātai — question; to ask a question

730. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

731. pātītī — grass

732. pātōtō — knock

733. pātū — wall

734. pāua — abalone

735. pēhea — how?

736. pēkana — bacon

737. pēke — bag

738. pēnei — like this, near speaker

739. pēnā — like that, near listener

740. pēpi — baby

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

742. pērā — like that, yonder

743. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

744. pīrangi — to want, desire

745. pō — night

746. pōhara — poor

747. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

749. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

751. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

752. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

753. pōtae — hat

754. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

755. pōtiki — child; youngest child

756. pōturi — deaf; slow

757. pōuri — sad, dark

758. pōwhiri — welcome

759. pū — to blow gently

760. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

761. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

763. pūrongo — a report

764. pūru — bull

765. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

767. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

768. raihi — rice

769. raiona — lion

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

771. rakuraku — guitar; rake

772. rama — light, torch

773. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

774. rangi — sky, day

775. ranginamu — handsome

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

777. rapu — to look for

778. raranga — plait; weave

779. rare — lolly

780. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

784. rau — to put into; leaf

785. raumati — summer

786. raureka — deceitful

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

788. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

790. reira — there (previously mentioned)

791. reka — sweet

792. reo — language, voice

793. rere — to escape; to fly

794. rerekē — different, changed

795. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

796. reri — ready

797. reta — letter

798. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

801. rima — five

802. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

803. ringa — hand, arm

804. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

806. riri — anger, angry

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

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

809. rite — to be ready, like, similar

810. roa — long

811. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

813. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

814. rongonui — famous

815. rongoā — medicine

816. rori — road

817. rorohiko — computer

818. roto — in, inside, within; lake

819. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

821. ruaki — vomit

822. ruku — to dive

823. runga — on

824. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

825. rā — day; the sun; over there

826. Rāhina — Monday

827. Rāhoroi — Saturday

828. rākau — tree; timber

829. Rāmere — Friday

830. rānei — or

831. rāoa — choked

832. rāpeti — rabbit

833. rārangi — line, row

834. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

837. Rātū — Tuesday

838. rāua — them; they (two people)

839. rāwhiti — east

840. rēmana — lemon

841. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

842. rīwai — potato

843. rōia — lawyer

844. rōpā — slave, servant

845. rōpū — group

846. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

847. rūma — room

848. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

852. taha — to pass by; side

853. tahi — one, single

854. tahia — (pass) be swept

855. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

858. tahuri — to capsize

859. tahā — calabash, gourd

860. tai — tide; coast

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

862. taiapa — fence

863. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

864. taihoa — wait

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

866. taiohi — youth

867. taitama — young man

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

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

870. take — beginning, cause, origin

871. taki — to lead, to bring along

872. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

873. takoto — to lie down

874. taku — my (singular); edge

875. takurua — winter

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

877. tamaiti — child

878. tamariki — children

879. tamatāne — boy

880. tame — male animal

881. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

886. tangata — person

887. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

888. tangihanga — funeral

889. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

890. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

894. taonga — property, possession

895. tapa — to name

896. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

898. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

899. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

901. taraiwa — to drive; driver

902. taraka — truck

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

904. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

905. tarau — trousers

906. tari — government department; office

907. taringa — ear

908. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

909. tata — near, close

910. tatari — to wait

911. tatau — to count

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

913. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

914. tauera — towel

915. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

916. tauira — student; example

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

918. taumahi — assignment

919. taumata — grade, level of achievement

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

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

922. taura — rope, cable

923. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

924. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

925. tautohetohe — argue

926. tautoko — to support

927. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

928. tawhito — old, former

929. te — the, singular definite article

930. teihana — TV channel; railway station

931. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

933. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

934. tekau — ten

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

936. tereina — to train

937. tia — to steer, adorned

938. tiakarete — chocolate

939. tiaki — to look after, to care for

940. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

941. tihewa — sneeze

942. tihi — topknot

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

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

945. tiki — to fetch

946. tina — dinner, lunch

947. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

949. tino — very

950. tio — oyster

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

952. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

953. tira — group or row of people

954. tiro — to look

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

956. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

957. titiro — to look at

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

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

960. toe — to remain, be left over

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

962. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

963. tohunga — expert, priest

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

965. toi — art, knowledge

966. toka — rock

967. tokerau — autumn; northern

968. toki — adze, axe; champion

969. toko — divorce; pole

970. tokohia — how many people?

971. tokoiwa — nine [people]

972. tokomaha — many (of people)

973. Tokoono — six people

974. tokorima — five (people)

975. tokorua — two (of people)

976. tokotoru — three (people)

977. tokowaru — eight [people]

978. tomo — to enter, go into

979. tonga — south

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

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

982. tonu — still

983. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

984. tope — cut down; cut off

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

986. toro — to visit

987. toru — three

988. tote — salt

989. toto — blood

990. tua — beyond

991. tuahine — sister, of a male

992. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

993. tuanui — roof

994. tuarua — second

995. tuarā — back [body]

996. tuatahi — first

997. tuatoru — third

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

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

1000. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1001. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1002. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1003. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1004. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1005. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1006. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1007. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1008. tuna — eel

1009. tungāne — brother, of a female

1010. tunu — to cook, roast

1011. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1012. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1013. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1014. ture — law, rule

1015. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1016. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1017. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1018. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1019. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1020. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1021. tā — print, draw

1022. tāhae — to steal

1023. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1024. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1025. tāima — time

1026. Tāite — Thursday

1027. tākaro — to play

1028. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1029. tākuta — doctor

1030. tāmaki — omen, portent

1031. tāmure — snapper

1032. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1033. tāne — man, male

1034. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1035. tāone — town

1036. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1037. tāra — dollar

1038. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1039. tārere — to swing

1040. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1041. tāroaroa — tall

1042. tātahi — seaside, beach

1043. tātau — we; us; everyone

1044. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1045. tātua — a belt

1046. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1047. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1048. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1049. tāwhiri — beckon

1050. tāwāhi — overseas

1051. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1052. tēhea — which, singular

1053. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1054. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1055. tēnā — that, by the listener

1056. tēpu — table

1057. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1058. tērā — that over there, that

1059. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1060. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1061. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1062. Tīhema — December

1063. tīhāte — t-shirt

1064. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1065. tīkiti — ticket

1066. tīma — team

1067. tīmata — to begin, to start

1068. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1069. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1070. tītī — muttonbird

1071. tō — your (singular); to drag

1072. tōhi — toast

1073. tōkena — stockings, socks

1074. tōku — my (singular)

1075. tōmuri — to be late

1076. tōna — his, her

1077. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1078. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1079. tōtiti — sausage

1080. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1081. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1082. tūai — skinny

1083. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1084. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1085. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1086. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1087. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1088. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1089. Tūrei — Tuesday

1090. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1091. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1092. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1093. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1094. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1095. ua — to rain; rain

1096. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1097. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1098. ui — to ask, enquire

1099. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1100. uira — lightning; to flash

1101. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1102. umu — earth oven

1103. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1104. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1105. uri — descendant, offspring

1106. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1107. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1108. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1109. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1110. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1111. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1112. wae — foot; leg; separate

1113. waea — wire; phone

1114. waenga — middle, dividing line

1115. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1116. waewae — foot, leg

1117. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1118. wahie — driftwood

1119. wahine — woman, wife

1120. waho — out, outside, the outside

1121. wai — water; who

1122. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1123. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1124. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1125. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1126. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1127. waipiro — alcohol

1128. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1129. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1130. wairua — spirit

1131. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1132. wakarererangi — plane

1133. wao — forest

1134. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1135. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1136. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1137. wati — watch (timepiece)

1138. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1139. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1140. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1141. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1142. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1143. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1144. whaea — mother, aunt

1145. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1146. whaikōrero — oratory

1147. whakaae — to agree

1148. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1149. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1150. whakaako — teach

1151. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1152. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1153. whakaata — mirror

1154. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1155. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1156. whakaeke — to gather

1157. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1158. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1159. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1160. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1161. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1162. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1163. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1164. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1165. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1166. whakakā — turn on

1167. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1168. whakakī — to fill something

1169. whakamahana — heater

1170. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1171. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1172. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1173. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1174. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1175. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1176. whakamihi — grateful

1177. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1178. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1179. whakamātautau — examination, test

1180. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1181. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1182. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1183. whakaoho — to wake up

1184. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1185. whakaorangia — deliver

1186. whakaoti — complete

1187. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1188. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1189. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1190. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1191. whakapakari — to strengthen

1192. whakapapa — genealogy

1193. whakapono — to believe; faith

1194. whakapuare — to open

1195. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1196. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1197. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1198. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1199. whakaritenga — appointment

1200. whakarongo — to listen

1201. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1202. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1203. whakatau — to decide

1204. whakataukī — proverb

1205. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1206. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1207. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1208. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1209. whakatuwhera — to open

1210. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1211. whakatū — to stand something up

1212. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1213. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1214. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1215. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1216. whakawhiti — to cross

1217. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1218. whana — to kick

1219. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1220. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1221. whara — to be injured

1222. wharau — temporary shed

1223. whare — house, building

1224. wharekai — restaurant

1225. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1226. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1227. wharepaku — toilet

1228. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1229. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1230. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1231. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1232. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1233. wheke — creak; octopus

1234. whenua — land

1235. whero — red

1236. whetū — star

1237. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1238. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1239. whiri — plait; twist

1240. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1241. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1242. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1243. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1244. whitu — seven

1245. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1246. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1247. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1248. whutupōro — football, rugby

1249. whā — four

1250. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1251. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1252. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1253. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1254. whānui — broad, wide

1255. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1256. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1257. wiki — week

1258. wini — window

1259. wiri — drill

1260. wā — time, times

1261. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1262. wāhi — part, portion; place

1263. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1264. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1265. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1266. ā — and; and then

1267. āe — yes

1268. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1269. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1270. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1271. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1272. Ākarana — Auckland

1273. ākonga — student

1274. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1275. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1276. āmaimai — nervous

1277. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1278. ānō — as though; as if

1279. āpiha — officer

1280. āporo — apple

1281. āpōpō — tomorrow

1282. ārahi — to lead, guide

1283. ārahina — (pass) be led

1284. ārani — orange [fruit]

1285. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1286. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1287. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1288. āwangawanga — worried

1289. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1290. āwhina — to help

1291. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1292. ēhea — which

1293. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1294. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1295. ērā — those (over there)

1296. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1297. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1298. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1299. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1300. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1301. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1302. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1303. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1304. ūkui — to wipe

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