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. horekau — absolutely no!, absolutely not!

197. hori — Hori (i), v.t. Cut, slit. Horia te taringa o te…

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

199. horohoro — remove tapu

200. horoi — to wash, to clean

201. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

202. horomia — swallowed (pass. of horomi)

203. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

204. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

205. hou — new, modern; feather

206. hua — product, fruit

207. huaina — named (pass of hua)

208. huaki — open

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

210. huarahi — street, path, road

211. huarere — weather

212. huawhenua — vegetables

213. hui — meeting; gathered

214. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

215. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

216. huihuinga — meeting

217. huka — sugar

218. hukapapa — frost

219. hukarere — snow

220. huna — to hide

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

222. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

225. hupa — soup

226. huri — to turn

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

228. huritau — birthday

229. huruhuru — fur

230. hā — breath; flavour

231. hāereere — to wander, roam

232. hākari — feast

233. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

234. hāmama — open, gaping

235. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

236. hāneanea — sofa

237. hāngai — opposite, facing

238. hāngi — traditional earth oven

239. Hānuere — January

240. hāora — hour; oxygen

241. hāpai — carry; lift up

242. Hātarei — Saturday

243. hāte — shirt

244. hāunga — besides

245. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

246. hē — wrong; error, mistake

247. hēki — egg

248. hēra — sail

249. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

251. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

252. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

253. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

254. hōhipera — hospital

255. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

257. hōia — soldier, warrior

258. hōiho — horse

259. Hōngongoi — July

260. hōro — hall

261. hōtoke — winter, cold

262. hōtēra — hotel

263. hōu — new, modern; fresh

264. hū — shoe

265. 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.

266. ia — he, she, him, her

267. iho — downwards

268. ihu — nose

269. ika — fish

270. ina — if, when

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

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

273. inanahi — yesterday

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

275. inapō — last night

276. Ingarangi — England

277. ingoa — name

278. inoi — pray

279. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

281. inā — if, when

282. ināianei — now

283. ipo — darling

284. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

285. ipurangi — internet

286. ira — freckle; gene

287. irāmutu — niece, nephew

288. iti — small, little

289. iwa — nine

290. iwi — tribe

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

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

293. kaha — strong, able

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

295. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

297. kai — eat (v); food (n)

298. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

299. kaihana — cousin

300. kaihoko — seller

301. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

304. kaimoana — seafood

305. kainga — (pass) be eaten

306. kaipuke — ship

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

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

309. kaiwaiata — singer

310. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

313. kaiārahi — leader, guide

314. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

315. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

316. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

318. kakau — handle

319. kake — to climb

320. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

322. kamupene — company, business

323. kamupūtu — gumboot

324. kani — to saw; a saw

325. kanikani — dance, to dance

326. kanohi — face

327. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

329. kapahaka — concert party

330. kapu — cup

331. kapua — cloud

332. kaputī — cup of tea

333. kara — colour

334. karaehe — class (school); glass

335. karahipi — scholarship

336. karaihe — grass

337. karaka — orange (colour)

338. karakia — prayer, to pray

339. karanga — to call

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

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

342. kararehe — animal

343. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

344. kare — stove, heater

345. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

346. karere — message

347. karo — dodge, avoid

348. karoro — seagull

349. karu — eye

350. kata — to laugh

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

352. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

354. kati — close, shut

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

356. katipō — venomous spider

357. kato — pluck

358. katoa — all

359. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

361. kau — swim; cow

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

363. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

364. kauhoe — to swim

365. kaukau — to bathe

366. kaumātua — elder; elderly

367. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

368. kaute — to count

369. kawa — sour, yuck

370. kawakawa — pepper tree

371. kawe — to carry, convey

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

373. kawhe — coffee

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

375. kei te — at the moment; now

376. keke — cake

377. kerei — grey

378. kererū — native pigeon

379. keri — dig

380. kete — basket, kit

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

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

383. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

384. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

385. kimi — to look for, seek

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

387. kina — sea urchin

388. kino — bad

389. kiore — rat

390. kiri — skin

391. kiriata — movie, film

392. Kirihimete — Christmas

393. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

394. kiromita — kilometre

395. kita — fast; tightly

396. kite — to see

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

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

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

400. kiwa — wink

401. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

403. koa — happy

404. koata — quarter

405. koe — you, one person

406. koha — gift

407. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

408. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

409. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

411. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

412. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

413. koi — sharp

414. koia — it is, so

415. koinei — this is

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

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

418. kokonga — corner

419. komiti — committee

420. konei — here, by speaker

421. konohete — concert

422. konā — there, by listener

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

424. kope — nappy

425. kore — zero, nothing

426. koretake — useless

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

428. koroheke — old man

429. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

430. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

431. korowai — cloak

432. korā — over there

433. kotahi — one

434. koti — coat, jacket

435. Kotirangi — Scotland

436. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

441. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

443. kuini — queen

444. kuki — cook

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

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

447. kupenga — net

448. kupu — word

449. kura — school; treasured item

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

451. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

452. kurī — dog

453. kā — to burn, be alight

454. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

455. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

456. kāinga — home

457. kākahu — clothing, garment

458. kākā — parrot

459. kākāriki — green

460. kāmura — carpenter

461. kānga — corn

462. kāo — no!

463. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

464. kāpata — cupboard

465. kāpeti — cabbage

466. kāre — Negative word

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

468. kāri — playing card

469. kātahi — then

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

471. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

473. kāwhe — calf

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

475. kēkē — armpit

476. kēmu — game

477. kī — to be full

478. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

479. kīanga — phrase

480. kīhai — Negative word

481. kīhini — kitchen

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

483. kīngi — king

484. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

485. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

486. kōanga — spring (the season of)

487. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

488. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

489. kōhatu — stone

490. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

491. kōhuru — to murder

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

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

494. kōpū — belly, womb

495. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

498. kōrua — you, two people

499. kōti — court

500. kōtiro — girl

501. kōtuku — white heron

502. kōura — crayfish

503. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

504. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

505. kōwhatu — stone

506. kūaha — door

507. kūare — ignorant

508. Kūkara — Google

509. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

510. kūmera — sweet potato

511. kūtai — mussel

512. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

514. maero — mile

515. maha — many

516. mahaki — sick; sick person

517. mahana — to be warm, warm

518. mahara — thought, memory

519. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

520. mahi — to do, work, make

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

522. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

523. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

524. Mahuru — September

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

526. maika — banana (also panana)

527. maka — to throw or pass

528. makariri — cold

529. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

531. makere — to get down from

532. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

533. mana — prestige, authority

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

535. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

537. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

538. manako — to like

539. manawa — heart

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

541. Mane — Monday

542. manga — branch; stream

543. mangō — shark

544. mano — thousand

545. manu — bird

546. manuhiri — guest

547. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

548. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

549. maoa — cooked; ripe

550. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

551. marama — month, moon

552. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

553. maramataka — calendar

554. maranga — to arise; to get up

555. maremare — to cough

556. maringi — to spill (trans)

557. marino — calm

558. maro — kilt-like garment

559. maroke — dry

560. maru — power; shelter

561. mataku — scared, afraid

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

563. matapihi — window

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

565. matau — fish hook; right side

566. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

567. matekai — hungry, starving

568. matenga — time or circumstance of death

569. matewai — thirst; thirsty

570. matimati — finger, toe

571. matua — parent, father

572. mau — to wear clothes

573. maumahara — to remember, remember

574. maunga — mountain

575. mauri — life spirit

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

577. mauī — left (direction)

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

579. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

582. Mei — May

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

584. meke — fist; to punch

585. mema — member, members

586. menemene — to smile

587. meneti — minute

588. mere — bush, shrub

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

590. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

591. mimi — urine; urinate

592. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

593. minita — minister

594. mira — mill

595. miraka — milk

596. miriona — million

597. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

599. mitimiti — to lick

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

601. moa — large extinct bird

602. moana — sea

603. moata — early; early morning

604. moe — sleep; to marry

605. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

607. moenga — bed

608. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

612. mokemoke — lonely

613. moko — lizard

614. mokopuna — grandchild

615. momo — type, kind

616. moni — money

617. motokā — car, motorcar

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

619. motukā — car

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

621. moutere — island

622. mua — front, before

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

624. mura — blaze, flame

625. muri — behind, after

626. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

629. mā — clean, white, and others

630. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

632. māhita — teacher

633. māhunga — head

634. māia — capable, brave, bold

635. mākona — satisfied, full

636. māku — for me, by me

637. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

638. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

640. māna — for him, her, by him, her

641. māngai — mouth; representative

642. māngere — lazy

643. mānia — plains

644. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

645. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

646. māra — garden

647. mārama — clear, understand

648. mārena — to marry; wedding

649. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

650. māripi — knife

651. mātaki — to watch

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

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

654. mātao — cold

655. mātau — to know, understand

656. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

659. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

662. māui — on the left hand, left side

663. māuiui — sick

664. māwhero — pink

665. mēnā — if

666. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

667. mīhini — machine

668. mīti — meat

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

670. mōhio — to know

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

672. mōhiti — glasses

673. mōkai — pet

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

675. mōmona — fat

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

677. mōrena — good morning

678. mōu — for you

679. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

682. naihi — knife

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

684. nama — number

685. nanahi — yesterday

686. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

687. napō — last night

688. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

689. nei — here, by speaker

690. neke — to move

691. ngahau — party, concert

692. ngahere — forest, bush

693. Ngahuru — Autumn

694. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

696. ngaru — wave

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

698. ngau — to bite

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

700. ngenge — tired

701. ngeru — cat

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

703. ngoikore — weak; listless

704. ngutu — lip, lips

705. ngā — the, plural

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

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

708. ngārara — reptile, monster

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

710. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

711. ngāwhā — boiling spring

712. niho — tooth

713. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

716. noho — to live; sit

717. nohoanga — home, sofa

718. nui — big, great, many

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

720. nuku — to move

721. nunui — big (plural form)

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

723. nāianei — now

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

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

726. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

730. nō — from

731. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

733. nōnanahi — yesterday

734. nōu — yours

735. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

738. oho — to wake up

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

740. Oketopa — October

741. oko — bowl

742. oma — to run, escape

743. omaoma — running

744. one — beach, sand

745. oneone — earth, soil

746. ono — six

747. ope — group travelling together

748. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

750. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

751. oti — to be completed

752. otirā — but, on the other hand

753. pae — ridge

754. pahi — bus

755. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

758. paihikara — bike

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

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

761. paipa — pipe

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

763. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

767. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

768. pakitara — wall

769. paku — small

770. pana — to push away, to expel

771. panana — banana

772. pane — head

773. panekoti — skirt, dress

774. pango — black

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

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

777. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

778. paoro — ball

779. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

780. papai — good (plural), very good

781. Papaioea — Palmerston North

782. papakupu — dictionary

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

784. paraihe — award, prize; brush

785. paraikete — blanket

786. Paraire — Friday

787. parakuihi — breakfast

788. parapara — filth; talents

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

790. parauri — brown

791. pare — to ward off, to divert

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

793. pari — cliff

794. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

796. paruparu — dirt, mud

797. parāoa — bread, flour

798. pata — butter

799. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

802. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

804. paukena — pumpkin

805. pea — pair; pear

806. peita — paint

807. peka — branch

808. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

810. pene — pen

811. pepa — paper; pepper

812. pepeha — proclamation of origin

813. pere — bell

814. pereti — plate

815. peti — heap up

816. pia — beer

817. piana — piano

818. pihikete — biscuit

819. piki — to increase

820. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

823. Pipiri — June

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

825. pirau — rotten

826. piri — to stick to, to cling

827. pirihimana — police officer

828. pirimia — prime minister

829. piringa — shelter, hiding place

830. pito — belly button, end, extremity

831. poaka — pig

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

833. Poihākena — Sydney

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

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

836. pono — true, faithful

837. poraka — jersey

838. poro — to cut off, to cut short

839. porou — eager, energetic

840. poti — boat

841. poto — short

842. pou — pole, post

843. pouaka — box

844. pounamu — greenstone

845. pua — flower; seed

846. puehu — dust

847. puka — form, booklet

848. Pukamata — Facebook

849. pukapuka — book, lungs

850. puke — hill

851. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

852. puku — stomach, belly

853. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

854. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

855. puna — pool, spring

856. pune — spoon

857. punga — anchor; joint

858. pupuhi — to shoot

859. pupuri — to hold onto

860. purei — to play, play

861. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

862. purotu — handsome

863. puta — to appear, to come out

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

865. putiputi — flower

866. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

868. pāhi — purse, to pass

869. pāka — a park; a box

870. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

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

872. pāmu — farm

873. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

876. pāpā — father, uncle

877. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

878. pāremata — parliament

879. pātai — question; to ask a question

880. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

881. pātara — bottle

882. pātiki — flounder (fish)

883. pātuhi — text message, to text

884. pātītī — grass

885. pātōtō — knock

886. pātū — wall

887. pāua — abalone

888. pēhea — how?

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

890. pēkana — bacon

891. pēke — bag

892. pēnei — like this, near speaker

893. pēnā — like that, near listener

894. pēpi — baby

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

896. pērā — like that, yonder

897. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

898. pīrangi — to want, desire

899. pītiti — peach

900. pō — night

901. pōhara — poor

902. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

904. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

906. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

907. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

908. pōtae — hat

909. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

910. pōtiki — child; youngest child

911. pōturi — deaf; slow

912. pōuri — sad, dark

913. pōwhiri — welcome

914. pū — to blow gently

915. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

916. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

919. pūngāwerewere — spider

920. pūrongo — a report

921. pūru — bull

922. pūrākau — traditional story

923. pūtaiao — science

924. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

926. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

927. raihana — licence

928. raihi — rice

929. raiona — lion

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

931. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

932. rakuraku — guitar; rake

933. rama — light, torch

934. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

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

936. rangi — sky, day

937. ranginamu — handsome

938. rangitoto — lava; scoria

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

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

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

942. rapu — to look for

943. raranga — plait; weave

944. rarauhe — fern

945. rare — lolly

946. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

950. rau — to put into; leaf

951. raumati — summer

952. raureka — deceitful

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

954. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

955. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

957. reira — there (previously mentioned)

958. reka — sweet

959. reo — language, voice

960. rere — to escape; to fly

961. rerekē — different, changed

962. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

963. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

964. reri — ready

965. reta — letter

966. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

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

970. rima — five

971. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

972. ringa — hand, arm

973. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

975. riri — anger, angry

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

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

978. rita — litre

979. rite — to be ready, like, similar

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

981. roa — long

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

983. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

984. roimata — tears

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

986. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

987. rongonui — famous

988. rongoā — medicine

989. rori — road

990. roro — brain

991. roroa — long (plural)

992. rorohiko — computer

993. roto — in, inside, within; lake

994. rourou — small basket, food basket

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

996. ruaki — vomit

997. ruku — to dive

998. runga — on

999. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1000. rā — day; the sun; over there

1001. Rāapa — Wednesday

1002. Rāhina — Monday

1003. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1004. rākau — tree; timber

1005. Rāmere — Friday

1006. rānei — or

1007. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1008. rāoa — choked

1009. Rāpare — Thursday

1010. rāpeti — rabbit

1011. rārangi — line, row

1012. Rātapu — Sunday

1013. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1014. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1015. Rātū — Tuesday

1016. rāua — them; they (two people)

1017. rāwhiti — east

1018. rēmana — lemon

1019. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1020. rīngi — to ring/phone

1021. rīwai — potato

1022. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1023. rōia — lawyer

1024. rōpā — slave, servant

1025. rōpū — group

1026. rū — earthquake; shake

1027. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1028. rūma — room

1029. rūnanga — assembly; council

1030. taana — Taana = tāna.

1031. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1032. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1033. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1034. taha — to pass by; side

1035. tahataha — steep bank

1036. tahi — one, single

1037. tahia — (pass) be swept

1038. tahitahi — to sweep

1039. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1040. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1041. tahuri — to capsize

1042. tahā — calabash, gourd

1043. tai — tide; coast

1044. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1045. taiapa — fence

1046. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1047. taihoa — wait

1048. taika — tiger

1049. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1050. taiohi — youth

1051. taitama — young man

1052. taitamariki — young person, young people

1053. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1054. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1055. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1056. take — beginning, cause, origin

1057. taki — to lead, to bring along

1058. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1059. takoto — to lie down

1060. taku — my (singular); edge

1061. takurua — winter

1062. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1063. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1064. tamaiti — child

1065. tamariki — children

1066. tamatāne — boy

1067. tame — male animal

1068. tamāhine — daughter

1069. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1070. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1071. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1072. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1073. tangata — person

1074. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1075. tangihanga — funeral

1076. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1077. tango — to take hold of

1078. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1079. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1080. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1081. taonga — property, possession

1082. tapa — to name

1083. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1084. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1085. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1086. taputapu — gear, equipment

1087. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1088. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1089. taraka — truck

1090. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1091. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1092. tarau — trousers

1093. tari — government department; office

1094. taringa — ear

1095. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1096. tata — near, close

1097. tatari — to wait

1098. tatau — to count

1099. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1100. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1101. tauera — towel

1102. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1103. tauira — student; example

1104. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1105. taumahi — assignment

1106. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1107. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1108. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1109. taura — rope, cable

1110. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1111. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1112. tautohetohe — argue

1113. tautoko — to support

1114. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1115. tawhito — old, former

1116. te — the, singular definite article

1117. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1118. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1119. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1120. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1121. tekau — ten

1122. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1123. tereina — to train

1124. tia — to steer, adorned

1125. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1126. tiakarete — chocolate

1127. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1128. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1129. tihewa — sneeze

1130. tihi — topknot

1131. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1132. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1133. tiki — to fetch

1134. tina — dinner, lunch

1135. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1136. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1137. tino — very

1138. tio — oyster

1139. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1140. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1141. tira — group or row of people

1142. tiriti — street

1143. tiro — to look

1144. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1145. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1146. titiro — to look at

1147. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1148. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1149. toe — to remain, be left over

1150. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1151. tohorā — whale

1152. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1153. tohunga — expert, priest

1154. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1155. toi — art, knowledge

1156. toka — rock

1157. tokerau — autumn; northern

1158. toki — adze, axe; champion

1159. toko — divorce; pole

1160. tokohia — how many people?

1161. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1162. tokomaha — many (of people)

1163. Tokoono — six people

1164. tokorima — five (people)

1165. tokorua — two (of people)

1166. tokotoru — three (people)

1167. tokowaru — eight [people]

1168. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1169. tomo — to enter, go into

1170. tonga — south

1171. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1172. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1173. tonu — still

1174. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1175. tope — cut down; cut off

1176. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1177. toro — to visit

1178. toru — three

1179. tote — salt

1180. toto — blood

1181. totohe — contend

1182. tua — beyond

1183. tuahine — sister, of a male

1184. tuaiwa — ninth

1185. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1186. tuanui — roof

1187. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1188. tuarua — second

1189. tuarā — back [body]

1190. tuatahi — first

1191. tuatoru — third

1192. tuawaru — eighth

1193. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1194. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1195. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1196. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1197. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1198. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1199. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1200. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1201. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1202. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1203. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1204. tuna — eel

1205. tungāne — brother, of a female

1206. tunu — to cook, roast

1207. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1208. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1209. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1210. ture — law, rule

1211. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1212. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1213. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1214. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1215. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1216. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1217. tā — print, draw

1218. tāhae — to steal

1219. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1220. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1221. tāima — time

1222. Tāite — Thursday

1223. tākaro — to play

1224. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1225. tākuta — doctor

1226. tāmaki — omen, portent

1227. tāmure — snapper

1228. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1229. tāne — man, male

1230. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1231. tāone — town

1232. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1233. tāra — dollar

1234. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1235. tārere — to swing

1236. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1237. tāroaroa — tall

1238. tātahi — seaside, beach

1239. tātau — we; us; everyone

1240. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1241. tātua — a belt

1242. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1243. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1244. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1245. tāwhiri — beckon

1246. tāwāhi — overseas

1247. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1248. tēhea — which, singular

1249. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1250. tēnehi — tennis

1251. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1252. tēnā — that, by the listener

1253. tēpu — table

1254. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1255. tērā — that over there, that

1256. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1257. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1258. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1259. Tīhema — December

1260. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1261. tīhāte — t-shirt

1262. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1263. tīkiti — ticket

1264. tīma — team

1265. tīmata — to begin, to start

1266. tīni — to change

1267. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1268. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1269. tītī — muttonbird

1270. tō — your (singular); to drag

1271. tōhi — toast

1272. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1273. tōkena — stockings, socks

1274. tōku — my (singular)

1275. tōmuri — to be late

1276. tōna — his, her

1277. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1278. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1279. tōtiti — sausage

1280. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1281. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1282. tūai — skinny

1283. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1284. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1285. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1286. tūnga — wound; position

1287. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1288. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1289. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1290. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1291. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1292. Tūrei — Tuesday

1293. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1294. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1295. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1296. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1297. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1298. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1299. ua — to rain; rain

1300. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1301. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1302. ui — to ask, enquire

1303. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1304. uira — lightning; to flash

1305. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1306. umu — earth oven

1307. unahi — scale of fish

1308. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1309. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1310. uri — descendant, offspring

1311. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1312. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1313. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1314. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1315. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1316. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1317. wae — foot; leg; separate

1318. waea — wire; phone

1319. waenga — middle, dividing line

1320. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1321. waewae — foot, leg

1322. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1323. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1324. wahie — driftwood

1325. wahine — woman, wife

1326. waho — out, outside, the outside

1327. wai — water; who

1328. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1329. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1330. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1331. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1332. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1333. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1334. waipiro — alcohol

1335. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1336. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1337. wairua — spirit

1338. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1339. wakarererangi — plane

1340. wani — scrape

1341. wao — forest

1342. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1343. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1344. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1345. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1346. wati — watch (timepiece)

1347. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1348. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1349. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1350. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1351. Wenerei — Wednesday

1352. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1353. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1354. wetekia — be untied

1355. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1356. whaea — mother, aunt

1357. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1358. whaikōrero — oratory

1359. whaiwāhi — participate

1360. whakaae — to agree

1361. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1362. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1363. whakaako — teach

1364. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1365. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1366. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1367. whakaata — mirror

1368. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1369. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1370. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1371. whakaeke — to gather

1372. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1373. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1374. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1375. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1376. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1377. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1378. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1379. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1380. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1381. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1382. whakakā — turn on

1383. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1384. whakakī — to fill something

1385. whakamahana — heater

1386. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1387. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1388. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1389. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1390. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1391. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1392. whakamihi — grateful

1393. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1394. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1395. whakamātautau — examination, test

1396. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1397. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1398. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1399. whakangaro — destroy

1400. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1401. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1402. whakaoho — to wake up

1403. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1404. whakaorangia — deliver

1405. whakaoti — complete

1406. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1407. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1408. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1409. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1410. whakapakari — to strengthen

1411. whakapapa — genealogy

1412. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1413. whakapono — to believe; faith

1414. whakapuare — to open

1415. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1416. whakapāha — apologise

1417. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1418. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1419. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1420. whakaritenga — appointment

1421. whakarongo — to listen

1422. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1423. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1424. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1425. whakatangitangi — music

1426. whakatau — to decide

1427. whakataukī — proverb

1428. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1429. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1430. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1431. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1432. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1433. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1434. whakatuwhera — to open

1435. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1436. whakatō — to plant

1437. whakatū — to stand something up

1438. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1439. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1440. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1441. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1442. whakawhiti — to cross

1443. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1444. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1445. whana — to kick

1446. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1447. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1448. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1449. whara — to be injured

1450. wharau — temporary shed

1451. whare — house, building

1452. wharekai — restaurant

1453. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1454. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1455. wharepaku — toilet

1456. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1457. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1458. whatitiri — thunder

1459. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1460. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1461. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1462. wheke — creak; octopus

1463. whenua — land

1464. whero — red

1465. whetū — star

1466. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1467. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1468. whiri — plait; twist

1469. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1470. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1471. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1472. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1473. whitu — seven

1474. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1475. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1476. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1477. whutupaoro — rugby

1478. whutupōro — football, rugby

1479. whā — four

1480. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1481. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1482. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1483. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1484. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1485. whānui — broad, wide

1486. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1487. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1488. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1489. wiki — week

1490. wini — window

1491. wiri — drill

1492. wā — time, times

1493. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1494. wāhi — part, portion; place

1495. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1496. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1497. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1498. wātakirihi — watercress

1499. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1500. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1501. ā — and; and then

1502. āe — yes

1503. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1504. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1505. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1506. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1507. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1508. Ākarana — Auckland

1509. ākau — shore, coast

1510. ākonga — student

1511. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1512. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1513. āmaimai — nervous

1514. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1515. ānō — as though; as if

1516. āpiha — officer

1517. āporo — apple

1518. āpōpō — tomorrow

1519. ārahi — to lead, guide

1520. ārahina — (pass) be led

1521. ārani — orange [fruit]

1522. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1523. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1524. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1525. āwangawanga — worried

1526. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1527. āwhina — to help

1528. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1529. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1530. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1531. ēhea — which

1532. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1533. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1534. ērā — those (over there)

1535. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1536. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1537. īmera — email

1538. īmēra — email

1539. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1540. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1541. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1542. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1543. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1544. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1545. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1546. ūkui — to wipe

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