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. kōhuru — to murder

452. kōnei — Kōnei, l.n. implying nearness to or connection with the speaker.…

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

454. kōpū — belly, womb

455. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

458. kōrua — you, two people

459. kōti — court

460. kōtiro — girl

461. kōtuku — white heron

462. kōura — crayfish

463. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

464. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

465. kōwhatu — stone

466. kūaha — door

467. kūare — ignorant

468. Kūkara — Google

469. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

470. kūmera — sweet potato

471. kūtai — mussel

472. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

474. maha — many

475. mahana — to be warm, warm

476. mahara — thought, memory

477. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

478. mahi — to do, work, make

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

480. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

482. makariri — cold

483. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

485. makere — to get down from

486. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

487. mana — prestige, authority

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

489. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

491. manako — to like

492. manawa — heart

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

494. Mane — Monday

495. mangō — shark

496. mano — thousand

497. manu — bird

498. manuhiri — guest

499. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

500. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

501. maoa — cooked; ripe

502. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

503. marama — month, moon

504. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

505. maranga — to arise; to get up

506. maremare — to cough

507. maringi — to spill (trans)

508. marino — calm

509. maro — kilt-like garment

510. maroke — dry

511. maru — power; shelter

512. mataku — scared, afraid

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

514. matapihi — window

515. matau — fish hook; right side

516. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

517. matekai — hungry, starving

518. matenga — time or circumstance of death

519. matimati — finger, toe

520. matua — parent, father

521. mau — to wear clothes

522. maumahara — to remember, remember

523. maunga — mountain

524. mauri — life spirit

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

526. mauī — left (direction)

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

528. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

531. Mei — May

532. mema — member, members

533. menemene — to smile

534. meneti — minute

535. mere — bush, shrub

536. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

537. minita — minister

538. mira — mill

539. miraka — milk

540. miriona — million

541. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

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

544. moana — sea

545. moata — early; early morning

546. moe — sleep; to marry

547. moenga — bed

548. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

550. mokemoke — lonely

551. moko — lizard

552. mokopuna — grandchild

553. momo — type, kind

554. moni — money

555. motokā — car, motorcar

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

557. motukā — car

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

559. moutere — island

560. mua — front, before

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

562. mura — blaze, flame

563. muri — behind, after

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

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

566. mā — clean, white, and others

567. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

569. māhita — teacher

570. māhunga — head

571. māia — capable, brave, bold

572. mākona — satisfied, full

573. māku — for me, by me

574. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

576. māna — for him, her, by him, her

577. māngere — lazy

578. mānia — plains

579. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

580. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

581. māra — garden

582. mārama — clear, understand

583. mārena — to marry; wedding

584. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

585. māripi — knife

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

587. mātao — cold

588. mātau — to know, understand

589. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

592. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

595. māui — on the left hand, left side

596. māuiui — sick

597. māwhero — pink

598. mēnā — if

599. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

600. mīhini — machine

601. mīti — meat

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

603. mōhio — to know

604. mōhiti — glasses

605. mōkai — pet

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

607. mōmona — fat

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

609. mōrena — good morning

610. mōu — for you

611. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

614. naihi — knife

615. nama — number

616. nanahi — yesterday

617. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

618. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

619. nei — here, by speaker

620. neke — to move

621. ngahau — party, concert

622. ngahere — forest, bush

623. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

625. ngaru — wave

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

627. ngau — to bite

628. ngenge — tired

629. ngeru — cat

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

631. ngutu — lip, lips

632. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

636. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

637. ngāwhā — boiling spring

638. niho — tooth

639. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

642. noho — to live; sit

643. nohoanga — home, sofa

644. nui — big, great, many

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

646. nuku — to move

647. nunui — big (plural form)

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

649. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

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

655. nō — from

656. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

658. nōu — yours

659. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

662. oho — to wake up

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

664. Oketopa — October

665. oko — bowl

666. oma — to run, escape

667. omaoma — running

668. one — beach, sand

669. oneone — earth, soil

670. ono — six

671. ope — group travelling together

672. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

674. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

675. oti — to be completed

676. otirā — but, on the other hand

677. pae — ridge

678. pahi — bus

679. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

682. paihikara — bike

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

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

685. paipa — pipe

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

687. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

691. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

692. pakitara — wall

693. paku — small

694. panana — banana

695. panekoti — skirt, dress

696. pango — black

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

698. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

699. paoro — ball

700. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

701. papai — good (plural), very good

702. Papaioea — Palmerston North

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

704. paraihe — award, prize; brush

705. paraikete — blanket

706. Paraire — Friday

707. parakuihi — breakfast

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

709. parauri — brown

710. pare — to ward off, to divert

711. pari — cliff

712. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

714. paruparu — dirt, mud

715. parāoa — bread, flour

716. pata — butter

717. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

721. paukena — pumpkin

722. pea — pair; pear

723. peita — paint

724. peka — branch

725. peke — to jump, to leap over

726. pene — pen

727. pepa — paper; pepper

728. pepeha — proclamation of origin

729. pere — bell

730. pereti — plate

731. peti — heap up

732. pia — beer

733. piana — piano

734. pihikete — biscuit

735. piki — to increase

736. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

739. Pipiri — June

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

741. pirau — rotten

742. piri — to stick to, to cling

743. pirihimana — police officer

744. pirimia — prime minister

745. piringa — shelter, hiding place

746. pito — belly button, end, extremity

747. poaka — pig

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

749. Poihākena — Sydney

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

751. pono — true, faithful

752. poraka — jersey

753. poro — to cut off, to cut short

754. porou — eager, energetic

755. poti — boat

756. poto — short

757. pou — pole, post

758. pouaka — box

759. pounamu — greenstone

760. puehu — dust

761. puka — form, booklet

762. pukapuka — book, lungs

763. puke — hill

764. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

765. puku — stomach, belly

766. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

767. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

768. puna — pool, spring

769. pune — spoon

770. punga — anchor; joint

771. pupuhi — to shoot

772. pupuri — to hold onto

773. purei — to play, play

774. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

775. puta — to appear, to come out

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

777. putiputi — flower

778. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

780. pāhi — purse, to pass

781. pāka — a park; a box

782. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

783. pāmu — farm

784. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

787. pāpā — father, uncle

788. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

789. pāremata — parliament

790. pātai — question; to ask a question

791. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

792. pātītī — grass

793. pātōtō — knock

794. pātū — wall

795. pāua — abalone

796. pēhea — how?

797. pēkana — bacon

798. pēke — bag

799. pēnei — like this, near speaker

800. pēnā — like that, near listener

801. pēpi — baby

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

803. pērā — like that, yonder

804. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

805. pīrangi — to want, desire

806. pō — night

807. pōhara — poor

808. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

810. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

812. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

813. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

814. pōtae — hat

815. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

816. pōtiki — child; youngest child

817. pōturi — deaf; slow

818. pōuri — sad, dark

819. pōwhiri — welcome

820. pū — to blow gently

821. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

822. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

824. pūrongo — a report

825. pūru — bull

826. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

828. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

829. raihi — rice

830. raiona — lion

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

832. rakuraku — guitar; rake

833. rama — light, torch

834. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

835. rangi — sky, day

836. ranginamu — handsome

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

838. rapu — to look for

839. raranga — plait; weave

840. rare — lolly

841. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

845. rau — to put into; leaf

846. raumati — summer

847. raureka — deceitful

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

849. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

851. reira — there (previously mentioned)

852. reka — sweet

853. reo — language, voice

854. rere — to escape; to fly

855. rerekē — different, changed

856. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

857. reri — ready

858. reta — letter

859. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

862. rima — five

863. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

864. ringa — hand, arm

865. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

867. riri — anger, angry

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

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

870. rite — to be ready, like, similar

871. roa — long

872. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

874. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

875. rongonui — famous

876. rongoā — medicine

877. rori — road

878. rorohiko — computer

879. roto — in, inside, within; lake

880. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

882. ruaki — vomit

883. ruku — to dive

884. runga — on

885. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

886. rā — day; the sun; over there

887. Rāhina — Monday

888. Rāhoroi — Saturday

889. rākau — tree; timber

890. Rāmere — Friday

891. rānei — or

892. rāoa — choked

893. rāpeti — rabbit

894. rārangi — line, row

895. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

898. Rātū — Tuesday

899. rāua — them; they (two people)

900. rāwhiti — east

901. rēmana — lemon

902. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

903. rīwai — potato

904. rōia — lawyer

905. rōpā — slave, servant

906. rōpū — group

907. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

908. rūma — room

909. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

913. taha — to pass by; side

914. tahi — one, single

915. tahia — (pass) be swept

916. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

919. tahuri — to capsize

920. tahā — calabash, gourd

921. tai — tide; coast

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

923. taiapa — fence

924. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

925. taihoa — wait

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

927. taiohi — youth

928. taitama — young man

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

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

931. take — beginning, cause, origin

932. taki — to lead, to bring along

933. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

934. takoto — to lie down

935. taku — my (singular); edge

936. takurua — winter

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

938. tamaiti — child

939. tamariki — children

940. tamatāne — boy

941. tame — male animal

942. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

947. tangata — person

948. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

949. tangihanga — funeral

950. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

951. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

955. taonga — property, possession

956. tapa — to name

957. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

959. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

960. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

962. taraiwa — to drive; driver

963. taraka — truck

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

965. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

966. tarau — trousers

967. tari — government department; office

968. taringa — ear

969. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

970. tata — near, close

971. tatari — to wait

972. tatau — to count

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

974. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

975. tauera — towel

976. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

977. tauira — student; example

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

979. taumahi — assignment

980. taumata — grade, level of achievement

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

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

983. taura — rope, cable

984. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

985. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

986. tautohetohe — argue

987. tautoko — to support

988. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

989. tawhito — old, former

990. te — the, singular definite article

991. teihana — TV channel; railway station

992. teina — younger sibling, same sex

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

994. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

995. tekau — ten

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

997. tereina — to train

998. tia — to steer, adorned

999. tiakarete — chocolate

1000. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1001. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1002. tihewa — sneeze

1003. tihi — topknot

1004. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1005. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1006. tiki — to fetch

1007. tina — dinner, lunch

1008. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1009. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1010. tino — very

1011. tio — oyster

1012. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1013. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1014. tira — group or row of people

1015. tiro — to look

1016. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1017. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1018. titiro — to look at

1019. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1020. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1021. toe — to remain, be left over

1022. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1023. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1024. tohunga — expert, priest

1025. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1026. toi — art, knowledge

1027. toka — rock

1028. tokerau — autumn; northern

1029. toki — adze, axe; champion

1030. toko — divorce; pole

1031. tokohia — how many people?

1032. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1033. tokomaha — many (of people)

1034. Tokoono — six people

1035. tokorima — five (people)

1036. tokorua — two (of people)

1037. tokotoru — three (people)

1038. tokowaru — eight [people]

1039. tomo — to enter, go into

1040. tonga — south

1041. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1042. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1043. tonu — still

1044. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1045. tope — cut down; cut off

1046. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1047. toro — to visit

1048. toru — three

1049. tote — salt

1050. toto — blood

1051. tua — beyond

1052. tuahine — sister, of a male

1053. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1054. tuanui — roof

1055. tuarua — second

1056. tuarā — back [body]

1057. tuatahi — first

1058. tuatoru — third

1059. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1060. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1061. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1062. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1063. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1064. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1065. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1066. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1067. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1068. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1069. tuna — eel

1070. tungāne — brother, of a female

1071. tunu — to cook, roast

1072. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1073. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1074. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1075. ture — law, rule

1076. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1077. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1078. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1079. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1080. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1081. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1082. tā — print, draw

1083. tāhae — to steal

1084. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1085. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1086. tāima — time

1087. Tāite — Thursday

1088. tākaro — to play

1089. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1090. tākuta — doctor

1091. tāmaki — omen, portent

1092. tāmure — snapper

1093. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1094. tāne — man, male

1095. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1096. tāone — town

1097. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1098. tāra — dollar

1099. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1100. tārere — to swing

1101. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1102. tāroaroa — tall

1103. tātahi — seaside, beach

1104. tātau — we; us; everyone

1105. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1106. tātua — a belt

1107. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1108. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1109. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1110. tāwhiri — beckon

1111. tāwāhi — overseas

1112. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1113. tēhea — which, singular

1114. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1115. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1116. tēnā — that, by the listener

1117. tēpu — table

1118. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1119. tērā — that over there, that

1120. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1121. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1122. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1123. Tīhema — December

1124. tīhāte — t-shirt

1125. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1126. tīkiti — ticket

1127. tīma — team

1128. tīmata — to begin, to start

1129. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1130. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1131. tītī — muttonbird

1132. tō — your (singular); to drag

1133. tōhi — toast

1134. tōkena — stockings, socks

1135. tōku — my (singular)

1136. tōmuri — to be late

1137. tōna — his, her

1138. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1139. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1140. tōtiti — sausage

1141. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1142. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1143. tūai — skinny

1144. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1145. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1146. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1147. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1148. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1149. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1150. Tūrei — Tuesday

1151. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1152. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1153. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1154. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1155. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1156. ua — to rain; rain

1157. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1158. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1159. ui — to ask, enquire

1160. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1161. uira — lightning; to flash

1162. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1163. umu — earth oven

1164. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1165. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1166. uri — descendant, offspring

1167. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1168. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1169. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1170. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1171. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1172. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1173. wae — foot; leg; separate

1174. waea — wire; phone

1175. waenga — middle, dividing line

1176. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1177. waewae — foot, leg

1178. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1179. wahie — driftwood

1180. wahine — woman, wife

1181. waho — out, outside, the outside

1182. wai — water; who

1183. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1184. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1185. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1186. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1187. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1188. waipiro — alcohol

1189. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1190. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1191. wairua — spirit

1192. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1193. wakarererangi — plane

1194. wao — forest

1195. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1196. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1197. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1198. wati — watch (timepiece)

1199. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1200. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1201. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1202. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1203. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1204. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1205. whaea — mother, aunt

1206. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1207. whaikōrero — oratory

1208. whakaae — to agree

1209. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1210. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1211. whakaako — teach

1212. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1213. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1214. whakaata — mirror

1215. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1216. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1217. whakaeke — to gather

1218. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1219. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1220. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1221. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1222. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1223. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1224. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1225. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1226. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1227. whakakā — turn on

1228. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1229. whakakī — to fill something

1230. whakamahana — heater

1231. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1232. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1233. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1234. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1235. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1236. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1237. whakamihi — grateful

1238. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1239. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1240. whakamātautau — examination, test

1241. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1242. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1243. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1244. whakaoho — to wake up

1245. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1246. whakaorangia — deliver

1247. whakaoti — complete

1248. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1249. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1250. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1251. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1252. whakapakari — to strengthen

1253. whakapapa — genealogy

1254. whakapono — to believe; faith

1255. whakapuare — to open

1256. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1257. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1258. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1259. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1260. whakaritenga — appointment

1261. whakarongo — to listen

1262. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1263. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1264. whakatau — to decide

1265. whakataukī — proverb

1266. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1267. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1268. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1269. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1270. whakatuwhera — to open

1271. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1272. whakatū — to stand something up

1273. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1274. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1275. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1276. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1277. whakawhiti — to cross

1278. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1279. whana — to kick

1280. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1281. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1282. whara — to be injured

1283. wharau — temporary shed

1284. whare — house, building

1285. wharekai — restaurant

1286. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1287. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1288. wharepaku — toilet

1289. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1290. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1291. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1292. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1293. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1294. wheke — creak; octopus

1295. whenua — land

1296. whero — red

1297. whetū — star

1298. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1299. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1300. whiri — plait; twist

1301. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1302. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1303. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1304. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1305. whitu — seven

1306. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1307. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1308. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1309. whutupōro — football, rugby

1310. whā — four

1311. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1312. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1313. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1314. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1315. whānui — broad, wide

1316. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1317. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1318. wiki — week

1319. wini — window

1320. wiri — drill

1321. wā — time, times

1322. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1323. wāhi — part, portion; place

1324. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1325. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1326. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1327. ā — and; and then

1328. āe — yes

1329. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1330. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1331. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1332. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1333. Ākarana — Auckland

1334. ākonga — student

1335. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1336. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1337. āmaimai — nervous

1338. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1339. ānō — as though; as if

1340. āpiha — officer

1341. āporo — apple

1342. āpōpō — tomorrow

1343. ārahi — to lead, guide

1344. ārahina — (pass) be led

1345. ārani — orange [fruit]

1346. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1347. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1348. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1349. āwangawanga — worried

1350. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1351. āwhina — to help

1352. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1353. ēhea — which

1354. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1355. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1356. ērā — those (over there)

1357. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1358. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1359. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1360. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1361. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1362. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1363. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1364. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1365. ūkui — to wipe

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