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. 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 (Å 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. pūngāwerewere — spider

880. pūrongo — a report

881. pūru — bull

882. pūrākau — traditional story

883. pūtaiao — science

884. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

886. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

887. raihana — licence

888. raihi — rice

889. raiona — lion

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

891. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

892. rakuraku — guitar; rake

893. rama — light, torch

894. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

895. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

896. rangi — sky, day

897. ranginamu — handsome

898. rangitoto — lava; scoria

899. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

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

901. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

902. rapu — to look for

903. raranga — plait; weave

904. rarauhe — fern

905. rare — lolly

906. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

910. rau — to put into; leaf

911. raumati — summer

912. raureka — deceitful

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

914. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

915. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

917. reira — there (previously mentioned)

918. reka — sweet

919. reo — language, voice

920. rere — to escape; to fly

921. rerekē — different, changed

922. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

923. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

924. reri — ready

925. reta — letter

926. retireti — skates, skating

927. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

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

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

930. rima — five

931. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

932. ringa — hand, arm

933. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

935. riri — anger, angry

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

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

938. rita — litre

939. rite — to be ready, like, similar

940. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

941. roa — long

942. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

943. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

944. roimata — tears

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

946. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

947. rongonui — famous

948. rongoā — medicine

949. rori — road

950. roro — brain

951. roroa — long (plural)

952. rorohiko — computer

953. roto — in, inside, within; lake

954. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

956. ruaki — vomit

957. ruku — to dive

958. runga — on

959. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

960. rā — day; the sun; over there

961. Rāapa — Wednesday

962. Rāhina — Monday

963. Rāhoroi — Saturday

964. rākau — tree; timber

965. Rāmere — Friday

966. rānei — or

967. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

968. rāoa — choked

969. Rāpare — Thursday

970. rāpeti — rabbit

971. rārangi — line, row

972. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

975. Rātū — Tuesday

976. rāua — them; they (two people)

977. rāwhiti — east

978. rēmana — lemon

979. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

980. rīngi — to ring/phone

981. rīwai — potato

982. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

983. rōia — lawyer

984. rōpā — slave, servant

985. rōpū — group

986. rū — earthquake; shake

987. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

988. rūma — room

989. rūnanga — assembly; council

990. taana — Taana = tāna.

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

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

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

994. taha — to pass by; side

995. tahataha — steep bank

996. tahi — one, single

997. tahia — (pass) be swept

998. tahitahi — to sweep

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

1000. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1001. tahuri — to capsize

1002. tahā — calabash, gourd

1003. tai — tide; coast

1004. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1005. taiapa — fence

1006. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1007. taihoa — wait

1008. taika — tiger

1009. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1010. taiohi — youth

1011. taitama — young man

1012. taitamariki — young person, young people

1013. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1014. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1015. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1016. take — beginning, cause, origin

1017. taki — to lead, to bring along

1018. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1019. takoto — to lie down

1020. taku — my (singular); edge

1021. takurua — winter

1022. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1023. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1024. tamaiti — child

1025. tamariki — children

1026. tamatāne — boy

1027. tame — male animal

1028. tamāhine — daughter

1029. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1030. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1031. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1032. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1033. tangata — person

1034. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1035. tangihanga — funeral

1036. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1037. tango — to take hold of

1038. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1039. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1040. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1041. taonga — property, possession

1042. tapa — to name

1043. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1044. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1045. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1046. taputapu — gear, equipment

1047. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1048. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1049. taraka — truck

1050. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1051. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1052. tarau — trousers

1053. tari — government department; office

1054. taringa — ear

1055. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1056. tata — near, close

1057. tatari — to wait

1058. tatau — to count

1059. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1060. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1061. tauera — towel

1062. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1063. tauira — student; example

1064. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1065. taumahi — assignment

1066. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1067. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1068. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1069. taura — rope, cable

1070. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1071. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1072. tautohetohe — argue

1073. tautoko — to support

1074. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1075. tawhito — old, former

1076. te — the, singular definite article

1077. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1078. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1079. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1080. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1081. tekau — ten

1082. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1083. tereina — to train

1084. tia — to steer, adorned

1085. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1086. tiakarete — chocolate

1087. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1088. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1089. tihewa — sneeze

1090. tihi — topknot

1091. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1092. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1093. tiki — to fetch

1094. tina — dinner, lunch

1095. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1096. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1097. tino — very

1098. tio — oyster

1099. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1100. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1101. tira — group or row of people

1102. tiriti — street

1103. tiro — to look

1104. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1105. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1106. titiro — to look at

1107. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1108. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1109. toe — to remain, be left over

1110. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1111. tohorā — whale

1112. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1113. tohunga — expert, priest

1114. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1115. toi — art, knowledge

1116. toka — rock

1117. tokerau — autumn; northern

1118. toki — adze, axe; champion

1119. toko — divorce; pole

1120. tokohia — how many people?

1121. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1122. tokomaha — many (of people)

1123. Tokoono — six people

1124. tokorima — five (people)

1125. tokorua — two (of people)

1126. tokotoru — three (people)

1127. tokowaru — eight [people]

1128. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1129. tomo — to enter, go into

1130. tonga — south

1131. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1132. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1133. tonu — still

1134. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1135. tope — cut down; cut off

1136. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1137. toro — to visit

1138. toru — three

1139. tote — salt

1140. toto — blood

1141. totohe — contend

1142. tua — beyond

1143. tuahine — sister, of a male

1144. tuaiwa — ninth

1145. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1146. tuanui — roof

1147. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1148. tuarua — second

1149. tuarā — back [body]

1150. tuatahi — first

1151. tuatoru — third

1152. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1153. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1154. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1155. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1156. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1157. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1158. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1159. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1160. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1161. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1162. tuna — eel

1163. tungāne — brother, of a female

1164. tunu — to cook, roast

1165. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1166. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1167. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1168. ture — law, rule

1169. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1170. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1171. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1172. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1173. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1174. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1175. tā — print, draw

1176. tāhae — to steal

1177. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1178. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1179. tāima — time

1180. Tāite — Thursday

1181. tākaro — to play

1182. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1183. tākuta — doctor

1184. tāmaki — omen, portent

1185. tāmure — snapper

1186. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1187. tāne — man, male

1188. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1189. tāone — town

1190. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1191. tāra — dollar

1192. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1193. tārere — to swing

1194. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1195. tāroaroa — tall

1196. tātahi — seaside, beach

1197. tātau — we; us; everyone

1198. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1199. tātua — a belt

1200. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1201. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1202. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1203. tāwhiri — beckon

1204. tāwāhi — overseas

1205. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1206. tēhea — which, singular

1207. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1208. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1209. tēnā — that, by the listener

1210. tēpu — table

1211. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1212. tērā — that over there, that

1213. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1214. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1215. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1216. Tīhema — December

1217. tīhāte — t-shirt

1218. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1219. tīkiti — ticket

1220. tīma — team

1221. tīmata — to begin, to start

1222. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1223. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1224. tītī — muttonbird

1225. tō — your (singular); to drag

1226. tōhi — toast

1227. tōkena — stockings, socks

1228. tōku — my (singular)

1229. tōmuri — to be late

1230. tōna — his, her

1231. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1232. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1233. tōtiti — sausage

1234. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1235. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1236. tūai — skinny

1237. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1238. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1239. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1240. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1241. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1242. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1243. Tūrei — Tuesday

1244. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1245. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1246. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1247. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1248. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1249. ua — to rain; rain

1250. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1251. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1252. ui — to ask, enquire

1253. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1254. uira — lightning; to flash

1255. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1256. umu — earth oven

1257. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1258. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1259. uri — descendant, offspring

1260. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1261. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1262. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1263. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1264. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1265. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1266. wae — foot; leg; separate

1267. waea — wire; phone

1268. waenga — middle, dividing line

1269. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1270. waewae — foot, leg

1271. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1272. wahie — driftwood

1273. wahine — woman, wife

1274. waho — out, outside, the outside

1275. wai — water; who

1276. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1277. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1278. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1279. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1280. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1281. waipiro — alcohol

1282. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1283. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1284. wairua — spirit

1285. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1286. wakarererangi — plane

1287. wao — forest

1288. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1289. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1290. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1291. wati — watch (timepiece)

1292. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1293. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1294. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1295. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1296. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1297. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1298. whaea — mother, aunt

1299. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1300. whaikōrero — oratory

1301. whakaae — to agree

1302. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1303. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1304. whakaako — teach

1305. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1306. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1307. whakaata — mirror

1308. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1309. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1310. whakaeke — to gather

1311. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1312. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1313. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1314. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1315. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1316. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1317. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1318. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1319. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1320. whakakā — turn on

1321. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1322. whakakī — to fill something

1323. whakamahana — heater

1324. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1325. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1326. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1327. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1328. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1329. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1330. whakamihi — grateful

1331. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1332. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1333. whakamātautau — examination, test

1334. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1335. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1336. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1337. whakaoho — to wake up

1338. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1339. whakaorangia — deliver

1340. whakaoti — complete

1341. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1342. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1343. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1344. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1345. whakapakari — to strengthen

1346. whakapapa — genealogy

1347. whakapono — to believe; faith

1348. whakapuare — to open

1349. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1350. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1351. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1352. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1353. whakaritenga — appointment

1354. whakarongo — to listen

1355. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1356. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1357. whakatau — to decide

1358. whakataukī — proverb

1359. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1360. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1361. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1362. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1363. whakatuwhera — to open

1364. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1365. whakatū — to stand something up

1366. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1367. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1368. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1369. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1370. whakawhiti — to cross

1371. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1372. whana — to kick

1373. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1374. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1375. whara — to be injured

1376. wharau — temporary shed

1377. whare — house, building

1378. wharekai — restaurant

1379. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1380. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1381. wharepaku — toilet

1382. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1383. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1384. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1385. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1386. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1387. wheke — creak; octopus

1388. whenua — land

1389. whero — red

1390. whetū — star

1391. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1392. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1393. whiri — plait; twist

1394. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1395. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1396. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1397. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1398. whitu — seven

1399. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1400. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1401. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1402. whutupōro — football, rugby

1403. whā — four

1404. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1405. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1406. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1407. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1408. whānui — broad, wide

1409. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1410. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1411. wiki — week

1412. wini — window

1413. wiri — drill

1414. wā — time, times

1415. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1416. wāhi — part, portion; place

1417. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1418. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1419. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1420. ā — and; and then

1421. āe — yes

1422. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1423. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1424. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1425. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1426. Ākarana — Auckland

1427. ākonga — student

1428. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1429. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1430. āmaimai — nervous

1431. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1432. ānō — as though; as if

1433. āpiha — officer

1434. āporo — apple

1435. āpōpō — tomorrow

1436. ārahi — to lead, guide

1437. ārahina — (pass) be led

1438. ārani — orange [fruit]

1439. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1440. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1441. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1442. āwangawanga — worried

1443. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1444. āwhina — to help

1445. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1446. ēhea — which

1447. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1448. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1449. ērā — those (over there)

1450. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1451. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1452. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1453. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1454. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1455. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1456. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1457. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1458. ūkui — to wipe

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