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. ae — Ae (i), a. Calm. Takoto noa tera te moana, he…

3. aha — what

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

5. ahakoa — although

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

7. ahau — I, me

8. ahi — fire

9. ahiahi — early evening, afternoon

10. Ahitereiria — Australia

11. aho — light, to shine

12. ahu — to look after

13. Ahuriri — Napier

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

15. aihe — dolphin

16. aihikirīmi — icecream

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

18. 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)

19. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever

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

21. ako — to learn, to teach

22. akomanga — classroom

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

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

25. Amerika — America

26. amuamu — groan, grumble, complain

27. ana — indeed, when, if

28. anake — only, just, alone

29. anei — here, by me

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

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

32. anā — there, by you

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

34. ao — world, dawn, cloud

35. aorangi — planet

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

37. Aotearoa — New Zealand

38. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

39. Aranga — Easter; risen (n)

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

41. arero — tongue; point of taiaha

42. ariki — chief, leader

43. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

44. arohaina — (pass) be loved

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

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

47. ata — morning, shadow

48. atamai — clever, intelligent

49. atamira — platform, stage

50. atawhai — to show kindness towards

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

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

53. atua — god

54. au — I, me

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

56. auau — to bark, howl

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

58. awa — river, stream

59. awatea — daylight

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

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

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

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

64. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

65. engari — but

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

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

68. haehae — to cut up; to tear

69. haere — go, come

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

71. hai — as, for (variant of hei)

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

73. haki — flag

74. hamarara — umbrella

75. hanawiti — sandwich

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

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

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

79. hangareka — clown

80. hao — to catch in a net, a net

81. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

82. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

83. hara — to make a mistake; mistake

84. harakeke — flax

85. haramai — to arrive

86. hararei — holiday

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

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

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

90. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

91. harirū — shake hands

92. harore — mushroom

93. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound

94. hau — wind, air, breath

95. hauhake — harvest

96. hauhaketia — harvested (pass. of hauhake)

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

98. haunga — smelly, stinky

99. hauora — health, healthy

100. haurangi — drunk

101. haurua — half

102. haututū — mischievous

103. hauwhā — quarter

104. he — a, some; in the category of

105. hea — where?

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

107. heihei — chicken

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

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

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

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

112. heoi — however; and so

113. heoti — however; and so

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

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

116. herehere — prisoner; captivity

117. heru — comb

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

119. hia — how many?

120. hiahia — to want

121. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

122. hiakai — hungry

123. hiamoe — sleepy

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

125. hikareti — cigarettes

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

127. hiko — electricity

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

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

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

131. hinengaro — mind, intellect

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

133. hingareti — singlet

134. hinu — oil, fat

135. hipi — sheep

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

137. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

138. hoahoa — attendant

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

140. hoariri — enemy, opponent

141. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

143. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

144. hohoro — quick

145. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

146. hoihoi — too noisy

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

148. hokihoki — return separately

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

150. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

151. hokohoko — to shop, trade

152. hokomaha — supermarket

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

154. hokowhitu — band of warriors

155. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

157. hongi — pressing noses

158. hono — to join together

159. hopi — soap

160. hopu — to catch

161. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught

162. hora — display; scatter; spread out

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

164. horoi — to wash, to clean

165. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

166. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

167. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

168. hou — new, modern; feather

169. hua — product, fruit

170. huaina — named (pass of hua)

171. huaki — open

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

173. huarahi — street, path, road

174. huarere — weather

175. huawhenua — vegetables

176. hui — meeting; gathered

177. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

178. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

179. huihuinga — meeting

180. huka — sugar

181. hukapapa — frost

182. hukarere — snow

183. huna — to hide

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

185. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

188. hupa — soup

189. huri — to turn

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

191. huritau — birthday

192. huruhuru — fur

193. hā — breath; flavour

194. hāereere — to wander, roam

195. hākari — feast

196. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

197. hāmama — open, gaping

198. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

199. hāneanea — sofa

200. hāngai — opposite, facing

201. hāngi — traditional earth oven

202. hāora — hour; oxygen

203. hāpai — carry; lift up

204. Hātarei — Saturday

205. hāte — shirt

206. hāunga — besides

207. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

208. hē — wrong; error, mistake

209. hēki — egg

210. hēra — sail

211. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

213. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

214. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

215. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

216. hōhipera — hospital

217. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

219. hōia — soldier, warrior

220. hōiho — horse

221. Hōngongoi — July

222. hōro — hall

223. hōtoke — winter, cold

224. hōtēra — hotel

225. hōu — new, modern; fresh

226. hū — shoe

227. 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.

228. ia — he, she, him, her

229. iho — downwards

230. ihu — nose

231. ika — fish

232. ina — if, when

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

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

235. inanahi — yesterday

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

237. inapō — last night

238. Ingarangi — England

239. ingoa — name

240. inoi — pray

241. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

243. inā — if, when

244. ināianei — now

245. ipo — darling

246. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

247. ipurangi — internet

248. ira — freckle; gene

249. irāmutu — niece, nephew

250. iti — small, little

251. iwa — nine

252. iwi — tribe

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

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

255. kaha — strong, able

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

257. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

259. kai — eat (v); food (n)

260. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

261. kaihana — cousin

262. kaihoko — seller

263. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

266. kaimoana — seafood

267. kainga — (pass) be eaten

268. kaipuke — ship

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

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

271. kaiwaiata — singer

272. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

275. kaiārahi — leader, guide

276. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

277. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

278. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

280. kakau — handle

281. kake — to climb

282. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

284. kamupene — company, business

285. kamupūtu — gumboot

286. kani — to saw; a saw

287. kanikani — dance, to dance

288. kanohi — face

289. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

291. kapahaka — concert party

292. kapu — cup

293. kapua — cloud

294. kaputī — cup of tea

295. kara — colour

296. karaehe — class (school); glass

297. karahipi — scholarship

298. karaihe — grass

299. karaka — orange (colour)

300. karakia — prayer, to pray

301. karanga — to call

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

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

304. kararehe — animal

305. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

306. kare — stove, heater

307. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

308. karere — message

309. karo — dodge, avoid

310. karoro — seagull

311. karu — eye

312. kata — to laugh

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

314. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

316. kati — close, shut

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

318. katipō — venomous spider

319. kato — pluck

320. katoa — all

321. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

323. kau — swim; cow

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

325. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

326. kauhoe — to swim

327. kaukau — to bathe

328. kaumātua — elder; elderly

329. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

330. kaute — to count

331. kawa — sour, yuck

332. kawakawa — pepper tree

333. kawe — to carry, convey

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

335. kawhe — coffee

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

337. kei te — at the moment; now

338. keke — cake

339. kerei — grey

340. kererū — native pigeon

341. keri — dig

342. kete — basket, kit

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

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

345. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

346. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

347. kimi — to look for, seek

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

349. kina — sea urchin

350. kino — bad

351. kiore — rat

352. kiri — skin

353. kiriata — movie, film

354. Kirihimete — Christmas

355. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

356. kiromita — kilometre

357. kita — fast; tightly

358. kite — to see

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

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

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

362. kiwa — wink

363. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

365. koa — happy

366. koata — quarter

367. koe — you, one person

368. koha — gift

369. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

370. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

371. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

373. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

374. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

375. koi — sharp

376. koia — it is, so

377. koinei — this is

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

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

380. kokonga — corner

381. komiti — committee

382. konei — here, by speaker

383. konohete — concert

384. konā — there, by listener

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

386. kope — nappy

387. kore — zero, nothing

388. koretake — useless

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

390. koroheke — old man

391. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

392. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

393. korowai — cloak

394. korā — over there

395. kotahi — one

396. koti — coat, jacket

397. Kotirangi — Scotland

398. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

403. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

405. kuini — queen

406. kuki — cook

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

408. kumea — (pass) be dragged; be pulled

409. kupenga — net

410. kupu — word

411. kura — school; treasured item

412. kuri — Kuri, n. 1. Dog. Ka rongo te kuri ra i…

413. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

414. kurī — dog

415. kā — to burn, be alight

416. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

417. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

418. kāinga — home

419. kākahu — clothing, garment

420. kākā — parrot

421. kākāriki — green

422. kāmura — carpenter

423. kānga — corn

424. kāo — no!

425. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

426. kāpata — cupboard

427. kāpeti — cabbage

428. kāre — Negative word

429. kāretu — Kāretu, n. Hierochloe antarctica, a sweetscented grass. Homai ki au…

430. kāri — playing card

431. kātahi — then

432. kāti — stop! (as in: kāti te tangi)

433. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

434. kāwanatanga — government (kāwana + nominal suffix -tanga)

435. kāwhe — calf

436. kē — already; different; other; differently; rather; strange; actually

437. kēkē — armpit

438. kēmu — game

439. kī — to be full

440. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

441. kīanga — phrase

442. kīhai — Negative word

443. kīhini — kitchen

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

445. kīngi — king

446. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

447. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

448. kōanga — spring (the season of)

449. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

450. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

451. kōhatu — stone

452. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

453. kōhuru — to murder

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

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

456. kōpū — belly, womb

457. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

460. kōrua — you, two people

461. kōti — court

462. kōtiro — girl

463. kōtuku — white heron

464. kōura — crayfish

465. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

466. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

467. kōwhatu — stone

468. kūaha — door

469. kūare — ignorant

470. Kūkara — Google

471. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

472. kūmera — sweet potato

473. kūtai — mussel

474. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

476. maero — mile

477. maha — many

478. mahaki — sick; sick person

479. mahana — to be warm, warm

480. mahara — thought, memory

481. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

482. mahi — to do, work, make

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

484. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

485. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

486. Mahuru — September

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

488. maika — banana (also panana)

489. maka — to throw or pass

490. makariri — cold

491. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

493. makere — to get down from

494. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

495. mana — prestige, authority

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

497. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

499. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

500. manako — to like

501. manawa — heart

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

503. Mane — Monday

504. manga — branch; stream

505. mangō — shark

506. mano — thousand

507. manu — bird

508. manuhiri — guest

509. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

510. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

511. maoa — cooked; ripe

512. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

513. marama — month, moon

514. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

515. maramataka — calendar

516. maranga — to arise; to get up

517. maremare — to cough

518. maringi — to spill (trans)

519. marino — calm

520. maro — kilt-like garment

521. maroke — dry

522. maru — power; shelter

523. mataku — scared, afraid

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

525. matapihi — window

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

527. matau — fish hook; right side

528. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

529. matekai — hungry, starving

530. matenga — time or circumstance of death

531. matewai — thirst; thirsty

532. matimati — finger, toe

533. matua — parent, father

534. mau — to wear clothes

535. maumahara — to remember, remember

536. maunga — mountain

537. mauri — life spirit

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

539. mauī — left (direction)

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

541. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

544. Mei — May

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

546. meke — fist; to punch

547. mema — member, members

548. menemene — to smile

549. meneti — minute

550. mere — bush, shrub

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

552. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

553. mimi — urine; urinate

554. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

555. minita — minister

556. mira — mill

557. miraka — milk

558. miriona — million

559. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

561. mitimiti — to lick

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

563. moa — large extinct bird

564. moana — sea

565. moata — early; early morning

566. moe — sleep; to marry

567. moea — married (pass. of moe)

568. moemoeā — to dream (v), dream (n)

569. moenga — bed

570. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

571. mohi — Mohi (i), n. A sea fish. mohimohi, n. 1. Galaxias…

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

573. moi — Moi. int. A call for a dog. Katahi ano ia…

574. mokemoke — lonely

575. moko — lizard

576. mokopuna — grandchild

577. momo — type, kind

578. moni — money

579. motokā — car, motorcar

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

581. motukā — car

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

583. moutere — island

584. mua — front, before

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

586. mura — blaze, flame

587. muri — behind, after

588. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

591. mā — clean, white, and others

592. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

594. māhita — teacher

595. māhunga — head

596. māia — capable, brave, bold

597. mākona — satisfied, full

598. māku — for me, by me

599. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

600. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

602. māna — for him, her, by him, her

603. māngai — mouth; representative

604. māngere — lazy

605. mānia — plains

606. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

607. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

608. māra — garden

609. mārama — clear, understand

610. mārena — to marry; wedding

611. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

612. māripi — knife

613. mātaki — to watch

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

615. mātanga — Mātanga, n. Knowing, experienced person. Na nga matanga i haramai,…

616. mātao — cold

617. mātau — to know, understand

618. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

621. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

624. māui — on the left hand, left side

625. māuiui — sick

626. māwhero — pink

627. mēnā — if

628. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

629. mīhini — machine

630. mīti — meat

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

632. mōhio — to know

633. mōhiotia — known (mōhio + passive suffix -tia)

634. mōhiti — glasses

635. mōkai — pet

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

637. mōmona — fat

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

639. mōrena — good morning

640. mōu — for you

641. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

644. naihi — knife

645. naki — Naki, v.i. Glide, move with an even motion. Na wai…

646. nama — number

647. nanahi — yesterday

648. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

649. napō — last night

650. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

651. nei — here, by speaker

652. neke — to move

653. ngahau — party, concert

654. ngahere — forest, bush

655. Ngahuru — Autumn

656. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

658. ngaru — wave

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

660. ngau — to bite

661. ngaua — Ngaua, proun., pl. of taua = aua. Those. Na ngaua…

662. ngenge — tired

663. ngeru — cat

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

665. ngoikore — weak; listless

666. ngutu — lip, lips

667. ngā — the, plural

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

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

670. ngārara — reptile, monster

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

672. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

673. ngāwhā — boiling spring

674. niho — tooth

675. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

678. noho — to live; sit

679. nohoanga — home, sofa

680. nui — big, great, many

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

682. nuku — to move

683. nunui — big (plural form)

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

685. nāianei — now

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

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

688. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

692. nō — from

693. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

695. nōnanahi — yesterday

696. nōu — yours

697. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

700. oho — to wake up

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

702. Oketopa — October

703. oko — bowl

704. oma — to run, escape

705. omaoma — running

706. one — beach, sand

707. oneone — earth, soil

708. ono — six

709. ope — group travelling together

710. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

712. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

713. oti — to be completed

714. otirā — but, on the other hand

715. pae — ridge

716. pahi — bus

717. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

720. paihikara — bike

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

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

723. paipa — pipe

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

725. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

729. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

730. pakitara — wall

731. paku — small

732. pana — to push away, to expel

733. panana — banana

734. pane — head

735. panekoti — skirt, dress

736. pango — black

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

738. pania — to be spread; spread! (pass. of pani)

739. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

740. paoro — ball

741. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

742. papai — good (plural), very good

743. Papaioea — Palmerston North

744. papakupu — dictionary

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

746. paraihe — award, prize; brush

747. paraikete — blanket

748. Paraire — Friday

749. parakuihi — breakfast

750. parapara — filth; talents

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

752. parauri — brown

753. pare — to ward off, to divert

754. parepare — parepare, n. 1. Breastwork in a fortification. 2. Defensive charm.…

755. pari — cliff

756. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

758. paruparu — dirt, mud

759. parāoa — bread, flour

760. pata — butter

761. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

764. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

766. paukena — pumpkin

767. pea — pair; pear

768. peita — paint

769. peka — branch

770. peke — to jump, to leap over

771. pekepeke — pekepeke. 1. a. Quick. Kia pekepeke te haere. 2. n.…

772. pene — pen

773. pepa — paper; pepper

774. pepeha — proclamation of origin

775. pere — bell

776. pereti — plate

777. peti — heap up

778. pia — beer

779. piana — piano

780. pihikete — biscuit

781. piki — to increase

782. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

785. Pipiri — June

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

787. pirau — rotten

788. piri — to stick to, to cling

789. pirihimana — police officer

790. pirimia — prime minister

791. piringa — shelter, hiding place

792. pito — belly button, end, extremity

793. poaka — pig

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

795. Poihākena — Sydney

796. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)

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

798. pono — true, faithful

799. poraka — jersey

800. poro — to cut off, to cut short

801. porou — eager, energetic

802. poti — boat

803. poto — short

804. pou — pole, post

805. pouaka — box

806. pounamu — greenstone

807. pua — flower; seed

808. puehu — dust

809. puka — form, booklet

810. Pukamata — Facebook

811. pukapuka — book, lungs

812. puke — hill

813. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

814. puku — stomach, belly

815. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

816. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

817. puna — pool, spring

818. pune — spoon

819. punga — anchor; joint

820. pupuhi — to shoot

821. pupuri — to hold onto

822. purei — to play, play

823. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

824. purotu — handsome

825. puta — to appear, to come out

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

827. putiputi — flower

828. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

830. pāhi — purse, to pass

831. pāka — a park; a box

832. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

833. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

834. pāmu — farm

835. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

838. pāpā — father, uncle

839. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

840. pāremata — parliament

841. pātai — question; to ask a question

842. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

843. pātara — bottle

844. pātiki — flounder (fish)

845. pātuhi — text message, to text

846. pātītī — grass

847. pātōtō — knock

848. pātū — wall

849. pāua — abalone

850. pēhea — how?

851. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

852. pēkana — bacon

853. pēke — bag

854. pēnei — like this, near speaker

855. pēnā — like that, near listener

856. pēpi — baby

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

858. pērā — like that, yonder

859. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

860. pīrangi — to want, desire

861. pītiti — peach

862. pō — night

863. pōhara — poor

864. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

866. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

868. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

869. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

870. pōtae — hat

871. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

872. pōtiki — child; youngest child

873. pōturi — deaf; slow

874. pōuri — sad, dark

875. pōwhiri — welcome

876. pū — to blow gently

877. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

878. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

879. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

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

881. pūngāwerewere — spider

882. pūrongo — a report

883. pūru — bull

884. pūrākau — traditional story

885. pūtaiao — science

886. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

888. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

889. raihana — licence

890. raihi — rice

891. raiona — lion

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

893. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

894. rakuraku — guitar; rake

895. rama — light, torch

896. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

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

898. rangi — sky, day

899. ranginamu — handsome

900. rangitoto — lava; scoria

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

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

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

904. rapu — to look for

905. raranga — plait; weave

906. rarauhe — fern

907. rare — lolly

908. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

912. rau — to put into; leaf

913. raumati — summer

914. raureka — deceitful

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

916. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

917. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

919. reira — there (previously mentioned)

920. reka — sweet

921. reo — language, voice

922. rere — to escape; to fly

923. rerekē — different, changed

924. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

925. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

926. reri — ready

927. reta — letter

928. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

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

932. rima — five

933. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

934. ringa — hand, arm

935. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

937. riri — anger, angry

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

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

940. rita — litre

941. rite — to be ready, like, similar

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

943. roa — long

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

945. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

946. roimata — tears

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

948. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

949. rongonui — famous

950. rongoā — medicine

951. rori — road

952. roro — brain

953. roroa — long (plural)

954. rorohiko — computer

955. roto — in, inside, within; lake

956. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

958. ruaki — vomit

959. ruku — to dive

960. runga — on

961. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

962. rā — day; the sun; over there

963. Rāapa — Wednesday

964. Rāhina — Monday

965. Rāhoroi — Saturday

966. rākau — tree; timber

967. Rāmere — Friday

968. rānei — or

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

970. rāoa — choked

971. Rāpare — Thursday

972. rāpeti — rabbit

973. rārangi — line, row

974. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

977. Rātū — Tuesday

978. rāua — them; they (two people)

979. rāwhiti — east

980. rēmana — lemon

981. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

982. rīngi — to ring/phone

983. rīwai — potato

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

985. rōia — lawyer

986. rōpā — slave, servant

987. rōpū — group

988. rū — earthquake; shake

989. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

990. rūma — room

991. rūnanga — assembly; council

992. taana — Taana = tāna.

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

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

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

996. taha — to pass by; side

997. tahataha — steep bank

998. tahi — one, single

999. tahia — (pass) be swept

1000. tahitahi — to sweep

1001. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1002. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1003. tahuri — to capsize

1004. tahā — calabash, gourd

1005. tai — tide; coast

1006. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1007. taiapa — fence

1008. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1009. taihoa — wait

1010. taika — tiger

1011. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1012. taiohi — youth

1013. taitama — young man

1014. taitamariki — young person, young people

1015. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1016. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1017. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1018. take — beginning, cause, origin

1019. taki — to lead, to bring along

1020. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1021. takoto — to lie down

1022. taku — my (singular); edge

1023. takurua — winter

1024. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1025. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1026. tamaiti — child

1027. tamariki — children

1028. tamatāne — boy

1029. tame — male animal

1030. tamāhine — daughter

1031. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1032. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1033. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1034. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1035. tangata — person

1036. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1037. tangihanga — funeral

1038. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1039. tango — to take hold of

1040. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1041. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1042. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1043. taonga — property, possession

1044. tapa — to name

1045. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1046. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1047. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1048. taputapu — gear, equipment

1049. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1050. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1051. taraka — truck

1052. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1053. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1054. tarau — trousers

1055. tari — government department; office

1056. taringa — ear

1057. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1058. tata — near, close

1059. tatari — to wait

1060. tatau — to count

1061. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1062. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1063. tauera — towel

1064. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1065. tauira — student; example

1066. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1067. taumahi — assignment

1068. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1069. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1070. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1071. taura — rope, cable

1072. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1073. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1074. tautohetohe — argue

1075. tautoko — to support

1076. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1077. tawhito — old, former

1078. te — the, singular definite article

1079. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1080. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1081. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1082. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1083. tekau — ten

1084. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1085. tereina — to train

1086. tia — to steer, adorned

1087. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1088. tiakarete — chocolate

1089. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1090. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1091. tihewa — sneeze

1092. tihi — topknot

1093. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1094. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1095. tiki — to fetch

1096. tina — dinner, lunch

1097. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1098. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1099. tino — very

1100. tio — oyster

1101. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1102. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1103. tira — group or row of people

1104. tiriti — street

1105. tiro — to look

1106. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1107. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1108. titiro — to look at

1109. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1110. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1111. toe — to remain, be left over

1112. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1113. tohorā — whale

1114. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1115. tohunga — expert, priest

1116. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1117. toi — art, knowledge

1118. toka — rock

1119. tokerau — autumn; northern

1120. toki — adze, axe; champion

1121. toko — divorce; pole

1122. tokohia — how many people?

1123. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1124. tokomaha — many (of people)

1125. Tokoono — six people

1126. tokorima — five (people)

1127. tokorua — two (of people)

1128. tokotoru — three (people)

1129. tokowaru — eight [people]

1130. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1131. tomo — to enter, go into

1132. tonga — south

1133. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1134. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1135. tonu — still

1136. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1137. tope — cut down; cut off

1138. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1139. toro — to visit

1140. toru — three

1141. tote — salt

1142. toto — blood

1143. totohe — contend

1144. tua — beyond

1145. tuahine — sister, of a male

1146. tuaiwa — ninth

1147. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1148. tuanui — roof

1149. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1150. tuarua — second

1151. tuarā — back [body]

1152. tuatahi — first

1153. tuatoru — third

1154. tuawaru — eighth

1155. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1156. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1157. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1158. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1159. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1160. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1161. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1162. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1163. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1164. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1165. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1166. tuna — eel

1167. tungāne — brother, of a female

1168. tunu — to cook, roast

1169. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1170. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1171. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1172. ture — law, rule

1173. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1174. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1175. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1176. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1177. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1178. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1179. tā — print, draw

1180. tāhae — to steal

1181. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1182. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1183. tāima — time

1184. Tāite — Thursday

1185. tākaro — to play

1186. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1187. tākuta — doctor

1188. tāmaki — omen, portent

1189. tāmure — snapper

1190. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1191. tāne — man, male

1192. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1193. tāone — town

1194. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1195. tāra — dollar

1196. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1197. tārere — to swing

1198. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1199. tāroaroa — tall

1200. tātahi — seaside, beach

1201. tātau — we; us; everyone

1202. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1203. tātua — a belt

1204. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1205. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1206. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1207. tāwhiri — beckon

1208. tāwāhi — overseas

1209. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1210. tēhea — which, singular

1211. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1212. tēnehi — tennis

1213. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1214. tēnā — that, by the listener

1215. tēpu — table

1216. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1217. tērā — that over there, that

1218. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1219. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1220. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1221. Tīhema — December

1222. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1223. tīhāte — t-shirt

1224. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1225. tīkiti — ticket

1226. tīma — team

1227. tīmata — to begin, to start

1228. tīni — to change

1229. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1230. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1231. tītī — muttonbird

1232. tō — your (singular); to drag

1233. tōhi — toast

1234. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1235. tōkena — stockings, socks

1236. tōku — my (singular)

1237. tōmuri — to be late

1238. tōna — his, her

1239. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1240. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1241. tōtiti — sausage

1242. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1243. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1244. tūai — skinny

1245. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1246. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1247. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1248. tūnga — wound; position

1249. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1250. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1251. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1252. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1253. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1254. Tūrei — Tuesday

1255. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1256. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1257. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1258. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1259. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1260. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1261. ua — to rain; rain

1262. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1263. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1264. ui — to ask, enquire

1265. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1266. uira — lightning; to flash

1267. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1268. umu — earth oven

1269. unahi — scale of fish

1270. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1271. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1272. uri — descendant, offspring

1273. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1274. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1275. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1276. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1277. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1278. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1279. wae — foot; leg; separate

1280. waea — wire; phone

1281. waenga — middle, dividing line

1282. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1283. waewae — foot, leg

1284. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1285. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1286. wahie — driftwood

1287. wahine — woman, wife

1288. waho — out, outside, the outside

1289. wai — water; who

1290. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1291. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1292. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1293. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1294. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1295. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1296. waipiro — alcohol

1297. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1298. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1299. wairua — spirit

1300. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1301. wakarererangi — plane

1302. wani — scrape

1303. wao — forest

1304. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1305. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1306. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1307. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1308. wati — watch (timepiece)

1309. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1310. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1311. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1312. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1313. Wenerei — Wednesday

1314. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1315. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1316. wetekia — be untied

1317. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1318. whaea — mother, aunt

1319. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1320. whaikōrero — oratory

1321. whaiwāhi — participate

1322. whakaae — to agree

1323. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1324. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1325. whakaako — teach

1326. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1327. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1328. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1329. whakaata — mirror

1330. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1331. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1332. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1333. whakaeke — to gather

1334. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1335. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1336. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1337. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1338. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1339. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1340. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1341. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1342. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1343. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1344. whakakā — turn on

1345. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1346. whakakī — to fill something

1347. whakamahana — heater

1348. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1349. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1350. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1351. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1352. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1353. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1354. whakamihi — grateful

1355. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1356. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1357. whakamātautau — examination, test

1358. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1359. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1360. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1361. whakangaro — destroy

1362. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1363. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1364. whakaoho — to wake up

1365. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1366. whakaorangia — deliver

1367. whakaoti — complete

1368. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1369. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1370. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1371. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1372. whakapakari — to strengthen

1373. whakapapa — genealogy

1374. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1375. whakapono — to believe; faith

1376. whakapuare — to open

1377. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1378. whakapāha — apologise

1379. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1380. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1381. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1382. whakaritenga — appointment

1383. whakarongo — to listen

1384. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1385. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1386. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1387. whakatangitangi — music

1388. whakatau — to decide

1389. whakataukī — proverb

1390. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1391. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1392. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1393. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1394. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1395. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1396. whakatuwhera — to open

1397. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1398. whakatō — to plant

1399. whakatū — to stand something up

1400. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1401. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1402. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1403. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1404. whakawhiti — to cross

1405. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1406. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1407. whana — to kick

1408. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1409. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1410. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1411. whara — to be injured

1412. wharau — temporary shed

1413. whare — house, building

1414. wharekai — restaurant

1415. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1416. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1417. wharepaku — toilet

1418. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1419. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1420. whatitiri — thunder

1421. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1422. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1423. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1424. wheke — creak; octopus

1425. whenua — land

1426. whero — red

1427. whetū — star

1428. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1429. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1430. whiri — plait; twist

1431. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1432. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1433. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1434. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1435. whitu — seven

1436. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1437. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1438. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1439. whutupaoro — rugby

1440. whutupōro — football, rugby

1441. whā — four

1442. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1443. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1444. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1445. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1446. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1447. whānui — broad, wide

1448. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1449. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1450. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1451. wiki — week

1452. wini — window

1453. wiri — drill

1454. wā — time, times

1455. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1456. wāhi — part, portion; place

1457. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1458. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1459. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1460. wātakirihi — watercress

1461. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1462. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1463. ā — and; and then

1464. āe — yes

1465. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1466. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1467. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1468. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1469. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1470. Ākarana — Auckland

1471. ākau — shore, coast

1472. ākonga — student

1473. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1474. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1475. āmaimai — nervous

1476. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1477. ānō — as though; as if

1478. āpiha — officer

1479. āporo — apple

1480. āpōpō — tomorrow

1481. ārahi — to lead, guide

1482. ārahina — (pass) be led

1483. ārani — orange [fruit]

1484. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1485. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1486. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1487. āwangawanga — worried

1488. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1489. āwhina — to help

1490. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1491. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1492. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1493. ēhea — which

1494. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1495. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1496. ērā — those (over there)

1497. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1498. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1499. īmera — email

1500. īmēra — email

1501. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1502. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1503. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1504. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1505. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1506. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1507. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1508. ūkui — to wipe

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