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. huaki — open

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

171. huarahi — street, path, road

172. huarere — weather

173. huawhenua — vegetables

174. hui — meeting; gathered

175. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

176. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

177. huihuinga — meeting

178. huka — sugar

179. hukapapa — frost

180. hukarere — snow

181. huna — to hide

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

183. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

186. hupa — soup

187. huri — to turn

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

189. huritau — birthday

190. huruhuru — fur

191. hā — breath; flavour

192. hāereere — to wander, roam

193. hākari — feast

194. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

195. hāmama — open, gaping

196. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

197. hāneanea — sofa

198. hāngai — opposite, facing

199. hāngi — traditional earth oven

200. hāora — hour; oxygen

201. hāpai — carry; lift up

202. Hātarei — Saturday

203. hāte — shirt

204. hē — wrong; error, mistake

205. hēki — egg

206. hēra — sail

207. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

209. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

210. hōhipera — hospital

211. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

213. hōia — soldier, warrior

214. hōiho — horse

215. Hōngongoi — July

216. hōro — hall

217. hōtēra — hotel

218. hōu — new, modern; fresh

219. hū — shoe

220. 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.

221. ia — he, she, him, her

222. iho — downwards

223. ihu — nose

224. ika — fish

225. ina — if, when

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

227. inanahi — yesterday

228. inapō — last night

229. Ingarangi — England

230. ingoa — name

231. inoi — pray

232. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

234. inā — if, when

235. ināianei — now

236. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

237. ira — freckle; gene

238. irāmutu — niece, nephew

239. iti — small, little

240. iwa — nine

241. iwi — tribe

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

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

244. kaha — strong, able

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

246. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

248. kai — eat (v); food (n)

249. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

250. kaihoko — seller

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

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

253. kaimoana — seafood

254. kainga — (pass) be eaten

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

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

257. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

260. kaiārahi — leader, guide

261. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

262. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

263. kake — to climb

264. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

266. kamupene — company, business

267. kamupūtu — gumboot

268. kanikani — dance, to dance

269. kanohi — face

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

271. kapu — cup

272. kapua — cloud

273. kaputī — cup of tea

274. kara — colour

275. karaehe — class (school); glass

276. karahipi — scholarship

277. karaihe — grass

278. karaka — orange (colour)

279. karakia — prayer, to pray

280. karanga — to call

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

282. kararehe — animal

283. kare — stove, heater

284. karere — message

285. karo — dodge, avoid

286. karoro — seagull

287. karu — eye

288. kata — to laugh

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

290. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

291. kati — close, shut

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

293. katipō — venomous spider

294. kato — pluck

295. katoa — all

296. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

297. kau — swim; cow

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

299. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

300. kauhoe — to swim

301. kaukau — to bathe

302. kaumātua — elder; elderly

303. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

304. kawa — sour, yuck

305. kawe — to carry, convey

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

307. kawhe — coffee

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

309. kei te — at the moment; now

310. keke — cake

311. kererū — native pigeon

312. keri — dig

313. kete — basket, kit

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

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

316. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

317. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

318. kimi — to look for, seek

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

320. kina — sea urchin

321. kino — bad

322. kiore — rat

323. kiri — skin

324. kiriata — movie, film

325. Kirihimete — Christmas

326. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

327. kiromita — kilometre

328. kita — fast; tightly

329. kite — to see

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

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

332. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

334. koa — happy

335. koata — quarter

336. koe — you, one person

337. koha — gift

338. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

339. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

341. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

342. koi — sharp

343. koia — it is, so

344. koinei — this is

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

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

347. komiti — committee

348. konei — here, by speaker

349. konohete — concert

350. konā — there, by listener

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

352. kope — nappy

353. kore — zero, nothing

354. koretake — useless

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

356. koroheke — old man

357. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

358. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

359. korowai — cloak

360. korā — over there

361. kotahi — one

362. koti — coat, jacket

363. Kotirangi — Scotland

364. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

369. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

371. kuini — queen

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

373. kupu — word

374. kura — school; treasured item

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

376. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

377. kurī — dog

378. kā — to burn, be alight

379. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

380. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

381. kāinga — home

382. kākahu — clothing, garment

383. kākāriki — green

384. kāmura — carpenter

385. kānga — corn

386. kāo — no!

387. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

388. kāpata — cupboard

389. kāre — Negative word

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

391. kāri — playing card

392. kātahi — then

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

394. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

397. kēkē — armpit

398. kēmu — game

399. kī — to be full

400. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

401. kīhai — Negative word

402. kīhini — kitchen

403. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

404. kōanga — spring (the season of)

405. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

406. kōhatu — stone

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

408. kōpū — belly, womb

409. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

412. kōrua — you, two people

413. kōtiro — girl

414. kōura — crayfish

415. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

416. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

417. kūaha — door

418. kūare — ignorant

419. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

420. kūmera — sweet potato

421. kūtai — mussel

422. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

424. maha — many

425. mahana — to be warm, warm

426. mahara — thought, memory

427. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

428. mahi — to do, work, make

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

430. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

432. makariri — cold

433. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

435. makere — to get down from

436. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

437. mana — prestige, authority

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

439. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

441. manako — to like

442. manawa — heart

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

444. Mane — Monday

445. mangō — shark

446. mano — thousand

447. manu — bird

448. manuhiri — guest

449. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

450. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

451. maoa — cooked; ripe

452. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

453. marama — month, moon

454. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

455. maranga — to arise; to get up

456. maremare — to cough

457. maringi — to spill (trans)

458. marino — calm

459. maro — kilt-like garment

460. maroke — dry

461. maru — power; shelter

462. mataku — scared, afraid

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

464. matapihi — window

465. matau — fish hook; right side

466. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

467. matekai — hungry, starving

468. matenga — time or circumstance of death

469. matimati — finger, toe

470. matua — parent, father

471. mau — to wear clothes

472. maumahara — to remember, remember

473. maunga — mountain

474. mauri — life spirit

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

476. mauī — left (direction)

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

478. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

481. Mei — May

482. mema — member, members

483. menemene — to smile

484. meneti — minute

485. mere — bush, shrub

486. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

487. minita — minister

488. mira — mill

489. miraka — milk

490. miriona — million

491. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

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

494. moana — sea

495. moata — early; early morning

496. moe — sleep; to marry

497. moenga — bed

498. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

500. mokemoke — lonely

501. moko — lizard

502. mokopuna — grandchild

503. momo — type, kind

504. moni — money

505. motokā — car, motorcar

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

507. motukā — car

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

509. moutere — island

510. mua — front, before

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

512. mura — blaze, flame

513. muri — behind, after

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

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

516. mā — clean, white, and others

517. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

519. māhita — teacher

520. māhunga — head

521. māia — capable, brave, bold

522. mākona — satisfied, full

523. māku — for me, by me

524. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

526. māna — for him, her, by him, her

527. māngere — lazy

528. mānia — plains

529. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

530. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

531. māra — garden

532. mārama — clear, understand

533. mārena — to marry; wedding

534. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

535. māripi — knife

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

537. mātao — cold

538. mātau — to know, understand

539. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

542. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

545. māui — on the left hand, left side

546. māuiui — sick

547. māwhero — pink

548. mēnā — if

549. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

550. mīhini — machine

551. mīti — meat

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

553. mōhio — to know

554. mōhiti — glasses

555. mōkai — pet

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

557. mōmona — fat

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

559. mōrena — good morning

560. mōu — for you

561. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

564. naihi — knife

565. nama — number

566. nanahi — yesterday

567. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

568. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

569. nei — here, by speaker

570. neke — to move

571. ngahau — party, concert

572. ngahere — forest, bush

573. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

575. ngaru — wave

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

577. ngau — to bite

578. ngenge — tired

579. ngeru — cat

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

581. ngutu — lip, lips

582. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

586. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

587. ngāwhā — boiling spring

588. niho — tooth

589. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

592. noho — to live; sit

593. nohoanga — home, sofa

594. nui — big, great, many

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

596. nuku — to move

597. nunui — big (plural form)

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

599. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

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

605. nō — from

606. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

608. nōu — yours

609. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

612. oho — to wake up

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

614. Oketopa — October

615. oko — bowl

616. oma — to run, escape

617. omaoma — running

618. one — beach, sand

619. oneone — earth, soil

620. ono — six

621. ope — group travelling together

622. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

624. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

625. oti — to be completed

626. otirā — but, on the other hand

627. pae — ridge

628. pahi — bus

629. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

632. paihikara — bike

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

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

635. paipa — pipe

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

637. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

641. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

642. pakitara — wall

643. paku — small

644. panana — banana

645. panekoti — skirt, dress

646. pango — black

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

648. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

649. paoro — ball

650. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

651. papai — good (plural), very good

652. Papaioea — Palmerston North

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

654. paraihe — award, prize; brush

655. paraikete — blanket

656. Paraire — Friday

657. parakuihi — breakfast

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

659. parauri — brown

660. pare — to ward off, to divert

661. pari — cliff

662. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

664. paruparu — dirt, mud

665. parāoa — bread, flour

666. pata — butter

667. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

671. paukena — pumpkin

672. pea — pair; pear

673. peita — paint

674. peka — branch

675. peke — to jump, to leap over

676. pene — pen

677. pepa — paper; pepper

678. pepeha — proclamation of origin

679. pere — bell

680. pereti — plate

681. peti — heap up

682. pia — beer

683. piana — piano

684. pihikete — biscuit

685. piki — to increase

686. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

689. Pipiri — June

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

691. pirau — rotten

692. piri — to stick to, to cling

693. pirihimana — police officer

694. pirimia — prime minister

695. piringa — shelter, hiding place

696. pito — belly button, end, extremity

697. poaka — pig

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

699. Poihākena — Sydney

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

701. pono — true, faithful

702. poraka — jersey

703. poro — to cut off, to cut short

704. porou — eager, energetic

705. poti — boat

706. poto — short

707. pou — pole, post

708. pouaka — box

709. pounamu — greenstone

710. puehu — dust

711. puka — form, booklet

712. pukapuka — book, lungs

713. puke — hill

714. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

715. puku — stomach, belly

716. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

717. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

718. puna — pool, spring

719. pune — spoon

720. punga — anchor; joint

721. pupuhi — to shoot

722. pupuri — to hold onto

723. purei — to play, play

724. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

725. puta — to appear, to come out

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

727. putiputi — flower

728. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

730. pāhi — purse, to pass

731. pāka — a park; a box

732. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

733. pāmu — farm

734. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

737. pāpā — father, uncle

738. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

739. pāremata — parliament

740. pātai — question; to ask a question

741. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

742. pātītī — grass

743. pātōtō — knock

744. pātū — wall

745. pāua — abalone

746. pēhea — how?

747. pēkana — bacon

748. pēke — bag

749. pēnei — like this, near speaker

750. pēnā — like that, near listener

751. pēpi — baby

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

753. pērā — like that, yonder

754. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

755. pīrangi — to want, desire

756. pō — night

757. pōhara — poor

758. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

760. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

762. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

763. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

764. pōtae — hat

765. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

766. pōtiki — child; youngest child

767. pōturi — deaf; slow

768. pōuri — sad, dark

769. pōwhiri — welcome

770. pū — to blow gently

771. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

772. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

774. pūrongo — a report

775. pūru — bull

776. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

778. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

779. raihi — rice

780. raiona — lion

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

782. rakuraku — guitar; rake

783. rama — light, torch

784. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

785. rangi — sky, day

786. ranginamu — handsome

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

788. rapu — to look for

789. raranga — plait; weave

790. rare — lolly

791. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

795. rau — to put into; leaf

796. raumati — summer

797. raureka — deceitful

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

799. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

801. reira — there (previously mentioned)

802. reka — sweet

803. reo — language, voice

804. rere — to escape; to fly

805. rerekē — different, changed

806. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

807. reri — ready

808. reta — letter

809. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

812. rima — five

813. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

814. ringa — hand, arm

815. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

817. riri — anger, angry

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

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

820. rite — to be ready, like, similar

821. roa — long

822. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

824. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

825. rongonui — famous

826. rongoā — medicine

827. rori — road

828. rorohiko — computer

829. roto — in, inside, within; lake

830. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

832. ruaki — vomit

833. ruku — to dive

834. runga — on

835. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

836. rā — day; the sun; over there

837. Rāhina — Monday

838. Rāhoroi — Saturday

839. rākau — tree; timber

840. Rāmere — Friday

841. rānei — or

842. rāoa — choked

843. rāpeti — rabbit

844. rārangi — line, row

845. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

848. Rātū — Tuesday

849. rāua — them; they (two people)

850. rāwhiti — east

851. rēmana — lemon

852. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

853. rīwai — potato

854. rōia — lawyer

855. rōpā — slave, servant

856. rōpū — group

857. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

858. rūma — room

859. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

863. taha — to pass by; side

864. tahi — one, single

865. tahia — (pass) be swept

866. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

869. tahuri — to capsize

870. tahā — calabash, gourd

871. tai — tide; coast

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

873. taiapa — fence

874. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

875. taihoa — wait

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

877. taiohi — youth

878. taitama — young man

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

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

881. take — beginning, cause, origin

882. taki — to lead, to bring along

883. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

884. takoto — to lie down

885. taku — my (singular); edge

886. takurua — winter

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

888. tamaiti — child

889. tamariki — children

890. tamatāne — boy

891. tame — male animal

892. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

897. tangata — person

898. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

899. tangihanga — funeral

900. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

901. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

905. taonga — property, possession

906. tapa — to name

907. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

909. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

910. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

912. taraiwa — to drive; driver

913. taraka — truck

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

915. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

916. tarau — trousers

917. tari — government department; office

918. taringa — ear

919. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

920. tata — near, close

921. tatari — to wait

922. tatau — to count

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

924. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

925. tauera — towel

926. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

927. tauira — student; example

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

929. taumahi — assignment

930. taumata — grade, level of achievement

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

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

933. taura — rope, cable

934. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

935. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

936. tautohetohe — argue

937. tautoko — to support

938. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

939. tawhito — old, former

940. te — the, singular definite article

941. teihana — TV channel; railway station

942. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

944. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

945. tekau — ten

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

947. tereina — to train

948. tia — to steer, adorned

949. tiakarete — chocolate

950. tiaki — to look after, to care for

951. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

952. tihewa — sneeze

953. tihi — topknot

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

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

956. tiki — to fetch

957. tina — dinner, lunch

958. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

960. tino — very

961. tio — oyster

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

963. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

964. tira — group or row of people

965. tiro — to look

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

967. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

968. titiro — to look at

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

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

971. toe — to remain, be left over

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

973. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

974. tohunga — expert, priest

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

976. toi — art, knowledge

977. toka — rock

978. tokerau — autumn; northern

979. toki — adze, axe; champion

980. toko — divorce; pole

981. tokohia — how many people?

982. tokoiwa — nine [people]

983. tokomaha — many (of people)

984. Tokoono — six people

985. tokorima — five (people)

986. tokorua — two (of people)

987. tokotoru — three (people)

988. tokowaru — eight [people]

989. tomo — to enter, go into

990. tonga — south

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

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

993. tonu — still

994. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

995. tope — cut down; cut off

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

997. toro — to visit

998. toru — three

999. tote — salt

1000. toto — blood

1001. tua — beyond

1002. tuahine — sister, of a male

1003. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1004. tuanui — roof

1005. tuarua — second

1006. tuarā — back [body]

1007. tuatahi — first

1008. tuatoru — third

1009. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1010. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1011. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1012. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1013. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1014. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1015. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1016. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1017. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1018. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1019. tuna — eel

1020. tungāne — brother, of a female

1021. tunu — to cook, roast

1022. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1023. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1024. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1025. ture — law, rule

1026. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1027. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1028. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1029. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1030. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1031. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1032. tā — print, draw

1033. tāhae — to steal

1034. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1035. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1036. tāima — time

1037. Tāite — Thursday

1038. tākaro — to play

1039. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1040. tākuta — doctor

1041. tāmaki — omen, portent

1042. tāmure — snapper

1043. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1044. tāne — man, male

1045. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1046. tāone — town

1047. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1048. tāra — dollar

1049. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1050. tārere — to swing

1051. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1052. tāroaroa — tall

1053. tātahi — seaside, beach

1054. tātau — we; us; everyone

1055. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1056. tātua — a belt

1057. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1058. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1059. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1060. tāwhiri — beckon

1061. tāwāhi — overseas

1062. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1063. tēhea — which, singular

1064. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1065. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1066. tēnā — that, by the listener

1067. tēpu — table

1068. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1069. tērā — that over there, that

1070. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1071. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1072. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1073. Tīhema — December

1074. tīhāte — t-shirt

1075. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1076. tīkiti — ticket

1077. tīma — team

1078. tīmata — to begin, to start

1079. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1080. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1081. tītī — muttonbird

1082. tō — your (singular); to drag

1083. tōhi — toast

1084. tōkena — stockings, socks

1085. tōku — my (singular)

1086. tōmuri — to be late

1087. tōna — his, her

1088. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1089. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1090. tōtiti — sausage

1091. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1092. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1093. tūai — skinny

1094. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1095. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1096. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1097. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1098. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1099. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1100. Tūrei — Tuesday

1101. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1102. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1103. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1104. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1105. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1106. ua — to rain; rain

1107. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1108. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1109. ui — to ask, enquire

1110. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1111. uira — lightning; to flash

1112. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1113. umu — earth oven

1114. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1115. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1116. uri — descendant, offspring

1117. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1118. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1119. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1120. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1121. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1122. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1123. wae — foot; leg; separate

1124. waea — wire; phone

1125. waenga — middle, dividing line

1126. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1127. waewae — foot, leg

1128. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1129. wahie — driftwood

1130. wahine — woman, wife

1131. waho — out, outside, the outside

1132. wai — water; who

1133. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1134. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1135. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1136. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1137. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1138. waipiro — alcohol

1139. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1140. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1141. wairua — spirit

1142. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1143. wakarererangi — plane

1144. wao — forest

1145. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1146. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1147. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1148. wati — watch (timepiece)

1149. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1150. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1151. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1152. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1153. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1154. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1155. whaea — mother, aunt

1156. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1157. whaikōrero — oratory

1158. whakaae — to agree

1159. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1160. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1161. whakaako — teach

1162. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1163. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1164. whakaata — mirror

1165. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1166. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1167. whakaeke — to gather

1168. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1169. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1170. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1171. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1172. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1173. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1174. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1175. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1176. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1177. whakakā — turn on

1178. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1179. whakakī — to fill something

1180. whakamahana — heater

1181. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1182. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1183. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1184. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1185. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1186. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1187. whakamihi — grateful

1188. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1189. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1190. whakamātautau — examination, test

1191. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1192. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1193. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1194. whakaoho — to wake up

1195. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1196. whakaorangia — deliver

1197. whakaoti — complete

1198. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1199. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1200. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1201. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1202. whakapakari — to strengthen

1203. whakapapa — genealogy

1204. whakapono — to believe; faith

1205. whakapuare — to open

1206. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1207. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1208. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1209. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1210. whakaritenga — appointment

1211. whakarongo — to listen

1212. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1213. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1214. whakatau — to decide

1215. whakataukī — proverb

1216. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1217. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1218. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1219. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1220. whakatuwhera — to open

1221. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1222. whakatū — to stand something up

1223. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1224. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1225. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1226. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1227. whakawhiti — to cross

1228. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1229. whana — to kick

1230. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1231. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1232. whara — to be injured

1233. wharau — temporary shed

1234. whare — house, building

1235. wharekai — restaurant

1236. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1237. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1238. wharepaku — toilet

1239. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1240. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1241. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1242. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1243. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1244. wheke — creak; octopus

1245. whenua — land

1246. whero — red

1247. whetū — star

1248. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1249. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1250. whiri — plait; twist

1251. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1252. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1253. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1254. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1255. whitu — seven

1256. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1257. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1258. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1259. whutupōro — football, rugby

1260. whā — four

1261. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1262. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1263. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1264. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1265. whānui — broad, wide

1266. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1267. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1268. wiki — week

1269. wini — window

1270. wiri — drill

1271. wā — time, times

1272. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1273. wāhi — part, portion; place

1274. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1275. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1276. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1277. ā — and; and then

1278. āe — yes

1279. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1280. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1281. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1282. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1283. Ākarana — Auckland

1284. ākonga — student

1285. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1286. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1287. āmaimai — nervous

1288. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1289. ānō — as though; as if

1290. āpiha — officer

1291. āporo — apple

1292. āpōpō — tomorrow

1293. ārahi — to lead, guide

1294. ārahina — (pass) be led

1295. ārani — orange [fruit]

1296. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1297. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1298. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1299. āwangawanga — worried

1300. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1301. āwhina — to help

1302. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1303. ēhea — which

1304. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1305. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1306. ērā — those (over there)

1307. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1308. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1309. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1310. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1311. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1312. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1313. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1314. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1315. ūkui — to wipe

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