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. haumi — Haumi. 1. v.t. Join. 2. Lengthen by addition. 3. Reserve,…

166. haunga — smelly, stinky

167. hauora — health, healthy

168. haurangi — drunk

169. hauraro — north; north wind

170. haurua — half

171. haututū — mischievous

172. hauwhā — quarter

173. hauā — crippled, lame

174. hauāuru — west; west wind

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

176. hawai — Hawai, n. 1. An edible fungus growing on trees. 2.…

177. hawe — Hawe. 1. v.i. Eddy, as wind. 2. Turn aside, be…

178. he — a, some; in the category of

179. hea — where?

180. heahea — silly

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

182. heihei — chicken

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

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

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

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

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

188. heoi — however; and so

189. heoti — however; and so

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

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

192. herehere — prisoner; captivity

193. Heretaunga — Hastings

194. heru — comb

195. herua — combed (pass of heru)

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

197. hia — how many?

198. hiahia — to want

199. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

200. hiakai — hungry

201. hiamoe — sleepy

202. hihi — stitch bird; sun's rays

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

204. hikareti — cigarettes

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

206. hiko — electricity

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

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

209. Hinarata — Cinderalla

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

211. hinengaro — mind, intellect

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

213. hingareti — singlet

214. hinu — oil, fat

215. hipi — sheep

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

217. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

218. hoahoa — attendant

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

220. hoariri — enemy, opponent

221. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

223. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

224. hohoro — quick

225. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

226. hoihoi — too noisy

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

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

229. hokihoki — return separately

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

231. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

232. hokohoko — to shop, trade

233. hokomaha — supermarket

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

235. hokowhitu — band of warriors

236. homai — give (to the speaker)

237. honae — wallet

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

239. hongere — channel (TV), TV channels

240. hongi — pressing noses

241. hono — to join together

242. hopi — soap

243. hopu — to catch

244. hopukia — caught (pass. of hopu)

245. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught

246. hora — display; scatter; spread out

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

248. hore — bare, bald; not

249. horekau — absolutely no!, absolutely not!

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

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

252. horohoro — remove tapu

253. horoi — to wash, to clean

254. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

255. horomia — swallowed (pass. of horomi)

256. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

257. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

258. hou — new, modern; feather

259. hua — product, fruit

260. huaina — named (pass of hua)

261. huaki — open

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

263. huarahi — street, path, road

264. huarere — weather

265. huawhenua — vegetables

266. hui — meeting; gathered

267. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

268. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

269. huihuinga — meeting

270. huka — sugar

271. hukapapa — frost

272. hukarere — snow

273. huna — to hide

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

275. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

278. hupa — soup

279. huri — to turn

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

281. huritau — birthday

282. huruhuru — fur

283. hā — breath; flavour

284. hāereere — to wander, roam

285. hākari — feast

286. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

287. hāmama — open, gaping

288. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

289. hāneanea — sofa

290. hāngai — opposite, facing

291. hāngi — traditional earth oven

292. Hānuere — January

293. hāora — hour; oxygen

294. hāpai — carry; lift up

295. Hātarei — Saturday

296. hāte — shirt

297. hāunga — besides

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

299. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

300. hē — wrong; error, mistake

301. hēki — egg

302. hēra — sail

303. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

305. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

306. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

307. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

308. hītimi — marble; marbles

309. hōhipera — hospital

310. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

312. hōia — soldier, warrior

313. hōiho — horse

314. Hōngongoi — July

315. hōro — hall

316. hōtoke — winter, cold

317. hōtēra — hotel

318. hōu — new, modern; fresh

319. hū — shoe

320. hūmārie — humble, easy going

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

322. hūtia — (pass) be hoisted up

323. 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.

324. ia — he, she, him, her

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

326. iho — downwards

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

328. ihu — nose

329. ika — fish

330. ina — if, when

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

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

333. inanahi — yesterday

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

335. inapō — last night

336. Ingarangi — England

337. ingoa — name

338. inoi — pray

339. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

341. inā — if, when

342. ināianei — now

343. ipo — darling

344. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

345. ipurangi — internet

346. ira — freckle; gene

347. iriiri — baptise

348. irāmutu — niece, nephew

349. ita — held firm; be committed

350. iti — small, little

351. iwa — nine

352. iwi — tribe

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

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

355. kaha — strong, able

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

357. kahikatea — white pine

358. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

360. kai — eat (v); food (n)

361. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

362. kaihana — cousin

363. kaihanga — creator; builder

364. kaihoko — seller

365. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

368. kaimoana — seafood

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

370. kainga — (pass) be eaten

371. kaipara — athlete; athletics

372. kaipuke — ship

373. kairangi — excellence

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

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

376. kaituhi — writer, author

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

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

379. kaiwaiata — singer

380. kaiwawao — referee, umpire

381. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

384. kaiārahi — leader, guide

385. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

386. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

387. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

389. kakau — handle

390. kake — to climb

391. kama — eager

392. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

394. kamupene — company, business

395. kamupūtu — gumboot

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

397. kanga — abuse; curse

398. kani — to saw; a saw

399. kanikani — dance, to dance

400. kanohi — face

401. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

403. kapahaka — concert party

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

405. kapu — cup

406. kapua — cloud

407. kaputī — cup of tea

408. kara — colour

409. karaehe — class (school); glass

410. karahipi — scholarship

411. karaihe — grass

412. karaka — orange (colour)

413. karakia — prayer, to pray

414. karamu — gram

415. karanga — to call

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

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

418. karapoti — surround

419. kararehe — animal

420. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

421. kare — stove, heater

422. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

423. karere — message

424. karo — dodge, avoid

425. karoro — seagull

426. karu — eye

427. kata — to laugh

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

429. kataina — laughed (pass. of kata)

430. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

432. kati — close, shut

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

434. katipō — venomous spider

435. kato — pluck

436. katoa — all

437. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

439. kau — swim; cow

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

441. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

442. kauhoe — to swim

443. kaukau — to bathe

444. kaumātua — elder; elderly

445. kaunihera — council

446. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

448. kaute — to count

449. kauwhau — recite; preach; lecture; speech

450. kawa — sour, yuck

451. kawakawa — pepper tree

452. kawe — to carry, convey

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

454. kawhe — coffee

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

456. kei te — at the moment; now

457. keke — cake

458. kerei — grey

459. kererū — native pigeon

460. keri — dig

461. keria — (pass) be dug

462. kete — basket, kit

463. keti — gate

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

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

466. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

467. kikino — Kikino. ‖ kino.

468. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

469. kimi — to look for, seek

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

471. kina — sea urchin

472. kino — bad

473. kiore — rat

474. kiri — skin

475. kiriata — movie, film

476. Kirihimete — Christmas

477. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

478. kiriweti — unpopular

479. kiromita — kilometre

480. kita — fast; tightly

481. kite — to see

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

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

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

485. kiwa — wink

486. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

488. koa — happy

489. koata — quarter

490. koe — you, one person

491. koha — gift

492. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

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

494. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

495. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

497. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

498. Kohitātea — January

499. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

500. koi — sharp

501. koia — it is, so

502. koinei — this is

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

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

505. kokonga — corner

506. komiti — committee

507. konei — here, by speaker

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

509. konohete — concert

510. konā — there, by listener

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

512. kope — nappy

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

514. kora — fragment; spark

515. kore — zero, nothing

516. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

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

518. koretake — useless

519. kori — to move, wriggle, play

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

521. koroheke — old man

522. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

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

524. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

525. korowai — cloak

526. korā — over there

527. kotahi — one

528. koti — coat, jacket

529. Kotirangi — Scotland

530. koura — gold

531. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

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

537. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

539. kuini — queen

540. kuki — cook

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

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

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

544. kumu — buttocks, bottom

545. kupenga — net

546. kupu — word

547. kura — school; treasured item

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

549. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

550. kurī — dog

551. kutarere — scooter

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

553. kutikuti — scissors

554. kā — to burn, be alight

555. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

556. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

557. kāinga — home

558. kākahu — clothing, garment

559. kākā — parrot

560. kākāriki — green

561. kāmera — camera

562. kāmura — carpenter

563. kānga — corn

564. kāo — no!

565. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

566. kāpara — torch, hardwood

567. kāpata — cupboard

568. kāpene — captain

569. kāpeti — cabbage

570. kāre — Negative word

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

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

573. kāri — playing card

574. kātahi — then

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

576. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

578. kāwhe — calf

579. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

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

581. kēkē — armpit

582. kēmu — game

583. kī — to be full

584. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

585. kīanga — phrase

586. kīhai — Negative word

587. kīhini — kitchen

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

589. kīngi — king

590. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

591. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

592. kōanga — spring (the season of)

593. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

594. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

595. kōhatu — stone

596. kōhinu — petrol

597. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

598. kōhuru — to murder

599. kōhurutia — to be murdered

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

601. kōmihana — commission

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

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

604. kōpū — belly, womb

605. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

608. kōrori — stir

609. kōrua — you, two people

610. kōti — court

611. kōtiro — girl

612. kōtuku — white heron

613. kōura — crayfish

614. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

615. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

616. kōwhaki — tear off

617. kōwhatu — stone

618. kūaha — door

619. kūao — young of animals

620. kūare — ignorant

621. kūhā — thigh

622. Kūkara — Google

623. kūkū — pigeon

624. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

625. kūmera — sweet potato

626. kūtai — mussel

627. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

629. maero — mile

630. maha — many

631. mahaki — sick; sick person

632. mahana — to be warm, warm

633. mahara — thought, memory

634. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

635. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

636. mahi — to do, work, make

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

638. maho — laid back

639. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

640. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

641. Mahuru — September

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

643. maika — banana (also panana)

644. maimoa — cherish, take care of

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

646. maka — to throw or pass

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

648. makariri — cold

649. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

651. makere — to get down from

652. makimaki — monkey

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

654. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

655. mana — prestige, authority

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

657. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

659. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

660. manako — to like

661. manawa — heart

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

663. Mane — Monday

664. manga — branch; stream

665. mangō — shark

666. mano — thousand

667. manu — bird

668. manuhiri — guest

669. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

670. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

671. maoa — cooked; ripe

672. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

673. marama — month, moon

674. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

675. maramataka — calendar

676. maranga — to arise; to get up

677. marangai — heavy rain, storm

678. maremare — to cough

679. maringi — to spill (trans)

680. marino — calm

681. maro — kilt-like garment

682. maroke — dry

683. maru — power; shelter

684. marumaru — shaded

685. marū — bruised; crushed

686. mata — point, blade; face

687. mataku — scared, afraid

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

689. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

690. matapihi — window

691. matapiko — mean, stingy

692. Matariki — Pleiades

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

694. matau — fish hook; right side

695. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

696. matekai — hungry, starving

697. matenga — time or circumstance of death

698. matewai — thirst; thirsty

699. matimati — finger, toe

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

701. matua — parent, father

702. mau — to wear clothes

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

704. maumahara — to remember, remember

705. maunga — mountain

706. mauri — life spirit

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

708. mauī — left (direction)

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

710. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

713. Mei — May

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

715. meke — fist; to punch

716. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

717. mema — member, members

718. menemene — to smile

719. meneti — minute

720. mere — bush, shrub

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

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

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

724. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

725. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

726. mimi — urine; urinate

727. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

728. minita — minister

729. mira — mill

730. miraka — milk

731. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

732. miriona — million

733. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

735. mitimiti — to lick

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

737. moa — large extinct bird

738. moana — sea

739. moata — early; early morning

740. moe — sleep; to marry

741. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

743. moenga — bed

744. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

748. mokemoke — lonely

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

750. moko — lizard

751. mokopuna — grandchild

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

753. momo — type, kind

754. moni — money

755. motokā — car, motorcar

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

757. motukā — car

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

759. moutere — island

760. mua — front, before

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

762. mura — blaze, flame

763. muri — behind, after

764. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

767. mā — clean, white, and others

768. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

770. māhina — moon

771. māhita — teacher

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

773. māhunga — head

774. māia — capable, brave, bold

775. mākona — satisfied, full

776. māku — for me, by me

777. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

778. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

780. māna — for him, her, by him, her

781. māngai — mouth; representative

782. māngere — lazy

783. mānia — plains

784. mānuka — tea-tree

785. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

786. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

787. māra — garden

788. mārama — clear, understand

789. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

790. mārena — to marry; wedding

791. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

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

793. māripi — knife

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

795. mātaki — to watch

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

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

798. mātao — cold

799. mātau — to know, understand

800. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

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

804. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

807. māui — on the left hand, left side

808. māuiui — sick

809. māwhero — pink

810. mēnā — if

811. mēra — mail

812. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

813. mīhini — machine

814. mīti — meat

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

816. mōhio — to know

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

818. mōhiti — glasses

819. mōkai — pet

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

821. mōmona — fat

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

823. mōrena — good morning

824. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

825. mōu — for you

826. mōunu — bait

827. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

830. naihi — knife

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

832. nama — number

833. nanahi — yesterday

834. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

835. napō — last night

836. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

837. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

838. nehenehe — forest

839. nei — here, by speaker

840. neke — to move

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

842. ngahau — party, concert

843. ngahere — forest, bush

844. Ngahuru — Autumn

845. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

847. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

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

849. ngaru — wave

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

851. ngau — to bite

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

853. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

854. ngenge — tired

855. ngeru — cat

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

857. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

858. ngoikore — weak; listless

859. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

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

861. ngungu — turn aside

862. ngutu — lip, lips

863. ngā — the, plural

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

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

866. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

867. ngārara — reptile, monster

868. ngātahi — together

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

870. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

871. ngāwhā — boiling spring

872. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

873. niho — tooth

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

875. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

878. nohinohi — small

879. noho — to live; sit

880. nohoanga — home, sofa

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

882. nohopuku — silent; to diet

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

884. nui — big, great, many

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

886. nuku — to move

887. nunui — big (plural form)

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

889. nāianei — now

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

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

892. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

896. nō — from

897. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

899. nōnanahi — yesterday

900. nōu — yours

901. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

904. oho — to wake up

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

906. oi — shake, shudder

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

908. Oketopa — October

909. okioki — to pause; rest

910. oko — bowl

911. oma — to run, escape

912. omanga — refuge

913. omaoma — running

914. onamata — of ancient times

915. one — beach, sand

916. oneone — earth, soil

917. onepū — sand, beach

918. ono — six

919. ope — group travelling together

920. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

922. oreore — to shake, quiver

923. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

924. oti — to be completed

925. otirā — but, on the other hand

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

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

928. pae — ridge

929. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

930. pahemo — pass by; pass on

931. pahi — bus

932. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

935. paihikara — bike

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

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

938. paipa — pipe

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

940. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

944. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

945. pakitara — wall

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

947. paku — small

948. pakupaku — very small

949. pana — to push away, to expel

950. panaia — banished

951. panana — banana

952. pane — head

953. panekoti — skirt, dress

954. pango — black

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

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

957. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

958. paoro — ball

959. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

960. papai — good (plural), very good

961. Papaioea — Palmerston North

962. papakupu — dictionary

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

964. parai — fry; frying pan

965. paraihe — award, prize; brush

966. paraikete — blanket

967. Paraire — Friday

968. parakuihi — breakfast

969. parani — daisy, brand

970. parapara — filth; talents

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

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

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

974. parauri — brown

975. pare — to ward off, to divert

976. parehe — pizza; flattened

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

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

979. pari — cliff

980. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

982. paruparu — dirt, mud

983. parāoa — bread, flour

984. pata — butter

985. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

988. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

990. paukena — pumpkin

991. pea — pair; pear

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

993. peita — paint

994. peka — branch

995. peke — to jump, to leap over

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

997. pene — pen

998. pepa — paper; pepper

999. pepeha — proclamation of origin

1000. pere — bell

1001. pereti — plate

1002. peti — heap up

1003. petipeti — petipeti, n. 1. A weed growing in freshwater lakes which…

1004. pia — beer

1005. piana — piano

1006. pihikete — biscuit

1007. piki — to increase

1008. pikitia — picture, film

1009. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved

1010. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…

1011. Pipiri — June

1012. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…

1013. pirau — rotten

1014. piri — to stick to, to cling

1015. pirihimana — police officer

1016. pirimia — prime minister

1017. piringa — shelter, hiding place

1018. piro — stinking, putrid

1019. pito — belly button, end, extremity

1020. poaka — pig

1021. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string

1022. Poihākena — Sydney

1023. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

1024. poitarawhiti — netball

1025. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)

1026. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

1027. pono — true, faithful

1028. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

1029. poraka — jersey

1030. poro — to cut off, to cut short

1031. poroporo — bracelet; purple

1032. porotaka — Porotaka, porotātaka. 1. a. Round. Porotaka mai nga pararau ka…

1033. porou — eager, energetic

1034. poti — boat

1035. poto — short

1036. pou — pole, post

1037. pouaka — box

1038. pounamu — greenstone

1039. poupou — father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep

1040. pouri — Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e…

1041. poutāpeta — post office

1042. pua — flower; seed

1043. puehu — dust

1044. puhi — to blow (wind)

1045. puka — form, booklet

1046. Pukamata — Facebook

1047. pukapuka — book, lungs

1048. puke — hill

1049. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

1050. puku — stomach, belly

1051. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

1052. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1053. puna — pool, spring

1054. pune — spoon

1055. punga — anchor; joint

1056. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1057. punua — young animal

1058. pupuhi — to shoot

1059. pupuri — to hold onto

1060. purapura — seed

1061. purei — to play, play

1062. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1063. purotu — handsome

1064. purupuru — to stop chinks

1065. puta — to appear, to come out

1066. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1067. putiputi — flower

1068. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1069. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1070. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1071. pāhau — beard

1072. pāhi — purse, to pass

1073. pāka — a park; a box

1074. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1075. pākete — bucket

1076. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1077. pāmu — farm

1078. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1079. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1080. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1081. pāpā — father, uncle

1082. pāpāho — broadcast

1083. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1084. pāremata — parliament

1085. pātai — question; to ask a question

1086. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1087. pātara — bottle

1088. pāti — party

1089. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1090. pātuhi — text message, to text

1091. pātītī — grass

1092. pātōtō — knock

1093. pātū — wall

1094. pāua — abalone

1095. pēhea — how?

1096. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1097. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1098. pēkana — bacon

1099. pēke — bag

1100. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1101. pēnā — like that, near listener

1102. pēpi — baby

1103. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1104. pērā — like that, yonder

1105. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1106. pīrangi — to want, desire

1107. pītiti — peach

1108. pō — night

1109. pōhara — poor

1110. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1111. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1112. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1113. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1114. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1115. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1116. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1117. pōtae — hat

1118. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1119. pōti — vote

1120. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1121. pōturi — deaf; slow

1122. pōuri — sad, dark

1123. pōwhiri — welcome

1124. pū — to blow gently

1125. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1126. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1127. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1128. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1129. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1130. pūngāwerewere — spider

1131. pūrongo — a report

1132. pūru — bull

1133. pūrākau — traditional story

1134. pūtaiao — science

1135. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1136. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1137. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1138. raihana — licence

1139. raihi — rice

1140. raiona — lion

1141. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1142. raki — north

1143. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1144. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1145. rama — light, torch

1146. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1147. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1148. rangi — sky, day

1149. ranginamu — handsome

1150. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1151. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1152. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1153. raorao — plains

1154. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1155. rapu — to look for

1156. raranga — plait; weave

1157. rarauhe — fern

1158. rare — lolly

1159. raro — under, below; time

1160. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1161. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1162. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1163. rau — to put into; leaf

1164. rauemi — resource

1165. raumati — summer

1166. raupō — reed, bulrush

1167. raureka — deceitful

1168. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1169. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1170. rawe — lovely, excellent

1171. rehe — Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia…

1172. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1173. rehutai — sea spray

1174. rei — bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk

1175. reinga — reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M.…

1176. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1177. reka — sweet

1178. reke — Reke (i), n. 1. Knob; so butt, back, poll, of…

1179. reo — language, voice

1180. rere — to escape; to fly

1181. rerehua — to be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing

1182. rerekē — different, changed

1183. rerekētanga — difference

1184. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1185. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1186. reri — ready

1187. reta — letter

1188. reti — to skate, slide

1189. retireti — skates, skating

1190. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1191. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1192. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1193. rima — five

1194. rimu — red pine

1195. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1196. ringa — hand, arm

1197. ringaringa — hand, arm

1198. ringawera — cook, kitchenhand

1199. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1200. ripeka — Ripeka. 1. a. Lying across one another. Ara ripeka, cross-road.…

1201. ripi — frisbee

1202. rire — Rire, n. 1. Deep water. Ko nga rangi a rire,…

1203. riri — anger, angry

1204. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1205. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1206. rita — litre

1207. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1208. ritenga — custom; habit; likeness

1209. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1210. roa — long

1211. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1212. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1213. roimata — tears

1214. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1215. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1216. rongoa — Rongoa, 1. v.t. Preserve, take care of. Rongoatia a tatou…

1217. rongonui — famous

1218. rongoā — medicine

1219. rori — road

1220. roro — brain

1221. roroa — long (plural)

1222. rorohiko — computer

1223. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1224. roumamao — remote control (for TV)

1225. rourou — small basket, food basket

1226. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1227. ruaki — vomit

1228. Ruapehu — Ruapehu

1229. ruarua — few

1230. rui — shake; scatter; sow

1231. ruirui — ruirui, v.t. 1. Shake to and fro. 2. Shake off.…

1232. ruku — to dive

1233. runga — on

1234. rupe — Rupe (i), ruperupe. v.t. 1. Shake violently. He aha tau…

1235. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1236. rā — day; the sun; over there

1237. Rāapa — Wednesday

1238. Rāhina — Monday

1239. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1240. rākau — tree; timber

1241. rākaunui — Rākaunui, n. The moon on the seventeenth day, and with…

1242. Rāmere — Friday

1243. rānei — or

1244. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1245. rāoa — choked

1246. Rāpare — Thursday

1247. rāpea — indeed

1248. rāpeti — rabbit

1249. rāpihi — rubbish

1250. rārangi — line, row

1251. Rātapu — Sunday

1252. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1253. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1254. Rātū — Tuesday

1255. rāua — them; they (two people)

1256. rāwhiti — east

1257. rēmana — lemon

1258. rērere — run from one place to another

1259. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1260. rīngi — to ring/phone

1261. rīpene — ribbon, tape

1262. rīpoata — report

1263. rīwai — potato

1264. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1265. rōhi — rose

1266. rōia — lawyer

1267. rōpere — strawberry

1268. rōpu — Rōpu, n. Gust of wind, squall. Tena ka riro i…

1269. rōpā — slave, servant

1270. rōpū — group

1271. rū — earthquake; shake

1272. rūhā — Rūhā, n. A term applied to large branches or divisions…

1273. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1274. rūma — room

1275. rūnanga — assembly; council

1276. rūrū — to shake hands, wave about (v), handshake (n)

1277. taana — Taana = tāna.

1278. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1279. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1280. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1281. taewa — potato

1282. taha — to pass by; side

1283. tahanga — empty; slightly, a bit; naked

1284. tahataha — steep bank

1285. tahi — one, single

1286. tahia — (pass) be swept

1287. tahitahi — to sweep

1288. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1289. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1290. tahuri — to capsize

1291. tahā — calabash, gourd

1292. tai — tide; coast

1293. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1294. taiapa — fence

1295. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1296. taihoa — wait

1297. taika — tiger

1298. taimaha — heavy

1299. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1300. taiohi — youth

1301. taitai — to wrestle, knock

1302. taitama — young man

1303. taitamariki — young person, young people

1304. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1305. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1306. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1307. takapau — floor-mat

1308. takatū — prepare, get ready

1309. take — beginning, cause, origin

1310. taki — to lead, to bring along

1311. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1312. takiwā — district, region

1313. takoto — to lie down

1314. taku — my (singular); edge

1315. takurua — winter

1316. takutai — sea coast

1317. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1318. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1319. tamaiti — child

1320. tamariki — children

1321. tamatāne — boy

1322. tame — male animal

1323. tamāhine — daughter

1324. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1325. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1326. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1327. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1328. tangata — person

1329. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1330. tangihanga — funeral

1331. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1332. tangiwai — Tangiwai, n. 1. A transparent variety of greenstone, jade. Ka…

1333. tango — to take hold of

1334. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1335. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1336. tao — to cook

1337. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1338. taonga — property, possession

1339. tapa — to name

1340. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1341. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1342. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1343. taputapu — gear, equipment

1344. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1345. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1346. taraka — truck

1347. tarakihana — tractor

1348. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1349. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1350. Tararua — Twin Peaks

1351. taratara — taratara. 1. n. Spine, spike. Taratara o Kal, a pattern…

1352. tarau — trousers

1353. tarawera — Tarawera, n. 1. Pellaea rotundifolia, a fern. 2. Shrimp.

1354. tari — government department; office

1355. taringa — ear

1356. taro — presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)

1357. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1358. tata — near, close

1359. tatari — to wait

1360. tatau — to count

1361. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1362. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1363. tauera — towel

1364. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1365. tauira — student; example

1366. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1367. taumahi — assignment

1368. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1369. taumāhekeheke — competition

1370. taunga — to be accustomed to, familiar with

1371. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1372. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1373. taura — rope, cable

1374. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1375. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1376. tautohetohe — argue

1377. tautoko — to support

1378. tawa — purple, tower

1379. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1380. tawhito — old, former

1381. te — the, singular definite article

1382. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1383. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1384. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1385. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1386. tekau — ten

1387. tekoteko — carved figure on top of whare

1388. tepe — Tepe. 1. v.i. Congeal, coagulate. 2. n. Clot. 3. Boundary,…

1389. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1390. tereina — to train

1391. tia — to steer, adorned

1392. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1393. tiakarete — chocolate

1394. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1395. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1396. tihei — to sneeze

1397. tihewa — sneeze

1398. tihi — topknot

1399. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1400. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1401. tiketike — height; high; important

1402. tiki — to fetch

1403. tiko — to defecate; excrement

1404. tina — dinner, lunch

1405. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1406. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1407. tino — very

1408. tio — oyster

1409. tioka — chalk

1410. tipi — glide; slice

1411. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1412. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1413. tira — group or row of people

1414. tiriti — street

1415. tiro — to look

1416. tirohanga — view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)

1417. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1418. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1419. titiro — to look at

1420. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1421. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1422. toe — to remain, be left over

1423. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1424. tohetaka — Tohetaka, tohetake, n. Taraxacum magellanicum, native dandelion; a plant. E…

1425. tohorā — whale

1426. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1427. tohunga — expert, priest

1428. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1429. toi — art, knowledge

1430. toka — rock

1431. tokanga — large basket for food

1432. tokerau — autumn; northern

1433. toki — adze, axe; champion

1434. toko — divorce; pole

1435. tokohia — how many people?

1436. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1437. tokomaha — many (of people)

1438. Tokoono — six people

1439. tokorima — five (people)

1440. tokorua — two (of people)

1441. tokotoru — three (people)

1442. tokowaru — eight [people]

1443. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1444. tomo — to enter, go into

1445. tomokanga — entrance

1446. tona — Tona, tonatona, n. 1. Excrescence, wart, corn, etc. 2. Pudenda…

1447. tonga — south

1448. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1449. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1450. tonu — still

1451. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1452. tope — cut down; cut off

1453. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1454. topenga — cross-section, pieces

1455. tori — cut (v); cat (n)

1456. toro — to visit

1457. toroa — albatross

1458. toromi — be drowned

1459. toroī — fermented food

1460. toru — three

1461. tote — salt

1462. toto — blood

1463. totohe — contend

1464. tou — dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus

1465. tua — beyond

1466. tuahine — sister, of a male

1467. tuaiwa — ninth

1468. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1469. tuanui — roof

1470. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1471. tuarongo — back wall of house

1472. tuarua — second

1473. tuarā — back [body]

1474. tuatahi — first

1475. tuatoru — third

1476. tuawaru — eighth

1477. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1478. tuawhitu — seventh

1479. tuawhā — fourth

1480. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1481. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1482. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1483. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1484. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1485. tui — pierce; sew; thread; lace

1486. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1487. tukemata — eyebrow

1488. tukia — be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)

1489. tukituki — to wreck; destroy

1490. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1491. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1492. tukuata — projector

1493. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1494. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1495. tuna — eel

1496. tungāne — brother, of a female

1497. tunu — to cook, roast

1498. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1499. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1500. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1501. ture — law, rule

1502. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1503. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1504. turuturu — to make firm; leak; pole

1505. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1506. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1507. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1508. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1509. tā — print, draw

1510. tāhae — to steal

1511. tāhuna — beach; sandbank; dry

1512. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1513. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1514. tāima — time

1515. Tāite — Thursday

1516. tākai — bind; wrap up; bandage

1517. tākaro — to play

1518. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1519. tākuta — doctor

1520. tāmaki — omen, portent

1521. tāmure — snapper

1522. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1523. tāne — man, male

1524. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1525. tāone — town

1526. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1527. tāra — dollar

1528. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1529. tāraia — (pass) be shaped with an adze

1530. tārere — to swing

1531. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1532. tāroa — Tāroa (i), n. 1. A variety of flax not of…

1533. tāroaroa — tall

1534. tātahi — seaside, beach

1535. tātau — we; us; everyone

1536. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1537. tātua — a belt

1538. tātā — criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk

1539. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1540. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1541. tāuwhiuwhi — tāuwhiuwhi, v.t. Sprinkle. ‖ uwhi.

1542. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1543. tāwhiri — beckon

1544. tāwāhi — overseas

1545. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1546. tēhea — which, singular

1547. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1548. tēnehi — tennis

1549. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1550. tēnā — that, by the listener

1551. tēpu — table

1552. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1553. tērā — that over there, that

1554. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1555. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1556. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1557. Tīhema — December

1558. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1559. tīhāte — t-shirt

1560. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1561. tīkiti — ticket

1562. tīma — team

1563. tīmata — to begin, to start

1564. tīmatanga — beginning (tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)

1565. tīni — to change

1566. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1567. tīpune — teaspoon

1568. tīraha — lie face upwards

1569. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1570. tītī — muttonbird

1571. tō — your (singular); to drag

1572. tōhi — toast

1573. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1574. tōkena — stockings, socks

1575. tōku — my (singular)

1576. tōmuri — to be late

1577. tōna — his, her

1578. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1579. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1580. tōtiti — sausage

1581. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1582. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1583. tūai — skinny

1584. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1585. tūhourangi — uncultured, rough

1586. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1587. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1588. tūmau — permanent, continuous; servant

1589. tūmomo — type, sort, kind

1590. tūnga — wound; position

1591. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1592. tūpuhi — skinny

1593. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1594. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1595. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1596. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1597. tūrehu — fairy

1598. Tūrei — Tuesday

1599. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1600. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1601. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1602. tūtatakitanga — meeting (tūtataki + nominal suffix)

1603. tūtuki — to crash; to strike against; collide; bump

1604. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1605. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1606. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1607. ua — to rain; rain

1608. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1609. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1610. ui — to ask, enquire

1611. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1612. uira — lightning; to flash

1613. uiui — to interview

1614. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1615. umu — earth oven

1616. unahi — scale of fish

1617. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1618. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1619. uri — descendant, offspring

1620. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1621. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1622. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1623. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1624. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1625. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1626. utua — be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)

1627. uwhiuwhi — shower (rain)

1628. wae — foot; leg; separate

1629. waea — wire; phone

1630. waenga — middle, dividing line

1631. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1632. waewae — foot, leg

1633. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1634. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1635. wahie — driftwood

1636. wahine — woman, wife

1637. waho — out, outside, the outside

1638. wai — water; who

1639. waiariki — hot spring

1640. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1641. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1642. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1643. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1644. waikura — Waikura, n. Rust. whakawaikura, v.t. Redden. E to, e te…

1645. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1646. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1647. waipiro — alcohol

1648. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1649. wairaka — Wairaka, n. A kind of rough rain cloak.

1650. wairangi — Wairangi. 1. Beside oneself, excited, infatuated. Kua whakawairangi noa ake…

1651. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1652. wairua — spirit

1653. waiū — Waiū, n. 1. Milk. No te mahuetanga o te waiu,…

1654. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1655. wakarererangi — plane

1656. wani — scrape

1657. wao — forest

1658. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1659. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1660. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1661. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1662. wati — watch (timepiece)

1663. wawa — Wawa, a. Scattered. Ta taua haere, wawa noa atu.—E wawa…

1664. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1665. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1666. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1667. wehenga — part, division, separation (wehe + nominal suffix -nga)

1668. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1669. Wenerei — Wednesday

1670. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1671. weriweri — ugly

1672. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1673. wetekia — be untied

1674. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1675. whaea — mother, aunt

1676. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1677. whaikōrero — oratory

1678. whaiwāhi — participate

1679. whakaae — to agree

1680. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1681. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1682. whakaako — teach

1683. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1684. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1685. whakaara — whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama…

1686. whakaari — play, drama, performance

1687. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1688. whakaarohia — thought (pass of whakaaro)

1689. whakaarotia — [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)

1690. whakaata — mirror

1691. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1692. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1693. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1694. whakaeke — to gather

1695. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1696. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1697. whakahirahira — great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

1698. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1699. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1700. whakahua — pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)

1701. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1702. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1703. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1704. whakairingia — hang

1705. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1706. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1707. whakakakara — scented

1708. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1709. whakakite — whakakite, v.t. 1. Reveal, disclose. 2. Display. Ka whakakitea nga…

1710. whakakore — eliminate, delete, undo

1711. whakakā — turn on

1712. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1713. whakakī — to fill something

1714. whakamahana — heater

1715. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1716. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1717. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1718. whakamarokehia — dry!

1719. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1720. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1721. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1722. whakamihi — grateful

1723. whakaminenga — assembled people

1724. whakamoe — whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep. 2. Close the eyes.…

1725. whakamoemiti — whakamoemiti, v.t. Praise, express gratification. Ka kite a Paoa i…

1726. whakamutunga — ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)

1727. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1728. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1729. whakamātau — to test, examine

1730. whakamātautau — examination, test

1731. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1732. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1733. whakamōhiotia — to be informed

1734. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1735. whakangaro — destroy

1736. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1737. whakanoho — whakanoho, v.t. 1. Cause to sit or dwell. 2. Place,…

1738. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1739. whakaoho — to wake up

1740. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1741. whakaorangia — deliver

1742. whakaoti — complete

1743. whakaotia — completed (pass. of whakaoti)

1744. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1745. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1746. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1747. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1748. whakapakari — to strengthen

1749. whakapakoko — whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka…

1750. whakapapa — genealogy

1751. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1752. whakapono — to believe; faith

1753. whakapuare — to open

1754. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1755. whakapāha — apologise

1756. whakapātaritari — whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke. ‖ patai (i), tari (ii).

1757. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1758. whakarewa — whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi…

1759. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1760. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1761. whakaritenga — appointment

1762. whakarongo — to listen

1763. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1764. whakataka — whakataka, v.t. Throw down, cause to fall off. tātaka, takataka,…

1765. whakataki — to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

1766. whakatakoto — to lay something down

1767. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1768. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1769. whakatangitangi — music

1770. whakatau — to decide

1771. whakataukī — proverb

1772. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1773. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1774. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1775. whakatikatika — to rearrange, to put in order, to fix

1776. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1777. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1778. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1779. whakatupu — grow; bring up, nurture

1780. whakatuwhera — to open

1781. whakatuwheratia — to open

1782. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1783. whakatō — to plant

1784. whakatū — to stand something up

1785. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1786. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1787. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1788. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1789. whakawhiti — to cross

1790. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1791. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1792. whana — to kick

1793. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1794. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1795. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1796. whara — to be injured

1797. wharau — temporary shed

1798. whare — house, building

1799. wharekai — restaurant

1800. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1801. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1802. wharepaku — toilet

1803. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1804. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1805. whatitiri — thunder

1806. whatitoka — doorway

1807. whatiwhati — break off; break into pieces

1808. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1809. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1810. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1811. wheke — creak; octopus

1812. wheketere — factory

1813. whenua — land

1814. whero — red

1815. whetū — star

1816. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1817. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1818. whio — blue duck; whistle

1819. whiri — plait; twist

1820. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1821. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1822. whiro — evil

1823. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1824. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1825. whitu — seven

1826. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1827. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1828. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1829. whutupaoro — rugby

1830. whutupōro — football, rugby

1831. whā — four

1832. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1833. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1834. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1835. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1836. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1837. whānui — broad, wide

1838. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1839. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1840. whātua — Whātua, n. Ancestor, first parent. ‖ matua.

1841. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1842. wiki — week

1843. wini — window

1844. wiri — drill

1845. wiwi — wiwi. 1. Rushes, Juncus polyanthemos and J. maritimus. Akina iho…

1846. wā — time, times

1847. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1848. wāhi — part, portion; place

1849. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1850. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1851. wāhipa — past tense

1852. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1853. wātakirihi — watercress

1854. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1855. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1856. wē — Wē (i), v.i. Squeal, cry. wēwē, v.i. Yelp, as a…

1857. Wīwī — France

1858. ā — and; and then

1859. āe — yes

1860. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1861. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1862. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1863. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1864. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1865. Ākarana — Auckland

1866. ākau — shore, coast

1867. ākonga — student

1868. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1869. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1870. Ākuhata — August

1871. āmaimai — nervous

1872. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1873. ānini — headache

1874. ānō — as though; as if

1875. āpiha — officer

1876. āporo — apple

1877. āpōpō — tomorrow

1878. ārahi — to lead, guide

1879. ārahina — (pass) be led

1880. ārai — curtain; to screen off, block

1881. ārani — orange [fruit]

1882. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1883. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1884. ātea — outer space

1885. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1886. āwangawanga — worried

1887. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1888. āwhina — to help

1889. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1890. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1891. āwhā — storm

1892. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1893. ēhea — which

1894. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1895. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1896. ērā — those (over there)

1897. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1898. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1899. ī — Ī (i), ii, v.i. 1. Ferment, turn sour. 2. Be…

1900. īmera — email

1901. īmēra — email

1902. īnoi — beg; pray; request; prayer

1903. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1904. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1905. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1906. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1907. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1908. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1909. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1910. ūkui — to wipe

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