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. kumu — buttocks, bottom

492. kupenga — net

493. kupu — word

494. kura — school; treasured item

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

496. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

497. kurī — dog

498. kutarere — scooter

499. kuti — draw together; nip; close hand or mouth; nightmare

500. kutikuti — scissors

501. kā — to burn, be alight

502. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

503. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

504. kāinga — home

505. kākahu — clothing, garment

506. kākā — parrot

507. kākāriki — green

508. kāmera — camera

509. kāmura — carpenter

510. kānga — corn

511. kāo — no!

512. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

513. kāpara — torch, hardwood

514. kāpata — cupboard

515. kāpene — captain

516. kāpeti — cabbage

517. kāre — Negative word

518. kārearea — Kārearea. 1. n. Falco novaeseelandiae, bush hawk. Kia ata kai,…

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

520. kāri — playing card

521. kātahi — then

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

523. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

525. kāwhe — calf

526. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

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

528. kēkē — armpit

529. kēmu — game

530. kī — to be full

531. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

532. kīanga — phrase

533. kīhai — Negative word

534. kīhini — kitchen

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

536. kīngi — king

537. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

538. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

539. kōanga — spring (the season of)

540. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

541. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

542. kōhatu — stone

543. kōhinu — petrol

544. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

545. kōhuru — to murder

546. kōhurutia — to be murdered

547. kōkiri — to charge, rush at, to thrust forward, attack

548. kōmihana — commission

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

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

551. kōpū — belly, womb

552. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

555. kōrori — stir

556. kōrua — you, two people

557. kōti — court

558. kōtiro — girl

559. kōtuku — white heron

560. kōura — crayfish

561. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

562. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

563. kōwhaki — tear off

564. kōwhatu — stone

565. kūaha — door

566. kūao — young of animals

567. kūare — ignorant

568. kūhā — thigh

569. Kūkara — Google

570. kūkū — pigeon

571. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

572. kūmera — sweet potato

573. kūtai — mussel

574. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

576. maero — mile

577. maha — many

578. mahaki — sick; sick person

579. mahana — to be warm, warm

580. mahara — thought, memory

581. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

582. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

583. mahi — to do, work, make

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

585. maho — laid back

586. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

587. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

588. Mahuru — September

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

590. maika — banana (also panana)

591. maimoa — cherish, take care of

592. maioro — Maioro (i), n. 1. Earthworks, wall and fosse for fortification.…

593. maka — to throw or pass

594. makariri — cold

595. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

597. makere — to get down from

598. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

599. mana — prestige, authority

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

601. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

603. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

604. manako — to like

605. manawa — heart

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

607. Mane — Monday

608. manga — branch; stream

609. mangō — shark

610. mano — thousand

611. manu — bird

612. manuhiri — guest

613. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

614. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

615. maoa — cooked; ripe

616. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

617. marama — month, moon

618. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

619. maramataka — calendar

620. maranga — to arise; to get up

621. maremare — to cough

622. maringi — to spill (trans)

623. marino — calm

624. maro — kilt-like garment

625. maroke — dry

626. maru — power; shelter

627. mataku — scared, afraid

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

629. matapihi — window

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

631. matau — fish hook; right side

632. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

633. matekai — hungry, starving

634. matenga — time or circumstance of death

635. matewai — thirst; thirsty

636. matimati — finger, toe

637. matua — parent, father

638. mau — to wear clothes

639. maumahara — to remember, remember

640. maunga — mountain

641. mauri — life spirit

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

643. mauī — left (direction)

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

645. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

648. Mei — May

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

650. meke — fist; to punch

651. mema — member, members

652. menemene — to smile

653. meneti — minute

654. mere — bush, shrub

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

656. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

657. mimi — urine; urinate

658. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

659. minita — minister

660. mira — mill

661. miraka — milk

662. miriona — million

663. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

665. mitimiti — to lick

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

667. moa — large extinct bird

668. moana — sea

669. moata — early; early morning

670. moe — sleep; to marry

671. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

673. moenga — bed

674. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

678. mokemoke — lonely

679. moko — lizard

680. mokopuna — grandchild

681. momo — type, kind

682. moni — money

683. motokā — car, motorcar

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

685. motukā — car

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

687. moutere — island

688. mua — front, before

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

690. mura — blaze, flame

691. muri — behind, after

692. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

695. mā — clean, white, and others

696. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

698. māhita — teacher

699. māhunga — head

700. māia — capable, brave, bold

701. mākona — satisfied, full

702. māku — for me, by me

703. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

704. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

706. māna — for him, her, by him, her

707. māngai — mouth; representative

708. māngere — lazy

709. mānia — plains

710. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

711. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

712. māra — garden

713. mārama — clear, understand

714. mārena — to marry; wedding

715. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

716. māripi — knife

717. mātaki — to watch

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

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

720. mātao — cold

721. mātau — to know, understand

722. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

725. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

728. māui — on the left hand, left side

729. māuiui — sick

730. māwhero — pink

731. mēnā — if

732. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

733. mīhini — machine

734. mīti — meat

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

736. mōhio — to know

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

738. mōhiti — glasses

739. mōkai — pet

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

741. mōmona — fat

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

743. mōrena — good morning

744. mōu — for you

745. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

748. naihi — knife

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

750. nama — number

751. nanahi — yesterday

752. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

753. napō — last night

754. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

755. nei — here, by speaker

756. neke — to move

757. ngahau — party, concert

758. ngahere — forest, bush

759. Ngahuru — Autumn

760. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

762. ngaru — wave

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

764. ngau — to bite

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

766. ngenge — tired

767. ngeru — cat

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

769. ngoikore — weak; listless

770. ngutu — lip, lips

771. ngā — the, plural

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

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

774. ngārara — reptile, monster

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

776. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

777. ngāwhā — boiling spring

778. niho — tooth

779. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

782. noho — to live; sit

783. nohoanga — home, sofa

784. nui — big, great, many

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

786. nuku — to move

787. nunui — big (plural form)

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

789. nāianei — now

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

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

792. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

796. nō — from

797. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

799. nōnanahi — yesterday

800. nōu — yours

801. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

804. oho — to wake up

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

806. Oketopa — October

807. oko — bowl

808. oma — to run, escape

809. omaoma — running

810. one — beach, sand

811. oneone — earth, soil

812. ono — six

813. ope — group travelling together

814. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

816. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

817. oti — to be completed

818. otirā — but, on the other hand

819. pae — ridge

820. pahi — bus

821. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

824. paihikara — bike

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

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

827. paipa — pipe

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

829. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

833. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

834. pakitara — wall

835. paku — small

836. pana — to push away, to expel

837. panana — banana

838. pane — head

839. panekoti — skirt, dress

840. pango — black

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

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

843. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

844. paoro — ball

845. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

846. papai — good (plural), very good

847. Papaioea — Palmerston North

848. papakupu — dictionary

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

850. paraihe — award, prize; brush

851. paraikete — blanket

852. Paraire — Friday

853. parakuihi — breakfast

854. parapara — filth; talents

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

856. parauri — brown

857. pare — to ward off, to divert

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

859. pari — cliff

860. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

862. paruparu — dirt, mud

863. parāoa — bread, flour

864. pata — butter

865. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

868. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

870. paukena — pumpkin

871. pea — pair; pear

872. peita — paint

873. peka — branch

874. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

876. pene — pen

877. pepa — paper; pepper

878. pepeha — proclamation of origin

879. pere — bell

880. pereti — plate

881. peti — heap up

882. pia — beer

883. piana — piano

884. pihikete — biscuit

885. piki — to increase

886. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

889. Pipiri — June

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

891. pirau — rotten

892. piri — to stick to, to cling

893. pirihimana — police officer

894. pirimia — prime minister

895. piringa — shelter, hiding place

896. pito — belly button, end, extremity

897. poaka — pig

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

899. Poihākena — Sydney

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

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

902. pono — true, faithful

903. poraka — jersey

904. poro — to cut off, to cut short

905. porou — eager, energetic

906. poti — boat

907. poto — short

908. pou — pole, post

909. pouaka — box

910. pounamu — greenstone

911. pua — flower; seed

912. puehu — dust

913. puka — form, booklet

914. Pukamata — Facebook

915. pukapuka — book, lungs

916. puke — hill

917. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

918. puku — stomach, belly

919. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

920. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

921. puna — pool, spring

922. pune — spoon

923. punga — anchor; joint

924. pupuhi — to shoot

925. pupuri — to hold onto

926. purei — to play, play

927. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

928. purotu — handsome

929. puta — to appear, to come out

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

931. putiputi — flower

932. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

934. pāhi — purse, to pass

935. pāka — a park; a box

936. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

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

938. pāmu — farm

939. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

942. pāpā — father, uncle

943. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

944. pāremata — parliament

945. pātai — question; to ask a question

946. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

947. pātara — bottle

948. pātiki — flounder (fish)

949. pātuhi — text message, to text

950. pātītī — grass

951. pātōtō — knock

952. pātū — wall

953. pāua — abalone

954. pēhea — how?

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

956. pēkana — bacon

957. pēke — bag

958. pēnei — like this, near speaker

959. pēnā — like that, near listener

960. pēpi — baby

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

962. pērā — like that, yonder

963. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

964. pīrangi — to want, desire

965. pītiti — peach

966. pō — night

967. pōhara — poor

968. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

970. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

972. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

973. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

974. pōtae — hat

975. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

976. pōtiki — child; youngest child

977. pōturi — deaf; slow

978. pōuri — sad, dark

979. pōwhiri — welcome

980. pū — to blow gently

981. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

982. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

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

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

985. pūngāwerewere — spider

986. pūrongo — a report

987. pūru — bull

988. pūrākau — traditional story

989. pūtaiao — science

990. pūtea — budget, resources, money

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

992. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

993. raihana — licence

994. raihi — rice

995. raiona — lion

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

997. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

998. rakuraku — guitar; rake

999. rama — light, torch

1000. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1001. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1002. rangi — sky, day

1003. ranginamu — handsome

1004. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1005. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1006. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1007. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1008. rapu — to look for

1009. raranga — plait; weave

1010. rarauhe — fern

1011. rare — lolly

1012. raro — under, below; time

1013. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1014. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1015. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1016. rau — to put into; leaf

1017. raumati — summer

1018. raureka — deceitful

1019. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1020. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1021. rawe — lovely, excellent

1022. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1023. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1024. reka — sweet

1025. reo — language, voice

1026. rere — to escape; to fly

1027. rerekē — different, changed

1028. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1029. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1030. reri — ready

1031. reta — letter

1032. retireti — skates, skating

1033. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1034. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1035. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1036. rima — five

1037. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1038. ringa — hand, arm

1039. ringaringa — hand, arm

1040. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1041. riri — anger, angry

1042. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1043. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1044. rita — litre

1045. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1046. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1047. roa — long

1048. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1049. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1050. roimata — tears

1051. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1052. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1053. rongonui — famous

1054. rongoā — medicine

1055. rori — road

1056. roro — brain

1057. roroa — long (plural)

1058. rorohiko — computer

1059. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1060. rourou — small basket, food basket

1061. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1062. ruaki — vomit

1063. ruku — to dive

1064. runga — on

1065. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1066. rā — day; the sun; over there

1067. Rāapa — Wednesday

1068. Rāhina — Monday

1069. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1070. rākau — tree; timber

1071. Rāmere — Friday

1072. rānei — or

1073. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1074. rāoa — choked

1075. Rāpare — Thursday

1076. rāpeti — rabbit

1077. rārangi — line, row

1078. Rātapu — Sunday

1079. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1080. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1081. Rātū — Tuesday

1082. rāua — them; they (two people)

1083. rāwhiti — east

1084. rēmana — lemon

1085. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1086. rīngi — to ring/phone

1087. rīwai — potato

1088. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1089. rōia — lawyer

1090. rōpā — slave, servant

1091. rōpū — group

1092. rū — earthquake; shake

1093. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1094. rūma — room

1095. rūnanga — assembly; council

1096. taana — Taana = tāna.

1097. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1098. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1099. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1100. taha — to pass by; side

1101. tahataha — steep bank

1102. tahi — one, single

1103. tahia — (pass) be swept

1104. tahitahi — to sweep

1105. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1106. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1107. tahuri — to capsize

1108. tahā — calabash, gourd

1109. tai — tide; coast

1110. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1111. taiapa — fence

1112. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1113. taihoa — wait

1114. taika — tiger

1115. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1116. taiohi — youth

1117. taitama — young man

1118. taitamariki — young person, young people

1119. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1120. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1121. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1122. take — beginning, cause, origin

1123. taki — to lead, to bring along

1124. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1125. takoto — to lie down

1126. taku — my (singular); edge

1127. takurua — winter

1128. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1129. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1130. tamaiti — child

1131. tamariki — children

1132. tamatāne — boy

1133. tame — male animal

1134. tamāhine — daughter

1135. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1136. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1137. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1138. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1139. tangata — person

1140. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1141. tangihanga — funeral

1142. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1143. tango — to take hold of

1144. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1145. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1146. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1147. taonga — property, possession

1148. tapa — to name

1149. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1150. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1151. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1152. taputapu — gear, equipment

1153. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1154. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1155. taraka — truck

1156. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1157. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1158. tarau — trousers

1159. tari — government department; office

1160. taringa — ear

1161. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1162. tata — near, close

1163. tatari — to wait

1164. tatau — to count

1165. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1166. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1167. tauera — towel

1168. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1169. tauira — student; example

1170. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1171. taumahi — assignment

1172. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1173. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1174. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1175. taura — rope, cable

1176. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1177. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1178. tautohetohe — argue

1179. tautoko — to support

1180. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1181. tawhito — old, former

1182. te — the, singular definite article

1183. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1184. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1185. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1186. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1187. tekau — ten

1188. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1189. tereina — to train

1190. tia — to steer, adorned

1191. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1192. tiakarete — chocolate

1193. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1194. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1195. tihewa — sneeze

1196. tihi — topknot

1197. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1198. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1199. tiki — to fetch

1200. tina — dinner, lunch

1201. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1202. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1203. tino — very

1204. tio — oyster

1205. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1206. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1207. tira — group or row of people

1208. tiriti — street

1209. tiro — to look

1210. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1211. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1212. titiro — to look at

1213. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1214. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1215. toe — to remain, be left over

1216. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1217. tohorā — whale

1218. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1219. tohunga — expert, priest

1220. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1221. toi — art, knowledge

1222. toka — rock

1223. tokerau — autumn; northern

1224. toki — adze, axe; champion

1225. toko — divorce; pole

1226. tokohia — how many people?

1227. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1228. tokomaha — many (of people)

1229. Tokoono — six people

1230. tokorima — five (people)

1231. tokorua — two (of people)

1232. tokotoru — three (people)

1233. tokowaru — eight [people]

1234. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1235. tomo — to enter, go into

1236. tonga — south

1237. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1238. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1239. tonu — still

1240. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1241. tope — cut down; cut off

1242. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1243. toro — to visit

1244. toru — three

1245. tote — salt

1246. toto — blood

1247. totohe — contend

1248. tua — beyond

1249. tuahine — sister, of a male

1250. tuaiwa — ninth

1251. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1252. tuanui — roof

1253. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1254. tuarua — second

1255. tuarā — back [body]

1256. tuatahi — first

1257. tuatoru — third

1258. tuawaru — eighth

1259. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1260. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1261. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1262. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1263. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1264. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1265. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1266. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1267. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1268. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1269. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1270. tuna — eel

1271. tungāne — brother, of a female

1272. tunu — to cook, roast

1273. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1274. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1275. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1276. ture — law, rule

1277. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1278. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1279. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1280. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1281. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1282. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1283. tā — print, draw

1284. tāhae — to steal

1285. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1286. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1287. tāima — time

1288. Tāite — Thursday

1289. tākaro — to play

1290. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1291. tākuta — doctor

1292. tāmaki — omen, portent

1293. tāmure — snapper

1294. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1295. tāne — man, male

1296. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1297. tāone — town

1298. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1299. tāra — dollar

1300. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1301. tārere — to swing

1302. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1303. tāroaroa — tall

1304. tātahi — seaside, beach

1305. tātau — we; us; everyone

1306. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1307. tātua — a belt

1308. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1309. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1310. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1311. tāwhiri — beckon

1312. tāwāhi — overseas

1313. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1314. tēhea — which, singular

1315. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1316. tēnehi — tennis

1317. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1318. tēnā — that, by the listener

1319. tēpu — table

1320. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1321. tērā — that over there, that

1322. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1323. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1324. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1325. Tīhema — December

1326. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1327. tīhāte — t-shirt

1328. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1329. tīkiti — ticket

1330. tīma — team

1331. tīmata — to begin, to start

1332. tīni — to change

1333. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1334. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1335. tītī — muttonbird

1336. tō — your (singular); to drag

1337. tōhi — toast

1338. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1339. tōkena — stockings, socks

1340. tōku — my (singular)

1341. tōmuri — to be late

1342. tōna — his, her

1343. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1344. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1345. tōtiti — sausage

1346. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1347. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1348. tūai — skinny

1349. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1350. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1351. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1352. tūnga — wound; position

1353. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1354. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1355. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1356. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1357. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1358. Tūrei — Tuesday

1359. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1360. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1361. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1362. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1363. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1364. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1365. ua — to rain; rain

1366. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1367. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1368. ui — to ask, enquire

1369. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1370. uira — lightning; to flash

1371. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1372. umu — earth oven

1373. unahi — scale of fish

1374. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1375. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1376. uri — descendant, offspring

1377. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1378. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1379. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1380. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1381. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1382. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1383. wae — foot; leg; separate

1384. waea — wire; phone

1385. waenga — middle, dividing line

1386. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1387. waewae — foot, leg

1388. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1389. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1390. wahie — driftwood

1391. wahine — woman, wife

1392. waho — out, outside, the outside

1393. wai — water; who

1394. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1395. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1396. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1397. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1398. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1399. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1400. waipiro — alcohol

1401. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1402. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1403. wairua — spirit

1404. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1405. wakarererangi — plane

1406. wani — scrape

1407. wao — forest

1408. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1409. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1410. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1411. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1412. wati — watch (timepiece)

1413. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1414. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1415. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1416. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1417. Wenerei — Wednesday

1418. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1419. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1420. wetekia — be untied

1421. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1422. whaea — mother, aunt

1423. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1424. whaikōrero — oratory

1425. whaiwāhi — participate

1426. whakaae — to agree

1427. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1428. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1429. whakaako — teach

1430. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1431. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1432. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1433. whakaata — mirror

1434. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1435. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1436. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1437. whakaeke — to gather

1438. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1439. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1440. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1441. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1442. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1443. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1444. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1445. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1446. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1447. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1448. whakakā — turn on

1449. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1450. whakakī — to fill something

1451. whakamahana — heater

1452. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1453. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1454. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1455. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1456. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1457. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1458. whakamihi — grateful

1459. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1460. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1461. whakamātautau — examination, test

1462. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1463. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1464. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1465. whakangaro — destroy

1466. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1467. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1468. whakaoho — to wake up

1469. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1470. whakaorangia — deliver

1471. whakaoti — complete

1472. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1473. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1474. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1475. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1476. whakapakari — to strengthen

1477. whakapapa — genealogy

1478. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1479. whakapono — to believe; faith

1480. whakapuare — to open

1481. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1482. whakapāha — apologise

1483. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1484. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1485. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1486. whakaritenga — appointment

1487. whakarongo — to listen

1488. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1489. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1490. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1491. whakatangitangi — music

1492. whakatau — to decide

1493. whakataukī — proverb

1494. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1495. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1496. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1497. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1498. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1499. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1500. whakatuwhera — to open

1501. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1502. whakatō — to plant

1503. whakatū — to stand something up

1504. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1505. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1506. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1507. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1508. whakawhiti — to cross

1509. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1510. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1511. whana — to kick

1512. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1513. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1514. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1515. whara — to be injured

1516. wharau — temporary shed

1517. whare — house, building

1518. wharekai — restaurant

1519. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1520. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1521. wharepaku — toilet

1522. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1523. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1524. whatitiri — thunder

1525. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1526. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1527. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1528. wheke — creak; octopus

1529. whenua — land

1530. whero — red

1531. whetū — star

1532. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1533. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1534. whiri — plait; twist

1535. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1536. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1537. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1538. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1539. whitu — seven

1540. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1541. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1542. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1543. whutupaoro — rugby

1544. whutupōro — football, rugby

1545. whā — four

1546. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1547. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1548. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1549. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1550. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1551. whānui — broad, wide

1552. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1553. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1554. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1555. wiki — week

1556. wini — window

1557. wiri — drill

1558. wā — time, times

1559. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1560. wāhi — part, portion; place

1561. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1562. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1563. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1564. wātakirihi — watercress

1565. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1566. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1567. ā — and; and then

1568. āe — yes

1569. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1570. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1571. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1572. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1573. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1574. Ākarana — Auckland

1575. ākau — shore, coast

1576. ākonga — student

1577. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1578. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1579. āmaimai — nervous

1580. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1581. ānō — as though; as if

1582. āpiha — officer

1583. āporo — apple

1584. āpōpō — tomorrow

1585. ārahi — to lead, guide

1586. ārahina — (pass) be led

1587. ārani — orange [fruit]

1588. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1589. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1590. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1591. āwangawanga — worried

1592. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1593. āwhina — to help

1594. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1595. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1596. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1597. ēhea — which

1598. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1599. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1600. ērā — those (over there)

1601. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1602. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1603. īmera — email

1604. īmēra — email

1605. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1606. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1607. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1608. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1609. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1610. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1611. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1612. ūkui — to wipe

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