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. auahi — smoke

90. auare — Auare = auere, v.i. Cry out. Auaretia mai, e hika,…

91. auau — to bark, howl

92. aue — Aue. 1. int. expressing astonishment or distress. Alas. Aue, ka…

93. aukatingia — to be stopped (pass. of aukati)

94. aute — Aute, n. 1. Broussonetia papyrifera, paper mulberry, formerly cultivated by…

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

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

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

98. awa — river, stream

99. awaawa — valley

100. awai — Awai, 1. a. Heavy, sodden, sagging. Ko te tari parera…

101. awatea — daylight

102. awhi — to hug, embrace

103. awhiawhi — awhiawhi. 1. n. Embrace. Kia mana ra ta taua awhiawhi…

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

105. awhitia — to be embraced (pass - awhi + tia)

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

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

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

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

110. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

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

112. engari — but

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

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

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

116. haehae — to cut up; to tear

117. haenga — iron

118. haere — go, come

119. haerea — travelled (pass of haere)

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

121. haeretia — went (pass of haere)

122. hahau — Hahau. ‖ hau (vii).

123. hai — as, for (variant of hei)

124. haina — to sign (a letter, document)

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

126. haki — flag

127. Hakihea — December

128. hakiraratanga — insult (nom)

129. hakune — deliberate, careful

130. hama — hammer

131. hamarara — umbrella

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

133. hanawiti — sandwich

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

135. hangaa — built (pass. of hanga)

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

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

138. hangareka — clown

139. hao — to catch in a net, a net

140. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

141. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

142. hara — to make a mistake; mistake

143. harakeke — flax

144. haramai — to arrive

145. hararei — holiday

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

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

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

149. harihari — happy

150. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

151. harirū — shake hands

152. harore — mushroom

153. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound

154. hau — wind, air, breath

155. hauhake — harvest

156. hauhaketia — harvested (pass. of hauhake)

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

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

159. haunga — smelly, stinky

160. hauora — health, healthy

161. haurangi — drunk

162. haurua — half

163. haututū — mischievous

164. hauwhā — quarter

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

166. he — a, some; in the category of

167. hea — where?

168. heahea — silly

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

170. heihei — chicken

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

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

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

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

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

176. heoi — however; and so

177. heoti — however; and so

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

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

180. herehere — prisoner; captivity

181. Heretaunga — Hastings

182. heru — comb

183. herua — combed (pass of heru)

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

185. hia — how many?

186. hiahia — to want

187. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

188. hiakai — hungry

189. hiamoe — sleepy

190. hihi — stitch bird; sun's rays

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

192. hikareti — cigarettes

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

194. hiko — electricity

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

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

197. Hinarata — Cinderalla

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

199. hinengaro — mind, intellect

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

201. hingareti — singlet

202. hinu — oil, fat

203. hipi — sheep

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

205. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

206. hoahoa — attendant

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

208. hoariri — enemy, opponent

209. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

211. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

212. hohoro — quick

213. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

214. hoihoi — too noisy

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

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

217. hokihoki — return separately

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

219. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

220. hokohoko — to shop, trade

221. hokomaha — supermarket

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

223. hokowhitu — band of warriors

224. homai — give (to the speaker)

225. honae — wallet

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

227. hongere — channel (TV), TV channels

228. hongi — pressing noses

229. hono — to join together

230. hopi — soap

231. hopu — to catch

232. hopukia — caught (pass. of hopu)

233. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught

234. hora — display; scatter; spread out

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

236. hore — bare, bald; not

237. horekau — absolutely no!, absolutely not!

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

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

240. horohoro — remove tapu

241. horoi — to wash, to clean

242. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

243. horomia — swallowed (pass. of horomi)

244. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

245. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

246. hou — new, modern; feather

247. hua — product, fruit

248. huaina — named (pass of hua)

249. huaki — open

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

251. huarahi — street, path, road

252. huarere — weather

253. huawhenua — vegetables

254. hui — meeting; gathered

255. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

256. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

257. huihuinga — meeting

258. huka — sugar

259. hukapapa — frost

260. hukarere — snow

261. huna — to hide

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

263. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

266. hupa — soup

267. huri — to turn

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

269. huritau — birthday

270. huruhuru — fur

271. hā — breath; flavour

272. hāereere — to wander, roam

273. hākari — feast

274. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

275. hāmama — open, gaping

276. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

277. hāneanea — sofa

278. hāngai — opposite, facing

279. hāngi — traditional earth oven

280. Hānuere — January

281. hāora — hour; oxygen

282. hāpai — carry; lift up

283. Hātarei — Saturday

284. hāte — shirt

285. hāunga — besides

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

287. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

288. hē — wrong; error, mistake

289. hēki — egg

290. hēra — sail

291. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

293. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

294. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

295. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

296. hītimi — marble; marbles

297. hōhipera — hospital

298. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

300. hōia — soldier, warrior

301. hōiho — horse

302. Hōngongoi — July

303. hōro — hall

304. hōtoke — winter, cold

305. hōtēra — hotel

306. hōu — new, modern; fresh

307. hū — shoe

308. hūmārie — humble, easy going

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

310. hūtia — (pass) be hoisted up

311. 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.

312. ia — he, she, him, her

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

314. iho — downwards

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

316. ihu — nose

317. ika — fish

318. ina — if, when

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

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

321. inanahi — yesterday

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

323. inapō — last night

324. Ingarangi — England

325. ingoa — name

326. inoi — pray

327. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

329. inā — if, when

330. ināianei — now

331. ipo — darling

332. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

333. ipurangi — internet

334. ira — freckle; gene

335. iriiri — baptise

336. irāmutu — niece, nephew

337. ita — held firm; be committed

338. iti — small, little

339. iwa — nine

340. iwi — tribe

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

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

343. kaha — strong, able

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

345. kahikatea — white pine

346. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

348. kai — eat (v); food (n)

349. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

350. kaihana — cousin

351. kaihanga — creator; builder

352. kaihoko — seller

353. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

356. kaimoana — seafood

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

358. kainga — (pass) be eaten

359. kaipara — athlete; athletics

360. kaipuke — ship

361. kairangi — excellence

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

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

364. kaituhi — writer, author

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

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

367. kaiwaiata — singer

368. kaiwawao — referee, umpire

369. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

372. kaiārahi — leader, guide

373. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

374. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

375. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

377. kakau — handle

378. kake — to climb

379. kama — eager

380. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

382. kamupene — company, business

383. kamupūtu — gumboot

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

385. kanga — abuse; curse

386. kani — to saw; a saw

387. kanikani — dance, to dance

388. kanohi — face

389. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

391. kapahaka — concert party

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

393. kapu — cup

394. kapua — cloud

395. kaputī — cup of tea

396. kara — colour

397. karaehe — class (school); glass

398. karahipi — scholarship

399. karaihe — grass

400. karaka — orange (colour)

401. karakia — prayer, to pray

402. karamu — gram

403. karanga — to call

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

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

406. karapoti — surround

407. kararehe — animal

408. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

409. kare — stove, heater

410. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

411. karere — message

412. karo — dodge, avoid

413. karoro — seagull

414. karu — eye

415. kata — to laugh

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

417. kataina — laughed (pass. of kata)

418. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

420. kati — close, shut

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

422. katipō — venomous spider

423. kato — pluck

424. katoa — all

425. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

427. kau — swim; cow

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

429. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

430. kauhoe — to swim

431. kaukau — to bathe

432. kaumātua — elder; elderly

433. kaunihera — council

434. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

436. kaute — to count

437. kauwhau — recite; preach; lecture; speech

438. kawa — sour, yuck

439. kawakawa — pepper tree

440. kawe — to carry, convey

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

442. kawhe — coffee

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

444. kei te — at the moment; now

445. keke — cake

446. kerei — grey

447. kererū — native pigeon

448. keri — dig

449. keria — (pass) be dug

450. kete — basket, kit

451. keti — gate

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

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

454. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

455. kikino — Kikino. ‖ kino.

456. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

457. kimi — to look for, seek

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

459. kina — sea urchin

460. kino — bad

461. kiore — rat

462. kiri — skin

463. kiriata — movie, film

464. Kirihimete — Christmas

465. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

466. kiriweti — unpopular

467. kiromita — kilometre

468. kita — fast; tightly

469. kite — to see

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

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

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

473. kiwa — wink

474. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

476. koa — happy

477. koata — quarter

478. koe — you, one person

479. koha — gift

480. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

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

482. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

483. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

485. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

486. Kohitātea — January

487. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

488. koi — sharp

489. koia — it is, so

490. koinei — this is

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

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

493. kokonga — corner

494. komiti — committee

495. konei — here, by speaker

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

497. konohete — concert

498. konā — there, by listener

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

500. kope — nappy

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

502. kora — fragment; spark

503. kore — zero, nothing

504. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

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

506. koretake — useless

507. kori — to move, wriggle, play

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

509. koroheke — old man

510. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

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

512. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

513. korowai — cloak

514. korā — over there

515. kotahi — one

516. koti — coat, jacket

517. Kotirangi — Scotland

518. koura — gold

519. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

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

525. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

527. kuini — queen

528. kuki — cook

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

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

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

532. kumu — buttocks, bottom

533. kupenga — net

534. kupu — word

535. kura — school; treasured item

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

537. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

538. kurī — dog

539. kutarere — scooter

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

541. kutikuti — scissors

542. kā — to burn, be alight

543. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

544. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

545. kāinga — home

546. kākahu — clothing, garment

547. kākā — parrot

548. kākāriki — green

549. kāmera — camera

550. kāmura — carpenter

551. kānga — corn

552. kāo — no!

553. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

554. kāpara — torch, hardwood

555. kāpata — cupboard

556. kāpene — captain

557. kāpeti — cabbage

558. kāre — Negative word

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

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

561. kāri — playing card

562. kātahi — then

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

564. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

566. kāwhe — calf

567. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

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

569. kēkē — armpit

570. kēmu — game

571. kī — to be full

572. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

573. kīanga — phrase

574. kīhai — Negative word

575. kīhini — kitchen

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

577. kīngi — king

578. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

579. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

580. kōanga — spring (the season of)

581. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

582. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

583. kōhatu — stone

584. kōhinu — petrol

585. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

586. kōhuru — to murder

587. kōhurutia — to be murdered

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

589. kōmihana — commission

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

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

592. kōpū — belly, womb

593. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

596. kōrori — stir

597. kōrua — you, two people

598. kōti — court

599. kōtiro — girl

600. kōtuku — white heron

601. kōura — crayfish

602. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

603. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

604. kōwhaki — tear off

605. kōwhatu — stone

606. kūaha — door

607. kūao — young of animals

608. kūare — ignorant

609. kūhā — thigh

610. Kūkara — Google

611. kūkū — pigeon

612. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

613. kūmera — sweet potato

614. kūtai — mussel

615. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

617. maero — mile

618. maha — many

619. mahaki — sick; sick person

620. mahana — to be warm, warm

621. mahara — thought, memory

622. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

623. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

624. mahi — to do, work, make

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

626. maho — laid back

627. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

628. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

629. Mahuru — September

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

631. maika — banana (also panana)

632. maimoa — cherish, take care of

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

634. maka — to throw or pass

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

636. makariri — cold

637. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

639. makere — to get down from

640. makimaki — monkey

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

642. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

643. mana — prestige, authority

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

645. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

647. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

648. manako — to like

649. manawa — heart

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

651. Mane — Monday

652. manga — branch; stream

653. mangō — shark

654. mano — thousand

655. manu — bird

656. manuhiri — guest

657. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

658. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

659. maoa — cooked; ripe

660. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

661. marama — month, moon

662. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

663. maramataka — calendar

664. maranga — to arise; to get up

665. marangai — heavy rain, storm

666. maremare — to cough

667. maringi — to spill (trans)

668. marino — calm

669. maro — kilt-like garment

670. maroke — dry

671. maru — power; shelter

672. marumaru — shaded

673. marū — bruised; crushed

674. mata — point, blade; face

675. mataku — scared, afraid

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

677. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

678. matapihi — window

679. matapiko — mean, stingy

680. Matariki — Pleiades

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

682. matau — fish hook; right side

683. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

684. matekai — hungry, starving

685. matenga — time or circumstance of death

686. matewai — thirst; thirsty

687. matimati — finger, toe

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

689. matua — parent, father

690. mau — to wear clothes

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

692. maumahara — to remember, remember

693. maunga — mountain

694. mauri — life spirit

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

696. mauī — left (direction)

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

698. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

701. Mei — May

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

703. meke — fist; to punch

704. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

705. mema — member, members

706. menemene — to smile

707. meneti — minute

708. mere — bush, shrub

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

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

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

712. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

713. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

714. mimi — urine; urinate

715. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

716. minita — minister

717. mira — mill

718. miraka — milk

719. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

720. miriona — million

721. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

723. mitimiti — to lick

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

725. moa — large extinct bird

726. moana — sea

727. moata — early; early morning

728. moe — sleep; to marry

729. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

731. moenga — bed

732. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

736. mokemoke — lonely

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

738. moko — lizard

739. mokopuna — grandchild

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

741. momo — type, kind

742. moni — money

743. motokā — car, motorcar

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

745. motukā — car

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

747. moutere — island

748. mua — front, before

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

750. mura — blaze, flame

751. muri — behind, after

752. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

755. mā — clean, white, and others

756. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

758. māhina — moon

759. māhita — teacher

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

761. māhunga — head

762. māia — capable, brave, bold

763. mākona — satisfied, full

764. māku — for me, by me

765. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

766. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

768. māna — for him, her, by him, her

769. māngai — mouth; representative

770. māngere — lazy

771. mānia — plains

772. mānuka — tea-tree

773. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

774. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

775. māra — garden

776. mārama — clear, understand

777. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

778. mārena — to marry; wedding

779. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

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

781. māripi — knife

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

783. mātaki — to watch

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

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

786. mātao — cold

787. mātau — to know, understand

788. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

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

792. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

795. māui — on the left hand, left side

796. māuiui — sick

797. māwhero — pink

798. mēnā — if

799. mēra — mail

800. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

801. mīhini — machine

802. mīti — meat

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

804. mōhio — to know

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

806. mōhiti — glasses

807. mōkai — pet

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

809. mōmona — fat

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

811. mōrena — good morning

812. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

813. mōu — for you

814. mōunu — bait

815. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

818. naihi — knife

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

820. nama — number

821. nanahi — yesterday

822. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

823. napō — last night

824. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

825. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

826. nehenehe — forest

827. nei — here, by speaker

828. neke — to move

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

830. ngahau — party, concert

831. ngahere — forest, bush

832. Ngahuru — Autumn

833. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

835. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

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

837. ngaru — wave

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

839. ngau — to bite

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

841. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

842. ngenge — tired

843. ngeru — cat

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

845. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

846. ngoikore — weak; listless

847. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

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

849. ngungu — turn aside

850. ngutu — lip, lips

851. ngā — the, plural

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

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

854. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

855. ngārara — reptile, monster

856. ngātahi — together

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

858. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

859. ngāwhā — boiling spring

860. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

861. niho — tooth

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

863. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

866. nohinohi — small

867. noho — to live; sit

868. nohoanga — home, sofa

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

870. nohopuku — silent; to diet

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

872. nui — big, great, many

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

874. nuku — to move

875. nunui — big (plural form)

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

877. nāianei — now

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

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

880. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

884. nō — from

885. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

887. nōnanahi — yesterday

888. nōu — yours

889. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

892. oho — to wake up

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

894. oi — shake, shudder

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

896. Oketopa — October

897. okioki — to pause; rest

898. oko — bowl

899. oma — to run, escape

900. omanga — refuge

901. omaoma — running

902. onamata — of ancient times

903. one — beach, sand

904. oneone — earth, soil

905. onepū — sand, beach

906. ono — six

907. ope — group travelling together

908. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

910. oreore — to shake, quiver

911. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

912. oti — to be completed

913. otirā — but, on the other hand

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

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

916. pae — ridge

917. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

918. pahemo — pass by; pass on

919. pahi — bus

920. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

923. paihikara — bike

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

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

926. paipa — pipe

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

928. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

932. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

933. pakitara — wall

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

935. paku — small

936. pakupaku — very small

937. pana — to push away, to expel

938. panaia — banished

939. panana — banana

940. pane — head

941. panekoti — skirt, dress

942. pango — black

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

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

945. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

946. paoro — ball

947. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

948. papai — good (plural), very good

949. Papaioea — Palmerston North

950. papakupu — dictionary

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

952. parai — fry; frying pan

953. paraihe — award, prize; brush

954. paraikete — blanket

955. Paraire — Friday

956. parakuihi — breakfast

957. parani — daisy, brand

958. parapara — filth; talents

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

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

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

962. parauri — brown

963. pare — to ward off, to divert

964. parehe — pizza; flattened

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

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

967. pari — cliff

968. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

970. paruparu — dirt, mud

971. parāoa — bread, flour

972. pata — butter

973. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

976. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

978. paukena — pumpkin

979. pea — pair; pear

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

981. peita — paint

982. peka — branch

983. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

985. pene — pen

986. pepa — paper; pepper

987. pepeha — proclamation of origin

988. pere — bell

989. pereti — plate

990. peti — heap up

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

992. pia — beer

993. piana — piano

994. pihikete — biscuit

995. piki — to increase

996. pikitia — picture, film

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

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

999. Pipiri — June

1000. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…

1001. pirau — rotten

1002. piri — to stick to, to cling

1003. pirihimana — police officer

1004. pirimia — prime minister

1005. piringa — shelter, hiding place

1006. piro — stinking, putrid

1007. pito — belly button, end, extremity

1008. poaka — pig

1009. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string

1010. Poihākena — Sydney

1011. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

1012. poitarawhiti — netball

1013. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)

1014. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

1015. pono — true, faithful

1016. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

1017. poraka — jersey

1018. poro — to cut off, to cut short

1019. poroporo — bracelet; purple

1020. porotaka — Porotaka, porotātaka. 1. a. Round. Porotaka mai nga pararau ka…

1021. porou — eager, energetic

1022. poti — boat

1023. poto — short

1024. pou — pole, post

1025. pouaka — box

1026. pounamu — greenstone

1027. poupou — father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep

1028. pouri — Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e…

1029. poutāpeta — post office

1030. pua — flower; seed

1031. puehu — dust

1032. puhi — to blow (wind)

1033. puka — form, booklet

1034. Pukamata — Facebook

1035. pukapuka — book, lungs

1036. puke — hill

1037. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

1038. puku — stomach, belly

1039. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

1040. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1041. puna — pool, spring

1042. pune — spoon

1043. punga — anchor; joint

1044. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1045. punua — young animal

1046. pupuhi — to shoot

1047. pupuri — to hold onto

1048. purapura — seed

1049. purei — to play, play

1050. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1051. purotu — handsome

1052. purupuru — to stop chinks

1053. puta — to appear, to come out

1054. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1055. putiputi — flower

1056. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1057. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1058. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1059. pāhau — beard

1060. pāhi — purse, to pass

1061. pāka — a park; a box

1062. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1063. pākete — bucket

1064. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1065. pāmu — farm

1066. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1067. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1068. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1069. pāpā — father, uncle

1070. pāpāho — broadcast

1071. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1072. pāremata — parliament

1073. pātai — question; to ask a question

1074. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1075. pātara — bottle

1076. pāti — party

1077. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1078. pātuhi — text message, to text

1079. pātītī — grass

1080. pātōtō — knock

1081. pātū — wall

1082. pāua — abalone

1083. pēhea — how?

1084. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1085. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1086. pēkana — bacon

1087. pēke — bag

1088. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1089. pēnā — like that, near listener

1090. pēpi — baby

1091. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1092. pērā — like that, yonder

1093. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1094. pīrangi — to want, desire

1095. pītiti — peach

1096. pō — night

1097. pōhara — poor

1098. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1099. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1100. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1101. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1102. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1103. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1104. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1105. pōtae — hat

1106. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1107. pōti — vote

1108. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1109. pōturi — deaf; slow

1110. pōuri — sad, dark

1111. pōwhiri — welcome

1112. pū — to blow gently

1113. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1114. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1115. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1116. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1117. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1118. pūngāwerewere — spider

1119. pūrongo — a report

1120. pūru — bull

1121. pūrākau — traditional story

1122. pūtaiao — science

1123. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1124. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1125. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1126. raihana — licence

1127. raihi — rice

1128. raiona — lion

1129. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1130. raki — north

1131. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1132. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1133. rama — light, torch

1134. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1135. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1136. rangi — sky, day

1137. ranginamu — handsome

1138. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1139. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1140. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1141. raorao — plains

1142. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1143. rapu — to look for

1144. raranga — plait; weave

1145. rarauhe — fern

1146. rare — lolly

1147. raro — under, below; time

1148. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1149. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1150. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1151. rau — to put into; leaf

1152. rauemi — resource

1153. raumati — summer

1154. raupō — reed, bulrush

1155. raureka — deceitful

1156. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1157. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1158. rawe — lovely, excellent

1159. rehe — Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia…

1160. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1161. rehutai — sea spray

1162. rei — bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk

1163. reinga — reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M.…

1164. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1165. reka — sweet

1166. reke — Reke (i), n. 1. Knob; so butt, back, poll, of…

1167. reo — language, voice

1168. rere — to escape; to fly

1169. rerehua — to be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing

1170. rerekē — different, changed

1171. rerekētanga — difference

1172. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1173. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1174. reri — ready

1175. reta — letter

1176. reti — to skate, slide

1177. retireti — skates, skating

1178. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1179. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1180. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1181. rima — five

1182. rimu — red pine

1183. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1184. ringa — hand, arm

1185. ringaringa — hand, arm

1186. ringawera — cook, kitchenhand

1187. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1188. ripeka — Ripeka. 1. a. Lying across one another. Ara ripeka, cross-road.…

1189. ripi — frisbee

1190. rire — Rire, n. 1. Deep water. Ko nga rangi a rire,…

1191. riri — anger, angry

1192. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1193. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1194. rita — litre

1195. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1196. ritenga — custom; habit; likeness

1197. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1198. roa — long

1199. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1200. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1201. roimata — tears

1202. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1203. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1204. rongoa — Rongoa, 1. v.t. Preserve, take care of. Rongoatia a tatou…

1205. rongonui — famous

1206. rongoā — medicine

1207. rori — road

1208. roro — brain

1209. roroa — long (plural)

1210. rorohiko — computer

1211. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1212. roumamao — remote control (for TV)

1213. rourou — small basket, food basket

1214. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1215. ruaki — vomit

1216. Ruapehu — Ruapehu

1217. ruarua — few

1218. rui — shake; scatter; sow

1219. ruirui — ruirui, v.t. 1. Shake to and fro. 2. Shake off.…

1220. ruku — to dive

1221. runga — on

1222. rupe — Rupe (i), ruperupe. v.t. 1. Shake violently. He aha tau…

1223. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1224. rā — day; the sun; over there

1225. Rāapa — Wednesday

1226. Rāhina — Monday

1227. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1228. rākau — tree; timber

1229. rākaunui — Rākaunui, n. The moon on the seventeenth day, and with…

1230. Rāmere — Friday

1231. rānei — or

1232. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1233. rāoa — choked

1234. Rāpare — Thursday

1235. rāpea — indeed

1236. rāpeti — rabbit

1237. rāpihi — rubbish

1238. rārangi — line, row

1239. Rātapu — Sunday

1240. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1241. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1242. Rātū — Tuesday

1243. rāua — them; they (two people)

1244. rāwhiti — east

1245. rēmana — lemon

1246. rērere — run from one place to another

1247. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1248. rīngi — to ring/phone

1249. rīpene — ribbon, tape

1250. rīpoata — report

1251. rīwai — potato

1252. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1253. rōhi — rose

1254. rōia — lawyer

1255. rōpere — strawberry

1256. rōpu — Rōpu, n. Gust of wind, squall. Tena ka riro i…

1257. rōpā — slave, servant

1258. rōpū — group

1259. rū — earthquake; shake

1260. rūhā — Rūhā, n. A term applied to large branches or divisions…

1261. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1262. rūma — room

1263. rūnanga — assembly; council

1264. rūrū — to shake hands, wave about (v), handshake (n)

1265. taana — Taana = tāna.

1266. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1267. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1268. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1269. taewa — potato

1270. taha — to pass by; side

1271. tahanga — empty; slightly, a bit; naked

1272. tahataha — steep bank

1273. tahi — one, single

1274. tahia — (pass) be swept

1275. tahitahi — to sweep

1276. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1277. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1278. tahuri — to capsize

1279. tahā — calabash, gourd

1280. tai — tide; coast

1281. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1282. taiapa — fence

1283. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1284. taihoa — wait

1285. taika — tiger

1286. taimaha — heavy

1287. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1288. taiohi — youth

1289. taitai — to wrestle, knock

1290. taitama — young man

1291. taitamariki — young person, young people

1292. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1293. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1294. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1295. takapau — floor-mat

1296. takatū — prepare, get ready

1297. take — beginning, cause, origin

1298. taki — to lead, to bring along

1299. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1300. takiwā — district, region

1301. takoto — to lie down

1302. taku — my (singular); edge

1303. takurua — winter

1304. takutai — sea coast

1305. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1306. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1307. tamaiti — child

1308. tamariki — children

1309. tamatāne — boy

1310. tame — male animal

1311. tamāhine — daughter

1312. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1313. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1314. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1315. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1316. tangata — person

1317. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1318. tangihanga — funeral

1319. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1320. tangiwai — Tangiwai, n. 1. A transparent variety of greenstone, jade. Ka…

1321. tango — to take hold of

1322. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1323. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1324. tao — to cook

1325. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1326. taonga — property, possession

1327. tapa — to name

1328. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1329. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1330. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1331. taputapu — gear, equipment

1332. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1333. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1334. taraka — truck

1335. tarakihana — tractor

1336. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1337. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1338. Tararua — Twin Peaks

1339. taratara — taratara. 1. n. Spine, spike. Taratara o Kal, a pattern…

1340. tarau — trousers

1341. tarawera — Tarawera, n. 1. Pellaea rotundifolia, a fern. 2. Shrimp.

1342. tari — government department; office

1343. taringa — ear

1344. taro — presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)

1345. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1346. tata — near, close

1347. tatari — to wait

1348. tatau — to count

1349. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1350. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1351. tauera — towel

1352. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1353. tauira — student; example

1354. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1355. taumahi — assignment

1356. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1357. taumāhekeheke — competition

1358. taunga — to be accustomed to, familiar with

1359. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1360. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1361. taura — rope, cable

1362. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1363. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1364. tautohetohe — argue

1365. tautoko — to support

1366. tawa — purple, tower

1367. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1368. tawhito — old, former

1369. te — the, singular definite article

1370. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1371. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1372. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1373. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1374. tekau — ten

1375. tekoteko — carved figure on top of whare

1376. tepe — Tepe. 1. v.i. Congeal, coagulate. 2. n. Clot. 3. Boundary,…

1377. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1378. tereina — to train

1379. tia — to steer, adorned

1380. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1381. tiakarete — chocolate

1382. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1383. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1384. tihei — to sneeze

1385. tihewa — sneeze

1386. tihi — topknot

1387. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1388. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1389. tiketike — height; high; important

1390. tiki — to fetch

1391. tiko — to defecate; excrement

1392. tina — dinner, lunch

1393. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1394. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1395. tino — very

1396. tio — oyster

1397. tioka — chalk

1398. tipi — glide; slice

1399. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1400. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1401. tira — group or row of people

1402. tiriti — street

1403. tiro — to look

1404. tirohanga — view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)

1405. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1406. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1407. titiro — to look at

1408. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1409. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1410. toe — to remain, be left over

1411. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1412. tohetaka — Tohetaka, tohetake, n. Taraxacum magellanicum, native dandelion; a plant. E…

1413. tohorā — whale

1414. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1415. tohunga — expert, priest

1416. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1417. toi — art, knowledge

1418. toka — rock

1419. tokanga — large basket for food

1420. tokerau — autumn; northern

1421. toki — adze, axe; champion

1422. toko — divorce; pole

1423. tokohia — how many people?

1424. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1425. tokomaha — many (of people)

1426. Tokoono — six people

1427. tokorima — five (people)

1428. tokorua — two (of people)

1429. tokotoru — three (people)

1430. tokowaru — eight [people]

1431. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1432. tomo — to enter, go into

1433. tomokanga — entrance

1434. tona — Tona, tonatona, n. 1. Excrescence, wart, corn, etc. 2. Pudenda…

1435. tonga — south

1436. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1437. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1438. tonu — still

1439. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1440. tope — cut down; cut off

1441. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1442. topenga — cross-section, pieces

1443. tori — cut (v); cat (n)

1444. toro — to visit

1445. toroa — albatross

1446. toromi — be drowned

1447. toroī — fermented food

1448. toru — three

1449. tote — salt

1450. toto — blood

1451. totohe — contend

1452. tou — dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus

1453. tua — beyond

1454. tuahine — sister, of a male

1455. tuaiwa — ninth

1456. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1457. tuanui — roof

1458. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1459. tuarongo — back wall of house

1460. tuarua — second

1461. tuarā — back [body]

1462. tuatahi — first

1463. tuatoru — third

1464. tuawaru — eighth

1465. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1466. tuawhitu — seventh

1467. tuawhā — fourth

1468. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1469. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1470. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1471. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1472. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1473. tui — pierce; sew; thread; lace

1474. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1475. tukemata — eyebrow

1476. tukia — be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)

1477. tukituki — to wreck; destroy

1478. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1479. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1480. tukuata — projector

1481. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1482. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1483. tuna — eel

1484. tungāne — brother, of a female

1485. tunu — to cook, roast

1486. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1487. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1488. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1489. ture — law, rule

1490. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1491. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1492. turuturu — to make firm; leak; pole

1493. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1494. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1495. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1496. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1497. tā — print, draw

1498. tāhae — to steal

1499. tāhuna — beach; sandbank; dry

1500. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1501. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1502. tāima — time

1503. Tāite — Thursday

1504. tākai — bind; wrap up; bandage

1505. tākaro — to play

1506. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1507. tākuta — doctor

1508. tāmaki — omen, portent

1509. tāmure — snapper

1510. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1511. tāne — man, male

1512. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1513. tāone — town

1514. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1515. tāra — dollar

1516. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1517. tāraia — (pass) be shaped with an adze

1518. tārere — to swing

1519. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1520. tāroa — Tāroa (i), n. 1. A variety of flax not of…

1521. tāroaroa — tall

1522. tātahi — seaside, beach

1523. tātau — we; us; everyone

1524. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1525. tātua — a belt

1526. tātā — criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk

1527. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1528. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1529. tāuwhiuwhi — tāuwhiuwhi, v.t. Sprinkle. ‖ uwhi.

1530. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1531. tāwhiri — beckon

1532. tāwāhi — overseas

1533. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1534. tēhea — which, singular

1535. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1536. tēnehi — tennis

1537. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1538. tēnā — that, by the listener

1539. tēpu — table

1540. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1541. tērā — that over there, that

1542. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1543. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1544. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1545. Tīhema — December

1546. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1547. tīhāte — t-shirt

1548. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1549. tīkiti — ticket

1550. tīma — team

1551. tīmata — to begin, to start

1552. tīmatanga — beginning (tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)

1553. tīni — to change

1554. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1555. tīpune — teaspoon

1556. tīraha — lie face upwards

1557. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1558. tītī — muttonbird

1559. tō — your (singular); to drag

1560. tōhi — toast

1561. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1562. tōkena — stockings, socks

1563. tōku — my (singular)

1564. tōmuri — to be late

1565. tōna — his, her

1566. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1567. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1568. tōtiti — sausage

1569. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1570. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1571. tūai — skinny

1572. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1573. tūhourangi — uncultured, rough

1574. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1575. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1576. tūmau — permanent, continuous; servant

1577. tūmomo — type, sort, kind

1578. tūnga — wound; position

1579. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1580. tūpuhi — skinny

1581. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1582. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1583. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1584. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1585. tūrehu — fairy

1586. Tūrei — Tuesday

1587. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1588. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1589. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1590. tūtatakitanga — meeting (tūtataki + nominal suffix)

1591. tūtuki — to crash; to strike against; collide; bump

1592. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1593. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1594. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1595. ua — to rain; rain

1596. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1597. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1598. ui — to ask, enquire

1599. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1600. uira — lightning; to flash

1601. uiui — to interview

1602. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1603. umu — earth oven

1604. unahi — scale of fish

1605. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1606. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1607. uri — descendant, offspring

1608. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1609. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1610. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1611. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1612. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1613. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1614. utua — be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)

1615. uwhiuwhi — shower (rain)

1616. wae — foot; leg; separate

1617. waea — wire; phone

1618. waenga — middle, dividing line

1619. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1620. waewae — foot, leg

1621. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1622. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1623. wahie — driftwood

1624. wahine — woman, wife

1625. waho — out, outside, the outside

1626. wai — water; who

1627. waiariki — hot spring

1628. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1629. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1630. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1631. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1632. waikura — Waikura, n. Rust. whakawaikura, v.t. Redden. E to, e te…

1633. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1634. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1635. waipiro — alcohol

1636. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1637. wairaka — Wairaka, n. A kind of rough rain cloak.

1638. wairangi — Wairangi. 1. Beside oneself, excited, infatuated. Kua whakawairangi noa ake…

1639. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1640. wairua — spirit

1641. waiū — Waiū, n. 1. Milk. No te mahuetanga o te waiu,…

1642. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1643. wakarererangi — plane

1644. wani — scrape

1645. wao — forest

1646. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1647. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1648. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1649. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1650. wati — watch (timepiece)

1651. wawa — Wawa, a. Scattered. Ta taua haere, wawa noa atu.—E wawa…

1652. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1653. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1654. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1655. wehenga — part, division, separation (wehe + nominal suffix -nga)

1656. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1657. Wenerei — Wednesday

1658. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1659. weriweri — ugly

1660. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1661. wetekia — be untied

1662. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1663. whaea — mother, aunt

1664. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1665. whaikōrero — oratory

1666. whaiwāhi — participate

1667. whakaae — to agree

1668. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1669. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1670. whakaako — teach

1671. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1672. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1673. whakaara — whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama…

1674. whakaari — play, drama, performance

1675. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1676. whakaarohia — thought (pass of whakaaro)

1677. whakaarotia — [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)

1678. whakaata — mirror

1679. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1680. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1681. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1682. whakaeke — to gather

1683. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1684. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1685. whakahirahira — great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

1686. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1687. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1688. whakahua — pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)

1689. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1690. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1691. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1692. whakairingia — hang

1693. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1694. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1695. whakakakara — scented

1696. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1697. whakakite — whakakite, v.t. 1. Reveal, disclose. 2. Display. Ka whakakitea nga…

1698. whakakore — eliminate, delete, undo

1699. whakakā — turn on

1700. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1701. whakakī — to fill something

1702. whakamahana — heater

1703. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1704. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1705. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1706. whakamarokehia — dry!

1707. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1708. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1709. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1710. whakamihi — grateful

1711. whakaminenga — assembled people

1712. whakamoe — whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep. 2. Close the eyes.…

1713. whakamoemiti — whakamoemiti, v.t. Praise, express gratification. Ka kite a Paoa i…

1714. whakamutunga — ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)

1715. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1716. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1717. whakamātau — to test, examine

1718. whakamātautau — examination, test

1719. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1720. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1721. whakamōhiotia — to be informed

1722. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1723. whakangaro — destroy

1724. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1725. whakanoho — whakanoho, v.t. 1. Cause to sit or dwell. 2. Place,…

1726. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1727. whakaoho — to wake up

1728. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1729. whakaorangia — deliver

1730. whakaoti — complete

1731. whakaotia — completed (pass. of whakaoti)

1732. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1733. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1734. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1735. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1736. whakapakari — to strengthen

1737. whakapakoko — whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka…

1738. whakapapa — genealogy

1739. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1740. whakapono — to believe; faith

1741. whakapuare — to open

1742. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1743. whakapāha — apologise

1744. whakapātaritari — whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke. ‖ patai (i), tari (ii).

1745. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1746. whakarewa — whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi…

1747. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1748. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1749. whakaritenga — appointment

1750. whakarongo — to listen

1751. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1752. whakataka — whakataka, v.t. Throw down, cause to fall off. tātaka, takataka,…

1753. whakataki — to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

1754. whakatakoto — to lay something down

1755. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1756. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1757. whakatangitangi — music

1758. whakatau — to decide

1759. whakataukī — proverb

1760. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1761. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1762. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1763. whakatikatika — to rearrange, to put in order, to fix

1764. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1765. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1766. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1767. whakatupu — grow; bring up, nurture

1768. whakatuwhera — to open

1769. whakatuwheratia — to open

1770. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1771. whakatō — to plant

1772. whakatū — to stand something up

1773. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1774. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1775. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1776. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1777. whakawhiti — to cross

1778. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1779. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1780. whana — to kick

1781. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1782. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1783. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1784. whara — to be injured

1785. wharau — temporary shed

1786. whare — house, building

1787. wharekai — restaurant

1788. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1789. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1790. wharepaku — toilet

1791. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1792. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1793. whatitiri — thunder

1794. whatitoka — doorway

1795. whatiwhati — break off; break into pieces

1796. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1797. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1798. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1799. wheke — creak; octopus

1800. wheketere — factory

1801. whenua — land

1802. whero — red

1803. whetū — star

1804. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1805. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1806. whio — blue duck; whistle

1807. whiri — plait; twist

1808. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1809. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1810. whiro — evil

1811. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1812. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1813. whitu — seven

1814. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1815. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1816. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1817. whutupaoro — rugby

1818. whutupōro — football, rugby

1819. whā — four

1820. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1821. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1822. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1823. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1824. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1825. whānui — broad, wide

1826. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1827. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1828. whātua — Whātua, n. Ancestor, first parent. ‖ matua.

1829. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1830. wiki — week

1831. wini — window

1832. wiri — drill

1833. wiwi — wiwi. 1. Rushes, Juncus polyanthemos and J. maritimus. Akina iho…

1834. wā — time, times

1835. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1836. wāhi — part, portion; place

1837. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1838. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1839. wāhipa — past tense

1840. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1841. wātakirihi — watercress

1842. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1843. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1844. wē — Wē (i), v.i. Squeal, cry. wēwē, v.i. Yelp, as a…

1845. Wīwī — France

1846. ā — and; and then

1847. āe — yes

1848. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1849. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1850. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1851. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1852. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1853. Ākarana — Auckland

1854. ākau — shore, coast

1855. ākonga — student

1856. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1857. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1858. Ākuhata — August

1859. āmaimai — nervous

1860. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1861. ānini — headache

1862. ānō — as though; as if

1863. āpiha — officer

1864. āporo — apple

1865. āpōpō — tomorrow

1866. ārahi — to lead, guide

1867. ārahina — (pass) be led

1868. ārai — curtain; to screen off, block

1869. ārani — orange [fruit]

1870. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1871. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1872. ātea — outer space

1873. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1874. āwangawanga — worried

1875. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1876. āwhina — to help

1877. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1878. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1879. āwhā — storm

1880. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1881. ēhea — which

1882. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1883. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1884. ērā — those (over there)

1885. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1886. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1887. ī — Ī (i), ii, v.i. 1. Ferment, turn sour. 2. Be…

1888. īmera — email

1889. īmēra — email

1890. īnoi — beg; pray; request; prayer

1891. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1892. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1893. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1894. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1895. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1896. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1897. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1898. ūkui — to wipe

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