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. hiamoemore — sleepy

209. hiawai — thirsty

210. hihi — stitch bird; sun's rays

211. hihiri — industrious; long for

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

213. hikaka — Hikaka. 1. a. Rash, brisk. Kaua e hikakatia to haere.—Hikaka…

214. hikareti — cigarettes

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

216. hikitia — (pass) be raised, be lifted

217. hiko — electricity

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

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

220. hina — grey hair

221. Hinarata — Cinderalla

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

223. hinengaro — mind, intellect

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

225. hingahinga — hingahinga. 1. v.i. Fall frequently or in numbers, as on…

226. hingareti — singlet

227. hinu — oil, fat

228. hipa — to pass by

229. hipi — sheep

230. hira — great; numerous

231. hiripa — slipper

232. hita — Hita, v.i. Move convulsively or spasmodically. Ki raro nei koe…

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

234. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

235. hoahoa — attendant

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

237. hoariri — enemy, opponent

238. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

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

240. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

241. hohoro — quick

242. hoi — deaf

243. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

244. hoihoi — too noisy

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

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

247. hokihoki — return separately

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

249. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

250. hokohoko — to shop, trade

251. hokomaha — supermarket

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

253. hokowhitu — band of warriors

254. homai — give (to the speaker)

255. honae — wallet

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

257. hongere — channel (TV), TV channels

258. hongi — pressing noses

259. hono — to join together

260. hopi — soap

261. hopu — to catch

262. hopukia — caught (pass. of hopu)

263. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught

264. hora — display; scatter; spread out

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

266. hore — bare, bald; not

267. horekau — absolutely no!, absolutely not!

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

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

270. horohoro — remove tapu

271. horoi — to wash, to clean

272. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

273. horomia — swallowed (pass. of horomi)

274. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

275. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

276. hou — new, modern; feather

277. hua — product, fruit

278. huaina — named (pass of hua)

279. huaki — open

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

281. huarahi — street, path, road

282. huarere — weather

283. huawhenua — vegetables

284. hui — meeting; gathered

285. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

286. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

287. huihuinga — meeting

288. huka — sugar

289. hukapapa — frost

290. hukarere — snow

291. huna — to hide

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

293. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

296. hupa — soup

297. huri — to turn

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

299. huritau — birthday

300. huruhuru — fur

301. hā — breath; flavour

302. hāereere — to wander, roam

303. hākari — feast

304. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

305. hāmama — open, gaping

306. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

307. hāneanea — sofa

308. hāngai — opposite, facing

309. hāngi — traditional earth oven

310. Hānuere — January

311. hāora — hour; oxygen

312. hāpai — carry; lift up

313. Hātarei — Saturday

314. hāte — shirt

315. hāunga — besides

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

317. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

318. hē — wrong; error, mistake

319. hēki — egg

320. hēra — sail

321. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

323. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

324. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

325. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

326. hītimi — marble; marbles

327. hōhipera — hospital

328. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

330. hōia — soldier, warrior

331. hōiho — horse

332. Hōngongoi — July

333. hōro — hall

334. hōtoke — winter, cold

335. hōtēra — hotel

336. hōu — new, modern; fresh

337. hū — shoe

338. hūmārie — humble, easy going

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

340. hūtia — (pass) be hoisted up

341. 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.

342. ia — he, she, him, her

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

344. iho — downwards

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

346. ihu — nose

347. ika — fish

348. ina — if, when

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

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

351. inanahi — yesterday

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

353. inapō — last night

354. Ingarangi — England

355. ingoa — name

356. inoi — pray

357. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

359. inā — if, when

360. ināianei — now

361. ipo — darling

362. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

363. ipurangi — internet

364. ira — freckle; gene

365. iriiri — baptise

366. irāmutu — niece, nephew

367. ita — held firm; be committed

368. iti — small, little

369. iwa — nine

370. iwi — tribe

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

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

373. kaha — strong, able

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

375. kahikatea — white pine

376. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

378. kai — eat (v); food (n)

379. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

380. kaihana — cousin

381. kaihanga — creator; builder

382. kaihoko — seller

383. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

386. kaimoana — seafood

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

388. kainga — (pass) be eaten

389. kaipara — athlete; athletics

390. kaipuke — ship

391. kairangi — excellence

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

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

394. kaituhi — writer, author

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

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

397. kaiwaiata — singer

398. kaiwawao — referee, umpire

399. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

402. kaiārahi — leader, guide

403. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

404. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

405. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

407. kakau — handle

408. kake — to climb

409. kama — eager

410. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

412. kamupene — company, business

413. kamupūtu — gumboot

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

415. kanga — abuse; curse

416. kani — to saw; a saw

417. kanikani — dance, to dance

418. kanohi — face

419. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

421. kapahaka — concert party

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

423. kapu — cup

424. kapua — cloud

425. kaputī — cup of tea

426. kara — colour

427. karaehe — class (school); glass

428. karahipi — scholarship

429. karaihe — grass

430. karaka — orange (colour)

431. karakia — prayer, to pray

432. karamu — gram

433. karanga — to call

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

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

436. karapoti — surround

437. kararehe — animal

438. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

439. kare — stove, heater

440. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

441. karere — message

442. karo — dodge, avoid

443. karoro — seagull

444. karu — eye

445. kata — to laugh

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

447. kataina — laughed (pass. of kata)

448. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

450. kati — close, shut

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

452. katipō — venomous spider

453. kato — pluck

454. katoa — all

455. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

457. kau — swim; cow

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

459. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

460. kauhoe — to swim

461. kaukau — to bathe

462. kaumātua — elder; elderly

463. kaunihera — council

464. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

466. kaute — to count

467. kauwhau — recite; preach; lecture; speech

468. kawa — sour, yuck

469. kawakawa — pepper tree

470. kawe — to carry, convey

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

472. kawhe — coffee

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

474. kei te — at the moment; now

475. keke — cake

476. kerei — grey

477. kererū — native pigeon

478. keri — dig

479. keria — (pass) be dug

480. kete — basket, kit

481. keti — gate

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

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

484. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

485. kikino — Kikino. ‖ kino.

486. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

487. kimi — to look for, seek

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

489. kina — sea urchin

490. kino — bad

491. kiore — rat

492. kiri — skin

493. kiriata — movie, film

494. Kirihimete — Christmas

495. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

496. kiriweti — unpopular

497. kiromita — kilometre

498. kita — fast; tightly

499. kite — to see

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

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

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

503. kiwa — wink

504. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

506. koa — happy

507. koata — quarter

508. koe — you, one person

509. koha — gift

510. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

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

512. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

513. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

515. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

516. Kohitātea — January

517. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

518. koi — sharp

519. koia — it is, so

520. koinei — this is

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

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

523. kokonga — corner

524. komiti — committee

525. konei — here, by speaker

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

527. konohete — concert

528. konā — there, by listener

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

530. kope — nappy

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

532. kora — fragment; spark

533. kore — zero, nothing

534. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

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

536. koretake — useless

537. kori — to move, wriggle, play

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

539. koroheke — old man

540. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

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

542. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

543. korowai — cloak

544. korā — over there

545. kotahi — one

546. koti — coat, jacket

547. Kotirangi — Scotland

548. koura — gold

549. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

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

555. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

557. kuini — queen

558. kuki — cook

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

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

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

562. kumu — buttocks, bottom

563. kupenga — net

564. kupu — word

565. kura — school; treasured item

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

567. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

568. kurī — dog

569. kutarere — scooter

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

571. kutikuti — scissors

572. kā — to burn, be alight

573. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

574. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

575. kāinga — home

576. kākahu — clothing, garment

577. kākā — parrot

578. kākāriki — green

579. kāmera — camera

580. kāmura — carpenter

581. kānga — corn

582. kāo — no!

583. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

584. kāpara — torch, hardwood

585. kāpata — cupboard

586. kāpene — captain

587. kāpeti — cabbage

588. kāre — Negative word

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

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

591. kāri — playing card

592. kātahi — then

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

594. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

596. kāwhe — calf

597. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

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

599. kēkē — armpit

600. kēmu — game

601. kī — to be full

602. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

603. kīanga — phrase

604. kīhai — Negative word

605. kīhini — kitchen

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

607. kīngi — king

608. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

609. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

610. kōanga — spring (the season of)

611. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

612. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

613. kōhatu — stone

614. kōhinu — petrol

615. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

616. kōhuru — to murder

617. kōhurutia — to be murdered

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

619. kōmihana — commission

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

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

622. kōpū — belly, womb

623. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

626. kōrori — stir

627. kōrua — you, two people

628. kōti — court

629. kōtiro — girl

630. kōtuku — white heron

631. kōura — crayfish

632. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

633. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

634. kōwhaki — tear off

635. kōwhatu — stone

636. kūaha — door

637. kūao — young of animals

638. kūare — ignorant

639. kūhā — thigh

640. Kūkara — Google

641. kūkū — pigeon

642. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

643. kūmera — sweet potato

644. kūtai — mussel

645. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

647. maero — mile

648. maha — many

649. mahaki — sick; sick person

650. mahana — to be warm, warm

651. mahara — thought, memory

652. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

653. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

654. mahi — to do, work, make

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

656. maho — laid back

657. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

658. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

659. Mahuru — September

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

661. maika — banana (also panana)

662. maimoa — cherish, take care of

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

664. maka — to throw or pass

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

666. makariri — cold

667. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

669. makere — to get down from

670. makimaki — monkey

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

672. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

673. mana — prestige, authority

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

675. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

677. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

678. manako — to like

679. manawa — heart

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

681. Mane — Monday

682. manga — branch; stream

683. mangō — shark

684. mano — thousand

685. manu — bird

686. manuhiri — guest

687. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

688. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

689. maoa — cooked; ripe

690. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

691. marama — month, moon

692. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

693. maramataka — calendar

694. maranga — to arise; to get up

695. marangai — heavy rain, storm

696. maremare — to cough

697. maringi — to spill (trans)

698. marino — calm

699. maro — kilt-like garment

700. maroke — dry

701. maru — power; shelter

702. marumaru — shaded

703. marū — bruised; crushed

704. mata — point, blade; face

705. mataku — scared, afraid

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

707. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

708. matapihi — window

709. matapiko — mean, stingy

710. Matariki — Pleiades

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

712. matau — fish hook; right side

713. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

714. matekai — hungry, starving

715. matenga — time or circumstance of death

716. matewai — thirst; thirsty

717. matimati — finger, toe

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

719. matua — parent, father

720. mau — to wear clothes

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

722. maumahara — to remember, remember

723. maunga — mountain

724. mauri — life spirit

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

726. mauī — left (direction)

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

728. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

731. Mei — May

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

733. meke — fist; to punch

734. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

735. mema — member, members

736. menemene — to smile

737. meneti — minute

738. mere — bush, shrub

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

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

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

742. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

743. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

744. mimi — urine; urinate

745. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

746. minita — minister

747. mira — mill

748. miraka — milk

749. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

750. miriona — million

751. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

753. mitimiti — to lick

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

755. moa — large extinct bird

756. moana — sea

757. moata — early; early morning

758. moe — sleep; to marry

759. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

761. moenga — bed

762. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

766. mokemoke — lonely

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

768. moko — lizard

769. mokopuna — grandchild

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

771. momo — type, kind

772. moni — money

773. motokā — car, motorcar

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

775. motukā — car

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

777. moutere — island

778. mua — front, before

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

780. mura — blaze, flame

781. muri — behind, after

782. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

785. mā — clean, white, and others

786. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

788. māhina — moon

789. māhita — teacher

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

791. māhunga — head

792. māia — capable, brave, bold

793. mākona — satisfied, full

794. māku — for me, by me

795. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

796. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

798. māna — for him, her, by him, her

799. māngai — mouth; representative

800. māngere — lazy

801. mānia — plains

802. mānuka — tea-tree

803. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

804. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

805. māra — garden

806. mārama — clear, understand

807. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

808. mārena — to marry; wedding

809. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

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

811. māripi — knife

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

813. mātaki — to watch

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

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

816. mātao — cold

817. mātau — to know, understand

818. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

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

822. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

825. māui — on the left hand, left side

826. māuiui — sick

827. māwhero — pink

828. mēnā — if

829. mēra — mail

830. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

831. mīhini — machine

832. mīti — meat

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

834. mōhio — to know

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

836. mōhiti — glasses

837. mōkai — pet

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

839. mōmona — fat

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

841. mōrena — good morning

842. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

843. mōu — for you

844. mōunu — bait

845. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

848. naihi — knife

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

850. nama — number

851. nanahi — yesterday

852. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

853. napō — last night

854. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

855. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

856. nehenehe — forest

857. nei — here, by speaker

858. neke — to move

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

860. ngahau — party, concert

861. ngahere — forest, bush

862. Ngahuru — Autumn

863. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

865. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

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

867. ngaru — wave

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

869. ngau — to bite

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

871. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

872. ngenge — tired

873. ngeru — cat

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

875. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

876. ngoikore — weak; listless

877. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

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

879. ngungu — turn aside

880. ngutu — lip, lips

881. ngā — the, plural

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

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

884. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

885. ngārara — reptile, monster

886. ngātahi — together

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

888. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

889. ngāwhā — boiling spring

890. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

891. niho — tooth

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

893. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

896. nohinohi — small

897. noho — to live; sit

898. nohoanga — home, sofa

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

900. nohopuku — silent; to diet

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

902. nui — big, great, many

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

904. nuku — to move

905. nunui — big (plural form)

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

907. nāianei — now

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

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

910. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

914. nō — from

915. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

917. nōnanahi — yesterday

918. nōu — yours

919. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

922. oho — to wake up

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

924. oi — shake, shudder

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

926. Oketopa — October

927. okioki — to pause; rest

928. oko — bowl

929. oma — to run, escape

930. omanga — refuge

931. omaoma — running

932. onamata — of ancient times

933. one — beach, sand

934. oneone — earth, soil

935. onepū — sand, beach

936. ono — six

937. ope — group travelling together

938. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

940. oreore — to shake, quiver

941. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

942. oti — to be completed

943. otirā — but, on the other hand

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

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

946. pae — ridge

947. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

948. pahemo — pass by; pass on

949. pahi — bus

950. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

953. paihikara — bike

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

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

956. paipa — pipe

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

958. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

962. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

963. pakitara — wall

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

965. paku — small

966. pakupaku — very small

967. pana — to push away, to expel

968. panaia — banished

969. panana — banana

970. pane — head

971. panekoti — skirt, dress

972. pango — black

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

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

975. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

976. paoro — ball

977. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

978. papai — good (plural), very good

979. Papaioea — Palmerston North

980. papakupu — dictionary

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

982. parai — fry; frying pan

983. paraihe — award, prize; brush

984. paraikete — blanket

985. Paraire — Friday

986. parakuihi — breakfast

987. parani — daisy, brand

988. parapara — filth; talents

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

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

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

992. parauri — brown

993. pare — to ward off, to divert

994. parehe — pizza; flattened

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

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

997. pari — cliff

998. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

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

1000. paruparu — dirt, mud

1001. parāoa — bread, flour

1002. pata — butter

1003. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

1004. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)

1005. patunga — patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te…

1006. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

1007. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)

1008. paukena — pumpkin

1009. pea — pair; pear

1010. pehea — Pehea, pewhea. 1. Interrogative. Of what sort, character, appearance, etc.…

1011. peita — paint

1012. peka — branch

1013. peke — to jump, to leap over

1014. pekepeke — pekepeke. 1. a. Quick. Kia pekepeke te haere. 2. n.…

1015. pene — pen

1016. pepa — paper; pepper

1017. pepeha — proclamation of origin

1018. pere — bell

1019. pereti — plate

1020. peti — heap up

1021. petipeti — petipeti, n. 1. A weed growing in freshwater lakes which…

1022. pia — beer

1023. piana — piano

1024. pihikete — biscuit

1025. piki — to increase

1026. pikitia — picture, film

1027. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved

1028. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…

1029. Pipiri — June

1030. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…

1031. pirau — rotten

1032. piri — to stick to, to cling

1033. pirihimana — police officer

1034. pirimia — prime minister

1035. piringa — shelter, hiding place

1036. piro — stinking, putrid

1037. pito — belly button, end, extremity

1038. poaka — pig

1039. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string

1040. Poihākena — Sydney

1041. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

1042. poitarawhiti — netball

1043. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)

1044. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

1045. pono — true, faithful

1046. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

1047. poraka — jersey

1048. poro — to cut off, to cut short

1049. poroporo — bracelet; purple

1050. porotaka — Porotaka, porotātaka. 1. a. Round. Porotaka mai nga pararau ka…

1051. porou — eager, energetic

1052. poti — boat

1053. poto — short

1054. pou — pole, post

1055. pouaka — box

1056. pounamu — greenstone

1057. poupou — father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep

1058. pouri — Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e…

1059. poutāpeta — post office

1060. pua — flower; seed

1061. puehu — dust

1062. puhi — to blow (wind)

1063. puka — form, booklet

1064. Pukamata — Facebook

1065. pukapuka — book, lungs

1066. puke — hill

1067. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

1068. puku — stomach, belly

1069. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

1070. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1071. puna — pool, spring

1072. pune — spoon

1073. punga — anchor; joint

1074. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1075. punua — young animal

1076. pupuhi — to shoot

1077. pupuri — to hold onto

1078. purapura — seed

1079. purei — to play, play

1080. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1081. purotu — handsome

1082. purupuru — to stop chinks

1083. puta — to appear, to come out

1084. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1085. putiputi — flower

1086. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1087. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1088. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1089. pāhau — beard

1090. pāhi — purse, to pass

1091. pāka — a park; a box

1092. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1093. pākete — bucket

1094. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1095. pāmu — farm

1096. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1097. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1098. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1099. pāpā — father, uncle

1100. pāpāho — broadcast

1101. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1102. pāremata — parliament

1103. pātai — question; to ask a question

1104. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1105. pātara — bottle

1106. pāti — party

1107. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1108. pātuhi — text message, to text

1109. pātītī — grass

1110. pātōtō — knock

1111. pātū — wall

1112. pāua — abalone

1113. pēhea — how?

1114. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1115. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1116. pēkana — bacon

1117. pēke — bag

1118. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1119. pēnā — like that, near listener

1120. pēpi — baby

1121. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1122. pērā — like that, yonder

1123. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1124. pīrangi — to want, desire

1125. pītiti — peach

1126. pō — night

1127. pōhara — poor

1128. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1129. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1130. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1131. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1132. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1133. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1134. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1135. pōtae — hat

1136. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1137. pōti — vote

1138. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1139. pōturi — deaf; slow

1140. pōuri — sad, dark

1141. pōwhiri — welcome

1142. pū — to blow gently

1143. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1144. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1145. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1146. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1147. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1148. pūngāwerewere — spider

1149. pūrongo — a report

1150. pūru — bull

1151. pūrākau — traditional story

1152. pūtaiao — science

1153. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1154. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1155. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1156. raihana — licence

1157. raihi — rice

1158. raiona — lion

1159. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1160. raki — north

1161. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1162. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1163. rama — light, torch

1164. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1165. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1166. rangi — sky, day

1167. ranginamu — handsome

1168. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1169. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1170. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1171. raorao — plains

1172. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1173. rapu — to look for

1174. raranga — plait; weave

1175. rarauhe — fern

1176. rare — lolly

1177. raro — under, below; time

1178. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1179. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1180. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1181. rau — to put into; leaf

1182. rauemi — resource

1183. raumati — summer

1184. raupō — reed, bulrush

1185. raureka — deceitful

1186. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1187. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1188. rawe — lovely, excellent

1189. rehe — Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia…

1190. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1191. rehutai — sea spray

1192. rei — bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk

1193. reinga — reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M.…

1194. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1195. reka — sweet

1196. reke — Reke (i), n. 1. Knob; so butt, back, poll, of…

1197. reo — language, voice

1198. rere — to escape; to fly

1199. rerehua — to be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing

1200. rerekē — different, changed

1201. rerekētanga — difference

1202. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1203. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1204. reri — ready

1205. reta — letter

1206. reti — to skate, slide

1207. retireti — skates, skating

1208. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1209. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1210. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1211. rima — five

1212. rimu — red pine

1213. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1214. ringa — hand, arm

1215. ringaringa — hand, arm

1216. ringawera — cook, kitchenhand

1217. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1218. ripeka — Ripeka. 1. a. Lying across one another. Ara ripeka, cross-road.…

1219. ripi — frisbee

1220. rire — Rire, n. 1. Deep water. Ko nga rangi a rire,…

1221. riri — anger, angry

1222. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1223. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1224. rita — litre

1225. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1226. ritenga — custom; habit; likeness

1227. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1228. roa — long

1229. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1230. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1231. roimata — tears

1232. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1233. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1234. rongoa — Rongoa, 1. v.t. Preserve, take care of. Rongoatia a tatou…

1235. rongonui — famous

1236. rongoā — medicine

1237. rori — road

1238. roro — brain

1239. roroa — long (plural)

1240. rorohiko — computer

1241. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1242. roumamao — remote control (for TV)

1243. rourou — small basket, food basket

1244. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1245. ruaki — vomit

1246. Ruapehu — Ruapehu

1247. ruarua — few

1248. rui — shake; scatter; sow

1249. ruirui — ruirui, v.t. 1. Shake to and fro. 2. Shake off.…

1250. ruku — to dive

1251. runga — on

1252. rupe — Rupe (i), ruperupe. v.t. 1. Shake violently. He aha tau…

1253. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1254. rā — day; the sun; over there

1255. Rāapa — Wednesday

1256. Rāhina — Monday

1257. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1258. rākau — tree; timber

1259. rākaunui — Rākaunui, n. The moon on the seventeenth day, and with…

1260. Rāmere — Friday

1261. rānei — or

1262. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1263. rāoa — choked

1264. Rāpare — Thursday

1265. rāpea — indeed

1266. rāpeti — rabbit

1267. rāpihi — rubbish

1268. rārangi — line, row

1269. Rātapu — Sunday

1270. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1271. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1272. Rātū — Tuesday

1273. rāua — them; they (two people)

1274. rāwhiti — east

1275. rēmana — lemon

1276. rērere — run from one place to another

1277. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1278. rīngi — to ring/phone

1279. rīpene — ribbon, tape

1280. rīpoata — report

1281. rīwai — potato

1282. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1283. rōhi — rose

1284. rōia — lawyer

1285. rōpere — strawberry

1286. rōpu — Rōpu, n. Gust of wind, squall. Tena ka riro i…

1287. rōpā — slave, servant

1288. rōpū — group

1289. rū — earthquake; shake

1290. rūhā — Rūhā, n. A term applied to large branches or divisions…

1291. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1292. rūma — room

1293. rūnanga — assembly; council

1294. rūrū — to shake hands, wave about (v), handshake (n)

1295. taana — Taana = tāna.

1296. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1297. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1298. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1299. taewa — potato

1300. taha — to pass by; side

1301. tahanga — empty; slightly, a bit; naked

1302. tahataha — steep bank

1303. tahi — one, single

1304. tahia — (pass) be swept

1305. tahitahi — to sweep

1306. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1307. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1308. tahuri — to capsize

1309. tahā — calabash, gourd

1310. tai — tide; coast

1311. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1312. taiapa — fence

1313. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1314. taihoa — wait

1315. taika — tiger

1316. taimaha — heavy

1317. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1318. taiohi — youth

1319. taitai — to wrestle, knock

1320. taitama — young man

1321. taitamariki — young person, young people

1322. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1323. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1324. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1325. takapau — floor-mat

1326. takatū — prepare, get ready

1327. take — beginning, cause, origin

1328. taki — to lead, to bring along

1329. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1330. takiwā — district, region

1331. takoto — to lie down

1332. taku — my (singular); edge

1333. takurua — winter

1334. takutai — sea coast

1335. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1336. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1337. tamaiti — child

1338. tamariki — children

1339. tamatāne — boy

1340. tame — male animal

1341. tamāhine — daughter

1342. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1343. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1344. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1345. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1346. tangata — person

1347. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1348. tangihanga — funeral

1349. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1350. tangiwai — Tangiwai, n. 1. A transparent variety of greenstone, jade. Ka…

1351. tango — to take hold of

1352. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1353. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1354. tao — to cook

1355. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1356. taonga — property, possession

1357. tapa — to name

1358. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1359. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1360. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1361. taputapu — gear, equipment

1362. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1363. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1364. taraka — truck

1365. tarakihana — tractor

1366. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1367. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1368. Tararua — Twin Peaks

1369. taratara — taratara. 1. n. Spine, spike. Taratara o Kal, a pattern…

1370. tarau — trousers

1371. tarawera — Tarawera, n. 1. Pellaea rotundifolia, a fern. 2. Shrimp.

1372. tari — government department; office

1373. taringa — ear

1374. taro — presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)

1375. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1376. tata — near, close

1377. tatari — to wait

1378. tatau — to count

1379. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1380. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1381. tauera — towel

1382. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1383. tauira — student; example

1384. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1385. taumahi — assignment

1386. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1387. taumāhekeheke — competition

1388. taunga — to be accustomed to, familiar with

1389. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1390. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1391. taura — rope, cable

1392. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1393. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1394. tautohetohe — argue

1395. tautoko — to support

1396. tawa — purple, tower

1397. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1398. tawhito — old, former

1399. te — the, singular definite article

1400. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1401. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1402. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1403. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1404. tekau — ten

1405. tekoteko — carved figure on top of whare

1406. tepe — Tepe. 1. v.i. Congeal, coagulate. 2. n. Clot. 3. Boundary,…

1407. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1408. tereina — to train

1409. tia — to steer, adorned

1410. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1411. tiakarete — chocolate

1412. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1413. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1414. tihei — to sneeze

1415. tihewa — sneeze

1416. tihi — topknot

1417. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1418. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1419. tiketike — height; high; important

1420. tiki — to fetch

1421. tiko — to defecate; excrement

1422. tina — dinner, lunch

1423. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1424. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1425. tino — very

1426. tio — oyster

1427. tioka — chalk

1428. tipi — glide; slice

1429. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1430. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1431. tira — group or row of people

1432. tiriti — street

1433. tiro — to look

1434. tirohanga — view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)

1435. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1436. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1437. titiro — to look at

1438. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1439. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1440. toe — to remain, be left over

1441. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1442. tohetaka — Tohetaka, tohetake, n. Taraxacum magellanicum, native dandelion; a plant. E…

1443. tohorā — whale

1444. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1445. tohunga — expert, priest

1446. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1447. toi — art, knowledge

1448. toka — rock

1449. tokanga — large basket for food

1450. tokerau — autumn; northern

1451. toki — adze, axe; champion

1452. toko — divorce; pole

1453. tokohia — how many people?

1454. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1455. tokomaha — many (of people)

1456. Tokoono — six people

1457. tokorima — five (people)

1458. tokorua — two (of people)

1459. tokotoru — three (people)

1460. tokowaru — eight [people]

1461. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1462. tomo — to enter, go into

1463. tomokanga — entrance

1464. tona — Tona, tonatona, n. 1. Excrescence, wart, corn, etc. 2. Pudenda…

1465. tonga — south

1466. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1467. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1468. tonu — still

1469. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1470. tope — cut down; cut off

1471. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1472. topenga — cross-section, pieces

1473. tori — cut (v); cat (n)

1474. toro — to visit

1475. toroa — albatross

1476. toromi — be drowned

1477. toroī — fermented food

1478. toru — three

1479. tote — salt

1480. toto — blood

1481. totohe — contend

1482. tou — dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus

1483. tua — beyond

1484. tuahine — sister, of a male

1485. tuaiwa — ninth

1486. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1487. tuanui — roof

1488. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1489. tuarongo — back wall of house

1490. tuarua — second

1491. tuarā — back [body]

1492. tuatahi — first

1493. tuatoru — third

1494. tuawaru — eighth

1495. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1496. tuawhitu — seventh

1497. tuawhā — fourth

1498. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1499. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1500. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1501. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1502. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1503. tui — pierce; sew; thread; lace

1504. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1505. tukemata — eyebrow

1506. tukia — be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)

1507. tukituki — to wreck; destroy

1508. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1509. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1510. tukuata — projector

1511. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1512. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1513. tuna — eel

1514. tungāne — brother, of a female

1515. tunu — to cook, roast

1516. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1517. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1518. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1519. ture — law, rule

1520. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1521. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1522. turuturu — to make firm; leak; pole

1523. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1524. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1525. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1526. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1527. tā — print, draw

1528. tāhae — to steal

1529. tāhuna — beach; sandbank; dry

1530. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1531. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1532. tāima — time

1533. Tāite — Thursday

1534. tākai — bind; wrap up; bandage

1535. tākaro — to play

1536. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1537. tākuta — doctor

1538. tāmaki — omen, portent

1539. tāmure — snapper

1540. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1541. tāne — man, male

1542. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1543. tāone — town

1544. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1545. tāra — dollar

1546. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1547. tāraia — (pass) be shaped with an adze

1548. tārere — to swing

1549. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1550. tāroa — Tāroa (i), n. 1. A variety of flax not of…

1551. tāroaroa — tall

1552. tātahi — seaside, beach

1553. tātau — we; us; everyone

1554. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1555. tātua — a belt

1556. tātā — criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk

1557. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1558. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1559. tāuwhiuwhi — tāuwhiuwhi, v.t. Sprinkle. ‖ uwhi.

1560. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1561. tāwhiri — beckon

1562. tāwāhi — overseas

1563. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1564. tēhea — which, singular

1565. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1566. tēnehi — tennis

1567. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1568. tēnā — that, by the listener

1569. tēpu — table

1570. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1571. tērā — that over there, that

1572. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1573. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1574. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1575. Tīhema — December

1576. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1577. tīhāte — t-shirt

1578. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1579. tīkiti — ticket

1580. tīma — team

1581. tīmata — to begin, to start

1582. tīmatanga — beginning (tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)

1583. tīni — to change

1584. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1585. tīpune — teaspoon

1586. tīraha — lie face upwards

1587. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1588. tītī — muttonbird

1589. tō — your (singular); to drag

1590. tōhi — toast

1591. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1592. tōkena — stockings, socks

1593. tōku — my (singular)

1594. tōmuri — to be late

1595. tōna — his, her

1596. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1597. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1598. tōtiti — sausage

1599. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1600. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1601. tūai — skinny

1602. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1603. tūhourangi — uncultured, rough

1604. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1605. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1606. tūmau — permanent, continuous; servant

1607. tūmomo — type, sort, kind

1608. tūnga — wound; position

1609. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1610. tūpuhi — skinny

1611. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1612. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1613. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1614. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1615. tūrehu — fairy

1616. Tūrei — Tuesday

1617. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1618. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1619. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1620. tūtatakitanga — meeting (tūtataki + nominal suffix)

1621. tūtuki — to crash; to strike against; collide; bump

1622. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1623. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1624. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1625. ua — to rain; rain

1626. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1627. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1628. ui — to ask, enquire

1629. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1630. uira — lightning; to flash

1631. uiui — to interview

1632. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1633. umu — earth oven

1634. unahi — scale of fish

1635. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1636. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1637. uri — descendant, offspring

1638. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1639. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1640. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1641. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1642. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1643. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1644. utua — be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)

1645. uwhiuwhi — shower (rain)

1646. wae — foot; leg; separate

1647. waea — wire; phone

1648. waenga — middle, dividing line

1649. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1650. waewae — foot, leg

1651. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1652. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1653. wahie — driftwood

1654. wahine — woman, wife

1655. waho — out, outside, the outside

1656. wai — water; who

1657. waiariki — hot spring

1658. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1659. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1660. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1661. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1662. waikura — Waikura, n. Rust. whakawaikura, v.t. Redden. E to, e te…

1663. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1664. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1665. waipiro — alcohol

1666. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1667. wairaka — Wairaka, n. A kind of rough rain cloak.

1668. wairangi — Wairangi. 1. Beside oneself, excited, infatuated. Kua whakawairangi noa ake…

1669. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1670. wairua — spirit

1671. waiū — Waiū, n. 1. Milk. No te mahuetanga o te waiu,…

1672. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1673. wakarererangi — plane

1674. wani — scrape

1675. wao — forest

1676. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1677. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1678. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1679. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1680. wati — watch (timepiece)

1681. wawa — Wawa, a. Scattered. Ta taua haere, wawa noa atu.—E wawa…

1682. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1683. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1684. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1685. wehenga — part, division, separation (wehe + nominal suffix -nga)

1686. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1687. Wenerei — Wednesday

1688. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1689. weriweri — ugly

1690. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1691. wetekia — be untied

1692. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1693. whaea — mother, aunt

1694. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1695. whaikōrero — oratory

1696. whaiwāhi — participate

1697. whakaae — to agree

1698. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1699. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1700. whakaako — teach

1701. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1702. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1703. whakaara — whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama…

1704. whakaari — play, drama, performance

1705. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1706. whakaarohia — thought (pass of whakaaro)

1707. whakaarotia — [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)

1708. whakaata — mirror

1709. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1710. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1711. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1712. whakaeke — to gather

1713. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1714. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1715. whakahirahira — great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

1716. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1717. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1718. whakahua — pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)

1719. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1720. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1721. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1722. whakairingia — hang

1723. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1724. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1725. whakakakara — scented

1726. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1727. whakakite — whakakite, v.t. 1. Reveal, disclose. 2. Display. Ka whakakitea nga…

1728. whakakore — eliminate, delete, undo

1729. whakakā — turn on

1730. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1731. whakakī — to fill something

1732. whakamahana — heater

1733. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1734. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1735. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1736. whakamarokehia — dry!

1737. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1738. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1739. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1740. whakamihi — grateful

1741. whakaminenga — assembled people

1742. whakamoe — whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep. 2. Close the eyes.…

1743. whakamoemiti — whakamoemiti, v.t. Praise, express gratification. Ka kite a Paoa i…

1744. whakamutunga — ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)

1745. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1746. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1747. whakamātau — to test, examine

1748. whakamātautau — examination, test

1749. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1750. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1751. whakamōhiotia — to be informed

1752. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1753. whakangaro — destroy

1754. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1755. whakanoho — whakanoho, v.t. 1. Cause to sit or dwell. 2. Place,…

1756. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1757. whakaoho — to wake up

1758. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1759. whakaorangia — deliver

1760. whakaoti — complete

1761. whakaotia — completed (pass. of whakaoti)

1762. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1763. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1764. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1765. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1766. whakapakari — to strengthen

1767. whakapakoko — whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka…

1768. whakapapa — genealogy

1769. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1770. whakapono — to believe; faith

1771. whakapuare — to open

1772. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1773. whakapāha — apologise

1774. whakapātaritari — whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke. ‖ patai (i), tari (ii).

1775. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1776. whakarewa — whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi…

1777. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1778. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1779. whakaritenga — appointment

1780. whakarongo — to listen

1781. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1782. whakataka — whakataka, v.t. Throw down, cause to fall off. tātaka, takataka,…

1783. whakataki — to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

1784. whakatakoto — to lay something down

1785. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1786. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1787. whakatangitangi — music

1788. whakatau — to decide

1789. whakataukī — proverb

1790. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1791. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1792. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1793. whakatikatika — to rearrange, to put in order, to fix

1794. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1795. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1796. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1797. whakatupu — grow; bring up, nurture

1798. whakatuwhera — to open

1799. whakatuwheratia — to open

1800. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1801. whakatō — to plant

1802. whakatū — to stand something up

1803. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1804. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1805. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1806. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1807. whakawhiti — to cross

1808. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1809. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1810. whana — to kick

1811. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1812. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1813. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1814. whara — to be injured

1815. wharau — temporary shed

1816. whare — house, building

1817. wharekai — restaurant

1818. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1819. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1820. wharepaku — toilet

1821. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1822. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1823. whatitiri — thunder

1824. whatitoka — doorway

1825. whatiwhati — break off; break into pieces

1826. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1827. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1828. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1829. wheke — creak; octopus

1830. wheketere — factory

1831. whenua — land

1832. whero — red

1833. whetū — star

1834. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1835. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1836. whio — blue duck; whistle

1837. whiri — plait; twist

1838. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1839. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1840. whiro — evil

1841. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1842. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1843. whitu — seven

1844. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1845. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1846. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1847. whutupaoro — rugby

1848. whutupōro — football, rugby

1849. whā — four

1850. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1851. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1852. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1853. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1854. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1855. whānui — broad, wide

1856. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1857. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1858. whātua — Whātua, n. Ancestor, first parent. ‖ matua.

1859. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1860. wiki — week

1861. wini — window

1862. wiri — drill

1863. wiwi — wiwi. 1. Rushes, Juncus polyanthemos and J. maritimus. Akina iho…

1864. wā — time, times

1865. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1866. wāhi — part, portion; place

1867. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1868. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1869. wāhipa — past tense

1870. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1871. wātakirihi — watercress

1872. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1873. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1874. wē — Wē (i), v.i. Squeal, cry. wēwē, v.i. Yelp, as a…

1875. Wīwī — France

1876. ā — and; and then

1877. āe — yes

1878. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1879. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1880. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1881. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1882. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1883. Ākarana — Auckland

1884. ākau — shore, coast

1885. ākonga — student

1886. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1887. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1888. Ākuhata — August

1889. āmaimai — nervous

1890. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1891. ānini — headache

1892. ānō — as though; as if

1893. āpiha — officer

1894. āporo — apple

1895. āpōpō — tomorrow

1896. ārahi — to lead, guide

1897. ārahina — (pass) be led

1898. ārai — curtain; to screen off, block

1899. ārani — orange [fruit]

1900. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1901. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1902. ātea — outer space

1903. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1904. āwangawanga — worried

1905. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1906. āwhina — to help

1907. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1908. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1909. āwhā — storm

1910. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1911. ēhea — which

1912. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1913. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1914. ērā — those (over there)

1915. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1916. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1917. ī — Ī (i), ii, v.i. 1. Ferment, turn sour. 2. Be…

1918. īmera — email

1919. īmēra — email

1920. īnoi — beg; pray; request; prayer

1921. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1922. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1923. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1924. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1925. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1926. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1927. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1928. ūkui — to wipe

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