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. katau — Katau (i). 1. a. Right hand. E rere ki te…

314. kati — close, shut

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

316. katipō — venomous spider

317. kato — pluck

318. katoa — all

319. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

320. katokato — katokato, v.t. Pluck leaf by leaf. Ka katokato i te…

321. kau — swim; cow

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

323. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

324. kauhoe — to swim

325. kaukau — to bathe

326. kaumātua — elder; elderly

327. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

328. kaute — to count

329. kawa — sour, yuck

330. kawakawa — pepper tree

331. kawe — to carry, convey

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

333. kawhe — coffee

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

335. kei te — at the moment; now

336. keke — cake

337. kerei — grey

338. kererū — native pigeon

339. keri — dig

340. kete — basket, kit

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

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

343. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

344. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

345. kimi — to look for, seek

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

347. kina — sea urchin

348. kino — bad

349. kiore — rat

350. kiri — skin

351. kiriata — movie, film

352. Kirihimete — Christmas

353. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

354. kiromita — kilometre

355. kita — fast; tightly

356. kite — to see

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

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

359. kitā — Kitā. 1. n. Chirp, stridulation of the cicada. 2. v.i.…

360. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

362. koa — happy

363. koata — quarter

364. koe — you, one person

365. koha — gift

366. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

367. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

369. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

370. koi — sharp

371. koia — it is, so

372. koinei — this is

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

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

375. komiti — committee

376. konei — here, by speaker

377. konohete — concert

378. konā — there, by listener

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

380. kope — nappy

381. kore — zero, nothing

382. koretake — useless

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

384. koroheke — old man

385. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

386. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

387. korowai — cloak

388. korā — over there

389. kotahi — one

390. koti — coat, jacket

391. Kotirangi — Scotland

392. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

397. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

399. kuini — queen

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

401. kupu — word

402. kura — school; treasured item

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

404. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

405. kurī — dog

406. kā — to burn, be alight

407. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

408. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

409. kāinga — home

410. kākahu — clothing, garment

411. kākāriki — green

412. kāmura — carpenter

413. kānga — corn

414. kāo — no!

415. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

416. kāpata — cupboard

417. kāre — Negative word

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

419. kāri — playing card

420. kātahi — then

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

422. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

425. kēkē — armpit

426. kēmu — game

427. kī — to be full

428. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

429. kīhai — Negative word

430. kīhini — kitchen

431. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

432. kōanga — spring (the season of)

433. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

434. kōhatu — stone

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

436. kōpū — belly, womb

437. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

440. kōrua — you, two people

441. kōtiro — girl

442. kōura — crayfish

443. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

444. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

445. kūaha — door

446. kūare — ignorant

447. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

448. kūmera — sweet potato

449. kūtai — mussel

450. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

452. maha — many

453. mahana — to be warm, warm

454. mahara — thought, memory

455. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

456. mahi — to do, work, make

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

458. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

460. makariri — cold

461. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

463. makere — to get down from

464. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

465. mana — prestige, authority

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

467. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

469. manako — to like

470. manawa — heart

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

472. Mane — Monday

473. mangō — shark

474. mano — thousand

475. manu — bird

476. manuhiri — guest

477. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

478. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

479. maoa — cooked; ripe

480. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

481. marama — month, moon

482. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

483. maranga — to arise; to get up

484. maremare — to cough

485. maringi — to spill (trans)

486. marino — calm

487. maro — kilt-like garment

488. maroke — dry

489. maru — power; shelter

490. mataku — scared, afraid

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

492. matapihi — window

493. matau — fish hook; right side

494. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

495. matekai — hungry, starving

496. matenga — time or circumstance of death

497. matimati — finger, toe

498. matua — parent, father

499. mau — to wear clothes

500. maumahara — to remember, remember

501. maunga — mountain

502. mauri — life spirit

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

504. mauī — left (direction)

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

506. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

509. Mei — May

510. mema — member, members

511. menemene — to smile

512. meneti — minute

513. mere — bush, shrub

514. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

515. minita — minister

516. mira — mill

517. miraka — milk

518. miriona — million

519. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

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

522. moana — sea

523. moata — early; early morning

524. moe — sleep; to marry

525. moenga — bed

526. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

528. mokemoke — lonely

529. moko — lizard

530. mokopuna — grandchild

531. momo — type, kind

532. moni — money

533. motokā — car, motorcar

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

535. motukā — car

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

537. moutere — island

538. mua — front, before

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

540. mura — blaze, flame

541. muri — behind, after

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

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

544. mā — clean, white, and others

545. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

547. māhita — teacher

548. māhunga — head

549. māia — capable, brave, bold

550. mākona — satisfied, full

551. māku — for me, by me

552. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

554. māna — for him, her, by him, her

555. māngere — lazy

556. mānia — plains

557. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

558. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

559. māra — garden

560. mārama — clear, understand

561. mārena — to marry; wedding

562. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

563. māripi — knife

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

565. mātao — cold

566. mātau — to know, understand

567. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

570. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

573. māui — on the left hand, left side

574. māuiui — sick

575. māwhero — pink

576. mēnā — if

577. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

578. mīhini — machine

579. mīti — meat

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

581. mōhio — to know

582. mōhiti — glasses

583. mōkai — pet

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

585. mōmona — fat

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

587. mōrena — good morning

588. mōu — for you

589. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

592. naihi — knife

593. nama — number

594. nanahi — yesterday

595. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

596. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

597. nei — here, by speaker

598. neke — to move

599. ngahau — party, concert

600. ngahere — forest, bush

601. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

603. ngaru — wave

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

605. ngau — to bite

606. ngenge — tired

607. ngeru — cat

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

609. ngutu — lip, lips

610. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

614. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

615. ngāwhā — boiling spring

616. niho — tooth

617. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

620. noho — to live; sit

621. nohoanga — home, sofa

622. nui — big, great, many

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

624. nuku — to move

625. nunui — big (plural form)

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

627. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

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

633. nō — from

634. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

636. nōu — yours

637. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

640. oho — to wake up

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

642. Oketopa — October

643. oko — bowl

644. oma — to run, escape

645. omaoma — running

646. one — beach, sand

647. oneone — earth, soil

648. ono — six

649. ope — group travelling together

650. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

652. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

653. oti — to be completed

654. otirā — but, on the other hand

655. pae — ridge

656. pahi — bus

657. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

660. paihikara — bike

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

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

663. paipa — pipe

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

665. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

669. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

670. pakitara — wall

671. paku — small

672. panana — banana

673. panekoti — skirt, dress

674. pango — black

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

676. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

677. paoro — ball

678. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

679. papai — good (plural), very good

680. Papaioea — Palmerston North

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

682. paraihe — award, prize; brush

683. paraikete — blanket

684. Paraire — Friday

685. parakuihi — breakfast

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

687. parauri — brown

688. pare — to ward off, to divert

689. pari — cliff

690. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

692. paruparu — dirt, mud

693. parāoa — bread, flour

694. pata — butter

695. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

699. paukena — pumpkin

700. pea — pair; pear

701. peita — paint

702. peka — branch

703. peke — to jump, to leap over

704. pene — pen

705. pepa — paper; pepper

706. pepeha — proclamation of origin

707. pere — bell

708. pereti — plate

709. peti — heap up

710. pia — beer

711. piana — piano

712. pihikete — biscuit

713. piki — to increase

714. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

717. Pipiri — June

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

719. pirau — rotten

720. piri — to stick to, to cling

721. pirihimana — police officer

722. pirimia — prime minister

723. piringa — shelter, hiding place

724. pito — belly button, end, extremity

725. poaka — pig

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

727. Poihākena — Sydney

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

729. pono — true, faithful

730. poraka — jersey

731. poro — to cut off, to cut short

732. porou — eager, energetic

733. poti — boat

734. poto — short

735. pou — pole, post

736. pouaka — box

737. pounamu — greenstone

738. puehu — dust

739. puka — form, booklet

740. pukapuka — book, lungs

741. puke — hill

742. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

743. puku — stomach, belly

744. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

745. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

746. puna — pool, spring

747. pune — spoon

748. punga — anchor; joint

749. pupuhi — to shoot

750. pupuri — to hold onto

751. purei — to play, play

752. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

753. puta — to appear, to come out

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

755. putiputi — flower

756. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

758. pāhi — purse, to pass

759. pāka — a park; a box

760. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

761. pāmu — farm

762. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

765. pāpā — father, uncle

766. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

767. pāremata — parliament

768. pātai — question; to ask a question

769. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

770. pātītī — grass

771. pātōtō — knock

772. pātū — wall

773. pāua — abalone

774. pēhea — how?

775. pēkana — bacon

776. pēke — bag

777. pēnei — like this, near speaker

778. pēnā — like that, near listener

779. pēpi — baby

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

781. pērā — like that, yonder

782. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

783. pīrangi — to want, desire

784. pō — night

785. pōhara — poor

786. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

788. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

790. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

791. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

792. pōtae — hat

793. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

794. pōtiki — child; youngest child

795. pōturi — deaf; slow

796. pōuri — sad, dark

797. pōwhiri — welcome

798. pū — to blow gently

799. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

800. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

802. pūrongo — a report

803. pūru — bull

804. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

806. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

807. raihi — rice

808. raiona — lion

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

810. rakuraku — guitar; rake

811. rama — light, torch

812. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

813. rangi — sky, day

814. ranginamu — handsome

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

816. rapu — to look for

817. raranga — plait; weave

818. rare — lolly

819. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

823. rau — to put into; leaf

824. raumati — summer

825. raureka — deceitful

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

827. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

829. reira — there (previously mentioned)

830. reka — sweet

831. reo — language, voice

832. rere — to escape; to fly

833. rerekē — different, changed

834. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

835. reri — ready

836. reta — letter

837. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

840. rima — five

841. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

842. ringa — hand, arm

843. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

845. riri — anger, angry

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

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

848. rite — to be ready, like, similar

849. roa — long

850. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

852. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

853. rongonui — famous

854. rongoā — medicine

855. rori — road

856. rorohiko — computer

857. roto — in, inside, within; lake

858. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

860. ruaki — vomit

861. ruku — to dive

862. runga — on

863. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

864. rā — day; the sun; over there

865. Rāhina — Monday

866. Rāhoroi — Saturday

867. rākau — tree; timber

868. Rāmere — Friday

869. rānei — or

870. rāoa — choked

871. rāpeti — rabbit

872. rārangi — line, row

873. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

876. Rātū — Tuesday

877. rāua — them; they (two people)

878. rāwhiti — east

879. rēmana — lemon

880. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

881. rīwai — potato

882. rōia — lawyer

883. rōpā — slave, servant

884. rōpū — group

885. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

886. rūma — room

887. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

891. taha — to pass by; side

892. tahi — one, single

893. tahia — (pass) be swept

894. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

897. tahuri — to capsize

898. tahā — calabash, gourd

899. tai — tide; coast

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

901. taiapa — fence

902. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

903. taihoa — wait

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

905. taiohi — youth

906. taitama — young man

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

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

909. take — beginning, cause, origin

910. taki — to lead, to bring along

911. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

912. takoto — to lie down

913. taku — my (singular); edge

914. takurua — winter

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

916. tamaiti — child

917. tamariki — children

918. tamatāne — boy

919. tame — male animal

920. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

925. tangata — person

926. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

927. tangihanga — funeral

928. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

929. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

933. taonga — property, possession

934. tapa — to name

935. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

937. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

938. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

940. taraiwa — to drive; driver

941. taraka — truck

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

943. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

944. tarau — trousers

945. tari — government department; office

946. taringa — ear

947. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

948. tata — near, close

949. tatari — to wait

950. tatau — to count

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

952. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

953. tauera — towel

954. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

955. tauira — student; example

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

957. taumahi — assignment

958. taumata — grade, level of achievement

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

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

961. taura — rope, cable

962. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

963. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

964. tautohetohe — argue

965. tautoko — to support

966. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

967. tawhito — old, former

968. te — the, singular definite article

969. teihana — TV channel; railway station

970. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

972. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

973. tekau — ten

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

975. tereina — to train

976. tia — to steer, adorned

977. tiakarete — chocolate

978. tiaki — to look after, to care for

979. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

980. tihewa — sneeze

981. tihi — topknot

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

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

984. tiki — to fetch

985. tina — dinner, lunch

986. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

988. tino — very

989. tio — oyster

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

991. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

992. tira — group or row of people

993. tiro — to look

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

995. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

996. titiro — to look at

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

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

999. toe — to remain, be left over

1000. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1001. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1002. tohunga — expert, priest

1003. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1004. toi — art, knowledge

1005. toka — rock

1006. tokerau — autumn; northern

1007. toki — adze, axe; champion

1008. toko — divorce; pole

1009. tokohia — how many people?

1010. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1011. tokomaha — many (of people)

1012. Tokoono — six people

1013. tokorima — five (people)

1014. tokorua — two (of people)

1015. tokotoru — three (people)

1016. tokowaru — eight [people]

1017. tomo — to enter, go into

1018. tonga — south

1019. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1020. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1021. tonu — still

1022. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1023. tope — cut down; cut off

1024. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1025. toro — to visit

1026. toru — three

1027. tote — salt

1028. toto — blood

1029. tua — beyond

1030. tuahine — sister, of a male

1031. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1032. tuanui — roof

1033. tuarua — second

1034. tuarā — back [body]

1035. tuatahi — first

1036. tuatoru — third

1037. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1038. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1039. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1040. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1041. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1042. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1043. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1044. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1045. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1046. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1047. tuna — eel

1048. tungāne — brother, of a female

1049. tunu — to cook, roast

1050. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1051. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1052. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1053. ture — law, rule

1054. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1055. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1056. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1057. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1058. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1059. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1060. tā — print, draw

1061. tāhae — to steal

1062. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1063. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1064. tāima — time

1065. Tāite — Thursday

1066. tākaro — to play

1067. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1068. tākuta — doctor

1069. tāmaki — omen, portent

1070. tāmure — snapper

1071. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1072. tāne — man, male

1073. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1074. tāone — town

1075. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1076. tāra — dollar

1077. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1078. tārere — to swing

1079. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1080. tāroaroa — tall

1081. tātahi — seaside, beach

1082. tātau — we; us; everyone

1083. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1084. tātua — a belt

1085. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1086. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1087. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1088. tāwhiri — beckon

1089. tāwāhi — overseas

1090. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1091. tēhea — which, singular

1092. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1093. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1094. tēnā — that, by the listener

1095. tēpu — table

1096. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1097. tērā — that over there, that

1098. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1099. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1100. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1101. Tīhema — December

1102. tīhāte — t-shirt

1103. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1104. tīkiti — ticket

1105. tīma — team

1106. tīmata — to begin, to start

1107. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1108. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1109. tītī — muttonbird

1110. tō — your (singular); to drag

1111. tōhi — toast

1112. tōkena — stockings, socks

1113. tōku — my (singular)

1114. tōmuri — to be late

1115. tōna — his, her

1116. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1117. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1118. tōtiti — sausage

1119. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1120. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1121. tūai — skinny

1122. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1123. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1124. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1125. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1126. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1127. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1128. Tūrei — Tuesday

1129. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1130. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1131. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1132. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1133. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1134. ua — to rain; rain

1135. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1136. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1137. ui — to ask, enquire

1138. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1139. uira — lightning; to flash

1140. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1141. umu — earth oven

1142. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1143. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1144. uri — descendant, offspring

1145. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1146. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1147. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1148. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1149. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1150. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1151. wae — foot; leg; separate

1152. waea — wire; phone

1153. waenga — middle, dividing line

1154. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1155. waewae — foot, leg

1156. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1157. wahie — driftwood

1158. wahine — woman, wife

1159. waho — out, outside, the outside

1160. wai — water; who

1161. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1162. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1163. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1164. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1165. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1166. waipiro — alcohol

1167. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1168. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1169. wairua — spirit

1170. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1171. wakarererangi — plane

1172. wao — forest

1173. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1174. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1175. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1176. wati — watch (timepiece)

1177. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1178. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1179. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1180. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1181. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1182. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1183. whaea — mother, aunt

1184. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1185. whaikōrero — oratory

1186. whakaae — to agree

1187. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1188. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1189. whakaako — teach

1190. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1191. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1192. whakaata — mirror

1193. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1194. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1195. whakaeke — to gather

1196. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1197. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1198. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1199. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1200. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1201. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1202. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1203. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1204. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1205. whakakā — turn on

1206. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1207. whakakī — to fill something

1208. whakamahana — heater

1209. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1210. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1211. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1212. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1213. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1214. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1215. whakamihi — grateful

1216. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1217. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1218. whakamātautau — examination, test

1219. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1220. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1221. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1222. whakaoho — to wake up

1223. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1224. whakaorangia — deliver

1225. whakaoti — complete

1226. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1227. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1228. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1229. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1230. whakapakari — to strengthen

1231. whakapapa — genealogy

1232. whakapono — to believe; faith

1233. whakapuare — to open

1234. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1235. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1236. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1237. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1238. whakaritenga — appointment

1239. whakarongo — to listen

1240. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1241. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1242. whakatau — to decide

1243. whakataukī — proverb

1244. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1245. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1246. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1247. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1248. whakatuwhera — to open

1249. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1250. whakatū — to stand something up

1251. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1252. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1253. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1254. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1255. whakawhiti — to cross

1256. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1257. whana — to kick

1258. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1259. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1260. whara — to be injured

1261. wharau — temporary shed

1262. whare — house, building

1263. wharekai — restaurant

1264. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1265. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1266. wharepaku — toilet

1267. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1268. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1269. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1270. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1271. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1272. wheke — creak; octopus

1273. whenua — land

1274. whero — red

1275. whetū — star

1276. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1277. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1278. whiri — plait; twist

1279. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1280. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1281. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1282. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1283. whitu — seven

1284. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1285. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1286. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1287. whutupōro — football, rugby

1288. whā — four

1289. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1290. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1291. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1292. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1293. whānui — broad, wide

1294. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1295. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1296. wiki — week

1297. wini — window

1298. wiri — drill

1299. wā — time, times

1300. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1301. wāhi — part, portion; place

1302. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1303. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1304. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1305. ā — and; and then

1306. āe — yes

1307. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1308. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1309. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1310. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1311. Ākarana — Auckland

1312. ākonga — student

1313. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1314. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1315. āmaimai — nervous

1316. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1317. ānō — as though; as if

1318. āpiha — officer

1319. āporo — apple

1320. āpōpō — tomorrow

1321. ārahi — to lead, guide

1322. ārahina — (pass) be led

1323. ārani — orange [fruit]

1324. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1325. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1326. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1327. āwangawanga — worried

1328. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1329. āwhina — to help

1330. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1331. ēhea — which

1332. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1333. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1334. ērā — those (over there)

1335. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1336. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1337. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1338. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1339. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1340. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1341. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1342. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1343. ūkui — to wipe

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