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. kaiwawao — referee, umpire

328. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

331. kaiārahi — leader, guide

332. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

333. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

334. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

336. kakau — handle

337. kake — to climb

338. kama — eager

339. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

341. kamupene — company, business

342. kamupūtu — gumboot

343. kanawa — Kanawa, n. A white-skinned variety of kumara.

344. kanga — abuse; curse

345. kani — to saw; a saw

346. kanikani — dance, to dance

347. kanohi — face

348. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

350. kapahaka — concert party

351. kapo — to grasp, snatch; flash; lightning

352. kapu — cup

353. kapua — cloud

354. kaputī — cup of tea

355. kara — colour

356. karaehe — class (school); glass

357. karahipi — scholarship

358. karaihe — grass

359. karaka — orange (colour)

360. karakia — prayer, to pray

361. karanga — to call

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

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

364. kararehe — animal

365. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

366. kare — stove, heater

367. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

368. karere — message

369. karo — dodge, avoid

370. karoro — seagull

371. karu — eye

372. kata — to laugh

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

374. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

376. kati — close, shut

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

378. katipō — venomous spider

379. kato — pluck

380. katoa — all

381. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

383. kau — swim; cow

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

385. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

386. kauhoe — to swim

387. kaukau — to bathe

388. kaumātua — elder; elderly

389. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

390. kaute — to count

391. kawa — sour, yuck

392. kawakawa — pepper tree

393. kawe — to carry, convey

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

395. kawhe — coffee

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

397. kei te — at the moment; now

398. keke — cake

399. kerei — grey

400. kererū — native pigeon

401. keri — dig

402. kete — basket, kit

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

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

405. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

406. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

407. kimi — to look for, seek

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

409. kina — sea urchin

410. kino — bad

411. kiore — rat

412. kiri — skin

413. kiriata — movie, film

414. Kirihimete — Christmas

415. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

416. kiromita — kilometre

417. kita — fast; tightly

418. kite — to see

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

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

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

422. kiwa — wink

423. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

425. koa — happy

426. koata — quarter

427. koe — you, one person

428. koha — gift

429. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

430. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

431. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

433. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

434. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

435. koi — sharp

436. koia — it is, so

437. koinei — this is

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

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

440. kokonga — corner

441. komiti — committee

442. konei — here, by speaker

443. konohete — concert

444. konā — there, by listener

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

446. kope — nappy

447. kore — zero, nothing

448. koretake — useless

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

450. koroheke — old man

451. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

452. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

453. korowai — cloak

454. korā — over there

455. kotahi — one

456. koti — coat, jacket

457. Kotirangi — Scotland

458. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

463. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

465. kuini — queen

466. kuki — cook

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

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

469. kupenga — net

470. kupu — word

471. kura — school; treasured item

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

473. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

474. kurī — dog

475. kā — to burn, be alight

476. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

477. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

478. kāinga — home

479. kākahu — clothing, garment

480. kākā — parrot

481. kākāriki — green

482. kāmura — carpenter

483. kānga — corn

484. kāo — no!

485. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

486. kāpata — cupboard

487. kāpeti — cabbage

488. kāre — Negative word

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

490. kāri — playing card

491. kātahi — then

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

493. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

495. kāwhe — calf

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

497. kēkē — armpit

498. kēmu — game

499. kī — to be full

500. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

501. kīanga — phrase

502. kīhai — Negative word

503. kīhini — kitchen

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

505. kīngi — king

506. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

507. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

508. kōanga — spring (the season of)

509. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

510. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

511. kōhatu — stone

512. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

513. kōhuru — to murder

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

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

516. kōpū — belly, womb

517. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

520. kōrua — you, two people

521. kōti — court

522. kōtiro — girl

523. kōtuku — white heron

524. kōura — crayfish

525. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

526. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

527. kōwhatu — stone

528. kūaha — door

529. kūare — ignorant

530. Kūkara — Google

531. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

532. kūmera — sweet potato

533. kūtai — mussel

534. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

536. maero — mile

537. maha — many

538. mahaki — sick; sick person

539. mahana — to be warm, warm

540. mahara — thought, memory

541. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

542. mahi — to do, work, make

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

544. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

545. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

546. Mahuru — September

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

548. maika — banana (also panana)

549. maka — to throw or pass

550. makariri — cold

551. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

553. makere — to get down from

554. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

555. mana — prestige, authority

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

557. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

559. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

560. manako — to like

561. manawa — heart

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

563. Mane — Monday

564. manga — branch; stream

565. mangō — shark

566. mano — thousand

567. manu — bird

568. manuhiri — guest

569. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

570. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

571. maoa — cooked; ripe

572. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

573. marama — month, moon

574. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

575. maramataka — calendar

576. maranga — to arise; to get up

577. maremare — to cough

578. maringi — to spill (trans)

579. marino — calm

580. maro — kilt-like garment

581. maroke — dry

582. maru — power; shelter

583. mataku — scared, afraid

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

585. matapihi — window

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

587. matau — fish hook; right side

588. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

589. matekai — hungry, starving

590. matenga — time or circumstance of death

591. matewai — thirst; thirsty

592. matimati — finger, toe

593. matua — parent, father

594. mau — to wear clothes

595. maumahara — to remember, remember

596. maunga — mountain

597. mauri — life spirit

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

599. mauī — left (direction)

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

601. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

604. Mei — May

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

606. meke — fist; to punch

607. mema — member, members

608. menemene — to smile

609. meneti — minute

610. mere — bush, shrub

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

612. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

613. mimi — urine; urinate

614. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

615. minita — minister

616. mira — mill

617. miraka — milk

618. miriona — million

619. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

621. mitimiti — to lick

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

623. moa — large extinct bird

624. moana — sea

625. moata — early; early morning

626. moe — sleep; to marry

627. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

629. moenga — bed

630. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

634. mokemoke — lonely

635. moko — lizard

636. mokopuna — grandchild

637. momo — type, kind

638. moni — money

639. motokā — car, motorcar

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

641. motukā — car

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

643. moutere — island

644. mua — front, before

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

646. mura — blaze, flame

647. muri — behind, after

648. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

651. mā — clean, white, and others

652. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

654. māhita — teacher

655. māhunga — head

656. māia — capable, brave, bold

657. mākona — satisfied, full

658. māku — for me, by me

659. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

660. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

662. māna — for him, her, by him, her

663. māngai — mouth; representative

664. māngere — lazy

665. mānia — plains

666. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

667. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

668. māra — garden

669. mārama — clear, understand

670. mārena — to marry; wedding

671. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

672. māripi — knife

673. mātaki — to watch

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

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

676. mātao — cold

677. mātau — to know, understand

678. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

681. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

684. māui — on the left hand, left side

685. māuiui — sick

686. māwhero — pink

687. mēnā — if

688. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

689. mīhini — machine

690. mīti — meat

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

692. mōhio — to know

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

694. mōhiti — glasses

695. mōkai — pet

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

697. mōmona — fat

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

699. mōrena — good morning

700. mōu — for you

701. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

704. naihi — knife

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

706. nama — number

707. nanahi — yesterday

708. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

709. napō — last night

710. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

711. nei — here, by speaker

712. neke — to move

713. ngahau — party, concert

714. ngahere — forest, bush

715. Ngahuru — Autumn

716. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

718. ngaru — wave

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

720. ngau — to bite

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

722. ngenge — tired

723. ngeru — cat

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

725. ngoikore — weak; listless

726. ngutu — lip, lips

727. ngā — the, plural

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

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

730. ngārara — reptile, monster

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

732. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

733. ngāwhā — boiling spring

734. niho — tooth

735. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

738. noho — to live; sit

739. nohoanga — home, sofa

740. nui — big, great, many

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

742. nuku — to move

743. nunui — big (plural form)

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

745. nāianei — now

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

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

748. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

752. nō — from

753. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

755. nōnanahi — yesterday

756. nōu — yours

757. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

760. oho — to wake up

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

762. Oketopa — October

763. oko — bowl

764. oma — to run, escape

765. omaoma — running

766. one — beach, sand

767. oneone — earth, soil

768. ono — six

769. ope — group travelling together

770. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

772. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

773. oti — to be completed

774. otirā — but, on the other hand

775. pae — ridge

776. pahi — bus

777. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

780. paihikara — bike

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

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

783. paipa — pipe

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

785. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

789. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

790. pakitara — wall

791. paku — small

792. pana — to push away, to expel

793. panana — banana

794. pane — head

795. panekoti — skirt, dress

796. pango — black

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

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

799. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

800. paoro — ball

801. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

802. papai — good (plural), very good

803. Papaioea — Palmerston North

804. papakupu — dictionary

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

806. paraihe — award, prize; brush

807. paraikete — blanket

808. Paraire — Friday

809. parakuihi — breakfast

810. parapara — filth; talents

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

812. parauri — brown

813. pare — to ward off, to divert

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

815. pari — cliff

816. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

818. paruparu — dirt, mud

819. parāoa — bread, flour

820. pata — butter

821. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

824. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

826. paukena — pumpkin

827. pea — pair; pear

828. peita — paint

829. peka — branch

830. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

832. pene — pen

833. pepa — paper; pepper

834. pepeha — proclamation of origin

835. pere — bell

836. pereti — plate

837. peti — heap up

838. pia — beer

839. piana — piano

840. pihikete — biscuit

841. piki — to increase

842. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

845. Pipiri — June

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

847. pirau — rotten

848. piri — to stick to, to cling

849. pirihimana — police officer

850. pirimia — prime minister

851. piringa — shelter, hiding place

852. pito — belly button, end, extremity

853. poaka — pig

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

855. Poihākena — Sydney

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

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

858. pono — true, faithful

859. poraka — jersey

860. poro — to cut off, to cut short

861. porou — eager, energetic

862. poti — boat

863. poto — short

864. pou — pole, post

865. pouaka — box

866. pounamu — greenstone

867. pua — flower; seed

868. puehu — dust

869. puka — form, booklet

870. Pukamata — Facebook

871. pukapuka — book, lungs

872. puke — hill

873. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

874. puku — stomach, belly

875. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

876. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

877. puna — pool, spring

878. pune — spoon

879. punga — anchor; joint

880. pupuhi — to shoot

881. pupuri — to hold onto

882. purei — to play, play

883. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

884. purotu — handsome

885. puta — to appear, to come out

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

887. putiputi — flower

888. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

890. pāhi — purse, to pass

891. pāka — a park; a box

892. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

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

894. pāmu — farm

895. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

898. pāpā — father, uncle

899. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

900. pāremata — parliament

901. pātai — question; to ask a question

902. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

903. pātara — bottle

904. pātiki — flounder (fish)

905. pātuhi — text message, to text

906. pātītī — grass

907. pātōtō — knock

908. pātū — wall

909. pāua — abalone

910. pēhea — how?

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

912. pēkana — bacon

913. pēke — bag

914. pēnei — like this, near speaker

915. pēnā — like that, near listener

916. pēpi — baby

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

918. pērā — like that, yonder

919. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

920. pīrangi — to want, desire

921. pītiti — peach

922. pō — night

923. pōhara — poor

924. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

926. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

928. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

929. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

930. pōtae — hat

931. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

932. pōtiki — child; youngest child

933. pōturi — deaf; slow

934. pōuri — sad, dark

935. pōwhiri — welcome

936. pū — to blow gently

937. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

938. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

941. pūngāwerewere — spider

942. pūrongo — a report

943. pūru — bull

944. pūrākau — traditional story

945. pūtaiao — science

946. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

948. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

949. raihana — licence

950. raihi — rice

951. raiona — lion

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

953. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

954. rakuraku — guitar; rake

955. rama — light, torch

956. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

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

958. rangi — sky, day

959. ranginamu — handsome

960. rangitoto — lava; scoria

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

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

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

964. rapu — to look for

965. raranga — plait; weave

966. rarauhe — fern

967. rare — lolly

968. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

972. rau — to put into; leaf

973. raumati — summer

974. raureka — deceitful

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

976. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

977. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

979. reira — there (previously mentioned)

980. reka — sweet

981. reo — language, voice

982. rere — to escape; to fly

983. rerekē — different, changed

984. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

985. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

986. reri — ready

987. reta — letter

988. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

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

992. rima — five

993. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

994. ringa — hand, arm

995. ringaringa — hand, arm

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

997. riri — anger, angry

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

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

1000. rita — litre

1001. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1002. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1003. roa — long

1004. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1005. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1006. roimata — tears

1007. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1008. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1009. rongonui — famous

1010. rongoā — medicine

1011. rori — road

1012. roro — brain

1013. roroa — long (plural)

1014. rorohiko — computer

1015. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1016. rourou — small basket, food basket

1017. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1018. ruaki — vomit

1019. ruku — to dive

1020. runga — on

1021. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1022. rā — day; the sun; over there

1023. Rāapa — Wednesday

1024. Rāhina — Monday

1025. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1026. rākau — tree; timber

1027. Rāmere — Friday

1028. rānei — or

1029. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1030. rāoa — choked

1031. Rāpare — Thursday

1032. rāpeti — rabbit

1033. rārangi — line, row

1034. Rātapu — Sunday

1035. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1036. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1037. Rātū — Tuesday

1038. rāua — them; they (two people)

1039. rāwhiti — east

1040. rēmana — lemon

1041. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1042. rīngi — to ring/phone

1043. rīwai — potato

1044. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1045. rōia — lawyer

1046. rōpā — slave, servant

1047. rōpū — group

1048. rū — earthquake; shake

1049. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1050. rūma — room

1051. rūnanga — assembly; council

1052. taana — Taana = tāna.

1053. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1054. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1055. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1056. taha — to pass by; side

1057. tahataha — steep bank

1058. tahi — one, single

1059. tahia — (pass) be swept

1060. tahitahi — to sweep

1061. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1062. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1063. tahuri — to capsize

1064. tahā — calabash, gourd

1065. tai — tide; coast

1066. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1067. taiapa — fence

1068. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1069. taihoa — wait

1070. taika — tiger

1071. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1072. taiohi — youth

1073. taitama — young man

1074. taitamariki — young person, young people

1075. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1076. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1077. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1078. take — beginning, cause, origin

1079. taki — to lead, to bring along

1080. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1081. takoto — to lie down

1082. taku — my (singular); edge

1083. takurua — winter

1084. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1085. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1086. tamaiti — child

1087. tamariki — children

1088. tamatāne — boy

1089. tame — male animal

1090. tamāhine — daughter

1091. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1092. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1093. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1094. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1095. tangata — person

1096. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1097. tangihanga — funeral

1098. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1099. tango — to take hold of

1100. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1101. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1102. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1103. taonga — property, possession

1104. tapa — to name

1105. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1106. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1107. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1108. taputapu — gear, equipment

1109. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1110. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1111. taraka — truck

1112. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1113. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1114. tarau — trousers

1115. tari — government department; office

1116. taringa — ear

1117. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1118. tata — near, close

1119. tatari — to wait

1120. tatau — to count

1121. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1122. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1123. tauera — towel

1124. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1125. tauira — student; example

1126. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1127. taumahi — assignment

1128. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1129. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1130. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1131. taura — rope, cable

1132. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1133. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1134. tautohetohe — argue

1135. tautoko — to support

1136. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1137. tawhito — old, former

1138. te — the, singular definite article

1139. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1140. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1141. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1142. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1143. tekau — ten

1144. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1145. tereina — to train

1146. tia — to steer, adorned

1147. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1148. tiakarete — chocolate

1149. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1150. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1151. tihewa — sneeze

1152. tihi — topknot

1153. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1154. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1155. tiki — to fetch

1156. tina — dinner, lunch

1157. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1158. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1159. tino — very

1160. tio — oyster

1161. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1162. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1163. tira — group or row of people

1164. tiriti — street

1165. tiro — to look

1166. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1167. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1168. titiro — to look at

1169. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1170. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1171. toe — to remain, be left over

1172. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1173. tohorā — whale

1174. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1175. tohunga — expert, priest

1176. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1177. toi — art, knowledge

1178. toka — rock

1179. tokerau — autumn; northern

1180. toki — adze, axe; champion

1181. toko — divorce; pole

1182. tokohia — how many people?

1183. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1184. tokomaha — many (of people)

1185. Tokoono — six people

1186. tokorima — five (people)

1187. tokorua — two (of people)

1188. tokotoru — three (people)

1189. tokowaru — eight [people]

1190. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1191. tomo — to enter, go into

1192. tonga — south

1193. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1194. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1195. tonu — still

1196. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1197. tope — cut down; cut off

1198. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1199. toro — to visit

1200. toru — three

1201. tote — salt

1202. toto — blood

1203. totohe — contend

1204. tua — beyond

1205. tuahine — sister, of a male

1206. tuaiwa — ninth

1207. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1208. tuanui — roof

1209. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1210. tuarua — second

1211. tuarā — back [body]

1212. tuatahi — first

1213. tuatoru — third

1214. tuawaru — eighth

1215. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1216. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1217. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1218. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1219. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1220. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1221. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1222. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1223. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1224. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1225. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1226. tuna — eel

1227. tungāne — brother, of a female

1228. tunu — to cook, roast

1229. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1230. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1231. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1232. ture — law, rule

1233. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1234. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1235. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1236. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1237. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1238. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1239. tā — print, draw

1240. tāhae — to steal

1241. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1242. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1243. tāima — time

1244. Tāite — Thursday

1245. tākaro — to play

1246. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1247. tākuta — doctor

1248. tāmaki — omen, portent

1249. tāmure — snapper

1250. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1251. tāne — man, male

1252. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1253. tāone — town

1254. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1255. tāra — dollar

1256. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1257. tārere — to swing

1258. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1259. tāroaroa — tall

1260. tātahi — seaside, beach

1261. tātau — we; us; everyone

1262. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1263. tātua — a belt

1264. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1265. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1266. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1267. tāwhiri — beckon

1268. tāwāhi — overseas

1269. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1270. tēhea — which, singular

1271. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1272. tēnehi — tennis

1273. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1274. tēnā — that, by the listener

1275. tēpu — table

1276. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1277. tērā — that over there, that

1278. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1279. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1280. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1281. Tīhema — December

1282. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1283. tīhāte — t-shirt

1284. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1285. tīkiti — ticket

1286. tīma — team

1287. tīmata — to begin, to start

1288. tīni — to change

1289. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1290. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1291. tītī — muttonbird

1292. tō — your (singular); to drag

1293. tōhi — toast

1294. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1295. tōkena — stockings, socks

1296. tōku — my (singular)

1297. tōmuri — to be late

1298. tōna — his, her

1299. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1300. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1301. tōtiti — sausage

1302. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1303. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1304. tūai — skinny

1305. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1306. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1307. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1308. tūnga — wound; position

1309. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1310. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1311. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1312. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1313. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1314. Tūrei — Tuesday

1315. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1316. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1317. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1318. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1319. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1320. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1321. ua — to rain; rain

1322. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1323. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1324. ui — to ask, enquire

1325. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1326. uira — lightning; to flash

1327. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1328. umu — earth oven

1329. unahi — scale of fish

1330. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1331. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1332. uri — descendant, offspring

1333. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1334. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1335. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1336. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1337. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1338. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1339. wae — foot; leg; separate

1340. waea — wire; phone

1341. waenga — middle, dividing line

1342. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1343. waewae — foot, leg

1344. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1345. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1346. wahie — driftwood

1347. wahine — woman, wife

1348. waho — out, outside, the outside

1349. wai — water; who

1350. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1351. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1352. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1353. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1354. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1355. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1356. waipiro — alcohol

1357. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1358. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1359. wairua — spirit

1360. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1361. wakarererangi — plane

1362. wani — scrape

1363. wao — forest

1364. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1365. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1366. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1367. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1368. wati — watch (timepiece)

1369. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1370. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1371. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1372. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1373. Wenerei — Wednesday

1374. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1375. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1376. wetekia — be untied

1377. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1378. whaea — mother, aunt

1379. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1380. whaikōrero — oratory

1381. whaiwāhi — participate

1382. whakaae — to agree

1383. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1384. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1385. whakaako — teach

1386. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1387. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1388. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1389. whakaata — mirror

1390. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1391. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1392. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1393. whakaeke — to gather

1394. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1395. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1396. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1397. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1398. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1399. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1400. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1401. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1402. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1403. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1404. whakakā — turn on

1405. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1406. whakakī — to fill something

1407. whakamahana — heater

1408. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1409. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1410. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1411. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1412. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1413. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1414. whakamihi — grateful

1415. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1416. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1417. whakamātautau — examination, test

1418. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1419. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1420. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1421. whakangaro — destroy

1422. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1423. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1424. whakaoho — to wake up

1425. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1426. whakaorangia — deliver

1427. whakaoti — complete

1428. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1429. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1430. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1431. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1432. whakapakari — to strengthen

1433. whakapapa — genealogy

1434. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1435. whakapono — to believe; faith

1436. whakapuare — to open

1437. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1438. whakapāha — apologise

1439. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1440. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1441. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1442. whakaritenga — appointment

1443. whakarongo — to listen

1444. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1445. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1446. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1447. whakatangitangi — music

1448. whakatau — to decide

1449. whakataukī — proverb

1450. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1451. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1452. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1453. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1454. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1455. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1456. whakatuwhera — to open

1457. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1458. whakatō — to plant

1459. whakatū — to stand something up

1460. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1461. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1462. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1463. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1464. whakawhiti — to cross

1465. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1466. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1467. whana — to kick

1468. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1469. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1470. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1471. whara — to be injured

1472. wharau — temporary shed

1473. whare — house, building

1474. wharekai — restaurant

1475. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1476. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1477. wharepaku — toilet

1478. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1479. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1480. whatitiri — thunder

1481. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1482. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1483. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1484. wheke — creak; octopus

1485. whenua — land

1486. whero — red

1487. whetū — star

1488. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1489. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1490. whiri — plait; twist

1491. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1492. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1493. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1494. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1495. whitu — seven

1496. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1497. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1498. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1499. whutupaoro — rugby

1500. whutupōro — football, rugby

1501. whā — four

1502. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1503. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1504. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1505. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1506. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1507. whānui — broad, wide

1508. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1509. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1510. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1511. wiki — week

1512. wini — window

1513. wiri — drill

1514. wā — time, times

1515. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1516. wāhi — part, portion; place

1517. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1518. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1519. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1520. wātakirihi — watercress

1521. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1522. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1523. ā — and; and then

1524. āe — yes

1525. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1526. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1527. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1528. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1529. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1530. Ākarana — Auckland

1531. ākau — shore, coast

1532. ākonga — student

1533. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1534. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1535. āmaimai — nervous

1536. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1537. ānō — as though; as if

1538. āpiha — officer

1539. āporo — apple

1540. āpōpō — tomorrow

1541. ārahi — to lead, guide

1542. ārahina — (pass) be led

1543. ārani — orange [fruit]

1544. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1545. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1546. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1547. āwangawanga — worried

1548. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1549. āwhina — to help

1550. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1551. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1552. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1553. ēhea — which

1554. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1555. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1556. ērā — those (over there)

1557. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1558. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1559. īmera — email

1560. īmēra — email

1561. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1562. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1563. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1564. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1565. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1566. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1567. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1568. ūkui — to wipe

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