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. hokia — returned (pass. of hoki)

248. hokihoki — return separately

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

250. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

251. hokohoko — to shop, trade

252. hokomaha — supermarket

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

254. hokorima — 100

255. hokowhitu — band of warriors

256. homai — give (to the speaker)

257. home — Home, n. A variety of kumara.

258. honae — wallet

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

260. hongere — channel (TV), TV channels

261. hongi — pressing noses

262. hongihongia — be known; know! (pass)

263. honi — Honi, hohoni, v.t. 1. Nibble. 2. Graze. I hohoni kau…

264. hono — to join together

265. hopi — soap

266. hopu — to catch

267. hopukia — caught (pass. of hopu)

268. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught

269. hopū — Hopū, v.i. Be swollen, like a blister. hōpūpū, a. Blistered.

270. hora — display; scatter; spread out

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

272. hore — bare, bald; not

273. horekau — absolutely no!, absolutely not!

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

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

276. horohoro — remove tapu

277. horoi — to wash, to clean

278. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

279. horomia — swallowed (pass. of horomi)

280. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

281. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

282. hou — new, modern; feather

283. hua — product, fruit

284. huaina — named (pass of hua)

285. huaki — open

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

287. huarahi — street, path, road

288. huarere — weather

289. huawhenua — vegetables

290. hui — meeting; gathered

291. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

292. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

293. huihuinga — meeting

294. huka — sugar

295. hukapapa — frost

296. hukarere — snow

297. huna — to hide

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

299. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

302. hupa — soup

303. huri — to turn

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

305. huritau — birthday

306. huruhuru — fur

307. hā — breath; flavour

308. hāereere — to wander, roam

309. hākari — feast

310. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

311. hāmama — open, gaping

312. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

313. hāneanea — sofa

314. hāngai — opposite, facing

315. hāngi — traditional earth oven

316. Hānuere — January

317. hāora — hour; oxygen

318. hāpai — carry; lift up

319. Hātarei — Saturday

320. hāte — shirt

321. hāunga — besides

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

323. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

324. hē — wrong; error, mistake

325. hēki — egg

326. hēra — sail

327. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

329. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

330. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

331. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

332. hītimi — marble; marbles

333. hōhipera — hospital

334. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

336. hōia — soldier, warrior

337. hōiho — horse

338. Hōngongoi — July

339. hōro — hall

340. hōtoke — winter, cold

341. hōtēra — hotel

342. hōu — new, modern; fresh

343. hū — shoe

344. hūmārie — humble, easy going

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

346. hūtia — (pass) be hoisted up

347. 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.

348. ia — he, she, him, her

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

350. iho — downwards

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

352. ihu — nose

353. ika — fish

354. ina — if, when

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

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

357. inanahi — yesterday

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

359. inapō — last night

360. Ingarangi — England

361. ingoa — name

362. inoi — pray

363. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

365. inā — if, when

366. ināianei — now

367. ipo — darling

368. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

369. ipurangi — internet

370. ira — freckle; gene

371. iriiri — baptise

372. irāmutu — niece, nephew

373. ita — held firm; be committed

374. iti — small, little

375. iwa — nine

376. iwi — tribe

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

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

379. kaha — strong, able

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

381. kahikatea — white pine

382. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

384. kai — eat (v); food (n)

385. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

386. kaihana — cousin

387. kaihanga — creator; builder

388. kaihoko — seller

389. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

392. kaimoana — seafood

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

394. kainga — (pass) be eaten

395. kaipara — athlete; athletics

396. kaipuke — ship

397. kairangi — excellence

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

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

400. kaituhi — writer, author

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

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

403. kaiwaiata — singer

404. kaiwawao — referee, umpire

405. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

408. kaiārahi — leader, guide

409. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

410. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

411. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

413. kakau — handle

414. kake — to climb

415. kama — eager

416. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

418. kamupene — company, business

419. kamupūtu — gumboot

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

421. kanga — abuse; curse

422. kani — to saw; a saw

423. kanikani — dance, to dance

424. kanohi — face

425. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

427. kapahaka — concert party

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

429. kapu — cup

430. kapua — cloud

431. kaputī — cup of tea

432. kara — colour

433. karaehe — class (school); glass

434. karahipi — scholarship

435. karaihe — grass

436. karaka — orange (colour)

437. karakia — prayer, to pray

438. karamu — gram

439. karanga — to call

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

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

442. karapoti — surround

443. kararehe — animal

444. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

445. kare — stove, heater

446. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

447. karere — message

448. karo — dodge, avoid

449. karoro — seagull

450. karu — eye

451. kata — to laugh

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

453. kataina — laughed (pass. of kata)

454. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

456. kati — close, shut

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

458. katipō — venomous spider

459. kato — pluck

460. katoa — all

461. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

463. kau — swim; cow

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

465. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

466. kauhoe — to swim

467. kaukau — to bathe

468. kaumātua — elder; elderly

469. kaunihera — council

470. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

472. kaute — to count

473. kauwhau — recite; preach; lecture; speech

474. kawa — sour, yuck

475. kawakawa — pepper tree

476. kawe — to carry, convey

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

478. kawhe — coffee

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

480. kei te — at the moment; now

481. keke — cake

482. kerei — grey

483. kererū — native pigeon

484. keri — dig

485. keria — (pass) be dug

486. kete — basket, kit

487. keti — gate

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

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

490. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

491. kikino — Kikino. ‖ kino.

492. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

493. kimi — to look for, seek

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

495. kina — sea urchin

496. kino — bad

497. kiore — rat

498. kiri — skin

499. kiriata — movie, film

500. Kirihimete — Christmas

501. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

502. kiriweti — unpopular

503. kiromita — kilometre

504. kita — fast; tightly

505. kite — to see

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

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

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

509. kiwa — wink

510. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

512. koa — happy

513. koata — quarter

514. koe — you, one person

515. koha — gift

516. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

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

518. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

519. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

521. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

522. Kohitātea — January

523. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

524. koi — sharp

525. koia — it is, so

526. koinei — this is

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

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

529. kokonga — corner

530. komiti — committee

531. konei — here, by speaker

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

533. konohete — concert

534. konā — there, by listener

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

536. kope — nappy

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

538. kora — fragment; spark

539. kore — zero, nothing

540. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

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

542. koretake — useless

543. kori — to move, wriggle, play

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

545. koroheke — old man

546. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

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

548. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

549. korowai — cloak

550. korā — over there

551. kotahi — one

552. koti — coat, jacket

553. Kotirangi — Scotland

554. koura — gold

555. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

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

561. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

563. kuini — queen

564. kuki — cook

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

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

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

568. kumu — buttocks, bottom

569. kupenga — net

570. kupu — word

571. kura — school; treasured item

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

573. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

574. kurī — dog

575. kutarere — scooter

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

577. kutikuti — scissors

578. kā — to burn, be alight

579. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

580. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

581. kāinga — home

582. kākahu — clothing, garment

583. kākā — parrot

584. kākāriki — green

585. kāmera — camera

586. kāmura — carpenter

587. kānga — corn

588. kāo — no!

589. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

590. kāpara — torch, hardwood

591. kāpata — cupboard

592. kāpene — captain

593. kāpeti — cabbage

594. kāre — Negative word

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

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

597. kāri — playing card

598. kātahi — then

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

600. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

602. kāwhe — calf

603. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

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

605. kēkē — armpit

606. kēmu — game

607. kī — to be full

608. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

609. kīanga — phrase

610. kīhai — Negative word

611. kīhini — kitchen

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

613. kīngi — king

614. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

615. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

616. kōanga — spring (the season of)

617. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

618. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

619. kōhatu — stone

620. kōhinu — petrol

621. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

622. kōhuru — to murder

623. kōhurutia — to be murdered

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

625. kōmihana — commission

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

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

628. kōpū — belly, womb

629. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

632. kōrori — stir

633. kōrua — you, two people

634. kōti — court

635. kōtiro — girl

636. kōtuku — white heron

637. kōura — crayfish

638. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

639. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

640. kōwhaki — tear off

641. kōwhatu — stone

642. kūaha — door

643. kūao — young of animals

644. kūare — ignorant

645. kūhā — thigh

646. Kūkara — Google

647. kūkū — pigeon

648. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

649. kūmera — sweet potato

650. kūtai — mussel

651. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

653. maero — mile

654. maha — many

655. mahaki — sick; sick person

656. mahana — to be warm, warm

657. mahara — thought, memory

658. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

659. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

660. mahi — to do, work, make

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

662. maho — laid back

663. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

664. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

665. Mahuru — September

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

667. maika — banana (also panana)

668. maimoa — cherish, take care of

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

670. maka — to throw or pass

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

672. makariri — cold

673. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

675. makere — to get down from

676. makimaki — monkey

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

678. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

679. mana — prestige, authority

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

681. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

683. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

684. manako — to like

685. manawa — heart

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

687. Mane — Monday

688. manga — branch; stream

689. mangō — shark

690. mano — thousand

691. manu — bird

692. manuhiri — guest

693. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

694. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

695. maoa — cooked; ripe

696. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

697. marama — month, moon

698. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

699. maramataka — calendar

700. maranga — to arise; to get up

701. marangai — heavy rain, storm

702. maremare — to cough

703. maringi — to spill (trans)

704. marino — calm

705. maro — kilt-like garment

706. maroke — dry

707. maru — power; shelter

708. marumaru — shaded

709. marū — bruised; crushed

710. mata — point, blade; face

711. mataku — scared, afraid

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

713. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

714. matapihi — window

715. matapiko — mean, stingy

716. Matariki — Pleiades

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

718. matau — fish hook; right side

719. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

720. matekai — hungry, starving

721. matenga — time or circumstance of death

722. matewai — thirst; thirsty

723. matimati — finger, toe

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

725. matua — parent, father

726. mau — to wear clothes

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

728. maumahara — to remember, remember

729. maunga — mountain

730. mauri — life spirit

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

732. mauī — left (direction)

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

734. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

737. Mei — May

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

739. meke — fist; to punch

740. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

741. mema — member, members

742. menemene — to smile

743. meneti — minute

744. mere — bush, shrub

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

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

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

748. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

749. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

750. mimi — urine; urinate

751. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

752. minita — minister

753. mira — mill

754. miraka — milk

755. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

756. miriona — million

757. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

759. mitimiti — to lick

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

761. moa — large extinct bird

762. moana — sea

763. moata — early; early morning

764. moe — sleep; to marry

765. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

767. moenga — bed

768. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

772. mokemoke — lonely

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

774. moko — lizard

775. mokopuna — grandchild

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

777. momo — type, kind

778. moni — money

779. motokā — car, motorcar

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

781. motukā — car

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

783. moutere — island

784. mua — front, before

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

786. mura — blaze, flame

787. muri — behind, after

788. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

791. mā — clean, white, and others

792. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

794. māhina — moon

795. māhita — teacher

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

797. māhunga — head

798. māia — capable, brave, bold

799. mākona — satisfied, full

800. māku — for me, by me

801. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

802. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

804. māna — for him, her, by him, her

805. māngai — mouth; representative

806. māngere — lazy

807. mānia — plains

808. mānuka — tea-tree

809. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

810. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

811. māra — garden

812. mārama — clear, understand

813. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

814. mārena — to marry; wedding

815. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

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

817. māripi — knife

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

819. mātaki — to watch

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

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

822. mātao — cold

823. mātau — to know, understand

824. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

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

828. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

831. māui — on the left hand, left side

832. māuiui — sick

833. māwhero — pink

834. mēnā — if

835. mēra — mail

836. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

837. mīhini — machine

838. mīti — meat

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

840. mōhio — to know

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

842. mōhiti — glasses

843. mōkai — pet

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

845. mōmona — fat

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

847. mōrena — good morning

848. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

849. mōu — for you

850. mōunu — bait

851. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

854. naihi — knife

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

856. nama — number

857. nanahi — yesterday

858. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

859. napō — last night

860. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

861. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

862. nehenehe — forest

863. nei — here, by speaker

864. neke — to move

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

866. ngahau — party, concert

867. ngahere — forest, bush

868. Ngahuru — Autumn

869. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

871. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

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

873. ngaru — wave

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

875. ngau — to bite

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

877. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

878. ngenge — tired

879. ngeru — cat

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

881. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

882. ngoikore — weak; listless

883. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

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

885. ngungu — turn aside

886. ngutu — lip, lips

887. ngā — the, plural

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

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

890. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

891. ngārara — reptile, monster

892. ngātahi — together

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

894. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

895. ngāwhā — boiling spring

896. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

897. niho — tooth

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

899. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

902. nohinohi — small

903. noho — to live; sit

904. nohoanga — home, sofa

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

906. nohopuku — silent; to diet

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

908. nui — big, great, many

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

910. nuku — to move

911. nunui — big (plural form)

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

913. nāianei — now

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

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

916. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

920. nō — from

921. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

923. nōnanahi — yesterday

924. nōu — yours

925. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

928. oho — to wake up

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

930. oi — shake, shudder

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

932. Oketopa — October

933. okioki — to pause; rest

934. oko — bowl

935. oma — to run, escape

936. omanga — refuge

937. omaoma — running

938. onamata — of ancient times

939. one — beach, sand

940. oneone — earth, soil

941. onepū — sand, beach

942. ono — six

943. ope — group travelling together

944. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

946. oreore — to shake, quiver

947. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

948. oti — to be completed

949. otirā — but, on the other hand

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

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

952. pae — ridge

953. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

954. pahemo — pass by; pass on

955. pahi — bus

956. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

959. paihikara — bike

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

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

962. paipa — pipe

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

964. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

968. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

969. pakitara — wall

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

971. paku — small

972. pakupaku — very small

973. pana — to push away, to expel

974. panaia — banished

975. panana — banana

976. pane — head

977. panekoti — skirt, dress

978. pango — black

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

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

981. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

982. paoro — ball

983. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

984. papai — good (plural), very good

985. Papaioea — Palmerston North

986. papakupu — dictionary

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

988. parai — fry; frying pan

989. paraihe — award, prize; brush

990. paraikete — blanket

991. Paraire — Friday

992. parakuihi — breakfast

993. parani — daisy, brand

994. parapara — filth; talents

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

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

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

998. parauri — brown

999. pare — to ward off, to divert

1000. parehe — pizza; flattened

1001. paremata — Paremata, n. 1. Payment, return, revenge. He iti te whainga,…

1002. parepare — parepare, n. 1. Breastwork in a fortification. 2. Defensive charm.…

1003. pari — cliff

1004. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

1005. paruauru — Paruauru, n. One who cultivates the soil.

1006. paruparu — dirt, mud

1007. parāoa — bread, flour

1008. pata — butter

1009. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

1010. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)

1011. patunga — patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te…

1012. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

1013. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)

1014. paukena — pumpkin

1015. pea — pair; pear

1016. pehea — Pehea, pewhea. 1. Interrogative. Of what sort, character, appearance, etc.…

1017. peita — paint

1018. peka — branch

1019. peke — to jump, to leap over

1020. pekepeke — pekepeke. 1. a. Quick. Kia pekepeke te haere. 2. n.…

1021. pene — pen

1022. pepa — paper; pepper

1023. pepeha — proclamation of origin

1024. pere — bell

1025. pereti — plate

1026. peti — heap up

1027. petipeti — petipeti, n. 1. A weed growing in freshwater lakes which…

1028. pia — beer

1029. piana — piano

1030. pihikete — biscuit

1031. piki — to increase

1032. pikitia — picture, film

1033. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved

1034. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…

1035. Pipiri — June

1036. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…

1037. pirau — rotten

1038. piri — to stick to, to cling

1039. pirihimana — police officer

1040. pirimia — prime minister

1041. piringa — shelter, hiding place

1042. piro — stinking, putrid

1043. pito — belly button, end, extremity

1044. poaka — pig

1045. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string

1046. Poihākena — Sydney

1047. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

1048. poitarawhiti — netball

1049. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)

1050. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

1051. pono — true, faithful

1052. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

1053. poraka — jersey

1054. poro — to cut off, to cut short

1055. poroporo — bracelet; purple

1056. porotaka — Porotaka, porotātaka. 1. a. Round. Porotaka mai nga pararau ka…

1057. porou — eager, energetic

1058. poti — boat

1059. poto — short

1060. pou — pole, post

1061. pouaka — box

1062. pounamu — greenstone

1063. poupou — father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep

1064. pouri — Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e…

1065. poutāpeta — post office

1066. pua — flower; seed

1067. puehu — dust

1068. puhi — to blow (wind)

1069. puka — form, booklet

1070. Pukamata — Facebook

1071. pukapuka — book, lungs

1072. puke — hill

1073. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

1074. puku — stomach, belly

1075. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

1076. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1077. puna — pool, spring

1078. pune — spoon

1079. punga — anchor; joint

1080. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1081. punua — young animal

1082. pupuhi — to shoot

1083. pupuri — to hold onto

1084. purapura — seed

1085. purei — to play, play

1086. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1087. purotu — handsome

1088. purupuru — to stop chinks

1089. puta — to appear, to come out

1090. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1091. putiputi — flower

1092. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1093. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1094. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1095. pāhau — beard

1096. pāhi — purse, to pass

1097. pāka — a park; a box

1098. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1099. pākete — bucket

1100. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1101. pāmu — farm

1102. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1103. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1104. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1105. pāpā — father, uncle

1106. pāpāho — broadcast

1107. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1108. pāremata — parliament

1109. pātai — question; to ask a question

1110. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1111. pātara — bottle

1112. pāti — party

1113. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1114. pātuhi — text message, to text

1115. pātītī — grass

1116. pātōtō — knock

1117. pātū — wall

1118. pāua — abalone

1119. pēhea — how?

1120. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1121. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1122. pēkana — bacon

1123. pēke — bag

1124. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1125. pēnā — like that, near listener

1126. pēpi — baby

1127. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1128. pērā — like that, yonder

1129. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1130. pīrangi — to want, desire

1131. pītiti — peach

1132. pō — night

1133. pōhara — poor

1134. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1135. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1136. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1137. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1138. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1139. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1140. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1141. pōtae — hat

1142. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1143. pōti — vote

1144. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1145. pōturi — deaf; slow

1146. pōuri — sad, dark

1147. pōwhiri — welcome

1148. pū — to blow gently

1149. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1150. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1151. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1152. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1153. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1154. pūngāwerewere — spider

1155. pūrongo — a report

1156. pūru — bull

1157. pūrākau — traditional story

1158. pūtaiao — science

1159. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1160. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1161. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1162. raihana — licence

1163. raihi — rice

1164. raiona — lion

1165. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1166. raki — north

1167. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1168. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1169. rama — light, torch

1170. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1171. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1172. rangi — sky, day

1173. ranginamu — handsome

1174. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1175. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1176. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1177. raorao — plains

1178. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1179. rapu — to look for

1180. raranga — plait; weave

1181. rarauhe — fern

1182. rare — lolly

1183. raro — under, below; time

1184. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1185. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1186. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1187. rau — to put into; leaf

1188. rauemi — resource

1189. raumati — summer

1190. raupō — reed, bulrush

1191. raureka — deceitful

1192. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1193. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1194. rawe — lovely, excellent

1195. rehe — Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia…

1196. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1197. rehutai — sea spray

1198. rei — bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk

1199. reinga — reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M.…

1200. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1201. reka — sweet

1202. reke — Reke (i), n. 1. Knob; so butt, back, poll, of…

1203. reo — language, voice

1204. rere — to escape; to fly

1205. rerehua — to be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing

1206. rerekē — different, changed

1207. rerekētanga — difference

1208. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1209. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1210. reri — ready

1211. reta — letter

1212. reti — to skate, slide

1213. retireti — skates, skating

1214. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1215. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1216. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1217. rima — five

1218. rimu — red pine

1219. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1220. ringa — hand, arm

1221. ringaringa — hand, arm

1222. ringawera — cook, kitchenhand

1223. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1224. ripeka — Ripeka. 1. a. Lying across one another. Ara ripeka, cross-road.…

1225. ripi — frisbee

1226. rire — Rire, n. 1. Deep water. Ko nga rangi a rire,…

1227. riri — anger, angry

1228. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1229. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1230. rita — litre

1231. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1232. ritenga — custom; habit; likeness

1233. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1234. roa — long

1235. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1236. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1237. roimata — tears

1238. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1239. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1240. rongoa — Rongoa, 1. v.t. Preserve, take care of. Rongoatia a tatou…

1241. rongonui — famous

1242. rongoā — medicine

1243. rori — road

1244. roro — brain

1245. roroa — long (plural)

1246. rorohiko — computer

1247. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1248. roumamao — remote control (for TV)

1249. rourou — small basket, food basket

1250. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1251. ruaki — vomit

1252. Ruapehu — Ruapehu

1253. ruarua — few

1254. rui — shake; scatter; sow

1255. ruirui — ruirui, v.t. 1. Shake to and fro. 2. Shake off.…

1256. ruku — to dive

1257. runga — on

1258. rupe — Rupe (i), ruperupe. v.t. 1. Shake violently. He aha tau…

1259. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1260. rā — day; the sun; over there

1261. Rāapa — Wednesday

1262. Rāhina — Monday

1263. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1264. rākau — tree; timber

1265. rākaunui — Rākaunui, n. The moon on the seventeenth day, and with…

1266. Rāmere — Friday

1267. rānei — or

1268. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1269. rāoa — choked

1270. Rāpare — Thursday

1271. rāpea — indeed

1272. rāpeti — rabbit

1273. rāpihi — rubbish

1274. rārangi — line, row

1275. Rātapu — Sunday

1276. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1277. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1278. Rātū — Tuesday

1279. rāua — them; they (two people)

1280. rāwhiti — east

1281. rēmana — lemon

1282. rērere — run from one place to another

1283. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1284. rīngi — to ring/phone

1285. rīpene — ribbon, tape

1286. rīpoata — report

1287. rīwai — potato

1288. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1289. rōhi — rose

1290. rōia — lawyer

1291. rōpere — strawberry

1292. rōpu — Rōpu, n. Gust of wind, squall. Tena ka riro i…

1293. rōpā — slave, servant

1294. rōpū — group

1295. rū — earthquake; shake

1296. rūhā — Rūhā, n. A term applied to large branches or divisions…

1297. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1298. rūma — room

1299. rūnanga — assembly; council

1300. rūrū — to shake hands, wave about (v), handshake (n)

1301. taana — Taana = tāna.

1302. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1303. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1304. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1305. taewa — potato

1306. taha — to pass by; side

1307. tahanga — empty; slightly, a bit; naked

1308. tahataha — steep bank

1309. tahi — one, single

1310. tahia — (pass) be swept

1311. tahitahi — to sweep

1312. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1313. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1314. tahuri — to capsize

1315. tahā — calabash, gourd

1316. tai — tide; coast

1317. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1318. taiapa — fence

1319. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1320. taihoa — wait

1321. taika — tiger

1322. taimaha — heavy

1323. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1324. taiohi — youth

1325. taitai — to wrestle, knock

1326. taitama — young man

1327. taitamariki — young person, young people

1328. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1329. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1330. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1331. takapau — floor-mat

1332. takatū — prepare, get ready

1333. take — beginning, cause, origin

1334. taki — to lead, to bring along

1335. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1336. takiwā — district, region

1337. takoto — to lie down

1338. taku — my (singular); edge

1339. takurua — winter

1340. takutai — sea coast

1341. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1342. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1343. tamaiti — child

1344. tamariki — children

1345. tamatāne — boy

1346. tame — male animal

1347. tamāhine — daughter

1348. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1349. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1350. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1351. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1352. tangata — person

1353. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1354. tangihanga — funeral

1355. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1356. tangiwai — Tangiwai, n. 1. A transparent variety of greenstone, jade. Ka…

1357. tango — to take hold of

1358. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1359. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1360. tao — to cook

1361. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1362. taonga — property, possession

1363. tapa — to name

1364. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1365. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1366. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1367. taputapu — gear, equipment

1368. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1369. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1370. taraka — truck

1371. tarakihana — tractor

1372. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1373. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1374. Tararua — Twin Peaks

1375. taratara — taratara. 1. n. Spine, spike. Taratara o Kal, a pattern…

1376. tarau — trousers

1377. tarawera — Tarawera, n. 1. Pellaea rotundifolia, a fern. 2. Shrimp.

1378. tari — government department; office

1379. taringa — ear

1380. taro — presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)

1381. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1382. tata — near, close

1383. tatari — to wait

1384. tatau — to count

1385. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1386. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1387. tauera — towel

1388. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1389. tauira — student; example

1390. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1391. taumahi — assignment

1392. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1393. taumāhekeheke — competition

1394. taunga — to be accustomed to, familiar with

1395. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1396. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1397. taura — rope, cable

1398. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1399. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1400. tautohetohe — argue

1401. tautoko — to support

1402. tawa — purple, tower

1403. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1404. tawhito — old, former

1405. te — the, singular definite article

1406. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1407. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1408. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1409. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1410. tekau — ten

1411. tekoteko — carved figure on top of whare

1412. tepe — Tepe. 1. v.i. Congeal, coagulate. 2. n. Clot. 3. Boundary,…

1413. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1414. tereina — to train

1415. tia — to steer, adorned

1416. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1417. tiakarete — chocolate

1418. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1419. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1420. tihei — to sneeze

1421. tihewa — sneeze

1422. tihi — topknot

1423. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1424. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1425. tiketike — height; high; important

1426. tiki — to fetch

1427. tiko — to defecate; excrement

1428. tina — dinner, lunch

1429. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1430. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1431. tino — very

1432. tio — oyster

1433. tioka — chalk

1434. tipi — glide; slice

1435. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1436. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1437. tira — group or row of people

1438. tiriti — street

1439. tiro — to look

1440. tirohanga — view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)

1441. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1442. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1443. titiro — to look at

1444. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1445. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1446. toe — to remain, be left over

1447. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1448. tohetaka — Tohetaka, tohetake, n. Taraxacum magellanicum, native dandelion; a plant. E…

1449. tohorā — whale

1450. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1451. tohunga — expert, priest

1452. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1453. toi — art, knowledge

1454. toka — rock

1455. tokanga — large basket for food

1456. tokerau — autumn; northern

1457. toki — adze, axe; champion

1458. toko — divorce; pole

1459. tokohia — how many people?

1460. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1461. tokomaha — many (of people)

1462. Tokoono — six people

1463. tokorima — five (people)

1464. tokorua — two (of people)

1465. tokotoru — three (people)

1466. tokowaru — eight [people]

1467. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1468. tomo — to enter, go into

1469. tomokanga — entrance

1470. tona — Tona, tonatona, n. 1. Excrescence, wart, corn, etc. 2. Pudenda…

1471. tonga — south

1472. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1473. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1474. tonu — still

1475. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1476. tope — cut down; cut off

1477. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1478. topenga — cross-section, pieces

1479. tori — cut (v); cat (n)

1480. toro — to visit

1481. toroa — albatross

1482. toromi — be drowned

1483. toroī — fermented food

1484. toru — three

1485. tote — salt

1486. toto — blood

1487. totohe — contend

1488. tou — dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus

1489. tua — beyond

1490. tuahine — sister, of a male

1491. tuaiwa — ninth

1492. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1493. tuanui — roof

1494. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1495. tuarongo — back wall of house

1496. tuarua — second

1497. tuarā — back [body]

1498. tuatahi — first

1499. tuatoru — third

1500. tuawaru — eighth

1501. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1502. tuawhitu — seventh

1503. tuawhā — fourth

1504. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1505. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1506. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1507. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1508. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1509. tui — pierce; sew; thread; lace

1510. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1511. tukemata — eyebrow

1512. tukia — be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)

1513. tukituki — to wreck; destroy

1514. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1515. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1516. tukuata — projector

1517. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1518. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1519. tuna — eel

1520. tungāne — brother, of a female

1521. tunu — to cook, roast

1522. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1523. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1524. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1525. ture — law, rule

1526. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1527. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1528. turuturu — to make firm; leak; pole

1529. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1530. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1531. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1532. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1533. tā — print, draw

1534. tāhae — to steal

1535. tāhuna — beach; sandbank; dry

1536. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1537. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1538. tāima — time

1539. Tāite — Thursday

1540. tākai — bind; wrap up; bandage

1541. tākaro — to play

1542. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1543. tākuta — doctor

1544. tāmaki — omen, portent

1545. tāmure — snapper

1546. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1547. tāne — man, male

1548. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1549. tāone — town

1550. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1551. tāra — dollar

1552. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1553. tāraia — (pass) be shaped with an adze

1554. tārere — to swing

1555. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1556. tāroa — Tāroa (i), n. 1. A variety of flax not of…

1557. tāroaroa — tall

1558. tātahi — seaside, beach

1559. tātau — we; us; everyone

1560. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1561. tātua — a belt

1562. tātā — criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk

1563. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1564. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1565. tāuwhiuwhi — tāuwhiuwhi, v.t. Sprinkle. ‖ uwhi.

1566. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1567. tāwhiri — beckon

1568. tāwāhi — overseas

1569. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1570. tēhea — which, singular

1571. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1572. tēnehi — tennis

1573. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1574. tēnā — that, by the listener

1575. tēpu — table

1576. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1577. tērā — that over there, that

1578. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1579. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1580. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1581. Tīhema — December

1582. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1583. tīhāte — t-shirt

1584. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1585. tīkiti — ticket

1586. tīma — team

1587. tīmata — to begin, to start

1588. tīmatanga — beginning (tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)

1589. tīni — to change

1590. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1591. tīpune — teaspoon

1592. tīraha — lie face upwards

1593. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1594. tītī — muttonbird

1595. tō — your (singular); to drag

1596. tōhi — toast

1597. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1598. tōkena — stockings, socks

1599. tōku — my (singular)

1600. tōmuri — to be late

1601. tōna — his, her

1602. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1603. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1604. tōtiti — sausage

1605. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1606. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1607. tūai — skinny

1608. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1609. tūhourangi — uncultured, rough

1610. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1611. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1612. tūmau — permanent, continuous; servant

1613. tūmomo — type, sort, kind

1614. tūnga — wound; position

1615. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1616. tūpuhi — skinny

1617. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1618. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1619. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1620. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1621. tūrehu — fairy

1622. Tūrei — Tuesday

1623. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1624. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1625. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1626. tūtatakitanga — meeting (tūtataki + nominal suffix)

1627. tūtuki — to crash; to strike against; collide; bump

1628. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1629. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1630. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1631. ua — to rain; rain

1632. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1633. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1634. ui — to ask, enquire

1635. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1636. uira — lightning; to flash

1637. uiui — to interview

1638. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1639. umu — earth oven

1640. unahi — scale of fish

1641. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1642. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1643. uri — descendant, offspring

1644. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1645. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1646. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1647. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1648. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1649. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1650. utua — be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)

1651. uwhiuwhi — shower (rain)

1652. wae — foot; leg; separate

1653. waea — wire; phone

1654. waenga — middle, dividing line

1655. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1656. waewae — foot, leg

1657. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1658. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1659. wahie — driftwood

1660. wahine — woman, wife

1661. waho — out, outside, the outside

1662. wai — water; who

1663. waiariki — hot spring

1664. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1665. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1666. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1667. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1668. waikura — Waikura, n. Rust. whakawaikura, v.t. Redden. E to, e te…

1669. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1670. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1671. waipiro — alcohol

1672. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1673. wairaka — Wairaka, n. A kind of rough rain cloak.

1674. wairangi — Wairangi. 1. Beside oneself, excited, infatuated. Kua whakawairangi noa ake…

1675. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1676. wairua — spirit

1677. waiū — Waiū, n. 1. Milk. No te mahuetanga o te waiu,…

1678. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1679. wakarererangi — plane

1680. wani — scrape

1681. wao — forest

1682. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1683. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1684. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1685. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1686. wati — watch (timepiece)

1687. wawa — Wawa, a. Scattered. Ta taua haere, wawa noa atu.—E wawa…

1688. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1689. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1690. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1691. wehenga — part, division, separation (wehe + nominal suffix -nga)

1692. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1693. Wenerei — Wednesday

1694. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1695. weriweri — ugly

1696. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1697. wetekia — be untied

1698. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1699. whaea — mother, aunt

1700. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1701. whaikōrero — oratory

1702. whaiwāhi — participate

1703. whakaae — to agree

1704. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1705. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1706. whakaako — teach

1707. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1708. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1709. whakaara — whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama…

1710. whakaari — play, drama, performance

1711. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1712. whakaarohia — thought (pass of whakaaro)

1713. whakaarotia — [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)

1714. whakaata — mirror

1715. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1716. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1717. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1718. whakaeke — to gather

1719. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1720. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1721. whakahirahira — great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

1722. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1723. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1724. whakahua — pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)

1725. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1726. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1727. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1728. whakairingia — hang

1729. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1730. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1731. whakakakara — scented

1732. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1733. whakakite — whakakite, v.t. 1. Reveal, disclose. 2. Display. Ka whakakitea nga…

1734. whakakore — eliminate, delete, undo

1735. whakakā — turn on

1736. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1737. whakakī — to fill something

1738. whakamahana — heater

1739. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1740. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1741. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1742. whakamarokehia — dry!

1743. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1744. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1745. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1746. whakamihi — grateful

1747. whakaminenga — assembled people

1748. whakamoe — whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep. 2. Close the eyes.…

1749. whakamoemiti — whakamoemiti, v.t. Praise, express gratification. Ka kite a Paoa i…

1750. whakamutunga — ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)

1751. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1752. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1753. whakamātau — to test, examine

1754. whakamātautau — examination, test

1755. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1756. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1757. whakamōhiotia — to be informed

1758. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1759. whakangaro — destroy

1760. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1761. whakanoho — whakanoho, v.t. 1. Cause to sit or dwell. 2. Place,…

1762. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1763. whakaoho — to wake up

1764. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1765. whakaorangia — deliver

1766. whakaoti — complete

1767. whakaotia — completed (pass. of whakaoti)

1768. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1769. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1770. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1771. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1772. whakapakari — to strengthen

1773. whakapakoko — whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka…

1774. whakapapa — genealogy

1775. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1776. whakapono — to believe; faith

1777. whakapuare — to open

1778. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1779. whakapāha — apologise

1780. whakapātaritari — whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke. ‖ patai (i), tari (ii).

1781. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1782. whakarewa — whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi…

1783. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1784. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1785. whakaritenga — appointment

1786. whakarongo — to listen

1787. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1788. whakataka — whakataka, v.t. Throw down, cause to fall off. tātaka, takataka,…

1789. whakataki — to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

1790. whakatakoto — to lay something down

1791. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1792. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1793. whakatangitangi — music

1794. whakatau — to decide

1795. whakataukī — proverb

1796. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1797. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1798. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1799. whakatikatika — to rearrange, to put in order, to fix

1800. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1801. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1802. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1803. whakatupu — grow; bring up, nurture

1804. whakatuwhera — to open

1805. whakatuwheratia — to open

1806. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1807. whakatō — to plant

1808. whakatū — to stand something up

1809. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1810. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1811. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1812. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1813. whakawhiti — to cross

1814. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1815. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1816. whana — to kick

1817. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1818. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1819. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1820. whara — to be injured

1821. wharau — temporary shed

1822. whare — house, building

1823. wharekai — restaurant

1824. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1825. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1826. wharepaku — toilet

1827. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1828. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1829. whatitiri — thunder

1830. whatitoka — doorway

1831. whatiwhati — break off; break into pieces

1832. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1833. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1834. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1835. wheke — creak; octopus

1836. wheketere — factory

1837. whenua — land

1838. whero — red

1839. whetū — star

1840. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1841. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1842. whio — blue duck; whistle

1843. whiri — plait; twist

1844. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1845. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1846. whiro — evil

1847. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1848. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1849. whitu — seven

1850. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1851. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1852. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1853. whutupaoro — rugby

1854. whutupōro — football, rugby

1855. whā — four

1856. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1857. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1858. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1859. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1860. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1861. whānui — broad, wide

1862. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1863. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1864. whātua — Whātua, n. Ancestor, first parent. ‖ matua.

1865. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1866. wiki — week

1867. wini — window

1868. wiri — drill

1869. wiwi — wiwi. 1. Rushes, Juncus polyanthemos and J. maritimus. Akina iho…

1870. wā — time, times

1871. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1872. wāhi — part, portion; place

1873. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1874. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1875. wāhipa — past tense

1876. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1877. wātakirihi — watercress

1878. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1879. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1880. wē — Wē (i), v.i. Squeal, cry. wēwē, v.i. Yelp, as a…

1881. Wīwī — France

1882. ā — and; and then

1883. āe — yes

1884. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1885. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1886. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1887. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1888. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1889. Ākarana — Auckland

1890. ākau — shore, coast

1891. ākonga — student

1892. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1893. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1894. Ākuhata — August

1895. āmaimai — nervous

1896. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1897. ānini — headache

1898. ānō — as though; as if

1899. āpiha — officer

1900. āporo — apple

1901. āpōpō — tomorrow

1902. ārahi — to lead, guide

1903. ārahina — (pass) be led

1904. ārai — curtain; to screen off, block

1905. ārani — orange [fruit]

1906. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1907. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1908. ātea — outer space

1909. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1910. āwangawanga — worried

1911. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1912. āwhina — to help

1913. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1914. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1915. āwhā — storm

1916. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1917. ēhea — which

1918. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1919. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1920. ērā — those (over there)

1921. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1922. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1923. ī — Ī (i), ii, v.i. 1. Ferment, turn sour. 2. Be…

1924. īmera — email

1925. īmēra — email

1926. īnoi — beg; pray; request; prayer

1927. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1928. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1929. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1930. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1931. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1932. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1933. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1934. ūkui — to wipe

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