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. auwahine — sister-in-law (of a man)

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

70. awa — river, stream

71. awatea — daylight

72. awhi — to hug, embrace

73. awhina — Awhina, v.t. Assist, benefit, befriend. He awhina tangata anake te…

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

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

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

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

78. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

79. enei — Enei, plural of definitive tenei. These near or connected with…

80. engari — but

81. eo — Eo, n. Louse. = kutu. whakaeo. 1. v.t. Deprive of…

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

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

84. haehae — to cut up; to tear

85. haere — go, come

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

87. hai — as, for (variant of hei)

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

89. haki — flag

90. hama — hammer

91. hamarara — umbrella

92. hamo — Hamo, n. 1. A variety of kumara. 2. Back of…

93. hanawiti — sandwich

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

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

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

97. hangareka — clown

98. hao — to catch in a net, a net

99. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

100. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

101. hara — to make a mistake; mistake

102. harakeke — flax

103. haramai — to arrive

104. hararei — holiday

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

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

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

108. harihari — happy

109. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

110. harirū — shake hands

111. harore — mushroom

112. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound

113. hau — wind, air, breath

114. hauhake — harvest

115. hauhaketia — harvested (pass. of hauhake)

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

117. haumako — Haumako, a. Rich, fertile.

118. haunga — smelly, stinky

119. hauora — health, healthy

120. haurangi — drunk

121. haurua — half

122. haututū — mischievous

123. hauwhā — quarter

124. hawa — Hawa (i), v.i. Be chipped, be broken. Ka hawa te…

125. he — a, some; in the category of

126. hea — where?

127. heahea — silly

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

129. heihei — chicken

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

131. hekenga — descent (heke + nominal suffix -nga)

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

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

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

135. heoi — however; and so

136. heoti — however; and so

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

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

139. herehere — prisoner; captivity

140. Heretaunga — Hastings

141. heru — comb

142. herua — combed (pass of heru)

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

144. hia — how many?

145. hiahia — to want

146. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

147. hiakai — hungry

148. hiamoe — sleepy

149. hihi — stitch bird; sun's rays

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

151. hikareti — cigarettes

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

153. hiko — electricity

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

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

156. Hinarata — Cinderalla

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

158. hinengaro — mind, intellect

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

160. hingareti — singlet

161. hinu — oil, fat

162. hipi — sheep

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

164. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

165. hoahoa — attendant

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

167. hoariri — enemy, opponent

168. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

170. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

171. hohoro — quick

172. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

173. hoihoi — too noisy

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

175. hokihoki — return separately

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

177. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

178. hokohoko — to shop, trade

179. hokomaha — supermarket

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

181. hokowhitu — band of warriors

182. homai — give (to the speaker)

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

184. hongi — pressing noses

185. hono — to join together

186. hopi — soap

187. hopu — to catch

188. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught

189. hora — display; scatter; spread out

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

191. horoi — to wash, to clean

192. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

193. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

194. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

195. hou — new, modern; feather

196. hua — product, fruit

197. huaina — named (pass of hua)

198. huaki — open

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

200. huarahi — street, path, road

201. huarere — weather

202. huawhenua — vegetables

203. hui — meeting; gathered

204. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

205. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

206. huihuinga — meeting

207. huka — sugar

208. hukapapa — frost

209. hukarere — snow

210. huna — to hide

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

212. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

215. hupa — soup

216. huri — to turn

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

218. huritau — birthday

219. huruhuru — fur

220. hā — breath; flavour

221. hāereere — to wander, roam

222. hākari — feast

223. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

224. hāmama — open, gaping

225. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

226. hāneanea — sofa

227. hāngai — opposite, facing

228. hāngi — traditional earth oven

229. hāora — hour; oxygen

230. hāpai — carry; lift up

231. Hātarei — Saturday

232. hāte — shirt

233. hāunga — besides

234. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

235. hē — wrong; error, mistake

236. hēki — egg

237. hēra — sail

238. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

240. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

241. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

242. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

243. hōhipera — hospital

244. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

246. hōia — soldier, warrior

247. hōiho — horse

248. Hōngongoi — July

249. hōro — hall

250. hōtoke — winter, cold

251. hōtēra — hotel

252. hōu — new, modern; fresh

253. hū — shoe

254. 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.

255. ia — he, she, him, her

256. iho — downwards

257. ihu — nose

258. ika — fish

259. ina — if, when

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

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

262. inanahi — yesterday

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

264. inapō — last night

265. Ingarangi — England

266. ingoa — name

267. inoi — pray

268. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

270. inā — if, when

271. ināianei — now

272. ipo — darling

273. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

274. ipurangi — internet

275. ira — freckle; gene

276. irāmutu — niece, nephew

277. iti — small, little

278. iwa — nine

279. iwi — tribe

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

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

282. kaha — strong, able

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

284. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

286. kai — eat (v); food (n)

287. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

288. kaihana — cousin

289. kaihoko — seller

290. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

293. kaimoana — seafood

294. kainga — (pass) be eaten

295. kaipuke — ship

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

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

298. kaiwaiata — singer

299. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

302. kaiārahi — leader, guide

303. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

304. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

305. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

307. kakau — handle

308. kake — to climb

309. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

311. kamupene — company, business

312. kamupūtu — gumboot

313. kani — to saw; a saw

314. kanikani — dance, to dance

315. kanohi — face

316. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

318. kapahaka — concert party

319. kapu — cup

320. kapua — cloud

321. kaputī — cup of tea

322. kara — colour

323. karaehe — class (school); glass

324. karahipi — scholarship

325. karaihe — grass

326. karaka — orange (colour)

327. karakia — prayer, to pray

328. karanga — to call

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

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

331. kararehe — animal

332. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

333. kare — stove, heater

334. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

335. karere — message

336. karo — dodge, avoid

337. karoro — seagull

338. karu — eye

339. kata — to laugh

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

341. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

343. kati — close, shut

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

345. katipō — venomous spider

346. kato — pluck

347. katoa — all

348. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

350. kau — swim; cow

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

352. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

353. kauhoe — to swim

354. kaukau — to bathe

355. kaumātua — elder; elderly

356. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

357. kaute — to count

358. kawa — sour, yuck

359. kawakawa — pepper tree

360. kawe — to carry, convey

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

362. kawhe — coffee

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

364. kei te — at the moment; now

365. keke — cake

366. kerei — grey

367. kererū — native pigeon

368. keri — dig

369. kete — basket, kit

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

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

372. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

373. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

374. kimi — to look for, seek

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

376. kina — sea urchin

377. kino — bad

378. kiore — rat

379. kiri — skin

380. kiriata — movie, film

381. Kirihimete — Christmas

382. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

383. kiromita — kilometre

384. kita — fast; tightly

385. kite — to see

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

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

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

389. kiwa — wink

390. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

392. koa — happy

393. koata — quarter

394. koe — you, one person

395. koha — gift

396. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

397. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

398. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

400. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

401. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

402. koi — sharp

403. koia — it is, so

404. koinei — this is

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

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

407. kokonga — corner

408. komiti — committee

409. konei — here, by speaker

410. konohete — concert

411. konā — there, by listener

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

413. kope — nappy

414. kore — zero, nothing

415. koretake — useless

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

417. koroheke — old man

418. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

419. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

420. korowai — cloak

421. korā — over there

422. kotahi — one

423. koti — coat, jacket

424. Kotirangi — Scotland

425. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

430. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

432. kuini — queen

433. kuki — cook

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

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

436. kupenga — net

437. kupu — word

438. kura — school; treasured item

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

440. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

441. kurī — dog

442. kā — to burn, be alight

443. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

444. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

445. kāinga — home

446. kākahu — clothing, garment

447. kākā — parrot

448. kākāriki — green

449. kāmura — carpenter

450. kānga — corn

451. kāo — no!

452. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

453. kāpata — cupboard

454. kāpeti — cabbage

455. kāre — Negative word

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

457. kāri — playing card

458. kātahi — then

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

460. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

462. kāwhe — calf

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

464. kēkē — armpit

465. kēmu — game

466. kī — to be full

467. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

468. kīanga — phrase

469. kīhai — Negative word

470. kīhini — kitchen

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

472. kīngi — king

473. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

474. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

475. kōanga — spring (the season of)

476. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

477. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

478. kōhatu — stone

479. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

480. kōhuru — to murder

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

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

483. kōpū — belly, womb

484. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

487. kōrua — you, two people

488. kōti — court

489. kōtiro — girl

490. kōtuku — white heron

491. kōura — crayfish

492. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

493. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

494. kōwhatu — stone

495. kūaha — door

496. kūare — ignorant

497. Kūkara — Google

498. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

499. kūmera — sweet potato

500. kūtai — mussel

501. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

503. maero — mile

504. maha — many

505. mahaki — sick; sick person

506. mahana — to be warm, warm

507. mahara — thought, memory

508. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

509. mahi — to do, work, make

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

511. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

512. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

513. Mahuru — September

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

515. maika — banana (also panana)

516. maka — to throw or pass

517. makariri — cold

518. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

520. makere — to get down from

521. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

522. mana — prestige, authority

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

524. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

526. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

527. manako — to like

528. manawa — heart

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

530. Mane — Monday

531. manga — branch; stream

532. mangō — shark

533. mano — thousand

534. manu — bird

535. manuhiri — guest

536. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

537. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

538. maoa — cooked; ripe

539. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

540. marama — month, moon

541. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

542. maramataka — calendar

543. maranga — to arise; to get up

544. maremare — to cough

545. maringi — to spill (trans)

546. marino — calm

547. maro — kilt-like garment

548. maroke — dry

549. maru — power; shelter

550. mataku — scared, afraid

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

552. matapihi — window

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

554. matau — fish hook; right side

555. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

556. matekai — hungry, starving

557. matenga — time or circumstance of death

558. matewai — thirst; thirsty

559. matimati — finger, toe

560. matua — parent, father

561. mau — to wear clothes

562. maumahara — to remember, remember

563. maunga — mountain

564. mauri — life spirit

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

566. mauī — left (direction)

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

568. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

571. Mei — May

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

573. meke — fist; to punch

574. mema — member, members

575. menemene — to smile

576. meneti — minute

577. mere — bush, shrub

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

579. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

580. mimi — urine; urinate

581. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

582. minita — minister

583. mira — mill

584. miraka — milk

585. miriona — million

586. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

588. mitimiti — to lick

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

590. moa — large extinct bird

591. moana — sea

592. moata — early; early morning

593. moe — sleep; to marry

594. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

596. moenga — bed

597. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

601. mokemoke — lonely

602. moko — lizard

603. mokopuna — grandchild

604. momo — type, kind

605. moni — money

606. motokā — car, motorcar

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

608. motukā — car

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

610. moutere — island

611. mua — front, before

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

613. mura — blaze, flame

614. muri — behind, after

615. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

618. mā — clean, white, and others

619. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

621. māhita — teacher

622. māhunga — head

623. māia — capable, brave, bold

624. mākona — satisfied, full

625. māku — for me, by me

626. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

627. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

629. māna — for him, her, by him, her

630. māngai — mouth; representative

631. māngere — lazy

632. mānia — plains

633. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

634. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

635. māra — garden

636. mārama — clear, understand

637. mārena — to marry; wedding

638. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

639. māripi — knife

640. mātaki — to watch

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

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

643. mātao — cold

644. mātau — to know, understand

645. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

648. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

651. māui — on the left hand, left side

652. māuiui — sick

653. māwhero — pink

654. mēnā — if

655. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

656. mīhini — machine

657. mīti — meat

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

659. mōhio — to know

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

661. mōhiti — glasses

662. mōkai — pet

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

664. mōmona — fat

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

666. mōrena — good morning

667. mōu — for you

668. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

671. naihi — knife

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

673. nama — number

674. nanahi — yesterday

675. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

676. napō — last night

677. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

678. nei — here, by speaker

679. neke — to move

680. ngahau — party, concert

681. ngahere — forest, bush

682. Ngahuru — Autumn

683. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

685. ngaru — wave

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

687. ngau — to bite

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

689. ngenge — tired

690. ngeru — cat

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

692. ngoikore — weak; listless

693. ngutu — lip, lips

694. ngā — the, plural

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

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

697. ngārara — reptile, monster

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

699. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

700. ngāwhā — boiling spring

701. niho — tooth

702. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

705. noho — to live; sit

706. nohoanga — home, sofa

707. nui — big, great, many

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

709. nuku — to move

710. nunui — big (plural form)

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

712. nāianei — now

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

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

715. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

719. nō — from

720. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

722. nōnanahi — yesterday

723. nōu — yours

724. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

727. oho — to wake up

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

729. Oketopa — October

730. oko — bowl

731. oma — to run, escape

732. omaoma — running

733. one — beach, sand

734. oneone — earth, soil

735. ono — six

736. ope — group travelling together

737. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

739. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

740. oti — to be completed

741. otirā — but, on the other hand

742. pae — ridge

743. pahi — bus

744. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

747. paihikara — bike

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

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

750. paipa — pipe

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

752. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

756. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

757. pakitara — wall

758. paku — small

759. pana — to push away, to expel

760. panana — banana

761. pane — head

762. panekoti — skirt, dress

763. pango — black

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

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

766. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

767. paoro — ball

768. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

769. papai — good (plural), very good

770. Papaioea — Palmerston North

771. papakupu — dictionary

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

773. paraihe — award, prize; brush

774. paraikete — blanket

775. Paraire — Friday

776. parakuihi — breakfast

777. parapara — filth; talents

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

779. parauri — brown

780. pare — to ward off, to divert

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

782. pari — cliff

783. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

785. paruparu — dirt, mud

786. parāoa — bread, flour

787. pata — butter

788. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

791. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

793. paukena — pumpkin

794. pea — pair; pear

795. peita — paint

796. peka — branch

797. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

799. pene — pen

800. pepa — paper; pepper

801. pepeha — proclamation of origin

802. pere — bell

803. pereti — plate

804. peti — heap up

805. pia — beer

806. piana — piano

807. pihikete — biscuit

808. piki — to increase

809. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

812. Pipiri — June

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

814. pirau — rotten

815. piri — to stick to, to cling

816. pirihimana — police officer

817. pirimia — prime minister

818. piringa — shelter, hiding place

819. pito — belly button, end, extremity

820. poaka — pig

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

822. Poihākena — Sydney

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

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

825. pono — true, faithful

826. poraka — jersey

827. poro — to cut off, to cut short

828. porou — eager, energetic

829. poti — boat

830. poto — short

831. pou — pole, post

832. pouaka — box

833. pounamu — greenstone

834. pua — flower; seed

835. puehu — dust

836. puka — form, booklet

837. Pukamata — Facebook

838. pukapuka — book, lungs

839. puke — hill

840. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

841. puku — stomach, belly

842. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

843. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

844. puna — pool, spring

845. pune — spoon

846. punga — anchor; joint

847. pupuhi — to shoot

848. pupuri — to hold onto

849. purei — to play, play

850. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

851. purotu — handsome

852. puta — to appear, to come out

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

854. putiputi — flower

855. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

857. pāhi — purse, to pass

858. pāka — a park; a box

859. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

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

861. pāmu — farm

862. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

865. pāpā — father, uncle

866. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

867. pāremata — parliament

868. pātai — question; to ask a question

869. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

870. pātara — bottle

871. pātiki — flounder (fish)

872. pātuhi — text message, to text

873. pātītī — grass

874. pātōtō — knock

875. pātū — wall

876. pāua — abalone

877. pēhea — how?

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

879. pēkana — bacon

880. pēke — bag

881. pēnei — like this, near speaker

882. pēnā — like that, near listener

883. pēpi — baby

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

885. pērā — like that, yonder

886. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

887. pīrangi — to want, desire

888. pītiti — peach

889. pō — night

890. pōhara — poor

891. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

893. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

895. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

896. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

897. pōtae — hat

898. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

899. pōtiki — child; youngest child

900. pōturi — deaf; slow

901. pōuri — sad, dark

902. pōwhiri — welcome

903. pū — to blow gently

904. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

905. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

908. pūngāwerewere — spider

909. pūrongo — a report

910. pūru — bull

911. pūrākau — traditional story

912. pūtaiao — science

913. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

915. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

916. raihana — licence

917. raihi — rice

918. raiona — lion

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

920. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

921. rakuraku — guitar; rake

922. rama — light, torch

923. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

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

925. rangi — sky, day

926. ranginamu — handsome

927. rangitoto — lava; scoria

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

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

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

931. rapu — to look for

932. raranga — plait; weave

933. rarauhe — fern

934. rare — lolly

935. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

939. rau — to put into; leaf

940. raumati — summer

941. raureka — deceitful

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

943. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

944. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

946. reira — there (previously mentioned)

947. reka — sweet

948. reo — language, voice

949. rere — to escape; to fly

950. rerekē — different, changed

951. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

952. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

953. reri — ready

954. reta — letter

955. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

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

959. rima — five

960. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

961. ringa — hand, arm

962. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

964. riri — anger, angry

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

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

967. rita — litre

968. rite — to be ready, like, similar

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

970. roa — long

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

972. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

973. roimata — tears

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

975. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

976. rongonui — famous

977. rongoā — medicine

978. rori — road

979. roro — brain

980. roroa — long (plural)

981. rorohiko — computer

982. roto — in, inside, within; lake

983. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

985. ruaki — vomit

986. ruku — to dive

987. runga — on

988. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

989. rā — day; the sun; over there

990. Rāapa — Wednesday

991. Rāhina — Monday

992. Rāhoroi — Saturday

993. rākau — tree; timber

994. Rāmere — Friday

995. rānei — or

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

997. rāoa — choked

998. Rāpare — Thursday

999. rāpeti — rabbit

1000. rārangi — line, row

1001. Rātapu — Sunday

1002. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1003. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1004. Rātū — Tuesday

1005. rāua — them; they (two people)

1006. rāwhiti — east

1007. rēmana — lemon

1008. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1009. rīngi — to ring/phone

1010. rīwai — potato

1011. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1012. rōia — lawyer

1013. rōpā — slave, servant

1014. rōpū — group

1015. rū — earthquake; shake

1016. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1017. rūma — room

1018. rūnanga — assembly; council

1019. taana — Taana = tāna.

1020. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1021. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1022. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1023. taha — to pass by; side

1024. tahataha — steep bank

1025. tahi — one, single

1026. tahia — (pass) be swept

1027. tahitahi — to sweep

1028. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1029. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1030. tahuri — to capsize

1031. tahā — calabash, gourd

1032. tai — tide; coast

1033. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1034. taiapa — fence

1035. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1036. taihoa — wait

1037. taika — tiger

1038. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1039. taiohi — youth

1040. taitama — young man

1041. taitamariki — young person, young people

1042. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1043. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1044. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1045. take — beginning, cause, origin

1046. taki — to lead, to bring along

1047. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1048. takoto — to lie down

1049. taku — my (singular); edge

1050. takurua — winter

1051. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1052. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1053. tamaiti — child

1054. tamariki — children

1055. tamatāne — boy

1056. tame — male animal

1057. tamāhine — daughter

1058. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1059. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1060. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1061. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1062. tangata — person

1063. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1064. tangihanga — funeral

1065. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1066. tango — to take hold of

1067. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1068. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1069. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1070. taonga — property, possession

1071. tapa — to name

1072. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1073. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1074. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1075. taputapu — gear, equipment

1076. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1077. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1078. taraka — truck

1079. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1080. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1081. tarau — trousers

1082. tari — government department; office

1083. taringa — ear

1084. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1085. tata — near, close

1086. tatari — to wait

1087. tatau — to count

1088. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1089. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1090. tauera — towel

1091. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1092. tauira — student; example

1093. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1094. taumahi — assignment

1095. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1096. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1097. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1098. taura — rope, cable

1099. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1100. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1101. tautohetohe — argue

1102. tautoko — to support

1103. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1104. tawhito — old, former

1105. te — the, singular definite article

1106. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1107. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1108. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1109. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1110. tekau — ten

1111. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1112. tereina — to train

1113. tia — to steer, adorned

1114. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1115. tiakarete — chocolate

1116. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1117. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1118. tihewa — sneeze

1119. tihi — topknot

1120. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1121. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1122. tiki — to fetch

1123. tina — dinner, lunch

1124. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1125. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1126. tino — very

1127. tio — oyster

1128. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1129. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1130. tira — group or row of people

1131. tiriti — street

1132. tiro — to look

1133. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1134. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1135. titiro — to look at

1136. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1137. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1138. toe — to remain, be left over

1139. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1140. tohorā — whale

1141. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1142. tohunga — expert, priest

1143. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1144. toi — art, knowledge

1145. toka — rock

1146. tokerau — autumn; northern

1147. toki — adze, axe; champion

1148. toko — divorce; pole

1149. tokohia — how many people?

1150. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1151. tokomaha — many (of people)

1152. Tokoono — six people

1153. tokorima — five (people)

1154. tokorua — two (of people)

1155. tokotoru — three (people)

1156. tokowaru — eight [people]

1157. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1158. tomo — to enter, go into

1159. tonga — south

1160. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1161. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1162. tonu — still

1163. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1164. tope — cut down; cut off

1165. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1166. toro — to visit

1167. toru — three

1168. tote — salt

1169. toto — blood

1170. totohe — contend

1171. tua — beyond

1172. tuahine — sister, of a male

1173. tuaiwa — ninth

1174. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1175. tuanui — roof

1176. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1177. tuarua — second

1178. tuarā — back [body]

1179. tuatahi — first

1180. tuatoru — third

1181. tuawaru — eighth

1182. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1183. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1184. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1185. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1186. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1187. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1188. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1189. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1190. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1191. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1192. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1193. tuna — eel

1194. tungāne — brother, of a female

1195. tunu — to cook, roast

1196. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1197. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1198. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1199. ture — law, rule

1200. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1201. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1202. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1203. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1204. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1205. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1206. tā — print, draw

1207. tāhae — to steal

1208. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1209. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1210. tāima — time

1211. Tāite — Thursday

1212. tākaro — to play

1213. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1214. tākuta — doctor

1215. tāmaki — omen, portent

1216. tāmure — snapper

1217. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1218. tāne — man, male

1219. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1220. tāone — town

1221. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1222. tāra — dollar

1223. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1224. tārere — to swing

1225. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1226. tāroaroa — tall

1227. tātahi — seaside, beach

1228. tātau — we; us; everyone

1229. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1230. tātua — a belt

1231. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1232. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1233. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1234. tāwhiri — beckon

1235. tāwāhi — overseas

1236. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1237. tēhea — which, singular

1238. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1239. tēnehi — tennis

1240. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1241. tēnā — that, by the listener

1242. tēpu — table

1243. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1244. tērā — that over there, that

1245. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1246. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1247. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1248. Tīhema — December

1249. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1250. tīhāte — t-shirt

1251. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1252. tīkiti — ticket

1253. tīma — team

1254. tīmata — to begin, to start

1255. tīni — to change

1256. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1257. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1258. tītī — muttonbird

1259. tō — your (singular); to drag

1260. tōhi — toast

1261. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1262. tōkena — stockings, socks

1263. tōku — my (singular)

1264. tōmuri — to be late

1265. tōna — his, her

1266. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1267. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1268. tōtiti — sausage

1269. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1270. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1271. tūai — skinny

1272. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1273. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1274. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1275. tūnga — wound; position

1276. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1277. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1278. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1279. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1280. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1281. Tūrei — Tuesday

1282. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1283. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1284. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1285. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1286. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1287. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1288. ua — to rain; rain

1289. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1290. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1291. ui — to ask, enquire

1292. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1293. uira — lightning; to flash

1294. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1295. umu — earth oven

1296. unahi — scale of fish

1297. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1298. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1299. uri — descendant, offspring

1300. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1301. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1302. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1303. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1304. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1305. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1306. wae — foot; leg; separate

1307. waea — wire; phone

1308. waenga — middle, dividing line

1309. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1310. waewae — foot, leg

1311. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1312. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1313. wahie — driftwood

1314. wahine — woman, wife

1315. waho — out, outside, the outside

1316. wai — water; who

1317. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1318. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1319. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1320. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1321. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1322. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1323. waipiro — alcohol

1324. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1325. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1326. wairua — spirit

1327. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1328. wakarererangi — plane

1329. wani — scrape

1330. wao — forest

1331. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1332. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1333. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1334. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1335. wati — watch (timepiece)

1336. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1337. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1338. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1339. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1340. Wenerei — Wednesday

1341. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1342. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1343. wetekia — be untied

1344. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1345. whaea — mother, aunt

1346. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1347. whaikōrero — oratory

1348. whaiwāhi — participate

1349. whakaae — to agree

1350. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1351. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1352. whakaako — teach

1353. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1354. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1355. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1356. whakaata — mirror

1357. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1358. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1359. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1360. whakaeke — to gather

1361. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1362. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1363. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1364. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1365. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1366. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1367. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1368. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1369. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1370. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1371. whakakā — turn on

1372. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1373. whakakī — to fill something

1374. whakamahana — heater

1375. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1376. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1377. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1378. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1379. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1380. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1381. whakamihi — grateful

1382. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1383. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1384. whakamātautau — examination, test

1385. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1386. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1387. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1388. whakangaro — destroy

1389. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1390. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1391. whakaoho — to wake up

1392. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1393. whakaorangia — deliver

1394. whakaoti — complete

1395. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1396. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1397. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1398. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1399. whakapakari — to strengthen

1400. whakapapa — genealogy

1401. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1402. whakapono — to believe; faith

1403. whakapuare — to open

1404. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1405. whakapāha — apologise

1406. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1407. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1408. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1409. whakaritenga — appointment

1410. whakarongo — to listen

1411. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1412. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1413. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1414. whakatangitangi — music

1415. whakatau — to decide

1416. whakataukī — proverb

1417. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1418. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1419. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1420. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1421. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1422. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1423. whakatuwhera — to open

1424. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1425. whakatō — to plant

1426. whakatū — to stand something up

1427. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1428. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1429. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1430. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1431. whakawhiti — to cross

1432. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1433. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1434. whana — to kick

1435. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1436. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1437. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1438. whara — to be injured

1439. wharau — temporary shed

1440. whare — house, building

1441. wharekai — restaurant

1442. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1443. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1444. wharepaku — toilet

1445. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1446. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1447. whatitiri — thunder

1448. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1449. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1450. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1451. wheke — creak; octopus

1452. whenua — land

1453. whero — red

1454. whetū — star

1455. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1456. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1457. whiri — plait; twist

1458. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1459. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1460. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1461. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1462. whitu — seven

1463. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1464. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1465. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1466. whutupaoro — rugby

1467. whutupōro — football, rugby

1468. whā — four

1469. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1470. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1471. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1472. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1473. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1474. whānui — broad, wide

1475. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1476. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1477. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1478. wiki — week

1479. wini — window

1480. wiri — drill

1481. wā — time, times

1482. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1483. wāhi — part, portion; place

1484. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1485. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1486. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1487. wātakirihi — watercress

1488. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1489. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1490. ā — and; and then

1491. āe — yes

1492. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1493. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1494. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1495. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1496. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1497. Ākarana — Auckland

1498. ākau — shore, coast

1499. ākonga — student

1500. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1501. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1502. āmaimai — nervous

1503. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1504. ānō — as though; as if

1505. āpiha — officer

1506. āporo — apple

1507. āpōpō — tomorrow

1508. ārahi — to lead, guide

1509. ārahina — (pass) be led

1510. ārani — orange [fruit]

1511. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1512. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1513. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1514. āwangawanga — worried

1515. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1516. āwhina — to help

1517. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1518. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1519. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1520. ēhea — which

1521. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1522. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1523. ērā — those (over there)

1524. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1525. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1526. īmera — email

1527. īmēra — email

1528. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1529. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1530. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1531. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1532. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1533. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1534. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1535. ūkui — to wipe

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