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. moki — Moki (i), n. Latridopsis ciliaris, a fish.

697. moko — lizard

698. mokopuna — grandchild

699. mokori — Mokori. A word denoting satisfaction. Mokori ano, it is well.

700. momo — type, kind

701. moni — money

702. motokā — car, motorcar

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

704. motukā — car

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

706. moutere — island

707. mua — front, before

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

709. mura — blaze, flame

710. muri — behind, after

711. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

714. mā — clean, white, and others

715. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

717. māhina — moon

718. māhita — teacher

719. māhu — Māhu. 1. n. A ceremony for removing tapu from a…

720. māhunga — head

721. māia — capable, brave, bold

722. mākona — satisfied, full

723. māku — for me, by me

724. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

725. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

727. māna — for him, her, by him, her

728. māngai — mouth; representative

729. māngere — lazy

730. mānia — plains

731. mānuka — tea-tree

732. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

733. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

734. māra — garden

735. mārama — clear, understand

736. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

737. mārena — to marry; wedding

738. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

739. mārika — indeed, quite, certainly; āe mārika

740. māripi — knife

741. mārō — hard (of texture, personality), firm

742. mātaki — to watch

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

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

745. mātao — cold

746. mātau — to know, understand

747. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

748. mātinitini — mātinitini, n. Multitude. I te whakama noa ia ahau i…

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

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

751. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

754. māui — on the left hand, left side

755. māuiui — sick

756. māwhero — pink

757. mēnā — if

758. mēra — mail

759. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

760. mīhini — machine

761. mīti — meat

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

763. mōhio — to know

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

765. mōhiti — glasses

766. mōkai — pet

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

768. mōmona — fat

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

770. mōrena — good morning

771. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

772. mōu — for you

773. mōunu — bait

774. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

777. naihi — knife

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

779. nama — number

780. nanahi — yesterday

781. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

782. napō — last night

783. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

784. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

785. nehenehe — forest

786. nei — here, by speaker

787. neke — to move

788. ngae — Ngae (i).—— ngaengae, n. 1. Heel. 2. Umbilical cord. =…

789. ngahau — party, concert

790. ngahere — forest, bush

791. Ngahuru — Autumn

792. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

793. ngana — to persist, to try hard, be persistent

794. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

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

796. ngaru — wave

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

798. ngau — to bite

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

800. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

801. ngenge — tired

802. ngeru — cat

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

804. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

805. ngoikore — weak; listless

806. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

807. nguha — Nguha. 1. v.i. Fight fiercely. E riri ai koe, e…

808. ngungu — turn aside

809. ngutu — lip, lips

810. ngā — the, plural

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

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

813. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

814. ngārara — reptile, monster

815. ngātahi — together

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

817. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

818. ngāwhā — boiling spring

819. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

820. niho — tooth

821. niu — Niu. 1. n. Small sticks used for purposes of divination.…

822. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

825. nohinohi — small

826. noho — to live; sit

827. nohoanga — home, sofa

828. nohoia — (pass) be sat upon, be inhabited

829. nohopuku — silent; to diet

830. nono — Nono, n. 1. Anus. Ko te wai i rere ma…

831. nui — big, great, many

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

833. nuku — to move

834. nunui — big (plural form)

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

836. nāianei — now

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

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

839. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

843. nō — from

844. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

846. nōnanahi — yesterday

847. nōu — yours

848. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

851. oho — to wake up

852. ohorere — to start suddenly, be startled; surprised

853. oi — shake, shudder

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

855. Oketopa — October

856. okioki — to pause; rest

857. oko — bowl

858. oma — to run, escape

859. omanga — refuge

860. omaoma — running

861. onamata — of ancient times

862. one — beach, sand

863. oneone — earth, soil

864. onepū — sand, beach

865. ono — six

866. ope — group travelling together

867. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

869. oreore — to shake, quiver

870. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

871. oti — to be completed

872. otirā — but, on the other hand

873. ou — Ou. 1. pron. 2nd pers. sing., u, with prep. o…

874. pa — Pa (i), v.t. (followed by ki; pass. pangia, pakia). 1.…

875. pae — ridge

876. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

877. pahemo — pass by; pass on

878. pahi — bus

879. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

882. paihikara — bike

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

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

885. paipa — pipe

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

887. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

891. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

892. pakitara — wall

893. pakopako — pakopako, n. 1. Gleanings, scraps of food. Ki te aha?…

894. paku — small

895. pakupaku — very small

896. pana — to push away, to expel

897. panaia — banished

898. panana — banana

899. pane — head

900. panekoti — skirt, dress

901. pango — black

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

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

904. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

905. paoro — ball

906. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

907. papai — good (plural), very good

908. Papaioea — Palmerston North

909. papakupu — dictionary

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

911. parai — fry; frying pan

912. paraihe — award, prize; brush

913. paraikete — blanket

914. Paraire — Friday

915. parakuihi — breakfast

916. parani — daisy, brand

917. parapara — filth; talents

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

919. parata — Parata, n. 1. An imaginary monster in the sea, the…

920. paraumu — Paraumu, n. Black soil, humus.

921. parauri — brown

922. pare — to ward off, to divert

923. parehe — pizza; flattened

924. paremata — Paremata, n. 1. Payment, return, revenge. He iti te whainga,…

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

926. pari — cliff

927. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

929. paruparu — dirt, mud

930. parāoa — bread, flour

931. pata — butter

932. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

935. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

937. paukena — pumpkin

938. pea — pair; pear

939. pehea — Pehea, pewhea. 1. Interrogative. Of what sort, character, appearance, etc.…

940. peita — paint

941. peka — branch

942. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

944. pene — pen

945. pepa — paper; pepper

946. pepeha — proclamation of origin

947. pere — bell

948. pereti — plate

949. peti — heap up

950. petipeti — petipeti, n. 1. A weed growing in freshwater lakes which…

951. pia — beer

952. piana — piano

953. pihikete — biscuit

954. piki — to increase

955. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

958. Pipiri — June

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

960. pirau — rotten

961. piri — to stick to, to cling

962. pirihimana — police officer

963. pirimia — prime minister

964. piringa — shelter, hiding place

965. piro — stinking, putrid

966. pito — belly button, end, extremity

967. poaka — pig

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

969. Poihākena — Sydney

970. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

971. poitarawhiti — netball

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

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

974. pono — true, faithful

975. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

976. poraka — jersey

977. poro — to cut off, to cut short

978. poroporo — bracelet; purple

979. porotaka — Porotaka, porotātaka. 1. a. Round. Porotaka mai nga pararau ka…

980. porou — eager, energetic

981. poti — boat

982. poto — short

983. pou — pole, post

984. pouaka — box

985. pounamu — greenstone

986. poupou — father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep

987. pouri — Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e…

988. poutāpeta — post office

989. pua — flower; seed

990. puehu — dust

991. puhi — to blow (wind)

992. puka — form, booklet

993. Pukamata — Facebook

994. pukapuka — book, lungs

995. puke — hill

996. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

997. puku — stomach, belly

998. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

999. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1000. puna — pool, spring

1001. pune — spoon

1002. punga — anchor; joint

1003. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1004. punua — young animal

1005. pupuhi — to shoot

1006. pupuri — to hold onto

1007. purapura — seed

1008. purei — to play, play

1009. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1010. purotu — handsome

1011. purupuru — to stop chinks

1012. puta — to appear, to come out

1013. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1014. putiputi — flower

1015. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1016. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1017. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1018. pāhau — beard

1019. pāhi — purse, to pass

1020. pāka — a park; a box

1021. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1022. pākete — bucket

1023. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1024. pāmu — farm

1025. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1026. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1027. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1028. pāpā — father, uncle

1029. pāpāho — broadcast

1030. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1031. pāremata — parliament

1032. pātai — question; to ask a question

1033. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1034. pātara — bottle

1035. pāti — party

1036. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1037. pātuhi — text message, to text

1038. pātītī — grass

1039. pātōtō — knock

1040. pātū — wall

1041. pāua — abalone

1042. pēhea — how?

1043. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1044. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1045. pēkana — bacon

1046. pēke — bag

1047. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1048. pēnā — like that, near listener

1049. pēpi — baby

1050. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1051. pērā — like that, yonder

1052. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1053. pīrangi — to want, desire

1054. pītiti — peach

1055. pō — night

1056. pōhara — poor

1057. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1058. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1059. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1060. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1061. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1062. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1063. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1064. pōtae — hat

1065. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1066. pōti — vote

1067. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1068. pōturi — deaf; slow

1069. pōuri — sad, dark

1070. pōwhiri — welcome

1071. pū — to blow gently

1072. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1073. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1074. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1075. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1076. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1077. pūngāwerewere — spider

1078. pūrongo — a report

1079. pūru — bull

1080. pūrākau — traditional story

1081. pūtaiao — science

1082. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1083. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1084. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1085. raihana — licence

1086. raihi — rice

1087. raiona — lion

1088. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1089. raki — north

1090. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1091. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1092. rama — light, torch

1093. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1094. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1095. rangi — sky, day

1096. ranginamu — handsome

1097. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1098. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1099. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1100. raorao — plains

1101. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1102. rapu — to look for

1103. raranga — plait; weave

1104. rarauhe — fern

1105. rare — lolly

1106. raro — under, below; time

1107. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1108. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1109. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1110. rau — to put into; leaf

1111. raumati — summer

1112. raureka — deceitful

1113. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1114. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1115. rawe — lovely, excellent

1116. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1117. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1118. reka — sweet

1119. reo — language, voice

1120. rere — to escape; to fly

1121. rerekē — different, changed

1122. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1123. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1124. reri — ready

1125. reta — letter

1126. retireti — skates, skating

1127. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1128. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1129. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1130. rima — five

1131. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1132. ringa — hand, arm

1133. ringaringa — hand, arm

1134. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1135. riri — anger, angry

1136. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1137. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1138. rita — litre

1139. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1140. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1141. roa — long

1142. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1143. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1144. roimata — tears

1145. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1146. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1147. rongonui — famous

1148. rongoā — medicine

1149. rori — road

1150. roro — brain

1151. roroa — long (plural)

1152. rorohiko — computer

1153. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1154. rourou — small basket, food basket

1155. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1156. ruaki — vomit

1157. ruku — to dive

1158. runga — on

1159. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1160. rā — day; the sun; over there

1161. Rāapa — Wednesday

1162. Rāhina — Monday

1163. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1164. rākau — tree; timber

1165. Rāmere — Friday

1166. rānei — or

1167. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1168. rāoa — choked

1169. Rāpare — Thursday

1170. rāpeti — rabbit

1171. rārangi — line, row

1172. Rātapu — Sunday

1173. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1174. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1175. Rātū — Tuesday

1176. rāua — them; they (two people)

1177. rāwhiti — east

1178. rēmana — lemon

1179. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1180. rīngi — to ring/phone

1181. rīwai — potato

1182. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1183. rōia — lawyer

1184. rōpā — slave, servant

1185. rōpū — group

1186. rū — earthquake; shake

1187. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1188. rūma — room

1189. rūnanga — assembly; council

1190. taana — Taana = tāna.

1191. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1192. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1193. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1194. taha — to pass by; side

1195. tahataha — steep bank

1196. tahi — one, single

1197. tahia — (pass) be swept

1198. tahitahi — to sweep

1199. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1200. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1201. tahuri — to capsize

1202. tahā — calabash, gourd

1203. tai — tide; coast

1204. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1205. taiapa — fence

1206. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1207. taihoa — wait

1208. taika — tiger

1209. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1210. taiohi — youth

1211. taitama — young man

1212. taitamariki — young person, young people

1213. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1214. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1215. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1216. take — beginning, cause, origin

1217. taki — to lead, to bring along

1218. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1219. takoto — to lie down

1220. taku — my (singular); edge

1221. takurua — winter

1222. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1223. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1224. tamaiti — child

1225. tamariki — children

1226. tamatāne — boy

1227. tame — male animal

1228. tamāhine — daughter

1229. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1230. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1231. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1232. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1233. tangata — person

1234. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1235. tangihanga — funeral

1236. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1237. tango — to take hold of

1238. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1239. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1240. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1241. taonga — property, possession

1242. tapa — to name

1243. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1244. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1245. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1246. taputapu — gear, equipment

1247. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1248. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1249. taraka — truck

1250. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1251. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1252. tarau — trousers

1253. tari — government department; office

1254. taringa — ear

1255. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1256. tata — near, close

1257. tatari — to wait

1258. tatau — to count

1259. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1260. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1261. tauera — towel

1262. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1263. tauira — student; example

1264. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1265. taumahi — assignment

1266. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1267. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1268. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1269. taura — rope, cable

1270. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1271. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1272. tautohetohe — argue

1273. tautoko — to support

1274. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1275. tawhito — old, former

1276. te — the, singular definite article

1277. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1278. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1279. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1280. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1281. tekau — ten

1282. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1283. tereina — to train

1284. tia — to steer, adorned

1285. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1286. tiakarete — chocolate

1287. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1288. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1289. tihewa — sneeze

1290. tihi — topknot

1291. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1292. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1293. tiki — to fetch

1294. tina — dinner, lunch

1295. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1296. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1297. tino — very

1298. tio — oyster

1299. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1300. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1301. tira — group or row of people

1302. tiriti — street

1303. tiro — to look

1304. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1305. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1306. titiro — to look at

1307. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1308. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1309. toe — to remain, be left over

1310. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1311. tohorā — whale

1312. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1313. tohunga — expert, priest

1314. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1315. toi — art, knowledge

1316. toka — rock

1317. tokerau — autumn; northern

1318. toki — adze, axe; champion

1319. toko — divorce; pole

1320. tokohia — how many people?

1321. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1322. tokomaha — many (of people)

1323. Tokoono — six people

1324. tokorima — five (people)

1325. tokorua — two (of people)

1326. tokotoru — three (people)

1327. tokowaru — eight [people]

1328. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1329. tomo — to enter, go into

1330. tonga — south

1331. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1332. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1333. tonu — still

1334. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1335. tope — cut down; cut off

1336. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1337. toro — to visit

1338. toru — three

1339. tote — salt

1340. toto — blood

1341. totohe — contend

1342. tua — beyond

1343. tuahine — sister, of a male

1344. tuaiwa — ninth

1345. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1346. tuanui — roof

1347. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1348. tuarua — second

1349. tuarā — back [body]

1350. tuatahi — first

1351. tuatoru — third

1352. tuawaru — eighth

1353. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1354. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1355. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1356. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1357. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1358. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1359. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1360. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1361. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1362. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1363. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1364. tuna — eel

1365. tungāne — brother, of a female

1366. tunu — to cook, roast

1367. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1368. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1369. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1370. ture — law, rule

1371. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1372. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1373. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1374. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1375. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1376. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1377. tā — print, draw

1378. tāhae — to steal

1379. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1380. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1381. tāima — time

1382. Tāite — Thursday

1383. tākaro — to play

1384. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1385. tākuta — doctor

1386. tāmaki — omen, portent

1387. tāmure — snapper

1388. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1389. tāne — man, male

1390. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1391. tāone — town

1392. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1393. tāra — dollar

1394. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1395. tārere — to swing

1396. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1397. tāroaroa — tall

1398. tātahi — seaside, beach

1399. tātau — we; us; everyone

1400. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1401. tātua — a belt

1402. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1403. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1404. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1405. tāwhiri — beckon

1406. tāwāhi — overseas

1407. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1408. tēhea — which, singular

1409. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1410. tēnehi — tennis

1411. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1412. tēnā — that, by the listener

1413. tēpu — table

1414. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1415. tērā — that over there, that

1416. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1417. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1418. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1419. Tīhema — December

1420. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1421. tīhāte — t-shirt

1422. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1423. tīkiti — ticket

1424. tīma — team

1425. tīmata — to begin, to start

1426. tīni — to change

1427. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1428. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1429. tītī — muttonbird

1430. tō — your (singular); to drag

1431. tōhi — toast

1432. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1433. tōkena — stockings, socks

1434. tōku — my (singular)

1435. tōmuri — to be late

1436. tōna — his, her

1437. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1438. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1439. tōtiti — sausage

1440. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1441. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1442. tūai — skinny

1443. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1444. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1445. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1446. tūnga — wound; position

1447. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1448. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1449. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1450. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1451. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1452. Tūrei — Tuesday

1453. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1454. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1455. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1456. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1457. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1458. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1459. ua — to rain; rain

1460. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1461. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1462. ui — to ask, enquire

1463. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1464. uira — lightning; to flash

1465. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1466. umu — earth oven

1467. unahi — scale of fish

1468. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1469. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1470. uri — descendant, offspring

1471. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1472. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1473. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1474. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1475. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1476. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1477. wae — foot; leg; separate

1478. waea — wire; phone

1479. waenga — middle, dividing line

1480. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1481. waewae — foot, leg

1482. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1483. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1484. wahie — driftwood

1485. wahine — woman, wife

1486. waho — out, outside, the outside

1487. wai — water; who

1488. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1489. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1490. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1491. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1492. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1493. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1494. waipiro — alcohol

1495. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1496. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1497. wairua — spirit

1498. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1499. wakarererangi — plane

1500. wani — scrape

1501. wao — forest

1502. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1503. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1504. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1505. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1506. wati — watch (timepiece)

1507. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1508. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1509. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1510. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1511. Wenerei — Wednesday

1512. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1513. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1514. wetekia — be untied

1515. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1516. whaea — mother, aunt

1517. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1518. whaikōrero — oratory

1519. whaiwāhi — participate

1520. whakaae — to agree

1521. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1522. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1523. whakaako — teach

1524. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1525. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1526. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1527. whakaata — mirror

1528. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1529. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1530. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1531. whakaeke — to gather

1532. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1533. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1534. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1535. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1536. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1537. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1538. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1539. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1540. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1541. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1542. whakakā — turn on

1543. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1544. whakakī — to fill something

1545. whakamahana — heater

1546. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1547. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1548. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1549. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1550. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1551. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1552. whakamihi — grateful

1553. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1554. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1555. whakamātautau — examination, test

1556. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1557. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1558. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1559. whakangaro — destroy

1560. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1561. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1562. whakaoho — to wake up

1563. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1564. whakaorangia — deliver

1565. whakaoti — complete

1566. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1567. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1568. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1569. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1570. whakapakari — to strengthen

1571. whakapapa — genealogy

1572. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1573. whakapono — to believe; faith

1574. whakapuare — to open

1575. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1576. whakapāha — apologise

1577. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1578. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1579. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1580. whakaritenga — appointment

1581. whakarongo — to listen

1582. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1583. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1584. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1585. whakatangitangi — music

1586. whakatau — to decide

1587. whakataukī — proverb

1588. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1589. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1590. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1591. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1592. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1593. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1594. whakatuwhera — to open

1595. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1596. whakatō — to plant

1597. whakatū — to stand something up

1598. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1599. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1600. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1601. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1602. whakawhiti — to cross

1603. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1604. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1605. whana — to kick

1606. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1607. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1608. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1609. whara — to be injured

1610. wharau — temporary shed

1611. whare — house, building

1612. wharekai — restaurant

1613. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1614. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1615. wharepaku — toilet

1616. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1617. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1618. whatitiri — thunder

1619. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1620. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1621. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1622. wheke — creak; octopus

1623. whenua — land

1624. whero — red

1625. whetū — star

1626. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1627. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1628. whiri — plait; twist

1629. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1630. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1631. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1632. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1633. whitu — seven

1634. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1635. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1636. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1637. whutupaoro — rugby

1638. whutupōro — football, rugby

1639. whā — four

1640. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1641. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1642. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1643. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1644. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1645. whānui — broad, wide

1646. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1647. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1648. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1649. wiki — week

1650. wini — window

1651. wiri — drill

1652. wā — time, times

1653. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1654. wāhi — part, portion; place

1655. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1656. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1657. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1658. wātakirihi — watercress

1659. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1660. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1661. ā — and; and then

1662. āe — yes

1663. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1664. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1665. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1666. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1667. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1668. Ākarana — Auckland

1669. ākau — shore, coast

1670. ākonga — student

1671. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1672. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1673. āmaimai — nervous

1674. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1675. ānō — as though; as if

1676. āpiha — officer

1677. āporo — apple

1678. āpōpō — tomorrow

1679. ārahi — to lead, guide

1680. ārahina — (pass) be led

1681. ārani — orange [fruit]

1682. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1683. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1684. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1685. āwangawanga — worried

1686. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1687. āwhina — to help

1688. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1689. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1690. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1691. ēhea — which

1692. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1693. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1694. ērā — those (over there)

1695. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1696. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1697. īmera — email

1698. īmēra — email

1699. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1700. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1701. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1702. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1703. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1704. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1705. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1706. ūkui — to wipe

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