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. inanga — Inanga, n. 1. Whitebait, the adult of the minnow, Galaxias…

235. inapō — last night

236. Ingarangi — England

237. ingoa — name

238. inoi — pray

239. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

241. inā — if, when

242. ināianei — now

243. ipo — darling

244. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

245. ipurangi — internet

246. ira — freckle; gene

247. irāmutu — niece, nephew

248. iti — small, little

249. iwa — nine

250. iwi — tribe

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

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

253. kaha — strong, able

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

255. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

257. kai — eat (v); food (n)

258. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

259. kaihana — cousin

260. kaihoko — seller

261. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

264. kaimoana — seafood

265. kainga — (pass) be eaten

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

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

268. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

271. kaiārahi — leader, guide

272. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

273. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

274. kake — to climb

275. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

277. kamupene — company, business

278. kamupūtu — gumboot

279. kanikani — dance, to dance

280. kanohi — face

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

282. kapu — cup

283. kapua — cloud

284. kaputī — cup of tea

285. kara — colour

286. karaehe — class (school); glass

287. karahipi — scholarship

288. karaihe — grass

289. karaka — orange (colour)

290. karakia — prayer, to pray

291. karanga — to call

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

293. kararehe — animal

294. kare — stove, heater

295. karere — message

296. karo — dodge, avoid

297. karoro — seagull

298. karu — eye

299. kata — to laugh

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

301. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

302. kati — close, shut

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

304. katipō — venomous spider

305. kato — pluck

306. katoa — all

307. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

308. kau — swim; cow

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

310. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

311. kauhoe — to swim

312. kaukau — to bathe

313. kaumātua — elder; elderly

314. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

315. kawa — sour, yuck

316. kawe — to carry, convey

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

318. kawhe — coffee

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

320. kei te — at the moment; now

321. keke — cake

322. kererū — native pigeon

323. keri — dig

324. kete — basket, kit

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

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

327. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

328. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

329. kimi — to look for, seek

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

331. kina — sea urchin

332. kino — bad

333. kiore — rat

334. kiri — skin

335. kiriata — movie, film

336. Kirihimete — Christmas

337. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

338. kiromita — kilometre

339. kita — fast; tightly

340. kite — to see

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

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

343. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

345. koa — happy

346. koata — quarter

347. koe — you, one person

348. koha — gift

349. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

350. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

352. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

353. koi — sharp

354. koia — it is, so

355. koinei — this is

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

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

358. komiti — committee

359. konei — here, by speaker

360. konohete — concert

361. konā — there, by listener

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

363. kope — nappy

364. kore — zero, nothing

365. koretake — useless

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

367. koroheke — old man

368. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

369. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

370. korowai — cloak

371. korā — over there

372. kotahi — one

373. koti — coat, jacket

374. Kotirangi — Scotland

375. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

380. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

382. kuini — queen

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

384. kupu — word

385. kura — school; treasured item

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

387. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

388. kurī — dog

389. kā — to burn, be alight

390. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

391. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

392. kāinga — home

393. kākahu — clothing, garment

394. kākāriki — green

395. kāmura — carpenter

396. kānga — corn

397. kāo — no!

398. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

399. kāpata — cupboard

400. kāre — Negative word

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

402. kāri — playing card

403. kātahi — then

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

405. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

408. kēkē — armpit

409. kēmu — game

410. kī — to be full

411. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

412. kīhai — Negative word

413. kīhini — kitchen

414. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

415. kōanga — spring (the season of)

416. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

417. kōhatu — stone

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

419. kōpū — belly, womb

420. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

423. kōrua — you, two people

424. kōtiro — girl

425. kōura — crayfish

426. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

427. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

428. kūaha — door

429. kūare — ignorant

430. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

431. kūmera — sweet potato

432. kūtai — mussel

433. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

435. maha — many

436. mahana — to be warm, warm

437. mahara — thought, memory

438. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

439. mahi — to do, work, make

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

441. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

443. makariri — cold

444. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

446. makere — to get down from

447. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

448. mana — prestige, authority

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

450. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

452. manako — to like

453. manawa — heart

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

455. Mane — Monday

456. mangō — shark

457. mano — thousand

458. manu — bird

459. manuhiri — guest

460. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

461. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

462. maoa — cooked; ripe

463. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

464. marama — month, moon

465. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

466. maranga — to arise; to get up

467. maremare — to cough

468. maringi — to spill (trans)

469. marino — calm

470. maro — kilt-like garment

471. maroke — dry

472. maru — power; shelter

473. mataku — scared, afraid

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

475. matapihi — window

476. matau — fish hook; right side

477. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

478. matekai — hungry, starving

479. matenga — time or circumstance of death

480. matimati — finger, toe

481. matua — parent, father

482. mau — to wear clothes

483. maumahara — to remember, remember

484. maunga — mountain

485. mauri — life spirit

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

487. mauī — left (direction)

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

489. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

492. Mei — May

493. mema — member, members

494. menemene — to smile

495. meneti — minute

496. mere — bush, shrub

497. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

498. minita — minister

499. mira — mill

500. miraka — milk

501. miriona — million

502. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

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

505. moana — sea

506. moata — early; early morning

507. moe — sleep; to marry

508. moenga — bed

509. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

511. mokemoke — lonely

512. moko — lizard

513. mokopuna — grandchild

514. momo — type, kind

515. moni — money

516. motokā — car, motorcar

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

518. motukā — car

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

520. moutere — island

521. mua — front, before

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

523. mura — blaze, flame

524. muri — behind, after

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

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

527. mā — clean, white, and others

528. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

530. māhita — teacher

531. māhunga — head

532. māia — capable, brave, bold

533. mākona — satisfied, full

534. māku — for me, by me

535. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

537. māna — for him, her, by him, her

538. māngere — lazy

539. mānia — plains

540. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

541. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

542. māra — garden

543. mārama — clear, understand

544. mārena — to marry; wedding

545. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

546. māripi — knife

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

548. mātao — cold

549. mātau — to know, understand

550. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

553. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

556. māui — on the left hand, left side

557. māuiui — sick

558. māwhero — pink

559. mēnā — if

560. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

561. mīhini — machine

562. mīti — meat

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

564. mōhio — to know

565. mōhiti — glasses

566. mōkai — pet

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

568. mōmona — fat

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

570. mōrena — good morning

571. mōu — for you

572. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

575. naihi — knife

576. nama — number

577. nanahi — yesterday

578. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

579. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

580. nei — here, by speaker

581. neke — to move

582. ngahau — party, concert

583. ngahere — forest, bush

584. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

586. ngaru — wave

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

588. ngau — to bite

589. ngenge — tired

590. ngeru — cat

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

592. ngutu — lip, lips

593. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

597. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

598. ngāwhā — boiling spring

599. niho — tooth

600. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

603. noho — to live; sit

604. nohoanga — home, sofa

605. nui — big, great, many

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

607. nuku — to move

608. nunui — big (plural form)

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

610. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

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

616. nō — from

617. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

619. nōu — yours

620. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

623. oho — to wake up

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

625. Oketopa — October

626. oko — bowl

627. oma — to run, escape

628. omaoma — running

629. one — beach, sand

630. oneone — earth, soil

631. ono — six

632. ope — group travelling together

633. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

635. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

636. oti — to be completed

637. otirā — but, on the other hand

638. pae — ridge

639. pahi — bus

640. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

643. paihikara — bike

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

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

646. paipa — pipe

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

648. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

652. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

653. pakitara — wall

654. paku — small

655. panana — banana

656. panekoti — skirt, dress

657. pango — black

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

659. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

660. paoro — ball

661. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

662. papai — good (plural), very good

663. Papaioea — Palmerston North

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

665. paraihe — award, prize; brush

666. paraikete — blanket

667. Paraire — Friday

668. parakuihi — breakfast

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

670. parauri — brown

671. pare — to ward off, to divert

672. pari — cliff

673. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

675. paruparu — dirt, mud

676. parāoa — bread, flour

677. pata — butter

678. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

682. paukena — pumpkin

683. pea — pair; pear

684. peita — paint

685. peka — branch

686. peke — to jump, to leap over

687. pene — pen

688. pepa — paper; pepper

689. pepeha — proclamation of origin

690. pere — bell

691. pereti — plate

692. peti — heap up

693. pia — beer

694. piana — piano

695. pihikete — biscuit

696. piki — to increase

697. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

700. Pipiri — June

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

702. pirau — rotten

703. piri — to stick to, to cling

704. pirihimana — police officer

705. pirimia — prime minister

706. piringa — shelter, hiding place

707. pito — belly button, end, extremity

708. poaka — pig

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

710. Poihākena — Sydney

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

712. pono — true, faithful

713. poraka — jersey

714. poro — to cut off, to cut short

715. porou — eager, energetic

716. poti — boat

717. poto — short

718. pou — pole, post

719. pouaka — box

720. pounamu — greenstone

721. puehu — dust

722. puka — form, booklet

723. pukapuka — book, lungs

724. puke — hill

725. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

726. puku — stomach, belly

727. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

728. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

729. puna — pool, spring

730. pune — spoon

731. punga — anchor; joint

732. pupuhi — to shoot

733. pupuri — to hold onto

734. purei — to play, play

735. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

736. puta — to appear, to come out

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

738. putiputi — flower

739. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

741. pāhi — purse, to pass

742. pāka — a park; a box

743. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

744. pāmu — farm

745. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

748. pāpā — father, uncle

749. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

750. pāremata — parliament

751. pātai — question; to ask a question

752. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

753. pātītī — grass

754. pātōtō — knock

755. pātū — wall

756. pāua — abalone

757. pēhea — how?

758. pēkana — bacon

759. pēke — bag

760. pēnei — like this, near speaker

761. pēnā — like that, near listener

762. pēpi — baby

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

764. pērā — like that, yonder

765. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

766. pīrangi — to want, desire

767. pō — night

768. pōhara — poor

769. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

771. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

773. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

774. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

775. pōtae — hat

776. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

777. pōtiki — child; youngest child

778. pōturi — deaf; slow

779. pōuri — sad, dark

780. pōwhiri — welcome

781. pū — to blow gently

782. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

783. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

785. pūrongo — a report

786. pūru — bull

787. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

789. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

790. raihi — rice

791. raiona — lion

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

793. rakuraku — guitar; rake

794. rama — light, torch

795. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

796. rangi — sky, day

797. ranginamu — handsome

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

799. rapu — to look for

800. raranga — plait; weave

801. rare — lolly

802. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

806. rau — to put into; leaf

807. raumati — summer

808. raureka — deceitful

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

810. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

812. reira — there (previously mentioned)

813. reka — sweet

814. reo — language, voice

815. rere — to escape; to fly

816. rerekē — different, changed

817. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

818. reri — ready

819. reta — letter

820. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

823. rima — five

824. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

825. ringa — hand, arm

826. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

828. riri — anger, angry

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

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

831. rite — to be ready, like, similar

832. roa — long

833. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

835. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

836. rongonui — famous

837. rongoā — medicine

838. rori — road

839. rorohiko — computer

840. roto — in, inside, within; lake

841. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

843. ruaki — vomit

844. ruku — to dive

845. runga — on

846. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

847. rā — day; the sun; over there

848. Rāhina — Monday

849. Rāhoroi — Saturday

850. rākau — tree; timber

851. Rāmere — Friday

852. rānei — or

853. rāoa — choked

854. rāpeti — rabbit

855. rārangi — line, row

856. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

859. Rātū — Tuesday

860. rāua — them; they (two people)

861. rāwhiti — east

862. rēmana — lemon

863. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

864. rīwai — potato

865. rōia — lawyer

866. rōpā — slave, servant

867. rōpū — group

868. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

869. rūma — room

870. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

874. taha — to pass by; side

875. tahi — one, single

876. tahia — (pass) be swept

877. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

880. tahuri — to capsize

881. tahā — calabash, gourd

882. tai — tide; coast

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

884. taiapa — fence

885. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

886. taihoa — wait

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

888. taiohi — youth

889. taitama — young man

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

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

892. take — beginning, cause, origin

893. taki — to lead, to bring along

894. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

895. takoto — to lie down

896. taku — my (singular); edge

897. takurua — winter

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

899. tamaiti — child

900. tamariki — children

901. tamatāne — boy

902. tame — male animal

903. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

908. tangata — person

909. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

910. tangihanga — funeral

911. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

912. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

916. taonga — property, possession

917. tapa — to name

918. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

920. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

921. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

923. taraiwa — to drive; driver

924. taraka — truck

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

926. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

927. tarau — trousers

928. tari — government department; office

929. taringa — ear

930. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

931. tata — near, close

932. tatari — to wait

933. tatau — to count

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

935. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

936. tauera — towel

937. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

938. tauira — student; example

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

940. taumahi — assignment

941. taumata — grade, level of achievement

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

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

944. taura — rope, cable

945. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

946. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

947. tautohetohe — argue

948. tautoko — to support

949. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

950. tawhito — old, former

951. te — the, singular definite article

952. teihana — TV channel; railway station

953. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

955. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

956. tekau — ten

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

958. tereina — to train

959. tia — to steer, adorned

960. tiakarete — chocolate

961. tiaki — to look after, to care for

962. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

963. tihewa — sneeze

964. tihi — topknot

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

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

967. tiki — to fetch

968. tina — dinner, lunch

969. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

971. tino — very

972. tio — oyster

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

974. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

975. tira — group or row of people

976. tiro — to look

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

978. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

979. titiro — to look at

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

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

982. toe — to remain, be left over

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

984. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

985. tohunga — expert, priest

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

987. toi — art, knowledge

988. toka — rock

989. tokerau — autumn; northern

990. toki — adze, axe; champion

991. toko — divorce; pole

992. tokohia — how many people?

993. tokoiwa — nine [people]

994. tokomaha — many (of people)

995. Tokoono — six people

996. tokorima — five (people)

997. tokorua — two (of people)

998. tokotoru — three (people)

999. tokowaru — eight [people]

1000. tomo — to enter, go into

1001. tonga — south

1002. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1003. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1004. tonu — still

1005. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1006. tope — cut down; cut off

1007. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1008. toro — to visit

1009. toru — three

1010. tote — salt

1011. toto — blood

1012. tua — beyond

1013. tuahine — sister, of a male

1014. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1015. tuanui — roof

1016. tuarua — second

1017. tuarā — back [body]

1018. tuatahi — first

1019. tuatoru — third

1020. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1021. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1022. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1023. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1024. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1025. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1026. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1027. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1028. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1029. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1030. tuna — eel

1031. tungāne — brother, of a female

1032. tunu — to cook, roast

1033. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1034. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1035. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1036. ture — law, rule

1037. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1038. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1039. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1040. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1041. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1042. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1043. tā — print, draw

1044. tāhae — to steal

1045. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1046. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1047. tāima — time

1048. Tāite — Thursday

1049. tākaro — to play

1050. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1051. tākuta — doctor

1052. tāmaki — omen, portent

1053. tāmure — snapper

1054. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1055. tāne — man, male

1056. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1057. tāone — town

1058. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1059. tāra — dollar

1060. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1061. tārere — to swing

1062. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1063. tāroaroa — tall

1064. tātahi — seaside, beach

1065. tātau — we; us; everyone

1066. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1067. tātua — a belt

1068. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1069. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1070. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1071. tāwhiri — beckon

1072. tāwāhi — overseas

1073. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1074. tēhea — which, singular

1075. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1076. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1077. tēnā — that, by the listener

1078. tēpu — table

1079. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1080. tērā — that over there, that

1081. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1082. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1083. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1084. Tīhema — December

1085. tīhāte — t-shirt

1086. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1087. tīkiti — ticket

1088. tīma — team

1089. tīmata — to begin, to start

1090. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1091. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1092. tītī — muttonbird

1093. tō — your (singular); to drag

1094. tōhi — toast

1095. tōkena — stockings, socks

1096. tōku — my (singular)

1097. tōmuri — to be late

1098. tōna — his, her

1099. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1100. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1101. tōtiti — sausage

1102. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1103. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1104. tūai — skinny

1105. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1106. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1107. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1108. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1109. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1110. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1111. Tūrei — Tuesday

1112. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1113. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1114. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1115. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1116. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1117. ua — to rain; rain

1118. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1119. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1120. ui — to ask, enquire

1121. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1122. uira — lightning; to flash

1123. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1124. umu — earth oven

1125. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1126. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1127. uri — descendant, offspring

1128. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1129. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1130. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1131. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1132. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1133. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1134. wae — foot; leg; separate

1135. waea — wire; phone

1136. waenga — middle, dividing line

1137. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1138. waewae — foot, leg

1139. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1140. wahie — driftwood

1141. wahine — woman, wife

1142. waho — out, outside, the outside

1143. wai — water; who

1144. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1145. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1146. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1147. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1148. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1149. waipiro — alcohol

1150. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1151. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1152. wairua — spirit

1153. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1154. wakarererangi — plane

1155. wao — forest

1156. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1157. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1158. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1159. wati — watch (timepiece)

1160. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1161. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1162. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1163. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1164. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1165. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1166. whaea — mother, aunt

1167. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1168. whaikōrero — oratory

1169. whakaae — to agree

1170. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1171. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1172. whakaako — teach

1173. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1174. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1175. whakaata — mirror

1176. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1177. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1178. whakaeke — to gather

1179. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1180. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1181. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1182. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1183. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1184. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1185. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1186. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1187. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1188. whakakā — turn on

1189. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1190. whakakī — to fill something

1191. whakamahana — heater

1192. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1193. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1194. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1195. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1196. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1197. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1198. whakamihi — grateful

1199. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1200. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1201. whakamātautau — examination, test

1202. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1203. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1204. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1205. whakaoho — to wake up

1206. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1207. whakaorangia — deliver

1208. whakaoti — complete

1209. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1210. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1211. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1212. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1213. whakapakari — to strengthen

1214. whakapapa — genealogy

1215. whakapono — to believe; faith

1216. whakapuare — to open

1217. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1218. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1219. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1220. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1221. whakaritenga — appointment

1222. whakarongo — to listen

1223. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1224. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1225. whakatau — to decide

1226. whakataukī — proverb

1227. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1228. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1229. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1230. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1231. whakatuwhera — to open

1232. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1233. whakatū — to stand something up

1234. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1235. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1236. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1237. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1238. whakawhiti — to cross

1239. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1240. whana — to kick

1241. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1242. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1243. whara — to be injured

1244. wharau — temporary shed

1245. whare — house, building

1246. wharekai — restaurant

1247. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1248. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1249. wharepaku — toilet

1250. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1251. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1252. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1253. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1254. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1255. wheke — creak; octopus

1256. whenua — land

1257. whero — red

1258. whetū — star

1259. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1260. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1261. whiri — plait; twist

1262. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1263. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1264. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1265. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1266. whitu — seven

1267. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1268. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1269. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1270. whutupōro — football, rugby

1271. whā — four

1272. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1273. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1274. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1275. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1276. whānui — broad, wide

1277. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1278. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1279. wiki — week

1280. wini — window

1281. wiri — drill

1282. wā — time, times

1283. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1284. wāhi — part, portion; place

1285. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1286. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1287. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1288. ā — and; and then

1289. āe — yes

1290. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1291. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1292. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1293. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1294. Ākarana — Auckland

1295. ākonga — student

1296. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1297. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1298. āmaimai — nervous

1299. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1300. ānō — as though; as if

1301. āpiha — officer

1302. āporo — apple

1303. āpōpō — tomorrow

1304. ārahi — to lead, guide

1305. ārahina — (pass) be led

1306. ārani — orange [fruit]

1307. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1308. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1309. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1310. āwangawanga — worried

1311. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1312. āwhina — to help

1313. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1314. ēhea — which

1315. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1316. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1317. ērā — those (over there)

1318. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1319. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1320. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1321. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1322. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1323. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1324. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1325. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1326. ūkui — to wipe

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