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. keria — (pass) be dug

409. kete — basket, kit

410. keti — gate

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

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

413. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

414. kikino — Kikino. ‖ kino.

415. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

416. kimi — to look for, seek

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

418. kina — sea urchin

419. kino — bad

420. kiore — rat

421. kiri — skin

422. kiriata — movie, film

423. Kirihimete — Christmas

424. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

425. kiriweti — unpopular

426. kiromita — kilometre

427. kita — fast; tightly

428. kite — to see

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

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

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

432. kiwa — wink

433. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

435. koa — happy

436. koata — quarter

437. koe — you, one person

438. koha — gift

439. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

440. kohetengia — scolded (kohete + -ngia; pass)

441. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

442. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

444. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

445. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

446. koi — sharp

447. koia — it is, so

448. koinei — this is

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

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

451. kokonga — corner

452. komiti — committee

453. konei — here, by speaker

454. konohete — concert

455. konā — there, by listener

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

457. kope — nappy

458. kore — zero, nothing

459. koretake — useless

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

461. koroheke — old man

462. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

463. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

464. korowai — cloak

465. korā — over there

466. kotahi — one

467. koti — coat, jacket

468. Kotirangi — Scotland

469. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

474. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

476. kuini — queen

477. kuki — cook

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

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

480. kupenga — net

481. kupu — word

482. kura — school; treasured item

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

484. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

485. kurī — dog

486. kā — to burn, be alight

487. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

488. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

489. kāinga — home

490. kākahu — clothing, garment

491. kākā — parrot

492. kākāriki — green

493. kāmura — carpenter

494. kānga — corn

495. kāo — no!

496. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

497. kāpata — cupboard

498. kāpeti — cabbage

499. kāre — Negative word

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

501. kāri — playing card

502. kātahi — then

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

504. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

506. kāwhe — calf

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

508. kēkē — armpit

509. kēmu — game

510. kī — to be full

511. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

512. kīanga — phrase

513. kīhai — Negative word

514. kīhini — kitchen

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

516. kīngi — king

517. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

518. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

519. kōanga — spring (the season of)

520. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

521. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

522. kōhatu — stone

523. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

524. kōhuru — to murder

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

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

527. kōpū — belly, womb

528. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

531. kōrua — you, two people

532. kōti — court

533. kōtiro — girl

534. kōtuku — white heron

535. kōura — crayfish

536. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

537. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

538. kōwhatu — stone

539. kūaha — door

540. kūare — ignorant

541. Kūkara — Google

542. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

543. kūmera — sweet potato

544. kūtai — mussel

545. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

547. maero — mile

548. maha — many

549. mahaki — sick; sick person

550. mahana — to be warm, warm

551. mahara — thought, memory

552. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

553. mahi — to do, work, make

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

555. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

556. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

557. Mahuru — September

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

559. maika — banana (also panana)

560. maka — to throw or pass

561. makariri — cold

562. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

564. makere — to get down from

565. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

566. mana — prestige, authority

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

568. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

570. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

571. manako — to like

572. manawa — heart

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

574. Mane — Monday

575. manga — branch; stream

576. mangō — shark

577. mano — thousand

578. manu — bird

579. manuhiri — guest

580. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

581. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

582. maoa — cooked; ripe

583. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

584. marama — month, moon

585. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

586. maramataka — calendar

587. maranga — to arise; to get up

588. maremare — to cough

589. maringi — to spill (trans)

590. marino — calm

591. maro — kilt-like garment

592. maroke — dry

593. maru — power; shelter

594. mataku — scared, afraid

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

596. matapihi — window

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

598. matau — fish hook; right side

599. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

600. matekai — hungry, starving

601. matenga — time or circumstance of death

602. matewai — thirst; thirsty

603. matimati — finger, toe

604. matua — parent, father

605. mau — to wear clothes

606. maumahara — to remember, remember

607. maunga — mountain

608. mauri — life spirit

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

610. mauī — left (direction)

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

612. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

615. Mei — May

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

617. meke — fist; to punch

618. mema — member, members

619. menemene — to smile

620. meneti — minute

621. mere — bush, shrub

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

623. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

624. mimi — urine; urinate

625. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

626. minita — minister

627. mira — mill

628. miraka — milk

629. miriona — million

630. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

632. mitimiti — to lick

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

634. moa — large extinct bird

635. moana — sea

636. moata — early; early morning

637. moe — sleep; to marry

638. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

640. moenga — bed

641. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

645. mokemoke — lonely

646. moko — lizard

647. mokopuna — grandchild

648. momo — type, kind

649. moni — money

650. motokā — car, motorcar

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

652. motukā — car

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

654. moutere — island

655. mua — front, before

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

657. mura — blaze, flame

658. muri — behind, after

659. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

662. mā — clean, white, and others

663. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

665. māhita — teacher

666. māhunga — head

667. māia — capable, brave, bold

668. mākona — satisfied, full

669. māku — for me, by me

670. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

671. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

673. māna — for him, her, by him, her

674. māngai — mouth; representative

675. māngere — lazy

676. mānia — plains

677. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

678. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

679. māra — garden

680. mārama — clear, understand

681. mārena — to marry; wedding

682. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

683. māripi — knife

684. mātaki — to watch

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

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

687. mātao — cold

688. mātau — to know, understand

689. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

692. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

695. māui — on the left hand, left side

696. māuiui — sick

697. māwhero — pink

698. mēnā — if

699. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

700. mīhini — machine

701. mīti — meat

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

703. mōhio — to know

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

705. mōhiti — glasses

706. mōkai — pet

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

708. mōmona — fat

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

710. mōrena — good morning

711. mōu — for you

712. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

715. naihi — knife

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

717. nama — number

718. nanahi — yesterday

719. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

720. napō — last night

721. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

722. nei — here, by speaker

723. neke — to move

724. ngahau — party, concert

725. ngahere — forest, bush

726. Ngahuru — Autumn

727. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

729. ngaru — wave

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

731. ngau — to bite

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

733. ngenge — tired

734. ngeru — cat

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

736. ngoikore — weak; listless

737. ngutu — lip, lips

738. ngā — the, plural

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

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

741. ngārara — reptile, monster

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

743. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

744. ngāwhā — boiling spring

745. niho — tooth

746. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

749. noho — to live; sit

750. nohoanga — home, sofa

751. nui — big, great, many

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

753. nuku — to move

754. nunui — big (plural form)

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

756. nāianei — now

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

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

759. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

763. nō — from

764. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

766. nōnanahi — yesterday

767. nōu — yours

768. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

771. oho — to wake up

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

773. Oketopa — October

774. oko — bowl

775. oma — to run, escape

776. omaoma — running

777. one — beach, sand

778. oneone — earth, soil

779. ono — six

780. ope — group travelling together

781. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

783. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

784. oti — to be completed

785. otirā — but, on the other hand

786. pae — ridge

787. pahi — bus

788. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

791. paihikara — bike

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

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

794. paipa — pipe

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

796. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

800. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

801. pakitara — wall

802. paku — small

803. pana — to push away, to expel

804. panana — banana

805. pane — head

806. panekoti — skirt, dress

807. pango — black

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

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

810. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

811. paoro — ball

812. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

813. papai — good (plural), very good

814. Papaioea — Palmerston North

815. papakupu — dictionary

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

817. paraihe — award, prize; brush

818. paraikete — blanket

819. Paraire — Friday

820. parakuihi — breakfast

821. parapara — filth; talents

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

823. parauri — brown

824. pare — to ward off, to divert

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

826. pari — cliff

827. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

829. paruparu — dirt, mud

830. parāoa — bread, flour

831. pata — butter

832. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

835. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

837. paukena — pumpkin

838. pea — pair; pear

839. peita — paint

840. peka — branch

841. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

843. pene — pen

844. pepa — paper; pepper

845. pepeha — proclamation of origin

846. pere — bell

847. pereti — plate

848. peti — heap up

849. pia — beer

850. piana — piano

851. pihikete — biscuit

852. piki — to increase

853. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

856. Pipiri — June

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

858. pirau — rotten

859. piri — to stick to, to cling

860. pirihimana — police officer

861. pirimia — prime minister

862. piringa — shelter, hiding place

863. pito — belly button, end, extremity

864. poaka — pig

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

866. Poihākena — Sydney

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

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

869. pono — true, faithful

870. poraka — jersey

871. poro — to cut off, to cut short

872. porou — eager, energetic

873. poti — boat

874. poto — short

875. pou — pole, post

876. pouaka — box

877. pounamu — greenstone

878. pua — flower; seed

879. puehu — dust

880. puka — form, booklet

881. Pukamata — Facebook

882. pukapuka — book, lungs

883. puke — hill

884. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

885. puku — stomach, belly

886. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

887. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

888. puna — pool, spring

889. pune — spoon

890. punga — anchor; joint

891. pupuhi — to shoot

892. pupuri — to hold onto

893. purei — to play, play

894. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

895. purotu — handsome

896. puta — to appear, to come out

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

898. putiputi — flower

899. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

901. pāhi — purse, to pass

902. pāka — a park; a box

903. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

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

905. pāmu — farm

906. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

909. pāpā — father, uncle

910. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

911. pāremata — parliament

912. pātai — question; to ask a question

913. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

914. pātara — bottle

915. pātiki — flounder (fish)

916. pātuhi — text message, to text

917. pātītī — grass

918. pātōtō — knock

919. pātū — wall

920. pāua — abalone

921. pēhea — how?

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

923. pēkana — bacon

924. pēke — bag

925. pēnei — like this, near speaker

926. pēnā — like that, near listener

927. pēpi — baby

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

929. pērā — like that, yonder

930. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

931. pīrangi — to want, desire

932. pītiti — peach

933. pō — night

934. pōhara — poor

935. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

937. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

939. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

940. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

941. pōtae — hat

942. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

943. pōtiki — child; youngest child

944. pōturi — deaf; slow

945. pōuri — sad, dark

946. pōwhiri — welcome

947. pū — to blow gently

948. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

949. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

952. pūngāwerewere — spider

953. pūrongo — a report

954. pūru — bull

955. pūrākau — traditional story

956. pūtaiao — science

957. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

959. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

960. raihana — licence

961. raihi — rice

962. raiona — lion

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

964. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

965. rakuraku — guitar; rake

966. rama — light, torch

967. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

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

969. rangi — sky, day

970. ranginamu — handsome

971. rangitoto — lava; scoria

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

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

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

975. rapu — to look for

976. raranga — plait; weave

977. rarauhe — fern

978. rare — lolly

979. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

983. rau — to put into; leaf

984. raumati — summer

985. raureka — deceitful

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

987. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

988. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

990. reira — there (previously mentioned)

991. reka — sweet

992. reo — language, voice

993. rere — to escape; to fly

994. rerekē — different, changed

995. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

996. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

997. reri — ready

998. reta — letter

999. retireti — skates, skating

1000. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1001. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1002. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1003. rima — five

1004. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1005. ringa — hand, arm

1006. ringaringa — hand, arm

1007. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1008. riri — anger, angry

1009. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1010. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1011. rita — litre

1012. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1013. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1014. roa — long

1015. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1016. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1017. roimata — tears

1018. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1019. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1020. rongonui — famous

1021. rongoā — medicine

1022. rori — road

1023. roro — brain

1024. roroa — long (plural)

1025. rorohiko — computer

1026. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1027. rourou — small basket, food basket

1028. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1029. ruaki — vomit

1030. ruku — to dive

1031. runga — on

1032. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1033. rā — day; the sun; over there

1034. Rāapa — Wednesday

1035. Rāhina — Monday

1036. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1037. rākau — tree; timber

1038. Rāmere — Friday

1039. rānei — or

1040. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1041. rāoa — choked

1042. Rāpare — Thursday

1043. rāpeti — rabbit

1044. rārangi — line, row

1045. Rātapu — Sunday

1046. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1047. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1048. Rātū — Tuesday

1049. rāua — them; they (two people)

1050. rāwhiti — east

1051. rēmana — lemon

1052. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1053. rīngi — to ring/phone

1054. rīwai — potato

1055. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1056. rōia — lawyer

1057. rōpā — slave, servant

1058. rōpū — group

1059. rū — earthquake; shake

1060. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1061. rūma — room

1062. rūnanga — assembly; council

1063. taana — Taana = tāna.

1064. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1065. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1066. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1067. taha — to pass by; side

1068. tahataha — steep bank

1069. tahi — one, single

1070. tahia — (pass) be swept

1071. tahitahi — to sweep

1072. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1073. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1074. tahuri — to capsize

1075. tahā — calabash, gourd

1076. tai — tide; coast

1077. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1078. taiapa — fence

1079. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1080. taihoa — wait

1081. taika — tiger

1082. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1083. taiohi — youth

1084. taitama — young man

1085. taitamariki — young person, young people

1086. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1087. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1088. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1089. take — beginning, cause, origin

1090. taki — to lead, to bring along

1091. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1092. takoto — to lie down

1093. taku — my (singular); edge

1094. takurua — winter

1095. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1096. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1097. tamaiti — child

1098. tamariki — children

1099. tamatāne — boy

1100. tame — male animal

1101. tamāhine — daughter

1102. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1103. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1104. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1105. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1106. tangata — person

1107. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1108. tangihanga — funeral

1109. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1110. tango — to take hold of

1111. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1112. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1113. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1114. taonga — property, possession

1115. tapa — to name

1116. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1117. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1118. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1119. taputapu — gear, equipment

1120. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1121. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1122. taraka — truck

1123. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1124. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1125. tarau — trousers

1126. tari — government department; office

1127. taringa — ear

1128. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1129. tata — near, close

1130. tatari — to wait

1131. tatau — to count

1132. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1133. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1134. tauera — towel

1135. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1136. tauira — student; example

1137. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1138. taumahi — assignment

1139. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1140. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1141. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1142. taura — rope, cable

1143. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1144. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1145. tautohetohe — argue

1146. tautoko — to support

1147. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1148. tawhito — old, former

1149. te — the, singular definite article

1150. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1151. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1152. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1153. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1154. tekau — ten

1155. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1156. tereina — to train

1157. tia — to steer, adorned

1158. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1159. tiakarete — chocolate

1160. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1161. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1162. tihewa — sneeze

1163. tihi — topknot

1164. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1165. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1166. tiki — to fetch

1167. tina — dinner, lunch

1168. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1169. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1170. tino — very

1171. tio — oyster

1172. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1173. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1174. tira — group or row of people

1175. tiriti — street

1176. tiro — to look

1177. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1178. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1179. titiro — to look at

1180. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1181. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1182. toe — to remain, be left over

1183. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1184. tohorā — whale

1185. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1186. tohunga — expert, priest

1187. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1188. toi — art, knowledge

1189. toka — rock

1190. tokerau — autumn; northern

1191. toki — adze, axe; champion

1192. toko — divorce; pole

1193. tokohia — how many people?

1194. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1195. tokomaha — many (of people)

1196. Tokoono — six people

1197. tokorima — five (people)

1198. tokorua — two (of people)

1199. tokotoru — three (people)

1200. tokowaru — eight [people]

1201. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1202. tomo — to enter, go into

1203. tonga — south

1204. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1205. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1206. tonu — still

1207. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1208. tope — cut down; cut off

1209. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1210. toro — to visit

1211. toru — three

1212. tote — salt

1213. toto — blood

1214. totohe — contend

1215. tua — beyond

1216. tuahine — sister, of a male

1217. tuaiwa — ninth

1218. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1219. tuanui — roof

1220. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1221. tuarua — second

1222. tuarā — back [body]

1223. tuatahi — first

1224. tuatoru — third

1225. tuawaru — eighth

1226. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1227. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1228. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1229. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1230. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1231. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1232. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1233. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1234. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1235. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1236. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1237. tuna — eel

1238. tungāne — brother, of a female

1239. tunu — to cook, roast

1240. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1241. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1242. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1243. ture — law, rule

1244. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1245. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1246. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1247. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1248. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1249. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1250. tā — print, draw

1251. tāhae — to steal

1252. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1253. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1254. tāima — time

1255. Tāite — Thursday

1256. tākaro — to play

1257. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1258. tākuta — doctor

1259. tāmaki — omen, portent

1260. tāmure — snapper

1261. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1262. tāne — man, male

1263. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1264. tāone — town

1265. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1266. tāra — dollar

1267. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1268. tārere — to swing

1269. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1270. tāroaroa — tall

1271. tātahi — seaside, beach

1272. tātau — we; us; everyone

1273. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1274. tātua — a belt

1275. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1276. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1277. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1278. tāwhiri — beckon

1279. tāwāhi — overseas

1280. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1281. tēhea — which, singular

1282. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1283. tēnehi — tennis

1284. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1285. tēnā — that, by the listener

1286. tēpu — table

1287. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1288. tērā — that over there, that

1289. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1290. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1291. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1292. Tīhema — December

1293. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1294. tīhāte — t-shirt

1295. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1296. tīkiti — ticket

1297. tīma — team

1298. tīmata — to begin, to start

1299. tīni — to change

1300. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1301. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1302. tītī — muttonbird

1303. tō — your (singular); to drag

1304. tōhi — toast

1305. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1306. tōkena — stockings, socks

1307. tōku — my (singular)

1308. tōmuri — to be late

1309. tōna — his, her

1310. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1311. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1312. tōtiti — sausage

1313. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1314. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1315. tūai — skinny

1316. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1317. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1318. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1319. tūnga — wound; position

1320. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1321. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1322. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1323. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1324. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1325. Tūrei — Tuesday

1326. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1327. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1328. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1329. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1330. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1331. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1332. ua — to rain; rain

1333. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1334. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1335. ui — to ask, enquire

1336. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1337. uira — lightning; to flash

1338. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1339. umu — earth oven

1340. unahi — scale of fish

1341. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1342. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1343. uri — descendant, offspring

1344. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1345. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1346. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1347. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1348. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1349. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1350. wae — foot; leg; separate

1351. waea — wire; phone

1352. waenga — middle, dividing line

1353. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1354. waewae — foot, leg

1355. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1356. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1357. wahie — driftwood

1358. wahine — woman, wife

1359. waho — out, outside, the outside

1360. wai — water; who

1361. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1362. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1363. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1364. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1365. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1366. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1367. waipiro — alcohol

1368. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1369. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1370. wairua — spirit

1371. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1372. wakarererangi — plane

1373. wani — scrape

1374. wao — forest

1375. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1376. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1377. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1378. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1379. wati — watch (timepiece)

1380. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1381. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1382. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1383. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1384. Wenerei — Wednesday

1385. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1386. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1387. wetekia — be untied

1388. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1389. whaea — mother, aunt

1390. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1391. whaikōrero — oratory

1392. whaiwāhi — participate

1393. whakaae — to agree

1394. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1395. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1396. whakaako — teach

1397. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1398. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1399. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1400. whakaata — mirror

1401. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1402. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1403. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1404. whakaeke — to gather

1405. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1406. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1407. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1408. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1409. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1410. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1411. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1412. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1413. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1414. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1415. whakakā — turn on

1416. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1417. whakakī — to fill something

1418. whakamahana — heater

1419. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1420. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1421. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1422. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1423. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1424. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1425. whakamihi — grateful

1426. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1427. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1428. whakamātautau — examination, test

1429. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1430. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1431. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1432. whakangaro — destroy

1433. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1434. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1435. whakaoho — to wake up

1436. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1437. whakaorangia — deliver

1438. whakaoti — complete

1439. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1440. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1441. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1442. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1443. whakapakari — to strengthen

1444. whakapapa — genealogy

1445. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1446. whakapono — to believe; faith

1447. whakapuare — to open

1448. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1449. whakapāha — apologise

1450. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1451. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1452. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1453. whakaritenga — appointment

1454. whakarongo — to listen

1455. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1456. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1457. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1458. whakatangitangi — music

1459. whakatau — to decide

1460. whakataukī — proverb

1461. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1462. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1463. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1464. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1465. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1466. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1467. whakatuwhera — to open

1468. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1469. whakatō — to plant

1470. whakatū — to stand something up

1471. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1472. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1473. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1474. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1475. whakawhiti — to cross

1476. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1477. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1478. whana — to kick

1479. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1480. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1481. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1482. whara — to be injured

1483. wharau — temporary shed

1484. whare — house, building

1485. wharekai — restaurant

1486. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1487. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1488. wharepaku — toilet

1489. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1490. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1491. whatitiri — thunder

1492. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1493. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1494. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1495. wheke — creak; octopus

1496. whenua — land

1497. whero — red

1498. whetū — star

1499. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1500. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1501. whiri — plait; twist

1502. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1503. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1504. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1505. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1506. whitu — seven

1507. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1508. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1509. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1510. whutupaoro — rugby

1511. whutupōro — football, rugby

1512. whā — four

1513. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1514. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1515. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1516. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1517. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1518. whānui — broad, wide

1519. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1520. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1521. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1522. wiki — week

1523. wini — window

1524. wiri — drill

1525. wā — time, times

1526. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1527. wāhi — part, portion; place

1528. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1529. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1530. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1531. wātakirihi — watercress

1532. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1533. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1534. ā — and; and then

1535. āe — yes

1536. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1537. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1538. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1539. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1540. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1541. Ākarana — Auckland

1542. ākau — shore, coast

1543. ākonga — student

1544. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1545. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1546. āmaimai — nervous

1547. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1548. ānō — as though; as if

1549. āpiha — officer

1550. āporo — apple

1551. āpōpō — tomorrow

1552. ārahi — to lead, guide

1553. ārahina — (pass) be led

1554. ārani — orange [fruit]

1555. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1556. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1557. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1558. āwangawanga — worried

1559. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1560. āwhina — to help

1561. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1562. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1563. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1564. ēhea — which

1565. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1566. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1567. ērā — those (over there)

1568. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1569. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1570. īmera — email

1571. īmēra — email

1572. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1573. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1574. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1575. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1576. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1577. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1578. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1579. ūkui — to wipe

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