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. maero — mile

475. maha — many

476. mahaki — sick; sick person

477. mahana — to be warm, warm

478. mahara — thought, memory

479. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

480. mahi — to do, work, make

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

482. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

483. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

484. Mahuru — September

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

486. maika — banana (also panana)

487. maka — to throw or pass

488. makariri — cold

489. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

491. makere — to get down from

492. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

493. mana — prestige, authority

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

495. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

497. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

498. manako — to like

499. manawa — heart

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

501. Mane — Monday

502. manga — branch; stream

503. mangō — shark

504. mano — thousand

505. manu — bird

506. manuhiri — guest

507. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

508. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

509. maoa — cooked; ripe

510. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

511. marama — month, moon

512. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

513. maramataka — calendar

514. maranga — to arise; to get up

515. maremare — to cough

516. maringi — to spill (trans)

517. marino — calm

518. maro — kilt-like garment

519. maroke — dry

520. maru — power; shelter

521. mataku — scared, afraid

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

523. matapihi — window

524. matatau — to be competent, skilled, proficient, expert

525. matau — fish hook; right side

526. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

527. matekai — hungry, starving

528. matenga — time or circumstance of death

529. matewai — thirst; thirsty

530. matimati — finger, toe

531. matua — parent, father

532. mau — to wear clothes

533. maumahara — to remember, remember

534. maunga — mountain

535. mauri — life spirit

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

537. mauī — left (direction)

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

539. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

542. Mei — May

543. meinga — Meinga, meingatia, passives of mea (i).

544. meke — fist; to punch

545. mema — member, members

546. menemene — to smile

547. meneti — minute

548. mere — bush, shrub

549. miere — Miere, v.i. Become powerless, be exhausted. Ka powharu Waikato, ka…

550. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

551. mimi — urine; urinate

552. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

553. minita — minister

554. mira — mill

555. miraka — milk

556. miriona — million

557. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

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

560. moana — sea

561. moata — early; early morning

562. moe — sleep; to marry

563. moenga — bed

564. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

566. mokemoke — lonely

567. moko — lizard

568. mokopuna — grandchild

569. momo — type, kind

570. moni — money

571. motokā — car, motorcar

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

573. motukā — car

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

575. moutere — island

576. mua — front, before

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

578. mura — blaze, flame

579. muri — behind, after

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

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

582. mā — clean, white, and others

583. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

585. māhita — teacher

586. māhunga — head

587. māia — capable, brave, bold

588. mākona — satisfied, full

589. māku — for me, by me

590. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

592. māna — for him, her, by him, her

593. māngere — lazy

594. mānia — plains

595. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

596. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

597. māra — garden

598. mārama — clear, understand

599. mārena — to marry; wedding

600. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

601. māripi — knife

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

603. mātao — cold

604. mātau — to know, understand

605. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

608. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

611. māui — on the left hand, left side

612. māuiui — sick

613. māwhero — pink

614. mēnā — if

615. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

616. mīhini — machine

617. mīti — meat

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

619. mōhio — to know

620. mōhiti — glasses

621. mōkai — pet

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

623. mōmona — fat

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

625. mōrena — good morning

626. mōu — for you

627. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

630. naihi — knife

631. nama — number

632. nanahi — yesterday

633. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

634. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

635. nei — here, by speaker

636. neke — to move

637. ngahau — party, concert

638. ngahere — forest, bush

639. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

641. ngaru — wave

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

643. ngau — to bite

644. ngenge — tired

645. ngeru — cat

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

647. ngutu — lip, lips

648. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

652. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

653. ngāwhā — boiling spring

654. niho — tooth

655. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

658. noho — to live; sit

659. nohoanga — home, sofa

660. nui — big, great, many

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

662. nuku — to move

663. nunui — big (plural form)

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

665. nāianei — now

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

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

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

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

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

671. nō — from

672. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

674. nōu — yours

675. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

678. oho — to wake up

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

680. Oketopa — October

681. oko — bowl

682. oma — to run, escape

683. omaoma — running

684. one — beach, sand

685. oneone — earth, soil

686. ono — six

687. ope — group travelling together

688. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

690. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

691. oti — to be completed

692. otirā — but, on the other hand

693. pae — ridge

694. pahi — bus

695. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

698. paihikara — bike

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

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

701. paipa — pipe

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

703. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

707. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

708. pakitara — wall

709. paku — small

710. panana — banana

711. panekoti — skirt, dress

712. pango — black

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

714. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

715. paoro — ball

716. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

717. papai — good (plural), very good

718. Papaioea — Palmerston North

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

720. paraihe — award, prize; brush

721. paraikete — blanket

722. Paraire — Friday

723. parakuihi — breakfast

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

725. parauri — brown

726. pare — to ward off, to divert

727. pari — cliff

728. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

730. paruparu — dirt, mud

731. parāoa — bread, flour

732. pata — butter

733. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

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

737. paukena — pumpkin

738. pea — pair; pear

739. peita — paint

740. peka — branch

741. peke — to jump, to leap over

742. pene — pen

743. pepa — paper; pepper

744. pepeha — proclamation of origin

745. pere — bell

746. pereti — plate

747. peti — heap up

748. pia — beer

749. piana — piano

750. pihikete — biscuit

751. piki — to increase

752. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

755. Pipiri — June

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

757. pirau — rotten

758. piri — to stick to, to cling

759. pirihimana — police officer

760. pirimia — prime minister

761. piringa — shelter, hiding place

762. pito — belly button, end, extremity

763. poaka — pig

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

765. Poihākena — Sydney

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

767. pono — true, faithful

768. poraka — jersey

769. poro — to cut off, to cut short

770. porou — eager, energetic

771. poti — boat

772. poto — short

773. pou — pole, post

774. pouaka — box

775. pounamu — greenstone

776. puehu — dust

777. puka — form, booklet

778. pukapuka — book, lungs

779. puke — hill

780. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

781. puku — stomach, belly

782. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

783. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

784. puna — pool, spring

785. pune — spoon

786. punga — anchor; joint

787. pupuhi — to shoot

788. pupuri — to hold onto

789. purei — to play, play

790. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

791. puta — to appear, to come out

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

793. putiputi — flower

794. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

796. pāhi — purse, to pass

797. pāka — a park; a box

798. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

799. pāmu — farm

800. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

803. pāpā — father, uncle

804. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

805. pāremata — parliament

806. pātai — question; to ask a question

807. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

808. pātītī — grass

809. pātōtō — knock

810. pātū — wall

811. pāua — abalone

812. pēhea — how?

813. pēkana — bacon

814. pēke — bag

815. pēnei — like this, near speaker

816. pēnā — like that, near listener

817. pēpi — baby

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

819. pērā — like that, yonder

820. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

821. pīrangi — to want, desire

822. pō — night

823. pōhara — poor

824. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

826. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

828. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

829. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

830. pōtae — hat

831. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

832. pōtiki — child; youngest child

833. pōturi — deaf; slow

834. pōuri — sad, dark

835. pōwhiri — welcome

836. pū — to blow gently

837. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

838. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

840. pūrongo — a report

841. pūru — bull

842. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

844. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

845. raihi — rice

846. raiona — lion

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

848. rakuraku — guitar; rake

849. rama — light, torch

850. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

851. rangi — sky, day

852. ranginamu — handsome

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

854. rapu — to look for

855. raranga — plait; weave

856. rare — lolly

857. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

861. rau — to put into; leaf

862. raumati — summer

863. raureka — deceitful

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

865. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

867. reira — there (previously mentioned)

868. reka — sweet

869. reo — language, voice

870. rere — to escape; to fly

871. rerekē — different, changed

872. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

873. reri — ready

874. reta — letter

875. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

878. rima — five

879. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

880. ringa — hand, arm

881. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

883. riri — anger, angry

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

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

886. rite — to be ready, like, similar

887. roa — long

888. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

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

890. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

891. rongonui — famous

892. rongoā — medicine

893. rori — road

894. rorohiko — computer

895. roto — in, inside, within; lake

896. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

898. ruaki — vomit

899. ruku — to dive

900. runga — on

901. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

902. rā — day; the sun; over there

903. Rāhina — Monday

904. Rāhoroi — Saturday

905. rākau — tree; timber

906. Rāmere — Friday

907. rānei — or

908. rāoa — choked

909. rāpeti — rabbit

910. rārangi — line, row

911. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

914. Rātū — Tuesday

915. rāua — them; they (two people)

916. rāwhiti — east

917. rēmana — lemon

918. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

919. rīwai — potato

920. rōia — lawyer

921. rōpā — slave, servant

922. rōpū — group

923. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

924. rūma — room

925. rūnanga — assembly; council

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

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

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

929. taha — to pass by; side

930. tahi — one, single

931. tahia — (pass) be swept

932. tahitahi — to sweep

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

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

935. tahuri — to capsize

936. tahā — calabash, gourd

937. tai — tide; coast

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

939. taiapa — fence

940. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

941. taihoa — wait

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

943. taiohi — youth

944. taitama — young man

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

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

947. take — beginning, cause, origin

948. taki — to lead, to bring along

949. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

950. takoto — to lie down

951. taku — my (singular); edge

952. takurua — winter

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

954. tamaiti — child

955. tamariki — children

956. tamatāne — boy

957. tame — male animal

958. tamāhine — daughter

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

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

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

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

963. tangata — person

964. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

965. tangihanga — funeral

966. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

967. tango — to take hold of

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

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

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

971. taonga — property, possession

972. tapa — to name

973. tapahi — to cut up, chop

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

975. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

976. taputapu — gear, equipment

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

978. taraiwa — to drive; driver

979. taraka — truck

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

981. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

982. tarau — trousers

983. tari — government department; office

984. taringa — ear

985. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

986. tata — near, close

987. tatari — to wait

988. tatau — to count

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

990. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

991. tauera — towel

992. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

993. tauira — student; example

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

995. taumahi — assignment

996. taumata — grade, level of achievement

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

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

999. taura — rope, cable

1000. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1001. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1002. tautohetohe — argue

1003. tautoko — to support

1004. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1005. tawhito — old, former

1006. te — the, singular definite article

1007. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1008. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1009. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1010. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1011. tekau — ten

1012. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1013. tereina — to train

1014. tia — to steer, adorned

1015. tiakarete — chocolate

1016. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1017. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1018. tihewa — sneeze

1019. tihi — topknot

1020. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1021. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1022. tiki — to fetch

1023. tina — dinner, lunch

1024. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1025. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1026. tino — very

1027. tio — oyster

1028. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1029. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1030. tira — group or row of people

1031. tiro — to look

1032. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1033. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1034. titiro — to look at

1035. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1036. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1037. toe — to remain, be left over

1038. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1039. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1040. tohunga — expert, priest

1041. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1042. toi — art, knowledge

1043. toka — rock

1044. tokerau — autumn; northern

1045. toki — adze, axe; champion

1046. toko — divorce; pole

1047. tokohia — how many people?

1048. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1049. tokomaha — many (of people)

1050. Tokoono — six people

1051. tokorima — five (people)

1052. tokorua — two (of people)

1053. tokotoru — three (people)

1054. tokowaru — eight [people]

1055. tomo — to enter, go into

1056. tonga — south

1057. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1058. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1059. tonu — still

1060. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1061. tope — cut down; cut off

1062. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1063. toro — to visit

1064. toru — three

1065. tote — salt

1066. toto — blood

1067. tua — beyond

1068. tuahine — sister, of a male

1069. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1070. tuanui — roof

1071. tuarua — second

1072. tuarā — back [body]

1073. tuatahi — first

1074. tuatoru — third

1075. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1076. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1077. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1078. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1079. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1080. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1081. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1082. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1083. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1084. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1085. tuna — eel

1086. tungāne — brother, of a female

1087. tunu — to cook, roast

1088. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1089. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1090. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1091. ture — law, rule

1092. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1093. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1094. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1095. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1096. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1097. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1098. tā — print, draw

1099. tāhae — to steal

1100. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1101. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1102. tāima — time

1103. Tāite — Thursday

1104. tākaro — to play

1105. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1106. tākuta — doctor

1107. tāmaki — omen, portent

1108. tāmure — snapper

1109. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1110. tāne — man, male

1111. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1112. tāone — town

1113. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1114. tāra — dollar

1115. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1116. tārere — to swing

1117. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1118. tāroaroa — tall

1119. tātahi — seaside, beach

1120. tātau — we; us; everyone

1121. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1122. tātua — a belt

1123. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1124. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1125. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1126. tāwhiri — beckon

1127. tāwāhi — overseas

1128. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1129. tēhea — which, singular

1130. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1131. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1132. tēnā — that, by the listener

1133. tēpu — table

1134. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1135. tērā — that over there, that

1136. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1137. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1138. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1139. Tīhema — December

1140. tīhāte — t-shirt

1141. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1142. tīkiti — ticket

1143. tīma — team

1144. tīmata — to begin, to start

1145. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1146. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1147. tītī — muttonbird

1148. tō — your (singular); to drag

1149. tōhi — toast

1150. tōkena — stockings, socks

1151. tōku — my (singular)

1152. tōmuri — to be late

1153. tōna — his, her

1154. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1155. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1156. tōtiti — sausage

1157. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1158. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1159. tūai — skinny

1160. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1161. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1162. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1163. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1164. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1165. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1166. Tūrei — Tuesday

1167. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1168. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1169. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1170. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1171. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1172. ua — to rain; rain

1173. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1174. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1175. ui — to ask, enquire

1176. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1177. uira — lightning; to flash

1178. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1179. umu — earth oven

1180. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1181. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1182. uri — descendant, offspring

1183. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1184. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1185. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1186. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1187. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1188. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1189. wae — foot; leg; separate

1190. waea — wire; phone

1191. waenga — middle, dividing line

1192. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1193. waewae — foot, leg

1194. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1195. wahie — driftwood

1196. wahine — woman, wife

1197. waho — out, outside, the outside

1198. wai — water; who

1199. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1200. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1201. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1202. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1203. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1204. waipiro — alcohol

1205. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1206. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1207. wairua — spirit

1208. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1209. wakarererangi — plane

1210. wao — forest

1211. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1212. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1213. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1214. wati — watch (timepiece)

1215. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1216. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1217. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1218. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1219. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1220. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1221. whaea — mother, aunt

1222. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1223. whaikōrero — oratory

1224. whakaae — to agree

1225. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1226. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1227. whakaako — teach

1228. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1229. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1230. whakaata — mirror

1231. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1232. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1233. whakaeke — to gather

1234. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1235. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1236. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1237. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1238. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1239. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1240. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1241. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1242. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1243. whakakā — turn on

1244. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1245. whakakī — to fill something

1246. whakamahana — heater

1247. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1248. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1249. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1250. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1251. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1252. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1253. whakamihi — grateful

1254. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1255. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1256. whakamātautau — examination, test

1257. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1258. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1259. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1260. whakaoho — to wake up

1261. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1262. whakaorangia — deliver

1263. whakaoti — complete

1264. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1265. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1266. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1267. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1268. whakapakari — to strengthen

1269. whakapapa — genealogy

1270. whakapono — to believe; faith

1271. whakapuare — to open

1272. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1273. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1274. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1275. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1276. whakaritenga — appointment

1277. whakarongo — to listen

1278. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1279. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1280. whakatau — to decide

1281. whakataukī — proverb

1282. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1283. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1284. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1285. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1286. whakatuwhera — to open

1287. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1288. whakatū — to stand something up

1289. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1290. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1291. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1292. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1293. whakawhiti — to cross

1294. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1295. whana — to kick

1296. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1297. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1298. whara — to be injured

1299. wharau — temporary shed

1300. whare — house, building

1301. wharekai — restaurant

1302. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1303. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1304. wharepaku — toilet

1305. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1306. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1307. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1308. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1309. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1310. wheke — creak; octopus

1311. whenua — land

1312. whero — red

1313. whetū — star

1314. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1315. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1316. whiri — plait; twist

1317. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1318. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1319. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1320. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1321. whitu — seven

1322. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1323. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1324. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1325. whutupōro — football, rugby

1326. whā — four

1327. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1328. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1329. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1330. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1331. whānui — broad, wide

1332. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1333. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1334. wiki — week

1335. wini — window

1336. wiri — drill

1337. wā — time, times

1338. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1339. wāhi — part, portion; place

1340. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1341. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1342. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1343. ā — and; and then

1344. āe — yes

1345. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1346. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1347. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1348. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1349. Ākarana — Auckland

1350. ākonga — student

1351. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1352. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1353. āmaimai — nervous

1354. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1355. ānō — as though; as if

1356. āpiha — officer

1357. āporo — apple

1358. āpōpō — tomorrow

1359. ārahi — to lead, guide

1360. ārahina — (pass) be led

1361. ārani — orange [fruit]

1362. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1363. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1364. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1365. āwangawanga — worried

1366. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1367. āwhina — to help

1368. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1369. ēhea — which

1370. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1371. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1372. ērā — those (over there)

1373. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1374. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1375. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1376. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1377. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1378. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1379. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1380. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1381. ūkui — to wipe

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