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. hāwareware — hāwareware. 1. a. Full of saliva, drivelling. E hawareware ana…

246. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

247. hē — wrong; error, mistake

248. hēki — egg

249. hēra — sail

250. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

252. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

253. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

254. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

255. hītimi — marble; marbles

256. hōhipera — hospital

257. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

259. hōia — soldier, warrior

260. hōiho — horse

261. Hōngongoi — July

262. hōro — hall

263. hōtoke — winter, cold

264. hōtēra — hotel

265. hōu — new, modern; fresh

266. hū — shoe

267. hūmārie — humble, easy going

268. hūpē — Hūpē, n. 1. Discharge from the nose. Takurua hupe nui.…

269. hūtia — (pass) be hoisted up

270. 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.

271. ia — he, she, him, her

272. iana — Iana, ad. intensive. Then. Tena iana, haere mai tatou kia…

273. iho — downwards

274. ihu — nose

275. ika — fish

276. ina — if, when

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

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

279. inanahi — yesterday

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

281. inapō — last night

282. Ingarangi — England

283. ingoa — name

284. inoi — pray

285. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

287. inā — if, when

288. ināianei — now

289. ipo — darling

290. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

291. ipurangi — internet

292. ira — freckle; gene

293. irāmutu — niece, nephew

294. iti — small, little

295. iwa — nine

296. iwi — tribe

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

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

299. kaha — strong, able

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

301. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

303. kai — eat (v); food (n)

304. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

305. kaihana — cousin

306. kaihoko — seller

307. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

310. kaimoana — seafood

311. kainga — (pass) be eaten

312. kaipuke — ship

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

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

315. kaiwaiata — singer

316. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

319. kaiārahi — leader, guide

320. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

321. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

322. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

324. kakau — handle

325. kake — to climb

326. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

328. kamupene — company, business

329. kamupūtu — gumboot

330. kani — to saw; a saw

331. kanikani — dance, to dance

332. kanohi — face

333. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

335. kapahaka — concert party

336. kapu — cup

337. kapua — cloud

338. kaputī — cup of tea

339. kara — colour

340. karaehe — class (school); glass

341. karahipi — scholarship

342. karaihe — grass

343. karaka — orange (colour)

344. karakia — prayer, to pray

345. karanga — to call

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

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

348. kararehe — animal

349. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

350. kare — stove, heater

351. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

352. karere — message

353. karo — dodge, avoid

354. karoro — seagull

355. karu — eye

356. kata — to laugh

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

358. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

360. kati — close, shut

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

362. katipō — venomous spider

363. kato — pluck

364. katoa — all

365. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

367. kau — swim; cow

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

369. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

370. kauhoe — to swim

371. kaukau — to bathe

372. kaumātua — elder; elderly

373. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

374. kaute — to count

375. kawa — sour, yuck

376. kawakawa — pepper tree

377. kawe — to carry, convey

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

379. kawhe — coffee

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

381. kei te — at the moment; now

382. keke — cake

383. kerei — grey

384. kererū — native pigeon

385. keri — dig

386. kete — basket, kit

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

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

389. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

390. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

391. kimi — to look for, seek

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

393. kina — sea urchin

394. kino — bad

395. kiore — rat

396. kiri — skin

397. kiriata — movie, film

398. Kirihimete — Christmas

399. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

400. kiromita — kilometre

401. kita — fast; tightly

402. kite — to see

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

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

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

406. kiwa — wink

407. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

409. koa — happy

410. koata — quarter

411. koe — you, one person

412. koha — gift

413. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

414. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

415. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

417. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

418. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

419. koi — sharp

420. koia — it is, so

421. koinei — this is

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

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

424. kokonga — corner

425. komiti — committee

426. konei — here, by speaker

427. konohete — concert

428. konā — there, by listener

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

430. kope — nappy

431. kore — zero, nothing

432. koretake — useless

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

434. koroheke — old man

435. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

436. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

437. korowai — cloak

438. korā — over there

439. kotahi — one

440. koti — coat, jacket

441. Kotirangi — Scotland

442. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

447. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

449. kuini — queen

450. kuki — cook

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

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

453. kupenga — net

454. kupu — word

455. kura — school; treasured item

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

457. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

458. kurī — dog

459. kā — to burn, be alight

460. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

461. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

462. kāinga — home

463. kākahu — clothing, garment

464. kākā — parrot

465. kākāriki — green

466. kāmura — carpenter

467. kānga — corn

468. kāo — no!

469. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

470. kāpata — cupboard

471. kāpeti — cabbage

472. kāre — Negative word

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

474. kāri — playing card

475. kātahi — then

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

477. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

479. kāwhe — calf

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

481. kēkē — armpit

482. kēmu — game

483. kī — to be full

484. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

485. kīanga — phrase

486. kīhai — Negative word

487. kīhini — kitchen

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

489. kīngi — king

490. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

491. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

492. kōanga — spring (the season of)

493. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

494. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

495. kōhatu — stone

496. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

497. kōhuru — to murder

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

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

500. kōpū — belly, womb

501. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

504. kōrua — you, two people

505. kōti — court

506. kōtiro — girl

507. kōtuku — white heron

508. kōura — crayfish

509. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

510. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

511. kōwhatu — stone

512. kūaha — door

513. kūare — ignorant

514. Kūkara — Google

515. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

516. kūmera — sweet potato

517. kūtai — mussel

518. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

520. maero — mile

521. maha — many

522. mahaki — sick; sick person

523. mahana — to be warm, warm

524. mahara — thought, memory

525. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

526. mahi — to do, work, make

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

528. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

529. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

530. Mahuru — September

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

532. maika — banana (also panana)

533. maka — to throw or pass

534. makariri — cold

535. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

537. makere — to get down from

538. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

539. mana — prestige, authority

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

541. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

543. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

544. manako — to like

545. manawa — heart

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

547. Mane — Monday

548. manga — branch; stream

549. mangō — shark

550. mano — thousand

551. manu — bird

552. manuhiri — guest

553. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

554. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

555. maoa — cooked; ripe

556. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

557. marama — month, moon

558. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

559. maramataka — calendar

560. maranga — to arise; to get up

561. maremare — to cough

562. maringi — to spill (trans)

563. marino — calm

564. maro — kilt-like garment

565. maroke — dry

566. maru — power; shelter

567. mataku — scared, afraid

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

569. matapihi — window

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

571. matau — fish hook; right side

572. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

573. matekai — hungry, starving

574. matenga — time or circumstance of death

575. matewai — thirst; thirsty

576. matimati — finger, toe

577. matua — parent, father

578. mau — to wear clothes

579. maumahara — to remember, remember

580. maunga — mountain

581. mauri — life spirit

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

583. mauī — left (direction)

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

585. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

588. Mei — May

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

590. meke — fist; to punch

591. mema — member, members

592. menemene — to smile

593. meneti — minute

594. mere — bush, shrub

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

596. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

597. mimi — urine; urinate

598. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

599. minita — minister

600. mira — mill

601. miraka — milk

602. miriona — million

603. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

605. mitimiti — to lick

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

607. moa — large extinct bird

608. moana — sea

609. moata — early; early morning

610. moe — sleep; to marry

611. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

613. moenga — bed

614. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

618. mokemoke — lonely

619. moko — lizard

620. mokopuna — grandchild

621. momo — type, kind

622. moni — money

623. motokā — car, motorcar

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

625. motukā — car

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

627. moutere — island

628. mua — front, before

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

630. mura — blaze, flame

631. muri — behind, after

632. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

635. mā — clean, white, and others

636. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

638. māhita — teacher

639. māhunga — head

640. māia — capable, brave, bold

641. mākona — satisfied, full

642. māku — for me, by me

643. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

644. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

646. māna — for him, her, by him, her

647. māngai — mouth; representative

648. māngere — lazy

649. mānia — plains

650. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

651. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

652. māra — garden

653. mārama — clear, understand

654. mārena — to marry; wedding

655. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

656. māripi — knife

657. mātaki — to watch

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

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

660. mātao — cold

661. mātau — to know, understand

662. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

665. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

668. māui — on the left hand, left side

669. māuiui — sick

670. māwhero — pink

671. mēnā — if

672. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

673. mīhini — machine

674. mīti — meat

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

676. mōhio — to know

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

678. mōhiti — glasses

679. mōkai — pet

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

681. mōmona — fat

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

683. mōrena — good morning

684. mōu — for you

685. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

688. naihi — knife

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

690. nama — number

691. nanahi — yesterday

692. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

693. napō — last night

694. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

695. nei — here, by speaker

696. neke — to move

697. ngahau — party, concert

698. ngahere — forest, bush

699. Ngahuru — Autumn

700. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

702. ngaru — wave

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

704. ngau — to bite

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

706. ngenge — tired

707. ngeru — cat

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

709. ngoikore — weak; listless

710. ngutu — lip, lips

711. ngā — the, plural

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

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

714. ngārara — reptile, monster

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

716. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

717. ngāwhā — boiling spring

718. niho — tooth

719. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

722. noho — to live; sit

723. nohoanga — home, sofa

724. nui — big, great, many

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

726. nuku — to move

727. nunui — big (plural form)

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

729. nāianei — now

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

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

732. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

736. nō — from

737. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

739. nōnanahi — yesterday

740. nōu — yours

741. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

744. oho — to wake up

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

746. Oketopa — October

747. oko — bowl

748. oma — to run, escape

749. omaoma — running

750. one — beach, sand

751. oneone — earth, soil

752. ono — six

753. ope — group travelling together

754. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

756. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

757. oti — to be completed

758. otirā — but, on the other hand

759. pae — ridge

760. pahi — bus

761. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

764. paihikara — bike

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

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

767. paipa — pipe

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

769. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

773. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

774. pakitara — wall

775. paku — small

776. pana — to push away, to expel

777. panana — banana

778. pane — head

779. panekoti — skirt, dress

780. pango — black

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

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

783. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

784. paoro — ball

785. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

786. papai — good (plural), very good

787. Papaioea — Palmerston North

788. papakupu — dictionary

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

790. paraihe — award, prize; brush

791. paraikete — blanket

792. Paraire — Friday

793. parakuihi — breakfast

794. parapara — filth; talents

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

796. parauri — brown

797. pare — to ward off, to divert

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

799. pari — cliff

800. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

802. paruparu — dirt, mud

803. parāoa — bread, flour

804. pata — butter

805. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

808. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

810. paukena — pumpkin

811. pea — pair; pear

812. peita — paint

813. peka — branch

814. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

816. pene — pen

817. pepa — paper; pepper

818. pepeha — proclamation of origin

819. pere — bell

820. pereti — plate

821. peti — heap up

822. pia — beer

823. piana — piano

824. pihikete — biscuit

825. piki — to increase

826. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

829. Pipiri — June

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

831. pirau — rotten

832. piri — to stick to, to cling

833. pirihimana — police officer

834. pirimia — prime minister

835. piringa — shelter, hiding place

836. pito — belly button, end, extremity

837. poaka — pig

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

839. Poihākena — Sydney

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

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

842. pono — true, faithful

843. poraka — jersey

844. poro — to cut off, to cut short

845. porou — eager, energetic

846. poti — boat

847. poto — short

848. pou — pole, post

849. pouaka — box

850. pounamu — greenstone

851. pua — flower; seed

852. puehu — dust

853. puka — form, booklet

854. Pukamata — Facebook

855. pukapuka — book, lungs

856. puke — hill

857. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

858. puku — stomach, belly

859. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

860. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

861. puna — pool, spring

862. pune — spoon

863. punga — anchor; joint

864. pupuhi — to shoot

865. pupuri — to hold onto

866. purei — to play, play

867. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

868. purotu — handsome

869. puta — to appear, to come out

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

871. putiputi — flower

872. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

874. pāhi — purse, to pass

875. pāka — a park; a box

876. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

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

878. pāmu — farm

879. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

882. pāpā — father, uncle

883. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

884. pāremata — parliament

885. pātai — question; to ask a question

886. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

887. pātara — bottle

888. pātiki — flounder (fish)

889. pātuhi — text message, to text

890. pātītī — grass

891. pātōtō — knock

892. pātū — wall

893. pāua — abalone

894. pēhea — how?

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

896. pēkana — bacon

897. pēke — bag

898. pēnei — like this, near speaker

899. pēnā — like that, near listener

900. pēpi — baby

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

902. pērā — like that, yonder

903. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

904. pīrangi — to want, desire

905. pītiti — peach

906. pō — night

907. pōhara — poor

908. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

910. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

912. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

913. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

914. pōtae — hat

915. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

916. pōtiki — child; youngest child

917. pōturi — deaf; slow

918. pōuri — sad, dark

919. pōwhiri — welcome

920. pū — to blow gently

921. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

922. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

925. pūngāwerewere — spider

926. pūrongo — a report

927. pūru — bull

928. pūrākau — traditional story

929. pūtaiao — science

930. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

932. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

933. raihana — licence

934. raihi — rice

935. raiona — lion

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

937. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

938. rakuraku — guitar; rake

939. rama — light, torch

940. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

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

942. rangi — sky, day

943. ranginamu — handsome

944. rangitoto — lava; scoria

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

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

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

948. rapu — to look for

949. raranga — plait; weave

950. rarauhe — fern

951. rare — lolly

952. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

956. rau — to put into; leaf

957. raumati — summer

958. raureka — deceitful

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

960. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

961. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

963. reira — there (previously mentioned)

964. reka — sweet

965. reo — language, voice

966. rere — to escape; to fly

967. rerekē — different, changed

968. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

969. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

970. reri — ready

971. reta — letter

972. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

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

976. rima — five

977. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

978. ringa — hand, arm

979. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

981. riri — anger, angry

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

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

984. rita — litre

985. rite — to be ready, like, similar

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

987. roa — long

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

989. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

990. roimata — tears

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

992. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

993. rongonui — famous

994. rongoā — medicine

995. rori — road

996. roro — brain

997. roroa — long (plural)

998. rorohiko — computer

999. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1000. rourou — small basket, food basket

1001. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1002. ruaki — vomit

1003. ruku — to dive

1004. runga — on

1005. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1006. rā — day; the sun; over there

1007. Rāapa — Wednesday

1008. Rāhina — Monday

1009. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1010. rākau — tree; timber

1011. Rāmere — Friday

1012. rānei — or

1013. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1014. rāoa — choked

1015. Rāpare — Thursday

1016. rāpeti — rabbit

1017. rārangi — line, row

1018. Rātapu — Sunday

1019. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1020. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1021. Rātū — Tuesday

1022. rāua — them; they (two people)

1023. rāwhiti — east

1024. rēmana — lemon

1025. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1026. rīngi — to ring/phone

1027. rīwai — potato

1028. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1029. rōia — lawyer

1030. rōpā — slave, servant

1031. rōpū — group

1032. rū — earthquake; shake

1033. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1034. rūma — room

1035. rūnanga — assembly; council

1036. taana — Taana = tāna.

1037. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1038. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1039. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1040. taha — to pass by; side

1041. tahataha — steep bank

1042. tahi — one, single

1043. tahia — (pass) be swept

1044. tahitahi — to sweep

1045. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1046. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1047. tahuri — to capsize

1048. tahā — calabash, gourd

1049. tai — tide; coast

1050. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1051. taiapa — fence

1052. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1053. taihoa — wait

1054. taika — tiger

1055. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1056. taiohi — youth

1057. taitama — young man

1058. taitamariki — young person, young people

1059. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1060. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1061. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1062. take — beginning, cause, origin

1063. taki — to lead, to bring along

1064. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1065. takoto — to lie down

1066. taku — my (singular); edge

1067. takurua — winter

1068. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1069. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1070. tamaiti — child

1071. tamariki — children

1072. tamatāne — boy

1073. tame — male animal

1074. tamāhine — daughter

1075. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1076. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1077. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1078. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1079. tangata — person

1080. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1081. tangihanga — funeral

1082. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1083. tango — to take hold of

1084. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1085. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1086. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1087. taonga — property, possession

1088. tapa — to name

1089. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1090. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1091. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1092. taputapu — gear, equipment

1093. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1094. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1095. taraka — truck

1096. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1097. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1098. tarau — trousers

1099. tari — government department; office

1100. taringa — ear

1101. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1102. tata — near, close

1103. tatari — to wait

1104. tatau — to count

1105. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1106. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1107. tauera — towel

1108. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1109. tauira — student; example

1110. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1111. taumahi — assignment

1112. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1113. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1114. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1115. taura — rope, cable

1116. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1117. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1118. tautohetohe — argue

1119. tautoko — to support

1120. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1121. tawhito — old, former

1122. te — the, singular definite article

1123. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1124. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1125. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1126. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1127. tekau — ten

1128. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1129. tereina — to train

1130. tia — to steer, adorned

1131. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1132. tiakarete — chocolate

1133. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1134. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1135. tihewa — sneeze

1136. tihi — topknot

1137. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1138. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1139. tiki — to fetch

1140. tina — dinner, lunch

1141. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1142. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1143. tino — very

1144. tio — oyster

1145. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1146. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1147. tira — group or row of people

1148. tiriti — street

1149. tiro — to look

1150. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1151. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1152. titiro — to look at

1153. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1154. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1155. toe — to remain, be left over

1156. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1157. tohorā — whale

1158. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1159. tohunga — expert, priest

1160. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1161. toi — art, knowledge

1162. toka — rock

1163. tokerau — autumn; northern

1164. toki — adze, axe; champion

1165. toko — divorce; pole

1166. tokohia — how many people?

1167. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1168. tokomaha — many (of people)

1169. Tokoono — six people

1170. tokorima — five (people)

1171. tokorua — two (of people)

1172. tokotoru — three (people)

1173. tokowaru — eight [people]

1174. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1175. tomo — to enter, go into

1176. tonga — south

1177. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1178. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1179. tonu — still

1180. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1181. tope — cut down; cut off

1182. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1183. toro — to visit

1184. toru — three

1185. tote — salt

1186. toto — blood

1187. totohe — contend

1188. tua — beyond

1189. tuahine — sister, of a male

1190. tuaiwa — ninth

1191. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1192. tuanui — roof

1193. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1194. tuarua — second

1195. tuarā — back [body]

1196. tuatahi — first

1197. tuatoru — third

1198. tuawaru — eighth

1199. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1200. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1201. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1202. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1203. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1204. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1205. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1206. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1207. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1208. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1209. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1210. tuna — eel

1211. tungāne — brother, of a female

1212. tunu — to cook, roast

1213. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1214. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1215. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1216. ture — law, rule

1217. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1218. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1219. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1220. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1221. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1222. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1223. tā — print, draw

1224. tāhae — to steal

1225. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1226. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1227. tāima — time

1228. Tāite — Thursday

1229. tākaro — to play

1230. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1231. tākuta — doctor

1232. tāmaki — omen, portent

1233. tāmure — snapper

1234. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1235. tāne — man, male

1236. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1237. tāone — town

1238. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1239. tāra — dollar

1240. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1241. tārere — to swing

1242. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1243. tāroaroa — tall

1244. tātahi — seaside, beach

1245. tātau — we; us; everyone

1246. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1247. tātua — a belt

1248. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1249. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1250. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1251. tāwhiri — beckon

1252. tāwāhi — overseas

1253. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1254. tēhea — which, singular

1255. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1256. tēnehi — tennis

1257. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1258. tēnā — that, by the listener

1259. tēpu — table

1260. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1261. tērā — that over there, that

1262. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1263. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1264. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1265. Tīhema — December

1266. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1267. tīhāte — t-shirt

1268. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1269. tīkiti — ticket

1270. tīma — team

1271. tīmata — to begin, to start

1272. tīni — to change

1273. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1274. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1275. tītī — muttonbird

1276. tō — your (singular); to drag

1277. tōhi — toast

1278. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1279. tōkena — stockings, socks

1280. tōku — my (singular)

1281. tōmuri — to be late

1282. tōna — his, her

1283. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1284. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1285. tōtiti — sausage

1286. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1287. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1288. tūai — skinny

1289. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1290. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1291. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1292. tūnga — wound; position

1293. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1294. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1295. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1296. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1297. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1298. Tūrei — Tuesday

1299. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1300. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1301. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1302. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1303. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1304. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1305. ua — to rain; rain

1306. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1307. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1308. ui — to ask, enquire

1309. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1310. uira — lightning; to flash

1311. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1312. umu — earth oven

1313. unahi — scale of fish

1314. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1315. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1316. uri — descendant, offspring

1317. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1318. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1319. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1320. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1321. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1322. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1323. wae — foot; leg; separate

1324. waea — wire; phone

1325. waenga — middle, dividing line

1326. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1327. waewae — foot, leg

1328. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1329. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1330. wahie — driftwood

1331. wahine — woman, wife

1332. waho — out, outside, the outside

1333. wai — water; who

1334. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1335. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1336. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1337. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1338. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1339. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1340. waipiro — alcohol

1341. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1342. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1343. wairua — spirit

1344. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1345. wakarererangi — plane

1346. wani — scrape

1347. wao — forest

1348. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1349. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1350. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1351. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1352. wati — watch (timepiece)

1353. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1354. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1355. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1356. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1357. Wenerei — Wednesday

1358. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1359. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1360. wetekia — be untied

1361. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1362. whaea — mother, aunt

1363. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1364. whaikōrero — oratory

1365. whaiwāhi — participate

1366. whakaae — to agree

1367. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1368. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1369. whakaako — teach

1370. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1371. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1372. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1373. whakaata — mirror

1374. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1375. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1376. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1377. whakaeke — to gather

1378. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1379. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1380. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1381. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1382. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1383. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1384. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1385. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1386. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1387. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1388. whakakā — turn on

1389. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1390. whakakī — to fill something

1391. whakamahana — heater

1392. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1393. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1394. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1395. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1396. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1397. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1398. whakamihi — grateful

1399. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1400. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1401. whakamātautau — examination, test

1402. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1403. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1404. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1405. whakangaro — destroy

1406. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1407. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1408. whakaoho — to wake up

1409. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1410. whakaorangia — deliver

1411. whakaoti — complete

1412. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1413. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1414. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1415. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1416. whakapakari — to strengthen

1417. whakapapa — genealogy

1418. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1419. whakapono — to believe; faith

1420. whakapuare — to open

1421. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1422. whakapāha — apologise

1423. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1424. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1425. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1426. whakaritenga — appointment

1427. whakarongo — to listen

1428. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1429. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1430. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1431. whakatangitangi — music

1432. whakatau — to decide

1433. whakataukī — proverb

1434. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1435. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1436. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1437. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1438. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1439. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1440. whakatuwhera — to open

1441. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1442. whakatō — to plant

1443. whakatū — to stand something up

1444. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1445. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1446. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1447. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1448. whakawhiti — to cross

1449. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1450. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1451. whana — to kick

1452. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1453. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1454. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1455. whara — to be injured

1456. wharau — temporary shed

1457. whare — house, building

1458. wharekai — restaurant

1459. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1460. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1461. wharepaku — toilet

1462. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1463. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1464. whatitiri — thunder

1465. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1466. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1467. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1468. wheke — creak; octopus

1469. whenua — land

1470. whero — red

1471. whetū — star

1472. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1473. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1474. whiri — plait; twist

1475. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1476. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1477. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1478. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1479. whitu — seven

1480. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1481. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1482. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1483. whutupaoro — rugby

1484. whutupōro — football, rugby

1485. whā — four

1486. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1487. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1488. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1489. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1490. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1491. whānui — broad, wide

1492. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1493. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1494. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1495. wiki — week

1496. wini — window

1497. wiri — drill

1498. wā — time, times

1499. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1500. wāhi — part, portion; place

1501. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1502. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1503. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1504. wātakirihi — watercress

1505. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1506. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1507. ā — and; and then

1508. āe — yes

1509. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1510. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1511. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1512. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1513. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1514. Ākarana — Auckland

1515. ākau — shore, coast

1516. ākonga — student

1517. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1518. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1519. āmaimai — nervous

1520. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1521. ānō — as though; as if

1522. āpiha — officer

1523. āporo — apple

1524. āpōpō — tomorrow

1525. ārahi — to lead, guide

1526. ārahina — (pass) be led

1527. ārani — orange [fruit]

1528. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1529. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1530. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1531. āwangawanga — worried

1532. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1533. āwhina — to help

1534. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1535. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1536. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1537. ēhea — which

1538. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1539. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1540. ērā — those (over there)

1541. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1542. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1543. īmera — email

1544. īmēra — email

1545. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1546. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1547. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1548. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1549. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1550. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1551. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1552. ūkui — to wipe

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