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. hoka — Hoka (i). 1. a. Projecting sharply upwards. Ka hoka te…

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

176. hokihoki — return separately

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

178. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

179. hokohoko — to shop, trade

180. hokomaha — supermarket

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

182. hokowhitu — band of warriors

183. homai — give (to the speaker)

184. honae — wallet

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

186. hongere — channel (TV), TV channels

187. hongi — pressing noses

188. hono — to join together

189. hopi — soap

190. hopu — to catch

191. hopukia — caught (pass. of hopu)

192. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught

193. hora — display; scatter; spread out

194. horahia — (pass) be spread out; be displayed

195. hore — bare, bald; not

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

197. horoi — to wash, to clean

198. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

199. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

200. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

201. hou — new, modern; feather

202. hua — product, fruit

203. huaina — named (pass of hua)

204. huaki — open

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

206. huarahi — street, path, road

207. huarere — weather

208. huawhenua — vegetables

209. hui — meeting; gathered

210. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

211. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

212. huihuinga — meeting

213. huka — sugar

214. hukapapa — frost

215. hukarere — snow

216. huna — to hide

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

218. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

221. hupa — soup

222. huri — to turn

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

224. huritau — birthday

225. huruhuru — fur

226. hā — breath; flavour

227. hāereere — to wander, roam

228. hākari — feast

229. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

230. hāmama — open, gaping

231. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

232. hāneanea — sofa

233. hāngai — opposite, facing

234. hāngi — traditional earth oven

235. hāora — hour; oxygen

236. hāpai — carry; lift up

237. Hātarei — Saturday

238. hāte — shirt

239. hāunga — besides

240. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

241. hē — wrong; error, mistake

242. hēki — egg

243. hēra — sail

244. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

246. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

247. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

248. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

249. hōhipera — hospital

250. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

252. hōia — soldier, warrior

253. hōiho — horse

254. Hōngongoi — July

255. hōro — hall

256. hōtoke — winter, cold

257. hōtēra — hotel

258. hōu — new, modern; fresh

259. hū — shoe

260. 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.

261. ia — he, she, him, her

262. iho — downwards

263. ihu — nose

264. ika — fish

265. ina — if, when

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

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

268. inanahi — yesterday

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

270. inapō — last night

271. Ingarangi — England

272. ingoa — name

273. inoi — pray

274. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

276. inā — if, when

277. ināianei — now

278. ipo — darling

279. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

280. ipurangi — internet

281. ira — freckle; gene

282. irāmutu — niece, nephew

283. iti — small, little

284. iwa — nine

285. iwi — tribe

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

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

288. kaha — strong, able

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

290. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

292. kai — eat (v); food (n)

293. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

294. kaihana — cousin

295. kaihoko — seller

296. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

299. kaimoana — seafood

300. kainga — (pass) be eaten

301. kaipuke — ship

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

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

304. kaiwaiata — singer

305. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

308. kaiārahi — leader, guide

309. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

310. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

311. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

313. kakau — handle

314. kake — to climb

315. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

317. kamupene — company, business

318. kamupūtu — gumboot

319. kani — to saw; a saw

320. kanikani — dance, to dance

321. kanohi — face

322. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

324. kapahaka — concert party

325. kapu — cup

326. kapua — cloud

327. kaputī — cup of tea

328. kara — colour

329. karaehe — class (school); glass

330. karahipi — scholarship

331. karaihe — grass

332. karaka — orange (colour)

333. karakia — prayer, to pray

334. karanga — to call

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

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

337. kararehe — animal

338. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

339. kare — stove, heater

340. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

341. karere — message

342. karo — dodge, avoid

343. karoro — seagull

344. karu — eye

345. kata — to laugh

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

347. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

349. kati — close, shut

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

351. katipō — venomous spider

352. kato — pluck

353. katoa — all

354. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

356. kau — swim; cow

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

358. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

359. kauhoe — to swim

360. kaukau — to bathe

361. kaumātua — elder; elderly

362. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

363. kaute — to count

364. kawa — sour, yuck

365. kawakawa — pepper tree

366. kawe — to carry, convey

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

368. kawhe — coffee

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

370. kei te — at the moment; now

371. keke — cake

372. kerei — grey

373. kererū — native pigeon

374. keri — dig

375. kete — basket, kit

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

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

378. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

379. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

380. kimi — to look for, seek

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

382. kina — sea urchin

383. kino — bad

384. kiore — rat

385. kiri — skin

386. kiriata — movie, film

387. Kirihimete — Christmas

388. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

389. kiromita — kilometre

390. kita — fast; tightly

391. kite — to see

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

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

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

395. kiwa — wink

396. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

398. koa — happy

399. koata — quarter

400. koe — you, one person

401. koha — gift

402. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

403. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

404. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

406. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

407. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

408. koi — sharp

409. koia — it is, so

410. koinei — this is

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

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

413. kokonga — corner

414. komiti — committee

415. konei — here, by speaker

416. konohete — concert

417. konā — there, by listener

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

419. kope — nappy

420. kore — zero, nothing

421. koretake — useless

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

423. koroheke — old man

424. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

425. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

426. korowai — cloak

427. korā — over there

428. kotahi — one

429. koti — coat, jacket

430. Kotirangi — Scotland

431. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

436. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

438. kuini — queen

439. kuki — cook

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

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

442. kupenga — net

443. kupu — word

444. kura — school; treasured item

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

446. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

447. kurī — dog

448. kā — to burn, be alight

449. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

450. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

451. kāinga — home

452. kākahu — clothing, garment

453. kākā — parrot

454. kākāriki — green

455. kāmura — carpenter

456. kānga — corn

457. kāo — no!

458. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

459. kāpata — cupboard

460. kāpeti — cabbage

461. kāre — Negative word

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

463. kāri — playing card

464. kātahi — then

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

466. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

468. kāwhe — calf

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

470. kēkē — armpit

471. kēmu — game

472. kī — to be full

473. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

474. kīanga — phrase

475. kīhai — Negative word

476. kīhini — kitchen

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

478. kīngi — king

479. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

480. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

481. kōanga — spring (the season of)

482. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

483. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

484. kōhatu — stone

485. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

486. kōhuru — to murder

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

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

489. kōpū — belly, womb

490. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

493. kōrua — you, two people

494. kōti — court

495. kōtiro — girl

496. kōtuku — white heron

497. kōura — crayfish

498. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

499. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

500. kōwhatu — stone

501. kūaha — door

502. kūare — ignorant

503. Kūkara — Google

504. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

505. kūmera — sweet potato

506. kūtai — mussel

507. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

509. maero — mile

510. maha — many

511. mahaki — sick; sick person

512. mahana — to be warm, warm

513. mahara — thought, memory

514. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

515. mahi — to do, work, make

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

517. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

518. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

519. Mahuru — September

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

521. maika — banana (also panana)

522. maka — to throw or pass

523. makariri — cold

524. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

526. makere — to get down from

527. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

528. mana — prestige, authority

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

530. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

532. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

533. manako — to like

534. manawa — heart

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

536. Mane — Monday

537. manga — branch; stream

538. mangō — shark

539. mano — thousand

540. manu — bird

541. manuhiri — guest

542. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

543. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

544. maoa — cooked; ripe

545. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

546. marama — month, moon

547. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

548. maramataka — calendar

549. maranga — to arise; to get up

550. maremare — to cough

551. maringi — to spill (trans)

552. marino — calm

553. maro — kilt-like garment

554. maroke — dry

555. maru — power; shelter

556. mataku — scared, afraid

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

558. matapihi — window

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

560. matau — fish hook; right side

561. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

562. matekai — hungry, starving

563. matenga — time or circumstance of death

564. matewai — thirst; thirsty

565. matimati — finger, toe

566. matua — parent, father

567. mau — to wear clothes

568. maumahara — to remember, remember

569. maunga — mountain

570. mauri — life spirit

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

572. mauī — left (direction)

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

574. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

577. Mei — May

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

579. meke — fist; to punch

580. mema — member, members

581. menemene — to smile

582. meneti — minute

583. mere — bush, shrub

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

585. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

586. mimi — urine; urinate

587. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

588. minita — minister

589. mira — mill

590. miraka — milk

591. miriona — million

592. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

594. mitimiti — to lick

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

596. moa — large extinct bird

597. moana — sea

598. moata — early; early morning

599. moe — sleep; to marry

600. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

602. moenga — bed

603. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

607. mokemoke — lonely

608. moko — lizard

609. mokopuna — grandchild

610. momo — type, kind

611. moni — money

612. motokā — car, motorcar

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

614. motukā — car

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

616. moutere — island

617. mua — front, before

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

619. mura — blaze, flame

620. muri — behind, after

621. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

624. mā — clean, white, and others

625. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

627. māhita — teacher

628. māhunga — head

629. māia — capable, brave, bold

630. mākona — satisfied, full

631. māku — for me, by me

632. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

633. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

635. māna — for him, her, by him, her

636. māngai — mouth; representative

637. māngere — lazy

638. mānia — plains

639. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

640. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

641. māra — garden

642. mārama — clear, understand

643. mārena — to marry; wedding

644. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

645. māripi — knife

646. mātaki — to watch

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

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

649. mātao — cold

650. mātau — to know, understand

651. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

654. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

657. māui — on the left hand, left side

658. māuiui — sick

659. māwhero — pink

660. mēnā — if

661. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

662. mīhini — machine

663. mīti — meat

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

665. mōhio — to know

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

667. mōhiti — glasses

668. mōkai — pet

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

670. mōmona — fat

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

672. mōrena — good morning

673. mōu — for you

674. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

677. naihi — knife

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

679. nama — number

680. nanahi — yesterday

681. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

682. napō — last night

683. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

684. nei — here, by speaker

685. neke — to move

686. ngahau — party, concert

687. ngahere — forest, bush

688. Ngahuru — Autumn

689. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

691. ngaru — wave

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

693. ngau — to bite

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

695. ngenge — tired

696. ngeru — cat

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

698. ngoikore — weak; listless

699. ngutu — lip, lips

700. ngā — the, plural

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

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

703. ngārara — reptile, monster

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

705. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

706. ngāwhā — boiling spring

707. niho — tooth

708. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

711. noho — to live; sit

712. nohoanga — home, sofa

713. nui — big, great, many

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

715. nuku — to move

716. nunui — big (plural form)

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

718. nāianei — now

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

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

721. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

725. nō — from

726. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

728. nōnanahi — yesterday

729. nōu — yours

730. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

733. oho — to wake up

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

735. Oketopa — October

736. oko — bowl

737. oma — to run, escape

738. omaoma — running

739. one — beach, sand

740. oneone — earth, soil

741. ono — six

742. ope — group travelling together

743. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

745. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

746. oti — to be completed

747. otirā — but, on the other hand

748. pae — ridge

749. pahi — bus

750. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

753. paihikara — bike

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

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

756. paipa — pipe

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

758. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

762. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

763. pakitara — wall

764. paku — small

765. pana — to push away, to expel

766. panana — banana

767. pane — head

768. panekoti — skirt, dress

769. pango — black

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

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

772. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

773. paoro — ball

774. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

775. papai — good (plural), very good

776. Papaioea — Palmerston North

777. papakupu — dictionary

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

779. paraihe — award, prize; brush

780. paraikete — blanket

781. Paraire — Friday

782. parakuihi — breakfast

783. parapara — filth; talents

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

785. parauri — brown

786. pare — to ward off, to divert

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

788. pari — cliff

789. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

791. paruparu — dirt, mud

792. parāoa — bread, flour

793. pata — butter

794. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

797. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

799. paukena — pumpkin

800. pea — pair; pear

801. peita — paint

802. peka — branch

803. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

805. pene — pen

806. pepa — paper; pepper

807. pepeha — proclamation of origin

808. pere — bell

809. pereti — plate

810. peti — heap up

811. pia — beer

812. piana — piano

813. pihikete — biscuit

814. piki — to increase

815. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

818. Pipiri — June

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

820. pirau — rotten

821. piri — to stick to, to cling

822. pirihimana — police officer

823. pirimia — prime minister

824. piringa — shelter, hiding place

825. pito — belly button, end, extremity

826. poaka — pig

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

828. Poihākena — Sydney

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

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

831. pono — true, faithful

832. poraka — jersey

833. poro — to cut off, to cut short

834. porou — eager, energetic

835. poti — boat

836. poto — short

837. pou — pole, post

838. pouaka — box

839. pounamu — greenstone

840. pua — flower; seed

841. puehu — dust

842. puka — form, booklet

843. Pukamata — Facebook

844. pukapuka — book, lungs

845. puke — hill

846. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

847. puku — stomach, belly

848. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

849. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

850. puna — pool, spring

851. pune — spoon

852. punga — anchor; joint

853. pupuhi — to shoot

854. pupuri — to hold onto

855. purei — to play, play

856. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

857. purotu — handsome

858. puta — to appear, to come out

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

860. putiputi — flower

861. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

863. pāhi — purse, to pass

864. pāka — a park; a box

865. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

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

867. pāmu — farm

868. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

871. pāpā — father, uncle

872. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

873. pāremata — parliament

874. pātai — question; to ask a question

875. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

876. pātara — bottle

877. pātiki — flounder (fish)

878. pātuhi — text message, to text

879. pātītī — grass

880. pātōtō — knock

881. pātū — wall

882. pāua — abalone

883. pēhea — how?

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

885. pēkana — bacon

886. pēke — bag

887. pēnei — like this, near speaker

888. pēnā — like that, near listener

889. pēpi — baby

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

891. pērā — like that, yonder

892. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

893. pīrangi — to want, desire

894. pītiti — peach

895. pō — night

896. pōhara — poor

897. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

899. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

901. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

902. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

903. pōtae — hat

904. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

905. pōtiki — child; youngest child

906. pōturi — deaf; slow

907. pōuri — sad, dark

908. pōwhiri — welcome

909. pū — to blow gently

910. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

911. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

914. pūngāwerewere — spider

915. pūrongo — a report

916. pūru — bull

917. pūrākau — traditional story

918. pūtaiao — science

919. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

921. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

922. raihana — licence

923. raihi — rice

924. raiona — lion

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

926. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

927. rakuraku — guitar; rake

928. rama — light, torch

929. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

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

931. rangi — sky, day

932. ranginamu — handsome

933. rangitoto — lava; scoria

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

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

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

937. rapu — to look for

938. raranga — plait; weave

939. rarauhe — fern

940. rare — lolly

941. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

945. rau — to put into; leaf

946. raumati — summer

947. raureka — deceitful

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

949. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

950. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

952. reira — there (previously mentioned)

953. reka — sweet

954. reo — language, voice

955. rere — to escape; to fly

956. rerekē — different, changed

957. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

958. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

959. reri — ready

960. reta — letter

961. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

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

965. rima — five

966. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

967. ringa — hand, arm

968. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

970. riri — anger, angry

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

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

973. rita — litre

974. rite — to be ready, like, similar

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

976. roa — long

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

978. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

979. roimata — tears

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

981. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

982. rongonui — famous

983. rongoā — medicine

984. rori — road

985. roro — brain

986. roroa — long (plural)

987. rorohiko — computer

988. roto — in, inside, within; lake

989. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

991. ruaki — vomit

992. ruku — to dive

993. runga — on

994. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

995. rā — day; the sun; over there

996. Rāapa — Wednesday

997. Rāhina — Monday

998. Rāhoroi — Saturday

999. rākau — tree; timber

1000. Rāmere — Friday

1001. rānei — or

1002. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1003. rāoa — choked

1004. Rāpare — Thursday

1005. rāpeti — rabbit

1006. rārangi — line, row

1007. Rātapu — Sunday

1008. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1009. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1010. Rātū — Tuesday

1011. rāua — them; they (two people)

1012. rāwhiti — east

1013. rēmana — lemon

1014. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1015. rīngi — to ring/phone

1016. rīwai — potato

1017. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1018. rōia — lawyer

1019. rōpā — slave, servant

1020. rōpū — group

1021. rū — earthquake; shake

1022. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1023. rūma — room

1024. rūnanga — assembly; council

1025. taana — Taana = tāna.

1026. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1027. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1028. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1029. taha — to pass by; side

1030. tahataha — steep bank

1031. tahi — one, single

1032. tahia — (pass) be swept

1033. tahitahi — to sweep

1034. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1035. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1036. tahuri — to capsize

1037. tahā — calabash, gourd

1038. tai — tide; coast

1039. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1040. taiapa — fence

1041. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1042. taihoa — wait

1043. taika — tiger

1044. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1045. taiohi — youth

1046. taitama — young man

1047. taitamariki — young person, young people

1048. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1049. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1050. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1051. take — beginning, cause, origin

1052. taki — to lead, to bring along

1053. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1054. takoto — to lie down

1055. taku — my (singular); edge

1056. takurua — winter

1057. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1058. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1059. tamaiti — child

1060. tamariki — children

1061. tamatāne — boy

1062. tame — male animal

1063. tamāhine — daughter

1064. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1065. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1066. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1067. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1068. tangata — person

1069. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1070. tangihanga — funeral

1071. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1072. tango — to take hold of

1073. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1074. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1075. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1076. taonga — property, possession

1077. tapa — to name

1078. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1079. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1080. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1081. taputapu — gear, equipment

1082. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1083. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1084. taraka — truck

1085. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1086. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1087. tarau — trousers

1088. tari — government department; office

1089. taringa — ear

1090. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1091. tata — near, close

1092. tatari — to wait

1093. tatau — to count

1094. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1095. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1096. tauera — towel

1097. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1098. tauira — student; example

1099. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1100. taumahi — assignment

1101. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1102. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1103. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1104. taura — rope, cable

1105. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1106. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1107. tautohetohe — argue

1108. tautoko — to support

1109. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1110. tawhito — old, former

1111. te — the, singular definite article

1112. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1113. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1114. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1115. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1116. tekau — ten

1117. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1118. tereina — to train

1119. tia — to steer, adorned

1120. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1121. tiakarete — chocolate

1122. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1123. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1124. tihewa — sneeze

1125. tihi — topknot

1126. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1127. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1128. tiki — to fetch

1129. tina — dinner, lunch

1130. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1131. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1132. tino — very

1133. tio — oyster

1134. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1135. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1136. tira — group or row of people

1137. tiriti — street

1138. tiro — to look

1139. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1140. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1141. titiro — to look at

1142. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1143. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1144. toe — to remain, be left over

1145. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1146. tohorā — whale

1147. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1148. tohunga — expert, priest

1149. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1150. toi — art, knowledge

1151. toka — rock

1152. tokerau — autumn; northern

1153. toki — adze, axe; champion

1154. toko — divorce; pole

1155. tokohia — how many people?

1156. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1157. tokomaha — many (of people)

1158. Tokoono — six people

1159. tokorima — five (people)

1160. tokorua — two (of people)

1161. tokotoru — three (people)

1162. tokowaru — eight [people]

1163. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1164. tomo — to enter, go into

1165. tonga — south

1166. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1167. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1168. tonu — still

1169. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1170. tope — cut down; cut off

1171. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1172. toro — to visit

1173. toru — three

1174. tote — salt

1175. toto — blood

1176. totohe — contend

1177. tua — beyond

1178. tuahine — sister, of a male

1179. tuaiwa — ninth

1180. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1181. tuanui — roof

1182. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1183. tuarua — second

1184. tuarā — back [body]

1185. tuatahi — first

1186. tuatoru — third

1187. tuawaru — eighth

1188. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1189. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1190. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1191. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1192. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1193. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1194. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1195. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1196. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1197. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1198. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1199. tuna — eel

1200. tungāne — brother, of a female

1201. tunu — to cook, roast

1202. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1203. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1204. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1205. ture — law, rule

1206. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1207. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1208. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1209. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1210. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1211. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1212. tā — print, draw

1213. tāhae — to steal

1214. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1215. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1216. tāima — time

1217. Tāite — Thursday

1218. tākaro — to play

1219. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1220. tākuta — doctor

1221. tāmaki — omen, portent

1222. tāmure — snapper

1223. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1224. tāne — man, male

1225. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1226. tāone — town

1227. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1228. tāra — dollar

1229. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1230. tārere — to swing

1231. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1232. tāroaroa — tall

1233. tātahi — seaside, beach

1234. tātau — we; us; everyone

1235. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1236. tātua — a belt

1237. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1238. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1239. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1240. tāwhiri — beckon

1241. tāwāhi — overseas

1242. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1243. tēhea — which, singular

1244. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1245. tēnehi — tennis

1246. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1247. tēnā — that, by the listener

1248. tēpu — table

1249. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1250. tērā — that over there, that

1251. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1252. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1253. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1254. Tīhema — December

1255. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1256. tīhāte — t-shirt

1257. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1258. tīkiti — ticket

1259. tīma — team

1260. tīmata — to begin, to start

1261. tīni — to change

1262. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1263. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1264. tītī — muttonbird

1265. tō — your (singular); to drag

1266. tōhi — toast

1267. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1268. tōkena — stockings, socks

1269. tōku — my (singular)

1270. tōmuri — to be late

1271. tōna — his, her

1272. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1273. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1274. tōtiti — sausage

1275. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1276. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1277. tūai — skinny

1278. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1279. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1280. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1281. tūnga — wound; position

1282. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1283. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1284. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1285. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1286. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1287. Tūrei — Tuesday

1288. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1289. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1290. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1291. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1292. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1293. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1294. ua — to rain; rain

1295. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1296. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1297. ui — to ask, enquire

1298. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1299. uira — lightning; to flash

1300. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1301. umu — earth oven

1302. unahi — scale of fish

1303. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1304. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1305. uri — descendant, offspring

1306. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1307. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1308. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1309. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1310. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1311. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1312. wae — foot; leg; separate

1313. waea — wire; phone

1314. waenga — middle, dividing line

1315. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1316. waewae — foot, leg

1317. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1318. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1319. wahie — driftwood

1320. wahine — woman, wife

1321. waho — out, outside, the outside

1322. wai — water; who

1323. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1324. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1325. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1326. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1327. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1328. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1329. waipiro — alcohol

1330. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1331. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1332. wairua — spirit

1333. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1334. wakarererangi — plane

1335. wani — scrape

1336. wao — forest

1337. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1338. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1339. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1340. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1341. wati — watch (timepiece)

1342. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1343. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1344. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1345. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1346. Wenerei — Wednesday

1347. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1348. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1349. wetekia — be untied

1350. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1351. whaea — mother, aunt

1352. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1353. whaikōrero — oratory

1354. whaiwāhi — participate

1355. whakaae — to agree

1356. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1357. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1358. whakaako — teach

1359. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1360. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1361. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1362. whakaata — mirror

1363. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1364. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1365. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1366. whakaeke — to gather

1367. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1368. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1369. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1370. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1371. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1372. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1373. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1374. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1375. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1376. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1377. whakakā — turn on

1378. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1379. whakakī — to fill something

1380. whakamahana — heater

1381. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1382. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1383. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1384. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1385. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1386. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1387. whakamihi — grateful

1388. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1389. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1390. whakamātautau — examination, test

1391. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1392. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1393. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1394. whakangaro — destroy

1395. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1396. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1397. whakaoho — to wake up

1398. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1399. whakaorangia — deliver

1400. whakaoti — complete

1401. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1402. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1403. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1404. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1405. whakapakari — to strengthen

1406. whakapapa — genealogy

1407. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1408. whakapono — to believe; faith

1409. whakapuare — to open

1410. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1411. whakapāha — apologise

1412. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1413. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1414. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1415. whakaritenga — appointment

1416. whakarongo — to listen

1417. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1418. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1419. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1420. whakatangitangi — music

1421. whakatau — to decide

1422. whakataukī — proverb

1423. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1424. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1425. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1426. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1427. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1428. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1429. whakatuwhera — to open

1430. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1431. whakatō — to plant

1432. whakatū — to stand something up

1433. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1434. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1435. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1436. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1437. whakawhiti — to cross

1438. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1439. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1440. whana — to kick

1441. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1442. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1443. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1444. whara — to be injured

1445. wharau — temporary shed

1446. whare — house, building

1447. wharekai — restaurant

1448. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1449. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1450. wharepaku — toilet

1451. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1452. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1453. whatitiri — thunder

1454. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1455. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1456. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1457. wheke — creak; octopus

1458. whenua — land

1459. whero — red

1460. whetū — star

1461. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1462. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1463. whiri — plait; twist

1464. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1465. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1466. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1467. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1468. whitu — seven

1469. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1470. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1471. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1472. whutupaoro — rugby

1473. whutupōro — football, rugby

1474. whā — four

1475. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1476. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1477. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1478. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1479. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1480. whānui — broad, wide

1481. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1482. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1483. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1484. wiki — week

1485. wini — window

1486. wiri — drill

1487. wā — time, times

1488. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1489. wāhi — part, portion; place

1490. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1491. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1492. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1493. wātakirihi — watercress

1494. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1495. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1496. ā — and; and then

1497. āe — yes

1498. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1499. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1500. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1501. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1502. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1503. Ākarana — Auckland

1504. ākau — shore, coast

1505. ākonga — student

1506. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1507. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1508. āmaimai — nervous

1509. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1510. ānō — as though; as if

1511. āpiha — officer

1512. āporo — apple

1513. āpōpō — tomorrow

1514. ārahi — to lead, guide

1515. ārahina — (pass) be led

1516. ārani — orange [fruit]

1517. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1518. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1519. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1520. āwangawanga — worried

1521. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1522. āwhina — to help

1523. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1524. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1525. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1526. ēhea — which

1527. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1528. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1529. ērā — those (over there)

1530. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1531. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1532. īmera — email

1533. īmēra — email

1534. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1535. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1536. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1537. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1538. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1539. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1540. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1541. ūkui — to wipe

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