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Lessons 1–250 · 1354 unique words · Alphabetical order

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. kumea — (pass) be dragged; be pulled
407. kupenga — net
408. kupu — word
409. kura — school; treasured item
410. kuri — Kuri, n. 1. Dog. Ka rongo te kuri ra i…
411. kuru — strike with the fist; weary
412. kurī — dog
413. kā — to burn, be alight
414. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences
415. kāhui — group; cluster; flock
416. kāinga — home
417. kākahu — clothing, garment
418. kākā — parrot
419. kākāriki — green
420. kāmura — carpenter
421. kānga — corn
422. kāo — no!
423. kāore — negative used for verb sentences
424. kāpata — cupboard
425. kāpeti — cabbage
426. kāre — Negative word
427. kāretu — Kāretu, n. Hierochloe antarctica, a sweetscented grass. Homai ki au…
428. kāri — playing card
429. kātahi — then
430. kāti — stop! (as in: kāti te tangi)
431. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse
432. kāwanatanga — government (kāwana + nominal suffix -tanga)
433. kāwhe — calf
434. kē — already; different; other; differently; rather; strange; actually
435. kēkē — armpit
436. kēmu — game
437. kī — to be full
438. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled
439. kīanga — phrase
440. kīhai — Negative word
441. kīhini — kitchen
442. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel
443. kōanga — spring (the season of)
444. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery
445. kōhatu — stone
446. kōpaki — to envelope, fold, wrap, folder
447. kōpū — belly, womb
448. kōrero — to talk, speak
449. kōrerorero — to discuss (v); discussion (n)
450. kōrerotia — spoken (kōrero + passive suffix -tia)
451. kōrua — you, two people
452. kōtiro — girl
453. kōura — crayfish
454. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks
455. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree
456. kūaha — door
457. kūare — ignorant
458. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato
459. kūmera — sweet potato
460. kūtai — mussel
461. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth
462. ma — Ma (i), conj. And. Used: 1. To connect numerals. E…
463. maha — many
464. mahana — to be warm, warm
465. mahara — thought, memory
466. mahau — porch; verandah, deck
467. mahi — to do, work, make
468. mahia — worked (mahi + passive suffix -a)
469. mahue — to be left behind (trans)
470. mai — towards the speaker in space or in orientation; to here
471. makariri — cold
472. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife
473. makawe — hair of the head (human, used in plural: ngā makawe)
474. makere — to get down from
475. mamae — hurt, sore, pain
476. mana — prestige, authority
477. manaaki — to look after, to show hospitality towards
478. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity
479. manaakitia — (pass) be looked after; look after
480. manako — to like
481. manawa — heart
482. manawanui — to be patient, steadfast, determined, resilient
483. Mane — Monday
484. mangō — shark
485. mano — thousand
486. manu — bird
487. manuhiri — guest
488. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.
489. mao — fine weather, clearing weather
490. maoa — cooked; ripe
491. marae — traditional Māori gathering place
492. marama — month, moon
493. maramara — crumbs, small pieces
494. maranga — to arise; to get up
495. maremare — to cough
496. maringi — to spill (trans)
497. marino — calm
498. maro — kilt-like garment
499. maroke — dry
500. maru — power; shelter
501. mataku — scared, afraid
502. matakuikui — Matakuikui, a. Joyous, talkative, full of spirits.
503. matapihi — window
504. matau — fish hook; right side
505. mate — to be sick, ill, dead
506. matekai — hungry, starving
507. matenga — time or circumstance of death
508. matimati — finger, toe
509. matua — parent, father
510. mau — to wear clothes
511. maumahara — to remember, remember
512. maunga — mountain
513. mauri — life spirit
514. mauria — to be carried (mau + passive suffix -ria)
515. mauī — left (direction)
516. me — and, should, with (various meanings, uses, eg with, like, should)
517. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)
518. meatia — (pass) be done, be said, be thought
519. mehemea — if (presuming not; cf. ki te, if, expressing simple uncertainty)
520. Mei — May
521. mema — member, members
522. menemene — to smile
523. meneti — minute
524. mere — bush, shrub
525. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge
526. minita — minister
527. mira — mill
528. miraka — milk
529. miriona — million
530. miro — thread, a type of pine tree
531. miti — Miti (i). 1. v.t. Lick, lick up. 2. n. Undertow…
532. mo — Mo, prep. 1. For, on account of. Ka kawe nei…
533. moana — sea
534. moata — early; early morning
535. moe — sleep; to marry
536. moenga — bed
537. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in
538. mohio — Mohio. 1. v.t. Know, understand. Kaore e mohio ka mate…
539. mokemoke — lonely
540. moko — lizard
541. mokopuna — grandchild
542. momo — type, kind
543. moni — money
544. motokā — car, motorcar
545. motu — island (n); cut (v), cut off (adj)
546. motukā — car
547. moumou — waste (n): to be wasteful (v)
548. moutere — island
549. mua — front, before
550. muku — wipe, rub; rubber (stationery)
551. mura — blaze, flame
552. muri — behind, after
553. mutu — be ended, finished (but not necessarily completed)
554. mutunga — end (mutu + noun ending -nga)
555. mā — clean, white, and others
556. māhaki — calm; quiet
557. māharahara — worry (n); anxious (adj)
558. māhita — teacher
559. māhunga — head
560. māia — capable, brave, bold
561. mākona — satisfied, full
562. māku — for me, by me
563. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp
564. māmā — mother (n); easy, simple (adj)
565. māna — for him, her, by him, her
566. māngere — lazy
567. mānia — plains
568. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious
569. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand
570. māra — garden
571. mārama — clear, understand
572. mārena — to marry; wedding
573. mārie — fortunate; peaceful
574. māripi — knife
575. mātakitaki — to watch, to observe, examine, inspect
576. mātao — cold
577. mātau — to know, understand
578. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding
579. mātou — we, us (three or more people, excluding the person/ people addressed)
580. mātua — parents, fathers (plural form of matua)
581. mātāmua — eldest; first; main
582. māu — for you, by you; ā category possession
583. māua — we, us (two people, excluding addressee)
584. māui — on the left hand, left side
585. māuiui — sick
586. māwhero — pink
587. mēnā — if
588. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing
589. mīhini — machine
590. mīti — meat
591. mō — for, unrealised, ō category possession, about
592. mōhio — to know
593. mōhiti — glasses
594. mōkai — pet
595. mōku — for me, unrealised, o category possession
596. mōmona — fat
597. mōna — for him, her, unrealised, o category possession
598. mōrena — good morning
599. mōu — for you
600. mōwhiti — glasses
601. na — Na (i), pronominal suffix of the 3rd pers. sing., which…
602. nahea — Nahea (i), a. Long, in time. Kaore i puta atu,…
603. naihi — knife
604. nama — number
605. nanahi — yesterday
606. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning
607. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)
608. nei — here, by speaker
609. neke — to move
610. ngahau — party, concert
611. ngahere — forest, bush
612. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed
613. ngaro — to be lost, missing, gone, hidden (trans)
614. ngaru — wave
615. ngata — snail (n); to be satisfied (v)
616. ngau — to bite
617. ngenge — tired
618. ngeru — cat
619. ngia — Ngia, v.i. Seem, appear to be. E ngia ai a…
620. ngutu — lip, lips
621. ngā — the, plural
622. ngāi — prefix meaning tribe or clan (e.g., Ngāi Tahu)
623. ngākau — heart, as in seat of the affections and feelings
624. Ngāti — tribal name prefix (as in: Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu)
625. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy
626. ngāwhā — boiling spring
627. niho — tooth
628. niupepa — newspaper
629. no — No. 1. prep. From, of, belonging to. (a) As part…
630. noa — free from tapu; only, just, merely
631. noho — to live; sit
632. nohoanga — home, sofa
633. nui — big, great, many
634. nuinga — majority (nui + nominal suffix -nga)
635. nuku — to move
636. nunui — big (plural form)
637. nā — Various meanings, eg by, belonging to (ā category), by way of
638. nāianei — now
639. nāku — mine, realised possession, it was done by me (ā category)
640. nāna — by him, her, belonging to him, her
641. nāu — you (past tense); yours (singular)
642. nāwai — presently, in due course, after a while
643. nē — tag question, translated variously depending on the English structure; eh?
644. nō — from
645. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category
646. nōna — belongs to him or her (ō catergory), his, hers
647. nōu — yours
648. nūpepa — newspaper
649. o — of, belonging to | Has several uses
650. oa — Oa, owa, n. 1. Side boards of a canoe. =…
651. oho — to wake up
652. oka — chef's knife, dagger; prick; stab; yam
653. Oketopa — October
654. oko — bowl
655. oma — to run, escape
656. omaoma — running
657. one — beach, sand
658. oneone — earth, soil
659. ono — six
660. ope — group travelling together
661. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe
662. oranga — health, life (ora + nominal suffix -nga)
663. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds
664. oti — to be completed
665. otirā — but, on the other hand
666. pae — ridge
667. pahi — bus
668. pahikara — bicycle
669. pahure — escape; pass by; be carried out successfully
670. pai — good (adj); to like (v); good
671. paihikara — bike
672. paikea — Paikea (i), a. —— He whare paikea, a long house…
673. painga — benefit, skill, good qualities (pai + nominal suffix -nga)
674. paipa — pipe
675. pakanga — to fight, battle, war, hostility
676. pakari — mature, ripe
677. pakaru — broken (applied to a thing not a body part) (trans)
678. pakeke — hard, stiff (adj); to grow up (v); age, adult, elder (n)
679. paki — to slap, to pat; to be fine; a fine day
680. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause
681. pakitara — wall
682. paku — small
683. panana — banana
684. panekoti — skirt, dress
685. pango — black
686. pani — orphan (n); to be orphaned (v): to smear, spread out (v)
687. paoka — fork; pierce; stab
688. paoro — ball
689. papa — floor, ground, flat surface
690. papai — good (plural), very good
691. Papaioea — Palmerston North
692. para — blood relation; pollen; sediment; waste material
693. paraihe — award, prize; brush
694. paraikete — blanket
695. Paraire — Friday
696. parakuihi — breakfast
697. pararē — Pararē (ii), n. Food. Ka haere tatou ki te parare.…
698. parauri — brown
699. pare — to ward off, to divert
700. pari — cliff
701. paru — dirt, mud, dirty
702. paruauru — Paruauru, n. One who cultivates the soil.
703. paruparu — dirt, mud
704. parāoa — bread, flour
705. pata — butter
706. patu — to strike, hit; to kill
707. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)
708. patunga — patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te…
709. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)
710. paukena — pumpkin
711. pea — pair; pear
712. peita — paint
713. peka — branch
714. peke — to jump, to leap over
715. pene — pen
716. pepa — paper; pepper
717. pepeha — proclamation of origin
718. pere — bell
719. pereti — plate
720. peti — heap up
721. pia — beer
722. piana — piano
723. pihikete — biscuit
724. piki — to increase
725. pikitia — picture, film
726. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved
727. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…
728. Pipiri — June
729. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…
730. pirau — rotten
731. piri — to stick to, to cling
732. pirihimana — police officer
733. pirimia — prime minister
734. piringa — shelter, hiding place
735. pito — belly button, end, extremity
736. poaka — pig
737. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string
738. Poihākena — Sydney
739. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…
740. pono — true, faithful
741. poraka — jersey
742. poro — to cut off, to cut short
743. porou — eager, energetic
744. poti — boat
745. poto — short
746. pou — pole, post
747. pouaka — box
748. pounamu — greenstone
749. puehu — dust
750. puka — form, booklet
751. pukapuka — book, lungs
752. puke — hill
753. pukepuke — hilly; small hill
754. puku — stomach, belly
755. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious
756. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy
757. puna — pool, spring
758. pune — spoon
759. punga — anchor; joint
760. pupuhi — to shoot
761. pupuri — to hold onto
762. purei — to play, play
763. puritia — held (pass. of puri)
764. puta — to appear, to come out
765. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)
766. putiputi — flower
767. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile
768. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)
769. pāhi — purse, to pass
770. pāka — a park; a box
771. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent
772. pāmu — farm
773. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).
774. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement
775. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)
776. pāpā — father, uncle
777. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful
778. pāremata — parliament
779. pātai — question; to ask a question
780. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry
781. pātītī — grass
782. pātōtō — knock
783. pātū — wall
784. pāua — abalone
785. pēhea — how?
786. pēkana — bacon
787. pēke — bag
788. pēnei — like this, near speaker
789. pēnā — like that, near listener
790. pēpi — baby
791. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…
792. pērā — like that, yonder
793. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)
794. pīrangi — to want, desire
795. pō — night
796. pōhara — poor
797. pōhiri — welcome; to wave
798. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…
799. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken
800. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around
801. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]
802. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')
803. pōtae — hat
804. pōtarotaro — lawnmower
805. pōtiki — child; youngest child
806. pōturi — deaf; slow
807. pōuri — sad, dark
808. pōwhiri — welcome
809. pū — to blow gently
810. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot
811. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable
812. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…
813. pūrongo — a report
814. pūru — bull
815. pūtea — budget, resources, money
816. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…
817. rahi — large, numerous, great, big
818. raihi — rice
819. raiona — lion
820. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock
821. rakuraku — guitar; rake
822. rama — light, torch
823. rangatira — chief, leader, boss
824. rangi — sky, day
825. ranginamu — handsome
826. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)
827. rapu — to look for
828. raranga — plait; weave
829. rare — lolly
830. raro — under, below; time
831. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble
832. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble
833. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)
834. rau — to put into; leaf
835. raumati — summer
836. raureka — deceitful
837. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really
838. rawe — lovely, excellent
839. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…
840. reira — there (previously mentioned)
841. reka — sweet
842. reo — language, voice
843. rere — to escape; to fly
844. rerekē — different, changed
845. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage
846. reri — ready
847. reta — letter
848. retireti — skates, skating
849. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…
850. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…
851. rima — five
852. rimurimu — seaweed; moss
853. ringa — hand, arm
854. ringaringa — hand, arm
855. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)
856. riri — anger, angry
857. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)
858. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained
859. rite — to be ready, like, similar
860. roa — long
861. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory
862. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…
863. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel
864. rongonui — famous
865. rongoā — medicine
866. rori — road
867. rorohiko — computer
868. roto — in, inside, within; lake
869. rourou — small basket, food basket
870. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit
871. ruaki — vomit
872. ruku — to dive
873. runga — on
874. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter
875. rā — day; the sun; over there
876. Rāhina — Monday
877. Rāhoroi — Saturday
878. rākau — tree; timber
879. Rāmere — Friday
880. rānei — or
881. rāoa — choked
882. rāpeti — rabbit
883. rārangi — line, row
884. Rātapu — Sunday
885. rātau — them; they (three or more people)
886. rātou — they, them, three or more people
887. Rātū — Tuesday
888. rāua — them; they (two people)
889. rāwhiti — east
890. rēmana — lemon
891. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease
892. rīwai — potato
893. rōia — lawyer
894. rōpā — slave, servant
895. rōpū — group
896. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate
897. rūma — room
898. rūnanga — assembly; council
899. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)
900. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)
901. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)
902. taha — to pass by; side
903. tahi — one, single
904. tahia — (pass) be swept
905. tahitahi — to sweep
906. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover
907. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)
908. tahuri — to capsize
909. tahā — calabash, gourd
910. tai — tide; coast
911. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)
912. taiapa — fence
913. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )
914. taihoa — wait
915. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…
916. taiohi — youth
917. taitama — young man
918. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height
919. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate
920. take — beginning, cause, origin
921. taki — to lead, to bring along
922. takirua — in pairs, two at a time
923. takoto — to lie down
924. taku — my (singular); edge
925. takurua — winter
926. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)
927. tamaiti — child
928. tamariki — children
929. tamatāne — boy
930. tame — male animal
931. tamāhine — daughter
932. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton
933. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…
934. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…
935. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…
936. tangata — person
937. tangi — to cry; to make a sound
938. tangihanga — funeral
939. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)
940. tango — to take hold of
941. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)
942. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water
943. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)
944. taonga — property, possession
945. tapa — to name
946. tapahi — to cut up, chop
947. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)
948. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction
949. taputapu — gear, equipment
950. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird
951. taraiwa — to drive; driver
952. taraka — truck
953. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…
954. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).
955. tarau — trousers
956. tari — government department; office
957. taringa — ear
958. taru — grass; vegetation; thing
959. tata — near, close
960. tatari — to wait
961. tatau — to count
962. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number
963. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)
964. tauera — towel
965. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger
966. tauira — student; example
967. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)
968. taumahi — assignment
969. taumata — grade, level of achievement
970. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover
971. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…
972. taura — rope, cable
973. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place
974. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave
975. tautohetohe — argue
976. tautoko — to support
977. tawhiti — distant, a distant place
978. tawhito — old, former
979. te — the, singular definite article
980. teihana — TV channel; railway station
981. teina — younger sibling, same sex
982. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)
983. teka — lying (v); lie (n)
984. tekau — ten
985. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast
986. tereina — to train
987. tia — to steer, adorned
988. tiakarete — chocolate
989. tiaki — to look after, to care for
990. tiakina — (pass) be looked after
991. tihewa — sneeze
992. tihi — topknot
993. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order
994. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)
995. tiki — to fetch
996. tina — dinner, lunch
997. tinana — body, trunk, torso
998. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many
999. tino — very
1000. tio — oyster
1001. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot
1002. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor
1003. tira — group or row of people
1004. tiro — to look
1005. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)
1006. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate
1007. titiro — to look at
1008. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent
1009. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong
1010. toe — to remain, be left over
1011. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)
1012. tohu — a qualification, eg degree
1013. tohunga — expert, priest
1014. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions
1015. toi — art, knowledge
1016. toka — rock
1017. tokerau — autumn; northern
1018. toki — adze, axe; champion
1019. toko — divorce; pole
1020. tokohia — how many people?
1021. tokoiwa — nine [people]
1022. tokomaha — many (of people)
1023. Tokoono — six people
1024. tokorima — five (people)
1025. tokorua — two (of people)
1026. tokotoru — three (people)
1027. tokowaru — eight [people]
1028. tomo — to enter, go into
1029. tonga — south
1030. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)
1031. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)
1032. tonu — still
1033. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)
1034. tope — cut down; cut off
1035. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off
1036. toro — to visit
1037. toru — three
1038. tote — salt
1039. toto — blood
1040. tua — beyond
1041. tuahine — sister, of a male
1042. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex
1043. tuanui — roof
1044. tuarua — second
1045. tuarā — back [body]
1046. tuatahi — first
1047. tuatoru — third
1048. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out
1049. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)
1050. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)
1051. tuhituhi — to write, draw
1052. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written
1053. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch
1054. tuku — to put off, to leave aside
1055. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)
1056. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)
1057. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher
1058. tuna — eel
1059. tungāne — brother, of a female
1060. tunu — to cook, roast
1061. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked
1062. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)
1063. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent
1064. ture — law, rule
1065. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient
1066. turituri — be quiet! noisy
1067. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved
1068. tuwhera — open (adjective)
1069. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male
1070. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female
1071. tā — print, draw
1072. tāhae — to steal
1073. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)
1074. tāiki — rib; wicker basket
1075. tāima — time
1076. Tāite — Thursday
1077. tākaro — to play
1078. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular
1079. tākuta — doctor
1080. tāmaki — omen, portent
1081. tāmure — snapper
1082. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular
1083. tāne — man, male
1084. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)
1085. tāone — town
1086. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)
1087. tāra — dollar
1088. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze
1089. tārere — to swing
1090. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time
1091. tāroaroa — tall
1092. tātahi — seaside, beach
1093. tātau — we; us; everyone
1094. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people
1095. tātua — a belt
1096. tāu — your (singular + one item)
1097. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual
1098. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin
1099. tāwhiri — beckon
1100. tāwāhi — overseas
1101. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…
1102. tēhea — which, singular
1103. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female
1104. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this
1105. tēnā — that, by the listener
1106. tēpu — table
1107. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…
1108. tērā — that over there, that
1109. tētahi — a, one specific thing
1110. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)
1111. tī — cabbage tree; tea
1112. Tīhema — December
1113. tīhāte — t-shirt
1114. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)
1115. tīkiti — ticket
1116. tīma — team
1117. tīmata — to begin, to start
1118. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)
1119. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)
1120. tītī — muttonbird
1121. tō — your (singular); to drag
1122. tōhi — toast
1123. tōkena — stockings, socks
1124. tōku — my (singular)
1125. tōmuri — to be late
1126. tōna — his, her
1127. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…
1128. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…
1129. tōtiti — sausage
1130. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular
1131. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound
1132. tūai — skinny
1133. tūmahi — actions, verbs
1134. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for
1135. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious
1136. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)
1137. tūpāpaku — corpse, body
1138. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)
1139. Tūrei — Tuesday
1140. tūru — chair, seat, stool
1141. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)
1142. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original
1143. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…
1144. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…
1145. ua — to rain; rain
1146. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)
1147. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…
1148. ui — to ask, enquire
1149. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned
1150. uira — lightning; to flash
1151. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)
1152. umu — earth oven
1153. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk
1154. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter
1155. uri — descendant, offspring
1156. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west
1157. urupā — burial ground, cemetery
1158. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…
1159. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load
1160. utaina — (pass) be loaded
1161. utu — cost, price; to pay for
1162. wae — foot; leg; separate
1163. waea — wire; phone
1164. waenga — middle, dividing line
1165. waenganui — middle, centre, between
1166. waewae — foot, leg
1167. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth
1168. wahie — driftwood
1169. wahine — woman, wife
1170. waho — out, outside, the outside
1171. wai — water; who
1172. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)
1173. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)
1174. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind
1175. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)
1176. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…
1177. waipiro — alcohol
1178. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…
1179. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink
1180. wairua — spirit
1181. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)
1182. wakarererangi — plane
1183. wao — forest
1184. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)
1185. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel
1186. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…
1187. wati — watch (timepiece)
1188. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream
1189. wawe — early, soon, quickly
1190. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide
1191. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)
1192. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat
1193. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony
1194. whaea — mother, aunt
1195. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire
1196. whaikōrero — oratory
1197. whakaae — to agree
1198. whakaaetia — to be agreed
1199. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph
1200. whakaako — teach
1201. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)
1202. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea
1203. whakaata — mirror
1204. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate
1205. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)
1206. whakaeke — to gather
1207. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go
1208. whakahau — to encourage; to command
1209. whakahoki — to return something, to reply
1210. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned
1211. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud
1212. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…
1213. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate
1214. whakairo — to carve, a carving
1215. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…
1216. whakakā — turn on
1217. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)
1218. whakakī — to fill something
1219. whakamahana — heater
1220. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work
1221. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)
1222. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…
1223. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)
1224. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on
1225. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)
1226. whakamihi — grateful
1227. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed
1228. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify
1229. whakamātautau — examination, test
1230. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse
1231. whakangau — hunt with dogs
1232. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate
1233. whakaoho — to wake up
1234. whakaora — to rescue, to cure
1235. whakaorangia — deliver
1236. whakaoti — complete
1237. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning
1238. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)
1239. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify
1240. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!
1241. whakapakari — to strengthen
1242. whakapapa — genealogy
1243. whakapono — to believe; faith
1244. whakapuare — to open
1245. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear
1246. whakarere — abandon, leave behind
1247. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise
1248. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)
1249. whakaritenga — appointment
1250. whakarongo — to listen
1251. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)
1252. whakatangi — to play an instrument
1253. whakatau — to decide
1254. whakataukī — proverb
1255. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix
1256. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed
1257. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop
1258. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky
1259. whakatuwhera — to open
1260. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)
1261. whakatū — to stand something up
1262. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)
1263. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer
1264. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to
1265. whakaweto — turn off [a light]
1266. whakawhiti — to cross
1267. whakawātea — make way for, clear space
1268. whana — to kick
1269. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)
1270. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)
1271. whara — to be injured
1272. wharau — temporary shed
1273. whare — house, building
1274. wharekai — restaurant
1275. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school
1276. wharenui — meeting house; hall
1277. wharepaku — toilet
1278. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard
1279. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn
1280. whatu — to weave, knit; eye
1281. whawhai — to fight; a battle
1282. whea — where? (variant of hea)
1283. wheke — creak; octopus
1284. whenua — land
1285. whero — red
1286. whetū — star
1287. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)
1288. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red
1289. whiri — plait; twist
1290. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…
1291. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on
1292. whiti — to cross; shine, rise
1293. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on
1294. whitu — seven
1295. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled
1296. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)
1297. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get
1298. whutupōro — football, rugby
1299. whā — four
1300. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)
1301. whānau — family; to be born, be born
1302. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)
1303. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished
1304. whānui — broad, wide
1305. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)
1306. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug
1307. wiki — week
1308. wini — window
1309. wiri — drill
1310. wā — time, times
1311. wāhanga — chapter, episode
1312. wāhi — part, portion; place
1313. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)
1314. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning
1315. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction
1316. ā — and; and then
1317. āe — yes
1318. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…
1319. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…
1320. āhua — shape, form, appearance
1321. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)
1322. Ākarana — Auckland
1323. ākonga — student
1324. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)
1325. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…
1326. āmaimai — nervous
1327. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items
1328. ānō — as though; as if
1329. āpiha — officer
1330. āporo — apple
1331. āpōpō — tomorrow
1332. ārahi — to lead, guide
1333. ārahina — (pass) be led
1334. ārani — orange [fruit]
1335. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately
1336. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed
1337. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)
1338. āwangawanga — worried
1339. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.
1340. āwhina — to help
1341. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)
1342. ēhea — which
1343. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)
1344. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)
1345. ērā — those (over there)
1346. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)
1347. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)
1348. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural
1349. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession
1350. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession
1351. Ōtautahi — Christchurch
1352. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural
1353. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)
1354. ūkui — to wipe