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. horihori — lying

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

277. horoa — (pass) be fallen upon

278. horohoro — remove tapu

279. horoi — to wash, to clean

280. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

281. horomia — swallowed (pass. of horomi)

282. horopaki — context (n), to surround (v)

283. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

284. horowai — waterfall

285. horowhenua — avalanche, landslide

286. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

287. hotuhotu — hotuhotu, a. Accompanied with sobs. Hotuhotu ana te tangi a…

288. hou — new, modern; feather

289. hua — product, fruit

290. huaina — named (pass of hua)

291. huaki — open

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

293. huarahi — street, path, road

294. huarere — weather

295. huawhenua — vegetables

296. hui — meeting; gathered

297. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

298. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

299. huihuinga — meeting

300. huka — sugar

301. hukapapa — frost

302. hukarere — snow

303. huna — to hide

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

305. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

308. hupa — soup

309. huri — to turn

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

311. huritau — birthday

312. huruhuru — fur

313. hā — breath; flavour

314. hāereere — to wander, roam

315. hākari — feast

316. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

317. hāmama — open, gaping

318. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

319. hāneanea — sofa

320. hāngai — opposite, facing

321. hāngi — traditional earth oven

322. Hānuere — January

323. hāora — hour; oxygen

324. hāpai — carry; lift up

325. Hātarei — Saturday

326. hāte — shirt

327. hāunga — besides

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

329. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

330. hē — wrong; error, mistake

331. hēki — egg

332. hēra — sail

333. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

335. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

336. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

337. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

338. hītimi — marble; marbles

339. hōhipera — hospital

340. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

342. hōia — soldier, warrior

343. hōiho — horse

344. Hōngongoi — July

345. hōro — hall

346. hōtoke — winter, cold

347. hōtēra — hotel

348. hōu — new, modern; fresh

349. hū — shoe

350. hūmārie — humble, easy going

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

352. hūtia — (pass) be hoisted up

353. 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.

354. ia — he, she, him, her

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

356. iho — downwards

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

358. ihu — nose

359. ika — fish

360. ina — if, when

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

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

363. inanahi — yesterday

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

365. inapō — last night

366. Ingarangi — England

367. ingoa — name

368. inoi — pray

369. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

371. inā — if, when

372. ināianei — now

373. ipo — darling

374. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

375. ipurangi — internet

376. ira — freckle; gene

377. iriiri — baptise

378. irāmutu — niece, nephew

379. ita — held firm; be committed

380. iti — small, little

381. iwa — nine

382. iwi — tribe

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

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

385. kaha — strong, able

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

387. kahikatea — white pine

388. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

390. kai — eat (v); food (n)

391. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

392. kaihana — cousin

393. kaihanga — creator; builder

394. kaihoko — seller

395. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

398. kaimoana — seafood

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

400. kainga — (pass) be eaten

401. kaipara — athlete; athletics

402. kaipuke — ship

403. kairangi — excellence

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

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

406. kaituhi — writer, author

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

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

409. kaiwaiata — singer

410. kaiwawao — referee, umpire

411. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

414. kaiārahi — leader, guide

415. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

416. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

417. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

419. kakau — handle

420. kake — to climb

421. kama — eager

422. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

424. kamupene — company, business

425. kamupūtu — gumboot

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

427. kanga — abuse; curse

428. kani — to saw; a saw

429. kanikani — dance, to dance

430. kanohi — face

431. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

433. kapahaka — concert party

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

435. kapu — cup

436. kapua — cloud

437. kaputī — cup of tea

438. kara — colour

439. karaehe — class (school); glass

440. karahipi — scholarship

441. karaihe — grass

442. karaka — orange (colour)

443. karakia — prayer, to pray

444. karamu — gram

445. karanga — to call

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

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

448. karapoti — surround

449. kararehe — animal

450. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

451. kare — stove, heater

452. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

453. karere — message

454. karo — dodge, avoid

455. karoro — seagull

456. karu — eye

457. kata — to laugh

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

459. kataina — laughed (pass. of kata)

460. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

462. kati — close, shut

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

464. katipō — venomous spider

465. kato — pluck

466. katoa — all

467. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

469. kau — swim; cow

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

471. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

472. kauhoe — to swim

473. kaukau — to bathe

474. kaumātua — elder; elderly

475. kaunihera — council

476. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

478. kaute — to count

479. kauwhau — recite; preach; lecture; speech

480. kawa — sour, yuck

481. kawakawa — pepper tree

482. kawe — to carry, convey

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

484. kawhe — coffee

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

486. kei te — at the moment; now

487. keke — cake

488. kerei — grey

489. kererū — native pigeon

490. keri — dig

491. keria — (pass) be dug

492. kete — basket, kit

493. keti — gate

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

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

496. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

497. kikino — Kikino. ‖ kino.

498. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

499. kimi — to look for, seek

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

501. kina — sea urchin

502. kino — bad

503. kiore — rat

504. kiri — skin

505. kiriata — movie, film

506. Kirihimete — Christmas

507. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

508. kiriweti — unpopular

509. kiromita — kilometre

510. kita — fast; tightly

511. kite — to see

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

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

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

515. kiwa — wink

516. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

518. koa — happy

519. koata — quarter

520. koe — you, one person

521. koha — gift

522. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

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

524. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

525. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

527. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

528. Kohitātea — January

529. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

530. koi — sharp

531. koia — it is, so

532. koinei — this is

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

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

535. kokonga — corner

536. komiti — committee

537. konei — here, by speaker

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

539. konohete — concert

540. konā — there, by listener

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

542. kope — nappy

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

544. kora — fragment; spark

545. kore — zero, nothing

546. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

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

548. koretake — useless

549. kori — to move, wriggle, play

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

551. koroheke — old man

552. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

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

554. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

555. korowai — cloak

556. korā — over there

557. kotahi — one

558. koti — coat, jacket

559. Kotirangi — Scotland

560. koura — gold

561. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

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

567. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

569. kuini — queen

570. kuki — cook

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

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

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

574. kumu — buttocks, bottom

575. kupenga — net

576. kupu — word

577. kura — school; treasured item

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

579. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

580. kurī — dog

581. kutarere — scooter

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

583. kutikuti — scissors

584. kā — to burn, be alight

585. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

586. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

587. kāinga — home

588. kākahu — clothing, garment

589. kākā — parrot

590. kākāriki — green

591. kāmera — camera

592. kāmura — carpenter

593. kānga — corn

594. kāo — no!

595. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

596. kāpara — torch, hardwood

597. kāpata — cupboard

598. kāpene — captain

599. kāpeti — cabbage

600. kāre — Negative word

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

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

603. kāri — playing card

604. kātahi — then

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

606. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

608. kāwhe — calf

609. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

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

611. kēkē — armpit

612. kēmu — game

613. kī — to be full

614. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

615. kīanga — phrase

616. kīhai — Negative word

617. kīhini — kitchen

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

619. kīngi — king

620. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

621. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

622. kōanga — spring (the season of)

623. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

624. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

625. kōhatu — stone

626. kōhinu — petrol

627. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

628. kōhuru — to murder

629. kōhurutia — to be murdered

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

631. kōmihana — commission

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

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

634. kōpū — belly, womb

635. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

638. kōrori — stir

639. kōrua — you, two people

640. kōti — court

641. kōtiro — girl

642. kōtuku — white heron

643. kōura — crayfish

644. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

645. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

646. kōwhaki — tear off

647. kōwhatu — stone

648. kūaha — door

649. kūao — young of animals

650. kūare — ignorant

651. kūhā — thigh

652. Kūkara — Google

653. kūkū — pigeon

654. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

655. kūmera — sweet potato

656. kūtai — mussel

657. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

659. maero — mile

660. maha — many

661. mahaki — sick; sick person

662. mahana — to be warm, warm

663. mahara — thought, memory

664. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

665. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

666. mahi — to do, work, make

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

668. maho — laid back

669. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

670. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

671. Mahuru — September

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

673. maika — banana (also panana)

674. maimoa — cherish, take care of

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

676. maka — to throw or pass

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

678. makariri — cold

679. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

681. makere — to get down from

682. makimaki — monkey

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

684. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

685. mana — prestige, authority

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

687. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

689. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

690. manako — to like

691. manawa — heart

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

693. Mane — Monday

694. manga — branch; stream

695. mangō — shark

696. mano — thousand

697. manu — bird

698. manuhiri — guest

699. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

700. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

701. maoa — cooked; ripe

702. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

703. marama — month, moon

704. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

705. maramataka — calendar

706. maranga — to arise; to get up

707. marangai — heavy rain, storm

708. maremare — to cough

709. maringi — to spill (trans)

710. marino — calm

711. maro — kilt-like garment

712. maroke — dry

713. maru — power; shelter

714. marumaru — shaded

715. marū — bruised; crushed

716. mata — point, blade; face

717. mataku — scared, afraid

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

719. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

720. matapihi — window

721. matapiko — mean, stingy

722. Matariki — Pleiades

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

724. matau — fish hook; right side

725. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

726. matekai — hungry, starving

727. matenga — time or circumstance of death

728. matewai — thirst; thirsty

729. matimati — finger, toe

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

731. matua — parent, father

732. mau — to wear clothes

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

734. maumahara — to remember, remember

735. maunga — mountain

736. mauri — life spirit

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

738. mauī — left (direction)

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

740. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

743. Mei — May

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

745. meke — fist; to punch

746. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

747. mema — member, members

748. menemene — to smile

749. meneti — minute

750. mere — bush, shrub

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

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

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

754. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

755. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

756. mimi — urine; urinate

757. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

758. minita — minister

759. mira — mill

760. miraka — milk

761. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

762. miriona — million

763. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

765. mitimiti — to lick

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

767. moa — large extinct bird

768. moana — sea

769. moata — early; early morning

770. moe — sleep; to marry

771. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

773. moenga — bed

774. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

778. mokemoke — lonely

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

780. moko — lizard

781. mokopuna — grandchild

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

783. momo — type, kind

784. moni — money

785. motokā — car, motorcar

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

787. motukā — car

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

789. moutere — island

790. mua — front, before

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

792. mura — blaze, flame

793. muri — behind, after

794. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

797. mā — clean, white, and others

798. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

800. māhina — moon

801. māhita — teacher

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

803. māhunga — head

804. māia — capable, brave, bold

805. mākona — satisfied, full

806. māku — for me, by me

807. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

808. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

810. māna — for him, her, by him, her

811. māngai — mouth; representative

812. māngere — lazy

813. mānia — plains

814. mānuka — tea-tree

815. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

816. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

817. māra — garden

818. mārama — clear, understand

819. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

820. mārena — to marry; wedding

821. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

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

823. māripi — knife

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

825. mātaki — to watch

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

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

828. mātao — cold

829. mātau — to know, understand

830. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

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

834. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

837. māui — on the left hand, left side

838. māuiui — sick

839. māwhero — pink

840. mēnā — if

841. mēra — mail

842. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

843. mīhini — machine

844. mīti — meat

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

846. mōhio — to know

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

848. mōhiti — glasses

849. mōkai — pet

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

851. mōmona — fat

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

853. mōrena — good morning

854. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

855. mōu — for you

856. mōunu — bait

857. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

860. naihi — knife

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

862. nama — number

863. nanahi — yesterday

864. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

865. napō — last night

866. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

867. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

868. nehenehe — forest

869. nei — here, by speaker

870. neke — to move

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

872. ngahau — party, concert

873. ngahere — forest, bush

874. Ngahuru — Autumn

875. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

877. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

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

879. ngaru — wave

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

881. ngau — to bite

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

883. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

884. ngenge — tired

885. ngeru — cat

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

887. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

888. ngoikore — weak; listless

889. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

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

891. ngungu — turn aside

892. ngutu — lip, lips

893. ngā — the, plural

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

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

896. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

897. ngārara — reptile, monster

898. ngātahi — together

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

900. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

901. ngāwhā — boiling spring

902. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

903. niho — tooth

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

905. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

908. nohinohi — small

909. noho — to live; sit

910. nohoanga — home, sofa

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

912. nohopuku — silent; to diet

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

914. nui — big, great, many

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

916. nuku — to move

917. nunui — big (plural form)

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

919. nāianei — now

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

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

922. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

926. nō — from

927. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

929. nōnanahi — yesterday

930. nōu — yours

931. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

934. oho — to wake up

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

936. oi — shake, shudder

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

938. Oketopa — October

939. okioki — to pause; rest

940. oko — bowl

941. oma — to run, escape

942. omanga — refuge

943. omaoma — running

944. onamata — of ancient times

945. one — beach, sand

946. oneone — earth, soil

947. onepū — sand, beach

948. ono — six

949. ope — group travelling together

950. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

952. oreore — to shake, quiver

953. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

954. oti — to be completed

955. otirā — but, on the other hand

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

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

958. pae — ridge

959. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

960. pahemo — pass by; pass on

961. pahi — bus

962. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

965. paihikara — bike

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

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

968. paipa — pipe

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

970. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

974. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

975. pakitara — wall

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

977. paku — small

978. pakupaku — very small

979. pana — to push away, to expel

980. panaia — banished

981. panana — banana

982. pane — head

983. panekoti — skirt, dress

984. pango — black

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

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

987. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

988. paoro — ball

989. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

990. papai — good (plural), very good

991. Papaioea — Palmerston North

992. papakupu — dictionary

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

994. parai — fry; frying pan

995. paraihe — award, prize; brush

996. paraikete — blanket

997. Paraire — Friday

998. parakuihi — breakfast

999. parani — daisy, brand

1000. parapara — filth; talents

1001. pararē — Pararē (ii), n. Food. Ka haere tatou ki te parare.…

1002. parata — Parata, n. 1. An imaginary monster in the sea, the…

1003. paraumu — Paraumu, n. Black soil, humus.

1004. parauri — brown

1005. pare — to ward off, to divert

1006. parehe — pizza; flattened

1007. paremata — Paremata, n. 1. Payment, return, revenge. He iti te whainga,…

1008. parepare — parepare, n. 1. Breastwork in a fortification. 2. Defensive charm.…

1009. pari — cliff

1010. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

1011. paruauru — Paruauru, n. One who cultivates the soil.

1012. paruparu — dirt, mud

1013. parāoa — bread, flour

1014. pata — butter

1015. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

1016. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)

1017. patunga — patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te…

1018. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

1019. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)

1020. paukena — pumpkin

1021. pea — pair; pear

1022. pehea — Pehea, pewhea. 1. Interrogative. Of what sort, character, appearance, etc.…

1023. peita — paint

1024. peka — branch

1025. peke — to jump, to leap over

1026. pekepeke — pekepeke. 1. a. Quick. Kia pekepeke te haere. 2. n.…

1027. pene — pen

1028. pepa — paper; pepper

1029. pepeha — proclamation of origin

1030. pere — bell

1031. pereti — plate

1032. peti — heap up

1033. petipeti — petipeti, n. 1. A weed growing in freshwater lakes which…

1034. pia — beer

1035. piana — piano

1036. pihikete — biscuit

1037. piki — to increase

1038. pikitia — picture, film

1039. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved

1040. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…

1041. Pipiri — June

1042. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…

1043. pirau — rotten

1044. piri — to stick to, to cling

1045. pirihimana — police officer

1046. pirimia — prime minister

1047. piringa — shelter, hiding place

1048. piro — stinking, putrid

1049. pito — belly button, end, extremity

1050. poaka — pig

1051. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string

1052. Poihākena — Sydney

1053. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

1054. poitarawhiti — netball

1055. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)

1056. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

1057. pono — true, faithful

1058. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

1059. poraka — jersey

1060. poro — to cut off, to cut short

1061. poroporo — bracelet; purple

1062. porotaka — Porotaka, porotātaka. 1. a. Round. Porotaka mai nga pararau ka…

1063. porou — eager, energetic

1064. poti — boat

1065. poto — short

1066. pou — pole, post

1067. pouaka — box

1068. pounamu — greenstone

1069. poupou — father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep

1070. pouri — Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e…

1071. poutāpeta — post office

1072. pua — flower; seed

1073. puehu — dust

1074. puhi — to blow (wind)

1075. puka — form, booklet

1076. Pukamata — Facebook

1077. pukapuka — book, lungs

1078. puke — hill

1079. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

1080. puku — stomach, belly

1081. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

1082. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1083. puna — pool, spring

1084. pune — spoon

1085. punga — anchor; joint

1086. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1087. punua — young animal

1088. pupuhi — to shoot

1089. pupuri — to hold onto

1090. purapura — seed

1091. purei — to play, play

1092. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1093. purotu — handsome

1094. purupuru — to stop chinks

1095. puta — to appear, to come out

1096. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1097. putiputi — flower

1098. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1099. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1100. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1101. pāhau — beard

1102. pāhi — purse, to pass

1103. pāka — a park; a box

1104. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1105. pākete — bucket

1106. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1107. pāmu — farm

1108. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1109. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1110. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1111. pāpā — father, uncle

1112. pāpāho — broadcast

1113. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1114. pāremata — parliament

1115. pātai — question; to ask a question

1116. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1117. pātara — bottle

1118. pāti — party

1119. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1120. pātuhi — text message, to text

1121. pātītī — grass

1122. pātōtō — knock

1123. pātū — wall

1124. pāua — abalone

1125. pēhea — how?

1126. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1127. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1128. pēkana — bacon

1129. pēke — bag

1130. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1131. pēnā — like that, near listener

1132. pēpi — baby

1133. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1134. pērā — like that, yonder

1135. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1136. pīrangi — to want, desire

1137. pītiti — peach

1138. pō — night

1139. pōhara — poor

1140. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1141. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1142. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1143. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1144. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1145. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1146. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1147. pōtae — hat

1148. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1149. pōti — vote

1150. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1151. pōturi — deaf; slow

1152. pōuri — sad, dark

1153. pōwhiri — welcome

1154. pū — to blow gently

1155. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1156. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1157. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1158. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1159. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1160. pūngāwerewere — spider

1161. pūrongo — a report

1162. pūru — bull

1163. pūrākau — traditional story

1164. pūtaiao — science

1165. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1166. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1167. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1168. raihana — licence

1169. raihi — rice

1170. raiona — lion

1171. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1172. raki — north

1173. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1174. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1175. rama — light, torch

1176. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1177. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1178. rangi — sky, day

1179. ranginamu — handsome

1180. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1181. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1182. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1183. raorao — plains

1184. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1185. rapu — to look for

1186. raranga — plait; weave

1187. rarauhe — fern

1188. rare — lolly

1189. raro — under, below; time

1190. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1191. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1192. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1193. rau — to put into; leaf

1194. rauemi — resource

1195. raumati — summer

1196. raupō — reed, bulrush

1197. raureka — deceitful

1198. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1199. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1200. rawe — lovely, excellent

1201. rehe — Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia…

1202. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1203. rehutai — sea spray

1204. rei — bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk

1205. reinga — reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M.…

1206. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1207. reka — sweet

1208. reke — Reke (i), n. 1. Knob; so butt, back, poll, of…

1209. reo — language, voice

1210. rere — to escape; to fly

1211. rerehua — to be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing

1212. rerekē — different, changed

1213. rerekētanga — difference

1214. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1215. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1216. reri — ready

1217. reta — letter

1218. reti — to skate, slide

1219. retireti — skates, skating

1220. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1221. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1222. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1223. rima — five

1224. rimu — red pine

1225. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1226. ringa — hand, arm

1227. ringaringa — hand, arm

1228. ringawera — cook, kitchenhand

1229. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1230. ripeka — Ripeka. 1. a. Lying across one another. Ara ripeka, cross-road.…

1231. ripi — frisbee

1232. rire — Rire, n. 1. Deep water. Ko nga rangi a rire,…

1233. riri — anger, angry

1234. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1235. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1236. rita — litre

1237. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1238. ritenga — custom; habit; likeness

1239. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1240. roa — long

1241. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1242. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1243. roimata — tears

1244. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1245. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1246. rongoa — Rongoa, 1. v.t. Preserve, take care of. Rongoatia a tatou…

1247. rongonui — famous

1248. rongoā — medicine

1249. rori — road

1250. roro — brain

1251. roroa — long (plural)

1252. rorohiko — computer

1253. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1254. roumamao — remote control (for TV)

1255. rourou — small basket, food basket

1256. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1257. ruaki — vomit

1258. Ruapehu — Ruapehu

1259. ruarua — few

1260. rui — shake; scatter; sow

1261. ruirui — ruirui, v.t. 1. Shake to and fro. 2. Shake off.…

1262. ruku — to dive

1263. runga — on

1264. rupe — Rupe (i), ruperupe. v.t. 1. Shake violently. He aha tau…

1265. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1266. rā — day; the sun; over there

1267. Rāapa — Wednesday

1268. Rāhina — Monday

1269. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1270. rākau — tree; timber

1271. rākaunui — Rākaunui, n. The moon on the seventeenth day, and with…

1272. Rāmere — Friday

1273. rānei — or

1274. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1275. rāoa — choked

1276. Rāpare — Thursday

1277. rāpea — indeed

1278. rāpeti — rabbit

1279. rāpihi — rubbish

1280. rārangi — line, row

1281. Rātapu — Sunday

1282. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1283. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1284. Rātū — Tuesday

1285. rāua — them; they (two people)

1286. rāwhiti — east

1287. rēmana — lemon

1288. rērere — run from one place to another

1289. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1290. rīngi — to ring/phone

1291. rīpene — ribbon, tape

1292. rīpoata — report

1293. rīwai — potato

1294. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1295. rōhi — rose

1296. rōia — lawyer

1297. rōpere — strawberry

1298. rōpu — Rōpu, n. Gust of wind, squall. Tena ka riro i…

1299. rōpā — slave, servant

1300. rōpū — group

1301. rū — earthquake; shake

1302. rūhā — Rūhā, n. A term applied to large branches or divisions…

1303. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1304. rūma — room

1305. rūnanga — assembly; council

1306. rūrū — to shake hands, wave about (v), handshake (n)

1307. taana — Taana = tāna.

1308. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1309. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1310. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1311. taewa — potato

1312. taha — to pass by; side

1313. tahanga — empty; slightly, a bit; naked

1314. tahataha — steep bank

1315. tahi — one, single

1316. tahia — (pass) be swept

1317. tahitahi — to sweep

1318. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1319. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1320. tahuri — to capsize

1321. tahā — calabash, gourd

1322. tai — tide; coast

1323. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1324. taiapa — fence

1325. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1326. taihoa — wait

1327. taika — tiger

1328. taimaha — heavy

1329. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1330. taiohi — youth

1331. taitai — to wrestle, knock

1332. taitama — young man

1333. taitamariki — young person, young people

1334. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1335. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1336. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1337. takapau — floor-mat

1338. takatū — prepare, get ready

1339. take — beginning, cause, origin

1340. taki — to lead, to bring along

1341. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1342. takiwā — district, region

1343. takoto — to lie down

1344. taku — my (singular); edge

1345. takurua — winter

1346. takutai — sea coast

1347. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1348. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1349. tamaiti — child

1350. tamariki — children

1351. tamatāne — boy

1352. tame — male animal

1353. tamāhine — daughter

1354. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1355. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1356. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1357. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1358. tangata — person

1359. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1360. tangihanga — funeral

1361. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1362. tangiwai — Tangiwai, n. 1. A transparent variety of greenstone, jade. Ka…

1363. tango — to take hold of

1364. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1365. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1366. tao — to cook

1367. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1368. taonga — property, possession

1369. tapa — to name

1370. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1371. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1372. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1373. taputapu — gear, equipment

1374. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1375. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1376. taraka — truck

1377. tarakihana — tractor

1378. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1379. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1380. Tararua — Twin Peaks

1381. taratara — taratara. 1. n. Spine, spike. Taratara o Kal, a pattern…

1382. tarau — trousers

1383. tarawera — Tarawera, n. 1. Pellaea rotundifolia, a fern. 2. Shrimp.

1384. tari — government department; office

1385. taringa — ear

1386. taro — presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)

1387. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1388. tata — near, close

1389. tatari — to wait

1390. tatau — to count

1391. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1392. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1393. tauera — towel

1394. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1395. tauira — student; example

1396. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1397. taumahi — assignment

1398. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1399. taumāhekeheke — competition

1400. taunga — to be accustomed to, familiar with

1401. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1402. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1403. taura — rope, cable

1404. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1405. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1406. tautohetohe — argue

1407. tautoko — to support

1408. tawa — purple, tower

1409. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1410. tawhito — old, former

1411. te — the, singular definite article

1412. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1413. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1414. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1415. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1416. tekau — ten

1417. tekoteko — carved figure on top of whare

1418. tepe — Tepe. 1. v.i. Congeal, coagulate. 2. n. Clot. 3. Boundary,…

1419. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1420. tereina — to train

1421. tia — to steer, adorned

1422. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1423. tiakarete — chocolate

1424. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1425. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1426. tihei — to sneeze

1427. tihewa — sneeze

1428. tihi — topknot

1429. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1430. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1431. tiketike — height; high; important

1432. tiki — to fetch

1433. tiko — to defecate; excrement

1434. tina — dinner, lunch

1435. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1436. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1437. tino — very

1438. tio — oyster

1439. tioka — chalk

1440. tipi — glide; slice

1441. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1442. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1443. tira — group or row of people

1444. tiriti — street

1445. tiro — to look

1446. tirohanga — view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)

1447. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1448. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1449. titiro — to look at

1450. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1451. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1452. toe — to remain, be left over

1453. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1454. tohetaka — Tohetaka, tohetake, n. Taraxacum magellanicum, native dandelion; a plant. E…

1455. tohorā — whale

1456. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1457. tohunga — expert, priest

1458. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1459. toi — art, knowledge

1460. toka — rock

1461. tokanga — large basket for food

1462. tokerau — autumn; northern

1463. toki — adze, axe; champion

1464. toko — divorce; pole

1465. tokohia — how many people?

1466. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1467. tokomaha — many (of people)

1468. Tokoono — six people

1469. tokorima — five (people)

1470. tokorua — two (of people)

1471. tokotoru — three (people)

1472. tokowaru — eight [people]

1473. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1474. tomo — to enter, go into

1475. tomokanga — entrance

1476. tona — Tona, tonatona, n. 1. Excrescence, wart, corn, etc. 2. Pudenda…

1477. tonga — south

1478. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1479. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1480. tonu — still

1481. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1482. tope — cut down; cut off

1483. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1484. topenga — cross-section, pieces

1485. tori — cut (v); cat (n)

1486. toro — to visit

1487. toroa — albatross

1488. toromi — be drowned

1489. toroī — fermented food

1490. toru — three

1491. tote — salt

1492. toto — blood

1493. totohe — contend

1494. tou — dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus

1495. tua — beyond

1496. tuahine — sister, of a male

1497. tuaiwa — ninth

1498. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1499. tuanui — roof

1500. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1501. tuarongo — back wall of house

1502. tuarua — second

1503. tuarā — back [body]

1504. tuatahi — first

1505. tuatoru — third

1506. tuawaru — eighth

1507. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1508. tuawhitu — seventh

1509. tuawhā — fourth

1510. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1511. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1512. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1513. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1514. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1515. tui — pierce; sew; thread; lace

1516. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1517. tukemata — eyebrow

1518. tukia — be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)

1519. tukituki — to wreck; destroy

1520. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1521. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1522. tukuata — projector

1523. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1524. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1525. tuna — eel

1526. tungāne — brother, of a female

1527. tunu — to cook, roast

1528. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1529. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1530. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1531. ture — law, rule

1532. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1533. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1534. turuturu — to make firm; leak; pole

1535. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1536. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1537. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1538. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1539. tā — print, draw

1540. tāhae — to steal

1541. tāhuna — beach; sandbank; dry

1542. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1543. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1544. tāima — time

1545. Tāite — Thursday

1546. tākai — bind; wrap up; bandage

1547. tākaro — to play

1548. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1549. tākuta — doctor

1550. tāmaki — omen, portent

1551. tāmure — snapper

1552. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1553. tāne — man, male

1554. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1555. tāone — town

1556. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1557. tāra — dollar

1558. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1559. tāraia — (pass) be shaped with an adze

1560. tārere — to swing

1561. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1562. tāroa — Tāroa (i), n. 1. A variety of flax not of…

1563. tāroaroa — tall

1564. tātahi — seaside, beach

1565. tātau — we; us; everyone

1566. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1567. tātua — a belt

1568. tātā — criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk

1569. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1570. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1571. tāuwhiuwhi — tāuwhiuwhi, v.t. Sprinkle. ‖ uwhi.

1572. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1573. tāwhiri — beckon

1574. tāwāhi — overseas

1575. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1576. tēhea — which, singular

1577. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1578. tēnehi — tennis

1579. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1580. tēnā — that, by the listener

1581. tēpu — table

1582. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1583. tērā — that over there, that

1584. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1585. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1586. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1587. Tīhema — December

1588. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1589. tīhāte — t-shirt

1590. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1591. tīkiti — ticket

1592. tīma — team

1593. tīmata — to begin, to start

1594. tīmatanga — beginning (tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)

1595. tīni — to change

1596. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1597. tīpune — teaspoon

1598. tīraha — lie face upwards

1599. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1600. tītī — muttonbird

1601. tō — your (singular); to drag

1602. tōhi — toast

1603. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1604. tōkena — stockings, socks

1605. tōku — my (singular)

1606. tōmuri — to be late

1607. tōna — his, her

1608. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1609. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1610. tōtiti — sausage

1611. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1612. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1613. tūai — skinny

1614. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1615. tūhourangi — uncultured, rough

1616. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1617. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1618. tūmau — permanent, continuous; servant

1619. tūmomo — type, sort, kind

1620. tūnga — wound; position

1621. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1622. tūpuhi — skinny

1623. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1624. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1625. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1626. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1627. tūrehu — fairy

1628. Tūrei — Tuesday

1629. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1630. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1631. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1632. tūtatakitanga — meeting (tūtataki + nominal suffix)

1633. tūtuki — to crash; to strike against; collide; bump

1634. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1635. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1636. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1637. ua — to rain; rain

1638. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1639. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1640. ui — to ask, enquire

1641. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1642. uira — lightning; to flash

1643. uiui — to interview

1644. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1645. umu — earth oven

1646. unahi — scale of fish

1647. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1648. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1649. uri — descendant, offspring

1650. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1651. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1652. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1653. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1654. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1655. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1656. utua — be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)

1657. uwhiuwhi — shower (rain)

1658. wae — foot; leg; separate

1659. waea — wire; phone

1660. waenga — middle, dividing line

1661. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1662. waewae — foot, leg

1663. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1664. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1665. wahie — driftwood

1666. wahine — woman, wife

1667. waho — out, outside, the outside

1668. wai — water; who

1669. waiariki — hot spring

1670. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1671. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1672. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1673. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1674. waikura — Waikura, n. Rust. whakawaikura, v.t. Redden. E to, e te…

1675. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1676. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1677. waipiro — alcohol

1678. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1679. wairaka — Wairaka, n. A kind of rough rain cloak.

1680. wairangi — Wairangi. 1. Beside oneself, excited, infatuated. Kua whakawairangi noa ake…

1681. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1682. wairua — spirit

1683. waiū — Waiū, n. 1. Milk. No te mahuetanga o te waiu,…

1684. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1685. wakarererangi — plane

1686. wani — scrape

1687. wao — forest

1688. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1689. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1690. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1691. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1692. wati — watch (timepiece)

1693. wawa — Wawa, a. Scattered. Ta taua haere, wawa noa atu.—E wawa…

1694. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1695. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1696. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1697. wehenga — part, division, separation (wehe + nominal suffix -nga)

1698. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1699. Wenerei — Wednesday

1700. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1701. weriweri — ugly

1702. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1703. wetekia — be untied

1704. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1705. whaea — mother, aunt

1706. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1707. whaikōrero — oratory

1708. whaiwāhi — participate

1709. whakaae — to agree

1710. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1711. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1712. whakaako — teach

1713. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1714. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1715. whakaara — whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama…

1716. whakaari — play, drama, performance

1717. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1718. whakaarohia — thought (pass of whakaaro)

1719. whakaarotia — [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)

1720. whakaata — mirror

1721. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1722. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1723. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1724. whakaeke — to gather

1725. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1726. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1727. whakahirahira — great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

1728. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1729. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1730. whakahua — pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)

1731. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1732. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1733. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1734. whakairingia — hang

1735. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1736. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1737. whakakakara — scented

1738. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1739. whakakite — whakakite, v.t. 1. Reveal, disclose. 2. Display. Ka whakakitea nga…

1740. whakakore — eliminate, delete, undo

1741. whakakā — turn on

1742. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1743. whakakī — to fill something

1744. whakamahana — heater

1745. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1746. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1747. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1748. whakamarokehia — dry!

1749. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1750. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1751. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1752. whakamihi — grateful

1753. whakaminenga — assembled people

1754. whakamoe — whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep. 2. Close the eyes.…

1755. whakamoemiti — whakamoemiti, v.t. Praise, express gratification. Ka kite a Paoa i…

1756. whakamutunga — ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)

1757. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1758. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1759. whakamātau — to test, examine

1760. whakamātautau — examination, test

1761. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1762. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1763. whakamōhiotia — to be informed

1764. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1765. whakangaro — destroy

1766. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1767. whakanoho — whakanoho, v.t. 1. Cause to sit or dwell. 2. Place,…

1768. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1769. whakaoho — to wake up

1770. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1771. whakaorangia — deliver

1772. whakaoti — complete

1773. whakaotia — completed (pass. of whakaoti)

1774. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1775. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1776. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1777. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1778. whakapakari — to strengthen

1779. whakapakoko — whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka…

1780. whakapapa — genealogy

1781. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1782. whakapono — to believe; faith

1783. whakapuare — to open

1784. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1785. whakapāha — apologise

1786. whakapātaritari — whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke. ‖ patai (i), tari (ii).

1787. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1788. whakarewa — whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi…

1789. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1790. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1791. whakaritenga — appointment

1792. whakarongo — to listen

1793. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1794. whakataka — whakataka, v.t. Throw down, cause to fall off. tātaka, takataka,…

1795. whakataki — to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

1796. whakatakoto — to lay something down

1797. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1798. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1799. whakatangitangi — music

1800. whakatau — to decide

1801. whakataukī — proverb

1802. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1803. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1804. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1805. whakatikatika — to rearrange, to put in order, to fix

1806. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1807. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1808. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1809. whakatupu — grow; bring up, nurture

1810. whakatuwhera — to open

1811. whakatuwheratia — to open

1812. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1813. whakatō — to plant

1814. whakatū — to stand something up

1815. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1816. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1817. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1818. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1819. whakawhiti — to cross

1820. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1821. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1822. whana — to kick

1823. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1824. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1825. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1826. whara — to be injured

1827. wharau — temporary shed

1828. whare — house, building

1829. wharekai — restaurant

1830. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1831. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1832. wharepaku — toilet

1833. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1834. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1835. whatitiri — thunder

1836. whatitoka — doorway

1837. whatiwhati — break off; break into pieces

1838. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1839. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1840. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1841. wheke — creak; octopus

1842. wheketere — factory

1843. whenua — land

1844. whero — red

1845. whetū — star

1846. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1847. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1848. whio — blue duck; whistle

1849. whiri — plait; twist

1850. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1851. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1852. whiro — evil

1853. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1854. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1855. whitu — seven

1856. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1857. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1858. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1859. whutupaoro — rugby

1860. whutupōro — football, rugby

1861. whā — four

1862. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1863. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1864. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1865. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1866. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1867. whānui — broad, wide

1868. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1869. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1870. whātua — Whātua, n. Ancestor, first parent. ‖ matua.

1871. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1872. wiki — week

1873. wini — window

1874. wiri — drill

1875. wiwi — wiwi. 1. Rushes, Juncus polyanthemos and J. maritimus. Akina iho…

1876. wā — time, times

1877. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1878. wāhi — part, portion; place

1879. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1880. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1881. wāhipa — past tense

1882. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1883. wātakirihi — watercress

1884. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1885. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1886. wē — Wē (i), v.i. Squeal, cry. wēwē, v.i. Yelp, as a…

1887. Wīwī — France

1888. ā — and; and then

1889. āe — yes

1890. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1891. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1892. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1893. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1894. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1895. Ākarana — Auckland

1896. ākau — shore, coast

1897. ākonga — student

1898. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1899. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1900. Ākuhata — August

1901. āmaimai — nervous

1902. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1903. ānini — headache

1904. ānō — as though; as if

1905. āpiha — officer

1906. āporo — apple

1907. āpōpō — tomorrow

1908. ārahi — to lead, guide

1909. ārahina — (pass) be led

1910. ārai — curtain; to screen off, block

1911. ārani — orange [fruit]

1912. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1913. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1914. ātea — outer space

1915. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1916. āwangawanga — worried

1917. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1918. āwhina — to help

1919. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1920. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1921. āwhā — storm

1922. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1923. ēhea — which

1924. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1925. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1926. ērā — those (over there)

1927. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1928. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1929. ī — Ī (i), ii, v.i. 1. Ferment, turn sour. 2. Be…

1930. īmera — email

1931. īmēra — email

1932. īnoi — beg; pray; request; prayer

1933. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1934. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1935. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1936. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1937. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1938. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1939. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1940. ūkui — to wipe

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