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. kaimātai — Kaimātai, v.i. Sponge upon others. ‖ matai.

317. kainga — (pass) be eaten

318. kaipara — athlete; athletics

319. kaipuke — ship

320. kairangi — excellence

321. kaitiaki — caretaker, caregiver (kai- + tiaki)

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

323. kaituhi — writer, author

324. kaituki — coxswain (a person who gives the time to the paddlers on a canoe)

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

326. kaiwaiata — singer

327. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

330. kaiārahi — leader, guide

331. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

332. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

333. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

335. kakau — handle

336. kake — to climb

337. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

339. kamupene — company, business

340. kamupūtu — gumboot

341. kani — to saw; a saw

342. kanikani — dance, to dance

343. kanohi — face

344. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

346. kapahaka — concert party

347. kapu — cup

348. kapua — cloud

349. kaputī — cup of tea

350. kara — colour

351. karaehe — class (school); glass

352. karahipi — scholarship

353. karaihe — grass

354. karaka — orange (colour)

355. karakia — prayer, to pray

356. karanga — to call

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

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

359. kararehe — animal

360. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

361. kare — stove, heater

362. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

363. karere — message

364. karo — dodge, avoid

365. karoro — seagull

366. karu — eye

367. kata — to laugh

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

369. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

371. kati — close, shut

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

373. katipō — venomous spider

374. kato — pluck

375. katoa — all

376. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

378. kau — swim; cow

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

380. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

381. kauhoe — to swim

382. kaukau — to bathe

383. kaumātua — elder; elderly

384. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

385. kaute — to count

386. kawa — sour, yuck

387. kawakawa — pepper tree

388. kawe — to carry, convey

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

390. kawhe — coffee

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

392. kei te — at the moment; now

393. keke — cake

394. kerei — grey

395. kererū — native pigeon

396. keri — dig

397. kete — basket, kit

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

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

400. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

401. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

402. kimi — to look for, seek

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

404. kina — sea urchin

405. kino — bad

406. kiore — rat

407. kiri — skin

408. kiriata — movie, film

409. Kirihimete — Christmas

410. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

411. kiromita — kilometre

412. kita — fast; tightly

413. kite — to see

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

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

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

417. kiwa — wink

418. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

420. koa — happy

421. koata — quarter

422. koe — you, one person

423. koha — gift

424. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

425. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

426. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

428. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

429. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

430. koi — sharp

431. koia — it is, so

432. koinei — this is

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

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

435. kokonga — corner

436. komiti — committee

437. konei — here, by speaker

438. konohete — concert

439. konā — there, by listener

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

441. kope — nappy

442. kore — zero, nothing

443. koretake — useless

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

445. koroheke — old man

446. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

447. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

448. korowai — cloak

449. korā — over there

450. kotahi — one

451. koti — coat, jacket

452. Kotirangi — Scotland

453. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

458. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

460. kuini — queen

461. kuki — cook

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

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

464. kupenga — net

465. kupu — word

466. kura — school; treasured item

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

468. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

469. kurī — dog

470. kā — to burn, be alight

471. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

472. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

473. kāinga — home

474. kākahu — clothing, garment

475. kākā — parrot

476. kākāriki — green

477. kāmura — carpenter

478. kānga — corn

479. kāo — no!

480. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

481. kāpata — cupboard

482. kāpeti — cabbage

483. kāre — Negative word

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

485. kāri — playing card

486. kātahi — then

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

488. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

490. kāwhe — calf

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

492. kēkē — armpit

493. kēmu — game

494. kī — to be full

495. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

496. kīanga — phrase

497. kīhai — Negative word

498. kīhini — kitchen

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

500. kīngi — king

501. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

502. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

503. kōanga — spring (the season of)

504. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

505. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

506. kōhatu — stone

507. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

508. kōhuru — to murder

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

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

511. kōpū — belly, womb

512. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

515. kōrua — you, two people

516. kōti — court

517. kōtiro — girl

518. kōtuku — white heron

519. kōura — crayfish

520. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

521. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

522. kōwhatu — stone

523. kūaha — door

524. kūare — ignorant

525. Kūkara — Google

526. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

527. kūmera — sweet potato

528. kūtai — mussel

529. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

531. maero — mile

532. maha — many

533. mahaki — sick; sick person

534. mahana — to be warm, warm

535. mahara — thought, memory

536. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

537. mahi — to do, work, make

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

539. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

540. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

541. Mahuru — September

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

543. maika — banana (also panana)

544. maka — to throw or pass

545. makariri — cold

546. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

548. makere — to get down from

549. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

550. mana — prestige, authority

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

552. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

554. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

555. manako — to like

556. manawa — heart

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

558. Mane — Monday

559. manga — branch; stream

560. mangō — shark

561. mano — thousand

562. manu — bird

563. manuhiri — guest

564. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

565. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

566. maoa — cooked; ripe

567. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

568. marama — month, moon

569. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

570. maramataka — calendar

571. maranga — to arise; to get up

572. maremare — to cough

573. maringi — to spill (trans)

574. marino — calm

575. maro — kilt-like garment

576. maroke — dry

577. maru — power; shelter

578. mataku — scared, afraid

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

580. matapihi — window

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

582. matau — fish hook; right side

583. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

584. matekai — hungry, starving

585. matenga — time or circumstance of death

586. matewai — thirst; thirsty

587. matimati — finger, toe

588. matua — parent, father

589. mau — to wear clothes

590. maumahara — to remember, remember

591. maunga — mountain

592. mauri — life spirit

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

594. mauī — left (direction)

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

596. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

599. Mei — May

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

601. meke — fist; to punch

602. mema — member, members

603. menemene — to smile

604. meneti — minute

605. mere — bush, shrub

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

607. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

608. mimi — urine; urinate

609. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

610. minita — minister

611. mira — mill

612. miraka — milk

613. miriona — million

614. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

616. mitimiti — to lick

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

618. moa — large extinct bird

619. moana — sea

620. moata — early; early morning

621. moe — sleep; to marry

622. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

624. moenga — bed

625. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

629. mokemoke — lonely

630. moko — lizard

631. mokopuna — grandchild

632. momo — type, kind

633. moni — money

634. motokā — car, motorcar

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

636. motukā — car

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

638. moutere — island

639. mua — front, before

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

641. mura — blaze, flame

642. muri — behind, after

643. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

646. mā — clean, white, and others

647. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

649. māhita — teacher

650. māhunga — head

651. māia — capable, brave, bold

652. mākona — satisfied, full

653. māku — for me, by me

654. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

655. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

657. māna — for him, her, by him, her

658. māngai — mouth; representative

659. māngere — lazy

660. mānia — plains

661. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

662. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

663. māra — garden

664. mārama — clear, understand

665. mārena — to marry; wedding

666. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

667. māripi — knife

668. mātaki — to watch

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

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

671. mātao — cold

672. mātau — to know, understand

673. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

676. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

679. māui — on the left hand, left side

680. māuiui — sick

681. māwhero — pink

682. mēnā — if

683. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

684. mīhini — machine

685. mīti — meat

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

687. mōhio — to know

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

689. mōhiti — glasses

690. mōkai — pet

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

692. mōmona — fat

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

694. mōrena — good morning

695. mōu — for you

696. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

699. naihi — knife

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

701. nama — number

702. nanahi — yesterday

703. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

704. napō — last night

705. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

706. nei — here, by speaker

707. neke — to move

708. ngahau — party, concert

709. ngahere — forest, bush

710. Ngahuru — Autumn

711. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

713. ngaru — wave

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

715. ngau — to bite

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

717. ngenge — tired

718. ngeru — cat

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

720. ngoikore — weak; listless

721. ngutu — lip, lips

722. ngā — the, plural

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

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

725. ngārara — reptile, monster

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

727. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

728. ngāwhā — boiling spring

729. niho — tooth

730. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

733. noho — to live; sit

734. nohoanga — home, sofa

735. nui — big, great, many

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

737. nuku — to move

738. nunui — big (plural form)

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

740. nāianei — now

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

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

743. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

747. nō — from

748. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

750. nōnanahi — yesterday

751. nōu — yours

752. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

755. oho — to wake up

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

757. Oketopa — October

758. oko — bowl

759. oma — to run, escape

760. omaoma — running

761. one — beach, sand

762. oneone — earth, soil

763. ono — six

764. ope — group travelling together

765. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

767. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

768. oti — to be completed

769. otirā — but, on the other hand

770. pae — ridge

771. pahi — bus

772. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

775. paihikara — bike

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

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

778. paipa — pipe

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

780. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

784. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

785. pakitara — wall

786. paku — small

787. pana — to push away, to expel

788. panana — banana

789. pane — head

790. panekoti — skirt, dress

791. pango — black

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

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

794. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

795. paoro — ball

796. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

797. papai — good (plural), very good

798. Papaioea — Palmerston North

799. papakupu — dictionary

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

801. paraihe — award, prize; brush

802. paraikete — blanket

803. Paraire — Friday

804. parakuihi — breakfast

805. parapara — filth; talents

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

807. parauri — brown

808. pare — to ward off, to divert

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

810. pari — cliff

811. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

813. paruparu — dirt, mud

814. parāoa — bread, flour

815. pata — butter

816. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

819. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

821. paukena — pumpkin

822. pea — pair; pear

823. peita — paint

824. peka — branch

825. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

827. pene — pen

828. pepa — paper; pepper

829. pepeha — proclamation of origin

830. pere — bell

831. pereti — plate

832. peti — heap up

833. pia — beer

834. piana — piano

835. pihikete — biscuit

836. piki — to increase

837. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

840. Pipiri — June

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

842. pirau — rotten

843. piri — to stick to, to cling

844. pirihimana — police officer

845. pirimia — prime minister

846. piringa — shelter, hiding place

847. pito — belly button, end, extremity

848. poaka — pig

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

850. Poihākena — Sydney

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

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

853. pono — true, faithful

854. poraka — jersey

855. poro — to cut off, to cut short

856. porou — eager, energetic

857. poti — boat

858. poto — short

859. pou — pole, post

860. pouaka — box

861. pounamu — greenstone

862. pua — flower; seed

863. puehu — dust

864. puka — form, booklet

865. Pukamata — Facebook

866. pukapuka — book, lungs

867. puke — hill

868. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

869. puku — stomach, belly

870. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

871. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

872. puna — pool, spring

873. pune — spoon

874. punga — anchor; joint

875. pupuhi — to shoot

876. pupuri — to hold onto

877. purei — to play, play

878. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

879. purotu — handsome

880. puta — to appear, to come out

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

882. putiputi — flower

883. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

885. pāhi — purse, to pass

886. pāka — a park; a box

887. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

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

889. pāmu — farm

890. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

893. pāpā — father, uncle

894. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

895. pāremata — parliament

896. pātai — question; to ask a question

897. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

898. pātara — bottle

899. pātiki — flounder (fish)

900. pātuhi — text message, to text

901. pātītī — grass

902. pātōtō — knock

903. pātū — wall

904. pāua — abalone

905. pēhea — how?

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

907. pēkana — bacon

908. pēke — bag

909. pēnei — like this, near speaker

910. pēnā — like that, near listener

911. pēpi — baby

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

913. pērā — like that, yonder

914. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

915. pīrangi — to want, desire

916. pītiti — peach

917. pō — night

918. pōhara — poor

919. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

921. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

923. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

924. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

925. pōtae — hat

926. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

927. pōtiki — child; youngest child

928. pōturi — deaf; slow

929. pōuri — sad, dark

930. pōwhiri — welcome

931. pū — to blow gently

932. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

933. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

936. pūngāwerewere — spider

937. pūrongo — a report

938. pūru — bull

939. pūrākau — traditional story

940. pūtaiao — science

941. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

943. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

944. raihana — licence

945. raihi — rice

946. raiona — lion

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

948. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

949. rakuraku — guitar; rake

950. rama — light, torch

951. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

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

953. rangi — sky, day

954. ranginamu — handsome

955. rangitoto — lava; scoria

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

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

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

959. rapu — to look for

960. raranga — plait; weave

961. rarauhe — fern

962. rare — lolly

963. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

967. rau — to put into; leaf

968. raumati — summer

969. raureka — deceitful

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

971. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

972. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

974. reira — there (previously mentioned)

975. reka — sweet

976. reo — language, voice

977. rere — to escape; to fly

978. rerekē — different, changed

979. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

980. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

981. reri — ready

982. reta — letter

983. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

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

987. rima — five

988. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

989. ringa — hand, arm

990. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

992. riri — anger, angry

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

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

995. rita — litre

996. rite — to be ready, like, similar

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

998. roa — long

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

1000. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1001. roimata — tears

1002. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1003. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1004. rongonui — famous

1005. rongoā — medicine

1006. rori — road

1007. roro — brain

1008. roroa — long (plural)

1009. rorohiko — computer

1010. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1011. rourou — small basket, food basket

1012. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1013. ruaki — vomit

1014. ruku — to dive

1015. runga — on

1016. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1017. rā — day; the sun; over there

1018. Rāapa — Wednesday

1019. Rāhina — Monday

1020. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1021. rākau — tree; timber

1022. Rāmere — Friday

1023. rānei — or

1024. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1025. rāoa — choked

1026. Rāpare — Thursday

1027. rāpeti — rabbit

1028. rārangi — line, row

1029. Rātapu — Sunday

1030. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1031. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1032. Rātū — Tuesday

1033. rāua — them; they (two people)

1034. rāwhiti — east

1035. rēmana — lemon

1036. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1037. rīngi — to ring/phone

1038. rīwai — potato

1039. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1040. rōia — lawyer

1041. rōpā — slave, servant

1042. rōpū — group

1043. rū — earthquake; shake

1044. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1045. rūma — room

1046. rūnanga — assembly; council

1047. taana — Taana = tāna.

1048. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1049. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1050. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1051. taha — to pass by; side

1052. tahataha — steep bank

1053. tahi — one, single

1054. tahia — (pass) be swept

1055. tahitahi — to sweep

1056. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1057. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1058. tahuri — to capsize

1059. tahā — calabash, gourd

1060. tai — tide; coast

1061. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1062. taiapa — fence

1063. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1064. taihoa — wait

1065. taika — tiger

1066. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1067. taiohi — youth

1068. taitama — young man

1069. taitamariki — young person, young people

1070. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1071. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1072. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1073. take — beginning, cause, origin

1074. taki — to lead, to bring along

1075. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1076. takoto — to lie down

1077. taku — my (singular); edge

1078. takurua — winter

1079. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1080. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1081. tamaiti — child

1082. tamariki — children

1083. tamatāne — boy

1084. tame — male animal

1085. tamāhine — daughter

1086. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1087. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1088. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1089. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1090. tangata — person

1091. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1092. tangihanga — funeral

1093. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1094. tango — to take hold of

1095. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1096. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1097. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1098. taonga — property, possession

1099. tapa — to name

1100. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1101. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1102. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1103. taputapu — gear, equipment

1104. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1105. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1106. taraka — truck

1107. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1108. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1109. tarau — trousers

1110. tari — government department; office

1111. taringa — ear

1112. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1113. tata — near, close

1114. tatari — to wait

1115. tatau — to count

1116. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1117. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1118. tauera — towel

1119. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1120. tauira — student; example

1121. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1122. taumahi — assignment

1123. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1124. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1125. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1126. taura — rope, cable

1127. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1128. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1129. tautohetohe — argue

1130. tautoko — to support

1131. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1132. tawhito — old, former

1133. te — the, singular definite article

1134. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1135. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1136. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1137. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1138. tekau — ten

1139. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1140. tereina — to train

1141. tia — to steer, adorned

1142. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1143. tiakarete — chocolate

1144. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1145. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1146. tihewa — sneeze

1147. tihi — topknot

1148. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1149. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1150. tiki — to fetch

1151. tina — dinner, lunch

1152. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1153. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1154. tino — very

1155. tio — oyster

1156. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1157. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1158. tira — group or row of people

1159. tiriti — street

1160. tiro — to look

1161. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1162. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1163. titiro — to look at

1164. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1165. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1166. toe — to remain, be left over

1167. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1168. tohorā — whale

1169. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1170. tohunga — expert, priest

1171. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1172. toi — art, knowledge

1173. toka — rock

1174. tokerau — autumn; northern

1175. toki — adze, axe; champion

1176. toko — divorce; pole

1177. tokohia — how many people?

1178. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1179. tokomaha — many (of people)

1180. Tokoono — six people

1181. tokorima — five (people)

1182. tokorua — two (of people)

1183. tokotoru — three (people)

1184. tokowaru — eight [people]

1185. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1186. tomo — to enter, go into

1187. tonga — south

1188. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1189. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1190. tonu — still

1191. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1192. tope — cut down; cut off

1193. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1194. toro — to visit

1195. toru — three

1196. tote — salt

1197. toto — blood

1198. totohe — contend

1199. tua — beyond

1200. tuahine — sister, of a male

1201. tuaiwa — ninth

1202. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1203. tuanui — roof

1204. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1205. tuarua — second

1206. tuarā — back [body]

1207. tuatahi — first

1208. tuatoru — third

1209. tuawaru — eighth

1210. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1211. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1212. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1213. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1214. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1215. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1216. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1217. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1218. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1219. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1220. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1221. tuna — eel

1222. tungāne — brother, of a female

1223. tunu — to cook, roast

1224. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1225. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1226. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1227. ture — law, rule

1228. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1229. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1230. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1231. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1232. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1233. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1234. tā — print, draw

1235. tāhae — to steal

1236. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1237. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1238. tāima — time

1239. Tāite — Thursday

1240. tākaro — to play

1241. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1242. tākuta — doctor

1243. tāmaki — omen, portent

1244. tāmure — snapper

1245. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1246. tāne — man, male

1247. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1248. tāone — town

1249. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1250. tāra — dollar

1251. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1252. tārere — to swing

1253. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1254. tāroaroa — tall

1255. tātahi — seaside, beach

1256. tātau — we; us; everyone

1257. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1258. tātua — a belt

1259. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1260. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1261. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1262. tāwhiri — beckon

1263. tāwāhi — overseas

1264. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1265. tēhea — which, singular

1266. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1267. tēnehi — tennis

1268. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1269. tēnā — that, by the listener

1270. tēpu — table

1271. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1272. tērā — that over there, that

1273. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1274. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1275. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1276. Tīhema — December

1277. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1278. tīhāte — t-shirt

1279. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1280. tīkiti — ticket

1281. tīma — team

1282. tīmata — to begin, to start

1283. tīni — to change

1284. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1285. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1286. tītī — muttonbird

1287. tō — your (singular); to drag

1288. tōhi — toast

1289. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1290. tōkena — stockings, socks

1291. tōku — my (singular)

1292. tōmuri — to be late

1293. tōna — his, her

1294. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1295. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1296. tōtiti — sausage

1297. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1298. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1299. tūai — skinny

1300. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1301. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1302. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1303. tūnga — wound; position

1304. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1305. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1306. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1307. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1308. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1309. Tūrei — Tuesday

1310. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1311. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1312. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1313. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1314. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1315. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1316. ua — to rain; rain

1317. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1318. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1319. ui — to ask, enquire

1320. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1321. uira — lightning; to flash

1322. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1323. umu — earth oven

1324. unahi — scale of fish

1325. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1326. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1327. uri — descendant, offspring

1328. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1329. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1330. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1331. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1332. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1333. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1334. wae — foot; leg; separate

1335. waea — wire; phone

1336. waenga — middle, dividing line

1337. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1338. waewae — foot, leg

1339. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1340. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1341. wahie — driftwood

1342. wahine — woman, wife

1343. waho — out, outside, the outside

1344. wai — water; who

1345. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1346. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1347. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1348. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1349. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1350. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1351. waipiro — alcohol

1352. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1353. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1354. wairua — spirit

1355. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1356. wakarererangi — plane

1357. wani — scrape

1358. wao — forest

1359. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1360. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1361. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1362. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1363. wati — watch (timepiece)

1364. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1365. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1366. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1367. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1368. Wenerei — Wednesday

1369. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1370. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1371. wetekia — be untied

1372. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1373. whaea — mother, aunt

1374. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1375. whaikōrero — oratory

1376. whaiwāhi — participate

1377. whakaae — to agree

1378. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1379. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1380. whakaako — teach

1381. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1382. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1383. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1384. whakaata — mirror

1385. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1386. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1387. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1388. whakaeke — to gather

1389. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1390. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1391. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1392. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1393. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1394. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1395. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1396. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1397. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1398. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1399. whakakā — turn on

1400. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1401. whakakī — to fill something

1402. whakamahana — heater

1403. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1404. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1405. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1406. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1407. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1408. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1409. whakamihi — grateful

1410. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1411. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1412. whakamātautau — examination, test

1413. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1414. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1415. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1416. whakangaro — destroy

1417. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1418. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1419. whakaoho — to wake up

1420. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1421. whakaorangia — deliver

1422. whakaoti — complete

1423. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1424. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1425. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1426. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1427. whakapakari — to strengthen

1428. whakapapa — genealogy

1429. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1430. whakapono — to believe; faith

1431. whakapuare — to open

1432. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1433. whakapāha — apologise

1434. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1435. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1436. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1437. whakaritenga — appointment

1438. whakarongo — to listen

1439. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1440. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1441. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1442. whakatangitangi — music

1443. whakatau — to decide

1444. whakataukī — proverb

1445. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1446. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1447. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1448. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1449. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1450. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1451. whakatuwhera — to open

1452. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1453. whakatō — to plant

1454. whakatū — to stand something up

1455. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1456. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1457. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1458. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1459. whakawhiti — to cross

1460. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1461. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1462. whana — to kick

1463. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1464. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1465. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1466. whara — to be injured

1467. wharau — temporary shed

1468. whare — house, building

1469. wharekai — restaurant

1470. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1471. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1472. wharepaku — toilet

1473. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1474. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1475. whatitiri — thunder

1476. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1477. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1478. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1479. wheke — creak; octopus

1480. whenua — land

1481. whero — red

1482. whetū — star

1483. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1484. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1485. whiri — plait; twist

1486. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1487. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1488. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1489. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1490. whitu — seven

1491. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1492. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1493. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1494. whutupaoro — rugby

1495. whutupōro — football, rugby

1496. whā — four

1497. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1498. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1499. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1500. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1501. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1502. whānui — broad, wide

1503. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1504. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1505. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1506. wiki — week

1507. wini — window

1508. wiri — drill

1509. wā — time, times

1510. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1511. wāhi — part, portion; place

1512. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1513. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1514. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1515. wātakirihi — watercress

1516. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1517. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1518. ā — and; and then

1519. āe — yes

1520. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1521. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1522. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1523. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1524. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1525. Ākarana — Auckland

1526. ākau — shore, coast

1527. ākonga — student

1528. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1529. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1530. āmaimai — nervous

1531. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1532. ānō — as though; as if

1533. āpiha — officer

1534. āporo — apple

1535. āpōpō — tomorrow

1536. ārahi — to lead, guide

1537. ārahina — (pass) be led

1538. ārani — orange [fruit]

1539. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1540. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1541. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1542. āwangawanga — worried

1543. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1544. āwhina — to help

1545. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1546. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1547. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1548. ēhea — which

1549. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1550. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1551. ērā — those (over there)

1552. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1553. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1554. īmera — email

1555. īmēra — email

1556. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1557. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1558. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1559. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1560. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1561. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1562. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1563. ūkui — to wipe

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