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. kaipuke — ship

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

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

269. kaiwaiata — singer

270. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

273. kaiārahi — leader, guide

274. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

275. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

276. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

277. kakara — fragrance, scent, smell; to be delicious

278. kakau — handle

279. kake — to climb

280. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

282. kamupene — company, business

283. kamupūtu — gumboot

284. kani — to saw; a saw

285. kanikani — dance, to dance

286. kanohi — face

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

288. kapu — cup

289. kapua — cloud

290. kaputī — cup of tea

291. kara — colour

292. karaehe — class (school); glass

293. karahipi — scholarship

294. karaihe — grass

295. karaka — orange (colour)

296. karakia — prayer, to pray

297. karanga — to call

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

299. kararehe — animal

300. kare — stove, heater

301. karere — message

302. karo — dodge, avoid

303. karoro — seagull

304. karu — eye

305. kata — to laugh

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

307. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

308. kati — close, shut

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

310. katipō — venomous spider

311. kato — pluck

312. katoa — all

313. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

314. kau — swim; cow

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

316. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

317. kauhoe — to swim

318. kaukau — to bathe

319. kaumātua — elder; elderly

320. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

321. kawa — sour, yuck

322. kawe — to carry, convey

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

324. kawhe — coffee

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

326. kei te — at the moment; now

327. keke — cake

328. kererū — native pigeon

329. keri — dig

330. kete — basket, kit

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

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

333. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

334. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

335. kimi — to look for, seek

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

337. kina — sea urchin

338. kino — bad

339. kiore — rat

340. kiri — skin

341. kiriata — movie, film

342. Kirihimete — Christmas

343. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

344. kiromita — kilometre

345. kita — fast; tightly

346. kite — to see

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

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

349. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

351. koa — happy

352. koata — quarter

353. koe — you, one person

354. koha — gift

355. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

356. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

358. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

359. koi — sharp

360. koia — it is, so

361. koinei — this is

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

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

364. komiti — committee

365. konei — here, by speaker

366. konohete — concert

367. konā — there, by listener

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

369. kope — nappy

370. kore — zero, nothing

371. koretake — useless

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

373. koroheke — old man

374. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

375. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

376. korowai — cloak

377. korā — over there

378. kotahi — one

379. koti — coat, jacket

380. Kotirangi — Scotland

381. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

386. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

388. kuini — queen

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

390. kupu — word

391. kura — school; treasured item

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

393. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

394. kurī — dog

395. kā — to burn, be alight

396. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

397. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

398. kāinga — home

399. kākahu — clothing, garment

400. kākāriki — green

401. kāmura — carpenter

402. kānga — corn

403. kāo — no!

404. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

405. kāpata — cupboard

406. kāre — Negative word

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

408. kāri — playing card

409. kātahi — then

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

411. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

414. kēkē — armpit

415. kēmu — game

416. kī — to be full

417. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

418. kīhai — Negative word

419. kīhini — kitchen

420. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

421. kōanga — spring (the season of)

422. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

423. kōhatu — stone

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

425. kōpū — belly, womb

426. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

429. kōrua — you, two people

430. kōtiro — girl

431. kōura — crayfish

432. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

433. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

434. kūaha — door

435. kūare — ignorant

436. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

437. kūmera — sweet potato

438. kūtai — mussel

439. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

441. maha — many

442. mahana — to be warm, warm

443. mahara — thought, memory

444. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

445. mahi — to do, work, make

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

447. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

449. makariri — cold

450. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

452. makere — to get down from

453. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

454. mana — prestige, authority

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

456. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

458. manako — to like

459. manawa — heart

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

461. Mane — Monday

462. mangō — shark

463. mano — thousand

464. manu — bird

465. manuhiri — guest

466. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

467. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

468. maoa — cooked; ripe

469. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

470. marama — month, moon

471. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

472. maranga — to arise; to get up

473. maremare — to cough

474. maringi — to spill (trans)

475. marino — calm

476. maro — kilt-like garment

477. maroke — dry

478. maru — power; shelter

479. mataku — scared, afraid

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

481. matapihi — window

482. matau — fish hook; right side

483. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

484. matekai — hungry, starving

485. matenga — time or circumstance of death

486. matimati — finger, toe

487. matua — parent, father

488. mau — to wear clothes

489. maumahara — to remember, remember

490. maunga — mountain

491. mauri — life spirit

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

493. mauī — left (direction)

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

495. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

498. Mei — May

499. mema — member, members

500. menemene — to smile

501. meneti — minute

502. mere — bush, shrub

503. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

504. minita — minister

505. mira — mill

506. miraka — milk

507. miriona — million

508. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

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

511. moana — sea

512. moata — early; early morning

513. moe — sleep; to marry

514. moenga — bed

515. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

517. mokemoke — lonely

518. moko — lizard

519. mokopuna — grandchild

520. momo — type, kind

521. moni — money

522. motokā — car, motorcar

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

524. motukā — car

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

526. moutere — island

527. mua — front, before

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

529. mura — blaze, flame

530. muri — behind, after

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

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

533. mā — clean, white, and others

534. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

536. māhita — teacher

537. māhunga — head

538. māia — capable, brave, bold

539. mākona — satisfied, full

540. māku — for me, by me

541. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

543. māna — for him, her, by him, her

544. māngere — lazy

545. mānia — plains

546. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

547. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

548. māra — garden

549. mārama — clear, understand

550. mārena — to marry; wedding

551. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

552. māripi — knife

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

554. mātao — cold

555. mātau — to know, understand

556. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

559. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

562. māui — on the left hand, left side

563. māuiui — sick

564. māwhero — pink

565. mēnā — if

566. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

567. mīhini — machine

568. mīti — meat

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

570. mōhio — to know

571. mōhiti — glasses

572. mōkai — pet

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

574. mōmona — fat

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

576. mōrena — good morning

577. mōu — for you

578. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

581. naihi — knife

582. nama — number

583. nanahi — yesterday

584. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

585. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

586. nei — here, by speaker

587. neke — to move

588. ngahau — party, concert

589. ngahere — forest, bush

590. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

592. ngaru — wave

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

594. ngau — to bite

595. ngenge — tired

596. ngeru — cat

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

598. ngutu — lip, lips

599. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

603. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

604. ngāwhā — boiling spring

605. niho — tooth

606. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

609. noho — to live; sit

610. nohoanga — home, sofa

611. nui — big, great, many

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

613. nuku — to move

614. nunui — big (plural form)

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

616. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

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

622. nō — from

623. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

625. nōu — yours

626. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

629. oho — to wake up

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

631. Oketopa — October

632. oko — bowl

633. oma — to run, escape

634. omaoma — running

635. one — beach, sand

636. oneone — earth, soil

637. ono — six

638. ope — group travelling together

639. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

641. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

642. oti — to be completed

643. otirā — but, on the other hand

644. pae — ridge

645. pahi — bus

646. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

649. paihikara — bike

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

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

652. paipa — pipe

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

654. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

658. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

659. pakitara — wall

660. paku — small

661. panana — banana

662. panekoti — skirt, dress

663. pango — black

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

665. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

666. paoro — ball

667. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

668. papai — good (plural), very good

669. Papaioea — Palmerston North

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

671. paraihe — award, prize; brush

672. paraikete — blanket

673. Paraire — Friday

674. parakuihi — breakfast

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

676. parauri — brown

677. pare — to ward off, to divert

678. pari — cliff

679. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

681. paruparu — dirt, mud

682. parāoa — bread, flour

683. pata — butter

684. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

688. paukena — pumpkin

689. pea — pair; pear

690. peita — paint

691. peka — branch

692. peke — to jump, to leap over

693. pene — pen

694. pepa — paper; pepper

695. pepeha — proclamation of origin

696. pere — bell

697. pereti — plate

698. peti — heap up

699. pia — beer

700. piana — piano

701. pihikete — biscuit

702. piki — to increase

703. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

706. Pipiri — June

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

708. pirau — rotten

709. piri — to stick to, to cling

710. pirihimana — police officer

711. pirimia — prime minister

712. piringa — shelter, hiding place

713. pito — belly button, end, extremity

714. poaka — pig

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

716. Poihākena — Sydney

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

718. pono — true, faithful

719. poraka — jersey

720. poro — to cut off, to cut short

721. porou — eager, energetic

722. poti — boat

723. poto — short

724. pou — pole, post

725. pouaka — box

726. pounamu — greenstone

727. puehu — dust

728. puka — form, booklet

729. pukapuka — book, lungs

730. puke — hill

731. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

732. puku — stomach, belly

733. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

734. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

735. puna — pool, spring

736. pune — spoon

737. punga — anchor; joint

738. pupuhi — to shoot

739. pupuri — to hold onto

740. purei — to play, play

741. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

742. puta — to appear, to come out

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

744. putiputi — flower

745. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

747. pāhi — purse, to pass

748. pāka — a park; a box

749. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

750. pāmu — farm

751. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

754. pāpā — father, uncle

755. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

756. pāremata — parliament

757. pātai — question; to ask a question

758. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

759. pātītī — grass

760. pātōtō — knock

761. pātū — wall

762. pāua — abalone

763. pēhea — how?

764. pēkana — bacon

765. pēke — bag

766. pēnei — like this, near speaker

767. pēnā — like that, near listener

768. pēpi — baby

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

770. pērā — like that, yonder

771. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

772. pīrangi — to want, desire

773. pō — night

774. pōhara — poor

775. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

777. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

779. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

780. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

781. pōtae — hat

782. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

783. pōtiki — child; youngest child

784. pōturi — deaf; slow

785. pōuri — sad, dark

786. pōwhiri — welcome

787. pū — to blow gently

788. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

789. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

791. pūrongo — a report

792. pūru — bull

793. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

795. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

796. raihi — rice

797. raiona — lion

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

799. rakuraku — guitar; rake

800. rama — light, torch

801. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

802. rangi — sky, day

803. ranginamu — handsome

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

805. rapu — to look for

806. raranga — plait; weave

807. rare — lolly

808. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

812. rau — to put into; leaf

813. raumati — summer

814. raureka — deceitful

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

816. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

818. reira — there (previously mentioned)

819. reka — sweet

820. reo — language, voice

821. rere — to escape; to fly

822. rerekē — different, changed

823. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

824. reri — ready

825. reta — letter

826. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

829. rima — five

830. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

831. ringa — hand, arm

832. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

834. riri — anger, angry

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

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

837. rite — to be ready, like, similar

838. roa — long

839. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

841. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

842. rongonui — famous

843. rongoā — medicine

844. rori — road

845. rorohiko — computer

846. roto — in, inside, within; lake

847. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

849. ruaki — vomit

850. ruku — to dive

851. runga — on

852. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

853. rā — day; the sun; over there

854. Rāhina — Monday

855. Rāhoroi — Saturday

856. rākau — tree; timber

857. Rāmere — Friday

858. rānei — or

859. rāoa — choked

860. rāpeti — rabbit

861. rārangi — line, row

862. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

865. Rātū — Tuesday

866. rāua — them; they (two people)

867. rāwhiti — east

868. rēmana — lemon

869. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

870. rīwai — potato

871. rōia — lawyer

872. rōpā — slave, servant

873. rōpū — group

874. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

875. rūma — room

876. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

880. taha — to pass by; side

881. tahi — one, single

882. tahia — (pass) be swept

883. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

886. tahuri — to capsize

887. tahā — calabash, gourd

888. tai — tide; coast

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

890. taiapa — fence

891. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

892. taihoa — wait

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

894. taiohi — youth

895. taitama — young man

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

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

898. take — beginning, cause, origin

899. taki — to lead, to bring along

900. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

901. takoto — to lie down

902. taku — my (singular); edge

903. takurua — winter

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

905. tamaiti — child

906. tamariki — children

907. tamatāne — boy

908. tame — male animal

909. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

914. tangata — person

915. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

916. tangihanga — funeral

917. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

918. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

922. taonga — property, possession

923. tapa — to name

924. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

926. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

927. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

929. taraiwa — to drive; driver

930. taraka — truck

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

932. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

933. tarau — trousers

934. tari — government department; office

935. taringa — ear

936. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

937. tata — near, close

938. tatari — to wait

939. tatau — to count

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

941. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

942. tauera — towel

943. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

944. tauira — student; example

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

946. taumahi — assignment

947. taumata — grade, level of achievement

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

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

950. taura — rope, cable

951. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

952. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

953. tautohetohe — argue

954. tautoko — to support

955. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

956. tawhito — old, former

957. te — the, singular definite article

958. teihana — TV channel; railway station

959. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

961. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

962. tekau — ten

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

964. tereina — to train

965. tia — to steer, adorned

966. tiakarete — chocolate

967. tiaki — to look after, to care for

968. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

969. tihewa — sneeze

970. tihi — topknot

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

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

973. tiki — to fetch

974. tina — dinner, lunch

975. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

977. tino — very

978. tio — oyster

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

980. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

981. tira — group or row of people

982. tiro — to look

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

984. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

985. titiro — to look at

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

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

988. toe — to remain, be left over

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

990. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

991. tohunga — expert, priest

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

993. toi — art, knowledge

994. toka — rock

995. tokerau — autumn; northern

996. toki — adze, axe; champion

997. toko — divorce; pole

998. tokohia — how many people?

999. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1000. tokomaha — many (of people)

1001. Tokoono — six people

1002. tokorima — five (people)

1003. tokorua — two (of people)

1004. tokotoru — three (people)

1005. tokowaru — eight [people]

1006. tomo — to enter, go into

1007. tonga — south

1008. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1009. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1010. tonu — still

1011. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1012. tope — cut down; cut off

1013. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1014. toro — to visit

1015. toru — three

1016. tote — salt

1017. toto — blood

1018. tua — beyond

1019. tuahine — sister, of a male

1020. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1021. tuanui — roof

1022. tuarua — second

1023. tuarā — back [body]

1024. tuatahi — first

1025. tuatoru — third

1026. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1027. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1028. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1029. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1030. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1031. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1032. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1033. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1034. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1035. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1036. tuna — eel

1037. tungāne — brother, of a female

1038. tunu — to cook, roast

1039. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1040. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1041. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1042. ture — law, rule

1043. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1044. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1045. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1046. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1047. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1048. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1049. tā — print, draw

1050. tāhae — to steal

1051. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1052. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1053. tāima — time

1054. Tāite — Thursday

1055. tākaro — to play

1056. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1057. tākuta — doctor

1058. tāmaki — omen, portent

1059. tāmure — snapper

1060. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1061. tāne — man, male

1062. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1063. tāone — town

1064. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1065. tāra — dollar

1066. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1067. tārere — to swing

1068. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1069. tāroaroa — tall

1070. tātahi — seaside, beach

1071. tātau — we; us; everyone

1072. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1073. tātua — a belt

1074. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1075. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1076. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1077. tāwhiri — beckon

1078. tāwāhi — overseas

1079. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1080. tēhea — which, singular

1081. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1082. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1083. tēnā — that, by the listener

1084. tēpu — table

1085. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1086. tērā — that over there, that

1087. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1088. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1089. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1090. Tīhema — December

1091. tīhāte — t-shirt

1092. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1093. tīkiti — ticket

1094. tīma — team

1095. tīmata — to begin, to start

1096. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1097. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1098. tītī — muttonbird

1099. tō — your (singular); to drag

1100. tōhi — toast

1101. tōkena — stockings, socks

1102. tōku — my (singular)

1103. tōmuri — to be late

1104. tōna — his, her

1105. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1106. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1107. tōtiti — sausage

1108. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1109. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1110. tūai — skinny

1111. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1112. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1113. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1114. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1115. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1116. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1117. Tūrei — Tuesday

1118. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1119. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1120. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1121. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1122. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1123. ua — to rain; rain

1124. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1125. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1126. ui — to ask, enquire

1127. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1128. uira — lightning; to flash

1129. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1130. umu — earth oven

1131. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1132. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1133. uri — descendant, offspring

1134. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1135. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1136. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1137. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1138. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1139. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1140. wae — foot; leg; separate

1141. waea — wire; phone

1142. waenga — middle, dividing line

1143. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1144. waewae — foot, leg

1145. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1146. wahie — driftwood

1147. wahine — woman, wife

1148. waho — out, outside, the outside

1149. wai — water; who

1150. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1151. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1152. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1153. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1154. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1155. waipiro — alcohol

1156. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1157. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1158. wairua — spirit

1159. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1160. wakarererangi — plane

1161. wao — forest

1162. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1163. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1164. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1165. wati — watch (timepiece)

1166. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1167. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1168. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1169. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1170. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1171. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1172. whaea — mother, aunt

1173. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1174. whaikōrero — oratory

1175. whakaae — to agree

1176. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1177. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1178. whakaako — teach

1179. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1180. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1181. whakaata — mirror

1182. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1183. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1184. whakaeke — to gather

1185. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1186. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1187. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1188. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1189. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1190. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1191. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1192. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1193. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1194. whakakā — turn on

1195. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1196. whakakī — to fill something

1197. whakamahana — heater

1198. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1199. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1200. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1201. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1202. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1203. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1204. whakamihi — grateful

1205. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1206. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1207. whakamātautau — examination, test

1208. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1209. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1210. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1211. whakaoho — to wake up

1212. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1213. whakaorangia — deliver

1214. whakaoti — complete

1215. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1216. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1217. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1218. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1219. whakapakari — to strengthen

1220. whakapapa — genealogy

1221. whakapono — to believe; faith

1222. whakapuare — to open

1223. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1224. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1225. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1226. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1227. whakaritenga — appointment

1228. whakarongo — to listen

1229. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1230. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1231. whakatau — to decide

1232. whakataukī — proverb

1233. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1234. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1235. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1236. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1237. whakatuwhera — to open

1238. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1239. whakatū — to stand something up

1240. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1241. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1242. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1243. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1244. whakawhiti — to cross

1245. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1246. whana — to kick

1247. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1248. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1249. whara — to be injured

1250. wharau — temporary shed

1251. whare — house, building

1252. wharekai — restaurant

1253. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1254. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1255. wharepaku — toilet

1256. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1257. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1258. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1259. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1260. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1261. wheke — creak; octopus

1262. whenua — land

1263. whero — red

1264. whetū — star

1265. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1266. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1267. whiri — plait; twist

1268. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1269. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1270. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1271. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1272. whitu — seven

1273. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1274. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1275. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1276. whutupōro — football, rugby

1277. whā — four

1278. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1279. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1280. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1281. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1282. whānui — broad, wide

1283. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1284. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1285. wiki — week

1286. wini — window

1287. wiri — drill

1288. wā — time, times

1289. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1290. wāhi — part, portion; place

1291. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1292. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1293. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1294. ā — and; and then

1295. āe — yes

1296. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1297. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1298. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1299. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1300. Ākarana — Auckland

1301. ākonga — student

1302. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1303. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1304. āmaimai — nervous

1305. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1306. ānō — as though; as if

1307. āpiha — officer

1308. āporo — apple

1309. āpōpō — tomorrow

1310. ārahi — to lead, guide

1311. ārahina — (pass) be led

1312. ārani — orange [fruit]

1313. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1314. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1315. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1316. āwangawanga — worried

1317. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1318. āwhina — to help

1319. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1320. ēhea — which

1321. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1322. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1323. ērā — those (over there)

1324. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1325. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1326. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1327. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1328. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1329. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1330. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1331. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1332. ūkui — to wipe

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