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. hema — Hema (i). 1. v.t. Bevel, chamfer. He whakatipihori ki tetahi…

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

110. heoi — however; and so

111. heoti — however; and so

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

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

114. herehere — prisoner; captivity

115. heru — comb

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

117. hia — how many?

118. hiahia — to want

119. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

120. hiakai — hungry

121. hiamoe — sleepy

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

123. hikareti — cigarettes

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

125. hiko — electricity

126. hikohiko — hikohiko, v.i. 1. Flash repeatedly, twinkle. Tera te uira hikohiko…

127. hiku — end, rear; tail of a fish or reptile

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

129. hinengaro — mind, intellect

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

131. hingareti — singlet

132. hinu — oil, fat

133. hipi — sheep

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

135. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

136. hoahoa — attendant

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

138. hoariri — enemy, opponent

139. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

141. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

142. hohoro — quick

143. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

144. hoihoi — too noisy

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

146. hokihoki — return separately

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

148. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

149. hokohoko — to shop, trade

150. hokomaha — supermarket

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

152. hokowhitu — band of warriors

153. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

155. hongi — pressing noses

156. hono — to join together

157. hopi — soap

158. hopu — to catch

159. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught

160. hora — display; scatter; spread out

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

162. horoi — to wash, to clean

163. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

164. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

165. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

166. hou — new, modern; feather

167. hua — product, fruit

168. huaina — named (pass of hua)

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

170. huarahi — street, path, road

171. huarere — weather

172. huawhenua — vegetables

173. hui — meeting; gathered

174. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

175. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

176. huihuinga — meeting

177. huka — sugar

178. hukapapa — frost

179. hukarere — snow

180. huna — to hide

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

182. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

185. huri — to turn

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

187. huritau — birthday

188. huruhuru — fur

189. hā — breath; flavour

190. hāereere — to wander, roam

191. hākari — feast

192. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

193. hāmama — open, gaping

194. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

195. hāngai — opposite, facing

196. hāora — hour; oxygen

197. Hātarei — Saturday

198. hāte — shirt

199. hē — wrong; error, mistake

200. hēki — egg

201. hēra — sail

202. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

204. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

205. hōhipera — hospital

206. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

208. hōia — soldier, warrior

209. hōiho — horse

210. Hōngongoi — July

211. hōro — hall

212. hōtēra — hotel

213. hōu — new, modern; fresh

214. hū — shoe

215. 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.

216. ia — he, she, him, her

217. iho — downwards

218. ihu — nose

219. ika — fish

220. ina — if, when

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

222. inanahi — yesterday

223. inapō — last night

224. Ingarangi — England

225. ingoa — name

226. inoi — pray

227. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

229. inā — if, when

230. ināianei — now

231. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

232. ira — freckle; gene

233. irāmutu — niece, nephew

234. iti — small, little

235. iwa — nine

236. iwi — tribe

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

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

239. kaha — strong, able

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

241. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

243. kai — eat (v); food (n)

244. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

245. kaihoko — seller

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

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

248. kaimoana — seafood

249. kainga — (pass) be eaten

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

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

252. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

255. kaiārahi — leader, guide

256. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

257. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

258. kake — to climb

259. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

261. kamupene — company, business

262. kamupūtu — gumboot

263. kanikani — dance, to dance

264. kanohi — face

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

266. kapu — cup

267. kapua — cloud

268. kaputī — cup of tea

269. kara — colour

270. karaehe — class (school); glass

271. karahipi — scholarship

272. karaihe — grass

273. karaka — orange (colour)

274. karakia — prayer, to pray

275. karanga — to call

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

277. kararehe — animal

278. kare — stove, heater

279. karere — message

280. karo — dodge, avoid

281. karoro — seagull

282. karu — eye

283. kata — to laugh

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

285. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

286. kati — close, shut

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

288. katipō — venomous spider

289. kato — pluck

290. katoa — all

291. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

292. kau — swim; cow

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

294. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

295. kauhoe — to swim

296. kaukau — to bathe

297. kaumātua — elder; elderly

298. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

299. kawa — sour, yuck

300. kawe — to carry, convey

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

302. kawhe — coffee

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

304. kei te — at the moment; now

305. keke — cake

306. kererū — native pigeon

307. keri — dig

308. kete — basket, kit

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

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

311. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

312. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

313. kimi — to look for, seek

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

315. kina — sea urchin

316. kino — bad

317. kiore — rat

318. kiri — skin

319. kiriata — movie, film

320. Kirihimete — Christmas

321. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

322. kiromita — kilometre

323. kita — fast; tightly

324. kite — to see

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

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

327. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

329. koa — happy

330. koata — quarter

331. koe — you, one person

332. koha — gift

333. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

334. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

336. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

337. koi — sharp

338. koia — it is, so

339. koinei — this is

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

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

342. komiti — committee

343. konei — here, by speaker

344. konohete — concert

345. konā — there, by listener

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

347. kope — nappy

348. kore — zero, nothing

349. koretake — useless

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

351. koroheke — old man

352. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

353. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

354. korowai — cloak

355. korā — over there

356. kotahi — one

357. koti — coat, jacket

358. Kotirangi — Scotland

359. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

364. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

366. kuini — queen

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

368. kupu — word

369. kura — school; treasured item

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

371. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

372. kurī — dog

373. kā — to burn, be alight

374. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

375. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

376. kāinga — home

377. kākahu — clothing, garment

378. kākāriki — green

379. kāmura — carpenter

380. kānga — corn

381. kāo — no!

382. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

383. kāpata — cupboard

384. kāre — Negative word

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

386. kāri — playing card

387. kātahi — then

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

389. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

392. kēkē — armpit

393. kēmu — game

394. kī — to be full

395. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

396. kīhai — Negative word

397. kīhini — kitchen

398. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

399. kōanga — spring (the season of)

400. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

401. kōhatu — stone

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

403. kōpū — belly, womb

404. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

407. kōrua — you, two people

408. kōtiro — girl

409. kōura — crayfish

410. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

411. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

412. kūaha — door

413. kūare — ignorant

414. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

415. kūmera — sweet potato

416. kūtai — mussel

417. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

419. maha — many

420. mahana — to be warm, warm

421. mahara — thought, memory

422. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

423. mahi — to do, work, make

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

425. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

427. makariri — cold

428. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

430. makere — to get down from

431. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

432. mana — prestige, authority

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

434. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

436. manako — to like

437. manawa — heart

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

439. Mane — Monday

440. mangō — shark

441. mano — thousand

442. manu — bird

443. manuhiri — guest

444. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

445. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

446. maoa — cooked; ripe

447. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

448. marama — month, moon

449. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

450. maranga — to arise; to get up

451. maremare — to cough

452. maringi — to spill (trans)

453. marino — calm

454. maro — kilt-like garment

455. maroke — dry

456. maru — power; shelter

457. mataku — scared, afraid

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

459. matapihi — window

460. matau — fish hook; right side

461. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

462. matekai — hungry, starving

463. matenga — time or circumstance of death

464. matimati — finger, toe

465. matua — parent, father

466. mau — to wear clothes

467. maumahara — to remember, remember

468. maunga — mountain

469. mauri — life spirit

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

471. mauī — left (direction)

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

473. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

476. Mei — May

477. mema — member, members

478. menemene — to smile

479. meneti — minute

480. mere — bush, shrub

481. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

482. minita — minister

483. mira — mill

484. miraka — milk

485. miriona — million

486. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

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

489. moana — sea

490. moata — early; early morning

491. moe — sleep; to marry

492. moenga — bed

493. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

495. mokemoke — lonely

496. moko — lizard

497. mokopuna — grandchild

498. momo — type, kind

499. moni — money

500. motokā — car, motorcar

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

502. motukā — car

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

504. moutere — island

505. mua — front, before

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

507. mura — blaze, flame

508. muri — behind, after

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

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

511. mā — clean, white, and others

512. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

514. māhita — teacher

515. māhunga — head

516. māia — capable, brave, bold

517. mākona — satisfied, full

518. māku — for me, by me

519. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

521. māna — for him, her, by him, her

522. māngere — lazy

523. mānia — plains

524. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

525. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

526. māra — garden

527. mārama — clear, understand

528. mārena — to marry; wedding

529. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

530. māripi — knife

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

532. mātao — cold

533. mātau — to know, understand

534. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

537. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

540. māui — on the left hand, left side

541. māuiui — sick

542. māwhero — pink

543. mēnā — if

544. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

545. mīhini — machine

546. mīti — meat

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

548. mōhio — to know

549. mōhiti — glasses

550. mōkai — pet

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

552. mōmona — fat

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

554. mōrena — good morning

555. mōu — for you

556. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

559. naihi — knife

560. nama — number

561. nanahi — yesterday

562. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

563. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

564. nei — here, by speaker

565. neke — to move

566. ngahau — party, concert

567. ngahere — forest, bush

568. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

570. ngaru — wave

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

572. ngau — to bite

573. ngenge — tired

574. ngeru — cat

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

576. ngutu — lip, lips

577. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

581. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

582. ngāwhā — boiling spring

583. niho — tooth

584. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

587. noho — to live; sit

588. nohoanga — home, sofa

589. nui — big, great, many

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

591. nuku — to move

592. nunui — big (plural form)

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

594. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

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

600. nō — from

601. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

603. nōu — yours

604. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

607. oho — to wake up

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

609. Oketopa — October

610. oko — bowl

611. oma — to run, escape

612. omaoma — running

613. one — beach, sand

614. oneone — earth, soil

615. ono — six

616. ope — group travelling together

617. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

619. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

620. oti — to be completed

621. otirā — but, on the other hand

622. pae — ridge

623. pahi — bus

624. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

627. paihikara — bike

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

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

630. paipa — pipe

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

632. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

636. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

637. pakitara — wall

638. paku — small

639. panana — banana

640. panekoti — skirt, dress

641. pango — black

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

643. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

644. paoro — ball

645. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

646. papai — good (plural), very good

647. Papaioea — Palmerston North

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

649. paraihe — award, prize; brush

650. paraikete — blanket

651. Paraire — Friday

652. parakuihi — breakfast

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

654. parauri — brown

655. pare — to ward off, to divert

656. pari — cliff

657. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

659. paruparu — dirt, mud

660. parāoa — bread, flour

661. pata — butter

662. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

666. paukena — pumpkin

667. pea — pair; pear

668. peita — paint

669. peka — branch

670. peke — to jump, to leap over

671. pene — pen

672. pepa — paper; pepper

673. pepeha — proclamation of origin

674. pere — bell

675. pereti — plate

676. peti — heap up

677. pia — beer

678. piana — piano

679. pihikete — biscuit

680. piki — to increase

681. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

684. Pipiri — June

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

686. pirau — rotten

687. piri — to stick to, to cling

688. pirihimana — police officer

689. pirimia — prime minister

690. piringa — shelter, hiding place

691. pito — belly button, end, extremity

692. poaka — pig

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

694. Poihākena — Sydney

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

696. pono — true, faithful

697. poraka — jersey

698. poro — to cut off, to cut short

699. porou — eager, energetic

700. poti — boat

701. poto — short

702. pou — pole, post

703. pouaka — box

704. pounamu — greenstone

705. puehu — dust

706. puka — form, booklet

707. pukapuka — book, lungs

708. puke — hill

709. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

710. puku — stomach, belly

711. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

712. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

713. puna — pool, spring

714. pune — spoon

715. punga — anchor; joint

716. pupuhi — to shoot

717. pupuri — to hold onto

718. purei — to play, play

719. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

720. puta — to appear, to come out

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

722. putiputi — flower

723. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

725. pāhi — purse, to pass

726. pāka — a park; a box

727. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

728. pāmu — farm

729. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

732. pāpā — father, uncle

733. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

734. pāremata — parliament

735. pātai — question; to ask a question

736. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

737. pātītī — grass

738. pātōtō — knock

739. pātū — wall

740. pāua — abalone

741. pēhea — how?

742. pēkana — bacon

743. pēke — bag

744. pēnei — like this, near speaker

745. pēnā — like that, near listener

746. pēpi — baby

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

748. pērā — like that, yonder

749. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

750. pīrangi — to want, desire

751. pō — night

752. pōhara — poor

753. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

755. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

757. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

758. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

759. pōtae — hat

760. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

761. pōtiki — child; youngest child

762. pōturi — deaf; slow

763. pōuri — sad, dark

764. pōwhiri — welcome

765. pū — to blow gently

766. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

767. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

769. pūrongo — a report

770. pūru — bull

771. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

773. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

774. raihi — rice

775. raiona — lion

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

777. rakuraku — guitar; rake

778. rama — light, torch

779. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

780. rangi — sky, day

781. ranginamu — handsome

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

783. rapu — to look for

784. raranga — plait; weave

785. rare — lolly

786. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

790. rau — to put into; leaf

791. raumati — summer

792. raureka — deceitful

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

794. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

796. reira — there (previously mentioned)

797. reka — sweet

798. reo — language, voice

799. rere — to escape; to fly

800. rerekē — different, changed

801. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

802. reri — ready

803. reta — letter

804. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

807. rima — five

808. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

809. ringa — hand, arm

810. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

812. riri — anger, angry

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

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

815. rite — to be ready, like, similar

816. roa — long

817. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

819. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

820. rongonui — famous

821. rongoā — medicine

822. rori — road

823. rorohiko — computer

824. roto — in, inside, within; lake

825. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

827. ruaki — vomit

828. ruku — to dive

829. runga — on

830. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

831. rā — day; the sun; over there

832. Rāhina — Monday

833. Rāhoroi — Saturday

834. rākau — tree; timber

835. Rāmere — Friday

836. rānei — or

837. rāoa — choked

838. rāpeti — rabbit

839. rārangi — line, row

840. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

843. Rātū — Tuesday

844. rāua — them; they (two people)

845. rāwhiti — east

846. rēmana — lemon

847. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

848. rīwai — potato

849. rōia — lawyer

850. rōpā — slave, servant

851. rōpū — group

852. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

853. rūma — room

854. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

858. taha — to pass by; side

859. tahi — one, single

860. tahia — (pass) be swept

861. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

864. tahuri — to capsize

865. tahā — calabash, gourd

866. tai — tide; coast

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

868. taiapa — fence

869. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

870. taihoa — wait

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

872. taiohi — youth

873. taitama — young man

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

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

876. take — beginning, cause, origin

877. taki — to lead, to bring along

878. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

879. takoto — to lie down

880. taku — my (singular); edge

881. takurua — winter

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

883. tamaiti — child

884. tamariki — children

885. tamatāne — boy

886. tame — male animal

887. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

892. tangata — person

893. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

894. tangihanga — funeral

895. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

896. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

900. taonga — property, possession

901. tapa — to name

902. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

904. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

905. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

907. taraiwa — to drive; driver

908. taraka — truck

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

910. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

911. tarau — trousers

912. tari — government department; office

913. taringa — ear

914. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

915. tata — near, close

916. tatari — to wait

917. tatau — to count

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

919. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

920. tauera — towel

921. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

922. tauira — student; example

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

924. taumahi — assignment

925. taumata — grade, level of achievement

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

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

928. taura — rope, cable

929. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

930. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

931. tautohetohe — argue

932. tautoko — to support

933. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

934. tawhito — old, former

935. te — the, singular definite article

936. teihana — TV channel; railway station

937. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

939. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

940. tekau — ten

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

942. tereina — to train

943. tia — to steer, adorned

944. tiakarete — chocolate

945. tiaki — to look after, to care for

946. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

947. tihewa — sneeze

948. tihi — topknot

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

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

951. tiki — to fetch

952. tina — dinner, lunch

953. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

955. tino — very

956. tio — oyster

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

958. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

959. tira — group or row of people

960. tiro — to look

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

962. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

963. titiro — to look at

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

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

966. toe — to remain, be left over

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

968. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

969. tohunga — expert, priest

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

971. toi — art, knowledge

972. toka — rock

973. tokerau — autumn; northern

974. toki — adze, axe; champion

975. toko — divorce; pole

976. tokohia — how many people?

977. tokoiwa — nine [people]

978. tokomaha — many (of people)

979. Tokoono — six people

980. tokorima — five (people)

981. tokorua — two (of people)

982. tokotoru — three (people)

983. tokowaru — eight [people]

984. tomo — to enter, go into

985. tonga — south

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

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

988. tonu — still

989. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

990. tope — cut down; cut off

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

992. toro — to visit

993. toru — three

994. tote — salt

995. toto — blood

996. tua — beyond

997. tuahine — sister, of a male

998. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

999. tuanui — roof

1000. tuarua — second

1001. tuarā — back [body]

1002. tuatahi — first

1003. tuatoru — third

1004. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1005. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1006. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1007. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1008. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1009. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1010. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1011. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1012. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1013. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1014. tuna — eel

1015. tungāne — brother, of a female

1016. tunu — to cook, roast

1017. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1018. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1019. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1020. ture — law, rule

1021. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1022. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1023. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1024. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1025. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1026. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1027. tā — print, draw

1028. tāhae — to steal

1029. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1030. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1031. tāima — time

1032. Tāite — Thursday

1033. tākaro — to play

1034. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1035. tākuta — doctor

1036. tāmaki — omen, portent

1037. tāmure — snapper

1038. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1039. tāne — man, male

1040. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1041. tāone — town

1042. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1043. tāra — dollar

1044. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1045. tārere — to swing

1046. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1047. tāroaroa — tall

1048. tātahi — seaside, beach

1049. tātau — we; us; everyone

1050. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1051. tātua — a belt

1052. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1053. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1054. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1055. tāwhiri — beckon

1056. tāwāhi — overseas

1057. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1058. tēhea — which, singular

1059. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1060. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1061. tēnā — that, by the listener

1062. tēpu — table

1063. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1064. tērā — that over there, that

1065. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1066. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1067. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1068. Tīhema — December

1069. tīhāte — t-shirt

1070. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1071. tīkiti — ticket

1072. tīma — team

1073. tīmata — to begin, to start

1074. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1075. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1076. tītī — muttonbird

1077. tō — your (singular); to drag

1078. tōhi — toast

1079. tōkena — stockings, socks

1080. tōku — my (singular)

1081. tōmuri — to be late

1082. tōna — his, her

1083. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1084. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1085. tōtiti — sausage

1086. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1087. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1088. tūai — skinny

1089. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1090. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1091. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1092. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1093. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1094. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1095. Tūrei — Tuesday

1096. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1097. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1098. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1099. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1100. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1101. ua — to rain; rain

1102. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1103. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1104. ui — to ask, enquire

1105. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1106. uira — lightning; to flash

1107. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1108. umu — earth oven

1109. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1110. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1111. uri — descendant, offspring

1112. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1113. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1114. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1115. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1116. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1117. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1118. wae — foot; leg; separate

1119. waea — wire; phone

1120. waenga — middle, dividing line

1121. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1122. waewae — foot, leg

1123. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1124. wahie — driftwood

1125. wahine — woman, wife

1126. waho — out, outside, the outside

1127. wai — water; who

1128. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1129. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1130. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1131. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1132. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1133. waipiro — alcohol

1134. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1135. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1136. wairua — spirit

1137. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1138. wakarererangi — plane

1139. wao — forest

1140. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1141. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1142. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1143. wati — watch (timepiece)

1144. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1145. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1146. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1147. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1148. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1149. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1150. whaea — mother, aunt

1151. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1152. whaikōrero — oratory

1153. whakaae — to agree

1154. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1155. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1156. whakaako — teach

1157. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1158. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1159. whakaata — mirror

1160. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1161. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1162. whakaeke — to gather

1163. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1164. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1165. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1166. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1167. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1168. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1169. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1170. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1171. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1172. whakakā — turn on

1173. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1174. whakakī — to fill something

1175. whakamahana — heater

1176. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1177. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1178. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1179. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1180. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1181. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1182. whakamihi — grateful

1183. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1184. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1185. whakamātautau — examination, test

1186. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1187. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1188. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1189. whakaoho — to wake up

1190. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1191. whakaorangia — deliver

1192. whakaoti — complete

1193. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1194. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1195. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1196. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1197. whakapakari — to strengthen

1198. whakapapa — genealogy

1199. whakapono — to believe; faith

1200. whakapuare — to open

1201. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1202. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1203. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1204. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1205. whakaritenga — appointment

1206. whakarongo — to listen

1207. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1208. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1209. whakatau — to decide

1210. whakataukī — proverb

1211. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1212. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1213. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1214. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1215. whakatuwhera — to open

1216. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1217. whakatū — to stand something up

1218. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1219. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1220. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1221. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1222. whakawhiti — to cross

1223. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1224. whana — to kick

1225. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1226. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1227. whara — to be injured

1228. wharau — temporary shed

1229. whare — house, building

1230. wharekai — restaurant

1231. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1232. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1233. wharepaku — toilet

1234. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1235. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1236. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1237. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1238. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1239. wheke — creak; octopus

1240. whenua — land

1241. whero — red

1242. whetū — star

1243. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1244. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1245. whiri — plait; twist

1246. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1247. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1248. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1249. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1250. whitu — seven

1251. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1252. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1253. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1254. whutupōro — football, rugby

1255. whā — four

1256. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1257. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1258. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1259. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1260. whānui — broad, wide

1261. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1262. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1263. wiki — week

1264. wini — window

1265. wiri — drill

1266. wā — time, times

1267. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1268. wāhi — part, portion; place

1269. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1270. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1271. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1272. ā — and; and then

1273. āe — yes

1274. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1275. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1276. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1277. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1278. Ākarana — Auckland

1279. ākonga — student

1280. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1281. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1282. āmaimai — nervous

1283. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1284. ānō — as though; as if

1285. āpiha — officer

1286. āporo — apple

1287. āpōpō — tomorrow

1288. ārahi — to lead, guide

1289. ārahina — (pass) be led

1290. ārani — orange [fruit]

1291. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1292. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1293. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1294. āwangawanga — worried

1295. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1296. āwhina — to help

1297. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1298. ēhea — which

1299. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1300. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1301. ērā — those (over there)

1302. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1303. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1304. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1305. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1306. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1307. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1308. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1309. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1310. ūkui — to wipe

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