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. Kohitātea — January

446. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

447. koi — sharp

448. koia — it is, so

449. koinei — this is

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

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

452. kokonga — corner

453. komiti — committee

454. konei — here, by speaker

455. kono — Kono, n. 1. Bend, curve. Kotahi kono ka tae ki…

456. konohete — concert

457. konā — there, by listener

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

459. kope — nappy

460. kopi — Kopi. 1. a. Doubled together, as of anything hinged or…

461. kora — fragment; spark

462. kore — zero, nothing

463. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

464. korero — Korero kaioraora, plot to murder. page 89 2. n. Taunt,…

465. koretake — useless

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

467. koroheke — old man

468. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

469. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

470. korowai — cloak

471. korā — over there

472. kotahi — one

473. koti — coat, jacket

474. Kotirangi — Scotland

475. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

480. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

482. kuini — queen

483. kuki — cook

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

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

486. kupenga — net

487. kupu — word

488. kura — school; treasured item

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

490. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

491. kurī — dog

492. kā — to burn, be alight

493. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

494. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

495. kāinga — home

496. kākahu — clothing, garment

497. kākā — parrot

498. kākāriki — green

499. kāmura — carpenter

500. kānga — corn

501. kāo — no!

502. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

503. kāpata — cupboard

504. kāpeti — cabbage

505. kāre — Negative word

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

507. kāri — playing card

508. kātahi — then

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

510. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

512. kāwhe — calf

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

514. kēkē — armpit

515. kēmu — game

516. kī — to be full

517. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

518. kīanga — phrase

519. kīhai — Negative word

520. kīhini — kitchen

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

522. kīngi — king

523. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

524. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

525. kōanga — spring (the season of)

526. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

527. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

528. kōhatu — stone

529. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

530. kōhuru — to murder

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

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

533. kōpū — belly, womb

534. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

537. kōrua — you, two people

538. kōti — court

539. kōtiro — girl

540. kōtuku — white heron

541. kōura — crayfish

542. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

543. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

544. kōwhatu — stone

545. kūaha — door

546. kūare — ignorant

547. Kūkara — Google

548. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

549. kūmera — sweet potato

550. kūtai — mussel

551. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

553. maero — mile

554. maha — many

555. mahaki — sick; sick person

556. mahana — to be warm, warm

557. mahara — thought, memory

558. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

559. mahi — to do, work, make

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

561. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

562. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

563. Mahuru — September

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

565. maika — banana (also panana)

566. maka — to throw or pass

567. makariri — cold

568. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

570. makere — to get down from

571. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

572. mana — prestige, authority

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

574. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

576. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

577. manako — to like

578. manawa — heart

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

580. Mane — Monday

581. manga — branch; stream

582. mangō — shark

583. mano — thousand

584. manu — bird

585. manuhiri — guest

586. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

587. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

588. maoa — cooked; ripe

589. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

590. marama — month, moon

591. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

592. maramataka — calendar

593. maranga — to arise; to get up

594. maremare — to cough

595. maringi — to spill (trans)

596. marino — calm

597. maro — kilt-like garment

598. maroke — dry

599. maru — power; shelter

600. mataku — scared, afraid

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

602. matapihi — window

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

604. matau — fish hook; right side

605. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

606. matekai — hungry, starving

607. matenga — time or circumstance of death

608. matewai — thirst; thirsty

609. matimati — finger, toe

610. matua — parent, father

611. mau — to wear clothes

612. maumahara — to remember, remember

613. maunga — mountain

614. mauri — life spirit

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

616. mauī — left (direction)

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

618. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

621. Mei — May

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

623. meke — fist; to punch

624. mema — member, members

625. menemene — to smile

626. meneti — minute

627. mere — bush, shrub

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

629. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

630. mimi — urine; urinate

631. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

632. minita — minister

633. mira — mill

634. miraka — milk

635. miriona — million

636. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

638. mitimiti — to lick

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

640. moa — large extinct bird

641. moana — sea

642. moata — early; early morning

643. moe — sleep; to marry

644. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

646. moenga — bed

647. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

651. mokemoke — lonely

652. moko — lizard

653. mokopuna — grandchild

654. momo — type, kind

655. moni — money

656. motokā — car, motorcar

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

658. motukā — car

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

660. moutere — island

661. mua — front, before

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

663. mura — blaze, flame

664. muri — behind, after

665. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

668. mā — clean, white, and others

669. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

671. māhita — teacher

672. māhunga — head

673. māia — capable, brave, bold

674. mākona — satisfied, full

675. māku — for me, by me

676. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

677. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

679. māna — for him, her, by him, her

680. māngai — mouth; representative

681. māngere — lazy

682. mānia — plains

683. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

684. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

685. māra — garden

686. mārama — clear, understand

687. mārena — to marry; wedding

688. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

689. māripi — knife

690. mātaki — to watch

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

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

693. mātao — cold

694. mātau — to know, understand

695. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

698. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

701. māui — on the left hand, left side

702. māuiui — sick

703. māwhero — pink

704. mēnā — if

705. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

706. mīhini — machine

707. mīti — meat

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

709. mōhio — to know

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

711. mōhiti — glasses

712. mōkai — pet

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

714. mōmona — fat

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

716. mōrena — good morning

717. mōu — for you

718. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

721. naihi — knife

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

723. nama — number

724. nanahi — yesterday

725. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

726. napō — last night

727. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

728. nei — here, by speaker

729. neke — to move

730. ngahau — party, concert

731. ngahere — forest, bush

732. Ngahuru — Autumn

733. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

735. ngaru — wave

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

737. ngau — to bite

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

739. ngenge — tired

740. ngeru — cat

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

742. ngoikore — weak; listless

743. ngutu — lip, lips

744. ngā — the, plural

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

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

747. ngārara — reptile, monster

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

749. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

750. ngāwhā — boiling spring

751. niho — tooth

752. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

755. noho — to live; sit

756. nohoanga — home, sofa

757. nui — big, great, many

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

759. nuku — to move

760. nunui — big (plural form)

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

762. nāianei — now

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

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

765. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

769. nō — from

770. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

772. nōnanahi — yesterday

773. nōu — yours

774. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

777. oho — to wake up

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

779. Oketopa — October

780. oko — bowl

781. oma — to run, escape

782. omaoma — running

783. one — beach, sand

784. oneone — earth, soil

785. ono — six

786. ope — group travelling together

787. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

789. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

790. oti — to be completed

791. otirā — but, on the other hand

792. pae — ridge

793. pahi — bus

794. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

797. paihikara — bike

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

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

800. paipa — pipe

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

802. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

806. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

807. pakitara — wall

808. paku — small

809. pana — to push away, to expel

810. panana — banana

811. pane — head

812. panekoti — skirt, dress

813. pango — black

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

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

816. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

817. paoro — ball

818. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

819. papai — good (plural), very good

820. Papaioea — Palmerston North

821. papakupu — dictionary

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

823. paraihe — award, prize; brush

824. paraikete — blanket

825. Paraire — Friday

826. parakuihi — breakfast

827. parapara — filth; talents

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

829. parauri — brown

830. pare — to ward off, to divert

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

832. pari — cliff

833. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

835. paruparu — dirt, mud

836. parāoa — bread, flour

837. pata — butter

838. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

841. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

843. paukena — pumpkin

844. pea — pair; pear

845. peita — paint

846. peka — branch

847. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

849. pene — pen

850. pepa — paper; pepper

851. pepeha — proclamation of origin

852. pere — bell

853. pereti — plate

854. peti — heap up

855. pia — beer

856. piana — piano

857. pihikete — biscuit

858. piki — to increase

859. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

862. Pipiri — June

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

864. pirau — rotten

865. piri — to stick to, to cling

866. pirihimana — police officer

867. pirimia — prime minister

868. piringa — shelter, hiding place

869. pito — belly button, end, extremity

870. poaka — pig

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

872. Poihākena — Sydney

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

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

875. pono — true, faithful

876. poraka — jersey

877. poro — to cut off, to cut short

878. porou — eager, energetic

879. poti — boat

880. poto — short

881. pou — pole, post

882. pouaka — box

883. pounamu — greenstone

884. pua — flower; seed

885. puehu — dust

886. puka — form, booklet

887. Pukamata — Facebook

888. pukapuka — book, lungs

889. puke — hill

890. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

891. puku — stomach, belly

892. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

893. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

894. puna — pool, spring

895. pune — spoon

896. punga — anchor; joint

897. pupuhi — to shoot

898. pupuri — to hold onto

899. purei — to play, play

900. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

901. purotu — handsome

902. puta — to appear, to come out

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

904. putiputi — flower

905. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

907. pāhi — purse, to pass

908. pāka — a park; a box

909. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

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

911. pāmu — farm

912. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

915. pāpā — father, uncle

916. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

917. pāremata — parliament

918. pātai — question; to ask a question

919. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

920. pātara — bottle

921. pātiki — flounder (fish)

922. pātuhi — text message, to text

923. pātītī — grass

924. pātōtō — knock

925. pātū — wall

926. pāua — abalone

927. pēhea — how?

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

929. pēkana — bacon

930. pēke — bag

931. pēnei — like this, near speaker

932. pēnā — like that, near listener

933. pēpi — baby

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

935. pērā — like that, yonder

936. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

937. pīrangi — to want, desire

938. pītiti — peach

939. pō — night

940. pōhara — poor

941. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

943. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

945. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

946. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

947. pōtae — hat

948. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

949. pōtiki — child; youngest child

950. pōturi — deaf; slow

951. pōuri — sad, dark

952. pōwhiri — welcome

953. pū — to blow gently

954. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

955. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

958. pūngāwerewere — spider

959. pūrongo — a report

960. pūru — bull

961. pūrākau — traditional story

962. pūtaiao — science

963. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

965. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

966. raihana — licence

967. raihi — rice

968. raiona — lion

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

970. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

971. rakuraku — guitar; rake

972. rama — light, torch

973. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

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

975. rangi — sky, day

976. ranginamu — handsome

977. rangitoto — lava; scoria

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

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

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

981. rapu — to look for

982. raranga — plait; weave

983. rarauhe — fern

984. rare — lolly

985. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

989. rau — to put into; leaf

990. raumati — summer

991. raureka — deceitful

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

993. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

994. rawe — lovely, excellent

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

996. reira — there (previously mentioned)

997. reka — sweet

998. reo — language, voice

999. rere — to escape; to fly

1000. rerekē — different, changed

1001. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1002. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1003. reri — ready

1004. reta — letter

1005. retireti — skates, skating

1006. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1007. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1008. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1009. rima — five

1010. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1011. ringa — hand, arm

1012. ringaringa — hand, arm

1013. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1014. riri — anger, angry

1015. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1016. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1017. rita — litre

1018. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1019. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1020. roa — long

1021. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1022. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1023. roimata — tears

1024. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1025. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1026. rongonui — famous

1027. rongoā — medicine

1028. rori — road

1029. roro — brain

1030. roroa — long (plural)

1031. rorohiko — computer

1032. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1033. rourou — small basket, food basket

1034. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1035. ruaki — vomit

1036. ruku — to dive

1037. runga — on

1038. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1039. rā — day; the sun; over there

1040. Rāapa — Wednesday

1041. Rāhina — Monday

1042. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1043. rākau — tree; timber

1044. Rāmere — Friday

1045. rānei — or

1046. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1047. rāoa — choked

1048. Rāpare — Thursday

1049. rāpeti — rabbit

1050. rārangi — line, row

1051. Rātapu — Sunday

1052. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1053. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1054. Rātū — Tuesday

1055. rāua — them; they (two people)

1056. rāwhiti — east

1057. rēmana — lemon

1058. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1059. rīngi — to ring/phone

1060. rīwai — potato

1061. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1062. rōia — lawyer

1063. rōpā — slave, servant

1064. rōpū — group

1065. rū — earthquake; shake

1066. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1067. rūma — room

1068. rūnanga — assembly; council

1069. taana — Taana = tāna.

1070. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1071. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1072. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1073. taha — to pass by; side

1074. tahataha — steep bank

1075. tahi — one, single

1076. tahia — (pass) be swept

1077. tahitahi — to sweep

1078. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1079. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1080. tahuri — to capsize

1081. tahā — calabash, gourd

1082. tai — tide; coast

1083. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1084. taiapa — fence

1085. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1086. taihoa — wait

1087. taika — tiger

1088. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1089. taiohi — youth

1090. taitama — young man

1091. taitamariki — young person, young people

1092. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1093. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1094. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1095. take — beginning, cause, origin

1096. taki — to lead, to bring along

1097. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1098. takoto — to lie down

1099. taku — my (singular); edge

1100. takurua — winter

1101. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1102. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1103. tamaiti — child

1104. tamariki — children

1105. tamatāne — boy

1106. tame — male animal

1107. tamāhine — daughter

1108. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1109. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1110. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1111. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1112. tangata — person

1113. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1114. tangihanga — funeral

1115. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1116. tango — to take hold of

1117. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1118. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1119. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1120. taonga — property, possession

1121. tapa — to name

1122. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1123. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1124. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1125. taputapu — gear, equipment

1126. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1127. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1128. taraka — truck

1129. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1130. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1131. tarau — trousers

1132. tari — government department; office

1133. taringa — ear

1134. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1135. tata — near, close

1136. tatari — to wait

1137. tatau — to count

1138. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1139. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1140. tauera — towel

1141. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1142. tauira — student; example

1143. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1144. taumahi — assignment

1145. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1146. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1147. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1148. taura — rope, cable

1149. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1150. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1151. tautohetohe — argue

1152. tautoko — to support

1153. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1154. tawhito — old, former

1155. te — the, singular definite article

1156. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1157. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1158. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1159. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1160. tekau — ten

1161. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1162. tereina — to train

1163. tia — to steer, adorned

1164. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1165. tiakarete — chocolate

1166. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1167. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1168. tihewa — sneeze

1169. tihi — topknot

1170. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1171. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1172. tiki — to fetch

1173. tina — dinner, lunch

1174. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1175. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1176. tino — very

1177. tio — oyster

1178. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1179. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1180. tira — group or row of people

1181. tiriti — street

1182. tiro — to look

1183. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1184. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1185. titiro — to look at

1186. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1187. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1188. toe — to remain, be left over

1189. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1190. tohorā — whale

1191. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1192. tohunga — expert, priest

1193. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1194. toi — art, knowledge

1195. toka — rock

1196. tokerau — autumn; northern

1197. toki — adze, axe; champion

1198. toko — divorce; pole

1199. tokohia — how many people?

1200. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1201. tokomaha — many (of people)

1202. Tokoono — six people

1203. tokorima — five (people)

1204. tokorua — two (of people)

1205. tokotoru — three (people)

1206. tokowaru — eight [people]

1207. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1208. tomo — to enter, go into

1209. tonga — south

1210. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1211. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1212. tonu — still

1213. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1214. tope — cut down; cut off

1215. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1216. toro — to visit

1217. toru — three

1218. tote — salt

1219. toto — blood

1220. totohe — contend

1221. tua — beyond

1222. tuahine — sister, of a male

1223. tuaiwa — ninth

1224. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1225. tuanui — roof

1226. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1227. tuarua — second

1228. tuarā — back [body]

1229. tuatahi — first

1230. tuatoru — third

1231. tuawaru — eighth

1232. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1233. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1234. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1235. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1236. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1237. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1238. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1239. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1240. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1241. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1242. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1243. tuna — eel

1244. tungāne — brother, of a female

1245. tunu — to cook, roast

1246. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1247. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1248. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1249. ture — law, rule

1250. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1251. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1252. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1253. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1254. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1255. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1256. tā — print, draw

1257. tāhae — to steal

1258. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1259. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1260. tāima — time

1261. Tāite — Thursday

1262. tākaro — to play

1263. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1264. tākuta — doctor

1265. tāmaki — omen, portent

1266. tāmure — snapper

1267. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1268. tāne — man, male

1269. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1270. tāone — town

1271. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1272. tāra — dollar

1273. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1274. tārere — to swing

1275. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1276. tāroaroa — tall

1277. tātahi — seaside, beach

1278. tātau — we; us; everyone

1279. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1280. tātua — a belt

1281. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1282. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1283. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1284. tāwhiri — beckon

1285. tāwāhi — overseas

1286. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1287. tēhea — which, singular

1288. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1289. tēnehi — tennis

1290. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1291. tēnā — that, by the listener

1292. tēpu — table

1293. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1294. tērā — that over there, that

1295. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1296. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1297. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1298. Tīhema — December

1299. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1300. tīhāte — t-shirt

1301. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1302. tīkiti — ticket

1303. tīma — team

1304. tīmata — to begin, to start

1305. tīni — to change

1306. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1307. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1308. tītī — muttonbird

1309. tō — your (singular); to drag

1310. tōhi — toast

1311. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1312. tōkena — stockings, socks

1313. tōku — my (singular)

1314. tōmuri — to be late

1315. tōna — his, her

1316. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1317. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1318. tōtiti — sausage

1319. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1320. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1321. tūai — skinny

1322. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1323. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1324. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1325. tūnga — wound; position

1326. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1327. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1328. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1329. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1330. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1331. Tūrei — Tuesday

1332. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1333. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1334. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1335. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1336. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1337. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1338. ua — to rain; rain

1339. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1340. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1341. ui — to ask, enquire

1342. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1343. uira — lightning; to flash

1344. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1345. umu — earth oven

1346. unahi — scale of fish

1347. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1348. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1349. uri — descendant, offspring

1350. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1351. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1352. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1353. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1354. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1355. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1356. wae — foot; leg; separate

1357. waea — wire; phone

1358. waenga — middle, dividing line

1359. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1360. waewae — foot, leg

1361. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1362. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1363. wahie — driftwood

1364. wahine — woman, wife

1365. waho — out, outside, the outside

1366. wai — water; who

1367. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1368. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1369. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1370. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1371. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1372. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1373. waipiro — alcohol

1374. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1375. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1376. wairua — spirit

1377. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1378. wakarererangi — plane

1379. wani — scrape

1380. wao — forest

1381. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1382. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1383. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1384. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1385. wati — watch (timepiece)

1386. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1387. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1388. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1389. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1390. Wenerei — Wednesday

1391. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1392. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1393. wetekia — be untied

1394. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1395. whaea — mother, aunt

1396. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1397. whaikōrero — oratory

1398. whaiwāhi — participate

1399. whakaae — to agree

1400. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1401. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1402. whakaako — teach

1403. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1404. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1405. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1406. whakaata — mirror

1407. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1408. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1409. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1410. whakaeke — to gather

1411. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1412. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1413. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1414. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1415. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1416. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1417. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1418. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1419. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1420. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1421. whakakā — turn on

1422. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1423. whakakī — to fill something

1424. whakamahana — heater

1425. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1426. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1427. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1428. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1429. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1430. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1431. whakamihi — grateful

1432. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1433. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1434. whakamātautau — examination, test

1435. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1436. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1437. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1438. whakangaro — destroy

1439. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1440. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1441. whakaoho — to wake up

1442. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1443. whakaorangia — deliver

1444. whakaoti — complete

1445. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1446. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1447. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1448. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1449. whakapakari — to strengthen

1450. whakapapa — genealogy

1451. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1452. whakapono — to believe; faith

1453. whakapuare — to open

1454. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1455. whakapāha — apologise

1456. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1457. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1458. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1459. whakaritenga — appointment

1460. whakarongo — to listen

1461. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1462. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1463. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1464. whakatangitangi — music

1465. whakatau — to decide

1466. whakataukī — proverb

1467. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1468. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1469. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1470. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1471. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1472. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1473. whakatuwhera — to open

1474. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1475. whakatō — to plant

1476. whakatū — to stand something up

1477. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1478. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1479. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1480. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1481. whakawhiti — to cross

1482. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1483. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1484. whana — to kick

1485. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1486. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1487. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1488. whara — to be injured

1489. wharau — temporary shed

1490. whare — house, building

1491. wharekai — restaurant

1492. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1493. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1494. wharepaku — toilet

1495. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1496. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1497. whatitiri — thunder

1498. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1499. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1500. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1501. wheke — creak; octopus

1502. whenua — land

1503. whero — red

1504. whetū — star

1505. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1506. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1507. whiri — plait; twist

1508. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1509. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1510. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1511. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1512. whitu — seven

1513. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1514. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1515. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1516. whutupaoro — rugby

1517. whutupōro — football, rugby

1518. whā — four

1519. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1520. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1521. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1522. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1523. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1524. whānui — broad, wide

1525. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1526. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1527. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1528. wiki — week

1529. wini — window

1530. wiri — drill

1531. wā — time, times

1532. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1533. wāhi — part, portion; place

1534. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1535. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1536. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1537. wātakirihi — watercress

1538. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1539. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1540. ā — and; and then

1541. āe — yes

1542. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1543. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1544. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1545. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1546. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1547. Ākarana — Auckland

1548. ākau — shore, coast

1549. ākonga — student

1550. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1551. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1552. āmaimai — nervous

1553. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1554. ānō — as though; as if

1555. āpiha — officer

1556. āporo — apple

1557. āpōpō — tomorrow

1558. ārahi — to lead, guide

1559. ārahina — (pass) be led

1560. ārani — orange [fruit]

1561. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1562. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1563. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1564. āwangawanga — worried

1565. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1566. āwhina — to help

1567. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1568. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1569. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1570. ēhea — which

1571. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1572. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1573. ērā — those (over there)

1574. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1575. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1576. īmera — email

1577. īmēra — email

1578. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1579. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1580. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1581. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1582. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1583. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1584. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1585. ūkui — to wipe

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