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. ahokore — wifi

13. ahu — to look after

14. Ahuriri — Napier

15. ahuwhenua — crops, agriculture

16. ai — Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai

17. aia — Aia. int. = kaitoa.

18. aihe — dolphin

19. aihikirīmi — icecream

20. aituā — disaster, accident, misfortune; to suffer a disaster

21. 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)

22. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever

23. akiaki — Akiaki, n. Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus, red-billed gull. = tarapunga.

24. ako — to learn, to teach

25. akoako — learning, to consult together, to practice

26. akomanga — classroom

27. akona — learned (pass. of ako)

28. akonga — akonga, n. Learner, disciple.

29. akoranga — thing that is taught or learnt; lesson

30. aku — my, mine (plural form of taku, neutral for possession category)

31. Amerika — America

32. amiami — sweet-smelling shrub, herb

33. amine — Amine = amene. ‖ mine.

34. Amiria — Amelia

35. amo — carry; stretcher

36. amuamu — groan, grumble, complain

37. ana — indeed, when, if

38. anake — only, just, alone

39. anamata — time to come, hereafter, the future

40. anana — Anana, int. expressing admiration, etc. Anana! tutu ana te heihei…

41. anei — here, by me

42. anganui — to face towards

43. ani — Ani, a. Resounding, echoing. aniani, v.t. Disparage, belittle.

44. ano — Ano, ad. 1. Up to the time spoken of, still,…

45. anuanu — disgusting; disgusted

46. anā — there, by you

47. anō — again, also (Various meanings, eg again; also, too; self [reflexive] as in: ki a ia anō)

48. ao — world, dawn, cloud

49. aorangi — planet

50. aotea — Aotea, n. 1. A species of thistle, Kia awhitia koe…

51. Aotearoa — New Zealand

52. apu — gather greedily; gust

53. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

54. Aranga — Easter; risen (n)

55. arapiki — stairs

56. arawa — Arawa, n. A species of shark.

57. arawhata — bridge; ladder; stairs

58. arero — tongue; point of taiaha

59. ariki — chief, leader

60. aro — to face, turn towards, take notice of, pay attention to

61. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

62. arohaina — (pass) be loved

63. aromatawai — assessment

64. arotakenga — evaluation, review

65. aru — Aru, v.t. Follow, pursue. Pass. arumia. Arumia te tahae.—Kei reira…

66. arā — over there, away from us both; that is, namely

67. ata — morning, shadow

68. atamai — clever, intelligent

69. atamira — platform, stage

70. atatū — dawn, daybreak

71. atawhai — to show kindness towards

72. ati — Ati (i), n. Offspring, descendant, clan. 1. Used frequently in…

73. atu — away from current orientation (often not translatable by a separate English word)

74. atua — god

75. au — I, me

76. aua — those (previously mentioned, plural of taua)

77. auau — to bark, howl

78. autāne — brother-in-law (of a woman)

79. auwahine — sister-in-law (of a man)

80. auē — alas! (an expression of woe, sadness)

81. awa — river, stream

82. awatea — daylight

83. awhi — to hug, embrace

84. awhina — Awhina, v.t. Assist, benefit, befriend. He awhina tangata anake te…

85. e — by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation

86. ea — be avenged; be paid for; worth

87. ehara — exclamation: sure enough, without a doubt; not

88. ei — Ei, int. in poetry and occasionally in prose. Haere atu…

89. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

90. enei — Enei, plural of definitive tenei. These near or connected with…

91. engari — but

92. eo — Eo, n. Louse. = kutu. whakaeo. 1. v.t. Deprive of…

93. etahi — Etahi, int. How great ! Etahi te oha a to…

94. ha — Ha (i), int. What! varying in signification according to the…

95. haehae — to cut up; to tear

96. haere — go, come

97. haerenga — journey (n); travel (v)

98. hai — as, for (variant of hei)

99. haka — to perform traditional dance; haka, a traditional dance, war dance

100. haki — flag

101. hama — hammer

102. hamarara — umbrella

103. hamo — Hamo, n. 1. A variety of kumara. 2. Back of…

104. hanawiti — sandwich

105. hanga — to build, erect, make (v); construction, practice (n)

106. hangaia — built (hanga + passive suffix -ia)

107. hangarau — technology; funny (amusing); joke

108. hangareka — clown

109. hao — to catch in a net, a net

110. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

111. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

112. hara — to make a mistake; mistake

113. harakeke — flax

114. haramai — to arrive

115. hararei — holiday

116. hare — Hare (i), harehare, n. Cutaneous eruption, itch. Ko te ngau…

117. hari — to feel happy; to take or carry

118. haria — to be carried (hari + passive suffix -a)

119. harihari — happy

120. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

121. harirū — shake hands

122. harore — mushroom

123. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound

124. hau — wind, air, breath

125. hauhake — harvest

126. hauhaketia — harvested (pass. of hauhake)

127. hauhau — hauhau. 1. a. Cool. Ka hauhau koe i te anu…

128. haumako — Haumako, a. Rich, fertile.

129. haunga — smelly, stinky

130. hauora — health, healthy

131. haurangi — drunk

132. haurua — half

133. haututū — mischievous

134. hauwhā — quarter

135. hawa — Hawa (i), v.i. Be chipped, be broken. Ka hawa te…

136. he — a, some; in the category of

137. hea — where?

138. heahea — silly

139. hei — at, in, with, for, to, as a; hay; necklace (Various meanings, eg future preposition)

140. heihei — chicken

141. heke — rafter (n); to descend, get off (v)

142. hekenga — descent (heke + nominal suffix -nga)

143. heketua — toilet (that you sit on when you're in the wharepaku)

144. hema — Hema (i). 1. v.t. Bevel, chamfer. He whakatipihori ki tetahi…

145. hemo — to pass by, be gone; died, die

146. heoi — however; and so

147. heoti — however; and so

148. here — to tie, to bind (v0: dog lead (n)

149. herea — tied up (here + passive suffix -a)

150. herehere — prisoner; captivity

151. Heretaunga — Hastings

152. heru — comb

153. herua — combed (pass of heru)

154. hi — Hi (i), int. expressing contempt. Ka ngaro noa koa nge…

155. hia — how many?

156. hiahia — to want

157. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

158. hiakai — hungry

159. hiamoe — sleepy

160. hihi — stitch bird; sun's rays

161. hika — a term of address for both sexes (eg 'E hika')

162. hikareti — cigarettes

163. hiki — to carry in the arms, to nurse

164. hiko — electricity

165. hikohiko — hikohiko, v.i. 1. Flash repeatedly, twinkle. Tera te uira hikohiko…

166. hiku — end, rear; tail of a fish or reptile

167. Hinarata — Cinderalla

168. hine — term of address for a girl: E hine!

169. hinengaro — mind, intellect

170. hinga — to fall from an upright position; to fall (and not be able to get up again)

171. hingareti — singlet

172. hinu — oil, fat

173. hipi — sheep

174. hiwi — line of descent; ridge of a hill

175. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

176. hoahoa — attendant

177. hoake — Hoake. 1. v.t. Give or bring to some place connected…

178. hoariri — enemy, opponent

179. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

180. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

181. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

182. hohoro — quick

183. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

184. hoihoi — too noisy

185. hoka — Hoka (i). 1. a. Projecting sharply upwards. Ka hoka te…

186. hoki — to go back, return; also, indeed

187. hokihoki — return separately

188. hokinga — return (hoki + nominal suffix -nga)

189. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

190. hokohoko — to shop, trade

191. hokomaha — supermarket

192. hokona — sold (hoko + passive suffix -na)

193. hokowhitu — band of warriors

194. homai — give (to the speaker)

195. honae — wallet

196. hone — to plunder, acquire wrongfully (v); ocean swell (n)

197. hongere — channel (TV), TV channels

198. hongi — pressing noses

199. hono — to join together

200. hopi — soap

201. hopu — to catch

202. hopukia — caught (pass. of hopu)

203. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught

204. hora — display; scatter; spread out

205. horahia — (pass) be spread out; be displayed

206. hore — bare, bald; not

207. horekau — absolutely no!, absolutely not!

208. hori — Hori (i), v.t. Cut, slit. Horia te taringa o te…

209. horo — Horo (i). 1. v.i. Fall in fragments, crumble down, slip,…

210. horohoro — remove tapu

211. horoi — to wash, to clean

212. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

213. horomia — swallowed (pass. of horomi)

214. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

215. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

216. hou — new, modern; feather

217. hua — product, fruit

218. huaina — named (pass of hua)

219. huaki — open

220. huakina — to open (huaki + passive suffix -na)

221. huarahi — street, path, road

222. huarere — weather

223. huawhenua — vegetables

224. hui — meeting; gathered

225. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

226. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

227. huihuinga — meeting

228. huka — sugar

229. hukapapa — frost

230. hukarere — snow

231. huna — to hide

232. hunaonga — daughter-in-law; son-in-law

233. hunga — group, people, company of people

234. hungarei — father-in-law; mother-in-law

235. hungawai — father-in-law; mother-in-law

236. hupa — soup

237. huri — to turn

238. hurihia — be turned; be changed (pass of huri)

239. huritau — birthday

240. huruhuru — fur

241. hā — breath; flavour

242. hāereere — to wander, roam

243. hākari — feast

244. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

245. hāmama — open, gaping

246. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

247. hāneanea — sofa

248. hāngai — opposite, facing

249. hāngi — traditional earth oven

250. Hānuere — January

251. hāora — hour; oxygen

252. hāpai — carry; lift up

253. Hātarei — Saturday

254. hāte — shirt

255. hāunga — besides

256. hāwareware — hāwareware. 1. a. Full of saliva, drivelling. E hawareware ana…

257. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

258. hē — wrong; error, mistake

259. hēki — egg

260. hēra — sail

261. hī — to catch fish with a line

262. hīanga — to play, get into mischief, deceive, naughty

263. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

264. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

265. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

266. hītimi — marble; marbles

267. hōhipera — hospital

268. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

269. hōhā — annoyed, bored (adj), a nuisance (n)

270. hōia — soldier, warrior

271. hōiho — horse

272. Hōngongoi — July

273. hōro — hall

274. hōtoke — winter, cold

275. hōtēra — hotel

276. hōu — new, modern; fresh

277. hū — shoe

278. hūmārie — humble, easy going

279. hūpē — Hūpē, n. 1. Discharge from the nose. Takurua hupe nui.…

280. hūtia — (pass) be hoisted up

281. 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.

282. ia — he, she, him, her

283. iana — Iana, ad. intensive. Then. Tena iana, haere mai tatou kia…

284. iho — downwards

285. ihorei — Ihorei, n. A chief of established authority.

286. ihu — nose

287. ika — fish

288. ina — if, when

289. inahea — Inahea = inawhea, ad. interrogative, of past time. When ?…

290. inaianei — Inaianei is generally written as one word, but admits of…

291. inanahi — yesterday

292. inanga — Inanga, n. 1. Whitebait, the adult of the minnow, Galaxias…

293. inapō — last night

294. Ingarangi — England

295. ingoa — name

296. inoi — pray

297. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

298. inumia — [the liquid was] drunk (inu + mia; pass)

299. inā — if, when

300. ināianei — now

301. ipo — darling

302. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

303. ipurangi — internet

304. ira — freckle; gene

305. iriiri — baptise

306. irāmutu — niece, nephew

307. ita — held firm; be committed

308. iti — small, little

309. iwa — nine

310. iwi — tribe

311. ka — will happen | Verbal particle with a range of meanings; not directly translated with an English word

312. kaainga — Kaainga = kāinga. ‖ kā (i).

313. kaha — strong, able

314. kahawai — Kahawai, n. Arripis trutta, a fish. Ka homai nga kahawai…

315. kahikatea — white pine

316. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

317. kahurangi — dark blue; woman of high status or rank

318. kai — eat (v); food (n)

319. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

320. kaihana — cousin

321. kaihanga — creator; builder

322. kaihoko — seller

323. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

324. kaikōrero — speaker, orator (kai- + kōrero)

325. kaimahi — worker, employee (kai- + mahi)

326. kaimoana — seafood

327. kaimātai — Kaimātai, v.i. Sponge upon others. ‖ matai.

328. kainga — (pass) be eaten

329. kaipara — athlete; athletics

330. kaipuke — ship

331. kairangi — excellence

332. kaitiaki — caretaker, caregiver (kai- + tiaki)

333. kaitoa — Kaitoa (i), n. Brave man, warrior. Ka rongo rapea te…

334. kaituhi — writer, author

335. kaituki — coxswain (a person who gives the time to the paddlers on a canoe)

336. kaitākaro — player, sportsperson (kai- + tākaro)

337. kaiwaiata — singer

338. kaiwawao — referee, umpire

339. kaiwhakaako — teacher

340. kaiwhakahaere — manager, organiser (kai- + whakahaere)

341. kaiā — Kaiā. 1. v.t. Steal. Nana i kaia, kaore i whaki…

342. kaiārahi — leader, guide

343. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

344. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

345. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

346. kakara — fragrance, scent, smell; to be delicious

347. kakau — handle

348. kake — to climb

349. kama — eager

350. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

351. kamokamo — twinkle; marrow, squash (the vegetable)

352. kamupene — company, business

353. kamupūtu — gumboot

354. kanawa — Kanawa, n. A white-skinned variety of kumara.

355. kanga — abuse; curse

356. kani — to saw; a saw

357. kanikani — dance, to dance

358. kanohi — face

359. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

360. kapa — group, row of people, as in: kapa haka

361. kapahaka — concert party

362. kapo — to grasp, snatch; flash; lightning

363. kapu — cup

364. kapua — cloud

365. kaputī — cup of tea

366. kara — colour

367. karaehe — class (school); glass

368. karahipi — scholarship

369. karaihe — grass

370. karaka — orange (colour)

371. karakia — prayer, to pray

372. karamu — gram

373. karanga — to call

374. karangahia — called (karanga + -hia; pass)

375. karangatia — (pass) be called; be welcomed

376. karapoti — surround

377. kararehe — animal

378. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

379. kare — stove, heater

380. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

381. karere — message

382. karo — dodge, avoid

383. karoro — seagull

384. karu — eye

385. kata — to laugh

386. katahi — Katahi ano te toa ko koe ! (What a brave…

387. kataina — laughed (pass. of kata)

388. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

389. katau — Katau (i). 1. a. Right hand. E rere ki te…

390. kati — close, shut

391. katia — shut (pass of kati); shut!

392. katipō — venomous spider

393. kato — pluck

394. katoa — all

395. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

396. katokato — katokato, v.t. Pluck leaf by leaf. Ka katokato i te…

397. kau — swim; cow

398. kaua — negative word, do not, eg: Kaua e tangi

399. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

400. kauhoe — to swim

401. kaukau — to bathe

402. kaumātua — elder; elderly

403. kaunihera — council

404. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

405. kauri — Kauri, n. 1. Agathis australis, a forest tree. 2. fig.…

406. kaute — to count

407. kauwhau — recite; preach; lecture; speech

408. kawa — sour, yuck

409. kawakawa — pepper tree

410. kawe — to carry, convey

411. kawea — brought (kawe + passive suffix -a)

412. kawhe — coffee

413. kei — Various uses, meanings, eg: preposition, present time and place location; at the moment; it might be that...

414. kei te — at the moment; now

415. keke — cake

416. kerei — grey

417. kererū — native pigeon

418. keri — dig

419. keria — (pass) be dug

420. kete — basket, kit

421. keti — gate

422. ki — to, at, →; | Has various uses and meanings

423. kia — may you be; may we be; let it be that; | Various uses, meanings. Often not translatable by an English word.

424. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

425. kikino — Kikino. ‖ kino.

426. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

427. kimi — to look for, seek

428. kimihia — sought; look for! (kimi + passive suffix -hia)

429. kina — sea urchin

430. kino — bad

431. kiore — rat

432. kiri — skin

433. kiriata — movie, film

434. Kirihimete — Christmas

435. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

436. kiriweti — unpopular

437. kiromita — kilometre

438. kita — fast; tightly

439. kite — to see

440. kitea — seen (kite + passive suffix -a)

441. kitenga — observation, seeing (kite + nominal suffix -nga)

442. kitā — Kitā. 1. n. Chirp, stridulation of the cicada. 2. v.i.…

443. kiwa — wink

444. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

445. ko — is, are (Various uses; not usually translatable with an English word), [equals], [topic marker]

446. koa — happy

447. koata — quarter

448. koe — you, one person

449. koha — gift

450. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

451. kohetengia — scolded (kohete + -ngia; pass)

452. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

453. kohi — to collect, gather together

454. kohia — (pass) be collected; be gathered

455. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

456. Kohitātea — January

457. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

458. koi — sharp

459. koia — it is, so

460. koinei — this is

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

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

463. kokonga — corner

464. komiti — committee

465. konei — here, by speaker

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

467. konohete — concert

468. konā — there, by listener

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

470. kope — nappy

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

472. kora — fragment; spark

473. kore — zero, nothing

474. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

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

476. koretake — useless

477. kori — to move, wriggle, play

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

479. koroheke — old man

480. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

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

482. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

483. korowai — cloak

484. korā — over there

485. kotahi — one

486. koti — coat, jacket

487. Kotirangi — Scotland

488. koura — gold

489. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

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

495. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

497. kuini — queen

498. kuki — cook

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

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

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

502. kumu — buttocks, bottom

503. kupenga — net

504. kupu — word

505. kura — school; treasured item

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

507. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

508. kurī — dog

509. kutarere — scooter

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

511. kutikuti — scissors

512. kā — to burn, be alight

513. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

514. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

515. kāinga — home

516. kākahu — clothing, garment

517. kākā — parrot

518. kākāriki — green

519. kāmera — camera

520. kāmura — carpenter

521. kānga — corn

522. kāo — no!

523. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

524. kāpara — torch, hardwood

525. kāpata — cupboard

526. kāpene — captain

527. kāpeti — cabbage

528. kāre — Negative word

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

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

531. kāri — playing card

532. kātahi — then

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

534. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

536. kāwhe — calf

537. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

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

539. kēkē — armpit

540. kēmu — game

541. kī — to be full

542. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

543. kīanga — phrase

544. kīhai — Negative word

545. kīhini — kitchen

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

547. kīngi — king

548. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

549. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

550. kōanga — spring (the season of)

551. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

552. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

553. kōhatu — stone

554. kōhinu — petrol

555. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

556. kōhuru — to murder

557. kōhurutia — to be murdered

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

559. kōmihana — commission

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

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

562. kōpū — belly, womb

563. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

566. kōrori — stir

567. kōrua — you, two people

568. kōti — court

569. kōtiro — girl

570. kōtuku — white heron

571. kōura — crayfish

572. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

573. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

574. kōwhaki — tear off

575. kōwhatu — stone

576. kūaha — door

577. kūao — young of animals

578. kūare — ignorant

579. kūhā — thigh

580. Kūkara — Google

581. kūkū — pigeon

582. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

583. kūmera — sweet potato

584. kūtai — mussel

585. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

587. maero — mile

588. maha — many

589. mahaki — sick; sick person

590. mahana — to be warm, warm

591. mahara — thought, memory

592. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

593. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

594. mahi — to do, work, make

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

596. maho — laid back

597. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

598. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

599. Mahuru — September

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

601. maika — banana (also panana)

602. maimoa — cherish, take care of

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

604. maka — to throw or pass

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

606. makariri — cold

607. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

609. makere — to get down from

610. makimaki — monkey

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

612. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

613. mana — prestige, authority

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

615. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

617. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

618. manako — to like

619. manawa — heart

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

621. Mane — Monday

622. manga — branch; stream

623. mangō — shark

624. mano — thousand

625. manu — bird

626. manuhiri — guest

627. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

628. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

629. maoa — cooked; ripe

630. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

631. marama — month, moon

632. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

633. maramataka — calendar

634. maranga — to arise; to get up

635. marangai — heavy rain, storm

636. maremare — to cough

637. maringi — to spill (trans)

638. marino — calm

639. maro — kilt-like garment

640. maroke — dry

641. maru — power; shelter

642. marumaru — shaded

643. marū — bruised; crushed

644. mata — point, blade; face

645. mataku — scared, afraid

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

647. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

648. matapihi — window

649. matapiko — mean, stingy

650. Matariki — Pleiades

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

652. matau — fish hook; right side

653. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

654. matekai — hungry, starving

655. matenga — time or circumstance of death

656. matewai — thirst; thirsty

657. matimati — finger, toe

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

659. matua — parent, father

660. mau — to wear clothes

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

662. maumahara — to remember, remember

663. maunga — mountain

664. mauri — life spirit

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

666. mauī — left (direction)

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

668. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

671. Mei — May

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

673. meke — fist; to punch

674. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

675. mema — member, members

676. menemene — to smile

677. meneti — minute

678. mere — bush, shrub

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

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

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

682. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

683. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

684. mimi — urine; urinate

685. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

686. minita — minister

687. mira — mill

688. miraka — milk

689. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

690. miriona — million

691. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

693. mitimiti — to lick

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

695. moa — large extinct bird

696. moana — sea

697. moata — early; early morning

698. moe — sleep; to marry

699. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

701. moenga — bed

702. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

706. mokemoke — lonely

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

708. moko — lizard

709. mokopuna — grandchild

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

711. momo — type, kind

712. moni — money

713. motokā — car, motorcar

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

715. motukā — car

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

717. moutere — island

718. mua — front, before

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

720. mura — blaze, flame

721. muri — behind, after

722. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

725. mā — clean, white, and others

726. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

728. māhina — moon

729. māhita — teacher

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

731. māhunga — head

732. māia — capable, brave, bold

733. mākona — satisfied, full

734. māku — for me, by me

735. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

736. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

738. māna — for him, her, by him, her

739. māngai — mouth; representative

740. māngere — lazy

741. mānia — plains

742. mānuka — tea-tree

743. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

744. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

745. māra — garden

746. mārama — clear, understand

747. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

748. mārena — to marry; wedding

749. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

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

751. māripi — knife

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

753. mātaki — to watch

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

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

756. mātao — cold

757. mātau — to know, understand

758. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

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

762. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

765. māui — on the left hand, left side

766. māuiui — sick

767. māwhero — pink

768. mēnā — if

769. mēra — mail

770. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

771. mīhini — machine

772. mīti — meat

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

774. mōhio — to know

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

776. mōhiti — glasses

777. mōkai — pet

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

779. mōmona — fat

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

781. mōrena — good morning

782. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

783. mōu — for you

784. mōunu — bait

785. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

788. naihi — knife

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

790. nama — number

791. nanahi — yesterday

792. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

793. napō — last night

794. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

795. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

796. nehenehe — forest

797. nei — here, by speaker

798. neke — to move

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

800. ngahau — party, concert

801. ngahere — forest, bush

802. Ngahuru — Autumn

803. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

805. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

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

807. ngaru — wave

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

809. ngau — to bite

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

811. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

812. ngenge — tired

813. ngeru — cat

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

815. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

816. ngoikore — weak; listless

817. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

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

819. ngungu — turn aside

820. ngutu — lip, lips

821. ngā — the, plural

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

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

824. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

825. ngārara — reptile, monster

826. ngātahi — together

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

828. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

829. ngāwhā — boiling spring

830. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

831. niho — tooth

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

833. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

836. nohinohi — small

837. noho — to live; sit

838. nohoanga — home, sofa

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

840. nohopuku — silent; to diet

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

842. nui — big, great, many

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

844. nuku — to move

845. nunui — big (plural form)

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

847. nāianei — now

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

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

850. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

854. nō — from

855. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

857. nōnanahi — yesterday

858. nōu — yours

859. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

862. oho — to wake up

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

864. oi — shake, shudder

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

866. Oketopa — October

867. okioki — to pause; rest

868. oko — bowl

869. oma — to run, escape

870. omanga — refuge

871. omaoma — running

872. onamata — of ancient times

873. one — beach, sand

874. oneone — earth, soil

875. onepū — sand, beach

876. ono — six

877. ope — group travelling together

878. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

880. oreore — to shake, quiver

881. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

882. oti — to be completed

883. otirā — but, on the other hand

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

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

886. pae — ridge

887. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

888. pahemo — pass by; pass on

889. pahi — bus

890. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

893. paihikara — bike

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

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

896. paipa — pipe

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

898. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

902. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

903. pakitara — wall

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

905. paku — small

906. pakupaku — very small

907. pana — to push away, to expel

908. panaia — banished

909. panana — banana

910. pane — head

911. panekoti — skirt, dress

912. pango — black

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

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

915. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

916. paoro — ball

917. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

918. papai — good (plural), very good

919. Papaioea — Palmerston North

920. papakupu — dictionary

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

922. parai — fry; frying pan

923. paraihe — award, prize; brush

924. paraikete — blanket

925. Paraire — Friday

926. parakuihi — breakfast

927. parani — daisy, brand

928. parapara — filth; talents

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

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

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

932. parauri — brown

933. pare — to ward off, to divert

934. parehe — pizza; flattened

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

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

937. pari — cliff

938. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

940. paruparu — dirt, mud

941. parāoa — bread, flour

942. pata — butter

943. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

946. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

948. paukena — pumpkin

949. pea — pair; pear

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

951. peita — paint

952. peka — branch

953. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

955. pene — pen

956. pepa — paper; pepper

957. pepeha — proclamation of origin

958. pere — bell

959. pereti — plate

960. peti — heap up

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

962. pia — beer

963. piana — piano

964. pihikete — biscuit

965. piki — to increase

966. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

969. Pipiri — June

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

971. pirau — rotten

972. piri — to stick to, to cling

973. pirihimana — police officer

974. pirimia — prime minister

975. piringa — shelter, hiding place

976. piro — stinking, putrid

977. pito — belly button, end, extremity

978. poaka — pig

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

980. Poihākena — Sydney

981. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

982. poitarawhiti — netball

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

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

985. pono — true, faithful

986. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

987. poraka — jersey

988. poro — to cut off, to cut short

989. poroporo — bracelet; purple

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

991. porou — eager, energetic

992. poti — boat

993. poto — short

994. pou — pole, post

995. pouaka — box

996. pounamu — greenstone

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

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

999. poutāpeta — post office

1000. pua — flower; seed

1001. puehu — dust

1002. puhi — to blow (wind)

1003. puka — form, booklet

1004. Pukamata — Facebook

1005. pukapuka — book, lungs

1006. puke — hill

1007. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

1008. puku — stomach, belly

1009. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

1010. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1011. puna — pool, spring

1012. pune — spoon

1013. punga — anchor; joint

1014. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1015. punua — young animal

1016. pupuhi — to shoot

1017. pupuri — to hold onto

1018. purapura — seed

1019. purei — to play, play

1020. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1021. purotu — handsome

1022. purupuru — to stop chinks

1023. puta — to appear, to come out

1024. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1025. putiputi — flower

1026. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1027. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1028. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1029. pāhau — beard

1030. pāhi — purse, to pass

1031. pāka — a park; a box

1032. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1033. pākete — bucket

1034. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1035. pāmu — farm

1036. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1037. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1038. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1039. pāpā — father, uncle

1040. pāpāho — broadcast

1041. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1042. pāremata — parliament

1043. pātai — question; to ask a question

1044. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1045. pātara — bottle

1046. pāti — party

1047. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1048. pātuhi — text message, to text

1049. pātītī — grass

1050. pātōtō — knock

1051. pātū — wall

1052. pāua — abalone

1053. pēhea — how?

1054. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1055. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1056. pēkana — bacon

1057. pēke — bag

1058. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1059. pēnā — like that, near listener

1060. pēpi — baby

1061. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1062. pērā — like that, yonder

1063. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1064. pīrangi — to want, desire

1065. pītiti — peach

1066. pō — night

1067. pōhara — poor

1068. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1069. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1070. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1071. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1072. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1073. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1074. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1075. pōtae — hat

1076. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1077. pōti — vote

1078. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1079. pōturi — deaf; slow

1080. pōuri — sad, dark

1081. pōwhiri — welcome

1082. pū — to blow gently

1083. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1084. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1085. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1086. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1087. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1088. pūngāwerewere — spider

1089. pūrongo — a report

1090. pūru — bull

1091. pūrākau — traditional story

1092. pūtaiao — science

1093. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1094. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1095. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1096. raihana — licence

1097. raihi — rice

1098. raiona — lion

1099. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1100. raki — north

1101. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1102. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1103. rama — light, torch

1104. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1105. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1106. rangi — sky, day

1107. ranginamu — handsome

1108. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1109. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1110. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1111. raorao — plains

1112. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1113. rapu — to look for

1114. raranga — plait; weave

1115. rarauhe — fern

1116. rare — lolly

1117. raro — under, below; time

1118. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1119. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1120. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1121. rau — to put into; leaf

1122. rauemi — resource

1123. raumati — summer

1124. raupō — reed, bulrush

1125. raureka — deceitful

1126. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1127. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1128. rawe — lovely, excellent

1129. rehe — Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia…

1130. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1131. rehutai — sea spray

1132. rei — bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk

1133. reinga — reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M.…

1134. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1135. reka — sweet

1136. reke — Reke (i), n. 1. Knob; so butt, back, poll, of…

1137. reo — language, voice

1138. rere — to escape; to fly

1139. rerehua — to be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing

1140. rerekē — different, changed

1141. rerekētanga — difference

1142. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1143. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1144. reri — ready

1145. reta — letter

1146. reti — to skate, slide

1147. retireti — skates, skating

1148. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1149. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1150. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1151. rima — five

1152. rimu — red pine

1153. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1154. ringa — hand, arm

1155. ringaringa — hand, arm

1156. ringawera — cook, kitchenhand

1157. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1158. ripeka — Ripeka. 1. a. Lying across one another. Ara ripeka, cross-road.…

1159. ripi — frisbee

1160. rire — Rire, n. 1. Deep water. Ko nga rangi a rire,…

1161. riri — anger, angry

1162. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1163. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1164. rita — litre

1165. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1166. ritenga — custom; habit; likeness

1167. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1168. roa — long

1169. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1170. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1171. roimata — tears

1172. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1173. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1174. rongoa — Rongoa, 1. v.t. Preserve, take care of. Rongoatia a tatou…

1175. rongonui — famous

1176. rongoā — medicine

1177. rori — road

1178. roro — brain

1179. roroa — long (plural)

1180. rorohiko — computer

1181. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1182. roumamao — remote control (for TV)

1183. rourou — small basket, food basket

1184. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1185. ruaki — vomit

1186. Ruapehu — Ruapehu

1187. ruarua — few

1188. rui — shake; scatter; sow

1189. ruirui — ruirui, v.t. 1. Shake to and fro. 2. Shake off.…

1190. ruku — to dive

1191. runga — on

1192. rupe — Rupe (i), ruperupe. v.t. 1. Shake violently. He aha tau…

1193. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1194. rā — day; the sun; over there

1195. Rāapa — Wednesday

1196. Rāhina — Monday

1197. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1198. rākau — tree; timber

1199. rākaunui — Rākaunui, n. The moon on the seventeenth day, and with…

1200. Rāmere — Friday

1201. rānei — or

1202. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1203. rāoa — choked

1204. Rāpare — Thursday

1205. rāpea — indeed

1206. rāpeti — rabbit

1207. rāpihi — rubbish

1208. rārangi — line, row

1209. Rātapu — Sunday

1210. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1211. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1212. Rātū — Tuesday

1213. rāua — them; they (two people)

1214. rāwhiti — east

1215. rēmana — lemon

1216. rērere — run from one place to another

1217. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1218. rīngi — to ring/phone

1219. rīpene — ribbon, tape

1220. rīpoata — report

1221. rīwai — potato

1222. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1223. rōhi — rose

1224. rōia — lawyer

1225. rōpere — strawberry

1226. rōpu — Rōpu, n. Gust of wind, squall. Tena ka riro i…

1227. rōpā — slave, servant

1228. rōpū — group

1229. rū — earthquake; shake

1230. rūhā — Rūhā, n. A term applied to large branches or divisions…

1231. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1232. rūma — room

1233. rūnanga — assembly; council

1234. rūrū — to shake hands, wave about (v), handshake (n)

1235. taana — Taana = tāna.

1236. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1237. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1238. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1239. taewa — potato

1240. taha — to pass by; side

1241. tahanga — empty; slightly, a bit; naked

1242. tahataha — steep bank

1243. tahi — one, single

1244. tahia — (pass) be swept

1245. tahitahi — to sweep

1246. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1247. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1248. tahuri — to capsize

1249. tahā — calabash, gourd

1250. tai — tide; coast

1251. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1252. taiapa — fence

1253. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1254. taihoa — wait

1255. taika — tiger

1256. taimaha — heavy

1257. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1258. taiohi — youth

1259. taitai — to wrestle, knock

1260. taitama — young man

1261. taitamariki — young person, young people

1262. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1263. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1264. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1265. takapau — floor-mat

1266. takatū — prepare, get ready

1267. take — beginning, cause, origin

1268. taki — to lead, to bring along

1269. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1270. takiwā — district, region

1271. takoto — to lie down

1272. taku — my (singular); edge

1273. takurua — winter

1274. takutai — sea coast

1275. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1276. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1277. tamaiti — child

1278. tamariki — children

1279. tamatāne — boy

1280. tame — male animal

1281. tamāhine — daughter

1282. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1283. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1284. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1285. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1286. tangata — person

1287. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1288. tangihanga — funeral

1289. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1290. tangiwai — Tangiwai, n. 1. A transparent variety of greenstone, jade. Ka…

1291. tango — to take hold of

1292. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1293. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1294. tao — to cook

1295. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1296. taonga — property, possession

1297. tapa — to name

1298. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1299. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1300. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1301. taputapu — gear, equipment

1302. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1303. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1304. taraka — truck

1305. tarakihana — tractor

1306. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1307. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1308. Tararua — Twin Peaks

1309. taratara — taratara. 1. n. Spine, spike. Taratara o Kal, a pattern…

1310. tarau — trousers

1311. tarawera — Tarawera, n. 1. Pellaea rotundifolia, a fern. 2. Shrimp.

1312. tari — government department; office

1313. taringa — ear

1314. taro — presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)

1315. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1316. tata — near, close

1317. tatari — to wait

1318. tatau — to count

1319. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1320. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1321. tauera — towel

1322. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1323. tauira — student; example

1324. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1325. taumahi — assignment

1326. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1327. taumāhekeheke — competition

1328. taunga — to be accustomed to, familiar with

1329. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1330. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1331. taura — rope, cable

1332. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1333. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1334. tautohetohe — argue

1335. tautoko — to support

1336. tawa — purple, tower

1337. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1338. tawhito — old, former

1339. te — the, singular definite article

1340. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1341. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1342. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1343. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1344. tekau — ten

1345. tekoteko — carved figure on top of whare

1346. tepe — Tepe. 1. v.i. Congeal, coagulate. 2. n. Clot. 3. Boundary,…

1347. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1348. tereina — to train

1349. tia — to steer, adorned

1350. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1351. tiakarete — chocolate

1352. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1353. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1354. tihei — to sneeze

1355. tihewa — sneeze

1356. tihi — topknot

1357. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1358. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1359. tiketike — height; high; important

1360. tiki — to fetch

1361. tiko — to defecate; excrement

1362. tina — dinner, lunch

1363. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1364. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1365. tino — very

1366. tio — oyster

1367. tioka — chalk

1368. tipi — glide; slice

1369. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1370. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1371. tira — group or row of people

1372. tiriti — street

1373. tiro — to look

1374. tirohanga — view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)

1375. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1376. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1377. titiro — to look at

1378. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1379. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1380. toe — to remain, be left over

1381. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1382. tohetaka — Tohetaka, tohetake, n. Taraxacum magellanicum, native dandelion; a plant. E…

1383. tohorā — whale

1384. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1385. tohunga — expert, priest

1386. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1387. toi — art, knowledge

1388. toka — rock

1389. tokanga — large basket for food

1390. tokerau — autumn; northern

1391. toki — adze, axe; champion

1392. toko — divorce; pole

1393. tokohia — how many people?

1394. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1395. tokomaha — many (of people)

1396. Tokoono — six people

1397. tokorima — five (people)

1398. tokorua — two (of people)

1399. tokotoru — three (people)

1400. tokowaru — eight [people]

1401. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1402. tomo — to enter, go into

1403. tomokanga — entrance

1404. tona — Tona, tonatona, n. 1. Excrescence, wart, corn, etc. 2. Pudenda…

1405. tonga — south

1406. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1407. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1408. tonu — still

1409. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1410. tope — cut down; cut off

1411. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1412. topenga — cross-section, pieces

1413. tori — cut (v); cat (n)

1414. toro — to visit

1415. toroa — albatross

1416. toromi — be drowned

1417. toroī — fermented food

1418. toru — three

1419. tote — salt

1420. toto — blood

1421. totohe — contend

1422. tou — dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus

1423. tua — beyond

1424. tuahine — sister, of a male

1425. tuaiwa — ninth

1426. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1427. tuanui — roof

1428. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1429. tuarongo — back wall of house

1430. tuarua — second

1431. tuarā — back [body]

1432. tuatahi — first

1433. tuatoru — third

1434. tuawaru — eighth

1435. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1436. tuawhitu — seventh

1437. tuawhā — fourth

1438. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1439. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1440. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1441. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1442. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1443. tui — pierce; sew; thread; lace

1444. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1445. tukemata — eyebrow

1446. tukia — be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)

1447. tukituki — to wreck; destroy

1448. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1449. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1450. tukuata — projector

1451. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1452. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1453. tuna — eel

1454. tungāne — brother, of a female

1455. tunu — to cook, roast

1456. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1457. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1458. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1459. ture — law, rule

1460. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1461. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1462. turuturu — to make firm; leak; pole

1463. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1464. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1465. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1466. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1467. tā — print, draw

1468. tāhae — to steal

1469. tāhuna — beach; sandbank; dry

1470. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1471. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1472. tāima — time

1473. Tāite — Thursday

1474. tākai — bind; wrap up; bandage

1475. tākaro — to play

1476. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1477. tākuta — doctor

1478. tāmaki — omen, portent

1479. tāmure — snapper

1480. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1481. tāne — man, male

1482. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1483. tāone — town

1484. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1485. tāra — dollar

1486. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1487. tāraia — (pass) be shaped with an adze

1488. tārere — to swing

1489. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1490. tāroa — Tāroa (i), n. 1. A variety of flax not of…

1491. tāroaroa — tall

1492. tātahi — seaside, beach

1493. tātau — we; us; everyone

1494. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1495. tātua — a belt

1496. tātā — criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk

1497. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1498. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1499. tāuwhiuwhi — tāuwhiuwhi, v.t. Sprinkle. ‖ uwhi.

1500. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1501. tāwhiri — beckon

1502. tāwāhi — overseas

1503. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1504. tēhea — which, singular

1505. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1506. tēnehi — tennis

1507. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1508. tēnā — that, by the listener

1509. tēpu — table

1510. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1511. tērā — that over there, that

1512. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1513. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1514. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1515. Tīhema — December

1516. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1517. tīhāte — t-shirt

1518. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1519. tīkiti — ticket

1520. tīma — team

1521. tīmata — to begin, to start

1522. tīmatanga — beginning (tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)

1523. tīni — to change

1524. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1525. tīpune — teaspoon

1526. tīraha — lie face upwards

1527. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1528. tītī — muttonbird

1529. tō — your (singular); to drag

1530. tōhi — toast

1531. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1532. tōkena — stockings, socks

1533. tōku — my (singular)

1534. tōmuri — to be late

1535. tōna — his, her

1536. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1537. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1538. tōtiti — sausage

1539. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1540. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1541. tūai — skinny

1542. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1543. tūhourangi — uncultured, rough

1544. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1545. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1546. tūmau — permanent, continuous; servant

1547. tūmomo — type, sort, kind

1548. tūnga — wound; position

1549. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1550. tūpuhi — skinny

1551. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1552. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1553. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1554. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1555. tūrehu — fairy

1556. Tūrei — Tuesday

1557. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1558. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1559. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1560. tūtatakitanga — meeting (tūtataki + nominal suffix)

1561. tūtuki — to crash; to strike against; collide; bump

1562. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1563. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1564. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1565. ua — to rain; rain

1566. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1567. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1568. ui — to ask, enquire

1569. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1570. uira — lightning; to flash

1571. uiui — to interview

1572. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1573. umu — earth oven

1574. unahi — scale of fish

1575. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1576. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1577. uri — descendant, offspring

1578. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1579. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1580. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1581. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1582. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1583. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1584. utua — be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)

1585. uwhiuwhi — shower (rain)

1586. wae — foot; leg; separate

1587. waea — wire; phone

1588. waenga — middle, dividing line

1589. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1590. waewae — foot, leg

1591. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1592. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1593. wahie — driftwood

1594. wahine — woman, wife

1595. waho — out, outside, the outside

1596. wai — water; who

1597. waiariki — hot spring

1598. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1599. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1600. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1601. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1602. waikura — Waikura, n. Rust. whakawaikura, v.t. Redden. E to, e te…

1603. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1604. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1605. waipiro — alcohol

1606. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1607. wairaka — Wairaka, n. A kind of rough rain cloak.

1608. wairangi — Wairangi. 1. Beside oneself, excited, infatuated. Kua whakawairangi noa ake…

1609. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1610. wairua — spirit

1611. waiū — Waiū, n. 1. Milk. No te mahuetanga o te waiu,…

1612. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1613. wakarererangi — plane

1614. wani — scrape

1615. wao — forest

1616. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1617. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1618. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1619. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1620. wati — watch (timepiece)

1621. wawa — Wawa, a. Scattered. Ta taua haere, wawa noa atu.—E wawa…

1622. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1623. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1624. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1625. wehenga — part, division, separation (wehe + nominal suffix -nga)

1626. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1627. Wenerei — Wednesday

1628. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1629. weriweri — ugly

1630. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1631. wetekia — be untied

1632. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1633. whaea — mother, aunt

1634. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1635. whaikōrero — oratory

1636. whaiwāhi — participate

1637. whakaae — to agree

1638. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1639. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1640. whakaako — teach

1641. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1642. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1643. whakaara — whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama…

1644. whakaari — play, drama, performance

1645. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1646. whakaarohia — thought (pass of whakaaro)

1647. whakaarotia — [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)

1648. whakaata — mirror

1649. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1650. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1651. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1652. whakaeke — to gather

1653. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1654. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1655. whakahirahira — great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

1656. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1657. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1658. whakahua — pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)

1659. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1660. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1661. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1662. whakairingia — hang

1663. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1664. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1665. whakakakara — scented

1666. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1667. whakakite — whakakite, v.t. 1. Reveal, disclose. 2. Display. Ka whakakitea nga…

1668. whakakore — eliminate, delete, undo

1669. whakakā — turn on

1670. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1671. whakakī — to fill something

1672. whakamahana — heater

1673. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1674. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1675. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1676. whakamarokehia — dry!

1677. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1678. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1679. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1680. whakamihi — grateful

1681. whakaminenga — assembled people

1682. whakamoe — whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep. 2. Close the eyes.…

1683. whakamoemiti — whakamoemiti, v.t. Praise, express gratification. Ka kite a Paoa i…

1684. whakamutunga — ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)

1685. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1686. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1687. whakamātau — to test, examine

1688. whakamātautau — examination, test

1689. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1690. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1691. whakamōhiotia — to be informed

1692. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1693. whakangaro — destroy

1694. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1695. whakanoho — whakanoho, v.t. 1. Cause to sit or dwell. 2. Place,…

1696. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1697. whakaoho — to wake up

1698. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1699. whakaorangia — deliver

1700. whakaoti — complete

1701. whakaotia — completed (pass. of whakaoti)

1702. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1703. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1704. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1705. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1706. whakapakari — to strengthen

1707. whakapakoko — whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka…

1708. whakapapa — genealogy

1709. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1710. whakapono — to believe; faith

1711. whakapuare — to open

1712. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1713. whakapāha — apologise

1714. whakapātaritari — whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke. ‖ patai (i), tari (ii).

1715. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1716. whakarewa — whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi…

1717. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1718. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1719. whakaritenga — appointment

1720. whakarongo — to listen

1721. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1722. whakataka — whakataka, v.t. Throw down, cause to fall off. tātaka, takataka,…

1723. whakataki — to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

1724. whakatakoto — to lay something down

1725. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1726. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1727. whakatangitangi — music

1728. whakatau — to decide

1729. whakataukī — proverb

1730. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1731. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1732. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1733. whakatikatika — to rearrange, to put in order, to fix

1734. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1735. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1736. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1737. whakatupu — grow; bring up, nurture

1738. whakatuwhera — to open

1739. whakatuwheratia — to open

1740. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1741. whakatō — to plant

1742. whakatū — to stand something up

1743. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1744. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1745. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1746. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1747. whakawhiti — to cross

1748. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1749. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1750. whana — to kick

1751. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1752. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1753. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1754. whara — to be injured

1755. wharau — temporary shed

1756. whare — house, building

1757. wharekai — restaurant

1758. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1759. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1760. wharepaku — toilet

1761. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1762. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1763. whatitiri — thunder

1764. whatitoka — doorway

1765. whatiwhati — break off; break into pieces

1766. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1767. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1768. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1769. wheke — creak; octopus

1770. wheketere — factory

1771. whenua — land

1772. whero — red

1773. whetū — star

1774. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1775. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1776. whio — blue duck; whistle

1777. whiri — plait; twist

1778. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1779. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1780. whiro — evil

1781. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1782. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1783. whitu — seven

1784. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1785. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1786. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1787. whutupaoro — rugby

1788. whutupōro — football, rugby

1789. whā — four

1790. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1791. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1792. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1793. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1794. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1795. whānui — broad, wide

1796. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1797. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1798. whātua — Whātua, n. Ancestor, first parent. ‖ matua.

1799. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1800. wiki — week

1801. wini — window

1802. wiri — drill

1803. wiwi — wiwi. 1. Rushes, Juncus polyanthemos and J. maritimus. Akina iho…

1804. wā — time, times

1805. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1806. wāhi — part, portion; place

1807. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1808. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1809. wāhipa — past tense

1810. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1811. wātakirihi — watercress

1812. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1813. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1814. wē — Wē (i), v.i. Squeal, cry. wēwē, v.i. Yelp, as a…

1815. Wīwī — France

1816. ā — and; and then

1817. āe — yes

1818. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1819. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1820. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1821. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1822. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1823. Ākarana — Auckland

1824. ākau — shore, coast

1825. ākonga — student

1826. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1827. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1828. Ākuhata — August

1829. āmaimai — nervous

1830. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1831. ānini — headache

1832. ānō — as though; as if

1833. āpiha — officer

1834. āporo — apple

1835. āpōpō — tomorrow

1836. ārahi — to lead, guide

1837. ārahina — (pass) be led

1838. ārai — curtain; to screen off, block

1839. ārani — orange [fruit]

1840. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1841. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1842. ātea — outer space

1843. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1844. āwangawanga — worried

1845. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1846. āwhina — to help

1847. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1848. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1849. āwhā — storm

1850. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1851. ēhea — which

1852. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1853. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1854. ērā — those (over there)

1855. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1856. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1857. ī — Ī (i), ii, v.i. 1. Ferment, turn sour. 2. Be…

1858. īmera — email

1859. īmēra — email

1860. īnoi — beg; pray; request; prayer

1861. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1862. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1863. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1864. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1865. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1866. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1867. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1868. ūkui — to wipe

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