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. akona — learned (pass. of ako)

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

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

26. Amerika — America

27. amuamu — groan, grumble, complain

28. ana — indeed, when, if

29. anake — only, just, alone

30. anei — here, by me

31. anganui — to face towards

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

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

34. anuanu — disgusting; disgusted

35. anā — there, by you

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

37. ao — world, dawn, cloud

38. aorangi — planet

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

40. Aotearoa — New Zealand

41. apu — gather greedily; gust

42. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

43. Aranga — Easter; risen (n)

44. arapiki — stairs

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

46. arawhata — bridge; ladder; stairs

47. arero — tongue; point of taiaha

48. ariki — chief, leader

49. aro — to face, turn towards, take notice of, pay attention to

50. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

51. arohaina — (pass) be loved

52. aromatawai — assessment

53. arotakenga — evaluation, review

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

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

56. ata — morning, shadow

57. atamai — clever, intelligent

58. atamira — platform, stage

59. atatū — dawn, daybreak

60. atawhai — to show kindness towards

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

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

63. atua — god

64. au — I, me

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

66. auau — to bark, howl

67. autāne — brother-in-law (of a woman)

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

69. awa — river, stream

70. awatea — daylight

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

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

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

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

75. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

76. engari — but

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

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

79. haehae — to cut up; to tear

80. haere — go, come

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

82. hai — as, for (variant of hei)

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

84. haki — flag

85. hamarara — umbrella

86. hanawiti — sandwich

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

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

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

90. hangareka — clown

91. hao — to catch in a net, a net

92. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

93. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

94. hara — to make a mistake; mistake

95. harakeke — flax

96. haramai — to arrive

97. hararei — holiday

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

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

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

101. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

102. harirū — shake hands

103. harore — mushroom

104. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound

105. hau — wind, air, breath

106. hauhake — harvest

107. hauhaketia — harvested (pass. of hauhake)

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

109. haunga — smelly, stinky

110. hauora — health, healthy

111. haurangi — drunk

112. haurua — half

113. haututū — mischievous

114. hauwhā — quarter

115. he — a, some; in the category of

116. hea — where?

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

118. heihei — chicken

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

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

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

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

123. heoi — however; and so

124. heoti — however; and so

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

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

127. herehere — prisoner; captivity

128. heru — comb

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

130. hia — how many?

131. hiahia — to want

132. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

133. hiakai — hungry

134. hiamoe — sleepy

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

136. hikareti — cigarettes

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

138. hiko — electricity

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

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

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

142. hinengaro — mind, intellect

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

144. hingareti — singlet

145. hinu — oil, fat

146. hipi — sheep

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

148. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

149. hoahoa — attendant

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

151. hoariri — enemy, opponent

152. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

154. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

155. hohoro — quick

156. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

157. hoihoi — too noisy

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

159. hokihoki — return separately

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

161. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

162. hokohoko — to shop, trade

163. hokomaha — supermarket

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

165. hokowhitu — band of warriors

166. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

168. hongi — pressing noses

169. hono — to join together

170. hopi — soap

171. hopu — to catch

172. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught

173. hora — display; scatter; spread out

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

175. horoi — to wash, to clean

176. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

177. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

178. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

179. hou — new, modern; feather

180. hua — product, fruit

181. huaina — named (pass of hua)

182. huaki — open

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

184. huarahi — street, path, road

185. huarere — weather

186. huawhenua — vegetables

187. hui — meeting; gathered

188. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

189. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

190. huihuinga — meeting

191. huka — sugar

192. hukapapa — frost

193. hukarere — snow

194. huna — to hide

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

196. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

199. hupa — soup

200. huri — to turn

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

202. huritau — birthday

203. huruhuru — fur

204. hā — breath; flavour

205. hāereere — to wander, roam

206. hākari — feast

207. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

208. hāmama — open, gaping

209. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

210. hāneanea — sofa

211. hāngai — opposite, facing

212. hāngi — traditional earth oven

213. hāora — hour; oxygen

214. hāpai — carry; lift up

215. Hātarei — Saturday

216. hāte — shirt

217. hāunga — besides

218. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

219. hē — wrong; error, mistake

220. hēki — egg

221. hēra — sail

222. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

224. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

225. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

226. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

227. hōhipera — hospital

228. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

230. hōia — soldier, warrior

231. hōiho — horse

232. Hōngongoi — July

233. hōro — hall

234. hōtoke — winter, cold

235. hōtēra — hotel

236. hōu — new, modern; fresh

237. hū — shoe

238. 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.

239. ia — he, she, him, her

240. iho — downwards

241. ihu — nose

242. ika — fish

243. ina — if, when

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

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

246. inanahi — yesterday

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

248. inapō — last night

249. Ingarangi — England

250. ingoa — name

251. inoi — pray

252. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

254. inā — if, when

255. ināianei — now

256. ipo — darling

257. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

258. ipurangi — internet

259. ira — freckle; gene

260. irāmutu — niece, nephew

261. iti — small, little

262. iwa — nine

263. iwi — tribe

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

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

266. kaha — strong, able

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

268. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

270. kai — eat (v); food (n)

271. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

272. kaihana — cousin

273. kaihoko — seller

274. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

277. kaimoana — seafood

278. kainga — (pass) be eaten

279. kaipuke — ship

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

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

282. kaiwaiata — singer

283. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

286. kaiārahi — leader, guide

287. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

288. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

289. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

291. kakau — handle

292. kake — to climb

293. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

295. kamupene — company, business

296. kamupūtu — gumboot

297. kani — to saw; a saw

298. kanikani — dance, to dance

299. kanohi — face

300. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

302. kapahaka — concert party

303. kapu — cup

304. kapua — cloud

305. kaputī — cup of tea

306. kara — colour

307. karaehe — class (school); glass

308. karahipi — scholarship

309. karaihe — grass

310. karaka — orange (colour)

311. karakia — prayer, to pray

312. karanga — to call

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

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

315. kararehe — animal

316. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

317. kare — stove, heater

318. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

319. karere — message

320. karo — dodge, avoid

321. karoro — seagull

322. karu — eye

323. kata — to laugh

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

325. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

327. kati — close, shut

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

329. katipō — venomous spider

330. kato — pluck

331. katoa — all

332. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

334. kau — swim; cow

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

336. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

337. kauhoe — to swim

338. kaukau — to bathe

339. kaumātua — elder; elderly

340. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

341. kaute — to count

342. kawa — sour, yuck

343. kawakawa — pepper tree

344. kawe — to carry, convey

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

346. kawhe — coffee

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

348. kei te — at the moment; now

349. keke — cake

350. kerei — grey

351. kererū — native pigeon

352. keri — dig

353. kete — basket, kit

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

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

356. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

357. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

358. kimi — to look for, seek

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

360. kina — sea urchin

361. kino — bad

362. kiore — rat

363. kiri — skin

364. kiriata — movie, film

365. Kirihimete — Christmas

366. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

367. kiromita — kilometre

368. kita — fast; tightly

369. kite — to see

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

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

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

373. kiwa — wink

374. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

376. koa — happy

377. koata — quarter

378. koe — you, one person

379. koha — gift

380. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

381. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

382. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

384. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

385. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

386. koi — sharp

387. koia — it is, so

388. koinei — this is

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

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

391. kokonga — corner

392. komiti — committee

393. konei — here, by speaker

394. konohete — concert

395. konā — there, by listener

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

397. kope — nappy

398. kore — zero, nothing

399. koretake — useless

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

401. koroheke — old man

402. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

403. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

404. korowai — cloak

405. korā — over there

406. kotahi — one

407. koti — coat, jacket

408. Kotirangi — Scotland

409. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

414. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

416. kuini — queen

417. kuki — cook

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

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

420. kupenga — net

421. kupu — word

422. kura — school; treasured item

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

424. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

425. kurī — dog

426. kā — to burn, be alight

427. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

428. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

429. kāinga — home

430. kākahu — clothing, garment

431. kākā — parrot

432. kākāriki — green

433. kāmura — carpenter

434. kānga — corn

435. kāo — no!

436. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

437. kāpata — cupboard

438. kāpeti — cabbage

439. kāre — Negative word

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

441. kāri — playing card

442. kātahi — then

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

444. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

446. kāwhe — calf

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

448. kēkē — armpit

449. kēmu — game

450. kī — to be full

451. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

452. kīanga — phrase

453. kīhai — Negative word

454. kīhini — kitchen

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

456. kīngi — king

457. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

458. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

459. kōanga — spring (the season of)

460. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

461. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

462. kōhatu — stone

463. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

464. kōhuru — to murder

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

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

467. kōpū — belly, womb

468. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

471. kōrua — you, two people

472. kōti — court

473. kōtiro — girl

474. kōtuku — white heron

475. kōura — crayfish

476. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

477. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

478. kōwhatu — stone

479. kūaha — door

480. kūare — ignorant

481. Kūkara — Google

482. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

483. kūmera — sweet potato

484. kūtai — mussel

485. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

487. maero — mile

488. maha — many

489. mahaki — sick; sick person

490. mahana — to be warm, warm

491. mahara — thought, memory

492. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

493. mahi — to do, work, make

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

495. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

496. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

497. Mahuru — September

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

499. maika — banana (also panana)

500. maka — to throw or pass

501. makariri — cold

502. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

504. makere — to get down from

505. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

506. mana — prestige, authority

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

508. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

510. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

511. manako — to like

512. manawa — heart

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

514. Mane — Monday

515. manga — branch; stream

516. mangō — shark

517. mano — thousand

518. manu — bird

519. manuhiri — guest

520. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

521. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

522. maoa — cooked; ripe

523. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

524. marama — month, moon

525. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

526. maramataka — calendar

527. maranga — to arise; to get up

528. maremare — to cough

529. maringi — to spill (trans)

530. marino — calm

531. maro — kilt-like garment

532. maroke — dry

533. maru — power; shelter

534. mataku — scared, afraid

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

536. matapihi — window

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

538. matau — fish hook; right side

539. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

540. matekai — hungry, starving

541. matenga — time or circumstance of death

542. matewai — thirst; thirsty

543. matimati — finger, toe

544. matua — parent, father

545. mau — to wear clothes

546. maumahara — to remember, remember

547. maunga — mountain

548. mauri — life spirit

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

550. mauī — left (direction)

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

552. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

555. Mei — May

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

557. meke — fist; to punch

558. mema — member, members

559. menemene — to smile

560. meneti — minute

561. mere — bush, shrub

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

563. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

564. mimi — urine; urinate

565. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

566. minita — minister

567. mira — mill

568. miraka — milk

569. miriona — million

570. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

572. mitimiti — to lick

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

574. moa — large extinct bird

575. moana — sea

576. moata — early; early morning

577. moe — sleep; to marry

578. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

580. moenga — bed

581. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

585. mokemoke — lonely

586. moko — lizard

587. mokopuna — grandchild

588. momo — type, kind

589. moni — money

590. motokā — car, motorcar

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

592. motukā — car

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

594. moutere — island

595. mua — front, before

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

597. mura — blaze, flame

598. muri — behind, after

599. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

602. mā — clean, white, and others

603. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

605. māhita — teacher

606. māhunga — head

607. māia — capable, brave, bold

608. mākona — satisfied, full

609. māku — for me, by me

610. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

611. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

613. māna — for him, her, by him, her

614. māngai — mouth; representative

615. māngere — lazy

616. mānia — plains

617. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

618. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

619. māra — garden

620. mārama — clear, understand

621. mārena — to marry; wedding

622. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

623. māripi — knife

624. mātaki — to watch

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

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

627. mātao — cold

628. mātau — to know, understand

629. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

632. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

635. māui — on the left hand, left side

636. māuiui — sick

637. māwhero — pink

638. mēnā — if

639. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

640. mīhini — machine

641. mīti — meat

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

643. mōhio — to know

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

645. mōhiti — glasses

646. mōkai — pet

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

648. mōmona — fat

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

650. mōrena — good morning

651. mōu — for you

652. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

655. naihi — knife

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

657. nama — number

658. nanahi — yesterday

659. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

660. napō — last night

661. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

662. nei — here, by speaker

663. neke — to move

664. ngahau — party, concert

665. ngahere — forest, bush

666. Ngahuru — Autumn

667. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

669. ngaru — wave

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

671. ngau — to bite

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

673. ngenge — tired

674. ngeru — cat

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

676. ngoikore — weak; listless

677. ngutu — lip, lips

678. ngā — the, plural

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

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

681. ngārara — reptile, monster

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

683. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

684. ngāwhā — boiling spring

685. niho — tooth

686. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

689. noho — to live; sit

690. nohoanga — home, sofa

691. nui — big, great, many

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

693. nuku — to move

694. nunui — big (plural form)

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

696. nāianei — now

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

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

699. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

703. nō — from

704. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

706. nōnanahi — yesterday

707. nōu — yours

708. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

711. oho — to wake up

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

713. Oketopa — October

714. oko — bowl

715. oma — to run, escape

716. omaoma — running

717. one — beach, sand

718. oneone — earth, soil

719. ono — six

720. ope — group travelling together

721. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

723. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

724. oti — to be completed

725. otirā — but, on the other hand

726. pae — ridge

727. pahi — bus

728. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

731. paihikara — bike

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

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

734. paipa — pipe

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

736. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

740. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

741. pakitara — wall

742. paku — small

743. pana — to push away, to expel

744. panana — banana

745. pane — head

746. panekoti — skirt, dress

747. pango — black

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

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

750. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

751. paoro — ball

752. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

753. papai — good (plural), very good

754. Papaioea — Palmerston North

755. papakupu — dictionary

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

757. paraihe — award, prize; brush

758. paraikete — blanket

759. Paraire — Friday

760. parakuihi — breakfast

761. parapara — filth; talents

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

763. parauri — brown

764. pare — to ward off, to divert

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

766. pari — cliff

767. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

769. paruparu — dirt, mud

770. parāoa — bread, flour

771. pata — butter

772. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

775. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

777. paukena — pumpkin

778. pea — pair; pear

779. peita — paint

780. peka — branch

781. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

783. pene — pen

784. pepa — paper; pepper

785. pepeha — proclamation of origin

786. pere — bell

787. pereti — plate

788. peti — heap up

789. pia — beer

790. piana — piano

791. pihikete — biscuit

792. piki — to increase

793. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

796. Pipiri — June

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

798. pirau — rotten

799. piri — to stick to, to cling

800. pirihimana — police officer

801. pirimia — prime minister

802. piringa — shelter, hiding place

803. pito — belly button, end, extremity

804. poaka — pig

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

806. Poihākena — Sydney

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

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

809. pono — true, faithful

810. poraka — jersey

811. poro — to cut off, to cut short

812. porou — eager, energetic

813. poti — boat

814. poto — short

815. pou — pole, post

816. pouaka — box

817. pounamu — greenstone

818. pua — flower; seed

819. puehu — dust

820. puka — form, booklet

821. Pukamata — Facebook

822. pukapuka — book, lungs

823. puke — hill

824. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

825. puku — stomach, belly

826. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

827. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

828. puna — pool, spring

829. pune — spoon

830. punga — anchor; joint

831. pupuhi — to shoot

832. pupuri — to hold onto

833. purei — to play, play

834. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

835. purotu — handsome

836. puta — to appear, to come out

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

838. putiputi — flower

839. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

841. pāhi — purse, to pass

842. pāka — a park; a box

843. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

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

845. pāmu — farm

846. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

849. pāpā — father, uncle

850. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

851. pāremata — parliament

852. pātai — question; to ask a question

853. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

854. pātara — bottle

855. pātiki — flounder (fish)

856. pātuhi — text message, to text

857. pātītī — grass

858. pātōtō — knock

859. pātū — wall

860. pāua — abalone

861. pēhea — how?

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

863. pēkana — bacon

864. pēke — bag

865. pēnei — like this, near speaker

866. pēnā — like that, near listener

867. pēpi — baby

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

869. pērā — like that, yonder

870. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

871. pīrangi — to want, desire

872. pītiti — peach

873. pō — night

874. pōhara — poor

875. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

877. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

879. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

880. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

881. pōtae — hat

882. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

883. pōtiki — child; youngest child

884. pōturi — deaf; slow

885. pōuri — sad, dark

886. pōwhiri — welcome

887. pū — to blow gently

888. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

889. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

892. pūngāwerewere — spider

893. pūrongo — a report

894. pūru — bull

895. pūrākau — traditional story

896. pūtaiao — science

897. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

899. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

900. raihana — licence

901. raihi — rice

902. raiona — lion

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

904. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

905. rakuraku — guitar; rake

906. rama — light, torch

907. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

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

909. rangi — sky, day

910. ranginamu — handsome

911. rangitoto — lava; scoria

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

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

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

915. rapu — to look for

916. raranga — plait; weave

917. rarauhe — fern

918. rare — lolly

919. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

923. rau — to put into; leaf

924. raumati — summer

925. raureka — deceitful

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

927. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

928. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

930. reira — there (previously mentioned)

931. reka — sweet

932. reo — language, voice

933. rere — to escape; to fly

934. rerekē — different, changed

935. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

936. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

937. reri — ready

938. reta — letter

939. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

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

943. rima — five

944. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

945. ringa — hand, arm

946. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

948. riri — anger, angry

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

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

951. rita — litre

952. rite — to be ready, like, similar

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

954. roa — long

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

956. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

957. roimata — tears

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

959. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

960. rongonui — famous

961. rongoā — medicine

962. rori — road

963. roro — brain

964. roroa — long (plural)

965. rorohiko — computer

966. roto — in, inside, within; lake

967. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

969. ruaki — vomit

970. ruku — to dive

971. runga — on

972. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

973. rā — day; the sun; over there

974. Rāapa — Wednesday

975. Rāhina — Monday

976. Rāhoroi — Saturday

977. rākau — tree; timber

978. Rāmere — Friday

979. rānei — or

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

981. rāoa — choked

982. Rāpare — Thursday

983. rāpeti — rabbit

984. rārangi — line, row

985. Rātapu — Sunday

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

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

988. Rātū — Tuesday

989. rāua — them; they (two people)

990. rāwhiti — east

991. rēmana — lemon

992. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

993. rīngi — to ring/phone

994. rīwai — potato

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

996. rōia — lawyer

997. rōpā — slave, servant

998. rōpū — group

999. rū — earthquake; shake

1000. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1001. rūma — room

1002. rūnanga — assembly; council

1003. taana — Taana = tāna.

1004. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1005. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1006. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1007. taha — to pass by; side

1008. tahataha — steep bank

1009. tahi — one, single

1010. tahia — (pass) be swept

1011. tahitahi — to sweep

1012. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1013. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1014. tahuri — to capsize

1015. tahā — calabash, gourd

1016. tai — tide; coast

1017. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1018. taiapa — fence

1019. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1020. taihoa — wait

1021. taika — tiger

1022. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1023. taiohi — youth

1024. taitama — young man

1025. taitamariki — young person, young people

1026. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1027. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1028. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1029. take — beginning, cause, origin

1030. taki — to lead, to bring along

1031. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1032. takoto — to lie down

1033. taku — my (singular); edge

1034. takurua — winter

1035. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1036. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1037. tamaiti — child

1038. tamariki — children

1039. tamatāne — boy

1040. tame — male animal

1041. tamāhine — daughter

1042. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1043. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1044. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1045. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1046. tangata — person

1047. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1048. tangihanga — funeral

1049. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1050. tango — to take hold of

1051. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1052. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1053. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1054. taonga — property, possession

1055. tapa — to name

1056. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1057. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1058. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1059. taputapu — gear, equipment

1060. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1061. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1062. taraka — truck

1063. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1064. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1065. tarau — trousers

1066. tari — government department; office

1067. taringa — ear

1068. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1069. tata — near, close

1070. tatari — to wait

1071. tatau — to count

1072. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1073. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1074. tauera — towel

1075. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1076. tauira — student; example

1077. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1078. taumahi — assignment

1079. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1080. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1081. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1082. taura — rope, cable

1083. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1084. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1085. tautohetohe — argue

1086. tautoko — to support

1087. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1088. tawhito — old, former

1089. te — the, singular definite article

1090. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1091. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1092. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1093. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1094. tekau — ten

1095. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1096. tereina — to train

1097. tia — to steer, adorned

1098. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1099. tiakarete — chocolate

1100. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1101. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1102. tihewa — sneeze

1103. tihi — topknot

1104. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1105. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1106. tiki — to fetch

1107. tina — dinner, lunch

1108. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1109. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1110. tino — very

1111. tio — oyster

1112. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1113. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1114. tira — group or row of people

1115. tiriti — street

1116. tiro — to look

1117. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1118. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1119. titiro — to look at

1120. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1121. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1122. toe — to remain, be left over

1123. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1124. tohorā — whale

1125. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1126. tohunga — expert, priest

1127. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1128. toi — art, knowledge

1129. toka — rock

1130. tokerau — autumn; northern

1131. toki — adze, axe; champion

1132. toko — divorce; pole

1133. tokohia — how many people?

1134. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1135. tokomaha — many (of people)

1136. Tokoono — six people

1137. tokorima — five (people)

1138. tokorua — two (of people)

1139. tokotoru — three (people)

1140. tokowaru — eight [people]

1141. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1142. tomo — to enter, go into

1143. tonga — south

1144. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1145. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1146. tonu — still

1147. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1148. tope — cut down; cut off

1149. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1150. toro — to visit

1151. toru — three

1152. tote — salt

1153. toto — blood

1154. totohe — contend

1155. tua — beyond

1156. tuahine — sister, of a male

1157. tuaiwa — ninth

1158. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1159. tuanui — roof

1160. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1161. tuarua — second

1162. tuarā — back [body]

1163. tuatahi — first

1164. tuatoru — third

1165. tuawaru — eighth

1166. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1167. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1168. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1169. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1170. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1171. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1172. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1173. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1174. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1175. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1176. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1177. tuna — eel

1178. tungāne — brother, of a female

1179. tunu — to cook, roast

1180. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1181. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1182. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1183. ture — law, rule

1184. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1185. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1186. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1187. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1188. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1189. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1190. tā — print, draw

1191. tāhae — to steal

1192. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1193. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1194. tāima — time

1195. Tāite — Thursday

1196. tākaro — to play

1197. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1198. tākuta — doctor

1199. tāmaki — omen, portent

1200. tāmure — snapper

1201. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1202. tāne — man, male

1203. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1204. tāone — town

1205. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1206. tāra — dollar

1207. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1208. tārere — to swing

1209. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1210. tāroaroa — tall

1211. tātahi — seaside, beach

1212. tātau — we; us; everyone

1213. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1214. tātua — a belt

1215. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1216. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1217. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1218. tāwhiri — beckon

1219. tāwāhi — overseas

1220. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1221. tēhea — which, singular

1222. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1223. tēnehi — tennis

1224. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1225. tēnā — that, by the listener

1226. tēpu — table

1227. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1228. tērā — that over there, that

1229. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1230. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1231. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1232. Tīhema — December

1233. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1234. tīhāte — t-shirt

1235. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1236. tīkiti — ticket

1237. tīma — team

1238. tīmata — to begin, to start

1239. tīni — to change

1240. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1241. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1242. tītī — muttonbird

1243. tō — your (singular); to drag

1244. tōhi — toast

1245. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1246. tōkena — stockings, socks

1247. tōku — my (singular)

1248. tōmuri — to be late

1249. tōna — his, her

1250. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1251. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1252. tōtiti — sausage

1253. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1254. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1255. tūai — skinny

1256. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1257. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1258. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1259. tūnga — wound; position

1260. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1261. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1262. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1263. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1264. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1265. Tūrei — Tuesday

1266. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1267. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1268. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1269. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1270. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1271. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1272. ua — to rain; rain

1273. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1274. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1275. ui — to ask, enquire

1276. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1277. uira — lightning; to flash

1278. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1279. umu — earth oven

1280. unahi — scale of fish

1281. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1282. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1283. uri — descendant, offspring

1284. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1285. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1286. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1287. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1288. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1289. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1290. wae — foot; leg; separate

1291. waea — wire; phone

1292. waenga — middle, dividing line

1293. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1294. waewae — foot, leg

1295. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1296. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1297. wahie — driftwood

1298. wahine — woman, wife

1299. waho — out, outside, the outside

1300. wai — water; who

1301. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1302. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1303. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1304. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1305. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1306. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1307. waipiro — alcohol

1308. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1309. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1310. wairua — spirit

1311. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1312. wakarererangi — plane

1313. wani — scrape

1314. wao — forest

1315. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1316. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1317. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1318. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1319. wati — watch (timepiece)

1320. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1321. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1322. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1323. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1324. Wenerei — Wednesday

1325. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1326. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1327. wetekia — be untied

1328. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1329. whaea — mother, aunt

1330. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1331. whaikōrero — oratory

1332. whaiwāhi — participate

1333. whakaae — to agree

1334. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1335. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1336. whakaako — teach

1337. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1338. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1339. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1340. whakaata — mirror

1341. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1342. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1343. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1344. whakaeke — to gather

1345. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1346. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1347. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1348. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1349. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1350. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1351. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1352. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1353. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1354. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1355. whakakā — turn on

1356. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1357. whakakī — to fill something

1358. whakamahana — heater

1359. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1360. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1361. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1362. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1363. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1364. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1365. whakamihi — grateful

1366. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1367. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1368. whakamātautau — examination, test

1369. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1370. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1371. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1372. whakangaro — destroy

1373. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1374. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1375. whakaoho — to wake up

1376. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1377. whakaorangia — deliver

1378. whakaoti — complete

1379. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1380. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1381. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1382. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1383. whakapakari — to strengthen

1384. whakapapa — genealogy

1385. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1386. whakapono — to believe; faith

1387. whakapuare — to open

1388. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1389. whakapāha — apologise

1390. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1391. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1392. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1393. whakaritenga — appointment

1394. whakarongo — to listen

1395. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1396. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1397. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1398. whakatangitangi — music

1399. whakatau — to decide

1400. whakataukī — proverb

1401. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1402. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1403. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1404. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1405. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1406. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1407. whakatuwhera — to open

1408. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1409. whakatō — to plant

1410. whakatū — to stand something up

1411. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1412. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1413. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1414. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1415. whakawhiti — to cross

1416. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1417. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1418. whana — to kick

1419. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1420. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1421. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1422. whara — to be injured

1423. wharau — temporary shed

1424. whare — house, building

1425. wharekai — restaurant

1426. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1427. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1428. wharepaku — toilet

1429. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1430. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1431. whatitiri — thunder

1432. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1433. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1434. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1435. wheke — creak; octopus

1436. whenua — land

1437. whero — red

1438. whetū — star

1439. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1440. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1441. whiri — plait; twist

1442. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1443. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1444. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1445. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1446. whitu — seven

1447. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1448. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1449. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1450. whutupaoro — rugby

1451. whutupōro — football, rugby

1452. whā — four

1453. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1454. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1455. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1456. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1457. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1458. whānui — broad, wide

1459. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1460. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1461. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1462. wiki — week

1463. wini — window

1464. wiri — drill

1465. wā — time, times

1466. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1467. wāhi — part, portion; place

1468. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1469. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1470. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1471. wātakirihi — watercress

1472. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1473. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1474. ā — and; and then

1475. āe — yes

1476. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1477. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1478. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1479. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1480. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1481. Ākarana — Auckland

1482. ākau — shore, coast

1483. ākonga — student

1484. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1485. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1486. āmaimai — nervous

1487. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1488. ānō — as though; as if

1489. āpiha — officer

1490. āporo — apple

1491. āpōpō — tomorrow

1492. ārahi — to lead, guide

1493. ārahina — (pass) be led

1494. ārani — orange [fruit]

1495. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1496. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1497. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1498. āwangawanga — worried

1499. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1500. āwhina — to help

1501. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1502. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1503. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1504. ēhea — which

1505. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1506. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1507. ērā — those (over there)

1508. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1509. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1510. īmera — email

1511. īmēra — email

1512. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1513. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1514. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1515. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1516. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1517. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1518. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1519. ūkui — to wipe

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