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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 (Å 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