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. aruaru — aruaru. 1. v.t. Chase. Ka puta iho te tupua ra…

73. aruhe — Aruhe, n. Edible fern root, being the root of Pteridium…

74. arunga — a chase (n; from aru - to chase)

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

76. ata — morning, shadow

77. ataata — ataata. 1. n. Shadow. He ataata tangata i kore ai…

78. atamai — clever, intelligent

79. atamira — platform, stage

80. atapō — before dawn

81. atatū — dawn, daybreak

82. atawhai — to show kindness towards

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

84. ato — Ato, v.t. 1. Thatch. Tenei, e tama, te whare i…

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

86. atua — god

87. au — I, me

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

89. auau — to bark, howl

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

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

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

93. awa — river, stream

94. awatea — daylight

95. awhi — to hug, embrace

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

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

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

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

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

101. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

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

103. engari — but

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

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

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

107. haehae — to cut up; to tear

108. haere — go, come

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

110. hai — as, for (variant of hei)

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

112. haki — flag

113. hama — hammer

114. hamarara — umbrella

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

116. hanawiti — sandwich

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

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

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

120. hangareka — clown

121. hao — to catch in a net, a net

122. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

123. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

124. hara — to make a mistake; mistake

125. harakeke — flax

126. haramai — to arrive

127. hararei — holiday

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

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

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

131. harihari — happy

132. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

133. harirū — shake hands

134. harore — mushroom

135. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound

136. hau — wind, air, breath

137. hauhake — harvest

138. hauhaketia — harvested (pass. of hauhake)

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

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

141. haunga — smelly, stinky

142. hauora — health, healthy

143. haurangi — drunk

144. haurua — half

145. haututū — mischievous

146. hauwhā — quarter

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

148. he — a, some; in the category of

149. hea — where?

150. heahea — silly

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

152. heihei — chicken

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

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

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

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

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

158. heoi — however; and so

159. heoti — however; and so

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

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

162. herehere — prisoner; captivity

163. Heretaunga — Hastings

164. heru — comb

165. herua — combed (pass of heru)

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

167. hia — how many?

168. hiahia — to want

169. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

170. hiakai — hungry

171. hiamoe — sleepy

172. hihi — stitch bird; sun's rays

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

174. hikareti — cigarettes

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

176. hiko — electricity

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

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

179. Hinarata — Cinderalla

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

181. hinengaro — mind, intellect

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

183. hingareti — singlet

184. hinu — oil, fat

185. hipi — sheep

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

187. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

188. hoahoa — attendant

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

190. hoariri — enemy, opponent

191. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

193. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

194. hohoro — quick

195. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

196. hoihoi — too noisy

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

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

199. hokihoki — return separately

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

201. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

202. hokohoko — to shop, trade

203. hokomaha — supermarket

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

205. hokowhitu — band of warriors

206. homai — give (to the speaker)

207. honae — wallet

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

209. hongere — channel (TV), TV channels

210. hongi — pressing noses

211. hono — to join together

212. hopi — soap

213. hopu — to catch

214. hopukia — caught (pass. of hopu)

215. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught

216. hora — display; scatter; spread out

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

218. hore — bare, bald; not

219. horekau — absolutely no!, absolutely not!

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

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

222. horohoro — remove tapu

223. horoi — to wash, to clean

224. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

225. horomia — swallowed (pass. of horomi)

226. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

227. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

228. hou — new, modern; feather

229. hua — product, fruit

230. huaina — named (pass of hua)

231. huaki — open

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

233. huarahi — street, path, road

234. huarere — weather

235. huawhenua — vegetables

236. hui — meeting; gathered

237. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

238. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

239. huihuinga — meeting

240. huka — sugar

241. hukapapa — frost

242. hukarere — snow

243. huna — to hide

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

245. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

248. hupa — soup

249. huri — to turn

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

251. huritau — birthday

252. huruhuru — fur

253. hā — breath; flavour

254. hāereere — to wander, roam

255. hākari — feast

256. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

257. hāmama — open, gaping

258. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

259. hāneanea — sofa

260. hāngai — opposite, facing

261. hāngi — traditional earth oven

262. Hānuere — January

263. hāora — hour; oxygen

264. hāpai — carry; lift up

265. Hātarei — Saturday

266. hāte — shirt

267. hāunga — besides

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

269. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

270. hē — wrong; error, mistake

271. hēki — egg

272. hēra — sail

273. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

275. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

276. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

277. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

278. hītimi — marble; marbles

279. hōhipera — hospital

280. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

282. hōia — soldier, warrior

283. hōiho — horse

284. Hōngongoi — July

285. hōro — hall

286. hōtoke — winter, cold

287. hōtēra — hotel

288. hōu — new, modern; fresh

289. hū — shoe

290. hūmārie — humble, easy going

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

292. hūtia — (pass) be hoisted up

293. 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.

294. ia — he, she, him, her

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

296. iho — downwards

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

298. ihu — nose

299. ika — fish

300. ina — if, when

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

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

303. inanahi — yesterday

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

305. inapō — last night

306. Ingarangi — England

307. ingoa — name

308. inoi — pray

309. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

311. inā — if, when

312. ināianei — now

313. ipo — darling

314. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

315. ipurangi — internet

316. ira — freckle; gene

317. iriiri — baptise

318. irāmutu — niece, nephew

319. ita — held firm; be committed

320. iti — small, little

321. iwa — nine

322. iwi — tribe

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

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

325. kaha — strong, able

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

327. kahikatea — white pine

328. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

330. kai — eat (v); food (n)

331. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

332. kaihana — cousin

333. kaihanga — creator; builder

334. kaihoko — seller

335. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

338. kaimoana — seafood

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

340. kainga — (pass) be eaten

341. kaipara — athlete; athletics

342. kaipuke — ship

343. kairangi — excellence

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

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

346. kaituhi — writer, author

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

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

349. kaiwaiata — singer

350. kaiwawao — referee, umpire

351. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

354. kaiārahi — leader, guide

355. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

356. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

357. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

359. kakau — handle

360. kake — to climb

361. kama — eager

362. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

364. kamupene — company, business

365. kamupūtu — gumboot

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

367. kanga — abuse; curse

368. kani — to saw; a saw

369. kanikani — dance, to dance

370. kanohi — face

371. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

373. kapahaka — concert party

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

375. kapu — cup

376. kapua — cloud

377. kaputī — cup of tea

378. kara — colour

379. karaehe — class (school); glass

380. karahipi — scholarship

381. karaihe — grass

382. karaka — orange (colour)

383. karakia — prayer, to pray

384. karamu — gram

385. karanga — to call

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

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

388. karapoti — surround

389. kararehe — animal

390. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

391. kare — stove, heater

392. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

393. karere — message

394. karo — dodge, avoid

395. karoro — seagull

396. karu — eye

397. kata — to laugh

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

399. kataina — laughed (pass. of kata)

400. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

402. kati — close, shut

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

404. katipō — venomous spider

405. kato — pluck

406. katoa — all

407. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

409. kau — swim; cow

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

411. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

412. kauhoe — to swim

413. kaukau — to bathe

414. kaumātua — elder; elderly

415. kaunihera — council

416. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

418. kaute — to count

419. kauwhau — recite; preach; lecture; speech

420. kawa — sour, yuck

421. kawakawa — pepper tree

422. kawe — to carry, convey

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

424. kawhe — coffee

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

426. kei te — at the moment; now

427. keke — cake

428. kerei — grey

429. kererū — native pigeon

430. keri — dig

431. keria — (pass) be dug

432. kete — basket, kit

433. keti — gate

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

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

436. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

437. kikino — Kikino. ‖ kino.

438. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

439. kimi — to look for, seek

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

441. kina — sea urchin

442. kino — bad

443. kiore — rat

444. kiri — skin

445. kiriata — movie, film

446. Kirihimete — Christmas

447. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

448. kiriweti — unpopular

449. kiromita — kilometre

450. kita — fast; tightly

451. kite — to see

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

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

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

455. kiwa — wink

456. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

458. koa — happy

459. koata — quarter

460. koe — you, one person

461. koha — gift

462. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

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

464. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

465. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

467. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

468. Kohitātea — January

469. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

470. koi — sharp

471. koia — it is, so

472. koinei — this is

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

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

475. kokonga — corner

476. komiti — committee

477. konei — here, by speaker

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

479. konohete — concert

480. konā — there, by listener

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

482. kope — nappy

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

484. kora — fragment; spark

485. kore — zero, nothing

486. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

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

488. koretake — useless

489. kori — to move, wriggle, play

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

491. koroheke — old man

492. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

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

494. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

495. korowai — cloak

496. korā — over there

497. kotahi — one

498. koti — coat, jacket

499. Kotirangi — Scotland

500. koura — gold

501. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

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

507. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

509. kuini — queen

510. kuki — cook

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

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

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

514. kumu — buttocks, bottom

515. kupenga — net

516. kupu — word

517. kura — school; treasured item

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

519. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

520. kurī — dog

521. kutarere — scooter

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

523. kutikuti — scissors

524. kā — to burn, be alight

525. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

526. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

527. kāinga — home

528. kākahu — clothing, garment

529. kākā — parrot

530. kākāriki — green

531. kāmera — camera

532. kāmura — carpenter

533. kānga — corn

534. kāo — no!

535. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

536. kāpara — torch, hardwood

537. kāpata — cupboard

538. kāpene — captain

539. kāpeti — cabbage

540. kāre — Negative word

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

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

543. kāri — playing card

544. kātahi — then

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

546. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

548. kāwhe — calf

549. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

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

551. kēkē — armpit

552. kēmu — game

553. kī — to be full

554. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

555. kīanga — phrase

556. kīhai — Negative word

557. kīhini — kitchen

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

559. kīngi — king

560. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

561. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

562. kōanga — spring (the season of)

563. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

564. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

565. kōhatu — stone

566. kōhinu — petrol

567. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

568. kōhuru — to murder

569. kōhurutia — to be murdered

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

571. kōmihana — commission

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

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

574. kōpū — belly, womb

575. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

578. kōrori — stir

579. kōrua — you, two people

580. kōti — court

581. kōtiro — girl

582. kōtuku — white heron

583. kōura — crayfish

584. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

585. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

586. kōwhaki — tear off

587. kōwhatu — stone

588. kūaha — door

589. kūao — young of animals

590. kūare — ignorant

591. kūhā — thigh

592. Kūkara — Google

593. kūkū — pigeon

594. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

595. kūmera — sweet potato

596. kūtai — mussel

597. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

599. maero — mile

600. maha — many

601. mahaki — sick; sick person

602. mahana — to be warm, warm

603. mahara — thought, memory

604. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

605. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

606. mahi — to do, work, make

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

608. maho — laid back

609. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

610. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

611. Mahuru — September

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

613. maika — banana (also panana)

614. maimoa — cherish, take care of

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

616. maka — to throw or pass

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

618. makariri — cold

619. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

621. makere — to get down from

622. makimaki — monkey

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

624. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

625. mana — prestige, authority

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

627. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

629. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

630. manako — to like

631. manawa — heart

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

633. Mane — Monday

634. manga — branch; stream

635. mangō — shark

636. mano — thousand

637. manu — bird

638. manuhiri — guest

639. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

640. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

641. maoa — cooked; ripe

642. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

643. marama — month, moon

644. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

645. maramataka — calendar

646. maranga — to arise; to get up

647. marangai — heavy rain, storm

648. maremare — to cough

649. maringi — to spill (trans)

650. marino — calm

651. maro — kilt-like garment

652. maroke — dry

653. maru — power; shelter

654. marumaru — shaded

655. marū — bruised; crushed

656. mata — point, blade; face

657. mataku — scared, afraid

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

659. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

660. matapihi — window

661. matapiko — mean, stingy

662. Matariki — Pleiades

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

664. matau — fish hook; right side

665. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

666. matekai — hungry, starving

667. matenga — time or circumstance of death

668. matewai — thirst; thirsty

669. matimati — finger, toe

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

671. matua — parent, father

672. mau — to wear clothes

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

674. maumahara — to remember, remember

675. maunga — mountain

676. mauri — life spirit

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

678. mauī — left (direction)

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

680. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

683. Mei — May

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

685. meke — fist; to punch

686. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

687. mema — member, members

688. menemene — to smile

689. meneti — minute

690. mere — bush, shrub

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

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

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

694. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

695. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

696. mimi — urine; urinate

697. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

698. minita — minister

699. mira — mill

700. miraka — milk

701. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

702. miriona — million

703. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

705. mitimiti — to lick

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

707. moa — large extinct bird

708. moana — sea

709. moata — early; early morning

710. moe — sleep; to marry

711. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

713. moenga — bed

714. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

718. mokemoke — lonely

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

720. moko — lizard

721. mokopuna — grandchild

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

723. momo — type, kind

724. moni — money

725. motokā — car, motorcar

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

727. motukā — car

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

729. moutere — island

730. mua — front, before

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

732. mura — blaze, flame

733. muri — behind, after

734. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

737. mā — clean, white, and others

738. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

740. māhina — moon

741. māhita — teacher

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

743. māhunga — head

744. māia — capable, brave, bold

745. mākona — satisfied, full

746. māku — for me, by me

747. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

748. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

750. māna — for him, her, by him, her

751. māngai — mouth; representative

752. māngere — lazy

753. mānia — plains

754. mānuka — tea-tree

755. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

756. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

757. māra — garden

758. mārama — clear, understand

759. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

760. mārena — to marry; wedding

761. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

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

763. māripi — knife

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

765. mātaki — to watch

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

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

768. mātao — cold

769. mātau — to know, understand

770. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

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

774. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

777. māui — on the left hand, left side

778. māuiui — sick

779. māwhero — pink

780. mēnā — if

781. mēra — mail

782. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

783. mīhini — machine

784. mīti — meat

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

786. mōhio — to know

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

788. mōhiti — glasses

789. mōkai — pet

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

791. mōmona — fat

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

793. mōrena — good morning

794. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

795. mōu — for you

796. mōunu — bait

797. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

800. naihi — knife

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

802. nama — number

803. nanahi — yesterday

804. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

805. napō — last night

806. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

807. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

808. nehenehe — forest

809. nei — here, by speaker

810. neke — to move

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

812. ngahau — party, concert

813. ngahere — forest, bush

814. Ngahuru — Autumn

815. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

817. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

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

819. ngaru — wave

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

821. ngau — to bite

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

823. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

824. ngenge — tired

825. ngeru — cat

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

827. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

828. ngoikore — weak; listless

829. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

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

831. ngungu — turn aside

832. ngutu — lip, lips

833. ngā — the, plural

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

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

836. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

837. ngārara — reptile, monster

838. ngātahi — together

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

840. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

841. ngāwhā — boiling spring

842. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

843. niho — tooth

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

845. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

848. nohinohi — small

849. noho — to live; sit

850. nohoanga — home, sofa

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

852. nohopuku — silent; to diet

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

854. nui — big, great, many

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

856. nuku — to move

857. nunui — big (plural form)

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

859. nāianei — now

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

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

862. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

866. nō — from

867. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

869. nōnanahi — yesterday

870. nōu — yours

871. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

874. oho — to wake up

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

876. oi — shake, shudder

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

878. Oketopa — October

879. okioki — to pause; rest

880. oko — bowl

881. oma — to run, escape

882. omanga — refuge

883. omaoma — running

884. onamata — of ancient times

885. one — beach, sand

886. oneone — earth, soil

887. onepū — sand, beach

888. ono — six

889. ope — group travelling together

890. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

892. oreore — to shake, quiver

893. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

894. oti — to be completed

895. otirā — but, on the other hand

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

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

898. pae — ridge

899. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

900. pahemo — pass by; pass on

901. pahi — bus

902. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

905. paihikara — bike

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

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

908. paipa — pipe

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

910. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

914. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

915. pakitara — wall

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

917. paku — small

918. pakupaku — very small

919. pana — to push away, to expel

920. panaia — banished

921. panana — banana

922. pane — head

923. panekoti — skirt, dress

924. pango — black

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

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

927. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

928. paoro — ball

929. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

930. papai — good (plural), very good

931. Papaioea — Palmerston North

932. papakupu — dictionary

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

934. parai — fry; frying pan

935. paraihe — award, prize; brush

936. paraikete — blanket

937. Paraire — Friday

938. parakuihi — breakfast

939. parani — daisy, brand

940. parapara — filth; talents

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

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

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

944. parauri — brown

945. pare — to ward off, to divert

946. parehe — pizza; flattened

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

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

949. pari — cliff

950. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

952. paruparu — dirt, mud

953. parāoa — bread, flour

954. pata — butter

955. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

958. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

960. paukena — pumpkin

961. pea — pair; pear

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

963. peita — paint

964. peka — branch

965. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

967. pene — pen

968. pepa — paper; pepper

969. pepeha — proclamation of origin

970. pere — bell

971. pereti — plate

972. peti — heap up

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

974. pia — beer

975. piana — piano

976. pihikete — biscuit

977. piki — to increase

978. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

981. Pipiri — June

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

983. pirau — rotten

984. piri — to stick to, to cling

985. pirihimana — police officer

986. pirimia — prime minister

987. piringa — shelter, hiding place

988. piro — stinking, putrid

989. pito — belly button, end, extremity

990. poaka — pig

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

992. Poihākena — Sydney

993. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

994. poitarawhiti — netball

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

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

997. pono — true, faithful

998. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

999. poraka — jersey

1000. poro — to cut off, to cut short

1001. poroporo — bracelet; purple

1002. porotaka — Porotaka, porotātaka. 1. a. Round. Porotaka mai nga pararau ka…

1003. porou — eager, energetic

1004. poti — boat

1005. poto — short

1006. pou — pole, post

1007. pouaka — box

1008. pounamu — greenstone

1009. poupou — father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep

1010. pouri — Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e…

1011. poutāpeta — post office

1012. pua — flower; seed

1013. puehu — dust

1014. puhi — to blow (wind)

1015. puka — form, booklet

1016. Pukamata — Facebook

1017. pukapuka — book, lungs

1018. puke — hill

1019. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

1020. puku — stomach, belly

1021. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

1022. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1023. puna — pool, spring

1024. pune — spoon

1025. punga — anchor; joint

1026. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1027. punua — young animal

1028. pupuhi — to shoot

1029. pupuri — to hold onto

1030. purapura — seed

1031. purei — to play, play

1032. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1033. purotu — handsome

1034. purupuru — to stop chinks

1035. puta — to appear, to come out

1036. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1037. putiputi — flower

1038. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1039. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1040. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1041. pāhau — beard

1042. pāhi — purse, to pass

1043. pāka — a park; a box

1044. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1045. pākete — bucket

1046. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1047. pāmu — farm

1048. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1049. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1050. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1051. pāpā — father, uncle

1052. pāpāho — broadcast

1053. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1054. pāremata — parliament

1055. pātai — question; to ask a question

1056. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1057. pātara — bottle

1058. pāti — party

1059. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1060. pātuhi — text message, to text

1061. pātītī — grass

1062. pātōtō — knock

1063. pātū — wall

1064. pāua — abalone

1065. pēhea — how?

1066. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1067. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1068. pēkana — bacon

1069. pēke — bag

1070. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1071. pēnā — like that, near listener

1072. pēpi — baby

1073. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1074. pērā — like that, yonder

1075. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1076. pīrangi — to want, desire

1077. pītiti — peach

1078. pō — night

1079. pōhara — poor

1080. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1081. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1082. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1083. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1084. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1085. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1086. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1087. pōtae — hat

1088. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1089. pōti — vote

1090. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1091. pōturi — deaf; slow

1092. pōuri — sad, dark

1093. pōwhiri — welcome

1094. pū — to blow gently

1095. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1096. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1097. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1098. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1099. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1100. pūngāwerewere — spider

1101. pūrongo — a report

1102. pūru — bull

1103. pūrākau — traditional story

1104. pūtaiao — science

1105. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1106. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1107. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1108. raihana — licence

1109. raihi — rice

1110. raiona — lion

1111. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1112. raki — north

1113. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1114. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1115. rama — light, torch

1116. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1117. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1118. rangi — sky, day

1119. ranginamu — handsome

1120. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1121. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1122. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1123. raorao — plains

1124. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1125. rapu — to look for

1126. raranga — plait; weave

1127. rarauhe — fern

1128. rare — lolly

1129. raro — under, below; time

1130. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1131. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1132. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1133. rau — to put into; leaf

1134. rauemi — resource

1135. raumati — summer

1136. raupō — reed, bulrush

1137. raureka — deceitful

1138. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1139. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1140. rawe — lovely, excellent

1141. rehe — Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia…

1142. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1143. rehutai — sea spray

1144. rei — bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk

1145. reinga — reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M.…

1146. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1147. reka — sweet

1148. reke — Reke (i), n. 1. Knob; so butt, back, poll, of…

1149. reo — language, voice

1150. rere — to escape; to fly

1151. rerehua — to be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing

1152. rerekē — different, changed

1153. rerekētanga — difference

1154. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1155. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1156. reri — ready

1157. reta — letter

1158. reti — to skate, slide

1159. retireti — skates, skating

1160. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1161. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1162. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1163. rima — five

1164. rimu — red pine

1165. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1166. ringa — hand, arm

1167. ringaringa — hand, arm

1168. ringawera — cook, kitchenhand

1169. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1170. ripeka — Ripeka. 1. a. Lying across one another. Ara ripeka, cross-road.…

1171. ripi — frisbee

1172. rire — Rire, n. 1. Deep water. Ko nga rangi a rire,…

1173. riri — anger, angry

1174. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1175. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1176. rita — litre

1177. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1178. ritenga — custom; habit; likeness

1179. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1180. roa — long

1181. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1182. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1183. roimata — tears

1184. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1185. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1186. rongoa — Rongoa, 1. v.t. Preserve, take care of. Rongoatia a tatou…

1187. rongonui — famous

1188. rongoā — medicine

1189. rori — road

1190. roro — brain

1191. roroa — long (plural)

1192. rorohiko — computer

1193. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1194. roumamao — remote control (for TV)

1195. rourou — small basket, food basket

1196. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1197. ruaki — vomit

1198. Ruapehu — Ruapehu

1199. ruarua — few

1200. rui — shake; scatter; sow

1201. ruirui — ruirui, v.t. 1. Shake to and fro. 2. Shake off.…

1202. ruku — to dive

1203. runga — on

1204. rupe — Rupe (i), ruperupe. v.t. 1. Shake violently. He aha tau…

1205. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1206. rā — day; the sun; over there

1207. Rāapa — Wednesday

1208. Rāhina — Monday

1209. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1210. rākau — tree; timber

1211. rākaunui — Rākaunui, n. The moon on the seventeenth day, and with…

1212. Rāmere — Friday

1213. rānei — or

1214. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1215. rāoa — choked

1216. Rāpare — Thursday

1217. rāpea — indeed

1218. rāpeti — rabbit

1219. rāpihi — rubbish

1220. rārangi — line, row

1221. Rātapu — Sunday

1222. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1223. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1224. Rātū — Tuesday

1225. rāua — them; they (two people)

1226. rāwhiti — east

1227. rēmana — lemon

1228. rērere — run from one place to another

1229. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1230. rīngi — to ring/phone

1231. rīpene — ribbon, tape

1232. rīpoata — report

1233. rīwai — potato

1234. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1235. rōhi — rose

1236. rōia — lawyer

1237. rōpere — strawberry

1238. rōpu — Rōpu, n. Gust of wind, squall. Tena ka riro i…

1239. rōpā — slave, servant

1240. rōpū — group

1241. rū — earthquake; shake

1242. rūhā — Rūhā, n. A term applied to large branches or divisions…

1243. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1244. rūma — room

1245. rūnanga — assembly; council

1246. rūrū — to shake hands, wave about (v), handshake (n)

1247. taana — Taana = tāna.

1248. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1249. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1250. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1251. taewa — potato

1252. taha — to pass by; side

1253. tahanga — empty; slightly, a bit; naked

1254. tahataha — steep bank

1255. tahi — one, single

1256. tahia — (pass) be swept

1257. tahitahi — to sweep

1258. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1259. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1260. tahuri — to capsize

1261. tahā — calabash, gourd

1262. tai — tide; coast

1263. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1264. taiapa — fence

1265. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1266. taihoa — wait

1267. taika — tiger

1268. taimaha — heavy

1269. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1270. taiohi — youth

1271. taitai — to wrestle, knock

1272. taitama — young man

1273. taitamariki — young person, young people

1274. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1275. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1276. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1277. takapau — floor-mat

1278. takatū — prepare, get ready

1279. take — beginning, cause, origin

1280. taki — to lead, to bring along

1281. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1282. takiwā — district, region

1283. takoto — to lie down

1284. taku — my (singular); edge

1285. takurua — winter

1286. takutai — sea coast

1287. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1288. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1289. tamaiti — child

1290. tamariki — children

1291. tamatāne — boy

1292. tame — male animal

1293. tamāhine — daughter

1294. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1295. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1296. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1297. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1298. tangata — person

1299. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1300. tangihanga — funeral

1301. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1302. tangiwai — Tangiwai, n. 1. A transparent variety of greenstone, jade. Ka…

1303. tango — to take hold of

1304. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1305. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1306. tao — to cook

1307. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1308. taonga — property, possession

1309. tapa — to name

1310. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1311. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1312. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1313. taputapu — gear, equipment

1314. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1315. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1316. taraka — truck

1317. tarakihana — tractor

1318. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1319. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1320. Tararua — Twin Peaks

1321. taratara — taratara. 1. n. Spine, spike. Taratara o Kal, a pattern…

1322. tarau — trousers

1323. tarawera — Tarawera, n. 1. Pellaea rotundifolia, a fern. 2. Shrimp.

1324. tari — government department; office

1325. taringa — ear

1326. taro — presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)

1327. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1328. tata — near, close

1329. tatari — to wait

1330. tatau — to count

1331. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1332. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1333. tauera — towel

1334. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1335. tauira — student; example

1336. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1337. taumahi — assignment

1338. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1339. taumāhekeheke — competition

1340. taunga — to be accustomed to, familiar with

1341. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1342. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1343. taura — rope, cable

1344. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1345. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1346. tautohetohe — argue

1347. tautoko — to support

1348. tawa — purple, tower

1349. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1350. tawhito — old, former

1351. te — the, singular definite article

1352. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1353. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1354. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1355. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1356. tekau — ten

1357. tekoteko — carved figure on top of whare

1358. tepe — Tepe. 1. v.i. Congeal, coagulate. 2. n. Clot. 3. Boundary,…

1359. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1360. tereina — to train

1361. tia — to steer, adorned

1362. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1363. tiakarete — chocolate

1364. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1365. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1366. tihei — to sneeze

1367. tihewa — sneeze

1368. tihi — topknot

1369. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1370. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1371. tiketike — height; high; important

1372. tiki — to fetch

1373. tiko — to defecate; excrement

1374. tina — dinner, lunch

1375. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1376. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1377. tino — very

1378. tio — oyster

1379. tioka — chalk

1380. tipi — glide; slice

1381. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1382. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1383. tira — group or row of people

1384. tiriti — street

1385. tiro — to look

1386. tirohanga — view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)

1387. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1388. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1389. titiro — to look at

1390. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1391. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1392. toe — to remain, be left over

1393. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1394. tohetaka — Tohetaka, tohetake, n. Taraxacum magellanicum, native dandelion; a plant. E…

1395. tohorā — whale

1396. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1397. tohunga — expert, priest

1398. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1399. toi — art, knowledge

1400. toka — rock

1401. tokanga — large basket for food

1402. tokerau — autumn; northern

1403. toki — adze, axe; champion

1404. toko — divorce; pole

1405. tokohia — how many people?

1406. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1407. tokomaha — many (of people)

1408. Tokoono — six people

1409. tokorima — five (people)

1410. tokorua — two (of people)

1411. tokotoru — three (people)

1412. tokowaru — eight [people]

1413. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1414. tomo — to enter, go into

1415. tomokanga — entrance

1416. tona — Tona, tonatona, n. 1. Excrescence, wart, corn, etc. 2. Pudenda…

1417. tonga — south

1418. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1419. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1420. tonu — still

1421. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1422. tope — cut down; cut off

1423. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1424. topenga — cross-section, pieces

1425. tori — cut (v); cat (n)

1426. toro — to visit

1427. toroa — albatross

1428. toromi — be drowned

1429. toroī — fermented food

1430. toru — three

1431. tote — salt

1432. toto — blood

1433. totohe — contend

1434. tou — dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus

1435. tua — beyond

1436. tuahine — sister, of a male

1437. tuaiwa — ninth

1438. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1439. tuanui — roof

1440. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1441. tuarongo — back wall of house

1442. tuarua — second

1443. tuarā — back [body]

1444. tuatahi — first

1445. tuatoru — third

1446. tuawaru — eighth

1447. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1448. tuawhitu — seventh

1449. tuawhā — fourth

1450. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1451. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1452. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1453. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1454. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1455. tui — pierce; sew; thread; lace

1456. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1457. tukemata — eyebrow

1458. tukia — be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)

1459. tukituki — to wreck; destroy

1460. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1461. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1462. tukuata — projector

1463. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1464. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1465. tuna — eel

1466. tungāne — brother, of a female

1467. tunu — to cook, roast

1468. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1469. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1470. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1471. ture — law, rule

1472. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1473. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1474. turuturu — to make firm; leak; pole

1475. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1476. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1477. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1478. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1479. tā — print, draw

1480. tāhae — to steal

1481. tāhuna — beach; sandbank; dry

1482. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1483. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1484. tāima — time

1485. Tāite — Thursday

1486. tākai — bind; wrap up; bandage

1487. tākaro — to play

1488. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1489. tākuta — doctor

1490. tāmaki — omen, portent

1491. tāmure — snapper

1492. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1493. tāne — man, male

1494. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1495. tāone — town

1496. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1497. tāra — dollar

1498. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1499. tāraia — (pass) be shaped with an adze

1500. tārere — to swing

1501. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1502. tāroa — Tāroa (i), n. 1. A variety of flax not of…

1503. tāroaroa — tall

1504. tātahi — seaside, beach

1505. tātau — we; us; everyone

1506. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1507. tātua — a belt

1508. tātā — criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk

1509. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1510. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1511. tāuwhiuwhi — tāuwhiuwhi, v.t. Sprinkle. ‖ uwhi.

1512. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1513. tāwhiri — beckon

1514. tāwāhi — overseas

1515. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1516. tēhea — which, singular

1517. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1518. tēnehi — tennis

1519. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1520. tēnā — that, by the listener

1521. tēpu — table

1522. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1523. tērā — that over there, that

1524. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1525. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1526. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1527. Tīhema — December

1528. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1529. tīhāte — t-shirt

1530. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1531. tīkiti — ticket

1532. tīma — team

1533. tīmata — to begin, to start

1534. tīmatanga — beginning (tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)

1535. tīni — to change

1536. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1537. tīpune — teaspoon

1538. tīraha — lie face upwards

1539. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1540. tītī — muttonbird

1541. tō — your (singular); to drag

1542. tōhi — toast

1543. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1544. tōkena — stockings, socks

1545. tōku — my (singular)

1546. tōmuri — to be late

1547. tōna — his, her

1548. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1549. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1550. tōtiti — sausage

1551. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1552. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1553. tūai — skinny

1554. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1555. tūhourangi — uncultured, rough

1556. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1557. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1558. tūmau — permanent, continuous; servant

1559. tūmomo — type, sort, kind

1560. tūnga — wound; position

1561. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1562. tūpuhi — skinny

1563. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1564. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1565. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1566. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1567. tūrehu — fairy

1568. Tūrei — Tuesday

1569. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1570. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1571. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1572. tūtatakitanga — meeting (tūtataki + nominal suffix)

1573. tūtuki — to crash; to strike against; collide; bump

1574. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1575. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1576. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1577. ua — to rain; rain

1578. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1579. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1580. ui — to ask, enquire

1581. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1582. uira — lightning; to flash

1583. uiui — to interview

1584. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1585. umu — earth oven

1586. unahi — scale of fish

1587. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1588. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1589. uri — descendant, offspring

1590. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1591. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1592. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1593. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1594. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1595. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1596. utua — be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)

1597. uwhiuwhi — shower (rain)

1598. wae — foot; leg; separate

1599. waea — wire; phone

1600. waenga — middle, dividing line

1601. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1602. waewae — foot, leg

1603. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1604. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1605. wahie — driftwood

1606. wahine — woman, wife

1607. waho — out, outside, the outside

1608. wai — water; who

1609. waiariki — hot spring

1610. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1611. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1612. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1613. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1614. waikura — Waikura, n. Rust. whakawaikura, v.t. Redden. E to, e te…

1615. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1616. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1617. waipiro — alcohol

1618. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1619. wairaka — Wairaka, n. A kind of rough rain cloak.

1620. wairangi — Wairangi. 1. Beside oneself, excited, infatuated. Kua whakawairangi noa ake…

1621. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1622. wairua — spirit

1623. waiū — Waiū, n. 1. Milk. No te mahuetanga o te waiu,…

1624. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1625. wakarererangi — plane

1626. wani — scrape

1627. wao — forest

1628. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1629. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1630. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1631. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1632. wati — watch (timepiece)

1633. wawa — Wawa, a. Scattered. Ta taua haere, wawa noa atu.—E wawa…

1634. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1635. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1636. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1637. wehenga — part, division, separation (wehe + nominal suffix -nga)

1638. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1639. Wenerei — Wednesday

1640. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1641. weriweri — ugly

1642. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1643. wetekia — be untied

1644. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1645. whaea — mother, aunt

1646. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1647. whaikōrero — oratory

1648. whaiwāhi — participate

1649. whakaae — to agree

1650. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1651. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1652. whakaako — teach

1653. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1654. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1655. whakaara — whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama…

1656. whakaari — play, drama, performance

1657. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1658. whakaarohia — thought (pass of whakaaro)

1659. whakaarotia — [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)

1660. whakaata — mirror

1661. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1662. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1663. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1664. whakaeke — to gather

1665. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1666. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1667. whakahirahira — great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

1668. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1669. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1670. whakahua — pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)

1671. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1672. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1673. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1674. whakairingia — hang

1675. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1676. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1677. whakakakara — scented

1678. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1679. whakakite — whakakite, v.t. 1. Reveal, disclose. 2. Display. Ka whakakitea nga…

1680. whakakore — eliminate, delete, undo

1681. whakakā — turn on

1682. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1683. whakakī — to fill something

1684. whakamahana — heater

1685. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1686. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1687. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1688. whakamarokehia — dry!

1689. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1690. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1691. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1692. whakamihi — grateful

1693. whakaminenga — assembled people

1694. whakamoe — whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep. 2. Close the eyes.…

1695. whakamoemiti — whakamoemiti, v.t. Praise, express gratification. Ka kite a Paoa i…

1696. whakamutunga — ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)

1697. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1698. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1699. whakamātau — to test, examine

1700. whakamātautau — examination, test

1701. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1702. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1703. whakamōhiotia — to be informed

1704. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1705. whakangaro — destroy

1706. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1707. whakanoho — whakanoho, v.t. 1. Cause to sit or dwell. 2. Place,…

1708. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1709. whakaoho — to wake up

1710. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1711. whakaorangia — deliver

1712. whakaoti — complete

1713. whakaotia — completed (pass. of whakaoti)

1714. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1715. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1716. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1717. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1718. whakapakari — to strengthen

1719. whakapakoko — whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka…

1720. whakapapa — genealogy

1721. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1722. whakapono — to believe; faith

1723. whakapuare — to open

1724. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1725. whakapāha — apologise

1726. whakapātaritari — whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke. ‖ patai (i), tari (ii).

1727. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1728. whakarewa — whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi…

1729. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1730. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1731. whakaritenga — appointment

1732. whakarongo — to listen

1733. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1734. whakataka — whakataka, v.t. Throw down, cause to fall off. tātaka, takataka,…

1735. whakataki — to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

1736. whakatakoto — to lay something down

1737. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1738. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1739. whakatangitangi — music

1740. whakatau — to decide

1741. whakataukī — proverb

1742. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1743. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1744. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1745. whakatikatika — to rearrange, to put in order, to fix

1746. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1747. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1748. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1749. whakatupu — grow; bring up, nurture

1750. whakatuwhera — to open

1751. whakatuwheratia — to open

1752. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1753. whakatō — to plant

1754. whakatū — to stand something up

1755. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1756. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1757. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1758. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1759. whakawhiti — to cross

1760. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1761. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1762. whana — to kick

1763. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1764. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1765. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1766. whara — to be injured

1767. wharau — temporary shed

1768. whare — house, building

1769. wharekai — restaurant

1770. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1771. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1772. wharepaku — toilet

1773. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1774. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1775. whatitiri — thunder

1776. whatitoka — doorway

1777. whatiwhati — break off; break into pieces

1778. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1779. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1780. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1781. wheke — creak; octopus

1782. wheketere — factory

1783. whenua — land

1784. whero — red

1785. whetū — star

1786. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1787. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1788. whio — blue duck; whistle

1789. whiri — plait; twist

1790. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1791. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1792. whiro — evil

1793. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1794. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1795. whitu — seven

1796. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1797. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1798. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1799. whutupaoro — rugby

1800. whutupōro — football, rugby

1801. whā — four

1802. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1803. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1804. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1805. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1806. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1807. whānui — broad, wide

1808. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1809. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1810. whātua — Whātua, n. Ancestor, first parent. ‖ matua.

1811. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1812. wiki — week

1813. wini — window

1814. wiri — drill

1815. wiwi — wiwi. 1. Rushes, Juncus polyanthemos and J. maritimus. Akina iho…

1816. wā — time, times

1817. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1818. wāhi — part, portion; place

1819. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1820. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1821. wāhipa — past tense

1822. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1823. wātakirihi — watercress

1824. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1825. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1826. wē — Wē (i), v.i. Squeal, cry. wēwē, v.i. Yelp, as a…

1827. Wīwī — France

1828. ā — and; and then

1829. āe — yes

1830. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1831. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1832. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1833. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1834. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1835. Ākarana — Auckland

1836. ākau — shore, coast

1837. ākonga — student

1838. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1839. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1840. Ākuhata — August

1841. āmaimai — nervous

1842. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1843. ānini — headache

1844. ānō — as though; as if

1845. āpiha — officer

1846. āporo — apple

1847. āpōpō — tomorrow

1848. ārahi — to lead, guide

1849. ārahina — (pass) be led

1850. ārai — curtain; to screen off, block

1851. ārani — orange [fruit]

1852. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1853. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1854. ātea — outer space

1855. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1856. āwangawanga — worried

1857. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1858. āwhina — to help

1859. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1860. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1861. āwhā — storm

1862. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1863. ēhea — which

1864. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1865. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1866. ērā — those (over there)

1867. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1868. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1869. ī — Ī (i), ii, v.i. 1. Ferment, turn sour. 2. Be…

1870. īmera — email

1871. īmēra — email

1872. īnoi — beg; pray; request; prayer

1873. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1874. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1875. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1876. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1877. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1878. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1879. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1880. ūkui — to wipe

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