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. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

289. kapahaka — concert party

290. kapu — cup

291. kapua — cloud

292. kaputī — cup of tea

293. kara — colour

294. karaehe — class (school); glass

295. karahipi — scholarship

296. karaihe — grass

297. karaka — orange (colour)

298. karakia — prayer, to pray

299. karanga — to call

300. karangahia — called (karanga + -hia; pass)

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

302. kararehe — animal

303. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

304. kare — stove, heater

305. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

306. karere — message

307. karo — dodge, avoid

308. karoro — seagull

309. karu — eye

310. kata — to laugh

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

312. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

313. kati — close, shut

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

315. katipō — venomous spider

316. kato — pluck

317. katoa — all

318. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

319. kau — swim; cow

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

321. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

322. kauhoe — to swim

323. kaukau — to bathe

324. kaumātua — elder; elderly

325. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

326. kawa — sour, yuck

327. kawe — to carry, convey

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

329. kawhe — coffee

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

331. kei te — at the moment; now

332. keke — cake

333. kererū — native pigeon

334. keri — dig

335. kete — basket, kit

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

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

338. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

339. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

340. kimi — to look for, seek

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

342. kina — sea urchin

343. kino — bad

344. kiore — rat

345. kiri — skin

346. kiriata — movie, film

347. Kirihimete — Christmas

348. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

349. kiromita — kilometre

350. kita — fast; tightly

351. kite — to see

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

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

354. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

356. koa — happy

357. koata — quarter

358. koe — you, one person

359. koha — gift

360. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

361. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

363. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

364. koi — sharp

365. koia — it is, so

366. koinei — this is

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

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

369. komiti — committee

370. konei — here, by speaker

371. konohete — concert

372. konā — there, by listener

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

374. kope — nappy

375. kore — zero, nothing

376. koretake — useless

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

378. koroheke — old man

379. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

380. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

381. korowai — cloak

382. korā — over there

383. kotahi — one

384. koti — coat, jacket

385. Kotirangi — Scotland

386. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

391. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

393. kuini — queen

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

395. kupu — word

396. kura — school; treasured item

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

398. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

399. kurī — dog

400. kā — to burn, be alight

401. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

402. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

403. kāinga — home

404. kākahu — clothing, garment

405. kākāriki — green

406. kāmura — carpenter

407. kānga — corn

408. kāo — no!

409. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

410. kāpata — cupboard

411. kāre — Negative word

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

413. kāri — playing card

414. kātahi — then

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

416. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

419. kēkē — armpit

420. kēmu — game

421. kī — to be full

422. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

423. kīhai — Negative word

424. kīhini — kitchen

425. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

426. kōanga — spring (the season of)

427. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

428. kōhatu — stone

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

430. kōpū — belly, womb

431. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

434. kōrua — you, two people

435. kōtiro — girl

436. kōura — crayfish

437. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

438. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

439. kūaha — door

440. kūare — ignorant

441. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

442. kūmera — sweet potato

443. kūtai — mussel

444. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

446. maha — many

447. mahana — to be warm, warm

448. mahara — thought, memory

449. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

450. mahi — to do, work, make

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

452. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

454. makariri — cold

455. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

457. makere — to get down from

458. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

459. mana — prestige, authority

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

461. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

463. manako — to like

464. manawa — heart

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

466. Mane — Monday

467. mangō — shark

468. mano — thousand

469. manu — bird

470. manuhiri — guest

471. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

472. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

473. maoa — cooked; ripe

474. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

475. marama — month, moon

476. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

477. maranga — to arise; to get up

478. maremare — to cough

479. maringi — to spill (trans)

480. marino — calm

481. maro — kilt-like garment

482. maroke — dry

483. maru — power; shelter

484. mataku — scared, afraid

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

486. matapihi — window

487. matau — fish hook; right side

488. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

489. matekai — hungry, starving

490. matenga — time or circumstance of death

491. matimati — finger, toe

492. matua — parent, father

493. mau — to wear clothes

494. maumahara — to remember, remember

495. maunga — mountain

496. mauri — life spirit

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

498. mauī — left (direction)

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

500. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

503. Mei — May

504. mema — member, members

505. menemene — to smile

506. meneti — minute

507. mere — bush, shrub

508. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

509. minita — minister

510. mira — mill

511. miraka — milk

512. miriona — million

513. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

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

516. moana — sea

517. moata — early; early morning

518. moe — sleep; to marry

519. moenga — bed

520. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

522. mokemoke — lonely

523. moko — lizard

524. mokopuna — grandchild

525. momo — type, kind

526. moni — money

527. motokā — car, motorcar

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

529. motukā — car

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

531. moutere — island

532. mua — front, before

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

534. mura — blaze, flame

535. muri — behind, after

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

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

538. mā — clean, white, and others

539. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

541. māhita — teacher

542. māhunga — head

543. māia — capable, brave, bold

544. mākona — satisfied, full

545. māku — for me, by me

546. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

548. māna — for him, her, by him, her

549. māngere — lazy

550. mānia — plains

551. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

552. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

553. māra — garden

554. mārama — clear, understand

555. mārena — to marry; wedding

556. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

557. māripi — knife

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

559. mātao — cold

560. mātau — to know, understand

561. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

564. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

567. māui — on the left hand, left side

568. māuiui — sick

569. māwhero — pink

570. mēnā — if

571. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

572. mīhini — machine

573. mīti — meat

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

575. mōhio — to know

576. mōhiti — glasses

577. mōkai — pet

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

579. mōmona — fat

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

581. mōrena — good morning

582. mōu — for you

583. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

586. naihi — knife

587. nama — number

588. nanahi — yesterday

589. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

590. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

591. nei — here, by speaker

592. neke — to move

593. ngahau — party, concert

594. ngahere — forest, bush

595. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

597. ngaru — wave

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

599. ngau — to bite

600. ngenge — tired

601. ngeru — cat

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

603. ngutu — lip, lips

604. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

608. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

609. ngāwhā — boiling spring

610. niho — tooth

611. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

614. noho — to live; sit

615. nohoanga — home, sofa

616. nui — big, great, many

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

618. nuku — to move

619. nunui — big (plural form)

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

621. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

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

627. nō — from

628. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

630. nōu — yours

631. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

634. oho — to wake up

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

636. Oketopa — October

637. oko — bowl

638. oma — to run, escape

639. omaoma — running

640. one — beach, sand

641. oneone — earth, soil

642. ono — six

643. ope — group travelling together

644. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

646. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

647. oti — to be completed

648. otirā — but, on the other hand

649. pae — ridge

650. pahi — bus

651. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

654. paihikara — bike

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

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

657. paipa — pipe

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

659. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

663. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

664. pakitara — wall

665. paku — small

666. panana — banana

667. panekoti — skirt, dress

668. pango — black

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

670. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

671. paoro — ball

672. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

673. papai — good (plural), very good

674. Papaioea — Palmerston North

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

676. paraihe — award, prize; brush

677. paraikete — blanket

678. Paraire — Friday

679. parakuihi — breakfast

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

681. parauri — brown

682. pare — to ward off, to divert

683. pari — cliff

684. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

686. paruparu — dirt, mud

687. parāoa — bread, flour

688. pata — butter

689. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

693. paukena — pumpkin

694. pea — pair; pear

695. peita — paint

696. peka — branch

697. peke — to jump, to leap over

698. pene — pen

699. pepa — paper; pepper

700. pepeha — proclamation of origin

701. pere — bell

702. pereti — plate

703. peti — heap up

704. pia — beer

705. piana — piano

706. pihikete — biscuit

707. piki — to increase

708. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

711. Pipiri — June

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

713. pirau — rotten

714. piri — to stick to, to cling

715. pirihimana — police officer

716. pirimia — prime minister

717. piringa — shelter, hiding place

718. pito — belly button, end, extremity

719. poaka — pig

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

721. Poihākena — Sydney

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

723. pono — true, faithful

724. poraka — jersey

725. poro — to cut off, to cut short

726. porou — eager, energetic

727. poti — boat

728. poto — short

729. pou — pole, post

730. pouaka — box

731. pounamu — greenstone

732. puehu — dust

733. puka — form, booklet

734. pukapuka — book, lungs

735. puke — hill

736. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

737. puku — stomach, belly

738. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

739. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

740. puna — pool, spring

741. pune — spoon

742. punga — anchor; joint

743. pupuhi — to shoot

744. pupuri — to hold onto

745. purei — to play, play

746. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

747. puta — to appear, to come out

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

749. putiputi — flower

750. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

752. pāhi — purse, to pass

753. pāka — a park; a box

754. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

755. pāmu — farm

756. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

759. pāpā — father, uncle

760. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

761. pāremata — parliament

762. pātai — question; to ask a question

763. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

764. pātītī — grass

765. pātōtō — knock

766. pātū — wall

767. pāua — abalone

768. pēhea — how?

769. pēkana — bacon

770. pēke — bag

771. pēnei — like this, near speaker

772. pēnā — like that, near listener

773. pēpi — baby

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

775. pērā — like that, yonder

776. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

777. pīrangi — to want, desire

778. pō — night

779. pōhara — poor

780. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

782. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

784. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

785. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

786. pōtae — hat

787. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

788. pōtiki — child; youngest child

789. pōturi — deaf; slow

790. pōuri — sad, dark

791. pōwhiri — welcome

792. pū — to blow gently

793. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

794. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

796. pūrongo — a report

797. pūru — bull

798. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

800. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

801. raihi — rice

802. raiona — lion

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

804. rakuraku — guitar; rake

805. rama — light, torch

806. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

807. rangi — sky, day

808. ranginamu — handsome

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

810. rapu — to look for

811. raranga — plait; weave

812. rare — lolly

813. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

817. rau — to put into; leaf

818. raumati — summer

819. raureka — deceitful

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

821. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

823. reira — there (previously mentioned)

824. reka — sweet

825. reo — language, voice

826. rere — to escape; to fly

827. rerekē — different, changed

828. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

829. reri — ready

830. reta — letter

831. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

834. rima — five

835. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

836. ringa — hand, arm

837. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

839. riri — anger, angry

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

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

842. rite — to be ready, like, similar

843. roa — long

844. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

846. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

847. rongonui — famous

848. rongoā — medicine

849. rori — road

850. rorohiko — computer

851. roto — in, inside, within; lake

852. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

854. ruaki — vomit

855. ruku — to dive

856. runga — on

857. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

858. rā — day; the sun; over there

859. Rāhina — Monday

860. Rāhoroi — Saturday

861. rākau — tree; timber

862. Rāmere — Friday

863. rānei — or

864. rāoa — choked

865. rāpeti — rabbit

866. rārangi — line, row

867. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

870. Rātū — Tuesday

871. rāua — them; they (two people)

872. rāwhiti — east

873. rēmana — lemon

874. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

875. rīwai — potato

876. rōia — lawyer

877. rōpā — slave, servant

878. rōpū — group

879. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

880. rūma — room

881. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

885. taha — to pass by; side

886. tahi — one, single

887. tahia — (pass) be swept

888. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

891. tahuri — to capsize

892. tahā — calabash, gourd

893. tai — tide; coast

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

895. taiapa — fence

896. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

897. taihoa — wait

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

899. taiohi — youth

900. taitama — young man

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

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

903. take — beginning, cause, origin

904. taki — to lead, to bring along

905. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

906. takoto — to lie down

907. taku — my (singular); edge

908. takurua — winter

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

910. tamaiti — child

911. tamariki — children

912. tamatāne — boy

913. tame — male animal

914. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

919. tangata — person

920. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

921. tangihanga — funeral

922. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

923. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

927. taonga — property, possession

928. tapa — to name

929. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

931. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

932. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

934. taraiwa — to drive; driver

935. taraka — truck

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

937. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

938. tarau — trousers

939. tari — government department; office

940. taringa — ear

941. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

942. tata — near, close

943. tatari — to wait

944. tatau — to count

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

946. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

947. tauera — towel

948. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

949. tauira — student; example

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

951. taumahi — assignment

952. taumata — grade, level of achievement

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

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

955. taura — rope, cable

956. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

957. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

958. tautohetohe — argue

959. tautoko — to support

960. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

961. tawhito — old, former

962. te — the, singular definite article

963. teihana — TV channel; railway station

964. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

966. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

967. tekau — ten

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

969. tereina — to train

970. tia — to steer, adorned

971. tiakarete — chocolate

972. tiaki — to look after, to care for

973. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

974. tihewa — sneeze

975. tihi — topknot

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

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

978. tiki — to fetch

979. tina — dinner, lunch

980. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

982. tino — very

983. tio — oyster

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

985. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

986. tira — group or row of people

987. tiro — to look

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

989. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

990. titiro — to look at

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

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

993. toe — to remain, be left over

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

995. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

996. tohunga — expert, priest

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

998. toi — art, knowledge

999. toka — rock

1000. tokerau — autumn; northern

1001. toki — adze, axe; champion

1002. toko — divorce; pole

1003. tokohia — how many people?

1004. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1005. tokomaha — many (of people)

1006. Tokoono — six people

1007. tokorima — five (people)

1008. tokorua — two (of people)

1009. tokotoru — three (people)

1010. tokowaru — eight [people]

1011. tomo — to enter, go into

1012. tonga — south

1013. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1014. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1015. tonu — still

1016. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1017. tope — cut down; cut off

1018. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1019. toro — to visit

1020. toru — three

1021. tote — salt

1022. toto — blood

1023. tua — beyond

1024. tuahine — sister, of a male

1025. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1026. tuanui — roof

1027. tuarua — second

1028. tuarā — back [body]

1029. tuatahi — first

1030. tuatoru — third

1031. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1032. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1033. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1034. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1035. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1036. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1037. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1038. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1039. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1040. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1041. tuna — eel

1042. tungāne — brother, of a female

1043. tunu — to cook, roast

1044. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1045. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1046. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1047. ture — law, rule

1048. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1049. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1050. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1051. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1052. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1053. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1054. tā — print, draw

1055. tāhae — to steal

1056. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1057. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1058. tāima — time

1059. Tāite — Thursday

1060. tākaro — to play

1061. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1062. tākuta — doctor

1063. tāmaki — omen, portent

1064. tāmure — snapper

1065. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1066. tāne — man, male

1067. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1068. tāone — town

1069. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1070. tāra — dollar

1071. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1072. tārere — to swing

1073. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1074. tāroaroa — tall

1075. tātahi — seaside, beach

1076. tātau — we; us; everyone

1077. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1078. tātua — a belt

1079. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1080. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1081. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1082. tāwhiri — beckon

1083. tāwāhi — overseas

1084. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1085. tēhea — which, singular

1086. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1087. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1088. tēnā — that, by the listener

1089. tēpu — table

1090. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1091. tērā — that over there, that

1092. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1093. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1094. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1095. Tīhema — December

1096. tīhāte — t-shirt

1097. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1098. tīkiti — ticket

1099. tīma — team

1100. tīmata — to begin, to start

1101. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1102. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1103. tītī — muttonbird

1104. tō — your (singular); to drag

1105. tōhi — toast

1106. tōkena — stockings, socks

1107. tōku — my (singular)

1108. tōmuri — to be late

1109. tōna — his, her

1110. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1111. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1112. tōtiti — sausage

1113. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1114. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1115. tūai — skinny

1116. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1117. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1118. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1119. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1120. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1121. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1122. Tūrei — Tuesday

1123. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1124. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1125. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1126. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1127. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1128. ua — to rain; rain

1129. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1130. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1131. ui — to ask, enquire

1132. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1133. uira — lightning; to flash

1134. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1135. umu — earth oven

1136. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1137. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1138. uri — descendant, offspring

1139. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1140. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1141. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1142. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1143. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1144. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1145. wae — foot; leg; separate

1146. waea — wire; phone

1147. waenga — middle, dividing line

1148. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1149. waewae — foot, leg

1150. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1151. wahie — driftwood

1152. wahine — woman, wife

1153. waho — out, outside, the outside

1154. wai — water; who

1155. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1156. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1157. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1158. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1159. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1160. waipiro — alcohol

1161. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1162. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1163. wairua — spirit

1164. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1165. wakarererangi — plane

1166. wao — forest

1167. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1168. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1169. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1170. wati — watch (timepiece)

1171. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1172. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1173. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1174. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1175. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1176. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1177. whaea — mother, aunt

1178. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1179. whaikōrero — oratory

1180. whakaae — to agree

1181. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1182. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1183. whakaako — teach

1184. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1185. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1186. whakaata — mirror

1187. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1188. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1189. whakaeke — to gather

1190. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1191. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1192. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1193. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1194. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1195. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1196. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1197. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1198. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1199. whakakā — turn on

1200. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1201. whakakī — to fill something

1202. whakamahana — heater

1203. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1204. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1205. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1206. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1207. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1208. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1209. whakamihi — grateful

1210. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1211. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1212. whakamātautau — examination, test

1213. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1214. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1215. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1216. whakaoho — to wake up

1217. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1218. whakaorangia — deliver

1219. whakaoti — complete

1220. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1221. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1222. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1223. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1224. whakapakari — to strengthen

1225. whakapapa — genealogy

1226. whakapono — to believe; faith

1227. whakapuare — to open

1228. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1229. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1230. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1231. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1232. whakaritenga — appointment

1233. whakarongo — to listen

1234. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1235. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1236. whakatau — to decide

1237. whakataukī — proverb

1238. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1239. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1240. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1241. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1242. whakatuwhera — to open

1243. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1244. whakatū — to stand something up

1245. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1246. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1247. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1248. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1249. whakawhiti — to cross

1250. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1251. whana — to kick

1252. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1253. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1254. whara — to be injured

1255. wharau — temporary shed

1256. whare — house, building

1257. wharekai — restaurant

1258. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1259. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1260. wharepaku — toilet

1261. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1262. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1263. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1264. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1265. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1266. wheke — creak; octopus

1267. whenua — land

1268. whero — red

1269. whetū — star

1270. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1271. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1272. whiri — plait; twist

1273. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1274. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1275. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1276. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1277. whitu — seven

1278. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1279. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1280. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1281. whutupōro — football, rugby

1282. whā — four

1283. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1284. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1285. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1286. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1287. whānui — broad, wide

1288. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1289. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1290. wiki — week

1291. wini — window

1292. wiri — drill

1293. wā — time, times

1294. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1295. wāhi — part, portion; place

1296. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1297. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1298. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1299. ā — and; and then

1300. āe — yes

1301. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1302. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1303. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1304. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1305. Ākarana — Auckland

1306. ākonga — student

1307. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1308. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1309. āmaimai — nervous

1310. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1311. ānō — as though; as if

1312. āpiha — officer

1313. āporo — apple

1314. āpōpō — tomorrow

1315. ārahi — to lead, guide

1316. ārahina — (pass) be led

1317. ārani — orange [fruit]

1318. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1319. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1320. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1321. āwangawanga — worried

1322. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1323. āwhina — to help

1324. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1325. ēhea — which

1326. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1327. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1328. ērā — those (over there)

1329. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1330. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1331. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1332. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1333. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1334. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1335. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1336. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1337. ūkui — to wipe

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