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. hekeretari — secretary

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

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

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

189. heni — Heni = hani, q.v. Ko tona heni anake ki tona…

190. heoi — however; and so

191. heoti — however; and so

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

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

194. herehere — prisoner; captivity

195. Heretaunga — Hastings

196. heru — comb

197. herua — combed (pass of heru)

198. heuheu — Heuheu manu = hauhau manu. ‖ hau (vii).

199. hewa — Hewa (i), hewahewa, v.i. Be deluded, be under a false…

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

201. hia — how many?

202. hiahia — to want

203. hiahiatia — wanted, desired; want! (pass. of hiahia)

204. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

205. hiakai — hungry

206. hiako — skin; bark (of tree)

207. hiamoe — sleepy

208. hihi — stitch bird; sun's rays

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

210. hikareti — cigarettes

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

212. hiko — electricity

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

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

215. Hinarata — Cinderalla

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

217. hinengaro — mind, intellect

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

219. hingareti — singlet

220. hinu — oil, fat

221. hipi — sheep

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

223. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

224. hoahoa — attendant

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

226. hoariri — enemy, opponent

227. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

229. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

230. hohoro — quick

231. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

232. hoihoi — too noisy

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

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

235. hokihoki — return separately

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

237. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

238. hokohoko — to shop, trade

239. hokomaha — supermarket

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

241. hokowhitu — band of warriors

242. homai — give (to the speaker)

243. honae — wallet

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

245. hongere — channel (TV), TV channels

246. hongi — pressing noses

247. hono — to join together

248. hopi — soap

249. hopu — to catch

250. hopukia — caught (pass. of hopu)

251. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught

252. hora — display; scatter; spread out

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

254. hore — bare, bald; not

255. horekau — absolutely no!, absolutely not!

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

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

258. horohoro — remove tapu

259. horoi — to wash, to clean

260. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

261. horomia — swallowed (pass. of horomi)

262. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

263. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

264. hou — new, modern; feather

265. hua — product, fruit

266. huaina — named (pass of hua)

267. huaki — open

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

269. huarahi — street, path, road

270. huarere — weather

271. huawhenua — vegetables

272. hui — meeting; gathered

273. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

274. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

275. huihuinga — meeting

276. huka — sugar

277. hukapapa — frost

278. hukarere — snow

279. huna — to hide

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

281. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

284. hupa — soup

285. huri — to turn

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

287. huritau — birthday

288. huruhuru — fur

289. hā — breath; flavour

290. hāereere — to wander, roam

291. hākari — feast

292. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

293. hāmama — open, gaping

294. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

295. hāneanea — sofa

296. hāngai — opposite, facing

297. hāngi — traditional earth oven

298. Hānuere — January

299. hāora — hour; oxygen

300. hāpai — carry; lift up

301. Hātarei — Saturday

302. hāte — shirt

303. hāunga — besides

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

305. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

306. hē — wrong; error, mistake

307. hēki — egg

308. hēra — sail

309. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

311. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

312. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

313. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

314. hītimi — marble; marbles

315. hōhipera — hospital

316. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

318. hōia — soldier, warrior

319. hōiho — horse

320. Hōngongoi — July

321. hōro — hall

322. hōtoke — winter, cold

323. hōtēra — hotel

324. hōu — new, modern; fresh

325. hū — shoe

326. hūmārie — humble, easy going

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

328. hūtia — (pass) be hoisted up

329. 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.

330. ia — he, she, him, her

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

332. iho — downwards

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

334. ihu — nose

335. ika — fish

336. ina — if, when

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

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

339. inanahi — yesterday

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

341. inapō — last night

342. Ingarangi — England

343. ingoa — name

344. inoi — pray

345. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

347. inā — if, when

348. ināianei — now

349. ipo — darling

350. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

351. ipurangi — internet

352. ira — freckle; gene

353. iriiri — baptise

354. irāmutu — niece, nephew

355. ita — held firm; be committed

356. iti — small, little

357. iwa — nine

358. iwi — tribe

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

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

361. kaha — strong, able

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

363. kahikatea — white pine

364. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

366. kai — eat (v); food (n)

367. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

368. kaihana — cousin

369. kaihanga — creator; builder

370. kaihoko — seller

371. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

374. kaimoana — seafood

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

376. kainga — (pass) be eaten

377. kaipara — athlete; athletics

378. kaipuke — ship

379. kairangi — excellence

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

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

382. kaituhi — writer, author

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

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

385. kaiwaiata — singer

386. kaiwawao — referee, umpire

387. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

390. kaiārahi — leader, guide

391. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

392. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

393. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

395. kakau — handle

396. kake — to climb

397. kama — eager

398. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

400. kamupene — company, business

401. kamupūtu — gumboot

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

403. kanga — abuse; curse

404. kani — to saw; a saw

405. kanikani — dance, to dance

406. kanohi — face

407. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

409. kapahaka — concert party

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

411. kapu — cup

412. kapua — cloud

413. kaputī — cup of tea

414. kara — colour

415. karaehe — class (school); glass

416. karahipi — scholarship

417. karaihe — grass

418. karaka — orange (colour)

419. karakia — prayer, to pray

420. karamu — gram

421. karanga — to call

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

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

424. karapoti — surround

425. kararehe — animal

426. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

427. kare — stove, heater

428. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

429. karere — message

430. karo — dodge, avoid

431. karoro — seagull

432. karu — eye

433. kata — to laugh

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

435. kataina — laughed (pass. of kata)

436. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

438. kati — close, shut

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

440. katipō — venomous spider

441. kato — pluck

442. katoa — all

443. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

445. kau — swim; cow

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

447. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

448. kauhoe — to swim

449. kaukau — to bathe

450. kaumātua — elder; elderly

451. kaunihera — council

452. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

454. kaute — to count

455. kauwhau — recite; preach; lecture; speech

456. kawa — sour, yuck

457. kawakawa — pepper tree

458. kawe — to carry, convey

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

460. kawhe — coffee

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

462. kei te — at the moment; now

463. keke — cake

464. kerei — grey

465. kererū — native pigeon

466. keri — dig

467. keria — (pass) be dug

468. kete — basket, kit

469. keti — gate

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

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

472. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

473. kikino — Kikino. ‖ kino.

474. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

475. kimi — to look for, seek

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

477. kina — sea urchin

478. kino — bad

479. kiore — rat

480. kiri — skin

481. kiriata — movie, film

482. Kirihimete — Christmas

483. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

484. kiriweti — unpopular

485. kiromita — kilometre

486. kita — fast; tightly

487. kite — to see

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

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

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

491. kiwa — wink

492. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

494. koa — happy

495. koata — quarter

496. koe — you, one person

497. koha — gift

498. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

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

500. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

501. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

503. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

504. Kohitātea — January

505. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

506. koi — sharp

507. koia — it is, so

508. koinei — this is

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

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

511. kokonga — corner

512. komiti — committee

513. konei — here, by speaker

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

515. konohete — concert

516. konā — there, by listener

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

518. kope — nappy

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

520. kora — fragment; spark

521. kore — zero, nothing

522. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

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

524. koretake — useless

525. kori — to move, wriggle, play

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

527. koroheke — old man

528. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

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

530. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

531. korowai — cloak

532. korā — over there

533. kotahi — one

534. koti — coat, jacket

535. Kotirangi — Scotland

536. koura — gold

537. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

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

543. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

545. kuini — queen

546. kuki — cook

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

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

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

550. kumu — buttocks, bottom

551. kupenga — net

552. kupu — word

553. kura — school; treasured item

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

555. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

556. kurī — dog

557. kutarere — scooter

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

559. kutikuti — scissors

560. kā — to burn, be alight

561. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

562. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

563. kāinga — home

564. kākahu — clothing, garment

565. kākā — parrot

566. kākāriki — green

567. kāmera — camera

568. kāmura — carpenter

569. kānga — corn

570. kāo — no!

571. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

572. kāpara — torch, hardwood

573. kāpata — cupboard

574. kāpene — captain

575. kāpeti — cabbage

576. kāre — Negative word

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

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

579. kāri — playing card

580. kātahi — then

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

582. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

584. kāwhe — calf

585. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

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

587. kēkē — armpit

588. kēmu — game

589. kī — to be full

590. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

591. kīanga — phrase

592. kīhai — Negative word

593. kīhini — kitchen

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

595. kīngi — king

596. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

597. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

598. kōanga — spring (the season of)

599. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

600. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

601. kōhatu — stone

602. kōhinu — petrol

603. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

604. kōhuru — to murder

605. kōhurutia — to be murdered

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

607. kōmihana — commission

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

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

610. kōpū — belly, womb

611. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

614. kōrori — stir

615. kōrua — you, two people

616. kōti — court

617. kōtiro — girl

618. kōtuku — white heron

619. kōura — crayfish

620. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

621. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

622. kōwhaki — tear off

623. kōwhatu — stone

624. kūaha — door

625. kūao — young of animals

626. kūare — ignorant

627. kūhā — thigh

628. Kūkara — Google

629. kūkū — pigeon

630. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

631. kūmera — sweet potato

632. kūtai — mussel

633. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

635. maero — mile

636. maha — many

637. mahaki — sick; sick person

638. mahana — to be warm, warm

639. mahara — thought, memory

640. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

641. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

642. mahi — to do, work, make

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

644. maho — laid back

645. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

646. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

647. Mahuru — September

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

649. maika — banana (also panana)

650. maimoa — cherish, take care of

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

652. maka — to throw or pass

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

654. makariri — cold

655. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

657. makere — to get down from

658. makimaki — monkey

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

660. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

661. mana — prestige, authority

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

663. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

665. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

666. manako — to like

667. manawa — heart

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

669. Mane — Monday

670. manga — branch; stream

671. mangō — shark

672. mano — thousand

673. manu — bird

674. manuhiri — guest

675. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

676. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

677. maoa — cooked; ripe

678. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

679. marama — month, moon

680. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

681. maramataka — calendar

682. maranga — to arise; to get up

683. marangai — heavy rain, storm

684. maremare — to cough

685. maringi — to spill (trans)

686. marino — calm

687. maro — kilt-like garment

688. maroke — dry

689. maru — power; shelter

690. marumaru — shaded

691. marū — bruised; crushed

692. mata — point, blade; face

693. mataku — scared, afraid

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

695. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

696. matapihi — window

697. matapiko — mean, stingy

698. Matariki — Pleiades

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

700. matau — fish hook; right side

701. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

702. matekai — hungry, starving

703. matenga — time or circumstance of death

704. matewai — thirst; thirsty

705. matimati — finger, toe

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

707. matua — parent, father

708. mau — to wear clothes

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

710. maumahara — to remember, remember

711. maunga — mountain

712. mauri — life spirit

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

714. mauī — left (direction)

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

716. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

719. Mei — May

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

721. meke — fist; to punch

722. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

723. mema — member, members

724. menemene — to smile

725. meneti — minute

726. mere — bush, shrub

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

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

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

730. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

731. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

732. mimi — urine; urinate

733. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

734. minita — minister

735. mira — mill

736. miraka — milk

737. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

738. miriona — million

739. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

741. mitimiti — to lick

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

743. moa — large extinct bird

744. moana — sea

745. moata — early; early morning

746. moe — sleep; to marry

747. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

749. moenga — bed

750. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

754. mokemoke — lonely

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

756. moko — lizard

757. mokopuna — grandchild

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

759. momo — type, kind

760. moni — money

761. motokā — car, motorcar

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

763. motukā — car

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

765. moutere — island

766. mua — front, before

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

768. mura — blaze, flame

769. muri — behind, after

770. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

773. mā — clean, white, and others

774. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

776. māhina — moon

777. māhita — teacher

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

779. māhunga — head

780. māia — capable, brave, bold

781. mākona — satisfied, full

782. māku — for me, by me

783. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

784. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

786. māna — for him, her, by him, her

787. māngai — mouth; representative

788. māngere — lazy

789. mānia — plains

790. mānuka — tea-tree

791. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

792. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

793. māra — garden

794. mārama — clear, understand

795. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

796. mārena — to marry; wedding

797. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

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

799. māripi — knife

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

801. mātaki — to watch

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

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

804. mātao — cold

805. mātau — to know, understand

806. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

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

810. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

813. māui — on the left hand, left side

814. māuiui — sick

815. māwhero — pink

816. mēnā — if

817. mēra — mail

818. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

819. mīhini — machine

820. mīti — meat

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

822. mōhio — to know

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

824. mōhiti — glasses

825. mōkai — pet

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

827. mōmona — fat

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

829. mōrena — good morning

830. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

831. mōu — for you

832. mōunu — bait

833. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

836. naihi — knife

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

838. nama — number

839. nanahi — yesterday

840. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

841. napō — last night

842. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

843. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

844. nehenehe — forest

845. nei — here, by speaker

846. neke — to move

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

848. ngahau — party, concert

849. ngahere — forest, bush

850. Ngahuru — Autumn

851. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

853. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

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

855. ngaru — wave

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

857. ngau — to bite

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

859. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

860. ngenge — tired

861. ngeru — cat

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

863. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

864. ngoikore — weak; listless

865. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

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

867. ngungu — turn aside

868. ngutu — lip, lips

869. ngā — the, plural

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

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

872. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

873. ngārara — reptile, monster

874. ngātahi — together

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

876. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

877. ngāwhā — boiling spring

878. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

879. niho — tooth

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

881. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

884. nohinohi — small

885. noho — to live; sit

886. nohoanga — home, sofa

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

888. nohopuku — silent; to diet

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

890. nui — big, great, many

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

892. nuku — to move

893. nunui — big (plural form)

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

895. nāianei — now

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

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

898. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

902. nō — from

903. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

905. nōnanahi — yesterday

906. nōu — yours

907. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

910. oho — to wake up

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

912. oi — shake, shudder

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

914. Oketopa — October

915. okioki — to pause; rest

916. oko — bowl

917. oma — to run, escape

918. omanga — refuge

919. omaoma — running

920. onamata — of ancient times

921. one — beach, sand

922. oneone — earth, soil

923. onepū — sand, beach

924. ono — six

925. ope — group travelling together

926. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

928. oreore — to shake, quiver

929. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

930. oti — to be completed

931. otirā — but, on the other hand

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

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

934. pae — ridge

935. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

936. pahemo — pass by; pass on

937. pahi — bus

938. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

941. paihikara — bike

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

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

944. paipa — pipe

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

946. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

950. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

951. pakitara — wall

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

953. paku — small

954. pakupaku — very small

955. pana — to push away, to expel

956. panaia — banished

957. panana — banana

958. pane — head

959. panekoti — skirt, dress

960. pango — black

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

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

963. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

964. paoro — ball

965. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

966. papai — good (plural), very good

967. Papaioea — Palmerston North

968. papakupu — dictionary

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

970. parai — fry; frying pan

971. paraihe — award, prize; brush

972. paraikete — blanket

973. Paraire — Friday

974. parakuihi — breakfast

975. parani — daisy, brand

976. parapara — filth; talents

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

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

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

980. parauri — brown

981. pare — to ward off, to divert

982. parehe — pizza; flattened

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

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

985. pari — cliff

986. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

988. paruparu — dirt, mud

989. parāoa — bread, flour

990. pata — butter

991. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

994. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

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

996. paukena — pumpkin

997. pea — pair; pear

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

999. peita — paint

1000. peka — branch

1001. peke — to jump, to leap over

1002. pekepeke — pekepeke. 1. a. Quick. Kia pekepeke te haere. 2. n.…

1003. pene — pen

1004. pepa — paper; pepper

1005. pepeha — proclamation of origin

1006. pere — bell

1007. pereti — plate

1008. peti — heap up

1009. petipeti — petipeti, n. 1. A weed growing in freshwater lakes which…

1010. pia — beer

1011. piana — piano

1012. pihikete — biscuit

1013. piki — to increase

1014. pikitia — picture, film

1015. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved

1016. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…

1017. Pipiri — June

1018. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…

1019. pirau — rotten

1020. piri — to stick to, to cling

1021. pirihimana — police officer

1022. pirimia — prime minister

1023. piringa — shelter, hiding place

1024. piro — stinking, putrid

1025. pito — belly button, end, extremity

1026. poaka — pig

1027. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string

1028. Poihākena — Sydney

1029. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

1030. poitarawhiti — netball

1031. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)

1032. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

1033. pono — true, faithful

1034. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

1035. poraka — jersey

1036. poro — to cut off, to cut short

1037. poroporo — bracelet; purple

1038. porotaka — Porotaka, porotātaka. 1. a. Round. Porotaka mai nga pararau ka…

1039. porou — eager, energetic

1040. poti — boat

1041. poto — short

1042. pou — pole, post

1043. pouaka — box

1044. pounamu — greenstone

1045. poupou — father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep

1046. pouri — Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e…

1047. poutāpeta — post office

1048. pua — flower; seed

1049. puehu — dust

1050. puhi — to blow (wind)

1051. puka — form, booklet

1052. Pukamata — Facebook

1053. pukapuka — book, lungs

1054. puke — hill

1055. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

1056. puku — stomach, belly

1057. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

1058. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1059. puna — pool, spring

1060. pune — spoon

1061. punga — anchor; joint

1062. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1063. punua — young animal

1064. pupuhi — to shoot

1065. pupuri — to hold onto

1066. purapura — seed

1067. purei — to play, play

1068. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1069. purotu — handsome

1070. purupuru — to stop chinks

1071. puta — to appear, to come out

1072. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1073. putiputi — flower

1074. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1075. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1076. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1077. pāhau — beard

1078. pāhi — purse, to pass

1079. pāka — a park; a box

1080. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1081. pākete — bucket

1082. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1083. pāmu — farm

1084. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1085. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1086. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1087. pāpā — father, uncle

1088. pāpāho — broadcast

1089. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1090. pāremata — parliament

1091. pātai — question; to ask a question

1092. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1093. pātara — bottle

1094. pāti — party

1095. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1096. pātuhi — text message, to text

1097. pātītī — grass

1098. pātōtō — knock

1099. pātū — wall

1100. pāua — abalone

1101. pēhea — how?

1102. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1103. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1104. pēkana — bacon

1105. pēke — bag

1106. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1107. pēnā — like that, near listener

1108. pēpi — baby

1109. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1110. pērā — like that, yonder

1111. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1112. pīrangi — to want, desire

1113. pītiti — peach

1114. pō — night

1115. pōhara — poor

1116. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1117. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1118. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1119. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1120. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1121. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1122. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1123. pōtae — hat

1124. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1125. pōti — vote

1126. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1127. pōturi — deaf; slow

1128. pōuri — sad, dark

1129. pōwhiri — welcome

1130. pū — to blow gently

1131. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1132. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1133. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1134. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1135. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1136. pūngāwerewere — spider

1137. pūrongo — a report

1138. pūru — bull

1139. pūrākau — traditional story

1140. pūtaiao — science

1141. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1142. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1143. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1144. raihana — licence

1145. raihi — rice

1146. raiona — lion

1147. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1148. raki — north

1149. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1150. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1151. rama — light, torch

1152. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1153. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1154. rangi — sky, day

1155. ranginamu — handsome

1156. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1157. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1158. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1159. raorao — plains

1160. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1161. rapu — to look for

1162. raranga — plait; weave

1163. rarauhe — fern

1164. rare — lolly

1165. raro — under, below; time

1166. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1167. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1168. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1169. rau — to put into; leaf

1170. rauemi — resource

1171. raumati — summer

1172. raupō — reed, bulrush

1173. raureka — deceitful

1174. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1175. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1176. rawe — lovely, excellent

1177. rehe — Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia…

1178. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1179. rehutai — sea spray

1180. rei — bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk

1181. reinga — reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M.…

1182. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1183. reka — sweet

1184. reke — Reke (i), n. 1. Knob; so butt, back, poll, of…

1185. reo — language, voice

1186. rere — to escape; to fly

1187. rerehua — to be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing

1188. rerekē — different, changed

1189. rerekētanga — difference

1190. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1191. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1192. reri — ready

1193. reta — letter

1194. reti — to skate, slide

1195. retireti — skates, skating

1196. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1197. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1198. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1199. rima — five

1200. rimu — red pine

1201. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1202. ringa — hand, arm

1203. ringaringa — hand, arm

1204. ringawera — cook, kitchenhand

1205. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1206. ripeka — Ripeka. 1. a. Lying across one another. Ara ripeka, cross-road.…

1207. ripi — frisbee

1208. rire — Rire, n. 1. Deep water. Ko nga rangi a rire,…

1209. riri — anger, angry

1210. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1211. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1212. rita — litre

1213. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1214. ritenga — custom; habit; likeness

1215. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1216. roa — long

1217. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1218. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1219. roimata — tears

1220. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1221. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1222. rongoa — Rongoa, 1. v.t. Preserve, take care of. Rongoatia a tatou…

1223. rongonui — famous

1224. rongoā — medicine

1225. rori — road

1226. roro — brain

1227. roroa — long (plural)

1228. rorohiko — computer

1229. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1230. roumamao — remote control (for TV)

1231. rourou — small basket, food basket

1232. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1233. ruaki — vomit

1234. Ruapehu — Ruapehu

1235. ruarua — few

1236. rui — shake; scatter; sow

1237. ruirui — ruirui, v.t. 1. Shake to and fro. 2. Shake off.…

1238. ruku — to dive

1239. runga — on

1240. rupe — Rupe (i), ruperupe. v.t. 1. Shake violently. He aha tau…

1241. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1242. rā — day; the sun; over there

1243. Rāapa — Wednesday

1244. Rāhina — Monday

1245. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1246. rākau — tree; timber

1247. rākaunui — Rākaunui, n. The moon on the seventeenth day, and with…

1248. Rāmere — Friday

1249. rānei — or

1250. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1251. rāoa — choked

1252. Rāpare — Thursday

1253. rāpea — indeed

1254. rāpeti — rabbit

1255. rāpihi — rubbish

1256. rārangi — line, row

1257. Rātapu — Sunday

1258. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1259. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1260. Rātū — Tuesday

1261. rāua — them; they (two people)

1262. rāwhiti — east

1263. rēmana — lemon

1264. rērere — run from one place to another

1265. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1266. rīngi — to ring/phone

1267. rīpene — ribbon, tape

1268. rīpoata — report

1269. rīwai — potato

1270. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1271. rōhi — rose

1272. rōia — lawyer

1273. rōpere — strawberry

1274. rōpu — Rōpu, n. Gust of wind, squall. Tena ka riro i…

1275. rōpā — slave, servant

1276. rōpū — group

1277. rū — earthquake; shake

1278. rūhā — Rūhā, n. A term applied to large branches or divisions…

1279. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1280. rūma — room

1281. rūnanga — assembly; council

1282. rūrū — to shake hands, wave about (v), handshake (n)

1283. taana — Taana = tāna.

1284. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1285. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1286. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1287. taewa — potato

1288. taha — to pass by; side

1289. tahanga — empty; slightly, a bit; naked

1290. tahataha — steep bank

1291. tahi — one, single

1292. tahia — (pass) be swept

1293. tahitahi — to sweep

1294. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1295. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1296. tahuri — to capsize

1297. tahā — calabash, gourd

1298. tai — tide; coast

1299. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1300. taiapa — fence

1301. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1302. taihoa — wait

1303. taika — tiger

1304. taimaha — heavy

1305. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1306. taiohi — youth

1307. taitai — to wrestle, knock

1308. taitama — young man

1309. taitamariki — young person, young people

1310. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1311. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1312. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1313. takapau — floor-mat

1314. takatū — prepare, get ready

1315. take — beginning, cause, origin

1316. taki — to lead, to bring along

1317. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1318. takiwā — district, region

1319. takoto — to lie down

1320. taku — my (singular); edge

1321. takurua — winter

1322. takutai — sea coast

1323. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1324. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1325. tamaiti — child

1326. tamariki — children

1327. tamatāne — boy

1328. tame — male animal

1329. tamāhine — daughter

1330. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1331. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1332. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1333. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1334. tangata — person

1335. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1336. tangihanga — funeral

1337. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1338. tangiwai — Tangiwai, n. 1. A transparent variety of greenstone, jade. Ka…

1339. tango — to take hold of

1340. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1341. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1342. tao — to cook

1343. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1344. taonga — property, possession

1345. tapa — to name

1346. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1347. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1348. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1349. taputapu — gear, equipment

1350. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1351. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1352. taraka — truck

1353. tarakihana — tractor

1354. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1355. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1356. Tararua — Twin Peaks

1357. taratara — taratara. 1. n. Spine, spike. Taratara o Kal, a pattern…

1358. tarau — trousers

1359. tarawera — Tarawera, n. 1. Pellaea rotundifolia, a fern. 2. Shrimp.

1360. tari — government department; office

1361. taringa — ear

1362. taro — presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)

1363. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1364. tata — near, close

1365. tatari — to wait

1366. tatau — to count

1367. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1368. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1369. tauera — towel

1370. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1371. tauira — student; example

1372. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1373. taumahi — assignment

1374. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1375. taumāhekeheke — competition

1376. taunga — to be accustomed to, familiar with

1377. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1378. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1379. taura — rope, cable

1380. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1381. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1382. tautohetohe — argue

1383. tautoko — to support

1384. tawa — purple, tower

1385. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1386. tawhito — old, former

1387. te — the, singular definite article

1388. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1389. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1390. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1391. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1392. tekau — ten

1393. tekoteko — carved figure on top of whare

1394. tepe — Tepe. 1. v.i. Congeal, coagulate. 2. n. Clot. 3. Boundary,…

1395. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1396. tereina — to train

1397. tia — to steer, adorned

1398. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1399. tiakarete — chocolate

1400. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1401. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1402. tihei — to sneeze

1403. tihewa — sneeze

1404. tihi — topknot

1405. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1406. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1407. tiketike — height; high; important

1408. tiki — to fetch

1409. tiko — to defecate; excrement

1410. tina — dinner, lunch

1411. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1412. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1413. tino — very

1414. tio — oyster

1415. tioka — chalk

1416. tipi — glide; slice

1417. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1418. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1419. tira — group or row of people

1420. tiriti — street

1421. tiro — to look

1422. tirohanga — view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)

1423. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1424. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1425. titiro — to look at

1426. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1427. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1428. toe — to remain, be left over

1429. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1430. tohetaka — Tohetaka, tohetake, n. Taraxacum magellanicum, native dandelion; a plant. E…

1431. tohorā — whale

1432. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1433. tohunga — expert, priest

1434. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1435. toi — art, knowledge

1436. toka — rock

1437. tokanga — large basket for food

1438. tokerau — autumn; northern

1439. toki — adze, axe; champion

1440. toko — divorce; pole

1441. tokohia — how many people?

1442. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1443. tokomaha — many (of people)

1444. Tokoono — six people

1445. tokorima — five (people)

1446. tokorua — two (of people)

1447. tokotoru — three (people)

1448. tokowaru — eight [people]

1449. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1450. tomo — to enter, go into

1451. tomokanga — entrance

1452. tona — Tona, tonatona, n. 1. Excrescence, wart, corn, etc. 2. Pudenda…

1453. tonga — south

1454. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1455. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1456. tonu — still

1457. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1458. tope — cut down; cut off

1459. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1460. topenga — cross-section, pieces

1461. tori — cut (v); cat (n)

1462. toro — to visit

1463. toroa — albatross

1464. toromi — be drowned

1465. toroī — fermented food

1466. toru — three

1467. tote — salt

1468. toto — blood

1469. totohe — contend

1470. tou — dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus

1471. tua — beyond

1472. tuahine — sister, of a male

1473. tuaiwa — ninth

1474. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1475. tuanui — roof

1476. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1477. tuarongo — back wall of house

1478. tuarua — second

1479. tuarā — back [body]

1480. tuatahi — first

1481. tuatoru — third

1482. tuawaru — eighth

1483. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1484. tuawhitu — seventh

1485. tuawhā — fourth

1486. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1487. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1488. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1489. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1490. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1491. tui — pierce; sew; thread; lace

1492. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1493. tukemata — eyebrow

1494. tukia — be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)

1495. tukituki — to wreck; destroy

1496. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1497. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1498. tukuata — projector

1499. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1500. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1501. tuna — eel

1502. tungāne — brother, of a female

1503. tunu — to cook, roast

1504. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1505. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1506. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1507. ture — law, rule

1508. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1509. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1510. turuturu — to make firm; leak; pole

1511. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1512. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1513. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1514. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1515. tā — print, draw

1516. tāhae — to steal

1517. tāhuna — beach; sandbank; dry

1518. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1519. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1520. tāima — time

1521. Tāite — Thursday

1522. tākai — bind; wrap up; bandage

1523. tākaro — to play

1524. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1525. tākuta — doctor

1526. tāmaki — omen, portent

1527. tāmure — snapper

1528. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1529. tāne — man, male

1530. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1531. tāone — town

1532. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1533. tāra — dollar

1534. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1535. tāraia — (pass) be shaped with an adze

1536. tārere — to swing

1537. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1538. tāroa — Tāroa (i), n. 1. A variety of flax not of…

1539. tāroaroa — tall

1540. tātahi — seaside, beach

1541. tātau — we; us; everyone

1542. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1543. tātua — a belt

1544. tātā — criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk

1545. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1546. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1547. tāuwhiuwhi — tāuwhiuwhi, v.t. Sprinkle. ‖ uwhi.

1548. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1549. tāwhiri — beckon

1550. tāwāhi — overseas

1551. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1552. tēhea — which, singular

1553. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1554. tēnehi — tennis

1555. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1556. tēnā — that, by the listener

1557. tēpu — table

1558. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1559. tērā — that over there, that

1560. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1561. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1562. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1563. Tīhema — December

1564. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1565. tīhāte — t-shirt

1566. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1567. tīkiti — ticket

1568. tīma — team

1569. tīmata — to begin, to start

1570. tīmatanga — beginning (tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)

1571. tīni — to change

1572. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1573. tīpune — teaspoon

1574. tīraha — lie face upwards

1575. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1576. tītī — muttonbird

1577. tō — your (singular); to drag

1578. tōhi — toast

1579. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1580. tōkena — stockings, socks

1581. tōku — my (singular)

1582. tōmuri — to be late

1583. tōna — his, her

1584. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1585. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1586. tōtiti — sausage

1587. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1588. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1589. tūai — skinny

1590. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1591. tūhourangi — uncultured, rough

1592. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1593. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1594. tūmau — permanent, continuous; servant

1595. tūmomo — type, sort, kind

1596. tūnga — wound; position

1597. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1598. tūpuhi — skinny

1599. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1600. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1601. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1602. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1603. tūrehu — fairy

1604. Tūrei — Tuesday

1605. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1606. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1607. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1608. tūtatakitanga — meeting (tūtataki + nominal suffix)

1609. tūtuki — to crash; to strike against; collide; bump

1610. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1611. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1612. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1613. ua — to rain; rain

1614. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1615. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1616. ui — to ask, enquire

1617. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1618. uira — lightning; to flash

1619. uiui — to interview

1620. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1621. umu — earth oven

1622. unahi — scale of fish

1623. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1624. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1625. uri — descendant, offspring

1626. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1627. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1628. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1629. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1630. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1631. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1632. utua — be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)

1633. uwhiuwhi — shower (rain)

1634. wae — foot; leg; separate

1635. waea — wire; phone

1636. waenga — middle, dividing line

1637. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1638. waewae — foot, leg

1639. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1640. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1641. wahie — driftwood

1642. wahine — woman, wife

1643. waho — out, outside, the outside

1644. wai — water; who

1645. waiariki — hot spring

1646. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1647. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1648. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1649. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1650. waikura — Waikura, n. Rust. whakawaikura, v.t. Redden. E to, e te…

1651. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1652. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1653. waipiro — alcohol

1654. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1655. wairaka — Wairaka, n. A kind of rough rain cloak.

1656. wairangi — Wairangi. 1. Beside oneself, excited, infatuated. Kua whakawairangi noa ake…

1657. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1658. wairua — spirit

1659. waiū — Waiū, n. 1. Milk. No te mahuetanga o te waiu,…

1660. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1661. wakarererangi — plane

1662. wani — scrape

1663. wao — forest

1664. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1665. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1666. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1667. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1668. wati — watch (timepiece)

1669. wawa — Wawa, a. Scattered. Ta taua haere, wawa noa atu.—E wawa…

1670. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1671. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1672. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1673. wehenga — part, division, separation (wehe + nominal suffix -nga)

1674. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1675. Wenerei — Wednesday

1676. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1677. weriweri — ugly

1678. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1679. wetekia — be untied

1680. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1681. whaea — mother, aunt

1682. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1683. whaikōrero — oratory

1684. whaiwāhi — participate

1685. whakaae — to agree

1686. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1687. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1688. whakaako — teach

1689. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1690. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1691. whakaara — whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama…

1692. whakaari — play, drama, performance

1693. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1694. whakaarohia — thought (pass of whakaaro)

1695. whakaarotia — [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)

1696. whakaata — mirror

1697. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1698. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1699. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1700. whakaeke — to gather

1701. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1702. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1703. whakahirahira — great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

1704. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1705. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1706. whakahua — pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)

1707. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1708. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1709. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1710. whakairingia — hang

1711. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1712. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1713. whakakakara — scented

1714. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1715. whakakite — whakakite, v.t. 1. Reveal, disclose. 2. Display. Ka whakakitea nga…

1716. whakakore — eliminate, delete, undo

1717. whakakā — turn on

1718. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1719. whakakī — to fill something

1720. whakamahana — heater

1721. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1722. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1723. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1724. whakamarokehia — dry!

1725. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1726. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1727. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1728. whakamihi — grateful

1729. whakaminenga — assembled people

1730. whakamoe — whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep. 2. Close the eyes.…

1731. whakamoemiti — whakamoemiti, v.t. Praise, express gratification. Ka kite a Paoa i…

1732. whakamutunga — ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)

1733. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1734. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1735. whakamātau — to test, examine

1736. whakamātautau — examination, test

1737. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1738. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1739. whakamōhiotia — to be informed

1740. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1741. whakangaro — destroy

1742. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1743. whakanoho — whakanoho, v.t. 1. Cause to sit or dwell. 2. Place,…

1744. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1745. whakaoho — to wake up

1746. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1747. whakaorangia — deliver

1748. whakaoti — complete

1749. whakaotia — completed (pass. of whakaoti)

1750. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1751. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1752. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1753. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1754. whakapakari — to strengthen

1755. whakapakoko — whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka…

1756. whakapapa — genealogy

1757. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1758. whakapono — to believe; faith

1759. whakapuare — to open

1760. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1761. whakapāha — apologise

1762. whakapātaritari — whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke. ‖ patai (i), tari (ii).

1763. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1764. whakarewa — whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi…

1765. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1766. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1767. whakaritenga — appointment

1768. whakarongo — to listen

1769. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1770. whakataka — whakataka, v.t. Throw down, cause to fall off. tātaka, takataka,…

1771. whakataki — to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

1772. whakatakoto — to lay something down

1773. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1774. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1775. whakatangitangi — music

1776. whakatau — to decide

1777. whakataukī — proverb

1778. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1779. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1780. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1781. whakatikatika — to rearrange, to put in order, to fix

1782. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1783. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1784. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1785. whakatupu — grow; bring up, nurture

1786. whakatuwhera — to open

1787. whakatuwheratia — to open

1788. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1789. whakatō — to plant

1790. whakatū — to stand something up

1791. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1792. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1793. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1794. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1795. whakawhiti — to cross

1796. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1797. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1798. whana — to kick

1799. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1800. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1801. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1802. whara — to be injured

1803. wharau — temporary shed

1804. whare — house, building

1805. wharekai — restaurant

1806. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1807. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1808. wharepaku — toilet

1809. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1810. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1811. whatitiri — thunder

1812. whatitoka — doorway

1813. whatiwhati — break off; break into pieces

1814. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1815. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1816. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1817. wheke — creak; octopus

1818. wheketere — factory

1819. whenua — land

1820. whero — red

1821. whetū — star

1822. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1823. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1824. whio — blue duck; whistle

1825. whiri — plait; twist

1826. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1827. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1828. whiro — evil

1829. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1830. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1831. whitu — seven

1832. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1833. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1834. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1835. whutupaoro — rugby

1836. whutupōro — football, rugby

1837. whā — four

1838. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1839. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1840. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1841. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1842. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1843. whānui — broad, wide

1844. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1845. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1846. whātua — Whātua, n. Ancestor, first parent. ‖ matua.

1847. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1848. wiki — week

1849. wini — window

1850. wiri — drill

1851. wiwi — wiwi. 1. Rushes, Juncus polyanthemos and J. maritimus. Akina iho…

1852. wā — time, times

1853. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1854. wāhi — part, portion; place

1855. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1856. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1857. wāhipa — past tense

1858. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1859. wātakirihi — watercress

1860. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1861. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1862. wē — Wē (i), v.i. Squeal, cry. wēwē, v.i. Yelp, as a…

1863. Wīwī — France

1864. ā — and; and then

1865. āe — yes

1866. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1867. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1868. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1869. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1870. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1871. Ākarana — Auckland

1872. ākau — shore, coast

1873. ākonga — student

1874. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1875. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1876. Ākuhata — August

1877. āmaimai — nervous

1878. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1879. ānini — headache

1880. ānō — as though; as if

1881. āpiha — officer

1882. āporo — apple

1883. āpōpō — tomorrow

1884. ārahi — to lead, guide

1885. ārahina — (pass) be led

1886. ārai — curtain; to screen off, block

1887. ārani — orange [fruit]

1888. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1889. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1890. ātea — outer space

1891. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1892. āwangawanga — worried

1893. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1894. āwhina — to help

1895. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1896. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1897. āwhā — storm

1898. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1899. ēhea — which

1900. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1901. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1902. ērā — those (over there)

1903. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1904. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1905. ī — Ī (i), ii, v.i. 1. Ferment, turn sour. 2. Be…

1906. īmera — email

1907. īmēra — email

1908. īnoi — beg; pray; request; prayer

1909. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1910. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1911. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1912. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1913. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1914. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1915. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1916. ūkui — to wipe

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