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. hangarua — to recycle; recycling

140. hangā — (pass) be built, be made

141. hao — to catch in a net, a net

142. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

143. hapori — public, community

144. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

145. hara — to make a mistake; mistake

146. harakeke — flax

147. haramai — to arrive

148. harapaki — Harapaki. 1. n. Steep slope, as the side of a…

149. hararei — holiday

150. Haratua — May

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

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

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

154. harihari — happy

155. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

156. harirū — shake hands

157. harore — mushroom

158. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound

159. hau — wind, air, breath

160. hauata — Hauata, n. Accident.

161. hauhake — harvest

162. hauhaketia — harvested (pass. of hauhake)

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

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

165. haunga — smelly, stinky

166. hauora — health, healthy

167. haurangi — drunk

168. haurua — half

169. haututū — mischievous

170. hauwhā — quarter

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

172. he — a, some; in the category of

173. hea — where?

174. heahea — silly

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

176. heihei — chicken

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

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

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

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

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

182. heoi — however; and so

183. heoti — however; and so

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

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

186. herehere — prisoner; captivity

187. Heretaunga — Hastings

188. heru — comb

189. herua — combed (pass of heru)

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

191. hia — how many?

192. hiahia — to want

193. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

194. hiakai — hungry

195. hiamoe — sleepy

196. hihi — stitch bird; sun's rays

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

198. hikareti — cigarettes

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

200. hiko — electricity

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

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

203. Hinarata — Cinderalla

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

205. hinengaro — mind, intellect

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

207. hingareti — singlet

208. hinu — oil, fat

209. hipi — sheep

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

211. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

212. hoahoa — attendant

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

214. hoariri — enemy, opponent

215. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

217. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

218. hohoro — quick

219. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

220. hoihoi — too noisy

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

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

223. hokihoki — return separately

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

225. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

226. hokohoko — to shop, trade

227. hokomaha — supermarket

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

229. hokowhitu — band of warriors

230. homai — give (to the speaker)

231. honae — wallet

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

233. hongere — channel (TV), TV channels

234. hongi — pressing noses

235. hono — to join together

236. hopi — soap

237. hopu — to catch

238. hopukia — caught (pass. of hopu)

239. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught

240. hora — display; scatter; spread out

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

242. hore — bare, bald; not

243. horekau — absolutely no!, absolutely not!

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

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

246. horohoro — remove tapu

247. horoi — to wash, to clean

248. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

249. horomia — swallowed (pass. of horomi)

250. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

251. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

252. hou — new, modern; feather

253. hua — product, fruit

254. huaina — named (pass of hua)

255. huaki — open

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

257. huarahi — street, path, road

258. huarere — weather

259. huawhenua — vegetables

260. hui — meeting; gathered

261. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

262. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

263. huihuinga — meeting

264. huka — sugar

265. hukapapa — frost

266. hukarere — snow

267. huna — to hide

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

269. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

272. hupa — soup

273. huri — to turn

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

275. huritau — birthday

276. huruhuru — fur

277. hā — breath; flavour

278. hāereere — to wander, roam

279. hākari — feast

280. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

281. hāmama — open, gaping

282. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

283. hāneanea — sofa

284. hāngai — opposite, facing

285. hāngi — traditional earth oven

286. Hānuere — January

287. hāora — hour; oxygen

288. hāpai — carry; lift up

289. Hātarei — Saturday

290. hāte — shirt

291. hāunga — besides

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

293. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

294. hē — wrong; error, mistake

295. hēki — egg

296. hēra — sail

297. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

299. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

300. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

301. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

302. hītimi — marble; marbles

303. hōhipera — hospital

304. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

306. hōia — soldier, warrior

307. hōiho — horse

308. Hōngongoi — July

309. hōro — hall

310. hōtoke — winter, cold

311. hōtēra — hotel

312. hōu — new, modern; fresh

313. hū — shoe

314. hūmārie — humble, easy going

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

316. hūtia — (pass) be hoisted up

317. 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.

318. ia — he, she, him, her

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

320. iho — downwards

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

322. ihu — nose

323. ika — fish

324. ina — if, when

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

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

327. inanahi — yesterday

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

329. inapō — last night

330. Ingarangi — England

331. ingoa — name

332. inoi — pray

333. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

335. inā — if, when

336. ināianei — now

337. ipo — darling

338. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

339. ipurangi — internet

340. ira — freckle; gene

341. iriiri — baptise

342. irāmutu — niece, nephew

343. ita — held firm; be committed

344. iti — small, little

345. iwa — nine

346. iwi — tribe

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

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

349. kaha — strong, able

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

351. kahikatea — white pine

352. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

354. kai — eat (v); food (n)

355. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

356. kaihana — cousin

357. kaihanga — creator; builder

358. kaihoko — seller

359. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

362. kaimoana — seafood

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

364. kainga — (pass) be eaten

365. kaipara — athlete; athletics

366. kaipuke — ship

367. kairangi — excellence

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

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

370. kaituhi — writer, author

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

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

373. kaiwaiata — singer

374. kaiwawao — referee, umpire

375. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

378. kaiārahi — leader, guide

379. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

380. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

381. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

383. kakau — handle

384. kake — to climb

385. kama — eager

386. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

388. kamupene — company, business

389. kamupūtu — gumboot

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

391. kanga — abuse; curse

392. kani — to saw; a saw

393. kanikani — dance, to dance

394. kanohi — face

395. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

397. kapahaka — concert party

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

399. kapu — cup

400. kapua — cloud

401. kaputī — cup of tea

402. kara — colour

403. karaehe — class (school); glass

404. karahipi — scholarship

405. karaihe — grass

406. karaka — orange (colour)

407. karakia — prayer, to pray

408. karamu — gram

409. karanga — to call

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

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

412. karapoti — surround

413. kararehe — animal

414. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

415. kare — stove, heater

416. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

417. karere — message

418. karo — dodge, avoid

419. karoro — seagull

420. karu — eye

421. kata — to laugh

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

423. kataina — laughed (pass. of kata)

424. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

426. kati — close, shut

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

428. katipō — venomous spider

429. kato — pluck

430. katoa — all

431. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

433. kau — swim; cow

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

435. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

436. kauhoe — to swim

437. kaukau — to bathe

438. kaumātua — elder; elderly

439. kaunihera — council

440. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

442. kaute — to count

443. kauwhau — recite; preach; lecture; speech

444. kawa — sour, yuck

445. kawakawa — pepper tree

446. kawe — to carry, convey

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

448. kawhe — coffee

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

450. kei te — at the moment; now

451. keke — cake

452. kerei — grey

453. kererū — native pigeon

454. keri — dig

455. keria — (pass) be dug

456. kete — basket, kit

457. keti — gate

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

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

460. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

461. kikino — Kikino. ‖ kino.

462. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

463. kimi — to look for, seek

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

465. kina — sea urchin

466. kino — bad

467. kiore — rat

468. kiri — skin

469. kiriata — movie, film

470. Kirihimete — Christmas

471. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

472. kiriweti — unpopular

473. kiromita — kilometre

474. kita — fast; tightly

475. kite — to see

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

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

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

479. kiwa — wink

480. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

482. koa — happy

483. koata — quarter

484. koe — you, one person

485. koha — gift

486. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

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

488. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

489. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

491. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

492. Kohitātea — January

493. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

494. koi — sharp

495. koia — it is, so

496. koinei — this is

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

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

499. kokonga — corner

500. komiti — committee

501. konei — here, by speaker

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

503. konohete — concert

504. konā — there, by listener

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

506. kope — nappy

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

508. kora — fragment; spark

509. kore — zero, nothing

510. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

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

512. koretake — useless

513. kori — to move, wriggle, play

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

515. koroheke — old man

516. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

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

518. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

519. korowai — cloak

520. korā — over there

521. kotahi — one

522. koti — coat, jacket

523. Kotirangi — Scotland

524. koura — gold

525. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

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

531. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

533. kuini — queen

534. kuki — cook

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

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

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

538. kumu — buttocks, bottom

539. kupenga — net

540. kupu — word

541. kura — school; treasured item

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

543. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

544. kurī — dog

545. kutarere — scooter

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

547. kutikuti — scissors

548. kā — to burn, be alight

549. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

550. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

551. kāinga — home

552. kākahu — clothing, garment

553. kākā — parrot

554. kākāriki — green

555. kāmera — camera

556. kāmura — carpenter

557. kānga — corn

558. kāo — no!

559. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

560. kāpara — torch, hardwood

561. kāpata — cupboard

562. kāpene — captain

563. kāpeti — cabbage

564. kāre — Negative word

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

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

567. kāri — playing card

568. kātahi — then

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

570. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

572. kāwhe — calf

573. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

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

575. kēkē — armpit

576. kēmu — game

577. kī — to be full

578. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

579. kīanga — phrase

580. kīhai — Negative word

581. kīhini — kitchen

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

583. kīngi — king

584. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

585. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

586. kōanga — spring (the season of)

587. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

588. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

589. kōhatu — stone

590. kōhinu — petrol

591. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

592. kōhuru — to murder

593. kōhurutia — to be murdered

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

595. kōmihana — commission

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

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

598. kōpū — belly, womb

599. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

602. kōrori — stir

603. kōrua — you, two people

604. kōti — court

605. kōtiro — girl

606. kōtuku — white heron

607. kōura — crayfish

608. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

609. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

610. kōwhaki — tear off

611. kōwhatu — stone

612. kūaha — door

613. kūao — young of animals

614. kūare — ignorant

615. kūhā — thigh

616. Kūkara — Google

617. kūkū — pigeon

618. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

619. kūmera — sweet potato

620. kūtai — mussel

621. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

623. maero — mile

624. maha — many

625. mahaki — sick; sick person

626. mahana — to be warm, warm

627. mahara — thought, memory

628. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

629. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

630. mahi — to do, work, make

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

632. maho — laid back

633. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

634. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

635. Mahuru — September

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

637. maika — banana (also panana)

638. maimoa — cherish, take care of

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

640. maka — to throw or pass

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

642. makariri — cold

643. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

645. makere — to get down from

646. makimaki — monkey

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

648. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

649. mana — prestige, authority

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

651. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

653. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

654. manako — to like

655. manawa — heart

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

657. Mane — Monday

658. manga — branch; stream

659. mangō — shark

660. mano — thousand

661. manu — bird

662. manuhiri — guest

663. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

664. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

665. maoa — cooked; ripe

666. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

667. marama — month, moon

668. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

669. maramataka — calendar

670. maranga — to arise; to get up

671. marangai — heavy rain, storm

672. maremare — to cough

673. maringi — to spill (trans)

674. marino — calm

675. maro — kilt-like garment

676. maroke — dry

677. maru — power; shelter

678. marumaru — shaded

679. marū — bruised; crushed

680. mata — point, blade; face

681. mataku — scared, afraid

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

683. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

684. matapihi — window

685. matapiko — mean, stingy

686. Matariki — Pleiades

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

688. matau — fish hook; right side

689. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

690. matekai — hungry, starving

691. matenga — time or circumstance of death

692. matewai — thirst; thirsty

693. matimati — finger, toe

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

695. matua — parent, father

696. mau — to wear clothes

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

698. maumahara — to remember, remember

699. maunga — mountain

700. mauri — life spirit

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

702. mauī — left (direction)

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

704. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

707. Mei — May

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

709. meke — fist; to punch

710. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

711. mema — member, members

712. menemene — to smile

713. meneti — minute

714. mere — bush, shrub

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

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

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

718. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

719. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

720. mimi — urine; urinate

721. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

722. minita — minister

723. mira — mill

724. miraka — milk

725. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

726. miriona — million

727. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

729. mitimiti — to lick

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

731. moa — large extinct bird

732. moana — sea

733. moata — early; early morning

734. moe — sleep; to marry

735. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

737. moenga — bed

738. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

742. mokemoke — lonely

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

744. moko — lizard

745. mokopuna — grandchild

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

747. momo — type, kind

748. moni — money

749. motokā — car, motorcar

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

751. motukā — car

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

753. moutere — island

754. mua — front, before

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

756. mura — blaze, flame

757. muri — behind, after

758. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

761. mā — clean, white, and others

762. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

764. māhina — moon

765. māhita — teacher

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

767. māhunga — head

768. māia — capable, brave, bold

769. mākona — satisfied, full

770. māku — for me, by me

771. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

772. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

774. māna — for him, her, by him, her

775. māngai — mouth; representative

776. māngere — lazy

777. mānia — plains

778. mānuka — tea-tree

779. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

780. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

781. māra — garden

782. mārama — clear, understand

783. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

784. mārena — to marry; wedding

785. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

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

787. māripi — knife

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

789. mātaki — to watch

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

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

792. mātao — cold

793. mātau — to know, understand

794. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

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

798. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

801. māui — on the left hand, left side

802. māuiui — sick

803. māwhero — pink

804. mēnā — if

805. mēra — mail

806. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

807. mīhini — machine

808. mīti — meat

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

810. mōhio — to know

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

812. mōhiti — glasses

813. mōkai — pet

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

815. mōmona — fat

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

817. mōrena — good morning

818. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

819. mōu — for you

820. mōunu — bait

821. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

824. naihi — knife

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

826. nama — number

827. nanahi — yesterday

828. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

829. napō — last night

830. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

831. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

832. nehenehe — forest

833. nei — here, by speaker

834. neke — to move

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

836. ngahau — party, concert

837. ngahere — forest, bush

838. Ngahuru — Autumn

839. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

841. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

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

843. ngaru — wave

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

845. ngau — to bite

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

847. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

848. ngenge — tired

849. ngeru — cat

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

851. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

852. ngoikore — weak; listless

853. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

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

855. ngungu — turn aside

856. ngutu — lip, lips

857. ngā — the, plural

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

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

860. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

861. ngārara — reptile, monster

862. ngātahi — together

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

864. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

865. ngāwhā — boiling spring

866. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

867. niho — tooth

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

869. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

872. nohinohi — small

873. noho — to live; sit

874. nohoanga — home, sofa

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

876. nohopuku — silent; to diet

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

878. nui — big, great, many

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

880. nuku — to move

881. nunui — big (plural form)

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

883. nāianei — now

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

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

886. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

890. nō — from

891. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

893. nōnanahi — yesterday

894. nōu — yours

895. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

898. oho — to wake up

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

900. oi — shake, shudder

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

902. Oketopa — October

903. okioki — to pause; rest

904. oko — bowl

905. oma — to run, escape

906. omanga — refuge

907. omaoma — running

908. onamata — of ancient times

909. one — beach, sand

910. oneone — earth, soil

911. onepū — sand, beach

912. ono — six

913. ope — group travelling together

914. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

916. oreore — to shake, quiver

917. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

918. oti — to be completed

919. otirā — but, on the other hand

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

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

922. pae — ridge

923. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

924. pahemo — pass by; pass on

925. pahi — bus

926. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

929. paihikara — bike

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

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

932. paipa — pipe

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

934. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

938. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

939. pakitara — wall

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

941. paku — small

942. pakupaku — very small

943. pana — to push away, to expel

944. panaia — banished

945. panana — banana

946. pane — head

947. panekoti — skirt, dress

948. pango — black

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

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

951. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

952. paoro — ball

953. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

954. papai — good (plural), very good

955. Papaioea — Palmerston North

956. papakupu — dictionary

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

958. parai — fry; frying pan

959. paraihe — award, prize; brush

960. paraikete — blanket

961. Paraire — Friday

962. parakuihi — breakfast

963. parani — daisy, brand

964. parapara — filth; talents

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

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

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

968. parauri — brown

969. pare — to ward off, to divert

970. parehe — pizza; flattened

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

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

973. pari — cliff

974. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

976. paruparu — dirt, mud

977. parāoa — bread, flour

978. pata — butter

979. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

982. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

984. paukena — pumpkin

985. pea — pair; pear

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

987. peita — paint

988. peka — branch

989. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

991. pene — pen

992. pepa — paper; pepper

993. pepeha — proclamation of origin

994. pere — bell

995. pereti — plate

996. peti — heap up

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

998. pia — beer

999. piana — piano

1000. pihikete — biscuit

1001. piki — to increase

1002. pikitia — picture, film

1003. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved

1004. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…

1005. Pipiri — June

1006. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…

1007. pirau — rotten

1008. piri — to stick to, to cling

1009. pirihimana — police officer

1010. pirimia — prime minister

1011. piringa — shelter, hiding place

1012. piro — stinking, putrid

1013. pito — belly button, end, extremity

1014. poaka — pig

1015. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string

1016. Poihākena — Sydney

1017. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

1018. poitarawhiti — netball

1019. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)

1020. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

1021. pono — true, faithful

1022. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

1023. poraka — jersey

1024. poro — to cut off, to cut short

1025. poroporo — bracelet; purple

1026. porotaka — Porotaka, porotātaka. 1. a. Round. Porotaka mai nga pararau ka…

1027. porou — eager, energetic

1028. poti — boat

1029. poto — short

1030. pou — pole, post

1031. pouaka — box

1032. pounamu — greenstone

1033. poupou — father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep

1034. pouri — Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e…

1035. poutāpeta — post office

1036. pua — flower; seed

1037. puehu — dust

1038. puhi — to blow (wind)

1039. puka — form, booklet

1040. Pukamata — Facebook

1041. pukapuka — book, lungs

1042. puke — hill

1043. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

1044. puku — stomach, belly

1045. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

1046. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1047. puna — pool, spring

1048. pune — spoon

1049. punga — anchor; joint

1050. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1051. punua — young animal

1052. pupuhi — to shoot

1053. pupuri — to hold onto

1054. purapura — seed

1055. purei — to play, play

1056. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1057. purotu — handsome

1058. purupuru — to stop chinks

1059. puta — to appear, to come out

1060. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1061. putiputi — flower

1062. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1063. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1064. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1065. pāhau — beard

1066. pāhi — purse, to pass

1067. pāka — a park; a box

1068. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1069. pākete — bucket

1070. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1071. pāmu — farm

1072. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1073. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1074. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1075. pāpā — father, uncle

1076. pāpāho — broadcast

1077. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1078. pāremata — parliament

1079. pātai — question; to ask a question

1080. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1081. pātara — bottle

1082. pāti — party

1083. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1084. pātuhi — text message, to text

1085. pātītī — grass

1086. pātōtō — knock

1087. pātū — wall

1088. pāua — abalone

1089. pēhea — how?

1090. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1091. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1092. pēkana — bacon

1093. pēke — bag

1094. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1095. pēnā — like that, near listener

1096. pēpi — baby

1097. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1098. pērā — like that, yonder

1099. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1100. pīrangi — to want, desire

1101. pītiti — peach

1102. pō — night

1103. pōhara — poor

1104. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1105. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1106. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1107. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1108. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1109. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1110. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1111. pōtae — hat

1112. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1113. pōti — vote

1114. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1115. pōturi — deaf; slow

1116. pōuri — sad, dark

1117. pōwhiri — welcome

1118. pū — to blow gently

1119. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1120. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1121. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1122. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1123. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1124. pūngāwerewere — spider

1125. pūrongo — a report

1126. pūru — bull

1127. pūrākau — traditional story

1128. pūtaiao — science

1129. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1130. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1131. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1132. raihana — licence

1133. raihi — rice

1134. raiona — lion

1135. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1136. raki — north

1137. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1138. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1139. rama — light, torch

1140. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1141. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1142. rangi — sky, day

1143. ranginamu — handsome

1144. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1145. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1146. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1147. raorao — plains

1148. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1149. rapu — to look for

1150. raranga — plait; weave

1151. rarauhe — fern

1152. rare — lolly

1153. raro — under, below; time

1154. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1155. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1156. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1157. rau — to put into; leaf

1158. rauemi — resource

1159. raumati — summer

1160. raupō — reed, bulrush

1161. raureka — deceitful

1162. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1163. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1164. rawe — lovely, excellent

1165. rehe — Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia…

1166. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1167. rehutai — sea spray

1168. rei — bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk

1169. reinga — reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M.…

1170. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1171. reka — sweet

1172. reke — Reke (i), n. 1. Knob; so butt, back, poll, of…

1173. reo — language, voice

1174. rere — to escape; to fly

1175. rerehua — to be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing

1176. rerekē — different, changed

1177. rerekētanga — difference

1178. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1179. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1180. reri — ready

1181. reta — letter

1182. reti — to skate, slide

1183. retireti — skates, skating

1184. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1185. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1186. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1187. rima — five

1188. rimu — red pine

1189. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1190. ringa — hand, arm

1191. ringaringa — hand, arm

1192. ringawera — cook, kitchenhand

1193. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1194. ripeka — Ripeka. 1. a. Lying across one another. Ara ripeka, cross-road.…

1195. ripi — frisbee

1196. rire — Rire, n. 1. Deep water. Ko nga rangi a rire,…

1197. riri — anger, angry

1198. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1199. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1200. rita — litre

1201. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1202. ritenga — custom; habit; likeness

1203. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1204. roa — long

1205. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1206. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1207. roimata — tears

1208. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1209. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1210. rongoa — Rongoa, 1. v.t. Preserve, take care of. Rongoatia a tatou…

1211. rongonui — famous

1212. rongoā — medicine

1213. rori — road

1214. roro — brain

1215. roroa — long (plural)

1216. rorohiko — computer

1217. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1218. roumamao — remote control (for TV)

1219. rourou — small basket, food basket

1220. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1221. ruaki — vomit

1222. Ruapehu — Ruapehu

1223. ruarua — few

1224. rui — shake; scatter; sow

1225. ruirui — ruirui, v.t. 1. Shake to and fro. 2. Shake off.…

1226. ruku — to dive

1227. runga — on

1228. rupe — Rupe (i), ruperupe. v.t. 1. Shake violently. He aha tau…

1229. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1230. rā — day; the sun; over there

1231. Rāapa — Wednesday

1232. Rāhina — Monday

1233. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1234. rākau — tree; timber

1235. rākaunui — Rākaunui, n. The moon on the seventeenth day, and with…

1236. Rāmere — Friday

1237. rānei — or

1238. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1239. rāoa — choked

1240. Rāpare — Thursday

1241. rāpea — indeed

1242. rāpeti — rabbit

1243. rāpihi — rubbish

1244. rārangi — line, row

1245. Rātapu — Sunday

1246. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1247. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1248. Rātū — Tuesday

1249. rāua — them; they (two people)

1250. rāwhiti — east

1251. rēmana — lemon

1252. rērere — run from one place to another

1253. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1254. rīngi — to ring/phone

1255. rīpene — ribbon, tape

1256. rīpoata — report

1257. rīwai — potato

1258. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1259. rōhi — rose

1260. rōia — lawyer

1261. rōpere — strawberry

1262. rōpu — Rōpu, n. Gust of wind, squall. Tena ka riro i…

1263. rōpā — slave, servant

1264. rōpū — group

1265. rū — earthquake; shake

1266. rūhā — Rūhā, n. A term applied to large branches or divisions…

1267. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1268. rūma — room

1269. rūnanga — assembly; council

1270. rūrū — to shake hands, wave about (v), handshake (n)

1271. taana — Taana = tāna.

1272. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1273. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1274. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1275. taewa — potato

1276. taha — to pass by; side

1277. tahanga — empty; slightly, a bit; naked

1278. tahataha — steep bank

1279. tahi — one, single

1280. tahia — (pass) be swept

1281. tahitahi — to sweep

1282. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1283. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1284. tahuri — to capsize

1285. tahā — calabash, gourd

1286. tai — tide; coast

1287. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1288. taiapa — fence

1289. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1290. taihoa — wait

1291. taika — tiger

1292. taimaha — heavy

1293. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1294. taiohi — youth

1295. taitai — to wrestle, knock

1296. taitama — young man

1297. taitamariki — young person, young people

1298. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1299. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1300. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1301. takapau — floor-mat

1302. takatū — prepare, get ready

1303. take — beginning, cause, origin

1304. taki — to lead, to bring along

1305. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1306. takiwā — district, region

1307. takoto — to lie down

1308. taku — my (singular); edge

1309. takurua — winter

1310. takutai — sea coast

1311. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1312. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1313. tamaiti — child

1314. tamariki — children

1315. tamatāne — boy

1316. tame — male animal

1317. tamāhine — daughter

1318. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1319. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1320. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1321. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1322. tangata — person

1323. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1324. tangihanga — funeral

1325. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1326. tangiwai — Tangiwai, n. 1. A transparent variety of greenstone, jade. Ka…

1327. tango — to take hold of

1328. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1329. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1330. tao — to cook

1331. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1332. taonga — property, possession

1333. tapa — to name

1334. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1335. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1336. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1337. taputapu — gear, equipment

1338. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1339. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1340. taraka — truck

1341. tarakihana — tractor

1342. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1343. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1344. Tararua — Twin Peaks

1345. taratara — taratara. 1. n. Spine, spike. Taratara o Kal, a pattern…

1346. tarau — trousers

1347. tarawera — Tarawera, n. 1. Pellaea rotundifolia, a fern. 2. Shrimp.

1348. tari — government department; office

1349. taringa — ear

1350. taro — presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)

1351. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1352. tata — near, close

1353. tatari — to wait

1354. tatau — to count

1355. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1356. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1357. tauera — towel

1358. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1359. tauira — student; example

1360. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1361. taumahi — assignment

1362. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1363. taumāhekeheke — competition

1364. taunga — to be accustomed to, familiar with

1365. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1366. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1367. taura — rope, cable

1368. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1369. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1370. tautohetohe — argue

1371. tautoko — to support

1372. tawa — purple, tower

1373. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1374. tawhito — old, former

1375. te — the, singular definite article

1376. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1377. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1378. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1379. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1380. tekau — ten

1381. tekoteko — carved figure on top of whare

1382. tepe — Tepe. 1. v.i. Congeal, coagulate. 2. n. Clot. 3. Boundary,…

1383. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1384. tereina — to train

1385. tia — to steer, adorned

1386. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1387. tiakarete — chocolate

1388. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1389. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1390. tihei — to sneeze

1391. tihewa — sneeze

1392. tihi — topknot

1393. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1394. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1395. tiketike — height; high; important

1396. tiki — to fetch

1397. tiko — to defecate; excrement

1398. tina — dinner, lunch

1399. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1400. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1401. tino — very

1402. tio — oyster

1403. tioka — chalk

1404. tipi — glide; slice

1405. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1406. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1407. tira — group or row of people

1408. tiriti — street

1409. tiro — to look

1410. tirohanga — view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)

1411. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1412. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1413. titiro — to look at

1414. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1415. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1416. toe — to remain, be left over

1417. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1418. tohetaka — Tohetaka, tohetake, n. Taraxacum magellanicum, native dandelion; a plant. E…

1419. tohorā — whale

1420. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1421. tohunga — expert, priest

1422. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1423. toi — art, knowledge

1424. toka — rock

1425. tokanga — large basket for food

1426. tokerau — autumn; northern

1427. toki — adze, axe; champion

1428. toko — divorce; pole

1429. tokohia — how many people?

1430. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1431. tokomaha — many (of people)

1432. Tokoono — six people

1433. tokorima — five (people)

1434. tokorua — two (of people)

1435. tokotoru — three (people)

1436. tokowaru — eight [people]

1437. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1438. tomo — to enter, go into

1439. tomokanga — entrance

1440. tona — Tona, tonatona, n. 1. Excrescence, wart, corn, etc. 2. Pudenda…

1441. tonga — south

1442. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1443. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1444. tonu — still

1445. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1446. tope — cut down; cut off

1447. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1448. topenga — cross-section, pieces

1449. tori — cut (v); cat (n)

1450. toro — to visit

1451. toroa — albatross

1452. toromi — be drowned

1453. toroī — fermented food

1454. toru — three

1455. tote — salt

1456. toto — blood

1457. totohe — contend

1458. tou — dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus

1459. tua — beyond

1460. tuahine — sister, of a male

1461. tuaiwa — ninth

1462. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1463. tuanui — roof

1464. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1465. tuarongo — back wall of house

1466. tuarua — second

1467. tuarā — back [body]

1468. tuatahi — first

1469. tuatoru — third

1470. tuawaru — eighth

1471. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1472. tuawhitu — seventh

1473. tuawhā — fourth

1474. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1475. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1476. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1477. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1478. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1479. tui — pierce; sew; thread; lace

1480. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1481. tukemata — eyebrow

1482. tukia — be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)

1483. tukituki — to wreck; destroy

1484. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1485. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1486. tukuata — projector

1487. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1488. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1489. tuna — eel

1490. tungāne — brother, of a female

1491. tunu — to cook, roast

1492. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1493. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1494. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1495. ture — law, rule

1496. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1497. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1498. turuturu — to make firm; leak; pole

1499. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1500. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1501. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1502. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1503. tā — print, draw

1504. tāhae — to steal

1505. tāhuna — beach; sandbank; dry

1506. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1507. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1508. tāima — time

1509. Tāite — Thursday

1510. tākai — bind; wrap up; bandage

1511. tākaro — to play

1512. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1513. tākuta — doctor

1514. tāmaki — omen, portent

1515. tāmure — snapper

1516. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1517. tāne — man, male

1518. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1519. tāone — town

1520. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1521. tāra — dollar

1522. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1523. tāraia — (pass) be shaped with an adze

1524. tārere — to swing

1525. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1526. tāroa — Tāroa (i), n. 1. A variety of flax not of…

1527. tāroaroa — tall

1528. tātahi — seaside, beach

1529. tātau — we; us; everyone

1530. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1531. tātua — a belt

1532. tātā — criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk

1533. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1534. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1535. tāuwhiuwhi — tāuwhiuwhi, v.t. Sprinkle. ‖ uwhi.

1536. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1537. tāwhiri — beckon

1538. tāwāhi — overseas

1539. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1540. tēhea — which, singular

1541. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1542. tēnehi — tennis

1543. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1544. tēnā — that, by the listener

1545. tēpu — table

1546. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1547. tērā — that over there, that

1548. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1549. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1550. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1551. Tīhema — December

1552. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1553. tīhāte — t-shirt

1554. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1555. tīkiti — ticket

1556. tīma — team

1557. tīmata — to begin, to start

1558. tīmatanga — beginning (tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)

1559. tīni — to change

1560. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1561. tīpune — teaspoon

1562. tīraha — lie face upwards

1563. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1564. tītī — muttonbird

1565. tō — your (singular); to drag

1566. tōhi — toast

1567. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1568. tōkena — stockings, socks

1569. tōku — my (singular)

1570. tōmuri — to be late

1571. tōna — his, her

1572. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1573. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1574. tōtiti — sausage

1575. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1576. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1577. tūai — skinny

1578. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1579. tūhourangi — uncultured, rough

1580. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1581. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1582. tūmau — permanent, continuous; servant

1583. tūmomo — type, sort, kind

1584. tūnga — wound; position

1585. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1586. tūpuhi — skinny

1587. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1588. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1589. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1590. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1591. tūrehu — fairy

1592. Tūrei — Tuesday

1593. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1594. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1595. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1596. tūtatakitanga — meeting (tūtataki + nominal suffix)

1597. tūtuki — to crash; to strike against; collide; bump

1598. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1599. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1600. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1601. ua — to rain; rain

1602. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1603. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1604. ui — to ask, enquire

1605. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1606. uira — lightning; to flash

1607. uiui — to interview

1608. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1609. umu — earth oven

1610. unahi — scale of fish

1611. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1612. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1613. uri — descendant, offspring

1614. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1615. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1616. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1617. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1618. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1619. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1620. utua — be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)

1621. uwhiuwhi — shower (rain)

1622. wae — foot; leg; separate

1623. waea — wire; phone

1624. waenga — middle, dividing line

1625. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1626. waewae — foot, leg

1627. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1628. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1629. wahie — driftwood

1630. wahine — woman, wife

1631. waho — out, outside, the outside

1632. wai — water; who

1633. waiariki — hot spring

1634. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1635. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1636. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1637. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1638. waikura — Waikura, n. Rust. whakawaikura, v.t. Redden. E to, e te…

1639. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1640. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1641. waipiro — alcohol

1642. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1643. wairaka — Wairaka, n. A kind of rough rain cloak.

1644. wairangi — Wairangi. 1. Beside oneself, excited, infatuated. Kua whakawairangi noa ake…

1645. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1646. wairua — spirit

1647. waiū — Waiū, n. 1. Milk. No te mahuetanga o te waiu,…

1648. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1649. wakarererangi — plane

1650. wani — scrape

1651. wao — forest

1652. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1653. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1654. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1655. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1656. wati — watch (timepiece)

1657. wawa — Wawa, a. Scattered. Ta taua haere, wawa noa atu.—E wawa…

1658. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1659. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1660. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1661. wehenga — part, division, separation (wehe + nominal suffix -nga)

1662. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1663. Wenerei — Wednesday

1664. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1665. weriweri — ugly

1666. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1667. wetekia — be untied

1668. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1669. whaea — mother, aunt

1670. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1671. whaikōrero — oratory

1672. whaiwāhi — participate

1673. whakaae — to agree

1674. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1675. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1676. whakaako — teach

1677. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1678. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1679. whakaara — whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama…

1680. whakaari — play, drama, performance

1681. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1682. whakaarohia — thought (pass of whakaaro)

1683. whakaarotia — [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)

1684. whakaata — mirror

1685. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1686. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1687. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1688. whakaeke — to gather

1689. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1690. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1691. whakahirahira — great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

1692. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1693. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1694. whakahua — pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)

1695. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1696. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1697. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1698. whakairingia — hang

1699. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1700. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1701. whakakakara — scented

1702. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1703. whakakite — whakakite, v.t. 1. Reveal, disclose. 2. Display. Ka whakakitea nga…

1704. whakakore — eliminate, delete, undo

1705. whakakā — turn on

1706. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1707. whakakī — to fill something

1708. whakamahana — heater

1709. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1710. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1711. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1712. whakamarokehia — dry!

1713. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1714. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1715. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1716. whakamihi — grateful

1717. whakaminenga — assembled people

1718. whakamoe — whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep. 2. Close the eyes.…

1719. whakamoemiti — whakamoemiti, v.t. Praise, express gratification. Ka kite a Paoa i…

1720. whakamutunga — ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)

1721. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1722. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1723. whakamātau — to test, examine

1724. whakamātautau — examination, test

1725. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1726. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1727. whakamōhiotia — to be informed

1728. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1729. whakangaro — destroy

1730. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1731. whakanoho — whakanoho, v.t. 1. Cause to sit or dwell. 2. Place,…

1732. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1733. whakaoho — to wake up

1734. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1735. whakaorangia — deliver

1736. whakaoti — complete

1737. whakaotia — completed (pass. of whakaoti)

1738. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1739. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1740. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1741. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1742. whakapakari — to strengthen

1743. whakapakoko — whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka…

1744. whakapapa — genealogy

1745. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1746. whakapono — to believe; faith

1747. whakapuare — to open

1748. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1749. whakapāha — apologise

1750. whakapātaritari — whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke. ‖ patai (i), tari (ii).

1751. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1752. whakarewa — whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi…

1753. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1754. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1755. whakaritenga — appointment

1756. whakarongo — to listen

1757. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1758. whakataka — whakataka, v.t. Throw down, cause to fall off. tātaka, takataka,…

1759. whakataki — to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

1760. whakatakoto — to lay something down

1761. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1762. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1763. whakatangitangi — music

1764. whakatau — to decide

1765. whakataukī — proverb

1766. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1767. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1768. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1769. whakatikatika — to rearrange, to put in order, to fix

1770. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1771. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1772. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1773. whakatupu — grow; bring up, nurture

1774. whakatuwhera — to open

1775. whakatuwheratia — to open

1776. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1777. whakatō — to plant

1778. whakatū — to stand something up

1779. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1780. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1781. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1782. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1783. whakawhiti — to cross

1784. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1785. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1786. whana — to kick

1787. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1788. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1789. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1790. whara — to be injured

1791. wharau — temporary shed

1792. whare — house, building

1793. wharekai — restaurant

1794. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1795. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1796. wharepaku — toilet

1797. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1798. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1799. whatitiri — thunder

1800. whatitoka — doorway

1801. whatiwhati — break off; break into pieces

1802. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1803. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1804. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1805. wheke — creak; octopus

1806. wheketere — factory

1807. whenua — land

1808. whero — red

1809. whetū — star

1810. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1811. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1812. whio — blue duck; whistle

1813. whiri — plait; twist

1814. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1815. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1816. whiro — evil

1817. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1818. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1819. whitu — seven

1820. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1821. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1822. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1823. whutupaoro — rugby

1824. whutupōro — football, rugby

1825. whā — four

1826. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1827. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1828. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1829. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1830. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1831. whānui — broad, wide

1832. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1833. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1834. whātua — Whātua, n. Ancestor, first parent. ‖ matua.

1835. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1836. wiki — week

1837. wini — window

1838. wiri — drill

1839. wiwi — wiwi. 1. Rushes, Juncus polyanthemos and J. maritimus. Akina iho…

1840. wā — time, times

1841. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1842. wāhi — part, portion; place

1843. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1844. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1845. wāhipa — past tense

1846. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1847. wātakirihi — watercress

1848. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1849. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1850. wē — Wē (i), v.i. Squeal, cry. wēwē, v.i. Yelp, as a…

1851. Wīwī — France

1852. ā — and; and then

1853. āe — yes

1854. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1855. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1856. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1857. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1858. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1859. Ākarana — Auckland

1860. ākau — shore, coast

1861. ākonga — student

1862. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1863. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1864. Ākuhata — August

1865. āmaimai — nervous

1866. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1867. ānini — headache

1868. ānō — as though; as if

1869. āpiha — officer

1870. āporo — apple

1871. āpōpō — tomorrow

1872. ārahi — to lead, guide

1873. ārahina — (pass) be led

1874. ārai — curtain; to screen off, block

1875. ārani — orange [fruit]

1876. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1877. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1878. ātea — outer space

1879. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1880. āwangawanga — worried

1881. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1882. āwhina — to help

1883. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1884. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1885. āwhā — storm

1886. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1887. ēhea — which

1888. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1889. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1890. ērā — those (over there)

1891. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1892. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1893. ī — Ī (i), ii, v.i. 1. Ferment, turn sour. 2. Be…

1894. īmera — email

1895. īmēra — email

1896. īnoi — beg; pray; request; prayer

1897. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1898. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1899. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1900. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1901. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1902. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1903. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1904. ūkui — to wipe

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