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. kori — to move, wriggle, play

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

468. koroheke — old man

469. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

470. korona — Korona, n. Modiolaria impacta, a bivalve mollusc.

471. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

472. korowai — cloak

473. korā — over there

474. kotahi — one

475. koti — coat, jacket

476. Kotirangi — Scotland

477. koura — gold

478. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

482. kuhuna — entered; enter! go in! (pass. of kuhu)

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

484. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

486. kuini — queen

487. kuki — cook

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

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

490. kumi — Kumi, n. 1. A measure of ten fathoms. Ko te…

491. kupenga — net

492. kupu — word

493. kura — school; treasured item

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

495. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

496. kurī — dog

497. kā — to burn, be alight

498. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

499. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

500. kāinga — home

501. kākahu — clothing, garment

502. kākā — parrot

503. kākāriki — green

504. kāmura — carpenter

505. kānga — corn

506. kāo — no!

507. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

508. kāpata — cupboard

509. kāpeti — cabbage

510. kāre — Negative word

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

512. kāri — playing card

513. kātahi — then

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

515. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

517. kāwhe — calf

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

519. kēkē — armpit

520. kēmu — game

521. kī — to be full

522. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

523. kīanga — phrase

524. kīhai — Negative word

525. kīhini — kitchen

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

527. kīngi — king

528. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

529. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

530. kōanga — spring (the season of)

531. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

532. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

533. kōhatu — stone

534. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

535. kōhuru — to murder

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

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

538. kōpū — belly, womb

539. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

542. kōrua — you, two people

543. kōti — court

544. kōtiro — girl

545. kōtuku — white heron

546. kōura — crayfish

547. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

548. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

549. kōwhatu — stone

550. kūaha — door

551. kūare — ignorant

552. Kūkara — Google

553. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

554. kūmera — sweet potato

555. kūtai — mussel

556. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

558. maero — mile

559. maha — many

560. mahaki — sick; sick person

561. mahana — to be warm, warm

562. mahara — thought, memory

563. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

564. mahi — to do, work, make

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

566. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

567. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

568. Mahuru — September

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

570. maika — banana (also panana)

571. maka — to throw or pass

572. makariri — cold

573. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

575. makere — to get down from

576. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

577. mana — prestige, authority

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

579. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

581. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

582. manako — to like

583. manawa — heart

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

585. Mane — Monday

586. manga — branch; stream

587. mangō — shark

588. mano — thousand

589. manu — bird

590. manuhiri — guest

591. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

592. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

593. maoa — cooked; ripe

594. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

595. marama — month, moon

596. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

597. maramataka — calendar

598. maranga — to arise; to get up

599. maremare — to cough

600. maringi — to spill (trans)

601. marino — calm

602. maro — kilt-like garment

603. maroke — dry

604. maru — power; shelter

605. mataku — scared, afraid

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

607. matapihi — window

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

609. matau — fish hook; right side

610. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

611. matekai — hungry, starving

612. matenga — time or circumstance of death

613. matewai — thirst; thirsty

614. matimati — finger, toe

615. matua — parent, father

616. mau — to wear clothes

617. maumahara — to remember, remember

618. maunga — mountain

619. mauri — life spirit

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

621. mauī — left (direction)

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

623. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

626. Mei — May

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

628. meke — fist; to punch

629. mema — member, members

630. menemene — to smile

631. meneti — minute

632. mere — bush, shrub

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

634. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

635. mimi — urine; urinate

636. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

637. minita — minister

638. mira — mill

639. miraka — milk

640. miriona — million

641. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

643. mitimiti — to lick

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

645. moa — large extinct bird

646. moana — sea

647. moata — early; early morning

648. moe — sleep; to marry

649. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

651. moenga — bed

652. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

656. mokemoke — lonely

657. moko — lizard

658. mokopuna — grandchild

659. momo — type, kind

660. moni — money

661. motokā — car, motorcar

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

663. motukā — car

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

665. moutere — island

666. mua — front, before

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

668. mura — blaze, flame

669. muri — behind, after

670. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

673. mā — clean, white, and others

674. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

676. māhita — teacher

677. māhunga — head

678. māia — capable, brave, bold

679. mākona — satisfied, full

680. māku — for me, by me

681. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

682. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

684. māna — for him, her, by him, her

685. māngai — mouth; representative

686. māngere — lazy

687. mānia — plains

688. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

689. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

690. māra — garden

691. mārama — clear, understand

692. mārena — to marry; wedding

693. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

694. māripi — knife

695. mātaki — to watch

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

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

698. mātao — cold

699. mātau — to know, understand

700. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

703. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

706. māui — on the left hand, left side

707. māuiui — sick

708. māwhero — pink

709. mēnā — if

710. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

711. mīhini — machine

712. mīti — meat

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

714. mōhio — to know

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

716. mōhiti — glasses

717. mōkai — pet

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

719. mōmona — fat

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

721. mōrena — good morning

722. mōu — for you

723. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

726. naihi — knife

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

728. nama — number

729. nanahi — yesterday

730. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

731. napō — last night

732. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

733. nei — here, by speaker

734. neke — to move

735. ngahau — party, concert

736. ngahere — forest, bush

737. Ngahuru — Autumn

738. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

740. ngaru — wave

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

742. ngau — to bite

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

744. ngenge — tired

745. ngeru — cat

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

747. ngoikore — weak; listless

748. ngutu — lip, lips

749. ngā — the, plural

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

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

752. ngārara — reptile, monster

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

754. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

755. ngāwhā — boiling spring

756. niho — tooth

757. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

760. noho — to live; sit

761. nohoanga — home, sofa

762. nui — big, great, many

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

764. nuku — to move

765. nunui — big (plural form)

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

767. nāianei — now

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

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

770. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

774. nō — from

775. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

777. nōnanahi — yesterday

778. nōu — yours

779. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

782. oho — to wake up

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

784. Oketopa — October

785. oko — bowl

786. oma — to run, escape

787. omaoma — running

788. one — beach, sand

789. oneone — earth, soil

790. ono — six

791. ope — group travelling together

792. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

794. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

795. oti — to be completed

796. otirā — but, on the other hand

797. pae — ridge

798. pahi — bus

799. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

802. paihikara — bike

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

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

805. paipa — pipe

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

807. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

811. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

812. pakitara — wall

813. paku — small

814. pana — to push away, to expel

815. panana — banana

816. pane — head

817. panekoti — skirt, dress

818. pango — black

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

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

821. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

822. paoro — ball

823. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

824. papai — good (plural), very good

825. Papaioea — Palmerston North

826. papakupu — dictionary

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

828. paraihe — award, prize; brush

829. paraikete — blanket

830. Paraire — Friday

831. parakuihi — breakfast

832. parapara — filth; talents

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

834. parauri — brown

835. pare — to ward off, to divert

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

837. pari — cliff

838. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

840. paruparu — dirt, mud

841. parāoa — bread, flour

842. pata — butter

843. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

846. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

848. paukena — pumpkin

849. pea — pair; pear

850. peita — paint

851. peka — branch

852. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

854. pene — pen

855. pepa — paper; pepper

856. pepeha — proclamation of origin

857. pere — bell

858. pereti — plate

859. peti — heap up

860. pia — beer

861. piana — piano

862. pihikete — biscuit

863. piki — to increase

864. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

867. Pipiri — June

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

869. pirau — rotten

870. piri — to stick to, to cling

871. pirihimana — police officer

872. pirimia — prime minister

873. piringa — shelter, hiding place

874. pito — belly button, end, extremity

875. poaka — pig

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

877. Poihākena — Sydney

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

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

880. pono — true, faithful

881. poraka — jersey

882. poro — to cut off, to cut short

883. porou — eager, energetic

884. poti — boat

885. poto — short

886. pou — pole, post

887. pouaka — box

888. pounamu — greenstone

889. pua — flower; seed

890. puehu — dust

891. puka — form, booklet

892. Pukamata — Facebook

893. pukapuka — book, lungs

894. puke — hill

895. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

896. puku — stomach, belly

897. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

898. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

899. puna — pool, spring

900. pune — spoon

901. punga — anchor; joint

902. pupuhi — to shoot

903. pupuri — to hold onto

904. purei — to play, play

905. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

906. purotu — handsome

907. puta — to appear, to come out

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

909. putiputi — flower

910. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

912. pāhi — purse, to pass

913. pāka — a park; a box

914. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

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

916. pāmu — farm

917. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

920. pāpā — father, uncle

921. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

922. pāremata — parliament

923. pātai — question; to ask a question

924. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

925. pātara — bottle

926. pātiki — flounder (fish)

927. pātuhi — text message, to text

928. pātītī — grass

929. pātōtō — knock

930. pātū — wall

931. pāua — abalone

932. pēhea — how?

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

934. pēkana — bacon

935. pēke — bag

936. pēnei — like this, near speaker

937. pēnā — like that, near listener

938. pēpi — baby

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

940. pērā — like that, yonder

941. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

942. pīrangi — to want, desire

943. pītiti — peach

944. pō — night

945. pōhara — poor

946. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

948. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

950. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

951. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

952. pōtae — hat

953. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

954. pōtiki — child; youngest child

955. pōturi — deaf; slow

956. pōuri — sad, dark

957. pōwhiri — welcome

958. pū — to blow gently

959. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

960. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

963. pūngāwerewere — spider

964. pūrongo — a report

965. pūru — bull

966. pūrākau — traditional story

967. pūtaiao — science

968. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

970. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

971. raihana — licence

972. raihi — rice

973. raiona — lion

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

975. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

976. rakuraku — guitar; rake

977. rama — light, torch

978. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

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

980. rangi — sky, day

981. ranginamu — handsome

982. rangitoto — lava; scoria

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

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

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

986. rapu — to look for

987. raranga — plait; weave

988. rarauhe — fern

989. rare — lolly

990. raro — under, below; time

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

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

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

994. rau — to put into; leaf

995. raumati — summer

996. raureka — deceitful

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

998. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

999. rawe — lovely, excellent

1000. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1001. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1002. reka — sweet

1003. reo — language, voice

1004. rere — to escape; to fly

1005. rerekē — different, changed

1006. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1007. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1008. reri — ready

1009. reta — letter

1010. retireti — skates, skating

1011. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1012. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1013. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1014. rima — five

1015. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1016. ringa — hand, arm

1017. ringaringa — hand, arm

1018. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1019. riri — anger, angry

1020. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1021. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1022. rita — litre

1023. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1024. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1025. roa — long

1026. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1027. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1028. roimata — tears

1029. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1030. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1031. rongonui — famous

1032. rongoā — medicine

1033. rori — road

1034. roro — brain

1035. roroa — long (plural)

1036. rorohiko — computer

1037. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1038. rourou — small basket, food basket

1039. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1040. ruaki — vomit

1041. ruku — to dive

1042. runga — on

1043. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1044. rā — day; the sun; over there

1045. Rāapa — Wednesday

1046. Rāhina — Monday

1047. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1048. rākau — tree; timber

1049. Rāmere — Friday

1050. rānei — or

1051. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1052. rāoa — choked

1053. Rāpare — Thursday

1054. rāpeti — rabbit

1055. rārangi — line, row

1056. Rātapu — Sunday

1057. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1058. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1059. Rātū — Tuesday

1060. rāua — them; they (two people)

1061. rāwhiti — east

1062. rēmana — lemon

1063. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1064. rīngi — to ring/phone

1065. rīwai — potato

1066. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1067. rōia — lawyer

1068. rōpā — slave, servant

1069. rōpū — group

1070. rū — earthquake; shake

1071. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1072. rūma — room

1073. rūnanga — assembly; council

1074. taana — Taana = tāna.

1075. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1076. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1077. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1078. taha — to pass by; side

1079. tahataha — steep bank

1080. tahi — one, single

1081. tahia — (pass) be swept

1082. tahitahi — to sweep

1083. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1084. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1085. tahuri — to capsize

1086. tahā — calabash, gourd

1087. tai — tide; coast

1088. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1089. taiapa — fence

1090. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1091. taihoa — wait

1092. taika — tiger

1093. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1094. taiohi — youth

1095. taitama — young man

1096. taitamariki — young person, young people

1097. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1098. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1099. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1100. take — beginning, cause, origin

1101. taki — to lead, to bring along

1102. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1103. takoto — to lie down

1104. taku — my (singular); edge

1105. takurua — winter

1106. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1107. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1108. tamaiti — child

1109. tamariki — children

1110. tamatāne — boy

1111. tame — male animal

1112. tamāhine — daughter

1113. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1114. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1115. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1116. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1117. tangata — person

1118. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1119. tangihanga — funeral

1120. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1121. tango — to take hold of

1122. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1123. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1124. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1125. taonga — property, possession

1126. tapa — to name

1127. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1128. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1129. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1130. taputapu — gear, equipment

1131. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1132. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1133. taraka — truck

1134. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1135. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1136. tarau — trousers

1137. tari — government department; office

1138. taringa — ear

1139. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1140. tata — near, close

1141. tatari — to wait

1142. tatau — to count

1143. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1144. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1145. tauera — towel

1146. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1147. tauira — student; example

1148. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1149. taumahi — assignment

1150. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1151. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1152. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1153. taura — rope, cable

1154. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1155. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1156. tautohetohe — argue

1157. tautoko — to support

1158. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1159. tawhito — old, former

1160. te — the, singular definite article

1161. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1162. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1163. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1164. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1165. tekau — ten

1166. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1167. tereina — to train

1168. tia — to steer, adorned

1169. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1170. tiakarete — chocolate

1171. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1172. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1173. tihewa — sneeze

1174. tihi — topknot

1175. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1176. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1177. tiki — to fetch

1178. tina — dinner, lunch

1179. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1180. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1181. tino — very

1182. tio — oyster

1183. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1184. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1185. tira — group or row of people

1186. tiriti — street

1187. tiro — to look

1188. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1189. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1190. titiro — to look at

1191. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1192. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1193. toe — to remain, be left over

1194. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1195. tohorā — whale

1196. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1197. tohunga — expert, priest

1198. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1199. toi — art, knowledge

1200. toka — rock

1201. tokerau — autumn; northern

1202. toki — adze, axe; champion

1203. toko — divorce; pole

1204. tokohia — how many people?

1205. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1206. tokomaha — many (of people)

1207. Tokoono — six people

1208. tokorima — five (people)

1209. tokorua — two (of people)

1210. tokotoru — three (people)

1211. tokowaru — eight [people]

1212. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1213. tomo — to enter, go into

1214. tonga — south

1215. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1216. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1217. tonu — still

1218. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1219. tope — cut down; cut off

1220. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1221. toro — to visit

1222. toru — three

1223. tote — salt

1224. toto — blood

1225. totohe — contend

1226. tua — beyond

1227. tuahine — sister, of a male

1228. tuaiwa — ninth

1229. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1230. tuanui — roof

1231. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1232. tuarua — second

1233. tuarā — back [body]

1234. tuatahi — first

1235. tuatoru — third

1236. tuawaru — eighth

1237. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1238. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1239. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1240. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1241. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1242. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1243. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1244. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1245. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1246. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1247. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1248. tuna — eel

1249. tungāne — brother, of a female

1250. tunu — to cook, roast

1251. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1252. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1253. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1254. ture — law, rule

1255. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1256. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1257. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1258. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1259. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1260. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1261. tā — print, draw

1262. tāhae — to steal

1263. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1264. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1265. tāima — time

1266. Tāite — Thursday

1267. tākaro — to play

1268. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1269. tākuta — doctor

1270. tāmaki — omen, portent

1271. tāmure — snapper

1272. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1273. tāne — man, male

1274. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1275. tāone — town

1276. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1277. tāra — dollar

1278. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1279. tārere — to swing

1280. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1281. tāroaroa — tall

1282. tātahi — seaside, beach

1283. tātau — we; us; everyone

1284. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1285. tātua — a belt

1286. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1287. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1288. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1289. tāwhiri — beckon

1290. tāwāhi — overseas

1291. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1292. tēhea — which, singular

1293. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1294. tēnehi — tennis

1295. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1296. tēnā — that, by the listener

1297. tēpu — table

1298. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1299. tērā — that over there, that

1300. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1301. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1302. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1303. Tīhema — December

1304. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1305. tīhāte — t-shirt

1306. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1307. tīkiti — ticket

1308. tīma — team

1309. tīmata — to begin, to start

1310. tīni — to change

1311. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1312. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1313. tītī — muttonbird

1314. tō — your (singular); to drag

1315. tōhi — toast

1316. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1317. tōkena — stockings, socks

1318. tōku — my (singular)

1319. tōmuri — to be late

1320. tōna — his, her

1321. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1322. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1323. tōtiti — sausage

1324. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1325. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1326. tūai — skinny

1327. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1328. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1329. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1330. tūnga — wound; position

1331. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1332. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1333. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1334. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1335. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1336. Tūrei — Tuesday

1337. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1338. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1339. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1340. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1341. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1342. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1343. ua — to rain; rain

1344. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1345. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1346. ui — to ask, enquire

1347. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1348. uira — lightning; to flash

1349. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1350. umu — earth oven

1351. unahi — scale of fish

1352. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1353. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1354. uri — descendant, offspring

1355. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1356. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1357. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1358. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1359. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1360. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1361. wae — foot; leg; separate

1362. waea — wire; phone

1363. waenga — middle, dividing line

1364. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1365. waewae — foot, leg

1366. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1367. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1368. wahie — driftwood

1369. wahine — woman, wife

1370. waho — out, outside, the outside

1371. wai — water; who

1372. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1373. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1374. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1375. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1376. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1377. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1378. waipiro — alcohol

1379. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1380. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1381. wairua — spirit

1382. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1383. wakarererangi — plane

1384. wani — scrape

1385. wao — forest

1386. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1387. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1388. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1389. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1390. wati — watch (timepiece)

1391. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1392. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1393. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1394. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1395. Wenerei — Wednesday

1396. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1397. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1398. wetekia — be untied

1399. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1400. whaea — mother, aunt

1401. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1402. whaikōrero — oratory

1403. whaiwāhi — participate

1404. whakaae — to agree

1405. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1406. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1407. whakaako — teach

1408. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1409. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1410. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1411. whakaata — mirror

1412. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1413. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1414. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1415. whakaeke — to gather

1416. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1417. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1418. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1419. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1420. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1421. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1422. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1423. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1424. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1425. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1426. whakakā — turn on

1427. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1428. whakakī — to fill something

1429. whakamahana — heater

1430. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1431. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1432. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1433. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1434. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1435. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1436. whakamihi — grateful

1437. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1438. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1439. whakamātautau — examination, test

1440. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1441. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1442. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1443. whakangaro — destroy

1444. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1445. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1446. whakaoho — to wake up

1447. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1448. whakaorangia — deliver

1449. whakaoti — complete

1450. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1451. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1452. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1453. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1454. whakapakari — to strengthen

1455. whakapapa — genealogy

1456. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1457. whakapono — to believe; faith

1458. whakapuare — to open

1459. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1460. whakapāha — apologise

1461. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1462. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1463. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1464. whakaritenga — appointment

1465. whakarongo — to listen

1466. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1467. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1468. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1469. whakatangitangi — music

1470. whakatau — to decide

1471. whakataukī — proverb

1472. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1473. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1474. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1475. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1476. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1477. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1478. whakatuwhera — to open

1479. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1480. whakatō — to plant

1481. whakatū — to stand something up

1482. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1483. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1484. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1485. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1486. whakawhiti — to cross

1487. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1488. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1489. whana — to kick

1490. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1491. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1492. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1493. whara — to be injured

1494. wharau — temporary shed

1495. whare — house, building

1496. wharekai — restaurant

1497. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1498. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1499. wharepaku — toilet

1500. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1501. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1502. whatitiri — thunder

1503. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1504. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1505. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1506. wheke — creak; octopus

1507. whenua — land

1508. whero — red

1509. whetū — star

1510. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1511. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1512. whiri — plait; twist

1513. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1514. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1515. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1516. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1517. whitu — seven

1518. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1519. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1520. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1521. whutupaoro — rugby

1522. whutupōro — football, rugby

1523. whā — four

1524. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1525. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1526. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1527. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1528. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1529. whānui — broad, wide

1530. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1531. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1532. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1533. wiki — week

1534. wini — window

1535. wiri — drill

1536. wā — time, times

1537. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1538. wāhi — part, portion; place

1539. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1540. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1541. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1542. wātakirihi — watercress

1543. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1544. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1545. ā — and; and then

1546. āe — yes

1547. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1548. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1549. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1550. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1551. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1552. Ākarana — Auckland

1553. ākau — shore, coast

1554. ākonga — student

1555. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1556. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1557. āmaimai — nervous

1558. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1559. ānō — as though; as if

1560. āpiha — officer

1561. āporo — apple

1562. āpōpō — tomorrow

1563. ārahi — to lead, guide

1564. ārahina — (pass) be led

1565. ārani — orange [fruit]

1566. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1567. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1568. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1569. āwangawanga — worried

1570. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1571. āwhina — to help

1572. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1573. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1574. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1575. ēhea — which

1576. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1577. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1578. ērā — those (over there)

1579. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1580. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1581. īmera — email

1582. īmēra — email

1583. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1584. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1585. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1586. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1587. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1588. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1589. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1590. ūkui — to wipe

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