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. ihorei — Ihorei, n. A chief of established authority.

275. ihu — nose

276. ika — fish

277. ina — if, when

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

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

280. inanahi — yesterday

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

282. inapō — last night

283. Ingarangi — England

284. ingoa — name

285. inoi — pray

286. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

288. inā — if, when

289. ināianei — now

290. ipo — darling

291. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

292. ipurangi — internet

293. ira — freckle; gene

294. iriiri — baptise

295. irāmutu — niece, nephew

296. ita — held firm; be committed

297. iti — small, little

298. iwa — nine

299. iwi — tribe

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

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

302. kaha — strong, able

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

304. kahikatea — white pine

305. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

307. kai — eat (v); food (n)

308. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

309. kaihana — cousin

310. kaihanga — creator; builder

311. kaihoko — seller

312. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

315. kaimoana — seafood

316. kainga — (pass) be eaten

317. kaipuke — ship

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

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

320. kaiwaiata — singer

321. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

324. kaiārahi — leader, guide

325. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

326. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

327. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

329. kakau — handle

330. kake — to climb

331. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

333. kamupene — company, business

334. kamupūtu — gumboot

335. kani — to saw; a saw

336. kanikani — dance, to dance

337. kanohi — face

338. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

340. kapahaka — concert party

341. kapu — cup

342. kapua — cloud

343. kaputī — cup of tea

344. kara — colour

345. karaehe — class (school); glass

346. karahipi — scholarship

347. karaihe — grass

348. karaka — orange (colour)

349. karakia — prayer, to pray

350. karanga — to call

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

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

353. kararehe — animal

354. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

355. kare — stove, heater

356. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

357. karere — message

358. karo — dodge, avoid

359. karoro — seagull

360. karu — eye

361. kata — to laugh

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

363. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

365. kati — close, shut

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

367. katipō — venomous spider

368. kato — pluck

369. katoa — all

370. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

372. kau — swim; cow

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

374. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

375. kauhoe — to swim

376. kaukau — to bathe

377. kaumātua — elder; elderly

378. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

379. kaute — to count

380. kawa — sour, yuck

381. kawakawa — pepper tree

382. kawe — to carry, convey

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

384. kawhe — coffee

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

386. kei te — at the moment; now

387. keke — cake

388. kerei — grey

389. kererū — native pigeon

390. keri — dig

391. kete — basket, kit

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

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

394. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

395. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

396. kimi — to look for, seek

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

398. kina — sea urchin

399. kino — bad

400. kiore — rat

401. kiri — skin

402. kiriata — movie, film

403. Kirihimete — Christmas

404. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

405. kiromita — kilometre

406. kita — fast; tightly

407. kite — to see

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

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

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

411. kiwa — wink

412. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

414. koa — happy

415. koata — quarter

416. koe — you, one person

417. koha — gift

418. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

419. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

420. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

422. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

423. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

424. koi — sharp

425. koia — it is, so

426. koinei — this is

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

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

429. kokonga — corner

430. komiti — committee

431. konei — here, by speaker

432. konohete — concert

433. konā — there, by listener

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

435. kope — nappy

436. kore — zero, nothing

437. koretake — useless

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

439. koroheke — old man

440. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

441. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

442. korowai — cloak

443. korā — over there

444. kotahi — one

445. koti — coat, jacket

446. Kotirangi — Scotland

447. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

452. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

454. kuini — queen

455. kuki — cook

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

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

458. kupenga — net

459. kupu — word

460. kura — school; treasured item

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

462. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

463. kurī — dog

464. kā — to burn, be alight

465. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

466. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

467. kāinga — home

468. kākahu — clothing, garment

469. kākā — parrot

470. kākāriki — green

471. kāmura — carpenter

472. kānga — corn

473. kāo — no!

474. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

475. kāpata — cupboard

476. kāpeti — cabbage

477. kāre — Negative word

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

479. kāri — playing card

480. kātahi — then

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

482. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

484. kāwhe — calf

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

486. kēkē — armpit

487. kēmu — game

488. kī — to be full

489. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

490. kīanga — phrase

491. kīhai — Negative word

492. kīhini — kitchen

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

494. kīngi — king

495. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

496. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

497. kōanga — spring (the season of)

498. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

499. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

500. kōhatu — stone

501. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

502. kōhuru — to murder

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

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

505. kōpū — belly, womb

506. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

509. kōrua — you, two people

510. kōti — court

511. kōtiro — girl

512. kōtuku — white heron

513. kōura — crayfish

514. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

515. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

516. kōwhatu — stone

517. kūaha — door

518. kūare — ignorant

519. Kūkara — Google

520. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

521. kūmera — sweet potato

522. kūtai — mussel

523. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

525. maero — mile

526. maha — many

527. mahaki — sick; sick person

528. mahana — to be warm, warm

529. mahara — thought, memory

530. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

531. mahi — to do, work, make

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

533. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

534. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

535. Mahuru — September

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

537. maika — banana (also panana)

538. maka — to throw or pass

539. makariri — cold

540. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

542. makere — to get down from

543. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

544. mana — prestige, authority

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

546. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

548. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

549. manako — to like

550. manawa — heart

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

552. Mane — Monday

553. manga — branch; stream

554. mangō — shark

555. mano — thousand

556. manu — bird

557. manuhiri — guest

558. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

559. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

560. maoa — cooked; ripe

561. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

562. marama — month, moon

563. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

564. maramataka — calendar

565. maranga — to arise; to get up

566. maremare — to cough

567. maringi — to spill (trans)

568. marino — calm

569. maro — kilt-like garment

570. maroke — dry

571. maru — power; shelter

572. mataku — scared, afraid

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

574. matapihi — window

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

576. matau — fish hook; right side

577. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

578. matekai — hungry, starving

579. matenga — time or circumstance of death

580. matewai — thirst; thirsty

581. matimati — finger, toe

582. matua — parent, father

583. mau — to wear clothes

584. maumahara — to remember, remember

585. maunga — mountain

586. mauri — life spirit

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

588. mauī — left (direction)

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

590. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

593. Mei — May

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

595. meke — fist; to punch

596. mema — member, members

597. menemene — to smile

598. meneti — minute

599. mere — bush, shrub

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

601. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

602. mimi — urine; urinate

603. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

604. minita — minister

605. mira — mill

606. miraka — milk

607. miriona — million

608. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

610. mitimiti — to lick

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

612. moa — large extinct bird

613. moana — sea

614. moata — early; early morning

615. moe — sleep; to marry

616. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

618. moenga — bed

619. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

623. mokemoke — lonely

624. moko — lizard

625. mokopuna — grandchild

626. momo — type, kind

627. moni — money

628. motokā — car, motorcar

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

630. motukā — car

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

632. moutere — island

633. mua — front, before

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

635. mura — blaze, flame

636. muri — behind, after

637. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

640. mā — clean, white, and others

641. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

643. māhita — teacher

644. māhunga — head

645. māia — capable, brave, bold

646. mākona — satisfied, full

647. māku — for me, by me

648. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

649. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

651. māna — for him, her, by him, her

652. māngai — mouth; representative

653. māngere — lazy

654. mānia — plains

655. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

656. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

657. māra — garden

658. mārama — clear, understand

659. mārena — to marry; wedding

660. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

661. māripi — knife

662. mātaki — to watch

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

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

665. mātao — cold

666. mātau — to know, understand

667. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

670. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

673. māui — on the left hand, left side

674. māuiui — sick

675. māwhero — pink

676. mēnā — if

677. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

678. mīhini — machine

679. mīti — meat

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

681. mōhio — to know

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

683. mōhiti — glasses

684. mōkai — pet

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

686. mōmona — fat

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

688. mōrena — good morning

689. mōu — for you

690. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

693. naihi — knife

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

695. nama — number

696. nanahi — yesterday

697. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

698. napō — last night

699. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

700. nei — here, by speaker

701. neke — to move

702. ngahau — party, concert

703. ngahere — forest, bush

704. Ngahuru — Autumn

705. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

707. ngaru — wave

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

709. ngau — to bite

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

711. ngenge — tired

712. ngeru — cat

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

714. ngoikore — weak; listless

715. ngutu — lip, lips

716. ngā — the, plural

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

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

719. ngārara — reptile, monster

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

721. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

722. ngāwhā — boiling spring

723. niho — tooth

724. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

727. noho — to live; sit

728. nohoanga — home, sofa

729. nui — big, great, many

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

731. nuku — to move

732. nunui — big (plural form)

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

734. nāianei — now

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

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

737. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

741. nō — from

742. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

744. nōnanahi — yesterday

745. nōu — yours

746. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

749. oho — to wake up

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

751. Oketopa — October

752. oko — bowl

753. oma — to run, escape

754. omaoma — running

755. one — beach, sand

756. oneone — earth, soil

757. ono — six

758. ope — group travelling together

759. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

761. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

762. oti — to be completed

763. otirā — but, on the other hand

764. pae — ridge

765. pahi — bus

766. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

769. paihikara — bike

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

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

772. paipa — pipe

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

774. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

778. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

779. pakitara — wall

780. paku — small

781. pana — to push away, to expel

782. panana — banana

783. pane — head

784. panekoti — skirt, dress

785. pango — black

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

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

788. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

789. paoro — ball

790. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

791. papai — good (plural), very good

792. Papaioea — Palmerston North

793. papakupu — dictionary

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

795. paraihe — award, prize; brush

796. paraikete — blanket

797. Paraire — Friday

798. parakuihi — breakfast

799. parapara — filth; talents

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

801. parauri — brown

802. pare — to ward off, to divert

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

804. pari — cliff

805. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

807. paruparu — dirt, mud

808. parāoa — bread, flour

809. pata — butter

810. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

813. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

815. paukena — pumpkin

816. pea — pair; pear

817. peita — paint

818. peka — branch

819. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

821. pene — pen

822. pepa — paper; pepper

823. pepeha — proclamation of origin

824. pere — bell

825. pereti — plate

826. peti — heap up

827. pia — beer

828. piana — piano

829. pihikete — biscuit

830. piki — to increase

831. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

834. Pipiri — June

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

836. pirau — rotten

837. piri — to stick to, to cling

838. pirihimana — police officer

839. pirimia — prime minister

840. piringa — shelter, hiding place

841. pito — belly button, end, extremity

842. poaka — pig

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

844. Poihākena — Sydney

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

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

847. pono — true, faithful

848. poraka — jersey

849. poro — to cut off, to cut short

850. porou — eager, energetic

851. poti — boat

852. poto — short

853. pou — pole, post

854. pouaka — box

855. pounamu — greenstone

856. pua — flower; seed

857. puehu — dust

858. puka — form, booklet

859. Pukamata — Facebook

860. pukapuka — book, lungs

861. puke — hill

862. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

863. puku — stomach, belly

864. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

865. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

866. puna — pool, spring

867. pune — spoon

868. punga — anchor; joint

869. pupuhi — to shoot

870. pupuri — to hold onto

871. purei — to play, play

872. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

873. purotu — handsome

874. puta — to appear, to come out

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

876. putiputi — flower

877. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

879. pāhi — purse, to pass

880. pāka — a park; a box

881. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

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

883. pāmu — farm

884. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

887. pāpā — father, uncle

888. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

889. pāremata — parliament

890. pātai — question; to ask a question

891. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

892. pātara — bottle

893. pātiki — flounder (fish)

894. pātuhi — text message, to text

895. pātītī — grass

896. pātōtō — knock

897. pātū — wall

898. pāua — abalone

899. pēhea — how?

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

901. pēkana — bacon

902. pēke — bag

903. pēnei — like this, near speaker

904. pēnā — like that, near listener

905. pēpi — baby

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

907. pērā — like that, yonder

908. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

909. pīrangi — to want, desire

910. pītiti — peach

911. pō — night

912. pōhara — poor

913. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

915. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

917. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

918. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

919. pōtae — hat

920. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

921. pōtiki — child; youngest child

922. pōturi — deaf; slow

923. pōuri — sad, dark

924. pōwhiri — welcome

925. pū — to blow gently

926. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

927. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

930. pūngāwerewere — spider

931. pūrongo — a report

932. pūru — bull

933. pūrākau — traditional story

934. pūtaiao — science

935. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

937. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

938. raihana — licence

939. raihi — rice

940. raiona — lion

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

942. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

943. rakuraku — guitar; rake

944. rama — light, torch

945. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

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

947. rangi — sky, day

948. ranginamu — handsome

949. rangitoto — lava; scoria

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

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

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

953. rapu — to look for

954. raranga — plait; weave

955. rarauhe — fern

956. rare — lolly

957. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

961. rau — to put into; leaf

962. raumati — summer

963. raureka — deceitful

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

965. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

966. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

968. reira — there (previously mentioned)

969. reka — sweet

970. reo — language, voice

971. rere — to escape; to fly

972. rerekē — different, changed

973. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

974. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

975. reri — ready

976. reta — letter

977. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

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

981. rima — five

982. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

983. ringa — hand, arm

984. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

986. riri — anger, angry

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

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

989. rita — litre

990. rite — to be ready, like, similar

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

992. roa — long

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

994. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

995. roimata — tears

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

997. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

998. rongonui — famous

999. rongoā — medicine

1000. rori — road

1001. roro — brain

1002. roroa — long (plural)

1003. rorohiko — computer

1004. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1005. rourou — small basket, food basket

1006. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1007. ruaki — vomit

1008. ruku — to dive

1009. runga — on

1010. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1011. rā — day; the sun; over there

1012. Rāapa — Wednesday

1013. Rāhina — Monday

1014. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1015. rākau — tree; timber

1016. Rāmere — Friday

1017. rānei — or

1018. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1019. rāoa — choked

1020. Rāpare — Thursday

1021. rāpeti — rabbit

1022. rārangi — line, row

1023. Rātapu — Sunday

1024. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1025. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1026. Rātū — Tuesday

1027. rāua — them; they (two people)

1028. rāwhiti — east

1029. rēmana — lemon

1030. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1031. rīngi — to ring/phone

1032. rīwai — potato

1033. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1034. rōia — lawyer

1035. rōpā — slave, servant

1036. rōpū — group

1037. rū — earthquake; shake

1038. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1039. rūma — room

1040. rūnanga — assembly; council

1041. taana — Taana = tāna.

1042. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1043. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1044. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1045. taha — to pass by; side

1046. tahataha — steep bank

1047. tahi — one, single

1048. tahia — (pass) be swept

1049. tahitahi — to sweep

1050. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1051. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1052. tahuri — to capsize

1053. tahā — calabash, gourd

1054. tai — tide; coast

1055. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1056. taiapa — fence

1057. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1058. taihoa — wait

1059. taika — tiger

1060. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1061. taiohi — youth

1062. taitama — young man

1063. taitamariki — young person, young people

1064. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1065. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1066. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1067. take — beginning, cause, origin

1068. taki — to lead, to bring along

1069. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1070. takoto — to lie down

1071. taku — my (singular); edge

1072. takurua — winter

1073. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1074. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1075. tamaiti — child

1076. tamariki — children

1077. tamatāne — boy

1078. tame — male animal

1079. tamāhine — daughter

1080. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1081. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1082. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1083. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1084. tangata — person

1085. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1086. tangihanga — funeral

1087. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1088. tango — to take hold of

1089. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1090. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1091. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1092. taonga — property, possession

1093. tapa — to name

1094. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1095. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1096. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1097. taputapu — gear, equipment

1098. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1099. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1100. taraka — truck

1101. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1102. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1103. tarau — trousers

1104. tari — government department; office

1105. taringa — ear

1106. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1107. tata — near, close

1108. tatari — to wait

1109. tatau — to count

1110. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1111. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1112. tauera — towel

1113. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1114. tauira — student; example

1115. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1116. taumahi — assignment

1117. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1118. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1119. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1120. taura — rope, cable

1121. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1122. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1123. tautohetohe — argue

1124. tautoko — to support

1125. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1126. tawhito — old, former

1127. te — the, singular definite article

1128. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1129. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1130. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1131. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1132. tekau — ten

1133. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1134. tereina — to train

1135. tia — to steer, adorned

1136. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1137. tiakarete — chocolate

1138. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1139. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1140. tihewa — sneeze

1141. tihi — topknot

1142. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1143. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1144. tiki — to fetch

1145. tina — dinner, lunch

1146. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1147. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1148. tino — very

1149. tio — oyster

1150. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1151. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1152. tira — group or row of people

1153. tiriti — street

1154. tiro — to look

1155. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1156. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1157. titiro — to look at

1158. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1159. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1160. toe — to remain, be left over

1161. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1162. tohorā — whale

1163. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1164. tohunga — expert, priest

1165. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1166. toi — art, knowledge

1167. toka — rock

1168. tokerau — autumn; northern

1169. toki — adze, axe; champion

1170. toko — divorce; pole

1171. tokohia — how many people?

1172. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1173. tokomaha — many (of people)

1174. Tokoono — six people

1175. tokorima — five (people)

1176. tokorua — two (of people)

1177. tokotoru — three (people)

1178. tokowaru — eight [people]

1179. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1180. tomo — to enter, go into

1181. tonga — south

1182. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1183. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1184. tonu — still

1185. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1186. tope — cut down; cut off

1187. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1188. toro — to visit

1189. toru — three

1190. tote — salt

1191. toto — blood

1192. totohe — contend

1193. tua — beyond

1194. tuahine — sister, of a male

1195. tuaiwa — ninth

1196. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1197. tuanui — roof

1198. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1199. tuarua — second

1200. tuarā — back [body]

1201. tuatahi — first

1202. tuatoru — third

1203. tuawaru — eighth

1204. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1205. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1206. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1207. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1208. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1209. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1210. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1211. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1212. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1213. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1214. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1215. tuna — eel

1216. tungāne — brother, of a female

1217. tunu — to cook, roast

1218. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1219. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1220. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1221. ture — law, rule

1222. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1223. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1224. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1225. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1226. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1227. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1228. tā — print, draw

1229. tāhae — to steal

1230. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1231. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1232. tāima — time

1233. Tāite — Thursday

1234. tākaro — to play

1235. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1236. tākuta — doctor

1237. tāmaki — omen, portent

1238. tāmure — snapper

1239. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1240. tāne — man, male

1241. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1242. tāone — town

1243. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1244. tāra — dollar

1245. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1246. tārere — to swing

1247. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1248. tāroaroa — tall

1249. tātahi — seaside, beach

1250. tātau — we; us; everyone

1251. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1252. tātua — a belt

1253. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1254. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1255. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1256. tāwhiri — beckon

1257. tāwāhi — overseas

1258. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1259. tēhea — which, singular

1260. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1261. tēnehi — tennis

1262. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1263. tēnā — that, by the listener

1264. tēpu — table

1265. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1266. tērā — that over there, that

1267. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1268. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1269. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1270. Tīhema — December

1271. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1272. tīhāte — t-shirt

1273. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1274. tīkiti — ticket

1275. tīma — team

1276. tīmata — to begin, to start

1277. tīni — to change

1278. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1279. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1280. tītī — muttonbird

1281. tō — your (singular); to drag

1282. tōhi — toast

1283. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1284. tōkena — stockings, socks

1285. tōku — my (singular)

1286. tōmuri — to be late

1287. tōna — his, her

1288. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1289. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1290. tōtiti — sausage

1291. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1292. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1293. tūai — skinny

1294. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1295. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1296. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1297. tūnga — wound; position

1298. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1299. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1300. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1301. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1302. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1303. Tūrei — Tuesday

1304. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1305. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1306. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1307. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1308. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1309. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1310. ua — to rain; rain

1311. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1312. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1313. ui — to ask, enquire

1314. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1315. uira — lightning; to flash

1316. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1317. umu — earth oven

1318. unahi — scale of fish

1319. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1320. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1321. uri — descendant, offspring

1322. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1323. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1324. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1325. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1326. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1327. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1328. wae — foot; leg; separate

1329. waea — wire; phone

1330. waenga — middle, dividing line

1331. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1332. waewae — foot, leg

1333. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1334. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1335. wahie — driftwood

1336. wahine — woman, wife

1337. waho — out, outside, the outside

1338. wai — water; who

1339. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1340. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1341. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1342. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1343. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1344. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1345. waipiro — alcohol

1346. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1347. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1348. wairua — spirit

1349. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1350. wakarererangi — plane

1351. wani — scrape

1352. wao — forest

1353. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1354. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1355. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1356. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1357. wati — watch (timepiece)

1358. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1359. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1360. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1361. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1362. Wenerei — Wednesday

1363. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1364. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1365. wetekia — be untied

1366. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1367. whaea — mother, aunt

1368. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1369. whaikōrero — oratory

1370. whaiwāhi — participate

1371. whakaae — to agree

1372. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1373. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1374. whakaako — teach

1375. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1376. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1377. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1378. whakaata — mirror

1379. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1380. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1381. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1382. whakaeke — to gather

1383. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1384. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1385. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1386. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1387. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1388. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1389. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1390. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1391. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1392. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1393. whakakā — turn on

1394. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1395. whakakī — to fill something

1396. whakamahana — heater

1397. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1398. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1399. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1400. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1401. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1402. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1403. whakamihi — grateful

1404. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1405. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1406. whakamātautau — examination, test

1407. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1408. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1409. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1410. whakangaro — destroy

1411. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1412. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1413. whakaoho — to wake up

1414. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1415. whakaorangia — deliver

1416. whakaoti — complete

1417. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1418. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1419. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1420. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1421. whakapakari — to strengthen

1422. whakapapa — genealogy

1423. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1424. whakapono — to believe; faith

1425. whakapuare — to open

1426. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1427. whakapāha — apologise

1428. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1429. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1430. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1431. whakaritenga — appointment

1432. whakarongo — to listen

1433. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1434. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1435. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1436. whakatangitangi — music

1437. whakatau — to decide

1438. whakataukī — proverb

1439. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1440. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1441. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1442. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1443. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1444. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1445. whakatuwhera — to open

1446. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1447. whakatō — to plant

1448. whakatū — to stand something up

1449. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1450. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1451. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1452. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1453. whakawhiti — to cross

1454. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1455. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1456. whana — to kick

1457. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1458. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1459. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1460. whara — to be injured

1461. wharau — temporary shed

1462. whare — house, building

1463. wharekai — restaurant

1464. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1465. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1466. wharepaku — toilet

1467. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1468. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1469. whatitiri — thunder

1470. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1471. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1472. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1473. wheke — creak; octopus

1474. whenua — land

1475. whero — red

1476. whetū — star

1477. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1478. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1479. whiri — plait; twist

1480. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1481. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1482. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1483. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1484. whitu — seven

1485. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1486. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1487. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1488. whutupaoro — rugby

1489. whutupōro — football, rugby

1490. whā — four

1491. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1492. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1493. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1494. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1495. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1496. whānui — broad, wide

1497. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1498. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1499. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1500. wiki — week

1501. wini — window

1502. wiri — drill

1503. wā — time, times

1504. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1505. wāhi — part, portion; place

1506. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1507. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1508. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1509. wātakirihi — watercress

1510. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1511. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1512. ā — and; and then

1513. āe — yes

1514. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1515. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1516. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1517. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1518. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1519. Ākarana — Auckland

1520. ākau — shore, coast

1521. ākonga — student

1522. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1523. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1524. āmaimai — nervous

1525. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1526. ānō — as though; as if

1527. āpiha — officer

1528. āporo — apple

1529. āpōpō — tomorrow

1530. ārahi — to lead, guide

1531. ārahina — (pass) be led

1532. ārani — orange [fruit]

1533. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1534. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1535. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1536. āwangawanga — worried

1537. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1538. āwhina — to help

1539. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1540. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1541. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1542. ēhea — which

1543. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1544. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1545. ērā — those (over there)

1546. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1547. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1548. īmera — email

1549. īmēra — email

1550. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1551. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1552. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1553. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1554. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1555. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1556. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1557. ūkui — to wipe

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