Vocabulary for a lesson

1. a — [a name follows] | Not translatable into an English word; nominal particle, used before names and pronouns: a Mere, a kōrua, a ia.

2. aha — what

3. ahai — Ahai = wai, pron. Who? Ko ahai to tane?

4. ahakoa — although

5. ahatia — what happened to (pass of aha)

6. ahau — I, me

7. ahi — fire

8. ahiahi — early evening, afternoon

9. Ahitereiria — Australia

10. aho — light, to shine

11. ahu — to look after

12. Ahuriri — Napier

13. ai — Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai

14. aihikirīmi — icecream

15. aituā — disaster, accident, misfortune; to suffer a disaster

16. ake — up, upwards (Various uses and meanings, eg upwards, as in: piki ake, titiro ake; comparative as in: nui ake; own, as in: tōku whānau ake)

17. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever

18. akiaki — Akiaki, n. Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus, red-billed gull. = tarapunga.

19. ako — to learn, to teach

20. akomanga — classroom

21. akoranga — thing that is taught or learnt; lesson

22. aku — my, mine (plural form of taku, neutral for possession category)

23. Amerika — America

24. amuamu — groan, grumble, complain

25. ana — indeed, when, if

26. anake — only, just, alone

27. anei — here, by me

28. ani — Ani, a. Resounding, echoing. aniani, v.t. Disparage, belittle.

29. ano — Ano, ad. 1. Up to the time spoken of, still,…

30. anā — there, by you

31. anō — again, also (Various meanings, eg again; also, too; self [reflexive] as in: ki a ia anō)

32. ao — world, dawn, cloud

33. aorangi — planet

34. aotea — Aotea, n. 1. A species of thistle, Kia awhitia koe…

35. Aotearoa — New Zealand

36. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

37. Aranga — Easter; risen (n)

38. arawa — Arawa, n. A species of shark.

39. arero — tongue; point of taiaha

40. ariki — chief, leader

41. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

42. arohaina — (pass) be loved

43. aru — Aru, v.t. Follow, pursue. Pass. arumia. Arumia te tahae.—Kei reira…

44. arā — over there, away from us both; that is, namely

45. ata — morning, shadow

46. atamai — clever, intelligent

47. atamira — platform, stage

48. atawhai — to show kindness towards

49. ati — Ati (i), n. Offspring, descendant, clan. 1. Used frequently in…

50. atu — away from current orientation (often not translatable by a separate English word)

51. atua — god

52. au — I, me

53. aua — those (previously mentioned, plural of taua)

54. auau — to bark, howl

55. auē — alas! (an expression of woe, sadness)

56. awa — river, stream

57. awatea — daylight

58. e — by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation

59. ea — be avenged; be paid for; worth

60. ehara — exclamation: sure enough, without a doubt; not

61. ei — Ei, int. in poetry and occasionally in prose. Haere atu…

62. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

63. engari — but

64. etahi — Etahi, int. How great ! Etahi te oha a to…

65. ha — Ha (i), int. What! varying in signification according to the…

66. haehae — to cut up; to tear

67. haere — go, come

68. haerenga — journey (n); travel (v)

69. hai — as, for (variant of hei)

70. haka — to perform traditional dance; haka, a traditional dance, war dance

71. haki — flag

72. hamarara — umbrella

73. hanawiti — sandwich

74. hanga — to build, erect, make (v); construction, practice (n)

75. hangaia — built (hanga + passive suffix -ia)

76. hangarau — technology; funny (amusing); joke

77. hangareka — clown

78. hao — to catch in a net, a net

79. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

80. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

81. hara — to make a mistake; mistake

82. harakeke — flax

83. haramai — to arrive

84. hararei — holiday

85. hare — Hare (i), harehare, n. Cutaneous eruption, itch. Ko te ngau…

86. hari — to feel happy; to take or carry

87. haria — to be carried (hari + passive suffix -a)

88. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

89. harirū — shake hands

90. harore — mushroom

91. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound

92. hau — wind, air, breath

93. hauhake — harvest

94. hauhaketia — harvested (pass. of hauhake)

95. hauhau — hauhau. 1. a. Cool. Ka hauhau koe i te anu…

96. haunga — smelly, stinky

97. hauora — health, healthy

98. haurangi — drunk

99. haurua — half

100. haututū — mischievous

101. hauwhā — quarter

102. he — a, some; in the category of

103. hea — where?

104. hei — at, in, with, for, to, as a; hay; necklace (Various meanings, eg future preposition)

105. heihei — chicken

106. heke — rafter (n); to descend, get off (v)

107. heketua — toilet (that you sit on when you're in the wharepaku)

108. hema — Hema (i). 1. v.t. Bevel, chamfer. He whakatipihori ki tetahi…

109. hemo — to pass by, be gone; died, die

110. heoi — however; and so

111. heoti — however; and so

112. here — to tie, to bind (v0: dog lead (n)

113. herea — tied up (here + passive suffix -a)

114. herehere — prisoner; captivity

115. heru — comb

116. hi — Hi (i), int. expressing contempt. Ka ngaro noa koa nge…

117. hia — how many?

118. hiahia — to want

119. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

120. hiakai — hungry

121. hiamoe — sleepy

122. hika — a term of address for both sexes (eg 'E hika')

123. hikareti — cigarettes

124. hiki — to carry in the arms, to nurse

125. hiko — electricity

126. hikohiko — hikohiko, v.i. 1. Flash repeatedly, twinkle. Tera te uira hikohiko…

127. hiku — end, rear; tail of a fish or reptile

128. hine — term of address for a girl: E hine!

129. hinengaro — mind, intellect

130. hinga — to fall from an upright position; to fall (and not be able to get up again)

131. hingareti — singlet

132. hinu — oil, fat

133. hipi — sheep

134. hiwi — line of descent; ridge of a hill

135. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

136. hoahoa — attendant

137. hoake — Hoake. 1. v.t. Give or bring to some place connected…

138. hoariri — enemy, opponent

139. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

140. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

141. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

142. hohoro — quick

143. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

144. hoihoi — too noisy

145. hoki — to go back, return; also, indeed

146. hokihoki — return separately

147. hokinga — return (hoki + nominal suffix -nga)

148. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

149. hokohoko — to shop, trade

150. hokomaha — supermarket

151. hokona — sold (hoko + passive suffix -na)

152. hokowhitu — band of warriors

153. homai — give (to the speaker)

154. hone — to plunder, acquire wrongfully (v); ocean swell (n)

155. hongi — pressing noses

156. hono — to join together

157. hopi — soap

158. hopu — to catch

159. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught

160. hora — display; scatter; spread out

161. horo — Horo (i). 1. v.i. Fall in fragments, crumble down, slip,…

162. horoi — to wash, to clean

163. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

164. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

165. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

166. hou — new, modern; feather

167. hua — product, fruit

168. huaina — named (pass of hua)

169. huaki — open

170. huakina — to open (huaki + passive suffix -na)

171. huarahi — street, path, road

172. huarere — weather

173. huawhenua — vegetables

174. hui — meeting; gathered

175. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

176. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

177. huihuinga — meeting

178. huka — sugar

179. hukapapa — frost

180. hukarere — snow

181. huna — to hide

182. hunaonga — daughter-in-law; son-in-law

183. hunga — group, people, company of people

184. hungarei — father-in-law; mother-in-law

185. hungawai — father-in-law; mother-in-law

186. hupa — soup

187. huri — to turn

188. hurihia — be turned; be changed (pass of huri)

189. huritau — birthday

190. huruhuru — fur

191. hā — breath; flavour

192. hāereere — to wander, roam

193. hākari — feast

194. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

195. hāmama — open, gaping

196. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

197. hāneanea — sofa

198. hāngai — opposite, facing

199. hāngi — traditional earth oven

200. hāora — hour; oxygen

201. hāpai — carry; lift up

202. Hātarei — Saturday

203. hāte — shirt

204. hāunga — besides

205. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

206. hē — wrong; error, mistake

207. hēki — egg

208. hēra — sail

209. hī — to catch fish with a line

210. hīanga — to play, get into mischief, deceive, naughty

211. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

212. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

213. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

214. hōhipera — hospital

215. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

216. hōhā — annoyed, bored (adj), a nuisance (n)

217. hōia — soldier, warrior

218. hōiho — horse

219. Hōngongoi — July

220. hōro — hall

221. hōtoke — winter, cold

222. hōtēra — hotel

223. hōu — new, modern; fresh

224. hū — shoe

225. i — object of the sentence, from; concerning; in; in the past; on; → | Several uses; not always translatable with a specific English word. Past tense verb particle: I haere ia ... She went Past time marker: I tērā wiki ... Last week Direct object marker: Ka kai ia i te āporo. Source marker (from): Kua hoki mai au i te kura.

226. ia — he, she, him, her

227. iho — downwards

228. ihu — nose

229. ika — fish

230. ina — if, when

231. inahea — Inahea = inawhea, ad. interrogative, of past time. When ?…

232. inaianei — Inaianei is generally written as one word, but admits of…

233. inanahi — yesterday

234. inanga — Inanga, n. 1. Whitebait, the adult of the minnow, Galaxias…

235. inapō — last night

236. Ingarangi — England

237. ingoa — name

238. inoi — pray

239. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

240. inumia — [the liquid was] drunk (inu + mia; pass)

241. inā — if, when

242. ināianei — now

243. ipo — darling

244. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

245. ipurangi — internet

246. ira — freckle; gene

247. irāmutu — niece, nephew

248. iti — small, little

249. iwa — nine

250. iwi — tribe

251. ka — will happen | Verbal particle with a range of meanings; not directly translated with an English word

252. kaainga — Kaainga = kāinga. ‖ kā (i).

253. kaha — strong, able

254. kahawai — Kahawai, n. Arripis trutta, a fish. Ka homai nga kahawai…

255. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

256. kahurangi — dark blue; woman of high status or rank

257. kai — eat (v); food (n)

258. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

259. kaihana — cousin

260. kaihoko — seller

261. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

262. kaikōrero — speaker, orator (kai- + kōrero)

263. kaimahi — worker, employee (kai- + mahi)

264. kaimoana — seafood

265. kainga — (pass) be eaten

266. kaipuke — ship

267. kaitoa — Kaitoa (i), n. Brave man, warrior. Ka rongo rapea te…

268. kaitākaro — player, sportsperson (kai- + tākaro)

269. kaiwaiata — singer

270. kaiwhakaako — teacher

271. kaiwhakahaere — manager, organiser (kai- + whakahaere)

272. kaiā — Kaiā. 1. v.t. Steal. Nana i kaia, kaore i whaki…

273. kaiārahi — leader, guide

274. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

275. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

276. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

277. kakara — fragrance, scent, smell; to be delicious

278. kakau — handle

279. kake — to climb

280. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

281. kamokamo — twinkle; marrow, squash (the vegetable)

282. kamupene — company, business

283. kamupūtu — gumboot

284. kani — to saw; a saw

285. kanikani — dance, to dance

286. kanohi — face

287. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

289. kapahaka — concert party

290. kapu — cup

291. kapua — cloud

292. kaputī — cup of tea

293. kara — colour

294. karaehe — class (school); glass

295. karahipi — scholarship

296. karaihe — grass

297. karaka — orange (colour)

298. karakia — prayer, to pray

299. karanga — to call

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

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

302. kararehe — animal

303. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

304. kare — stove, heater

305. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

306. karere — message

307. karo — dodge, avoid

308. karoro — seagull

309. karu — eye

310. kata — to laugh

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

312. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

314. kati — close, shut

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

316. katipō — venomous spider

317. kato — pluck

318. katoa — all

319. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

321. kau — swim; cow

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

323. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

324. kauhoe — to swim

325. kaukau — to bathe

326. kaumātua — elder; elderly

327. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

328. kaute — to count

329. kawa — sour, yuck

330. kawakawa — pepper tree

331. kawe — to carry, convey

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

333. kawhe — coffee

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

335. kei te — at the moment; now

336. keke — cake

337. kerei — grey

338. kererū — native pigeon

339. keri — dig

340. kete — basket, kit

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

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

343. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

344. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

345. kimi — to look for, seek

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

347. kina — sea urchin

348. kino — bad

349. kiore — rat

350. kiri — skin

351. kiriata — movie, film

352. Kirihimete — Christmas

353. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

354. kiromita — kilometre

355. kita — fast; tightly

356. kite — to see

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

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

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

360. kiwa — wink

361. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

363. koa — happy

364. koata — quarter

365. koe — you, one person

366. koha — gift

367. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

368. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

369. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

371. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

372. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

373. koi — sharp

374. koia — it is, so

375. koinei — this is

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

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

378. kokonga — corner

379. komiti — committee

380. konei — here, by speaker

381. konohete — concert

382. konā — there, by listener

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

384. kope — nappy

385. kore — zero, nothing

386. koretake — useless

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

388. koroheke — old man

389. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

390. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

391. korowai — cloak

392. korā — over there

393. kotahi — one

394. koti — coat, jacket

395. Kotirangi — Scotland

396. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

401. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

403. kuini — queen

404. kuki — cook

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

406. 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. kīnaki — relish (to accompany food); song following a speech

443. kīngi — king

444. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

445. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

446. kōanga — spring (the season of)

447. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

448. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

449. kōhatu — stone

450. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

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

452. kōpū — belly, womb

453. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

456. kōrua — you, two people

457. kōtiro — girl

458. kōura — crayfish

459. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

460. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

461. kūaha — door

462. kūare — ignorant

463. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

464. kūmera — sweet potato

465. kūtai — mussel

466. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

468. maha — many

469. mahana — to be warm, warm

470. mahara — thought, memory

471. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

472. mahi — to do, work, make

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

474. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

476. makariri — cold

477. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

479. makere — to get down from

480. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

481. mana — prestige, authority

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

483. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

485. manako — to like

486. manawa — heart

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

488. Mane — Monday

489. mangō — shark

490. mano — thousand

491. manu — bird

492. manuhiri — guest

493. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

494. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

495. maoa — cooked; ripe

496. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

497. marama — month, moon

498. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

499. maranga — to arise; to get up

500. maremare — to cough

501. maringi — to spill (trans)

502. marino — calm

503. maro — kilt-like garment

504. maroke — dry

505. maru — power; shelter

506. mataku — scared, afraid

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

508. matapihi — window

509. matau — fish hook; right side

510. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

511. matekai — hungry, starving

512. matenga — time or circumstance of death

513. matimati — finger, toe

514. matua — parent, father

515. mau — to wear clothes

516. maumahara — to remember, remember

517. maunga — mountain

518. mauri — life spirit

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

520. mauī — left (direction)

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

522. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

525. Mei — May

526. mema — member, members

527. menemene — to smile

528. meneti — minute

529. mere — bush, shrub

530. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

531. minita — minister

532. mira — mill

533. miraka — milk

534. miriona — million

535. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

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

538. moana — sea

539. moata — early; early morning

540. moe — sleep; to marry

541. moenga — bed

542. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

544. mokemoke — lonely

545. moko — lizard

546. mokopuna — grandchild

547. momo — type, kind

548. moni — money

549. motokā — car, motorcar

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

551. motukā — car

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

553. moutere — island

554. mua — front, before

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

556. mura — blaze, flame

557. muri — behind, after

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

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

560. mā — clean, white, and others

561. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

563. māhita — teacher

564. māhunga — head

565. māia — capable, brave, bold

566. mākona — satisfied, full

567. māku — for me, by me

568. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

570. māna — for him, her, by him, her

571. māngere — lazy

572. mānia — plains

573. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

574. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

575. māra — garden

576. mārama — clear, understand

577. mārena — to marry; wedding

578. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

579. māripi — knife

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

581. mātao — cold

582. mātau — to know, understand

583. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

586. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

589. māui — on the left hand, left side

590. māuiui — sick

591. māwhero — pink

592. mēnā — if

593. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

594. mīhini — machine

595. mīti — meat

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

597. mōhio — to know

598. mōhiti — glasses

599. mōkai — pet

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

601. mōmona — fat

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

603. mōrena — good morning

604. mōu — for you

605. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

608. naihi — knife

609. nama — number

610. nanahi — yesterday

611. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

612. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

613. nei — here, by speaker

614. neke — to move

615. ngahau — party, concert

616. ngahere — forest, bush

617. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

619. ngaru — wave

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

621. ngau — to bite

622. ngenge — tired

623. ngeru — cat

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

625. ngutu — lip, lips

626. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

630. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

631. ngāwhā — boiling spring

632. niho — tooth

633. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

636. noho — to live; sit

637. nohoanga — home, sofa

638. nui — big, great, many

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

640. nuku — to move

641. nunui — big (plural form)

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

643. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

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

649. nō — from

650. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

652. nōu — yours

653. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

656. oho — to wake up

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

658. Oketopa — October

659. oko — bowl

660. oma — to run, escape

661. omaoma — running

662. one — beach, sand

663. oneone — earth, soil

664. ono — six

665. ope — group travelling together

666. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

668. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

669. oti — to be completed

670. otirā — but, on the other hand

671. pae — ridge

672. pahi — bus

673. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

676. paihikara — bike

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

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

679. paipa — pipe

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

681. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

685. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

686. pakitara — wall

687. paku — small

688. panana — banana

689. panekoti — skirt, dress

690. pango — black

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

692. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

693. paoro — ball

694. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

695. papai — good (plural), very good

696. Papaioea — Palmerston North

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

698. paraihe — award, prize; brush

699. paraikete — blanket

700. Paraire — Friday

701. parakuihi — breakfast

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

703. parauri — brown

704. pare — to ward off, to divert

705. pari — cliff

706. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

708. paruparu — dirt, mud

709. parāoa — bread, flour

710. pata — butter

711. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

715. paukena — pumpkin

716. pea — pair; pear

717. peita — paint

718. peka — branch

719. peke — to jump, to leap over

720. pene — pen

721. pepa — paper; pepper

722. pepeha — proclamation of origin

723. pere — bell

724. pereti — plate

725. peti — heap up

726. pia — beer

727. piana — piano

728. pihikete — biscuit

729. piki — to increase

730. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

733. Pipiri — June

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

735. pirau — rotten

736. piri — to stick to, to cling

737. pirihimana — police officer

738. pirimia — prime minister

739. piringa — shelter, hiding place

740. pito — belly button, end, extremity

741. poaka — pig

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

743. Poihākena — Sydney

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

745. pono — true, faithful

746. poraka — jersey

747. poro — to cut off, to cut short

748. porou — eager, energetic

749. poti — boat

750. poto — short

751. pou — pole, post

752. pouaka — box

753. pounamu — greenstone

754. puehu — dust

755. puka — form, booklet

756. pukapuka — book, lungs

757. puke — hill

758. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

759. puku — stomach, belly

760. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

761. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

762. puna — pool, spring

763. pune — spoon

764. punga — anchor; joint

765. pupuhi — to shoot

766. pupuri — to hold onto

767. purei — to play, play

768. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

769. puta — to appear, to come out

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

771. putiputi — flower

772. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

774. pāhi — purse, to pass

775. pāka — a park; a box

776. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

777. pāmu — farm

778. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

781. pāpā — father, uncle

782. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

783. pāremata — parliament

784. pātai — question; to ask a question

785. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

786. pātītī — grass

787. pātōtō — knock

788. pātū — wall

789. pāua — abalone

790. pēhea — how?

791. pēkana — bacon

792. pēke — bag

793. pēnei — like this, near speaker

794. pēnā — like that, near listener

795. pēpi — baby

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

797. pērā — like that, yonder

798. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

799. pīrangi — to want, desire

800. pō — night

801. pōhara — poor

802. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

804. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

806. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

807. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

808. pōtae — hat

809. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

810. pōtiki — child; youngest child

811. pōturi — deaf; slow

812. pōuri — sad, dark

813. pōwhiri — welcome

814. pū — to blow gently

815. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

816. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

818. pūrongo — a report

819. pūru — bull

820. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

822. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

823. raihi — rice

824. raiona — lion

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

826. rakuraku — guitar; rake

827. rama — light, torch

828. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

829. rangi — sky, day

830. ranginamu — handsome

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

832. rapu — to look for

833. raranga — plait; weave

834. rare — lolly

835. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

839. rau — to put into; leaf

840. raumati — summer

841. raureka — deceitful

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

843. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

845. reira — there (previously mentioned)

846. reka — sweet

847. reo — language, voice

848. rere — to escape; to fly

849. rerekē — different, changed

850. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

851. reri — ready

852. reta — letter

853. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

856. rima — five

857. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

858. ringa — hand, arm

859. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

861. riri — anger, angry

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

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

864. rite — to be ready, like, similar

865. roa — long

866. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

868. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

869. rongonui — famous

870. rongoā — medicine

871. rori — road

872. rorohiko — computer

873. roto — in, inside, within; lake

874. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

876. ruaki — vomit

877. ruku — to dive

878. runga — on

879. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

880. rā — day; the sun; over there

881. Rāhina — Monday

882. Rāhoroi — Saturday

883. rākau — tree; timber

884. Rāmere — Friday

885. rānei — or

886. rāoa — choked

887. rāpeti — rabbit

888. rārangi — line, row

889. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

892. Rātū — Tuesday

893. rāua — them; they (two people)

894. rāwhiti — east

895. rēmana — lemon

896. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

897. rīwai — potato

898. rōia — lawyer

899. rōpā — slave, servant

900. rōpū — group

901. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

902. rūma — room

903. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

907. taha — to pass by; side

908. tahi — one, single

909. tahia — (pass) be swept

910. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

913. tahuri — to capsize

914. tahā — calabash, gourd

915. tai — tide; coast

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

917. taiapa — fence

918. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

919. taihoa — wait

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

921. taiohi — youth

922. taitama — young man

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

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

925. take — beginning, cause, origin

926. taki — to lead, to bring along

927. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

928. takoto — to lie down

929. taku — my (singular); edge

930. takurua — winter

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

932. tamaiti — child

933. tamariki — children

934. tamatāne — boy

935. tame — male animal

936. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

941. tangata — person

942. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

943. tangihanga — funeral

944. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

945. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

949. taonga — property, possession

950. tapa — to name

951. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

953. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

954. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

956. taraiwa — to drive; driver

957. taraka — truck

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

959. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

960. tarau — trousers

961. tari — government department; office

962. taringa — ear

963. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

964. tata — near, close

965. tatari — to wait

966. tatau — to count

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

968. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

969. tauera — towel

970. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

971. tauira — student; example

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

973. taumahi — assignment

974. taumata — grade, level of achievement

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

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

977. taura — rope, cable

978. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

979. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

980. tautohetohe — argue

981. tautoko — to support

982. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

983. tawhito — old, former

984. te — the, singular definite article

985. teihana — TV channel; railway station

986. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

988. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

989. tekau — ten

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

991. tereina — to train

992. tia — to steer, adorned

993. tiakarete — chocolate

994. tiaki — to look after, to care for

995. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

996. tihewa — sneeze

997. tihi — topknot

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

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

1000. tiki — to fetch

1001. tina — dinner, lunch

1002. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1003. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1004. tino — very

1005. tio — oyster

1006. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1007. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1008. tira — group or row of people

1009. tiro — to look

1010. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1011. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1012. titiro — to look at

1013. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1014. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1015. toe — to remain, be left over

1016. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1017. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1018. tohunga — expert, priest

1019. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1020. toi — art, knowledge

1021. toka — rock

1022. tokerau — autumn; northern

1023. toki — adze, axe; champion

1024. toko — divorce; pole

1025. tokohia — how many people?

1026. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1027. tokomaha — many (of people)

1028. Tokoono — six people

1029. tokorima — five (people)

1030. tokorua — two (of people)

1031. tokotoru — three (people)

1032. tokowaru — eight [people]

1033. tomo — to enter, go into

1034. tonga — south

1035. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1036. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1037. tonu — still

1038. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1039. tope — cut down; cut off

1040. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1041. toro — to visit

1042. toru — three

1043. tote — salt

1044. toto — blood

1045. tua — beyond

1046. tuahine — sister, of a male

1047. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1048. tuanui — roof

1049. tuarua — second

1050. tuarā — back [body]

1051. tuatahi — first

1052. tuatoru — third

1053. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1054. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1055. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1056. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1057. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1058. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1059. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1060. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1061. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1062. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1063. tuna — eel

1064. tungāne — brother, of a female

1065. tunu — to cook, roast

1066. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1067. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1068. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1069. ture — law, rule

1070. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1071. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1072. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1073. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1074. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1075. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1076. tā — print, draw

1077. tāhae — to steal

1078. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1079. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1080. tāima — time

1081. Tāite — Thursday

1082. tākaro — to play

1083. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1084. tākuta — doctor

1085. tāmaki — omen, portent

1086. tāmure — snapper

1087. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1088. tāne — man, male

1089. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1090. tāone — town

1091. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1092. tāra — dollar

1093. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1094. tārere — to swing

1095. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1096. tāroaroa — tall

1097. tātahi — seaside, beach

1098. tātau — we; us; everyone

1099. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1100. tātua — a belt

1101. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1102. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1103. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1104. tāwhiri — beckon

1105. tāwāhi — overseas

1106. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1107. tēhea — which, singular

1108. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1109. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1110. tēnā — that, by the listener

1111. tēpu — table

1112. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1113. tērā — that over there, that

1114. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1115. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1116. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1117. Tīhema — December

1118. tīhāte — t-shirt

1119. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1120. tīkiti — ticket

1121. tīma — team

1122. tīmata — to begin, to start

1123. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1124. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1125. tītī — muttonbird

1126. tō — your (singular); to drag

1127. tōhi — toast

1128. tōkena — stockings, socks

1129. tōku — my (singular)

1130. tōmuri — to be late

1131. tōna — his, her

1132. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1133. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1134. tōtiti — sausage

1135. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1136. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1137. tūai — skinny

1138. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1139. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1140. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1141. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1142. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1143. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1144. Tūrei — Tuesday

1145. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1146. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1147. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1148. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1149. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1150. ua — to rain; rain

1151. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1152. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1153. ui — to ask, enquire

1154. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1155. uira — lightning; to flash

1156. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1157. umu — earth oven

1158. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1159. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1160. uri — descendant, offspring

1161. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1162. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1163. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1164. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1165. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1166. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1167. wae — foot; leg; separate

1168. waea — wire; phone

1169. waenga — middle, dividing line

1170. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1171. waewae — foot, leg

1172. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1173. wahie — driftwood

1174. wahine — woman, wife

1175. waho — out, outside, the outside

1176. wai — water; who

1177. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1178. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1179. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1180. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1181. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1182. waipiro — alcohol

1183. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1184. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1185. wairua — spirit

1186. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1187. wakarererangi — plane

1188. wao — forest

1189. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1190. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1191. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1192. wati — watch (timepiece)

1193. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1194. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1195. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1196. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1197. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1198. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1199. whaea — mother, aunt

1200. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1201. whaikōrero — oratory

1202. whakaae — to agree

1203. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1204. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1205. whakaako — teach

1206. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1207. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1208. whakaata — mirror

1209. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1210. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1211. whakaeke — to gather

1212. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1213. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1214. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1215. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1216. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1217. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1218. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1219. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1220. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1221. whakakā — turn on

1222. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1223. whakakī — to fill something

1224. whakamahana — heater

1225. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1226. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1227. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1228. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1229. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1230. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1231. whakamihi — grateful

1232. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1233. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1234. whakamātautau — examination, test

1235. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1236. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1237. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1238. whakaoho — to wake up

1239. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1240. whakaorangia — deliver

1241. whakaoti — complete

1242. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1243. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1244. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1245. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1246. whakapakari — to strengthen

1247. whakapapa — genealogy

1248. whakapono — to believe; faith

1249. whakapuare — to open

1250. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1251. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1252. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1253. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1254. whakaritenga — appointment

1255. whakarongo — to listen

1256. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1257. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1258. whakatau — to decide

1259. whakataukī — proverb

1260. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1261. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1262. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1263. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1264. whakatuwhera — to open

1265. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1266. whakatū — to stand something up

1267. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1268. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1269. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1270. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1271. whakawhiti — to cross

1272. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1273. whana — to kick

1274. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1275. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1276. whara — to be injured

1277. wharau — temporary shed

1278. whare — house, building

1279. wharekai — restaurant

1280. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1281. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1282. wharepaku — toilet

1283. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1284. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1285. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1286. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1287. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1288. wheke — creak; octopus

1289. whenua — land

1290. whero — red

1291. whetū — star

1292. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1293. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1294. whiri — plait; twist

1295. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1296. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1297. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1298. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1299. whitu — seven

1300. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1301. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1302. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1303. whutupōro — football, rugby

1304. whā — four

1305. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1306. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1307. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1308. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1309. whānui — broad, wide

1310. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1311. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1312. wiki — week

1313. wini — window

1314. wiri — drill

1315. wā — time, times

1316. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1317. wāhi — part, portion; place

1318. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1319. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1320. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1321. ā — and; and then

1322. āe — yes

1323. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1324. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1325. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1326. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1327. Ākarana — Auckland

1328. ākonga — student

1329. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1330. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1331. āmaimai — nervous

1332. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1333. ānō — as though; as if

1334. āpiha — officer

1335. āporo — apple

1336. āpōpō — tomorrow

1337. ārahi — to lead, guide

1338. ārahina — (pass) be led

1339. ārani — orange [fruit]

1340. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1341. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1342. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1343. āwangawanga — worried

1344. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1345. āwhina — to help

1346. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1347. ēhea — which

1348. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1349. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1350. ērā — those (over there)

1351. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1352. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1353. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1354. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1355. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1356. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1357. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1358. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1359. ūkui — to wipe

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