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. karamu — gram

362. karanga — to call

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

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

365. karapoti — surround

366. kararehe — animal

367. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

368. kare — stove, heater

369. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

370. karere — message

371. karo — dodge, avoid

372. karoro — seagull

373. karu — eye

374. kata — to laugh

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

376. kataina — laughed (pass. of kata)

377. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

379. kati — close, shut

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

381. katipō — venomous spider

382. kato — pluck

383. katoa — all

384. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

386. kau — swim; cow

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

388. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

389. kauhoe — to swim

390. kaukau — to bathe

391. kaumātua — elder; elderly

392. kaunihera — council

393. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

394. kauri — Kauri, n. 1. Agathis australis, a forest tree. 2. fig.…

395. kaute — to count

396. kauwhau — recite; preach; lecture; speech

397. kawa — sour, yuck

398. kawakawa — pepper tree

399. kawe — to carry, convey

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

401. kawhe — coffee

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

403. kei te — at the moment; now

404. keke — cake

405. kerei — grey

406. kererū — native pigeon

407. keri — dig

408. kete — basket, kit

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

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

411. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

412. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

413. kimi — to look for, seek

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

415. kina — sea urchin

416. kino — bad

417. kiore — rat

418. kiri — skin

419. kiriata — movie, film

420. Kirihimete — Christmas

421. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

422. kiromita — kilometre

423. kita — fast; tightly

424. kite — to see

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

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

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

428. kiwa — wink

429. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

431. koa — happy

432. koata — quarter

433. koe — you, one person

434. koha — gift

435. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

436. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

437. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

439. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

440. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

441. koi — sharp

442. koia — it is, so

443. koinei — this is

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

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

446. kokonga — corner

447. komiti — committee

448. konei — here, by speaker

449. konohete — concert

450. konā — there, by listener

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

452. kope — nappy

453. kore — zero, nothing

454. koretake — useless

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

456. koroheke — old man

457. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

458. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

459. korowai — cloak

460. korā — over there

461. kotahi — one

462. koti — coat, jacket

463. Kotirangi — Scotland

464. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

469. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

471. kuini — queen

472. kuki — cook

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

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

475. kupenga — net

476. kupu — word

477. kura — school; treasured item

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

479. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

480. kurī — dog

481. kā — to burn, be alight

482. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

483. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

484. kāinga — home

485. kākahu — clothing, garment

486. kākā — parrot

487. kākāriki — green

488. kāmura — carpenter

489. kānga — corn

490. kāo — no!

491. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

492. kāpata — cupboard

493. kāpeti — cabbage

494. kāre — Negative word

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

496. kāri — playing card

497. kātahi — then

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

499. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

501. kāwhe — calf

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

503. kēkē — armpit

504. kēmu — game

505. kī — to be full

506. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

507. kīanga — phrase

508. kīhai — Negative word

509. kīhini — kitchen

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

511. kīngi — king

512. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

513. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

514. kōanga — spring (the season of)

515. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

516. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

517. kōhatu — stone

518. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

519. kōhuru — to murder

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

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

522. kōpū — belly, womb

523. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

526. kōrua — you, two people

527. kōti — court

528. kōtiro — girl

529. kōtuku — white heron

530. kōura — crayfish

531. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

532. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

533. kōwhatu — stone

534. kūaha — door

535. kūare — ignorant

536. Kūkara — Google

537. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

538. kūmera — sweet potato

539. kūtai — mussel

540. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

542. maero — mile

543. maha — many

544. mahaki — sick; sick person

545. mahana — to be warm, warm

546. mahara — thought, memory

547. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

548. mahi — to do, work, make

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

550. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

551. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

552. Mahuru — September

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

554. maika — banana (also panana)

555. maka — to throw or pass

556. makariri — cold

557. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

559. makere — to get down from

560. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

561. mana — prestige, authority

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

563. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

565. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

566. manako — to like

567. manawa — heart

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

569. Mane — Monday

570. manga — branch; stream

571. mangō — shark

572. mano — thousand

573. manu — bird

574. manuhiri — guest

575. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

576. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

577. maoa — cooked; ripe

578. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

579. marama — month, moon

580. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

581. maramataka — calendar

582. maranga — to arise; to get up

583. maremare — to cough

584. maringi — to spill (trans)

585. marino — calm

586. maro — kilt-like garment

587. maroke — dry

588. maru — power; shelter

589. mataku — scared, afraid

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

591. matapihi — window

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

593. matau — fish hook; right side

594. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

595. matekai — hungry, starving

596. matenga — time or circumstance of death

597. matewai — thirst; thirsty

598. matimati — finger, toe

599. matua — parent, father

600. mau — to wear clothes

601. maumahara — to remember, remember

602. maunga — mountain

603. mauri — life spirit

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

605. mauī — left (direction)

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

607. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

610. Mei — May

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

612. meke — fist; to punch

613. mema — member, members

614. menemene — to smile

615. meneti — minute

616. mere — bush, shrub

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

618. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

619. mimi — urine; urinate

620. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

621. minita — minister

622. mira — mill

623. miraka — milk

624. miriona — million

625. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

627. mitimiti — to lick

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

629. moa — large extinct bird

630. moana — sea

631. moata — early; early morning

632. moe — sleep; to marry

633. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

635. moenga — bed

636. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

640. mokemoke — lonely

641. moko — lizard

642. mokopuna — grandchild

643. momo — type, kind

644. moni — money

645. motokā — car, motorcar

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

647. motukā — car

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

649. moutere — island

650. mua — front, before

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

652. mura — blaze, flame

653. muri — behind, after

654. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

657. mā — clean, white, and others

658. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

660. māhita — teacher

661. māhunga — head

662. māia — capable, brave, bold

663. mākona — satisfied, full

664. māku — for me, by me

665. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

666. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

668. māna — for him, her, by him, her

669. māngai — mouth; representative

670. māngere — lazy

671. mānia — plains

672. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

673. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

674. māra — garden

675. mārama — clear, understand

676. mārena — to marry; wedding

677. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

678. māripi — knife

679. mātaki — to watch

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

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

682. mātao — cold

683. mātau — to know, understand

684. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

687. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

690. māui — on the left hand, left side

691. māuiui — sick

692. māwhero — pink

693. mēnā — if

694. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

695. mīhini — machine

696. mīti — meat

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

698. mōhio — to know

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

700. mōhiti — glasses

701. mōkai — pet

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

703. mōmona — fat

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

705. mōrena — good morning

706. mōu — for you

707. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

710. naihi — knife

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

712. nama — number

713. nanahi — yesterday

714. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

715. napō — last night

716. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

717. nei — here, by speaker

718. neke — to move

719. ngahau — party, concert

720. ngahere — forest, bush

721. Ngahuru — Autumn

722. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

724. ngaru — wave

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

726. ngau — to bite

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

728. ngenge — tired

729. ngeru — cat

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

731. ngoikore — weak; listless

732. ngutu — lip, lips

733. ngā — the, plural

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

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

736. ngārara — reptile, monster

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

738. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

739. ngāwhā — boiling spring

740. niho — tooth

741. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

744. noho — to live; sit

745. nohoanga — home, sofa

746. nui — big, great, many

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

748. nuku — to move

749. nunui — big (plural form)

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

751. nāianei — now

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

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

754. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

758. nō — from

759. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

761. nōnanahi — yesterday

762. nōu — yours

763. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

766. oho — to wake up

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

768. Oketopa — October

769. oko — bowl

770. oma — to run, escape

771. omaoma — running

772. one — beach, sand

773. oneone — earth, soil

774. ono — six

775. ope — group travelling together

776. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

778. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

779. oti — to be completed

780. otirā — but, on the other hand

781. pae — ridge

782. pahi — bus

783. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

786. paihikara — bike

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

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

789. paipa — pipe

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

791. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

795. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

796. pakitara — wall

797. paku — small

798. pana — to push away, to expel

799. panana — banana

800. pane — head

801. panekoti — skirt, dress

802. pango — black

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

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

805. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

806. paoro — ball

807. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

808. papai — good (plural), very good

809. Papaioea — Palmerston North

810. papakupu — dictionary

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

812. paraihe — award, prize; brush

813. paraikete — blanket

814. Paraire — Friday

815. parakuihi — breakfast

816. parapara — filth; talents

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

818. parauri — brown

819. pare — to ward off, to divert

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

821. pari — cliff

822. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

824. paruparu — dirt, mud

825. parāoa — bread, flour

826. pata — butter

827. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

830. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

832. paukena — pumpkin

833. pea — pair; pear

834. peita — paint

835. peka — branch

836. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

838. pene — pen

839. pepa — paper; pepper

840. pepeha — proclamation of origin

841. pere — bell

842. pereti — plate

843. peti — heap up

844. pia — beer

845. piana — piano

846. pihikete — biscuit

847. piki — to increase

848. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

851. Pipiri — June

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

853. pirau — rotten

854. piri — to stick to, to cling

855. pirihimana — police officer

856. pirimia — prime minister

857. piringa — shelter, hiding place

858. pito — belly button, end, extremity

859. poaka — pig

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

861. Poihākena — Sydney

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

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

864. pono — true, faithful

865. poraka — jersey

866. poro — to cut off, to cut short

867. porou — eager, energetic

868. poti — boat

869. poto — short

870. pou — pole, post

871. pouaka — box

872. pounamu — greenstone

873. pua — flower; seed

874. puehu — dust

875. puka — form, booklet

876. Pukamata — Facebook

877. pukapuka — book, lungs

878. puke — hill

879. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

880. puku — stomach, belly

881. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

882. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

883. puna — pool, spring

884. pune — spoon

885. punga — anchor; joint

886. pupuhi — to shoot

887. pupuri — to hold onto

888. purei — to play, play

889. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

890. purotu — handsome

891. puta — to appear, to come out

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

893. putiputi — flower

894. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

896. pāhi — purse, to pass

897. pāka — a park; a box

898. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

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

900. pāmu — farm

901. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

904. pāpā — father, uncle

905. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

906. pāremata — parliament

907. pātai — question; to ask a question

908. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

909. pātara — bottle

910. pātiki — flounder (fish)

911. pātuhi — text message, to text

912. pātītī — grass

913. pātōtō — knock

914. pātū — wall

915. pāua — abalone

916. pēhea — how?

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

918. pēkana — bacon

919. pēke — bag

920. pēnei — like this, near speaker

921. pēnā — like that, near listener

922. pēpi — baby

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

924. pērā — like that, yonder

925. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

926. pīrangi — to want, desire

927. pītiti — peach

928. pō — night

929. pōhara — poor

930. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

932. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

934. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

935. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

936. pōtae — hat

937. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

938. pōtiki — child; youngest child

939. pōturi — deaf; slow

940. pōuri — sad, dark

941. pōwhiri — welcome

942. pū — to blow gently

943. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

944. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

947. pūngāwerewere — spider

948. pūrongo — a report

949. pūru — bull

950. pūrākau — traditional story

951. pūtaiao — science

952. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

954. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

955. raihana — licence

956. raihi — rice

957. raiona — lion

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

959. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

960. rakuraku — guitar; rake

961. rama — light, torch

962. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

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

964. rangi — sky, day

965. ranginamu — handsome

966. rangitoto — lava; scoria

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

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

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

970. rapu — to look for

971. raranga — plait; weave

972. rarauhe — fern

973. rare — lolly

974. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

978. rau — to put into; leaf

979. raumati — summer

980. raureka — deceitful

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

982. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

983. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

985. reira — there (previously mentioned)

986. reka — sweet

987. reo — language, voice

988. rere — to escape; to fly

989. rerekē — different, changed

990. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

991. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

992. reri — ready

993. reta — letter

994. retireti — skates, skating

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

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

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

998. rima — five

999. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1000. ringa — hand, arm

1001. ringaringa — hand, arm

1002. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1003. riri — anger, angry

1004. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1005. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1006. rita — litre

1007. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1008. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1009. roa — long

1010. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1011. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1012. roimata — tears

1013. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1014. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1015. rongonui — famous

1016. rongoā — medicine

1017. rori — road

1018. roro — brain

1019. roroa — long (plural)

1020. rorohiko — computer

1021. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1022. rourou — small basket, food basket

1023. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1024. ruaki — vomit

1025. ruku — to dive

1026. runga — on

1027. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1028. rā — day; the sun; over there

1029. Rāapa — Wednesday

1030. Rāhina — Monday

1031. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1032. rākau — tree; timber

1033. Rāmere — Friday

1034. rānei — or

1035. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1036. rāoa — choked

1037. Rāpare — Thursday

1038. rāpeti — rabbit

1039. rārangi — line, row

1040. Rātapu — Sunday

1041. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1042. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1043. Rātū — Tuesday

1044. rāua — them; they (two people)

1045. rāwhiti — east

1046. rēmana — lemon

1047. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1048. rīngi — to ring/phone

1049. rīwai — potato

1050. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1051. rōia — lawyer

1052. rōpā — slave, servant

1053. rōpū — group

1054. rū — earthquake; shake

1055. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1056. rūma — room

1057. rūnanga — assembly; council

1058. taana — Taana = tāna.

1059. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1060. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1061. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1062. taha — to pass by; side

1063. tahataha — steep bank

1064. tahi — one, single

1065. tahia — (pass) be swept

1066. tahitahi — to sweep

1067. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1068. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1069. tahuri — to capsize

1070. tahā — calabash, gourd

1071. tai — tide; coast

1072. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1073. taiapa — fence

1074. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1075. taihoa — wait

1076. taika — tiger

1077. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1078. taiohi — youth

1079. taitama — young man

1080. taitamariki — young person, young people

1081. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1082. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1083. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1084. take — beginning, cause, origin

1085. taki — to lead, to bring along

1086. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1087. takoto — to lie down

1088. taku — my (singular); edge

1089. takurua — winter

1090. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1091. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1092. tamaiti — child

1093. tamariki — children

1094. tamatāne — boy

1095. tame — male animal

1096. tamāhine — daughter

1097. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1098. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1099. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1100. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1101. tangata — person

1102. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1103. tangihanga — funeral

1104. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1105. tango — to take hold of

1106. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1107. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1108. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1109. taonga — property, possession

1110. tapa — to name

1111. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1112. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1113. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1114. taputapu — gear, equipment

1115. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1116. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1117. taraka — truck

1118. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1119. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1120. tarau — trousers

1121. tari — government department; office

1122. taringa — ear

1123. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1124. tata — near, close

1125. tatari — to wait

1126. tatau — to count

1127. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1128. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1129. tauera — towel

1130. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1131. tauira — student; example

1132. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1133. taumahi — assignment

1134. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1135. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1136. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1137. taura — rope, cable

1138. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1139. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1140. tautohetohe — argue

1141. tautoko — to support

1142. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1143. tawhito — old, former

1144. te — the, singular definite article

1145. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1146. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1147. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1148. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1149. tekau — ten

1150. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1151. tereina — to train

1152. tia — to steer, adorned

1153. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1154. tiakarete — chocolate

1155. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1156. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1157. tihewa — sneeze

1158. tihi — topknot

1159. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1160. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1161. tiki — to fetch

1162. tina — dinner, lunch

1163. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1164. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1165. tino — very

1166. tio — oyster

1167. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1168. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1169. tira — group or row of people

1170. tiriti — street

1171. tiro — to look

1172. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1173. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1174. titiro — to look at

1175. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1176. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1177. toe — to remain, be left over

1178. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1179. tohorā — whale

1180. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1181. tohunga — expert, priest

1182. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1183. toi — art, knowledge

1184. toka — rock

1185. tokerau — autumn; northern

1186. toki — adze, axe; champion

1187. toko — divorce; pole

1188. tokohia — how many people?

1189. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1190. tokomaha — many (of people)

1191. Tokoono — six people

1192. tokorima — five (people)

1193. tokorua — two (of people)

1194. tokotoru — three (people)

1195. tokowaru — eight [people]

1196. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1197. tomo — to enter, go into

1198. tonga — south

1199. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1200. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1201. tonu — still

1202. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1203. tope — cut down; cut off

1204. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1205. toro — to visit

1206. toru — three

1207. tote — salt

1208. toto — blood

1209. totohe — contend

1210. tua — beyond

1211. tuahine — sister, of a male

1212. tuaiwa — ninth

1213. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1214. tuanui — roof

1215. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1216. tuarua — second

1217. tuarā — back [body]

1218. tuatahi — first

1219. tuatoru — third

1220. tuawaru — eighth

1221. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1222. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1223. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1224. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1225. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1226. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1227. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1228. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1229. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1230. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1231. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1232. tuna — eel

1233. tungāne — brother, of a female

1234. tunu — to cook, roast

1235. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1236. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1237. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1238. ture — law, rule

1239. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1240. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1241. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1242. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1243. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1244. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1245. tā — print, draw

1246. tāhae — to steal

1247. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1248. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1249. tāima — time

1250. Tāite — Thursday

1251. tākaro — to play

1252. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1253. tākuta — doctor

1254. tāmaki — omen, portent

1255. tāmure — snapper

1256. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1257. tāne — man, male

1258. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1259. tāone — town

1260. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1261. tāra — dollar

1262. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1263. tārere — to swing

1264. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1265. tāroaroa — tall

1266. tātahi — seaside, beach

1267. tātau — we; us; everyone

1268. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1269. tātua — a belt

1270. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1271. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1272. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1273. tāwhiri — beckon

1274. tāwāhi — overseas

1275. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1276. tēhea — which, singular

1277. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1278. tēnehi — tennis

1279. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1280. tēnā — that, by the listener

1281. tēpu — table

1282. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1283. tērā — that over there, that

1284. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1285. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1286. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1287. Tīhema — December

1288. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1289. tīhāte — t-shirt

1290. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1291. tīkiti — ticket

1292. tīma — team

1293. tīmata — to begin, to start

1294. tīni — to change

1295. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1296. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1297. tītī — muttonbird

1298. tō — your (singular); to drag

1299. tōhi — toast

1300. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1301. tōkena — stockings, socks

1302. tōku — my (singular)

1303. tōmuri — to be late

1304. tōna — his, her

1305. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1306. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1307. tōtiti — sausage

1308. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1309. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1310. tūai — skinny

1311. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1312. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1313. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1314. tūnga — wound; position

1315. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1316. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1317. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1318. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1319. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1320. Tūrei — Tuesday

1321. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1322. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1323. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1324. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1325. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1326. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1327. ua — to rain; rain

1328. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1329. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1330. ui — to ask, enquire

1331. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1332. uira — lightning; to flash

1333. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1334. umu — earth oven

1335. unahi — scale of fish

1336. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1337. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1338. uri — descendant, offspring

1339. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1340. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1341. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1342. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1343. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1344. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1345. wae — foot; leg; separate

1346. waea — wire; phone

1347. waenga — middle, dividing line

1348. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1349. waewae — foot, leg

1350. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1351. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1352. wahie — driftwood

1353. wahine — woman, wife

1354. waho — out, outside, the outside

1355. wai — water; who

1356. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1357. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1358. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1359. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1360. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1361. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1362. waipiro — alcohol

1363. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1364. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1365. wairua — spirit

1366. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1367. wakarererangi — plane

1368. wani — scrape

1369. wao — forest

1370. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1371. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1372. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1373. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1374. wati — watch (timepiece)

1375. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1376. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1377. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1378. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1379. Wenerei — Wednesday

1380. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1381. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1382. wetekia — be untied

1383. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1384. whaea — mother, aunt

1385. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1386. whaikōrero — oratory

1387. whaiwāhi — participate

1388. whakaae — to agree

1389. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1390. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1391. whakaako — teach

1392. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1393. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1394. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1395. whakaata — mirror

1396. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1397. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1398. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1399. whakaeke — to gather

1400. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1401. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1402. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1403. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1404. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1405. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1406. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1407. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1408. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1409. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1410. whakakā — turn on

1411. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1412. whakakī — to fill something

1413. whakamahana — heater

1414. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1415. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1416. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1417. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1418. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1419. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1420. whakamihi — grateful

1421. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1422. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1423. whakamātautau — examination, test

1424. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1425. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1426. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1427. whakangaro — destroy

1428. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1429. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1430. whakaoho — to wake up

1431. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1432. whakaorangia — deliver

1433. whakaoti — complete

1434. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1435. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1436. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1437. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1438. whakapakari — to strengthen

1439. whakapapa — genealogy

1440. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1441. whakapono — to believe; faith

1442. whakapuare — to open

1443. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1444. whakapāha — apologise

1445. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1446. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1447. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1448. whakaritenga — appointment

1449. whakarongo — to listen

1450. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1451. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1452. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1453. whakatangitangi — music

1454. whakatau — to decide

1455. whakataukī — proverb

1456. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1457. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1458. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1459. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1460. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1461. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1462. whakatuwhera — to open

1463. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1464. whakatō — to plant

1465. whakatū — to stand something up

1466. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1467. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1468. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1469. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1470. whakawhiti — to cross

1471. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1472. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1473. whana — to kick

1474. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1475. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1476. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1477. whara — to be injured

1478. wharau — temporary shed

1479. whare — house, building

1480. wharekai — restaurant

1481. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1482. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1483. wharepaku — toilet

1484. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1485. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1486. whatitiri — thunder

1487. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1488. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1489. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1490. wheke — creak; octopus

1491. whenua — land

1492. whero — red

1493. whetū — star

1494. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1495. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1496. whiri — plait; twist

1497. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1498. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1499. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1500. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1501. whitu — seven

1502. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1503. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1504. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1505. whutupaoro — rugby

1506. whutupōro — football, rugby

1507. whā — four

1508. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1509. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1510. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1511. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1512. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1513. whānui — broad, wide

1514. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1515. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1516. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1517. wiki — week

1518. wini — window

1519. wiri — drill

1520. wā — time, times

1521. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1522. wāhi — part, portion; place

1523. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1524. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1525. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1526. wātakirihi — watercress

1527. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1528. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1529. ā — and; and then

1530. āe — yes

1531. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1532. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1533. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1534. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1535. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1536. Ākarana — Auckland

1537. ākau — shore, coast

1538. ākonga — student

1539. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1540. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1541. āmaimai — nervous

1542. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1543. ānō — as though; as if

1544. āpiha — officer

1545. āporo — apple

1546. āpōpō — tomorrow

1547. ārahi — to lead, guide

1548. ārahina — (pass) be led

1549. ārani — orange [fruit]

1550. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1551. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1552. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1553. āwangawanga — worried

1554. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1555. āwhina — to help

1556. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1557. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1558. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1559. ēhea — which

1560. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1561. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1562. ērā — those (over there)

1563. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1564. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1565. īmera — email

1566. īmēra — email

1567. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1568. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1569. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1570. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1571. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1572. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1573. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1574. ūkui — to wipe

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