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. anga — seashell

43. anganui — to face towards

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

45. aniana — onion

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

47. anuanu — disgusting; disgusted

48. anuhea — ugly

49. anā — there, by you

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

51. ao — world, dawn, cloud

52. aonga — Aonga, n. ‖ ao (i).

53. aorangi — planet

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

55. Aotearoa — New Zealand

56. apu — gather greedily; gust

57. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

58. arahi — Arahi, v.t.; pass. arahina. 1. Lead, conduct. Ka arahina ia…

59. Aranga — Easter; risen (n)

60. arapiki — stairs

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

62. arawhata — bridge; ladder; stairs

63. arero — tongue; point of taiaha

64. ariki — chief, leader

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

66. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

67. arohaina — (pass) be loved

68. arohatia — loved (pass of aroha), love!

69. aromatawai — assessment

70. arotakenga — evaluation, review

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

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

73. ata — morning, shadow

74. atamai — clever, intelligent

75. atamira — platform, stage

76. atatū — dawn, daybreak

77. atawhai — to show kindness towards

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

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

80. atua — god

81. au — I, me

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

83. auau — to bark, howl

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

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

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

87. awa — river, stream

88. awatea — daylight

89. awhi — to hug, embrace

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

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

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

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

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

95. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

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

97. engari — but

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

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

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

101. haehae — to cut up; to tear

102. haere — go, come

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

104. hai — as, for (variant of hei)

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

106. haki — flag

107. hama — hammer

108. hamarara — umbrella

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

110. hanawiti — sandwich

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

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

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

114. hangareka — clown

115. hao — to catch in a net, a net

116. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

117. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

118. hara — to make a mistake; mistake

119. harakeke — flax

120. haramai — to arrive

121. hararei — holiday

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

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

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

125. harihari — happy

126. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

127. harirū — shake hands

128. harore — mushroom

129. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound

130. hau — wind, air, breath

131. hauhake — harvest

132. hauhaketia — harvested (pass. of hauhake)

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

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

135. haunga — smelly, stinky

136. hauora — health, healthy

137. haurangi — drunk

138. haurua — half

139. haututū — mischievous

140. hauwhā — quarter

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

142. he — a, some; in the category of

143. hea — where?

144. heahea — silly

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

146. heihei — chicken

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

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

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

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

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

152. heoi — however; and so

153. heoti — however; and so

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

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

156. herehere — prisoner; captivity

157. Heretaunga — Hastings

158. heru — comb

159. herua — combed (pass of heru)

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

161. hia — how many?

162. hiahia — to want

163. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

164. hiakai — hungry

165. hiamoe — sleepy

166. hihi — stitch bird; sun's rays

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

168. hikareti — cigarettes

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

170. hiko — electricity

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

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

173. Hinarata — Cinderalla

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

175. hinengaro — mind, intellect

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

177. hingareti — singlet

178. hinu — oil, fat

179. hipi — sheep

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

181. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

182. hoahoa — attendant

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

184. hoariri — enemy, opponent

185. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

187. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

188. hohoro — quick

189. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

190. hoihoi — too noisy

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

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

193. hokihoki — return separately

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

195. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

196. hokohoko — to shop, trade

197. hokomaha — supermarket

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

199. hokowhitu — band of warriors

200. homai — give (to the speaker)

201. honae — wallet

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

203. hongere — channel (TV), TV channels

204. hongi — pressing noses

205. hono — to join together

206. hopi — soap

207. hopu — to catch

208. hopukia — caught (pass. of hopu)

209. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught

210. hora — display; scatter; spread out

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

212. hore — bare, bald; not

213. horekau — absolutely no!, absolutely not!

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

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

216. horohoro — remove tapu

217. horoi — to wash, to clean

218. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

219. horomia — swallowed (pass. of horomi)

220. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

221. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

222. hou — new, modern; feather

223. hua — product, fruit

224. huaina — named (pass of hua)

225. huaki — open

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

227. huarahi — street, path, road

228. huarere — weather

229. huawhenua — vegetables

230. hui — meeting; gathered

231. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

232. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

233. huihuinga — meeting

234. huka — sugar

235. hukapapa — frost

236. hukarere — snow

237. huna — to hide

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

239. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

242. hupa — soup

243. huri — to turn

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

245. huritau — birthday

246. huruhuru — fur

247. hā — breath; flavour

248. hāereere — to wander, roam

249. hākari — feast

250. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

251. hāmama — open, gaping

252. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

253. hāneanea — sofa

254. hāngai — opposite, facing

255. hāngi — traditional earth oven

256. Hānuere — January

257. hāora — hour; oxygen

258. hāpai — carry; lift up

259. Hātarei — Saturday

260. hāte — shirt

261. hāunga — besides

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

263. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

264. hē — wrong; error, mistake

265. hēki — egg

266. hēra — sail

267. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

269. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

270. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

271. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

272. hītimi — marble; marbles

273. hōhipera — hospital

274. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

276. hōia — soldier, warrior

277. hōiho — horse

278. Hōngongoi — July

279. hōro — hall

280. hōtoke — winter, cold

281. hōtēra — hotel

282. hōu — new, modern; fresh

283. hū — shoe

284. hūmārie — humble, easy going

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

286. hūtia — (pass) be hoisted up

287. 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.

288. ia — he, she, him, her

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

290. iho — downwards

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

292. ihu — nose

293. ika — fish

294. ina — if, when

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

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

297. inanahi — yesterday

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

299. inapō — last night

300. Ingarangi — England

301. ingoa — name

302. inoi — pray

303. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

305. inā — if, when

306. ināianei — now

307. ipo — darling

308. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

309. ipurangi — internet

310. ira — freckle; gene

311. iriiri — baptise

312. irāmutu — niece, nephew

313. ita — held firm; be committed

314. iti — small, little

315. iwa — nine

316. iwi — tribe

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

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

319. kaha — strong, able

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

321. kahikatea — white pine

322. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

324. kai — eat (v); food (n)

325. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

326. kaihana — cousin

327. kaihanga — creator; builder

328. kaihoko — seller

329. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

332. kaimoana — seafood

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

334. kainga — (pass) be eaten

335. kaipara — athlete; athletics

336. kaipuke — ship

337. kairangi — excellence

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

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

340. kaituhi — writer, author

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

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

343. kaiwaiata — singer

344. kaiwawao — referee, umpire

345. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

348. kaiārahi — leader, guide

349. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

350. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

351. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

353. kakau — handle

354. kake — to climb

355. kama — eager

356. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

358. kamupene — company, business

359. kamupūtu — gumboot

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

361. kanga — abuse; curse

362. kani — to saw; a saw

363. kanikani — dance, to dance

364. kanohi — face

365. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

367. kapahaka — concert party

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

369. kapu — cup

370. kapua — cloud

371. kaputī — cup of tea

372. kara — colour

373. karaehe — class (school); glass

374. karahipi — scholarship

375. karaihe — grass

376. karaka — orange (colour)

377. karakia — prayer, to pray

378. karamu — gram

379. karanga — to call

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

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

382. karapoti — surround

383. kararehe — animal

384. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

385. kare — stove, heater

386. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

387. karere — message

388. karo — dodge, avoid

389. karoro — seagull

390. karu — eye

391. kata — to laugh

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

393. kataina — laughed (pass. of kata)

394. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

396. kati — close, shut

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

398. katipō — venomous spider

399. kato — pluck

400. katoa — all

401. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

403. kau — swim; cow

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

405. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

406. kauhoe — to swim

407. kaukau — to bathe

408. kaumātua — elder; elderly

409. kaunihera — council

410. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

412. kaute — to count

413. kauwhau — recite; preach; lecture; speech

414. kawa — sour, yuck

415. kawakawa — pepper tree

416. kawe — to carry, convey

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

418. kawhe — coffee

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

420. kei te — at the moment; now

421. keke — cake

422. kerei — grey

423. kererū — native pigeon

424. keri — dig

425. keria — (pass) be dug

426. kete — basket, kit

427. keti — gate

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

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

430. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

431. kikino — Kikino. ‖ kino.

432. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

433. kimi — to look for, seek

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

435. kina — sea urchin

436. kino — bad

437. kiore — rat

438. kiri — skin

439. kiriata — movie, film

440. Kirihimete — Christmas

441. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

442. kiriweti — unpopular

443. kiromita — kilometre

444. kita — fast; tightly

445. kite — to see

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

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

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

449. kiwa — wink

450. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

452. koa — happy

453. koata — quarter

454. koe — you, one person

455. koha — gift

456. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

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

458. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

459. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

461. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

462. Kohitātea — January

463. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

464. koi — sharp

465. koia — it is, so

466. koinei — this is

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

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

469. kokonga — corner

470. komiti — committee

471. konei — here, by speaker

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

473. konohete — concert

474. konā — there, by listener

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

476. kope — nappy

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

478. kora — fragment; spark

479. kore — zero, nothing

480. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

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

482. koretake — useless

483. kori — to move, wriggle, play

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

485. koroheke — old man

486. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

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

488. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

489. korowai — cloak

490. korā — over there

491. kotahi — one

492. koti — coat, jacket

493. Kotirangi — Scotland

494. koura — gold

495. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

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

501. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

503. kuini — queen

504. kuki — cook

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

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

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

508. kumu — buttocks, bottom

509. kupenga — net

510. kupu — word

511. kura — school; treasured item

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

513. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

514. kurī — dog

515. kutarere — scooter

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

517. kutikuti — scissors

518. kā — to burn, be alight

519. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

520. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

521. kāinga — home

522. kākahu — clothing, garment

523. kākā — parrot

524. kākāriki — green

525. kāmera — camera

526. kāmura — carpenter

527. kānga — corn

528. kāo — no!

529. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

530. kāpara — torch, hardwood

531. kāpata — cupboard

532. kāpene — captain

533. kāpeti — cabbage

534. kāre — Negative word

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

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

537. kāri — playing card

538. kātahi — then

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

540. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

542. kāwhe — calf

543. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

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

545. kēkē — armpit

546. kēmu — game

547. kī — to be full

548. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

549. kīanga — phrase

550. kīhai — Negative word

551. kīhini — kitchen

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

553. kīngi — king

554. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

555. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

556. kōanga — spring (the season of)

557. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

558. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

559. kōhatu — stone

560. kōhinu — petrol

561. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

562. kōhuru — to murder

563. kōhurutia — to be murdered

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

565. kōmihana — commission

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

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

568. kōpū — belly, womb

569. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

572. kōrori — stir

573. kōrua — you, two people

574. kōti — court

575. kōtiro — girl

576. kōtuku — white heron

577. kōura — crayfish

578. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

579. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

580. kōwhaki — tear off

581. kōwhatu — stone

582. kūaha — door

583. kūao — young of animals

584. kūare — ignorant

585. kūhā — thigh

586. Kūkara — Google

587. kūkū — pigeon

588. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

589. kūmera — sweet potato

590. kūtai — mussel

591. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

593. maero — mile

594. maha — many

595. mahaki — sick; sick person

596. mahana — to be warm, warm

597. mahara — thought, memory

598. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

599. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

600. mahi — to do, work, make

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

602. maho — laid back

603. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

604. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

605. Mahuru — September

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

607. maika — banana (also panana)

608. maimoa — cherish, take care of

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

610. maka — to throw or pass

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

612. makariri — cold

613. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

615. makere — to get down from

616. makimaki — monkey

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

618. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

619. mana — prestige, authority

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

621. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

623. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

624. manako — to like

625. manawa — heart

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

627. Mane — Monday

628. manga — branch; stream

629. mangō — shark

630. mano — thousand

631. manu — bird

632. manuhiri — guest

633. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

634. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

635. maoa — cooked; ripe

636. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

637. marama — month, moon

638. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

639. maramataka — calendar

640. maranga — to arise; to get up

641. marangai — heavy rain, storm

642. maremare — to cough

643. maringi — to spill (trans)

644. marino — calm

645. maro — kilt-like garment

646. maroke — dry

647. maru — power; shelter

648. marumaru — shaded

649. marū — bruised; crushed

650. mata — point, blade; face

651. mataku — scared, afraid

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

653. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

654. matapihi — window

655. matapiko — mean, stingy

656. Matariki — Pleiades

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

658. matau — fish hook; right side

659. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

660. matekai — hungry, starving

661. matenga — time or circumstance of death

662. matewai — thirst; thirsty

663. matimati — finger, toe

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

665. matua — parent, father

666. mau — to wear clothes

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

668. maumahara — to remember, remember

669. maunga — mountain

670. mauri — life spirit

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

672. mauī — left (direction)

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

674. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

677. Mei — May

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

679. meke — fist; to punch

680. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

681. mema — member, members

682. menemene — to smile

683. meneti — minute

684. mere — bush, shrub

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

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

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

688. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

689. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

690. mimi — urine; urinate

691. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

692. minita — minister

693. mira — mill

694. miraka — milk

695. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

696. miriona — million

697. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

699. mitimiti — to lick

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

701. moa — large extinct bird

702. moana — sea

703. moata — early; early morning

704. moe — sleep; to marry

705. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

707. moenga — bed

708. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

712. mokemoke — lonely

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

714. moko — lizard

715. mokopuna — grandchild

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

717. momo — type, kind

718. moni — money

719. motokā — car, motorcar

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

721. motukā — car

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

723. moutere — island

724. mua — front, before

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

726. mura — blaze, flame

727. muri — behind, after

728. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

731. mā — clean, white, and others

732. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

734. māhina — moon

735. māhita — teacher

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

737. māhunga — head

738. māia — capable, brave, bold

739. mākona — satisfied, full

740. māku — for me, by me

741. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

742. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

744. māna — for him, her, by him, her

745. māngai — mouth; representative

746. māngere — lazy

747. mānia — plains

748. mānuka — tea-tree

749. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

750. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

751. māra — garden

752. mārama — clear, understand

753. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

754. mārena — to marry; wedding

755. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

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

757. māripi — knife

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

759. mātaki — to watch

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

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

762. mātao — cold

763. mātau — to know, understand

764. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

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

768. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

771. māui — on the left hand, left side

772. māuiui — sick

773. māwhero — pink

774. mēnā — if

775. mēra — mail

776. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

777. mīhini — machine

778. mīti — meat

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

780. mōhio — to know

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

782. mōhiti — glasses

783. mōkai — pet

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

785. mōmona — fat

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

787. mōrena — good morning

788. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

789. mōu — for you

790. mōunu — bait

791. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

794. naihi — knife

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

796. nama — number

797. nanahi — yesterday

798. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

799. napō — last night

800. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

801. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

802. nehenehe — forest

803. nei — here, by speaker

804. neke — to move

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

806. ngahau — party, concert

807. ngahere — forest, bush

808. Ngahuru — Autumn

809. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

811. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

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

813. ngaru — wave

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

815. ngau — to bite

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

817. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

818. ngenge — tired

819. ngeru — cat

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

821. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

822. ngoikore — weak; listless

823. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

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

825. ngungu — turn aside

826. ngutu — lip, lips

827. ngā — the, plural

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

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

830. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

831. ngārara — reptile, monster

832. ngātahi — together

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

834. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

835. ngāwhā — boiling spring

836. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

837. niho — tooth

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

839. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

842. nohinohi — small

843. noho — to live; sit

844. nohoanga — home, sofa

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

846. nohopuku — silent; to diet

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

848. nui — big, great, many

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

850. nuku — to move

851. nunui — big (plural form)

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

853. nāianei — now

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

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

856. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

860. nō — from

861. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

863. nōnanahi — yesterday

864. nōu — yours

865. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

868. oho — to wake up

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

870. oi — shake, shudder

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

872. Oketopa — October

873. okioki — to pause; rest

874. oko — bowl

875. oma — to run, escape

876. omanga — refuge

877. omaoma — running

878. onamata — of ancient times

879. one — beach, sand

880. oneone — earth, soil

881. onepū — sand, beach

882. ono — six

883. ope — group travelling together

884. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

886. oreore — to shake, quiver

887. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

888. oti — to be completed

889. otirā — but, on the other hand

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

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

892. pae — ridge

893. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

894. pahemo — pass by; pass on

895. pahi — bus

896. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

899. paihikara — bike

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

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

902. paipa — pipe

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

904. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

908. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

909. pakitara — wall

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

911. paku — small

912. pakupaku — very small

913. pana — to push away, to expel

914. panaia — banished

915. panana — banana

916. pane — head

917. panekoti — skirt, dress

918. pango — black

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

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

921. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

922. paoro — ball

923. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

924. papai — good (plural), very good

925. Papaioea — Palmerston North

926. papakupu — dictionary

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

928. parai — fry; frying pan

929. paraihe — award, prize; brush

930. paraikete — blanket

931. Paraire — Friday

932. parakuihi — breakfast

933. parani — daisy, brand

934. parapara — filth; talents

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

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

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

938. parauri — brown

939. pare — to ward off, to divert

940. parehe — pizza; flattened

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

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

943. pari — cliff

944. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

946. paruparu — dirt, mud

947. parāoa — bread, flour

948. pata — butter

949. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

952. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

954. paukena — pumpkin

955. pea — pair; pear

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

957. peita — paint

958. peka — branch

959. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

961. pene — pen

962. pepa — paper; pepper

963. pepeha — proclamation of origin

964. pere — bell

965. pereti — plate

966. peti — heap up

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

968. pia — beer

969. piana — piano

970. pihikete — biscuit

971. piki — to increase

972. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

975. Pipiri — June

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

977. pirau — rotten

978. piri — to stick to, to cling

979. pirihimana — police officer

980. pirimia — prime minister

981. piringa — shelter, hiding place

982. piro — stinking, putrid

983. pito — belly button, end, extremity

984. poaka — pig

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

986. Poihākena — Sydney

987. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

988. poitarawhiti — netball

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

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

991. pono — true, faithful

992. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

993. poraka — jersey

994. poro — to cut off, to cut short

995. poroporo — bracelet; purple

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

997. porou — eager, energetic

998. poti — boat

999. poto — short

1000. pou — pole, post

1001. pouaka — box

1002. pounamu — greenstone

1003. poupou — father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep

1004. pouri — Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e…

1005. poutāpeta — post office

1006. pua — flower; seed

1007. puehu — dust

1008. puhi — to blow (wind)

1009. puka — form, booklet

1010. Pukamata — Facebook

1011. pukapuka — book, lungs

1012. puke — hill

1013. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

1014. puku — stomach, belly

1015. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

1016. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1017. puna — pool, spring

1018. pune — spoon

1019. punga — anchor; joint

1020. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1021. punua — young animal

1022. pupuhi — to shoot

1023. pupuri — to hold onto

1024. purapura — seed

1025. purei — to play, play

1026. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1027. purotu — handsome

1028. purupuru — to stop chinks

1029. puta — to appear, to come out

1030. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1031. putiputi — flower

1032. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1033. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1034. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1035. pāhau — beard

1036. pāhi — purse, to pass

1037. pāka — a park; a box

1038. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1039. pākete — bucket

1040. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1041. pāmu — farm

1042. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1043. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1044. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1045. pāpā — father, uncle

1046. pāpāho — broadcast

1047. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1048. pāremata — parliament

1049. pātai — question; to ask a question

1050. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1051. pātara — bottle

1052. pāti — party

1053. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1054. pātuhi — text message, to text

1055. pātītī — grass

1056. pātōtō — knock

1057. pātū — wall

1058. pāua — abalone

1059. pēhea — how?

1060. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1061. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1062. pēkana — bacon

1063. pēke — bag

1064. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1065. pēnā — like that, near listener

1066. pēpi — baby

1067. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1068. pērā — like that, yonder

1069. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1070. pīrangi — to want, desire

1071. pītiti — peach

1072. pō — night

1073. pōhara — poor

1074. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1075. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1076. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1077. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1078. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1079. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1080. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1081. pōtae — hat

1082. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1083. pōti — vote

1084. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1085. pōturi — deaf; slow

1086. pōuri — sad, dark

1087. pōwhiri — welcome

1088. pū — to blow gently

1089. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1090. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1091. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1092. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1093. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1094. pūngāwerewere — spider

1095. pūrongo — a report

1096. pūru — bull

1097. pūrākau — traditional story

1098. pūtaiao — science

1099. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1100. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1101. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1102. raihana — licence

1103. raihi — rice

1104. raiona — lion

1105. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1106. raki — north

1107. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1108. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1109. rama — light, torch

1110. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1111. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1112. rangi — sky, day

1113. ranginamu — handsome

1114. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1115. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1116. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1117. raorao — plains

1118. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1119. rapu — to look for

1120. raranga — plait; weave

1121. rarauhe — fern

1122. rare — lolly

1123. raro — under, below; time

1124. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1125. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1126. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1127. rau — to put into; leaf

1128. rauemi — resource

1129. raumati — summer

1130. raupō — reed, bulrush

1131. raureka — deceitful

1132. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1133. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1134. rawe — lovely, excellent

1135. rehe — Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia…

1136. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1137. rehutai — sea spray

1138. rei — bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk

1139. reinga — reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M.…

1140. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1141. reka — sweet

1142. reke — Reke (i), n. 1. Knob; so butt, back, poll, of…

1143. reo — language, voice

1144. rere — to escape; to fly

1145. rerehua — to be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing

1146. rerekē — different, changed

1147. rerekētanga — difference

1148. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1149. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1150. reri — ready

1151. reta — letter

1152. reti — to skate, slide

1153. retireti — skates, skating

1154. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1155. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1156. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1157. rima — five

1158. rimu — red pine

1159. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1160. ringa — hand, arm

1161. ringaringa — hand, arm

1162. ringawera — cook, kitchenhand

1163. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1164. ripeka — Ripeka. 1. a. Lying across one another. Ara ripeka, cross-road.…

1165. ripi — frisbee

1166. rire — Rire, n. 1. Deep water. Ko nga rangi a rire,…

1167. riri — anger, angry

1168. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1169. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1170. rita — litre

1171. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1172. ritenga — custom; habit; likeness

1173. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1174. roa — long

1175. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1176. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1177. roimata — tears

1178. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1179. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1180. rongoa — Rongoa, 1. v.t. Preserve, take care of. Rongoatia a tatou…

1181. rongonui — famous

1182. rongoā — medicine

1183. rori — road

1184. roro — brain

1185. roroa — long (plural)

1186. rorohiko — computer

1187. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1188. roumamao — remote control (for TV)

1189. rourou — small basket, food basket

1190. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1191. ruaki — vomit

1192. Ruapehu — Ruapehu

1193. ruarua — few

1194. rui — shake; scatter; sow

1195. ruirui — ruirui, v.t. 1. Shake to and fro. 2. Shake off.…

1196. ruku — to dive

1197. runga — on

1198. rupe — Rupe (i), ruperupe. v.t. 1. Shake violently. He aha tau…

1199. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1200. rā — day; the sun; over there

1201. Rāapa — Wednesday

1202. Rāhina — Monday

1203. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1204. rākau — tree; timber

1205. rākaunui — Rākaunui, n. The moon on the seventeenth day, and with…

1206. Rāmere — Friday

1207. rānei — or

1208. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1209. rāoa — choked

1210. Rāpare — Thursday

1211. rāpea — indeed

1212. rāpeti — rabbit

1213. rāpihi — rubbish

1214. rārangi — line, row

1215. Rātapu — Sunday

1216. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1217. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1218. Rātū — Tuesday

1219. rāua — them; they (two people)

1220. rāwhiti — east

1221. rēmana — lemon

1222. rērere — run from one place to another

1223. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1224. rīngi — to ring/phone

1225. rīpene — ribbon, tape

1226. rīpoata — report

1227. rīwai — potato

1228. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1229. rōhi — rose

1230. rōia — lawyer

1231. rōpere — strawberry

1232. rōpu — Rōpu, n. Gust of wind, squall. Tena ka riro i…

1233. rōpā — slave, servant

1234. rōpū — group

1235. rū — earthquake; shake

1236. rūhā — Rūhā, n. A term applied to large branches or divisions…

1237. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1238. rūma — room

1239. rūnanga — assembly; council

1240. rūrū — to shake hands, wave about (v), handshake (n)

1241. taana — Taana = tāna.

1242. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1243. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1244. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1245. taewa — potato

1246. taha — to pass by; side

1247. tahanga — empty; slightly, a bit; naked

1248. tahataha — steep bank

1249. tahi — one, single

1250. tahia — (pass) be swept

1251. tahitahi — to sweep

1252. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1253. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1254. tahuri — to capsize

1255. tahā — calabash, gourd

1256. tai — tide; coast

1257. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1258. taiapa — fence

1259. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1260. taihoa — wait

1261. taika — tiger

1262. taimaha — heavy

1263. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1264. taiohi — youth

1265. taitai — to wrestle, knock

1266. taitama — young man

1267. taitamariki — young person, young people

1268. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1269. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1270. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1271. takapau — floor-mat

1272. takatū — prepare, get ready

1273. take — beginning, cause, origin

1274. taki — to lead, to bring along

1275. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1276. takiwā — district, region

1277. takoto — to lie down

1278. taku — my (singular); edge

1279. takurua — winter

1280. takutai — sea coast

1281. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1282. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1283. tamaiti — child

1284. tamariki — children

1285. tamatāne — boy

1286. tame — male animal

1287. tamāhine — daughter

1288. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1289. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1290. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1291. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1292. tangata — person

1293. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1294. tangihanga — funeral

1295. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1296. tangiwai — Tangiwai, n. 1. A transparent variety of greenstone, jade. Ka…

1297. tango — to take hold of

1298. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1299. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1300. tao — to cook

1301. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1302. taonga — property, possession

1303. tapa — to name

1304. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1305. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1306. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1307. taputapu — gear, equipment

1308. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1309. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1310. taraka — truck

1311. tarakihana — tractor

1312. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1313. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1314. Tararua — Twin Peaks

1315. taratara — taratara. 1. n. Spine, spike. Taratara o Kal, a pattern…

1316. tarau — trousers

1317. tarawera — Tarawera, n. 1. Pellaea rotundifolia, a fern. 2. Shrimp.

1318. tari — government department; office

1319. taringa — ear

1320. taro — presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)

1321. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1322. tata — near, close

1323. tatari — to wait

1324. tatau — to count

1325. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1326. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1327. tauera — towel

1328. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1329. tauira — student; example

1330. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1331. taumahi — assignment

1332. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1333. taumāhekeheke — competition

1334. taunga — to be accustomed to, familiar with

1335. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1336. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1337. taura — rope, cable

1338. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1339. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1340. tautohetohe — argue

1341. tautoko — to support

1342. tawa — purple, tower

1343. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1344. tawhito — old, former

1345. te — the, singular definite article

1346. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1347. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1348. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1349. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1350. tekau — ten

1351. tekoteko — carved figure on top of whare

1352. tepe — Tepe. 1. v.i. Congeal, coagulate. 2. n. Clot. 3. Boundary,…

1353. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1354. tereina — to train

1355. tia — to steer, adorned

1356. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1357. tiakarete — chocolate

1358. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1359. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1360. tihei — to sneeze

1361. tihewa — sneeze

1362. tihi — topknot

1363. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1364. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1365. tiketike — height; high; important

1366. tiki — to fetch

1367. tiko — to defecate; excrement

1368. tina — dinner, lunch

1369. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1370. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1371. tino — very

1372. tio — oyster

1373. tioka — chalk

1374. tipi — glide; slice

1375. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1376. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1377. tira — group or row of people

1378. tiriti — street

1379. tiro — to look

1380. tirohanga — view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)

1381. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1382. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1383. titiro — to look at

1384. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1385. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1386. toe — to remain, be left over

1387. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1388. tohetaka — Tohetaka, tohetake, n. Taraxacum magellanicum, native dandelion; a plant. E…

1389. tohorā — whale

1390. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1391. tohunga — expert, priest

1392. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1393. toi — art, knowledge

1394. toka — rock

1395. tokanga — large basket for food

1396. tokerau — autumn; northern

1397. toki — adze, axe; champion

1398. toko — divorce; pole

1399. tokohia — how many people?

1400. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1401. tokomaha — many (of people)

1402. Tokoono — six people

1403. tokorima — five (people)

1404. tokorua — two (of people)

1405. tokotoru — three (people)

1406. tokowaru — eight [people]

1407. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1408. tomo — to enter, go into

1409. tomokanga — entrance

1410. tona — Tona, tonatona, n. 1. Excrescence, wart, corn, etc. 2. Pudenda…

1411. tonga — south

1412. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1413. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1414. tonu — still

1415. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1416. tope — cut down; cut off

1417. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1418. topenga — cross-section, pieces

1419. tori — cut (v); cat (n)

1420. toro — to visit

1421. toroa — albatross

1422. toromi — be drowned

1423. toroī — fermented food

1424. toru — three

1425. tote — salt

1426. toto — blood

1427. totohe — contend

1428. tou — dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus

1429. tua — beyond

1430. tuahine — sister, of a male

1431. tuaiwa — ninth

1432. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1433. tuanui — roof

1434. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1435. tuarongo — back wall of house

1436. tuarua — second

1437. tuarā — back [body]

1438. tuatahi — first

1439. tuatoru — third

1440. tuawaru — eighth

1441. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1442. tuawhitu — seventh

1443. tuawhā — fourth

1444. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1445. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1446. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1447. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1448. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1449. tui — pierce; sew; thread; lace

1450. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1451. tukemata — eyebrow

1452. tukia — be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)

1453. tukituki — to wreck; destroy

1454. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1455. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1456. tukuata — projector

1457. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1458. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1459. tuna — eel

1460. tungāne — brother, of a female

1461. tunu — to cook, roast

1462. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1463. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1464. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1465. ture — law, rule

1466. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1467. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1468. turuturu — to make firm; leak; pole

1469. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1470. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1471. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1472. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1473. tā — print, draw

1474. tāhae — to steal

1475. tāhuna — beach; sandbank; dry

1476. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1477. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1478. tāima — time

1479. Tāite — Thursday

1480. tākai — bind; wrap up; bandage

1481. tākaro — to play

1482. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1483. tākuta — doctor

1484. tāmaki — omen, portent

1485. tāmure — snapper

1486. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1487. tāne — man, male

1488. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1489. tāone — town

1490. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1491. tāra — dollar

1492. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1493. tāraia — (pass) be shaped with an adze

1494. tārere — to swing

1495. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1496. tāroa — Tāroa (i), n. 1. A variety of flax not of…

1497. tāroaroa — tall

1498. tātahi — seaside, beach

1499. tātau — we; us; everyone

1500. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1501. tātua — a belt

1502. tātā — criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk

1503. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1504. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1505. tāuwhiuwhi — tāuwhiuwhi, v.t. Sprinkle. ‖ uwhi.

1506. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1507. tāwhiri — beckon

1508. tāwāhi — overseas

1509. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1510. tēhea — which, singular

1511. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1512. tēnehi — tennis

1513. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1514. tēnā — that, by the listener

1515. tēpu — table

1516. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1517. tērā — that over there, that

1518. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1519. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1520. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1521. Tīhema — December

1522. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1523. tīhāte — t-shirt

1524. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1525. tīkiti — ticket

1526. tīma — team

1527. tīmata — to begin, to start

1528. tīmatanga — beginning (tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)

1529. tīni — to change

1530. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1531. tīpune — teaspoon

1532. tīraha — lie face upwards

1533. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1534. tītī — muttonbird

1535. tō — your (singular); to drag

1536. tōhi — toast

1537. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1538. tōkena — stockings, socks

1539. tōku — my (singular)

1540. tōmuri — to be late

1541. tōna — his, her

1542. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1543. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1544. tōtiti — sausage

1545. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1546. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1547. tūai — skinny

1548. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1549. tūhourangi — uncultured, rough

1550. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1551. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1552. tūmau — permanent, continuous; servant

1553. tūmomo — type, sort, kind

1554. tūnga — wound; position

1555. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1556. tūpuhi — skinny

1557. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1558. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1559. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1560. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1561. tūrehu — fairy

1562. Tūrei — Tuesday

1563. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1564. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1565. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1566. tūtatakitanga — meeting (tūtataki + nominal suffix)

1567. tūtuki — to crash; to strike against; collide; bump

1568. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1569. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1570. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1571. ua — to rain; rain

1572. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1573. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1574. ui — to ask, enquire

1575. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1576. uira — lightning; to flash

1577. uiui — to interview

1578. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1579. umu — earth oven

1580. unahi — scale of fish

1581. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1582. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1583. uri — descendant, offspring

1584. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1585. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1586. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1587. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1588. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1589. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1590. utua — be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)

1591. uwhiuwhi — shower (rain)

1592. wae — foot; leg; separate

1593. waea — wire; phone

1594. waenga — middle, dividing line

1595. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1596. waewae — foot, leg

1597. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1598. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1599. wahie — driftwood

1600. wahine — woman, wife

1601. waho — out, outside, the outside

1602. wai — water; who

1603. waiariki — hot spring

1604. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1605. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1606. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1607. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1608. waikura — Waikura, n. Rust. whakawaikura, v.t. Redden. E to, e te…

1609. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1610. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1611. waipiro — alcohol

1612. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1613. wairaka — Wairaka, n. A kind of rough rain cloak.

1614. wairangi — Wairangi. 1. Beside oneself, excited, infatuated. Kua whakawairangi noa ake…

1615. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1616. wairua — spirit

1617. waiū — Waiū, n. 1. Milk. No te mahuetanga o te waiu,…

1618. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1619. wakarererangi — plane

1620. wani — scrape

1621. wao — forest

1622. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1623. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1624. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1625. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1626. wati — watch (timepiece)

1627. wawa — Wawa, a. Scattered. Ta taua haere, wawa noa atu.—E wawa…

1628. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1629. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1630. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1631. wehenga — part, division, separation (wehe + nominal suffix -nga)

1632. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1633. Wenerei — Wednesday

1634. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1635. weriweri — ugly

1636. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1637. wetekia — be untied

1638. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1639. whaea — mother, aunt

1640. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1641. whaikōrero — oratory

1642. whaiwāhi — participate

1643. whakaae — to agree

1644. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1645. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1646. whakaako — teach

1647. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1648. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1649. whakaara — whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama…

1650. whakaari — play, drama, performance

1651. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1652. whakaarohia — thought (pass of whakaaro)

1653. whakaarotia — [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)

1654. whakaata — mirror

1655. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1656. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1657. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1658. whakaeke — to gather

1659. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1660. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1661. whakahirahira — great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

1662. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1663. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1664. whakahua — pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)

1665. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1666. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1667. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1668. whakairingia — hang

1669. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1670. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1671. whakakakara — scented

1672. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1673. whakakite — whakakite, v.t. 1. Reveal, disclose. 2. Display. Ka whakakitea nga…

1674. whakakore — eliminate, delete, undo

1675. whakakā — turn on

1676. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1677. whakakī — to fill something

1678. whakamahana — heater

1679. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1680. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1681. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1682. whakamarokehia — dry!

1683. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1684. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1685. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1686. whakamihi — grateful

1687. whakaminenga — assembled people

1688. whakamoe — whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep. 2. Close the eyes.…

1689. whakamoemiti — whakamoemiti, v.t. Praise, express gratification. Ka kite a Paoa i…

1690. whakamutunga — ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)

1691. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1692. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1693. whakamātau — to test, examine

1694. whakamātautau — examination, test

1695. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1696. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1697. whakamōhiotia — to be informed

1698. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1699. whakangaro — destroy

1700. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1701. whakanoho — whakanoho, v.t. 1. Cause to sit or dwell. 2. Place,…

1702. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1703. whakaoho — to wake up

1704. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1705. whakaorangia — deliver

1706. whakaoti — complete

1707. whakaotia — completed (pass. of whakaoti)

1708. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1709. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1710. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1711. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1712. whakapakari — to strengthen

1713. whakapakoko — whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka…

1714. whakapapa — genealogy

1715. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1716. whakapono — to believe; faith

1717. whakapuare — to open

1718. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1719. whakapāha — apologise

1720. whakapātaritari — whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke. ‖ patai (i), tari (ii).

1721. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1722. whakarewa — whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi…

1723. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1724. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1725. whakaritenga — appointment

1726. whakarongo — to listen

1727. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1728. whakataka — whakataka, v.t. Throw down, cause to fall off. tātaka, takataka,…

1729. whakataki — to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

1730. whakatakoto — to lay something down

1731. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1732. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1733. whakatangitangi — music

1734. whakatau — to decide

1735. whakataukī — proverb

1736. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1737. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1738. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1739. whakatikatika — to rearrange, to put in order, to fix

1740. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1741. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1742. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1743. whakatupu — grow; bring up, nurture

1744. whakatuwhera — to open

1745. whakatuwheratia — to open

1746. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1747. whakatō — to plant

1748. whakatū — to stand something up

1749. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1750. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1751. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1752. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1753. whakawhiti — to cross

1754. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1755. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1756. whana — to kick

1757. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1758. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1759. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1760. whara — to be injured

1761. wharau — temporary shed

1762. whare — house, building

1763. wharekai — restaurant

1764. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1765. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1766. wharepaku — toilet

1767. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1768. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1769. whatitiri — thunder

1770. whatitoka — doorway

1771. whatiwhati — break off; break into pieces

1772. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1773. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1774. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1775. wheke — creak; octopus

1776. wheketere — factory

1777. whenua — land

1778. whero — red

1779. whetū — star

1780. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1781. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1782. whio — blue duck; whistle

1783. whiri — plait; twist

1784. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1785. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1786. whiro — evil

1787. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1788. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1789. whitu — seven

1790. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1791. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1792. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1793. whutupaoro — rugby

1794. whutupōro — football, rugby

1795. whā — four

1796. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1797. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1798. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1799. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1800. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1801. whānui — broad, wide

1802. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1803. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1804. whātua — Whātua, n. Ancestor, first parent. ‖ matua.

1805. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1806. wiki — week

1807. wini — window

1808. wiri — drill

1809. wiwi — wiwi. 1. Rushes, Juncus polyanthemos and J. maritimus. Akina iho…

1810. wā — time, times

1811. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1812. wāhi — part, portion; place

1813. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1814. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1815. wāhipa — past tense

1816. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1817. wātakirihi — watercress

1818. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1819. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1820. wē — Wē (i), v.i. Squeal, cry. wēwē, v.i. Yelp, as a…

1821. Wīwī — France

1822. ā — and; and then

1823. āe — yes

1824. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1825. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1826. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1827. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1828. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1829. Ākarana — Auckland

1830. ākau — shore, coast

1831. ākonga — student

1832. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1833. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1834. Ākuhata — August

1835. āmaimai — nervous

1836. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1837. ānini — headache

1838. ānō — as though; as if

1839. āpiha — officer

1840. āporo — apple

1841. āpōpō — tomorrow

1842. ārahi — to lead, guide

1843. ārahina — (pass) be led

1844. ārai — curtain; to screen off, block

1845. ārani — orange [fruit]

1846. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1847. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1848. ātea — outer space

1849. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1850. āwangawanga — worried

1851. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1852. āwhina — to help

1853. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1854. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1855. āwhā — storm

1856. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1857. ēhea — which

1858. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1859. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1860. ērā — those (over there)

1861. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1862. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1863. ī — Ī (i), ii, v.i. 1. Ferment, turn sour. 2. Be…

1864. īmera — email

1865. īmēra — email

1866. īnoi — beg; pray; request; prayer

1867. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1868. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1869. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1870. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1871. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1872. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1873. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1874. ūkui — to wipe

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