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. kiwa — wink

361. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

363. koa — happy

364. koata — quarter

365. koe — you, one person

366. koha — gift

367. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

368. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

369. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

371. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

372. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

373. koi — sharp

374. koia — it is, so

375. koinei — this is

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

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

378. kokonga — corner

379. komiti — committee

380. konei — here, by speaker

381. konohete — concert

382. konā — there, by listener

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

384. kope — nappy

385. kore — zero, nothing

386. koretake — useless

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

388. koroheke — old man

389. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

390. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

391. korowai — cloak

392. korā — over there

393. kotahi — one

394. koti — coat, jacket

395. Kotirangi — Scotland

396. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

401. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

403. kuini — queen

404. kuki — cook

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

406. kupu — word

407. kura — school; treasured item

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

409. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

410. kurī — dog

411. kā — to burn, be alight

412. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

413. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

414. kāinga — home

415. kākahu — clothing, garment

416. kākāriki — green

417. kāmura — carpenter

418. kānga — corn

419. kāo — no!

420. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

421. kāpata — cupboard

422. kāre — Negative word

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

424. kāri — playing card

425. kātahi — then

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

427. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

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

430. kēkē — armpit

431. kēmu — game

432. kī — to be full

433. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

434. kīhai — Negative word

435. kīhini — kitchen

436. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

437. kōanga — spring (the season of)

438. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

439. kōhatu — stone

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

441. kōpū — belly, womb

442. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

445. kōrua — you, two people

446. kōtiro — girl

447. kōura — crayfish

448. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

449. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

450. kūaha — door

451. kūare — ignorant

452. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

453. kūmera — sweet potato

454. kūtai — mussel

455. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

457. maha — many

458. mahana — to be warm, warm

459. mahara — thought, memory

460. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

461. mahi — to do, work, make

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

463. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

465. makariri — cold

466. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

468. makere — to get down from

469. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

470. mana — prestige, authority

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

472. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

474. manako — to like

475. manawa — heart

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

477. Mane — Monday

478. mangō — shark

479. mano — thousand

480. manu — bird

481. manuhiri — guest

482. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

483. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

484. maoa — cooked; ripe

485. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

486. marama — month, moon

487. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

488. maranga — to arise; to get up

489. maremare — to cough

490. maringi — to spill (trans)

491. marino — calm

492. maro — kilt-like garment

493. maroke — dry

494. maru — power; shelter

495. mataku — scared, afraid

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

497. matapihi — window

498. matau — fish hook; right side

499. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

500. matekai — hungry, starving

501. matenga — time or circumstance of death

502. matimati — finger, toe

503. matua — parent, father

504. mau — to wear clothes

505. maumahara — to remember, remember

506. maunga — mountain

507. mauri — life spirit

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

509. mauī — left (direction)

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

511. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

514. Mei — May

515. mema — member, members

516. menemene — to smile

517. meneti — minute

518. mere — bush, shrub

519. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

520. minita — minister

521. mira — mill

522. miraka — milk

523. miriona — million

524. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

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

527. moana — sea

528. moata — early; early morning

529. moe — sleep; to marry

530. moenga — bed

531. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

533. mokemoke — lonely

534. moko — lizard

535. mokopuna — grandchild

536. momo — type, kind

537. moni — money

538. motokā — car, motorcar

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

540. motukā — car

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

542. moutere — island

543. mua — front, before

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

545. mura — blaze, flame

546. muri — behind, after

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

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

549. mā — clean, white, and others

550. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

552. māhita — teacher

553. māhunga — head

554. māia — capable, brave, bold

555. mākona — satisfied, full

556. māku — for me, by me

557. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

559. māna — for him, her, by him, her

560. māngere — lazy

561. mānia — plains

562. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

563. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

564. māra — garden

565. mārama — clear, understand

566. mārena — to marry; wedding

567. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

568. māripi — knife

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

570. mātao — cold

571. mātau — to know, understand

572. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

575. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

578. māui — on the left hand, left side

579. māuiui — sick

580. māwhero — pink

581. mēnā — if

582. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

583. mīhini — machine

584. mīti — meat

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

586. mōhio — to know

587. mōhiti — glasses

588. mōkai — pet

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

590. mōmona — fat

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

592. mōrena — good morning

593. mōu — for you

594. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

597. naihi — knife

598. nama — number

599. nanahi — yesterday

600. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

601. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

602. nei — here, by speaker

603. neke — to move

604. ngahau — party, concert

605. ngahere — forest, bush

606. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

608. ngaru — wave

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

610. ngau — to bite

611. ngenge — tired

612. ngeru — cat

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

614. ngutu — lip, lips

615. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

619. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

620. ngāwhā — boiling spring

621. niho — tooth

622. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

625. noho — to live; sit

626. nohoanga — home, sofa

627. nui — big, great, many

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

629. nuku — to move

630. nunui — big (plural form)

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

632. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

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

638. nō — from

639. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

641. nōu — yours

642. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

645. oho — to wake up

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

647. Oketopa — October

648. oko — bowl

649. oma — to run, escape

650. omaoma — running

651. one — beach, sand

652. oneone — earth, soil

653. ono — six

654. ope — group travelling together

655. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

657. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

658. oti — to be completed

659. otirā — but, on the other hand

660. pae — ridge

661. pahi — bus

662. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

665. paihikara — bike

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

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

668. paipa — pipe

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

670. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

674. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

675. pakitara — wall

676. paku — small

677. panana — banana

678. panekoti — skirt, dress

679. pango — black

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

681. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

682. paoro — ball

683. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

684. papai — good (plural), very good

685. Papaioea — Palmerston North

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

687. paraihe — award, prize; brush

688. paraikete — blanket

689. Paraire — Friday

690. parakuihi — breakfast

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

692. parauri — brown

693. pare — to ward off, to divert

694. pari — cliff

695. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

697. paruparu — dirt, mud

698. parāoa — bread, flour

699. pata — butter

700. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

704. paukena — pumpkin

705. pea — pair; pear

706. peita — paint

707. peka — branch

708. peke — to jump, to leap over

709. pene — pen

710. pepa — paper; pepper

711. pepeha — proclamation of origin

712. pere — bell

713. pereti — plate

714. peti — heap up

715. pia — beer

716. piana — piano

717. pihikete — biscuit

718. piki — to increase

719. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

722. Pipiri — June

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

724. pirau — rotten

725. piri — to stick to, to cling

726. pirihimana — police officer

727. pirimia — prime minister

728. piringa — shelter, hiding place

729. pito — belly button, end, extremity

730. poaka — pig

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

732. Poihākena — Sydney

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

734. pono — true, faithful

735. poraka — jersey

736. poro — to cut off, to cut short

737. porou — eager, energetic

738. poti — boat

739. poto — short

740. pou — pole, post

741. pouaka — box

742. pounamu — greenstone

743. puehu — dust

744. puka — form, booklet

745. pukapuka — book, lungs

746. puke — hill

747. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

748. puku — stomach, belly

749. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

750. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

751. puna — pool, spring

752. pune — spoon

753. punga — anchor; joint

754. pupuhi — to shoot

755. pupuri — to hold onto

756. purei — to play, play

757. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

758. puta — to appear, to come out

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

760. putiputi — flower

761. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

763. pāhi — purse, to pass

764. pāka — a park; a box

765. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

766. pāmu — farm

767. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

770. pāpā — father, uncle

771. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

772. pāremata — parliament

773. pātai — question; to ask a question

774. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

775. pātītī — grass

776. pātōtō — knock

777. pātū — wall

778. pāua — abalone

779. pēhea — how?

780. pēkana — bacon

781. pēke — bag

782. pēnei — like this, near speaker

783. pēnā — like that, near listener

784. pēpi — baby

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

786. pērā — like that, yonder

787. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

788. pīrangi — to want, desire

789. pō — night

790. pōhara — poor

791. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

793. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

795. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

796. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

797. pōtae — hat

798. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

799. pōtiki — child; youngest child

800. pōturi — deaf; slow

801. pōuri — sad, dark

802. pōwhiri — welcome

803. pū — to blow gently

804. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

805. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

807. pūrongo — a report

808. pūru — bull

809. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

811. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

812. raihi — rice

813. raiona — lion

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

815. rakuraku — guitar; rake

816. rama — light, torch

817. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

818. rangi — sky, day

819. ranginamu — handsome

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

821. rapu — to look for

822. raranga — plait; weave

823. rare — lolly

824. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

828. rau — to put into; leaf

829. raumati — summer

830. raureka — deceitful

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

832. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

834. reira — there (previously mentioned)

835. reka — sweet

836. reo — language, voice

837. rere — to escape; to fly

838. rerekē — different, changed

839. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

840. reri — ready

841. reta — letter

842. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

845. rima — five

846. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

847. ringa — hand, arm

848. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

850. riri — anger, angry

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

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

853. rite — to be ready, like, similar

854. roa — long

855. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

857. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

858. rongonui — famous

859. rongoā — medicine

860. rori — road

861. rorohiko — computer

862. roto — in, inside, within; lake

863. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

865. ruaki — vomit

866. ruku — to dive

867. runga — on

868. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

869. rā — day; the sun; over there

870. Rāhina — Monday

871. Rāhoroi — Saturday

872. rākau — tree; timber

873. Rāmere — Friday

874. rānei — or

875. rāoa — choked

876. rāpeti — rabbit

877. rārangi — line, row

878. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

881. Rātū — Tuesday

882. rāua — them; they (two people)

883. rāwhiti — east

884. rēmana — lemon

885. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

886. rīwai — potato

887. rōia — lawyer

888. rōpā — slave, servant

889. rōpū — group

890. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

891. rūma — room

892. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

896. taha — to pass by; side

897. tahi — one, single

898. tahia — (pass) be swept

899. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

902. tahuri — to capsize

903. tahā — calabash, gourd

904. tai — tide; coast

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

906. taiapa — fence

907. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

908. taihoa — wait

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

910. taiohi — youth

911. taitama — young man

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

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

914. take — beginning, cause, origin

915. taki — to lead, to bring along

916. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

917. takoto — to lie down

918. taku — my (singular); edge

919. takurua — winter

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

921. tamaiti — child

922. tamariki — children

923. tamatāne — boy

924. tame — male animal

925. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

930. tangata — person

931. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

932. tangihanga — funeral

933. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

934. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

938. taonga — property, possession

939. tapa — to name

940. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

942. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

943. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

945. taraiwa — to drive; driver

946. taraka — truck

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

948. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

949. tarau — trousers

950. tari — government department; office

951. taringa — ear

952. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

953. tata — near, close

954. tatari — to wait

955. tatau — to count

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

957. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

958. tauera — towel

959. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

960. tauira — student; example

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

962. taumahi — assignment

963. taumata — grade, level of achievement

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

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

966. taura — rope, cable

967. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

968. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

969. tautohetohe — argue

970. tautoko — to support

971. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

972. tawhito — old, former

973. te — the, singular definite article

974. teihana — TV channel; railway station

975. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

977. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

978. tekau — ten

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

980. tereina — to train

981. tia — to steer, adorned

982. tiakarete — chocolate

983. tiaki — to look after, to care for

984. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

985. tihewa — sneeze

986. tihi — topknot

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

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

989. tiki — to fetch

990. tina — dinner, lunch

991. tinana — body, trunk, torso

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

993. tino — very

994. tio — oyster

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

996. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

997. tira — group or row of people

998. tiro — to look

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

1000. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1001. titiro — to look at

1002. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1003. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1004. toe — to remain, be left over

1005. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1006. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1007. tohunga — expert, priest

1008. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1009. toi — art, knowledge

1010. toka — rock

1011. tokerau — autumn; northern

1012. toki — adze, axe; champion

1013. toko — divorce; pole

1014. tokohia — how many people?

1015. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1016. tokomaha — many (of people)

1017. Tokoono — six people

1018. tokorima — five (people)

1019. tokorua — two (of people)

1020. tokotoru — three (people)

1021. tokowaru — eight [people]

1022. tomo — to enter, go into

1023. tonga — south

1024. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1025. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1026. tonu — still

1027. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1028. tope — cut down; cut off

1029. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1030. toro — to visit

1031. toru — three

1032. tote — salt

1033. toto — blood

1034. tua — beyond

1035. tuahine — sister, of a male

1036. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1037. tuanui — roof

1038. tuarua — second

1039. tuarā — back [body]

1040. tuatahi — first

1041. tuatoru — third

1042. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1043. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1044. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1045. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1046. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1047. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1048. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1049. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1050. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1051. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1052. tuna — eel

1053. tungāne — brother, of a female

1054. tunu — to cook, roast

1055. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1056. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1057. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1058. ture — law, rule

1059. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1060. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1061. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1062. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1063. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1064. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1065. tā — print, draw

1066. tāhae — to steal

1067. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1068. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1069. tāima — time

1070. Tāite — Thursday

1071. tākaro — to play

1072. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1073. tākuta — doctor

1074. tāmaki — omen, portent

1075. tāmure — snapper

1076. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1077. tāne — man, male

1078. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1079. tāone — town

1080. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1081. tāra — dollar

1082. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1083. tārere — to swing

1084. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1085. tāroaroa — tall

1086. tātahi — seaside, beach

1087. tātau — we; us; everyone

1088. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1089. tātua — a belt

1090. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1091. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1092. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1093. tāwhiri — beckon

1094. tāwāhi — overseas

1095. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1096. tēhea — which, singular

1097. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1098. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1099. tēnā — that, by the listener

1100. tēpu — table

1101. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1102. tērā — that over there, that

1103. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1104. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1105. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1106. Tīhema — December

1107. tīhāte — t-shirt

1108. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1109. tīkiti — ticket

1110. tīma — team

1111. tīmata — to begin, to start

1112. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1113. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1114. tītī — muttonbird

1115. tō — your (singular); to drag

1116. tōhi — toast

1117. tōkena — stockings, socks

1118. tōku — my (singular)

1119. tōmuri — to be late

1120. tōna — his, her

1121. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1122. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1123. tōtiti — sausage

1124. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1125. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1126. tūai — skinny

1127. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1128. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1129. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1130. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1131. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1132. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1133. Tūrei — Tuesday

1134. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1135. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1136. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1137. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1138. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1139. ua — to rain; rain

1140. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1141. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1142. ui — to ask, enquire

1143. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1144. uira — lightning; to flash

1145. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1146. umu — earth oven

1147. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1148. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1149. uri — descendant, offspring

1150. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1151. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1152. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1153. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1154. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1155. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1156. wae — foot; leg; separate

1157. waea — wire; phone

1158. waenga — middle, dividing line

1159. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1160. waewae — foot, leg

1161. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1162. wahie — driftwood

1163. wahine — woman, wife

1164. waho — out, outside, the outside

1165. wai — water; who

1166. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1167. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1168. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1169. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1170. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1171. waipiro — alcohol

1172. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1173. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1174. wairua — spirit

1175. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1176. wakarererangi — plane

1177. wao — forest

1178. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1179. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1180. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1181. wati — watch (timepiece)

1182. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1183. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1184. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1185. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1186. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1187. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1188. whaea — mother, aunt

1189. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1190. whaikōrero — oratory

1191. whakaae — to agree

1192. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1193. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1194. whakaako — teach

1195. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1196. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1197. whakaata — mirror

1198. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1199. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1200. whakaeke — to gather

1201. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1202. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1203. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1204. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1205. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1206. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1207. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1208. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1209. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1210. whakakā — turn on

1211. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1212. whakakī — to fill something

1213. whakamahana — heater

1214. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1215. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1216. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1217. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1218. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1219. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1220. whakamihi — grateful

1221. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1222. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1223. whakamātautau — examination, test

1224. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1225. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1226. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1227. whakaoho — to wake up

1228. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1229. whakaorangia — deliver

1230. whakaoti — complete

1231. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1232. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1233. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1234. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1235. whakapakari — to strengthen

1236. whakapapa — genealogy

1237. whakapono — to believe; faith

1238. whakapuare — to open

1239. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1240. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1241. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1242. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1243. whakaritenga — appointment

1244. whakarongo — to listen

1245. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1246. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1247. whakatau — to decide

1248. whakataukī — proverb

1249. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1250. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1251. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1252. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1253. whakatuwhera — to open

1254. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1255. whakatū — to stand something up

1256. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1257. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1258. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1259. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1260. whakawhiti — to cross

1261. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1262. whana — to kick

1263. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1264. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1265. whara — to be injured

1266. wharau — temporary shed

1267. whare — house, building

1268. wharekai — restaurant

1269. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1270. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1271. wharepaku — toilet

1272. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1273. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1274. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1275. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1276. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1277. wheke — creak; octopus

1278. whenua — land

1279. whero — red

1280. whetū — star

1281. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1282. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1283. whiri — plait; twist

1284. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1285. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1286. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1287. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1288. whitu — seven

1289. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1290. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1291. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1292. whutupōro — football, rugby

1293. whā — four

1294. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1295. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1296. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1297. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1298. whānui — broad, wide

1299. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1300. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1301. wiki — week

1302. wini — window

1303. wiri — drill

1304. wā — time, times

1305. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1306. wāhi — part, portion; place

1307. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1308. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1309. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1310. ā — and; and then

1311. āe — yes

1312. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1313. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1314. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1315. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1316. Ākarana — Auckland

1317. ākonga — student

1318. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1319. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1320. āmaimai — nervous

1321. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1322. ānō — as though; as if

1323. āpiha — officer

1324. āporo — apple

1325. āpōpō — tomorrow

1326. ārahi — to lead, guide

1327. ārahina — (pass) be led

1328. ārani — orange [fruit]

1329. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1330. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1331. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1332. āwangawanga — worried

1333. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1334. āwhina — to help

1335. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1336. ēhea — which

1337. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1338. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1339. ērā — those (over there)

1340. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1341. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1342. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1343. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1344. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1345. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1346. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1347. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1348. ūkui — to wipe

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