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. hāunga — besides

205. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

206. hē — wrong; error, mistake

207. hēki — egg

208. hēra — sail

209. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

211. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

212. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

213. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

214. hōhipera — hospital

215. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

217. hōia — soldier, warrior

218. hōiho — horse

219. Hōngongoi — July

220. hōro — hall

221. hōtoke — winter, cold

222. hōtēra — hotel

223. hōu — new, modern; fresh

224. hū — shoe

225. 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.

226. ia — he, she, him, her

227. iho — downwards

228. ihu — nose

229. ika — fish

230. ina — if, when

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

232. inaianei — Inaianei is generally written as one word, but admits of…

233. inanahi — yesterday

234. inapō — last night

235. Ingarangi — England

236. ingoa — name

237. inoi — pray

238. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

240. inā — if, when

241. ināianei — now

242. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

243. ira — freckle; gene

244. irāmutu — niece, nephew

245. iti — small, little

246. iwa — nine

247. iwi — tribe

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

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

250. kaha — strong, able

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

252. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

254. kai — eat (v); food (n)

255. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

256. kaihoko — seller

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

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

259. kaimoana — seafood

260. kainga — (pass) be eaten

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

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

263. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

266. kaiārahi — leader, guide

267. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

268. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

269. kake — to climb

270. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

272. kamupene — company, business

273. kamupūtu — gumboot

274. kanikani — dance, to dance

275. kanohi — face

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

277. kapu — cup

278. kapua — cloud

279. kaputī — cup of tea

280. kara — colour

281. karaehe — class (school); glass

282. karahipi — scholarship

283. karaihe — grass

284. karaka — orange (colour)

285. karakia — prayer, to pray

286. karanga — to call

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

288. kararehe — animal

289. kare — stove, heater

290. karere — message

291. karo — dodge, avoid

292. karoro — seagull

293. karu — eye

294. kata — to laugh

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

296. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

297. kati — close, shut

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

299. katipō — venomous spider

300. kato — pluck

301. katoa — all

302. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

303. kau — swim; cow

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

305. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

306. kauhoe — to swim

307. kaukau — to bathe

308. kaumātua — elder; elderly

309. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

310. kawa — sour, yuck

311. kawe — to carry, convey

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

313. kawhe — coffee

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

315. kei te — at the moment; now

316. keke — cake

317. kererū — native pigeon

318. keri — dig

319. kete — basket, kit

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

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

322. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

323. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

324. kimi — to look for, seek

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

326. kina — sea urchin

327. kino — bad

328. kiore — rat

329. kiri — skin

330. kiriata — movie, film

331. Kirihimete — Christmas

332. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

333. kiromita — kilometre

334. kita — fast; tightly

335. kite — to see

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

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

338. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

340. koa — happy

341. koata — quarter

342. koe — you, one person

343. koha — gift

344. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

345. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

347. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

348. koi — sharp

349. koia — it is, so

350. koinei — this is

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

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

353. komiti — committee

354. konei — here, by speaker

355. konohete — concert

356. konā — there, by listener

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

358. kope — nappy

359. kore — zero, nothing

360. koretake — useless

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

362. koroheke — old man

363. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

364. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

365. korowai — cloak

366. korā — over there

367. kotahi — one

368. koti — coat, jacket

369. Kotirangi — Scotland

370. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

375. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

377. kuini — queen

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

379. kupu — word

380. kura — school; treasured item

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

382. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

383. kurī — dog

384. kā — to burn, be alight

385. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

386. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

387. kāinga — home

388. kākahu — clothing, garment

389. kākāriki — green

390. kāmura — carpenter

391. kānga — corn

392. kāo — no!

393. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

394. kāpata — cupboard

395. kāre — Negative word

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

397. kāri — playing card

398. kātahi — then

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

400. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

403. kēkē — armpit

404. kēmu — game

405. kī — to be full

406. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

407. kīhai — Negative word

408. kīhini — kitchen

409. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

410. kōanga — spring (the season of)

411. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

412. kōhatu — stone

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

414. kōpū — belly, womb

415. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

418. kōrua — you, two people

419. kōtiro — girl

420. kōura — crayfish

421. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

422. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

423. kūaha — door

424. kūare — ignorant

425. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

426. kūmera — sweet potato

427. kūtai — mussel

428. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

430. maha — many

431. mahana — to be warm, warm

432. mahara — thought, memory

433. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

434. mahi — to do, work, make

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

436. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

438. makariri — cold

439. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

441. makere — to get down from

442. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

443. mana — prestige, authority

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

445. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

447. manako — to like

448. manawa — heart

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

450. Mane — Monday

451. mangō — shark

452. mano — thousand

453. manu — bird

454. manuhiri — guest

455. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

456. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

457. maoa — cooked; ripe

458. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

459. marama — month, moon

460. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

461. maranga — to arise; to get up

462. maremare — to cough

463. maringi — to spill (trans)

464. marino — calm

465. maro — kilt-like garment

466. maroke — dry

467. maru — power; shelter

468. mataku — scared, afraid

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

470. matapihi — window

471. matau — fish hook; right side

472. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

473. matekai — hungry, starving

474. matenga — time or circumstance of death

475. matimati — finger, toe

476. matua — parent, father

477. mau — to wear clothes

478. maumahara — to remember, remember

479. maunga — mountain

480. mauri — life spirit

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

482. mauī — left (direction)

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

484. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

487. Mei — May

488. mema — member, members

489. menemene — to smile

490. meneti — minute

491. mere — bush, shrub

492. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

493. minita — minister

494. mira — mill

495. miraka — milk

496. miriona — million

497. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

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

500. moana — sea

501. moata — early; early morning

502. moe — sleep; to marry

503. moenga — bed

504. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

506. mokemoke — lonely

507. moko — lizard

508. mokopuna — grandchild

509. momo — type, kind

510. moni — money

511. motokā — car, motorcar

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

513. motukā — car

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

515. moutere — island

516. mua — front, before

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

518. mura — blaze, flame

519. muri — behind, after

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

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

522. mā — clean, white, and others

523. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

525. māhita — teacher

526. māhunga — head

527. māia — capable, brave, bold

528. mākona — satisfied, full

529. māku — for me, by me

530. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

532. māna — for him, her, by him, her

533. māngere — lazy

534. mānia — plains

535. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

536. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

537. māra — garden

538. mārama — clear, understand

539. mārena — to marry; wedding

540. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

541. māripi — knife

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

543. mātao — cold

544. mātau — to know, understand

545. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

548. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

551. māui — on the left hand, left side

552. māuiui — sick

553. māwhero — pink

554. mēnā — if

555. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

556. mīhini — machine

557. mīti — meat

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

559. mōhio — to know

560. mōhiti — glasses

561. mōkai — pet

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

563. mōmona — fat

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

565. mōrena — good morning

566. mōu — for you

567. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

570. naihi — knife

571. nama — number

572. nanahi — yesterday

573. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

574. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

575. nei — here, by speaker

576. neke — to move

577. ngahau — party, concert

578. ngahere — forest, bush

579. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

581. ngaru — wave

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

583. ngau — to bite

584. ngenge — tired

585. ngeru — cat

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

587. ngutu — lip, lips

588. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

592. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

593. ngāwhā — boiling spring

594. niho — tooth

595. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

598. noho — to live; sit

599. nohoanga — home, sofa

600. nui — big, great, many

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

602. nuku — to move

603. nunui — big (plural form)

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

605. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

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

611. nō — from

612. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

614. nōu — yours

615. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

618. oho — to wake up

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

620. Oketopa — October

621. oko — bowl

622. oma — to run, escape

623. omaoma — running

624. one — beach, sand

625. oneone — earth, soil

626. ono — six

627. ope — group travelling together

628. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

630. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

631. oti — to be completed

632. otirā — but, on the other hand

633. pae — ridge

634. pahi — bus

635. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

638. paihikara — bike

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

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

641. paipa — pipe

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

643. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

647. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

648. pakitara — wall

649. paku — small

650. panana — banana

651. panekoti — skirt, dress

652. pango — black

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

654. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

655. paoro — ball

656. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

657. papai — good (plural), very good

658. Papaioea — Palmerston North

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

660. paraihe — award, prize; brush

661. paraikete — blanket

662. Paraire — Friday

663. parakuihi — breakfast

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

665. parauri — brown

666. pare — to ward off, to divert

667. pari — cliff

668. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

670. paruparu — dirt, mud

671. parāoa — bread, flour

672. pata — butter

673. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

677. paukena — pumpkin

678. pea — pair; pear

679. peita — paint

680. peka — branch

681. peke — to jump, to leap over

682. pene — pen

683. pepa — paper; pepper

684. pepeha — proclamation of origin

685. pere — bell

686. pereti — plate

687. peti — heap up

688. pia — beer

689. piana — piano

690. pihikete — biscuit

691. piki — to increase

692. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

695. Pipiri — June

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

697. pirau — rotten

698. piri — to stick to, to cling

699. pirihimana — police officer

700. pirimia — prime minister

701. piringa — shelter, hiding place

702. pito — belly button, end, extremity

703. poaka — pig

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

705. Poihākena — Sydney

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

707. pono — true, faithful

708. poraka — jersey

709. poro — to cut off, to cut short

710. porou — eager, energetic

711. poti — boat

712. poto — short

713. pou — pole, post

714. pouaka — box

715. pounamu — greenstone

716. puehu — dust

717. puka — form, booklet

718. pukapuka — book, lungs

719. puke — hill

720. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

721. puku — stomach, belly

722. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

723. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

724. puna — pool, spring

725. pune — spoon

726. punga — anchor; joint

727. pupuhi — to shoot

728. pupuri — to hold onto

729. purei — to play, play

730. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

731. puta — to appear, to come out

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

733. putiputi — flower

734. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

736. pāhi — purse, to pass

737. pāka — a park; a box

738. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

739. pāmu — farm

740. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

743. pāpā — father, uncle

744. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

745. pāremata — parliament

746. pātai — question; to ask a question

747. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

748. pātītī — grass

749. pātōtō — knock

750. pātū — wall

751. pāua — abalone

752. pēhea — how?

753. pēkana — bacon

754. pēke — bag

755. pēnei — like this, near speaker

756. pēnā — like that, near listener

757. pēpi — baby

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

759. pērā — like that, yonder

760. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

761. pīrangi — to want, desire

762. pō — night

763. pōhara — poor

764. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

766. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

768. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

769. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

770. pōtae — hat

771. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

772. pōtiki — child; youngest child

773. pōturi — deaf; slow

774. pōuri — sad, dark

775. pōwhiri — welcome

776. pū — to blow gently

777. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

778. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

780. pūrongo — a report

781. pūru — bull

782. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

784. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

785. raihi — rice

786. raiona — lion

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

788. rakuraku — guitar; rake

789. rama — light, torch

790. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

791. rangi — sky, day

792. ranginamu — handsome

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

794. rapu — to look for

795. raranga — plait; weave

796. rare — lolly

797. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

801. rau — to put into; leaf

802. raumati — summer

803. raureka — deceitful

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

805. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

807. reira — there (previously mentioned)

808. reka — sweet

809. reo — language, voice

810. rere — to escape; to fly

811. rerekē — different, changed

812. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

813. reri — ready

814. reta — letter

815. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

818. rima — five

819. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

820. ringa — hand, arm

821. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

823. riri — anger, angry

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

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

826. rite — to be ready, like, similar

827. roa — long

828. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

830. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

831. rongonui — famous

832. rongoā — medicine

833. rori — road

834. rorohiko — computer

835. roto — in, inside, within; lake

836. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

838. ruaki — vomit

839. ruku — to dive

840. runga — on

841. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

842. rā — day; the sun; over there

843. Rāhina — Monday

844. Rāhoroi — Saturday

845. rākau — tree; timber

846. Rāmere — Friday

847. rānei — or

848. rāoa — choked

849. rāpeti — rabbit

850. rārangi — line, row

851. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

854. Rātū — Tuesday

855. rāua — them; they (two people)

856. rāwhiti — east

857. rēmana — lemon

858. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

859. rīwai — potato

860. rōia — lawyer

861. rōpā — slave, servant

862. rōpū — group

863. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

864. rūma — room

865. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

869. taha — to pass by; side

870. tahi — one, single

871. tahia — (pass) be swept

872. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

875. tahuri — to capsize

876. tahā — calabash, gourd

877. tai — tide; coast

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

879. taiapa — fence

880. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

881. taihoa — wait

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

883. taiohi — youth

884. taitama — young man

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

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

887. take — beginning, cause, origin

888. taki — to lead, to bring along

889. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

890. takoto — to lie down

891. taku — my (singular); edge

892. takurua — winter

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

894. tamaiti — child

895. tamariki — children

896. tamatāne — boy

897. tame — male animal

898. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

903. tangata — person

904. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

905. tangihanga — funeral

906. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

907. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

911. taonga — property, possession

912. tapa — to name

913. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

915. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

916. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

918. taraiwa — to drive; driver

919. taraka — truck

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

921. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

922. tarau — trousers

923. tari — government department; office

924. taringa — ear

925. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

926. tata — near, close

927. tatari — to wait

928. tatau — to count

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

930. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

931. tauera — towel

932. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

933. tauira — student; example

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

935. taumahi — assignment

936. taumata — grade, level of achievement

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

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

939. taura — rope, cable

940. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

941. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

942. tautohetohe — argue

943. tautoko — to support

944. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

945. tawhito — old, former

946. te — the, singular definite article

947. teihana — TV channel; railway station

948. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

950. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

951. tekau — ten

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

953. tereina — to train

954. tia — to steer, adorned

955. tiakarete — chocolate

956. tiaki — to look after, to care for

957. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

958. tihewa — sneeze

959. tihi — topknot

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

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

962. tiki — to fetch

963. tina — dinner, lunch

964. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

966. tino — very

967. tio — oyster

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

969. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

970. tira — group or row of people

971. tiro — to look

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

973. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

974. titiro — to look at

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

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

977. toe — to remain, be left over

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

979. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

980. tohunga — expert, priest

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

982. toi — art, knowledge

983. toka — rock

984. tokerau — autumn; northern

985. toki — adze, axe; champion

986. toko — divorce; pole

987. tokohia — how many people?

988. tokoiwa — nine [people]

989. tokomaha — many (of people)

990. Tokoono — six people

991. tokorima — five (people)

992. tokorua — two (of people)

993. tokotoru — three (people)

994. tokowaru — eight [people]

995. tomo — to enter, go into

996. tonga — south

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

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

999. tonu — still

1000. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1001. tope — cut down; cut off

1002. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1003. toro — to visit

1004. toru — three

1005. tote — salt

1006. toto — blood

1007. tua — beyond

1008. tuahine — sister, of a male

1009. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1010. tuanui — roof

1011. tuarua — second

1012. tuarā — back [body]

1013. tuatahi — first

1014. tuatoru — third

1015. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1016. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1017. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1018. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1019. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1020. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1021. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1022. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1023. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1024. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1025. tuna — eel

1026. tungāne — brother, of a female

1027. tunu — to cook, roast

1028. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1029. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1030. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1031. ture — law, rule

1032. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1033. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1034. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1035. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1036. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1037. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1038. tā — print, draw

1039. tāhae — to steal

1040. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1041. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1042. tāima — time

1043. Tāite — Thursday

1044. tākaro — to play

1045. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1046. tākuta — doctor

1047. tāmaki — omen, portent

1048. tāmure — snapper

1049. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1050. tāne — man, male

1051. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1052. tāone — town

1053. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1054. tāra — dollar

1055. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1056. tārere — to swing

1057. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1058. tāroaroa — tall

1059. tātahi — seaside, beach

1060. tātau — we; us; everyone

1061. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1062. tātua — a belt

1063. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1064. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1065. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1066. tāwhiri — beckon

1067. tāwāhi — overseas

1068. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1069. tēhea — which, singular

1070. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1071. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1072. tēnā — that, by the listener

1073. tēpu — table

1074. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1075. tērā — that over there, that

1076. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1077. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1078. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1079. Tīhema — December

1080. tīhāte — t-shirt

1081. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1082. tīkiti — ticket

1083. tīma — team

1084. tīmata — to begin, to start

1085. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1086. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1087. tītī — muttonbird

1088. tō — your (singular); to drag

1089. tōhi — toast

1090. tōkena — stockings, socks

1091. tōku — my (singular)

1092. tōmuri — to be late

1093. tōna — his, her

1094. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1095. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1096. tōtiti — sausage

1097. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1098. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1099. tūai — skinny

1100. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1101. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1102. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1103. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1104. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1105. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1106. Tūrei — Tuesday

1107. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1108. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1109. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1110. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1111. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1112. ua — to rain; rain

1113. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1114. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1115. ui — to ask, enquire

1116. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1117. uira — lightning; to flash

1118. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1119. umu — earth oven

1120. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1121. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1122. uri — descendant, offspring

1123. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1124. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1125. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1126. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1127. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1128. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1129. wae — foot; leg; separate

1130. waea — wire; phone

1131. waenga — middle, dividing line

1132. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1133. waewae — foot, leg

1134. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1135. wahie — driftwood

1136. wahine — woman, wife

1137. waho — out, outside, the outside

1138. wai — water; who

1139. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1140. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1141. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1142. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1143. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1144. waipiro — alcohol

1145. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1146. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1147. wairua — spirit

1148. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1149. wakarererangi — plane

1150. wao — forest

1151. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1152. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1153. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1154. wati — watch (timepiece)

1155. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1156. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1157. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1158. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1159. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1160. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1161. whaea — mother, aunt

1162. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1163. whaikōrero — oratory

1164. whakaae — to agree

1165. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1166. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1167. whakaako — teach

1168. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1169. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1170. whakaata — mirror

1171. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1172. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1173. whakaeke — to gather

1174. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1175. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1176. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1177. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1178. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1179. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1180. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1181. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1182. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1183. whakakā — turn on

1184. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1185. whakakī — to fill something

1186. whakamahana — heater

1187. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1188. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1189. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1190. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1191. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1192. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1193. whakamihi — grateful

1194. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1195. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1196. whakamātautau — examination, test

1197. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1198. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1199. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1200. whakaoho — to wake up

1201. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1202. whakaorangia — deliver

1203. whakaoti — complete

1204. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1205. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1206. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1207. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1208. whakapakari — to strengthen

1209. whakapapa — genealogy

1210. whakapono — to believe; faith

1211. whakapuare — to open

1212. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1213. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1214. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1215. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1216. whakaritenga — appointment

1217. whakarongo — to listen

1218. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1219. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1220. whakatau — to decide

1221. whakataukī — proverb

1222. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1223. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1224. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1225. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1226. whakatuwhera — to open

1227. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1228. whakatū — to stand something up

1229. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1230. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1231. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1232. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1233. whakawhiti — to cross

1234. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1235. whana — to kick

1236. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1237. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1238. whara — to be injured

1239. wharau — temporary shed

1240. whare — house, building

1241. wharekai — restaurant

1242. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1243. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1244. wharepaku — toilet

1245. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1246. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1247. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1248. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1249. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1250. wheke — creak; octopus

1251. whenua — land

1252. whero — red

1253. whetū — star

1254. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1255. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1256. whiri — plait; twist

1257. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1258. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1259. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1260. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1261. whitu — seven

1262. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1263. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1264. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1265. whutupōro — football, rugby

1266. whā — four

1267. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1268. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1269. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1270. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1271. whānui — broad, wide

1272. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1273. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1274. wiki — week

1275. wini — window

1276. wiri — drill

1277. wā — time, times

1278. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1279. wāhi — part, portion; place

1280. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1281. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1282. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1283. ā — and; and then

1284. āe — yes

1285. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1286. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1287. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1288. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1289. Ākarana — Auckland

1290. ākonga — student

1291. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1292. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1293. āmaimai — nervous

1294. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1295. ānō — as though; as if

1296. āpiha — officer

1297. āporo — apple

1298. āpōpō — tomorrow

1299. ārahi — to lead, guide

1300. ārahina — (pass) be led

1301. ārani — orange [fruit]

1302. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1303. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1304. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1305. āwangawanga — worried

1306. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1307. āwhina — to help

1308. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1309. ēhea — which

1310. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1311. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1312. ērā — those (over there)

1313. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1314. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1315. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1316. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1317. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1318. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1319. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1320. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1321. ūkui — to wipe

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