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Lessons 1–262 · 1420 unique words · Alphabetical order

1. a — [a name follows] | Not translatable into an English word; nominal particle, used before names and pronouns: a Mere, a kōrua, a ia.
2. aha — what
3. ahai — Ahai = wai, pron. Who? Ko ahai to tane?
4. ahakoa — although
5. ahatia — what happened to (pass of aha)
6. ahau — I, me
7. ahi — fire
8. ahiahi — early evening, afternoon
9. Ahitereiria — Australia
10. aho — light, to shine
11. ahu — to look after
12. Ahuriri — Napier
13. ai — Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai
14. aihikirīmi — icecream
15. aituā — disaster, accident, misfortune; to suffer a disaster
16. ake — up, upwards (Various uses and meanings, eg upwards, as in: piki ake, titiro ake; comparative as in: nui ake; own, as in: tōku whānau ake)
17. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever
18. akiaki — Akiaki, n. Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus, red-billed gull. = tarapunga.
19. ako — to learn, to teach
20. akomanga — classroom
21. akoranga — thing that is taught or learnt; lesson
22. aku — my, mine (plural form of taku, neutral for possession category)
23. Amerika — America
24. amuamu — groan, grumble, complain
25. ana — indeed, when, if
26. anake — only, just, alone
27. anei — here, by me
28. ani — Ani, a. Resounding, echoing. aniani, v.t. Disparage, belittle.
29. ano — Ano, ad. 1. Up to the time spoken of, still,…
30. anā — there, by you
31. anō — again, also (Various meanings, eg again; also, too; self [reflexive] as in: ki a ia anō)
32. ao — world, dawn, cloud
33. aorangi — planet
34. aotea — Aotea, n. 1. A species of thistle, Kia awhitia koe…
35. Aotearoa — New Zealand
36. ara — to rise (v); path (n)
37. Aranga — Easter; risen (n)
38. arawa — Arawa, n. A species of shark.
39. arero — tongue; point of taiaha
40. ariki — chief, leader
41. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion
42. arohaina — (pass) be loved
43. aru — Aru, v.t. Follow, pursue. Pass. arumia. Arumia te tahae.—Kei reira…
44. arā — over there, away from us both; that is, namely
45. ata — morning, shadow
46. atamai — clever, intelligent
47. atamira — platform, stage
48. atawhai — to show kindness towards
49. ati — Ati (i), n. Offspring, descendant, clan. 1. Used frequently in…
50. atu — away from current orientation (often not translatable by a separate English word)
51. atua — god
52. au — I, me
53. aua — those (previously mentioned, plural of taua)
54. auau — to bark, howl
55. auē — alas! (an expression of woe, sadness)
56. awa — river, stream
57. awatea — daylight
58. e — by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation
59. ea — be avenged; be paid for; worth
60. ehara — exclamation: sure enough, without a doubt; not
61. ei — Ei, int. in poetry and occasionally in prose. Haere atu…
62. eke — to embark, get onto; riding
63. engari — but
64. etahi — Etahi, int. How great ! Etahi te oha a to…
65. ha — Ha (i), int. What! varying in signification according to the…
66. haehae — to cut up; to tear
67. haere — go, come
68. haerenga — journey (n); travel (v)
69. hai — as, for (variant of hei)
70. haka — to perform traditional dance; haka, a traditional dance, war dance
71. haki — flag
72. hamarara — umbrella
73. hanawiti — sandwich
74. hanga — to build, erect, make (v); construction, practice (n)
75. hangaia — built (hanga + passive suffix -ia)
76. hangarau — technology; funny (amusing); joke
77. hangareka — clown
78. hao — to catch in a net, a net
79. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner
80. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant
81. hara — to make a mistake; mistake
82. harakeke — flax
83. haramai — to arrive
84. hararei — holiday
85. hare — Hare (i), harehare, n. Cutaneous eruption, itch. Ko te ngau…
86. hari — to feel happy; to take or carry
87. haria — to be carried (hari + passive suffix -a)
88. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric
89. harirū — shake hands
90. harore — mushroom
91. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound
92. hau — wind, air, breath
93. hauhake — harvest
94. hauhaketia — harvested (pass. of hauhake)
95. hauhau — hauhau. 1. a. Cool. Ka hauhau koe i te anu…
96. haunga — smelly, stinky
97. hauora — health, healthy
98. haurangi — drunk
99. haurua — half
100. haututū — mischievous
101. hauwhā — quarter
102. he — a, some; in the category of
103. hea — where?
104. hei — at, in, with, for, to, as a; hay; necklace (Various meanings, eg future preposition)
105. heihei — chicken
106. heke — rafter (n); to descend, get off (v)
107. heketua — toilet (that you sit on when you're in the wharepaku)
108. hema — Hema (i). 1. v.t. Bevel, chamfer. He whakatipihori ki tetahi…
109. hemo — to pass by, be gone; died, die
110. heoi — however; and so
111. heoti — however; and so
112. here — to tie, to bind (v0: dog lead (n)
113. herea — tied up (here + passive suffix -a)
114. herehere — prisoner; captivity
115. heru — comb
116. hi — Hi (i), int. expressing contempt. Ka ngaro noa koa nge…
117. hia — how many?
118. hiahia — to want
119. hiainu — thirst, thirsty
120. hiakai — hungry
121. hiamoe — sleepy
122. hika — a term of address for both sexes (eg 'E hika')
123. hikareti — cigarettes
124. hiki — to carry in the arms, to nurse
125. hiko — electricity
126. hikohiko — hikohiko, v.i. 1. Flash repeatedly, twinkle. Tera te uira hikohiko…
127. hiku — end, rear; tail of a fish or reptile
128. hine — term of address for a girl: E hine!
129. hinengaro — mind, intellect
130. hinga — to fall from an upright position; to fall (and not be able to get up again)
131. hingareti — singlet
132. hinu — oil, fat
133. hipi — sheep
134. hiwi — line of descent; ridge of a hill
135. hoa — friend; partner; spouse
136. hoahoa — attendant
137. hoake — Hoake. 1. v.t. Give or bring to some place connected…
138. hoariri — enemy, opponent
139. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)
140. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)
141. hoea — (pass) to be rowed
142. hohoro — quick
143. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin
144. hoihoi — too noisy
145. hoki — to go back, return; also, indeed
146. hokihoki — return separately
147. hokinga — return (hoki + nominal suffix -nga)
148. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase
149. hokohoko — to shop, trade
150. hokomaha — supermarket
151. hokona — sold (hoko + passive suffix -na)
152. hokowhitu — band of warriors
153. homai — give (to the speaker)
154. hone — to plunder, acquire wrongfully (v); ocean swell (n)
155. hongi — pressing noses
156. hono — to join together
157. hopi — soap
158. hopu — to catch
159. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught
160. hora — display; scatter; spread out
161. horo — Horo (i). 1. v.i. Fall in fragments, crumble down, slip,…
162. horoi — to wash, to clean
163. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)
164. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner
165. hotu — long for; sigh; sob
166. hou — new, modern; feather
167. hua — product, fruit
168. huaina — named (pass of hua)
169. huaki — open
170. huakina — to open (huaki + passive suffix -na)
171. huarahi — street, path, road
172. huarere — weather
173. huawhenua — vegetables
174. hui — meeting; gathered
175. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct
176. huihui — assembly, group, constellation
177. huihuinga — meeting
178. huka — sugar
179. hukapapa — frost
180. hukarere — snow
181. huna — to hide
182. hunaonga — daughter-in-law; son-in-law
183. hunga — group, people, company of people
184. hungarei — father-in-law; mother-in-law
185. hungawai — father-in-law; mother-in-law
186. hupa — soup
187. huri — to turn
188. hurihia — be turned; be changed (pass of huri)
189. huritau — birthday
190. huruhuru — fur
191. hā — breath; flavour
192. hāereere — to wander, roam
193. hākari — feast
194. hākinakina — sport; to play sport
195. hāmama — open, gaping
196. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan
197. hāneanea — sofa
198. hāngai — opposite, facing
199. hāngi — traditional earth oven
200. hāora — hour; oxygen
201. hāpai — carry; lift up
202. Hātarei — Saturday
203. hāte — shirt
204. hāunga — besides
205. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)
206. hē — wrong; error, mistake
207. hēki — egg
208. hēra — sail
209. hī — to catch fish with a line
210. hīanga — to play, get into mischief, deceive, naughty
211. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)
212. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread
213. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower
214. hōhipera — hospital
215. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)
216. hōhā — annoyed, bored (adj), a nuisance (n)
217. hōia — soldier, warrior
218. hōiho — horse
219. Hōngongoi — July
220. hōro — hall
221. hōtoke — winter, cold
222. hōtēra — hotel
223. hōu — new, modern; fresh
224. hū — shoe
225. i — object of the sentence, from; concerning; in; in the past; on; → | Several uses; not always translatable with a specific English word. Past tense verb particle: I haere ia ... She went Past time marker: I tērā wiki ... Last week Direct object marker: Ka kai ia i te āporo. Source marker (from): Kua hoki mai au i te kura.
226. ia — he, she, him, her
227. iho — downwards
228. ihu — nose
229. ika — fish
230. ina — if, when
231. inahea — Inahea = inawhea, ad. interrogative, of past time. When ?…
232. inaianei — Inaianei is generally written as one word, but admits of…
233. inanahi — yesterday
234. inanga — Inanga, n. 1. Whitebait, the adult of the minnow, Galaxias…
235. inapō — last night
236. Ingarangi — England
237. ingoa — name
238. inoi — pray
239. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)
240. inumia — [the liquid was] drunk (inu + mia; pass)
241. inā — if, when
242. ināianei — now
243. ipo — darling
244. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses
245. ipurangi — internet
246. ira — freckle; gene
247. irāmutu — niece, nephew
248. iti — small, little
249. iwa — nine
250. iwi — tribe
251. ka — will happen | Verbal particle with a range of meanings; not directly translated with an English word
252. kaainga — Kaainga = kāinga. ‖ kā (i).
253. kaha — strong, able
254. kahawai — Kahawai, n. Arripis trutta, a fish. Ka homai nga kahawai…
255. kahu — cloak, cape, covering
256. kahurangi — dark blue; woman of high status or rank
257. kai — eat (v); food (n)
258. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)
259. kaihana — cousin
260. kaihoko — seller
261. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae
262. kaikōrero — speaker, orator (kai- + kōrero)
263. kaimahi — worker, employee (kai- + mahi)
264. kaimoana — seafood
265. kainga — (pass) be eaten
266. kaipuke — ship
267. kaitoa — Kaitoa (i), n. Brave man, warrior. Ka rongo rapea te…
268. kaitākaro — player, sportsperson (kai- + tākaro)
269. kaiwaiata — singer
270. kaiwhakaako — teacher
271. kaiwhakahaere — manager, organiser (kai- + whakahaere)
272. kaiā — Kaiā. 1. v.t. Steal. Nana i kaia, kaore i whaki…
273. kaiārahi — leader, guide
274. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant
275. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress
276. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever
277. kakara — fragrance, scent, smell; to be delicious
278. kakau — handle
279. kake — to climb
280. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous
281. kamokamo — twinkle; marrow, squash (the vegetable)
282. kamupene — company, business
283. kamupūtu — gumboot
284. kani — to saw; a saw
285. kanikani — dance, to dance
286. kanohi — face
287. kao — cooked and dried kūmara
288. kapa — group, row of people, as in: kapa haka
289. kapahaka — concert party
290. kapu — cup
291. kapua — cloud
292. kaputī — cup of tea
293. kara — colour
294. karaehe — class (school); glass
295. karahipi — scholarship
296. karaihe — grass
297. karaka — orange (colour)
298. karakia — prayer, to pray
299. karanga — to call
300. karangahia — called (karanga + -hia; pass)
301. karangatia — (pass) be called; be welcomed
302. kararehe — animal
303. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around
304. kare — stove, heater
305. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!
306. karere — message
307. karo — dodge, avoid
308. karoro — seagull
309. karu — eye
310. kata — to laugh
311. katahi — Katahi ano te toa ko koe ! (What a brave…
312. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter
313. katau — Katau (i). 1. a. Right hand. E rere ki te…
314. kati — close, shut
315. katia — shut (pass of kati); shut!
316. katipō — venomous spider
317. kato — pluck
318. katoa — all
319. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]
320. katokato — katokato, v.t. Pluck leaf by leaf. Ka katokato i te…
321. kau — swim; cow
322. kaua — negative word, do not, eg: Kaua e tangi
323. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture
324. kauhoe — to swim
325. kaukau — to bathe
326. kaumātua — elder; elderly
327. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject
328. kaute — to count
329. kawa — sour, yuck
330. kawakawa — pepper tree
331. kawe — to carry, convey
332. kawea — brought (kawe + passive suffix -a)
333. kawhe — coffee
334. kei — Various uses, meanings, eg: preposition, present time and place location; at the moment; it might be that...
335. kei te — at the moment; now
336. keke — cake
337. kerei — grey
338. kererū — native pigeon
339. keri — dig
340. kete — basket, kit
341. ki — to, at, →; | Has various uses and meanings
342. kia — may you be; may we be; let it be that; | Various uses, meanings. Often not translatable by an English word.
343. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)
344. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue
345. kimi — to look for, seek
346. kimihia — sought; look for! (kimi + passive suffix -hia)
347. kina — sea urchin
348. kino — bad
349. kiore — rat
350. kiri — skin
351. kiriata — movie, film
352. Kirihimete — Christmas
353. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton
354. kiromita — kilometre
355. kita — fast; tightly
356. kite — to see
357. kitea — seen (kite + passive suffix -a)
358. kitenga — observation, seeing (kite + nominal suffix -nga)
359. kitā — Kitā. 1. n. Chirp, stridulation of the cicada. 2. v.i.…
360. kiwa — wink
361. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa
362. ko — is, are (Various uses; not usually translatable with an English word), [equals], [topic marker]
363. koa — happy
364. koata — quarter
365. koe — you, one person
366. koha — gift
367. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke
368. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)
369. kohi — to collect, gather together
370. kohia — (pass) be collected; be gathered
371. kohikohi — to collect, gather together
372. kohu — mist; concave; hollow
373. koi — sharp
374. koia — it is, so
375. koinei — this is
376. koinā — that is, those are; like that
377. koirā — that is, those are; like that
378. kokonga — corner
379. komiti — committee
380. konei — here, by speaker
381. konohete — concert
382. konā — there, by listener
383. kopa — disappear; crippled; sandal; wallet; schoolbag
384. kope — nappy
385. kore — zero, nothing
386. koretake — useless
387. koro — term of address for an elderly man, grandfather (E koro)
388. koroheke — old man
389. korokoro — loose; throat; palate
390. koroua — elderly man, grandfather
391. korowai — cloak
392. korā — over there
393. kotahi — one
394. koti — coat, jacket
395. Kotirangi — Scotland
396. koutou — you, three or more people
397. ku — Ku (i). pronominal suffix of the 1st pers. sing., which…
398. kua — then; have; has; had | Verbal particle; indicating completed action or movement into a state
399. kuhu — to enter, to go or come in
400. kui — Term of address for an elderly woman (eg 'E kui'.)
401. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother
402. kuikui — kuikui, n. Old woman. Ka hia nga kuikui i hoki…
403. kuini — queen
404. kuki — cook
405. kuku — draw together; nip; nightmare; mussel
406. kumea — (pass) be dragged; be pulled
407. kupenga — net
408. kupu — word
409. kura — school; treasured item
410. kuri — Kuri, n. 1. Dog. Ka rongo te kuri ra i…
411. kuru — strike with the fist; weary
412. kurī — dog
413. kā — to burn, be alight
414. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences
415. kāhui — group; cluster; flock
416. kāinga — home
417. kākahu — clothing, garment
418. kākā — parrot
419. kākāriki — green
420. kāmura — carpenter
421. kānga — corn
422. kāo — no!
423. kāore — negative used for verb sentences
424. kāpata — cupboard
425. kāpeti — cabbage
426. kāre — Negative word
427. kāretu — Kāretu, n. Hierochloe antarctica, a sweetscented grass. Homai ki au…
428. kāri — playing card
429. kātahi — then
430. kāti — stop! (as in: kāti te tangi)
431. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse
432. kāwanatanga — government (kāwana + nominal suffix -tanga)
433. kāwhe — calf
434. kē — already; different; other; differently; rather; strange; actually
435. kēkē — armpit
436. kēmu — game
437. kī — to be full
438. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled
439. kīanga — phrase
440. kīhai — Negative word
441. kīhini — kitchen
442. 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. mitimiti — to lick
560. mo — Mo, prep. 1. For, on account of. Ka kawe nei…
561. moa — large extinct bird
562. moana — sea
563. moata — early; early morning
564. moe — sleep; to marry
565. moea — married (pass. of moe)
566. moemoeā — to dream (v), dream (n)
567. moenga — bed
568. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in
569. mohi — Mohi (i), n. A sea fish. mohimohi, n. 1. Galaxias…
570. mohio — Mohio. 1. v.t. Know, understand. Kaore e mohio ka mate…
571. moi — Moi. int. A call for a dog. Katahi ano ia…
572. mokemoke — lonely
573. moko — lizard
574. mokopuna — grandchild
575. momo — type, kind
576. moni — money
577. motokā — car, motorcar
578. motu — island (n); cut (v), cut off (adj)
579. motukā — car
580. moumou — waste (n): to be wasteful (v)
581. moutere — island
582. mua — front, before
583. muku — wipe, rub; rubber (stationery)
584. mura — blaze, flame
585. muri — behind, after
586. murua — (pass) be forgiven
587. mutu — be ended, finished (but not necessarily completed)
588. mutunga — end (mutu + noun ending -nga)
589. mā — clean, white, and others
590. māhaki — calm; quiet
591. māharahara — worry (n); anxious (adj)
592. māhita — teacher
593. māhunga — head
594. māia — capable, brave, bold
595. mākona — satisfied, full
596. māku — for me, by me
597. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell
598. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp
599. māmā — mother (n); easy, simple (adj)
600. māna — for him, her, by him, her
601. māngai — mouth; representative
602. māngere — lazy
603. mānia — plains
604. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious
605. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand
606. māra — garden
607. mārama — clear, understand
608. mārena — to marry; wedding
609. mārie — fortunate; peaceful
610. māripi — knife
611. mātaki — to watch
612. mātakitaki — to watch, to observe, examine, inspect
613. mātanga — Mātanga, n. Knowing, experienced person. Na nga matanga i haramai,…
614. mātao — cold
615. mātau — to know, understand
616. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding
617. mātou — we, us (three or more people, excluding the person/ people addressed)
618. mātua — parents, fathers (plural form of matua)
619. mātāmua — eldest; first; main
620. māu — for you, by you; ā category possession
621. māua — we, us (two people, excluding addressee)
622. māui — on the left hand, left side
623. māuiui — sick
624. māwhero — pink
625. mēnā — if
626. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing
627. mīhini — machine
628. mīti — meat
629. mō — for, unrealised, ō category possession, about
630. mōhio — to know
631. mōhiotia — known (mōhio + passive suffix -tia)
632. mōhiti — glasses
633. mōkai — pet
634. mōku — for me, unrealised, o category possession
635. mōmona — fat
636. mōna — for him, her, unrealised, o category possession
637. mōrena — good morning
638. mōu — for you
639. mōwhiti — glasses
640. na — Na (i), pronominal suffix of the 3rd pers. sing., which…
641. nahea — Nahea (i), a. Long, in time. Kaore i puta atu,…
642. naihi — knife
643. naki — Naki, v.i. Glide, move with an even motion. Na wai…
644. nama — number
645. nanahi — yesterday
646. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning
647. napō — last night
648. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)
649. nei — here, by speaker
650. neke — to move
651. ngahau — party, concert
652. ngahere — forest, bush
653. Ngahuru — Autumn
654. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed
655. ngaro — to be lost, missing, gone, hidden (trans)
656. ngaru — wave
657. ngata — snail (n); to be satisfied (v)
658. ngau — to bite
659. ngaua — Ngaua, proun., pl. of taua = aua. Those. Na ngaua…
660. ngenge — tired
661. ngeru — cat
662. ngia — Ngia, v.i. Seem, appear to be. E ngia ai a…
663. ngoikore — weak; listless
664. ngutu — lip, lips
665. ngā — the, plural
666. ngāi — prefix meaning tribe or clan (e.g., Ngāi Tahu)
667. ngākau — heart, as in seat of the affections and feelings
668. ngārara — reptile, monster
669. Ngāti — tribal name prefix (as in: Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu)
670. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy
671. ngāwhā — boiling spring
672. niho — tooth
673. niupepa — newspaper
674. no — No. 1. prep. From, of, belonging to. (a) As part…
675. noa — free from tapu; only, just, merely
676. noho — to live; sit
677. nohoanga — home, sofa
678. nui — big, great, many
679. nuinga — majority (nui + nominal suffix -nga)
680. nuku — to move
681. nunui — big (plural form)
682. nā — Various meanings, eg by, belonging to (ā category), by way of
683. nāianei — now
684. nāku — mine, realised possession, it was done by me (ā category)
685. nāna — by him, her, belonging to him, her
686. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.
687. nāu — you (past tense); yours (singular)
688. nāwai — presently, in due course, after a while
689. nē — tag question, translated variously depending on the English structure; eh?
690. nō — from
691. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category
692. nōna — belongs to him or her (ō catergory), his, hers
693. nōnanahi — yesterday
694. nōu — yours
695. nūpepa — newspaper
696. o — of, belonging to | Has several uses
697. oa — Oa, owa, n. 1. Side boards of a canoe. =…
698. oho — to wake up
699. oka — chef's knife, dagger; prick; stab; yam
700. Oketopa — October
701. oko — bowl
702. oma — to run, escape
703. omaoma — running
704. one — beach, sand
705. oneone — earth, soil
706. ono — six
707. ope — group travelling together
708. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe
709. oranga — health, life (ora + nominal suffix -nga)
710. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds
711. oti — to be completed
712. otirā — but, on the other hand
713. pae — ridge
714. pahi — bus
715. pahikara — bicycle
716. pahure — escape; pass by; be carried out successfully
717. pai — good (adj); to like (v); good
718. paihikara — bike
719. paikea — Paikea (i), a. —— He whare paikea, a long house…
720. painga — benefit, skill, good qualities (pai + nominal suffix -nga)
721. paipa — pipe
722. pakanga — to fight, battle, war, hostility
723. pakari — mature, ripe
724. pakaru — broken (applied to a thing not a body part) (trans)
725. pakeke — hard, stiff (adj); to grow up (v); age, adult, elder (n)
726. paki — to slap, to pat; to be fine; a fine day
727. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause
728. pakitara — wall
729. paku — small
730. pana — to push away, to expel
731. panana — banana
732. pane — head
733. panekoti — skirt, dress
734. pango — black
735. pani — orphan (n); to be orphaned (v): to smear, spread out (v)
736. pania — to be spread; spread! (pass. of pani)
737. paoka — fork; pierce; stab
738. paoro — ball
739. papa — floor, ground, flat surface
740. papai — good (plural), very good
741. Papaioea — Palmerston North
742. papakupu — dictionary
743. para — blood relation; pollen; sediment; waste material
744. paraihe — award, prize; brush
745. paraikete — blanket
746. Paraire — Friday
747. parakuihi — breakfast
748. parapara — filth; talents
749. pararē — Pararē (ii), n. Food. Ka haere tatou ki te parare.…
750. parauri — brown
751. pare — to ward off, to divert
752. parepare — parepare, n. 1. Breastwork in a fortification. 2. Defensive charm.…
753. pari — cliff
754. paru — dirt, mud, dirty
755. paruauru — Paruauru, n. One who cultivates the soil.
756. paruparu — dirt, mud
757. parāoa — bread, flour
758. pata — butter
759. patu — to strike, hit; to kill
760. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)
761. patunga — patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te…
762. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie
763. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)
764. paukena — pumpkin
765. pea — pair; pear
766. peita — paint
767. peka — branch
768. peke — to jump, to leap over
769. pekepeke — pekepeke. 1. a. Quick. Kia pekepeke te haere. 2. n.…
770. pene — pen
771. pepa — paper; pepper
772. pepeha — proclamation of origin
773. pere — bell
774. pereti — plate
775. peti — heap up
776. pia — beer
777. piana — piano
778. pihikete — biscuit
779. piki — to increase
780. pikitia — picture, film
781. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved
782. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…
783. Pipiri — June
784. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…
785. pirau — rotten
786. piri — to stick to, to cling
787. pirihimana — police officer
788. pirimia — prime minister
789. piringa — shelter, hiding place
790. pito — belly button, end, extremity
791. poaka — pig
792. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string
793. Poihākena — Sydney
794. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)
795. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…
796. pono — true, faithful
797. poraka — jersey
798. poro — to cut off, to cut short
799. porou — eager, energetic
800. poti — boat
801. poto — short
802. pou — pole, post
803. pouaka — box
804. pounamu — greenstone
805. pua — flower; seed
806. puehu — dust
807. puka — form, booklet
808. Pukamata — Facebook
809. pukapuka — book, lungs
810. puke — hill
811. pukepuke — hilly; small hill
812. puku — stomach, belly
813. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious
814. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy
815. puna — pool, spring
816. pune — spoon
817. punga — anchor; joint
818. pupuhi — to shoot
819. pupuri — to hold onto
820. purei — to play, play
821. puritia — held (pass. of puri)
822. purotu — handsome
823. puta — to appear, to come out
824. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)
825. putiputi — flower
826. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile
827. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)
828. pāhi — purse, to pass
829. pāka — a park; a box
830. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent
831. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)
832. pāmu — farm
833. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).
834. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement
835. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)
836. pāpā — father, uncle
837. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful
838. pāremata — parliament
839. pātai — question; to ask a question
840. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry
841. pātara — bottle
842. pātiki — flounder (fish)
843. pātuhi — text message, to text
844. pātītī — grass
845. pātōtō — knock
846. pātū — wall
847. pāua — abalone
848. pēhea — how?
849. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed
850. pēkana — bacon
851. pēke — bag
852. pēnei — like this, near speaker
853. pēnā — like that, near listener
854. pēpi — baby
855. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…
856. pērā — like that, yonder
857. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)
858. pīrangi — to want, desire
859. pītiti — peach
860. pō — night
861. pōhara — poor
862. pōhiri — welcome; to wave
863. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…
864. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken
865. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around
866. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]
867. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')
868. pōtae — hat
869. pōtarotaro — lawnmower
870. pōtiki — child; youngest child
871. pōturi — deaf; slow
872. pōuri — sad, dark
873. pōwhiri — welcome
874. pū — to blow gently
875. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot
876. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable
877. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…
878. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…
879. pūrongo — a report
880. pūru — bull
881. pūtea — budget, resources, money
882. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…
883. rahi — large, numerous, great, big
884. raihi — rice
885. raiona — lion
886. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock
887. rakuraku — guitar; rake
888. rama — light, torch
889. rangatira — chief, leader, boss
890. rangi — sky, day
891. ranginamu — handsome
892. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)
893. rapu — to look for
894. raranga — plait; weave
895. rare — lolly
896. raro — under, below; time
897. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble
898. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble
899. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)
900. rau — to put into; leaf
901. raumati — summer
902. raureka — deceitful
903. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really
904. rawe — lovely, excellent
905. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…
906. reira — there (previously mentioned)
907. reka — sweet
908. reo — language, voice
909. rere — to escape; to fly
910. rerekē — different, changed
911. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage
912. reri — ready
913. reta — letter
914. retireti — skates, skating
915. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…
916. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…
917. rima — five
918. rimurimu — seaweed; moss
919. ringa — hand, arm
920. ringaringa — hand, arm
921. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)
922. riri — anger, angry
923. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)
924. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained
925. rite — to be ready, like, similar
926. roa — long
927. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory
928. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…
929. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel
930. rongonui — famous
931. rongoā — medicine
932. rori — road
933. rorohiko — computer
934. roto — in, inside, within; lake
935. rourou — small basket, food basket
936. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit
937. ruaki — vomit
938. ruku — to dive
939. runga — on
940. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter
941. rā — day; the sun; over there
942. Rāhina — Monday
943. Rāhoroi — Saturday
944. rākau — tree; timber
945. Rāmere — Friday
946. rānei — or
947. rāoa — choked
948. rāpeti — rabbit
949. rārangi — line, row
950. Rātapu — Sunday
951. rātau — them; they (three or more people)
952. rātou — they, them, three or more people
953. Rātū — Tuesday
954. rāua — them; they (two people)
955. rāwhiti — east
956. rēmana — lemon
957. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease
958. rīwai — potato
959. rōia — lawyer
960. rōpā — slave, servant
961. rōpū — group
962. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate
963. rūma — room
964. rūnanga — assembly; council
965. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)
966. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)
967. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)
968. taha — to pass by; side
969. tahi — one, single
970. tahia — (pass) be swept
971. tahitahi — to sweep
972. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover
973. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)
974. tahuri — to capsize
975. tahā — calabash, gourd
976. tai — tide; coast
977. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)
978. taiapa — fence
979. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )
980. taihoa — wait
981. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…
982. taiohi — youth
983. taitama — young man
984. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height
985. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate
986. take — beginning, cause, origin
987. taki — to lead, to bring along
988. takirua — in pairs, two at a time
989. takoto — to lie down
990. taku — my (singular); edge
991. takurua — winter
992. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)
993. tamaiti — child
994. tamariki — children
995. tamatāne — boy
996. tame — male animal
997. tamāhine — daughter
998. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton
999. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…
1000. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…
1001. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…
1002. tangata — person
1003. tangi — to cry; to make a sound
1004. tangihanga — funeral
1005. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)
1006. tango — to take hold of
1007. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)
1008. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water
1009. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)
1010. taonga — property, possession
1011. tapa — to name
1012. tapahi — to cut up, chop
1013. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)
1014. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction
1015. taputapu — gear, equipment
1016. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird
1017. taraiwa — to drive; driver
1018. taraka — truck
1019. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…
1020. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).
1021. tarau — trousers
1022. tari — government department; office
1023. taringa — ear
1024. taru — grass; vegetation; thing
1025. tata — near, close
1026. tatari — to wait
1027. tatau — to count
1028. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number
1029. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)
1030. tauera — towel
1031. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger
1032. tauira — student; example
1033. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)
1034. taumahi — assignment
1035. taumata — grade, level of achievement
1036. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover
1037. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…
1038. taura — rope, cable
1039. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place
1040. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave
1041. tautohetohe — argue
1042. tautoko — to support
1043. tawhiti — distant, a distant place
1044. tawhito — old, former
1045. te — the, singular definite article
1046. teihana — TV channel; railway station
1047. teina — younger sibling, same sex
1048. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)
1049. teka — lying (v); lie (n)
1050. tekau — ten
1051. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast
1052. tereina — to train
1053. tia — to steer, adorned
1054. tiakarete — chocolate
1055. tiaki — to look after, to care for
1056. tiakina — (pass) be looked after
1057. tihewa — sneeze
1058. tihi — topknot
1059. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order
1060. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)
1061. tiki — to fetch
1062. tina — dinner, lunch
1063. tinana — body, trunk, torso
1064. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many
1065. tino — very
1066. tio — oyster
1067. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot
1068. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor
1069. tira — group or row of people
1070. tiro — to look
1071. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)
1072. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate
1073. titiro — to look at
1074. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent
1075. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong
1076. toe — to remain, be left over
1077. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)
1078. tohu — a qualification, eg degree
1079. tohunga — expert, priest
1080. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions
1081. toi — art, knowledge
1082. toka — rock
1083. tokerau — autumn; northern
1084. toki — adze, axe; champion
1085. toko — divorce; pole
1086. tokohia — how many people?
1087. tokoiwa — nine [people]
1088. tokomaha — many (of people)
1089. Tokoono — six people
1090. tokorima — five (people)
1091. tokorua — two (of people)
1092. tokotoru — three (people)
1093. tokowaru — eight [people]
1094. tomo — to enter, go into
1095. tonga — south
1096. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)
1097. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)
1098. tonu — still
1099. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)
1100. tope — cut down; cut off
1101. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off
1102. toro — to visit
1103. toru — three
1104. tote — salt
1105. toto — blood
1106. tua — beyond
1107. tuahine — sister, of a male
1108. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex
1109. tuanui — roof
1110. tuarua — second
1111. tuarā — back [body]
1112. tuatahi — first
1113. tuatoru — third
1114. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out
1115. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)
1116. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)
1117. tuhituhi — to write, draw
1118. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written
1119. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch
1120. tuku — to put off, to leave aside
1121. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)
1122. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)
1123. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher
1124. tuna — eel
1125. tungāne — brother, of a female
1126. tunu — to cook, roast
1127. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked
1128. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)
1129. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent
1130. ture — law, rule
1131. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient
1132. turituri — be quiet! noisy
1133. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved
1134. tuwhera — open (adjective)
1135. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male
1136. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female
1137. tā — print, draw
1138. tāhae — to steal
1139. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)
1140. tāiki — rib; wicker basket
1141. tāima — time
1142. Tāite — Thursday
1143. tākaro — to play
1144. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular
1145. tākuta — doctor
1146. tāmaki — omen, portent
1147. tāmure — snapper
1148. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular
1149. tāne — man, male
1150. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)
1151. tāone — town
1152. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)
1153. tāra — dollar
1154. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze
1155. tārere — to swing
1156. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time
1157. tāroaroa — tall
1158. tātahi — seaside, beach
1159. tātau — we; us; everyone
1160. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people
1161. tātua — a belt
1162. tāu — your (singular + one item)
1163. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual
1164. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin
1165. tāwhiri — beckon
1166. tāwāhi — overseas
1167. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…
1168. tēhea — which, singular
1169. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female
1170. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this
1171. tēnā — that, by the listener
1172. tēpu — table
1173. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…
1174. tērā — that over there, that
1175. tētahi — a, one specific thing
1176. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)
1177. tī — cabbage tree; tea
1178. Tīhema — December
1179. tīhāte — t-shirt
1180. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)
1181. tīkiti — ticket
1182. tīma — team
1183. tīmata — to begin, to start
1184. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)
1185. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)
1186. tītī — muttonbird
1187. tō — your (singular); to drag
1188. tōhi — toast
1189. tōkena — stockings, socks
1190. tōku — my (singular)
1191. tōmuri — to be late
1192. tōna — his, her
1193. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…
1194. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…
1195. tōtiti — sausage
1196. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular
1197. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound
1198. tūai — skinny
1199. tūmahi — actions, verbs
1200. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for
1201. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious
1202. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)
1203. tūpāpaku — corpse, body
1204. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)
1205. Tūrei — Tuesday
1206. tūru — chair, seat, stool
1207. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)
1208. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original
1209. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…
1210. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…
1211. ua — to rain; rain
1212. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)
1213. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…
1214. ui — to ask, enquire
1215. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned
1216. uira — lightning; to flash
1217. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)
1218. umu — earth oven
1219. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk
1220. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter
1221. uri — descendant, offspring
1222. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west
1223. urupā — burial ground, cemetery
1224. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…
1225. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load
1226. utaina — (pass) be loaded
1227. utu — cost, price; to pay for
1228. wae — foot; leg; separate
1229. waea — wire; phone
1230. waenga — middle, dividing line
1231. waenganui — middle, centre, between
1232. waewae — foot, leg
1233. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth
1234. wahie — driftwood
1235. wahine — woman, wife
1236. waho — out, outside, the outside
1237. wai — water; who
1238. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)
1239. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)
1240. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind
1241. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)
1242. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…
1243. waipiro — alcohol
1244. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…
1245. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink
1246. wairua — spirit
1247. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)
1248. wakarererangi — plane
1249. wao — forest
1250. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)
1251. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel
1252. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…
1253. wati — watch (timepiece)
1254. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream
1255. wawe — early, soon, quickly
1256. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide
1257. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)
1258. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat
1259. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony
1260. whaea — mother, aunt
1261. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire
1262. whaikōrero — oratory
1263. whakaae — to agree
1264. whakaaetia — to be agreed
1265. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph
1266. whakaako — teach
1267. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)
1268. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea
1269. whakaata — mirror
1270. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate
1271. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)
1272. whakaeke — to gather
1273. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go
1274. whakahau — to encourage; to command
1275. whakahoki — to return something, to reply
1276. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned
1277. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud
1278. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…
1279. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate
1280. whakairo — to carve, a carving
1281. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…
1282. whakakā — turn on
1283. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)
1284. whakakī — to fill something
1285. whakamahana — heater
1286. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work
1287. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)
1288. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…
1289. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)
1290. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on
1291. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)
1292. whakamihi — grateful
1293. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed
1294. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify
1295. whakamātautau — examination, test
1296. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse
1297. whakangau — hunt with dogs
1298. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate
1299. whakaoho — to wake up
1300. whakaora — to rescue, to cure
1301. whakaorangia — deliver
1302. whakaoti — complete
1303. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning
1304. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)
1305. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify
1306. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!
1307. whakapakari — to strengthen
1308. whakapapa — genealogy
1309. whakapono — to believe; faith
1310. whakapuare — to open
1311. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear
1312. whakarere — abandon, leave behind
1313. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise
1314. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)
1315. whakaritenga — appointment
1316. whakarongo — to listen
1317. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)
1318. whakatangi — to play an instrument
1319. whakatau — to decide
1320. whakataukī — proverb
1321. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix
1322. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed
1323. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop
1324. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky
1325. whakatuwhera — to open
1326. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)
1327. whakatū — to stand something up
1328. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)
1329. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer
1330. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to
1331. whakaweto — turn off [a light]
1332. whakawhiti — to cross
1333. whakawātea — make way for, clear space
1334. whana — to kick
1335. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)
1336. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)
1337. whara — to be injured
1338. wharau — temporary shed
1339. whare — house, building
1340. wharekai — restaurant
1341. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school
1342. wharenui — meeting house; hall
1343. wharepaku — toilet
1344. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard
1345. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn
1346. whatu — to weave, knit; eye
1347. whawhai — to fight; a battle
1348. whea — where? (variant of hea)
1349. wheke — creak; octopus
1350. whenua — land
1351. whero — red
1352. whetū — star
1353. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)
1354. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red
1355. whiri — plait; twist
1356. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…
1357. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on
1358. whiti — to cross; shine, rise
1359. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on
1360. whitu — seven
1361. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled
1362. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)
1363. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get
1364. whutupōro — football, rugby
1365. whā — four
1366. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)
1367. whānau — family; to be born, be born
1368. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)
1369. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished
1370. whānui — broad, wide
1371. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)
1372. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug
1373. wiki — week
1374. wini — window
1375. wiri — drill
1376. wā — time, times
1377. wāhanga — chapter, episode
1378. wāhi — part, portion; place
1379. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)
1380. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning
1381. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction
1382. ā — and; and then
1383. āe — yes
1384. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…
1385. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…
1386. āhua — shape, form, appearance
1387. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)
1388. Ākarana — Auckland
1389. ākonga — student
1390. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)
1391. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…
1392. āmaimai — nervous
1393. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items
1394. ānō — as though; as if
1395. āpiha — officer
1396. āporo — apple
1397. āpōpō — tomorrow
1398. ārahi — to lead, guide
1399. ārahina — (pass) be led
1400. ārani — orange [fruit]
1401. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately
1402. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed
1403. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)
1404. āwangawanga — worried
1405. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.
1406. āwhina — to help
1407. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)
1408. ēhea — which
1409. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)
1410. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)
1411. ērā — those (over there)
1412. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)
1413. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)
1414. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural
1415. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession
1416. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession
1417. Ōtautahi — Christchurch
1418. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural
1419. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)
1420. ūkui — to wipe