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. makamaka — makamaka. 1. v.t. Throw about. 2. Cast a glance. Makamaka…

595. makariri — cold

596. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

598. makere — to get down from

599. makimaki — monkey

600. mama — Mama (i). 1. v.t. Perform certain rites with the object…

601. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

602. mana — prestige, authority

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

604. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

606. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

607. manako — to like

608. manawa — heart

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

610. Mane — Monday

611. manga — branch; stream

612. mangō — shark

613. mano — thousand

614. manu — bird

615. manuhiri — guest

616. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

617. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

618. maoa — cooked; ripe

619. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

620. marama — month, moon

621. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

622. maramataka — calendar

623. maranga — to arise; to get up

624. marangai — heavy rain, storm

625. maremare — to cough

626. maringi — to spill (trans)

627. marino — calm

628. maro — kilt-like garment

629. maroke — dry

630. maru — power; shelter

631. marumaru — shaded

632. marū — bruised; crushed

633. mata — point, blade; face

634. mataku — scared, afraid

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

636. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

637. matapihi — window

638. matapiko — mean, stingy

639. Matariki — Pleiades

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

641. matau — fish hook; right side

642. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

643. matekai — hungry, starving

644. matenga — time or circumstance of death

645. matewai — thirst; thirsty

646. matimati — finger, toe

647. matu — Matu, v.t. Cut, cut in pieces. ‖ motu.

648. matua — parent, father

649. mau — to wear clothes

650. mauku — Mauku, n. 1. Asplenium bulbiferum and Hymenophyllum spp.; ferns. I…

651. maumahara — to remember, remember

652. maunga — mountain

653. mauri — life spirit

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

655. mauī — left (direction)

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

657. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

660. Mei — May

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

662. meke — fist; to punch

663. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

664. mema — member, members

665. menemene — to smile

666. meneti — minute

667. mere — bush, shrub

668. meri — Meri, v.t. Enclose. Meri rawa ki te matua kawata.

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

670. miharo — Miharo. 1. v.t. Wonder at, admire. Ka mihaio ona tuakana…

671. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

672. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

673. mimi — urine; urinate

674. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

675. minita — minister

676. mira — mill

677. miraka — milk

678. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

679. miriona — million

680. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

682. mitimiti — to lick

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

684. moa — large extinct bird

685. moana — sea

686. moata — early; early morning

687. moe — sleep; to marry

688. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

690. moenga — bed

691. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

695. mokemoke — lonely

696. moko — lizard

697. mokopuna — grandchild

698. momo — type, kind

699. moni — money

700. motokā — car, motorcar

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

702. motukā — car

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

704. moutere — island

705. mua — front, before

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

707. mura — blaze, flame

708. muri — behind, after

709. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

712. mā — clean, white, and others

713. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

715. māhita — teacher

716. māhunga — head

717. māia — capable, brave, bold

718. mākona — satisfied, full

719. māku — for me, by me

720. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

721. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

723. māna — for him, her, by him, her

724. māngai — mouth; representative

725. māngere — lazy

726. mānia — plains

727. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

728. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

729. māra — garden

730. mārama — clear, understand

731. mārena — to marry; wedding

732. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

733. māripi — knife

734. mātaki — to watch

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

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

737. mātao — cold

738. mātau — to know, understand

739. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

742. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

745. māui — on the left hand, left side

746. māuiui — sick

747. māwhero — pink

748. mēnā — if

749. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

750. mīhini — machine

751. mīti — meat

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

753. mōhio — to know

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

755. mōhiti — glasses

756. mōkai — pet

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

758. mōmona — fat

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

760. mōrena — good morning

761. mōu — for you

762. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

765. naihi — knife

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

767. nama — number

768. nanahi — yesterday

769. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

770. napō — last night

771. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

772. nei — here, by speaker

773. neke — to move

774. ngahau — party, concert

775. ngahere — forest, bush

776. Ngahuru — Autumn

777. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

779. ngaru — wave

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

781. ngau — to bite

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

783. ngenge — tired

784. ngeru — cat

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

786. ngoikore — weak; listless

787. ngutu — lip, lips

788. ngā — the, plural

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

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

791. ngārara — reptile, monster

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

793. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

794. ngāwhā — boiling spring

795. niho — tooth

796. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

799. noho — to live; sit

800. nohoanga — home, sofa

801. nui — big, great, many

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

803. nuku — to move

804. nunui — big (plural form)

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

806. nāianei — now

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

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

809. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

813. nō — from

814. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

816. nōnanahi — yesterday

817. nōu — yours

818. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

821. oho — to wake up

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

823. Oketopa — October

824. oko — bowl

825. oma — to run, escape

826. omaoma — running

827. one — beach, sand

828. oneone — earth, soil

829. ono — six

830. ope — group travelling together

831. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

833. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

834. oti — to be completed

835. otirā — but, on the other hand

836. pae — ridge

837. pahi — bus

838. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

841. paihikara — bike

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

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

844. paipa — pipe

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

846. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

850. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

851. pakitara — wall

852. paku — small

853. pana — to push away, to expel

854. panana — banana

855. pane — head

856. panekoti — skirt, dress

857. pango — black

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

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

860. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

861. paoro — ball

862. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

863. papai — good (plural), very good

864. Papaioea — Palmerston North

865. papakupu — dictionary

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

867. paraihe — award, prize; brush

868. paraikete — blanket

869. Paraire — Friday

870. parakuihi — breakfast

871. parapara — filth; talents

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

873. parauri — brown

874. pare — to ward off, to divert

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

876. pari — cliff

877. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

879. paruparu — dirt, mud

880. parāoa — bread, flour

881. pata — butter

882. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

885. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

887. paukena — pumpkin

888. pea — pair; pear

889. peita — paint

890. peka — branch

891. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

893. pene — pen

894. pepa — paper; pepper

895. pepeha — proclamation of origin

896. pere — bell

897. pereti — plate

898. peti — heap up

899. pia — beer

900. piana — piano

901. pihikete — biscuit

902. piki — to increase

903. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

906. Pipiri — June

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

908. pirau — rotten

909. piri — to stick to, to cling

910. pirihimana — police officer

911. pirimia — prime minister

912. piringa — shelter, hiding place

913. pito — belly button, end, extremity

914. poaka — pig

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

916. Poihākena — Sydney

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

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

919. pono — true, faithful

920. poraka — jersey

921. poro — to cut off, to cut short

922. porou — eager, energetic

923. poti — boat

924. poto — short

925. pou — pole, post

926. pouaka — box

927. pounamu — greenstone

928. pua — flower; seed

929. puehu — dust

930. puka — form, booklet

931. Pukamata — Facebook

932. pukapuka — book, lungs

933. puke — hill

934. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

935. puku — stomach, belly

936. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

937. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

938. puna — pool, spring

939. pune — spoon

940. punga — anchor; joint

941. pupuhi — to shoot

942. pupuri — to hold onto

943. purei — to play, play

944. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

945. purotu — handsome

946. puta — to appear, to come out

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

948. putiputi — flower

949. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

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

951. pāhi — purse, to pass

952. pāka — a park; a box

953. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

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

955. pāmu — farm

956. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

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

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

959. pāpā — father, uncle

960. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

961. pāremata — parliament

962. pātai — question; to ask a question

963. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

964. pātara — bottle

965. pātiki — flounder (fish)

966. pātuhi — text message, to text

967. pātītī — grass

968. pātōtō — knock

969. pātū — wall

970. pāua — abalone

971. pēhea — how?

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

973. pēkana — bacon

974. pēke — bag

975. pēnei — like this, near speaker

976. pēnā — like that, near listener

977. pēpi — baby

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

979. pērā — like that, yonder

980. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

981. pīrangi — to want, desire

982. pītiti — peach

983. pō — night

984. pōhara — poor

985. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

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

987. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

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

989. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

990. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

991. pōtae — hat

992. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

993. pōtiki — child; youngest child

994. pōturi — deaf; slow

995. pōuri — sad, dark

996. pōwhiri — welcome

997. pū — to blow gently

998. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

999. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1000. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1001. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1002. pūngāwerewere — spider

1003. pūrongo — a report

1004. pūru — bull

1005. pūrākau — traditional story

1006. pūtaiao — science

1007. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1008. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1009. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1010. raihana — licence

1011. raihi — rice

1012. raiona — lion

1013. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1014. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1015. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1016. rama — light, torch

1017. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1018. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1019. rangi — sky, day

1020. ranginamu — handsome

1021. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1022. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1023. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1024. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1025. rapu — to look for

1026. raranga — plait; weave

1027. rarauhe — fern

1028. rare — lolly

1029. raro — under, below; time

1030. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1031. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1032. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1033. rau — to put into; leaf

1034. raumati — summer

1035. raureka — deceitful

1036. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1037. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1038. rawe — lovely, excellent

1039. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1040. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1041. reka — sweet

1042. reo — language, voice

1043. rere — to escape; to fly

1044. rerekē — different, changed

1045. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1046. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1047. reri — ready

1048. reta — letter

1049. retireti — skates, skating

1050. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1051. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1052. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1053. rima — five

1054. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1055. ringa — hand, arm

1056. ringaringa — hand, arm

1057. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1058. riri — anger, angry

1059. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1060. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1061. rita — litre

1062. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1063. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1064. roa — long

1065. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1066. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1067. roimata — tears

1068. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1069. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1070. rongonui — famous

1071. rongoā — medicine

1072. rori — road

1073. roro — brain

1074. roroa — long (plural)

1075. rorohiko — computer

1076. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1077. rourou — small basket, food basket

1078. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1079. ruaki — vomit

1080. ruku — to dive

1081. runga — on

1082. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1083. rā — day; the sun; over there

1084. Rāapa — Wednesday

1085. Rāhina — Monday

1086. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1087. rākau — tree; timber

1088. Rāmere — Friday

1089. rānei — or

1090. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1091. rāoa — choked

1092. Rāpare — Thursday

1093. rāpeti — rabbit

1094. rārangi — line, row

1095. Rātapu — Sunday

1096. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1097. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1098. Rātū — Tuesday

1099. rāua — them; they (two people)

1100. rāwhiti — east

1101. rēmana — lemon

1102. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1103. rīngi — to ring/phone

1104. rīwai — potato

1105. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1106. rōia — lawyer

1107. rōpā — slave, servant

1108. rōpū — group

1109. rū — earthquake; shake

1110. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1111. rūma — room

1112. rūnanga — assembly; council

1113. taana — Taana = tāna.

1114. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1115. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1116. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1117. taha — to pass by; side

1118. tahataha — steep bank

1119. tahi — one, single

1120. tahia — (pass) be swept

1121. tahitahi — to sweep

1122. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1123. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1124. tahuri — to capsize

1125. tahā — calabash, gourd

1126. tai — tide; coast

1127. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1128. taiapa — fence

1129. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1130. taihoa — wait

1131. taika — tiger

1132. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1133. taiohi — youth

1134. taitama — young man

1135. taitamariki — young person, young people

1136. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1137. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1138. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1139. take — beginning, cause, origin

1140. taki — to lead, to bring along

1141. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1142. takoto — to lie down

1143. taku — my (singular); edge

1144. takurua — winter

1145. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1146. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1147. tamaiti — child

1148. tamariki — children

1149. tamatāne — boy

1150. tame — male animal

1151. tamāhine — daughter

1152. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1153. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1154. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1155. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1156. tangata — person

1157. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1158. tangihanga — funeral

1159. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1160. tango — to take hold of

1161. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1162. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1163. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1164. taonga — property, possession

1165. tapa — to name

1166. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1167. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1168. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1169. taputapu — gear, equipment

1170. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1171. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1172. taraka — truck

1173. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1174. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1175. tarau — trousers

1176. tari — government department; office

1177. taringa — ear

1178. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1179. tata — near, close

1180. tatari — to wait

1181. tatau — to count

1182. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1183. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1184. tauera — towel

1185. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1186. tauira — student; example

1187. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1188. taumahi — assignment

1189. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1190. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1191. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1192. taura — rope, cable

1193. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1194. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1195. tautohetohe — argue

1196. tautoko — to support

1197. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1198. tawhito — old, former

1199. te — the, singular definite article

1200. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1201. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1202. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1203. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1204. tekau — ten

1205. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1206. tereina — to train

1207. tia — to steer, adorned

1208. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1209. tiakarete — chocolate

1210. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1211. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1212. tihewa — sneeze

1213. tihi — topknot

1214. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1215. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1216. tiki — to fetch

1217. tina — dinner, lunch

1218. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1219. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1220. tino — very

1221. tio — oyster

1222. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1223. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1224. tira — group or row of people

1225. tiriti — street

1226. tiro — to look

1227. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1228. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1229. titiro — to look at

1230. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1231. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1232. toe — to remain, be left over

1233. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1234. tohorā — whale

1235. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1236. tohunga — expert, priest

1237. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1238. toi — art, knowledge

1239. toka — rock

1240. tokerau — autumn; northern

1241. toki — adze, axe; champion

1242. toko — divorce; pole

1243. tokohia — how many people?

1244. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1245. tokomaha — many (of people)

1246. Tokoono — six people

1247. tokorima — five (people)

1248. tokorua — two (of people)

1249. tokotoru — three (people)

1250. tokowaru — eight [people]

1251. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1252. tomo — to enter, go into

1253. tonga — south

1254. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1255. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1256. tonu — still

1257. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1258. tope — cut down; cut off

1259. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1260. toro — to visit

1261. toru — three

1262. tote — salt

1263. toto — blood

1264. totohe — contend

1265. tua — beyond

1266. tuahine — sister, of a male

1267. tuaiwa — ninth

1268. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1269. tuanui — roof

1270. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1271. tuarua — second

1272. tuarā — back [body]

1273. tuatahi — first

1274. tuatoru — third

1275. tuawaru — eighth

1276. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1277. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1278. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1279. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1280. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1281. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1282. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1283. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1284. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1285. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1286. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1287. tuna — eel

1288. tungāne — brother, of a female

1289. tunu — to cook, roast

1290. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1291. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1292. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1293. ture — law, rule

1294. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1295. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1296. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1297. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1298. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1299. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1300. tā — print, draw

1301. tāhae — to steal

1302. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1303. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1304. tāima — time

1305. Tāite — Thursday

1306. tākaro — to play

1307. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1308. tākuta — doctor

1309. tāmaki — omen, portent

1310. tāmure — snapper

1311. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1312. tāne — man, male

1313. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1314. tāone — town

1315. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1316. tāra — dollar

1317. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1318. tārere — to swing

1319. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1320. tāroaroa — tall

1321. tātahi — seaside, beach

1322. tātau — we; us; everyone

1323. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1324. tātua — a belt

1325. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1326. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1327. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1328. tāwhiri — beckon

1329. tāwāhi — overseas

1330. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1331. tēhea — which, singular

1332. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1333. tēnehi — tennis

1334. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1335. tēnā — that, by the listener

1336. tēpu — table

1337. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1338. tērā — that over there, that

1339. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1340. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1341. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1342. Tīhema — December

1343. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1344. tīhāte — t-shirt

1345. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1346. tīkiti — ticket

1347. tīma — team

1348. tīmata — to begin, to start

1349. tīni — to change

1350. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1351. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1352. tītī — muttonbird

1353. tō — your (singular); to drag

1354. tōhi — toast

1355. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1356. tōkena — stockings, socks

1357. tōku — my (singular)

1358. tōmuri — to be late

1359. tōna — his, her

1360. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1361. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1362. tōtiti — sausage

1363. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1364. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1365. tūai — skinny

1366. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1367. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1368. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1369. tūnga — wound; position

1370. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1371. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1372. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1373. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1374. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1375. Tūrei — Tuesday

1376. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1377. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1378. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1379. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1380. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1381. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1382. ua — to rain; rain

1383. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1384. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1385. ui — to ask, enquire

1386. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1387. uira — lightning; to flash

1388. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1389. umu — earth oven

1390. unahi — scale of fish

1391. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1392. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1393. uri — descendant, offspring

1394. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1395. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1396. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1397. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1398. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1399. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1400. wae — foot; leg; separate

1401. waea — wire; phone

1402. waenga — middle, dividing line

1403. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1404. waewae — foot, leg

1405. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1406. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1407. wahie — driftwood

1408. wahine — woman, wife

1409. waho — out, outside, the outside

1410. wai — water; who

1411. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1412. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1413. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1414. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1415. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1416. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1417. waipiro — alcohol

1418. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1419. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1420. wairua — spirit

1421. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1422. wakarererangi — plane

1423. wani — scrape

1424. wao — forest

1425. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1426. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1427. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1428. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1429. wati — watch (timepiece)

1430. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1431. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1432. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1433. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1434. Wenerei — Wednesday

1435. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1436. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1437. wetekia — be untied

1438. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1439. whaea — mother, aunt

1440. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1441. whaikōrero — oratory

1442. whaiwāhi — participate

1443. whakaae — to agree

1444. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1445. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1446. whakaako — teach

1447. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1448. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1449. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1450. whakaata — mirror

1451. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1452. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1453. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1454. whakaeke — to gather

1455. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1456. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1457. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1458. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1459. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1460. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1461. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1462. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1463. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1464. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1465. whakakā — turn on

1466. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1467. whakakī — to fill something

1468. whakamahana — heater

1469. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1470. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1471. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1472. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1473. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1474. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1475. whakamihi — grateful

1476. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1477. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1478. whakamātautau — examination, test

1479. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1480. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1481. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1482. whakangaro — destroy

1483. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1484. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1485. whakaoho — to wake up

1486. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1487. whakaorangia — deliver

1488. whakaoti — complete

1489. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1490. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1491. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1492. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1493. whakapakari — to strengthen

1494. whakapapa — genealogy

1495. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1496. whakapono — to believe; faith

1497. whakapuare — to open

1498. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1499. whakapāha — apologise

1500. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1501. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1502. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1503. whakaritenga — appointment

1504. whakarongo — to listen

1505. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1506. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1507. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1508. whakatangitangi — music

1509. whakatau — to decide

1510. whakataukī — proverb

1511. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1512. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1513. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1514. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1515. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1516. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1517. whakatuwhera — to open

1518. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1519. whakatō — to plant

1520. whakatū — to stand something up

1521. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1522. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1523. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1524. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1525. whakawhiti — to cross

1526. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1527. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1528. whana — to kick

1529. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1530. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1531. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1532. whara — to be injured

1533. wharau — temporary shed

1534. whare — house, building

1535. wharekai — restaurant

1536. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1537. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1538. wharepaku — toilet

1539. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1540. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1541. whatitiri — thunder

1542. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1543. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1544. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1545. wheke — creak; octopus

1546. whenua — land

1547. whero — red

1548. whetū — star

1549. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1550. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1551. whiri — plait; twist

1552. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1553. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1554. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1555. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1556. whitu — seven

1557. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1558. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1559. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1560. whutupaoro — rugby

1561. whutupōro — football, rugby

1562. whā — four

1563. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1564. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1565. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1566. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1567. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1568. whānui — broad, wide

1569. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1570. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1571. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1572. wiki — week

1573. wini — window

1574. wiri — drill

1575. wā — time, times

1576. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1577. wāhi — part, portion; place

1578. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1579. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1580. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1581. wātakirihi — watercress

1582. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1583. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1584. ā — and; and then

1585. āe — yes

1586. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1587. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1588. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1589. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1590. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1591. Ākarana — Auckland

1592. ākau — shore, coast

1593. ākonga — student

1594. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1595. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1596. āmaimai — nervous

1597. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1598. ānō — as though; as if

1599. āpiha — officer

1600. āporo — apple

1601. āpōpō — tomorrow

1602. ārahi — to lead, guide

1603. ārahina — (pass) be led

1604. ārani — orange [fruit]

1605. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1606. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1607. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1608. āwangawanga — worried

1609. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1610. āwhina — to help

1611. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1612. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1613. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1614. ēhea — which

1615. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1616. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1617. ērā — those (over there)

1618. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1619. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1620. īmera — email

1621. īmēra — email

1622. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1623. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1624. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1625. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1626. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1627. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1628. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1629. ūkui — to wipe

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