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. huamata — salad

294. huanui — Huanui (i), n. Road, highway, path, pathway. Kahore e kitea…

295. huarahi — street, path, road

296. huarere — weather

297. huarākau — fruit

298. huata — spear

299. huatahi — an only child

300. huawhenua — vegetables

301. huhu — a larva; type of beetle

302. hui — meeting; gathered

303. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

304. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

305. huihuinga — meeting

306. huka — sugar

307. hukapapa — frost

308. hukarere — snow

309. huna — to hide

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

311. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

314. hupa — soup

315. huri — to turn

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

317. huritau — birthday

318. huruhuru — fur

319. hā — breath; flavour

320. hāereere — to wander, roam

321. hākari — feast

322. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

323. hāmama — open, gaping

324. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

325. hāneanea — sofa

326. hāngai — opposite, facing

327. hāngi — traditional earth oven

328. Hānuere — January

329. hāora — hour; oxygen

330. hāpai — carry; lift up

331. Hātarei — Saturday

332. hāte — shirt

333. hāunga — besides

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

335. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

336. hē — wrong; error, mistake

337. hēki — egg

338. hēra — sail

339. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

341. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

342. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

343. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

344. hītimi — marble; marbles

345. hōhipera — hospital

346. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

348. hōia — soldier, warrior

349. hōiho — horse

350. Hōngongoi — July

351. hōro — hall

352. hōtoke — winter, cold

353. hōtēra — hotel

354. hōu — new, modern; fresh

355. hū — shoe

356. hūmārie — humble, easy going

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

358. hūtia — (pass) be hoisted up

359. 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.

360. ia — he, she, him, her

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

362. iho — downwards

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

364. ihu — nose

365. ika — fish

366. ina — if, when

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

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

369. inanahi — yesterday

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

371. inapō — last night

372. Ingarangi — England

373. ingoa — name

374. inoi — pray

375. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

377. inā — if, when

378. ināianei — now

379. ipo — darling

380. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

381. ipurangi — internet

382. ira — freckle; gene

383. iriiri — baptise

384. irāmutu — niece, nephew

385. ita — held firm; be committed

386. iti — small, little

387. iwa — nine

388. iwi — tribe

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

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

391. kaha — strong, able

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

393. kahikatea — white pine

394. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

396. kai — eat (v); food (n)

397. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

398. kaihana — cousin

399. kaihanga — creator; builder

400. kaihoko — seller

401. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

404. kaimoana — seafood

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

406. kainga — (pass) be eaten

407. kaipara — athlete; athletics

408. kaipuke — ship

409. kairangi — excellence

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

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

412. kaituhi — writer, author

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

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

415. kaiwaiata — singer

416. kaiwawao — referee, umpire

417. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

420. kaiārahi — leader, guide

421. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

422. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

423. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

425. kakau — handle

426. kake — to climb

427. kama — eager

428. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

430. kamupene — company, business

431. kamupūtu — gumboot

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

433. kanga — abuse; curse

434. kani — to saw; a saw

435. kanikani — dance, to dance

436. kanohi — face

437. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

439. kapahaka — concert party

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

441. kapu — cup

442. kapua — cloud

443. kaputī — cup of tea

444. kara — colour

445. karaehe — class (school); glass

446. karahipi — scholarship

447. karaihe — grass

448. karaka — orange (colour)

449. karakia — prayer, to pray

450. karamu — gram

451. karanga — to call

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

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

454. karapoti — surround

455. kararehe — animal

456. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

457. kare — stove, heater

458. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

459. karere — message

460. karo — dodge, avoid

461. karoro — seagull

462. karu — eye

463. kata — to laugh

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

465. kataina — laughed (pass. of kata)

466. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

468. kati — close, shut

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

470. katipō — venomous spider

471. kato — pluck

472. katoa — all

473. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

475. kau — swim; cow

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

477. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

478. kauhoe — to swim

479. kaukau — to bathe

480. kaumātua — elder; elderly

481. kaunihera — council

482. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

484. kaute — to count

485. kauwhau — recite; preach; lecture; speech

486. kawa — sour, yuck

487. kawakawa — pepper tree

488. kawe — to carry, convey

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

490. kawhe — coffee

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

492. kei te — at the moment; now

493. keke — cake

494. kerei — grey

495. kererū — native pigeon

496. keri — dig

497. keria — (pass) be dug

498. kete — basket, kit

499. keti — gate

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

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

502. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

503. kikino — Kikino. ‖ kino.

504. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

505. kimi — to look for, seek

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

507. kina — sea urchin

508. kino — bad

509. kiore — rat

510. kiri — skin

511. kiriata — movie, film

512. Kirihimete — Christmas

513. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

514. kiriweti — unpopular

515. kiromita — kilometre

516. kita — fast; tightly

517. kite — to see

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

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

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

521. kiwa — wink

522. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

524. koa — happy

525. koata — quarter

526. koe — you, one person

527. koha — gift

528. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

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

530. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

531. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

533. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

534. Kohitātea — January

535. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

536. koi — sharp

537. koia — it is, so

538. koinei — this is

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

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

541. kokonga — corner

542. komiti — committee

543. konei — here, by speaker

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

545. konohete — concert

546. konā — there, by listener

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

548. kope — nappy

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

550. kora — fragment; spark

551. kore — zero, nothing

552. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

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

554. koretake — useless

555. kori — to move, wriggle, play

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

557. koroheke — old man

558. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

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

560. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

561. korowai — cloak

562. korā — over there

563. kotahi — one

564. koti — coat, jacket

565. Kotirangi — Scotland

566. koura — gold

567. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

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

573. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

575. kuini — queen

576. kuki — cook

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

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

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

580. kumu — buttocks, bottom

581. kupenga — net

582. kupu — word

583. kura — school; treasured item

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

585. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

586. kurī — dog

587. kutarere — scooter

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

589. kutikuti — scissors

590. kā — to burn, be alight

591. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

592. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

593. kāinga — home

594. kākahu — clothing, garment

595. kākā — parrot

596. kākāriki — green

597. kāmera — camera

598. kāmura — carpenter

599. kānga — corn

600. kāo — no!

601. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

602. kāpara — torch, hardwood

603. kāpata — cupboard

604. kāpene — captain

605. kāpeti — cabbage

606. kāre — Negative word

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

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

609. kāri — playing card

610. kātahi — then

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

612. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

614. kāwhe — calf

615. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

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

617. kēkē — armpit

618. kēmu — game

619. kī — to be full

620. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

621. kīanga — phrase

622. kīhai — Negative word

623. kīhini — kitchen

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

625. kīngi — king

626. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

627. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

628. kōanga — spring (the season of)

629. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

630. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

631. kōhatu — stone

632. kōhinu — petrol

633. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

634. kōhuru — to murder

635. kōhurutia — to be murdered

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

637. kōmihana — commission

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

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

640. kōpū — belly, womb

641. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

644. kōrori — stir

645. kōrua — you, two people

646. kōti — court

647. kōtiro — girl

648. kōtuku — white heron

649. kōura — crayfish

650. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

651. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

652. kōwhaki — tear off

653. kōwhatu — stone

654. kūaha — door

655. kūao — young of animals

656. kūare — ignorant

657. kūhā — thigh

658. Kūkara — Google

659. kūkū — pigeon

660. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

661. kūmera — sweet potato

662. kūtai — mussel

663. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

665. maero — mile

666. maha — many

667. mahaki — sick; sick person

668. mahana — to be warm, warm

669. mahara — thought, memory

670. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

671. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

672. mahi — to do, work, make

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

674. maho — laid back

675. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

676. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

677. Mahuru — September

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

679. maika — banana (also panana)

680. maimoa — cherish, take care of

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

682. maka — to throw or pass

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

684. makariri — cold

685. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

687. makere — to get down from

688. makimaki — monkey

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

690. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

691. mana — prestige, authority

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

693. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

695. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

696. manako — to like

697. manawa — heart

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

699. Mane — Monday

700. manga — branch; stream

701. mangō — shark

702. mano — thousand

703. manu — bird

704. manuhiri — guest

705. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

706. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

707. maoa — cooked; ripe

708. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

709. marama — month, moon

710. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

711. maramataka — calendar

712. maranga — to arise; to get up

713. marangai — heavy rain, storm

714. maremare — to cough

715. maringi — to spill (trans)

716. marino — calm

717. maro — kilt-like garment

718. maroke — dry

719. maru — power; shelter

720. marumaru — shaded

721. marū — bruised; crushed

722. mata — point, blade; face

723. mataku — scared, afraid

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

725. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

726. matapihi — window

727. matapiko — mean, stingy

728. Matariki — Pleiades

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

730. matau — fish hook; right side

731. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

732. matekai — hungry, starving

733. matenga — time or circumstance of death

734. matewai — thirst; thirsty

735. matimati — finger, toe

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

737. matua — parent, father

738. mau — to wear clothes

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

740. maumahara — to remember, remember

741. maunga — mountain

742. mauri — life spirit

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

744. mauī — left (direction)

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

746. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

749. Mei — May

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

751. meke — fist; to punch

752. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

753. mema — member, members

754. menemene — to smile

755. meneti — minute

756. mere — bush, shrub

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

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

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

760. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

761. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

762. mimi — urine; urinate

763. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

764. minita — minister

765. mira — mill

766. miraka — milk

767. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

768. miriona — million

769. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

771. mitimiti — to lick

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

773. moa — large extinct bird

774. moana — sea

775. moata — early; early morning

776. moe — sleep; to marry

777. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

779. moenga — bed

780. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

784. mokemoke — lonely

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

786. moko — lizard

787. mokopuna — grandchild

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

789. momo — type, kind

790. moni — money

791. motokā — car, motorcar

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

793. motukā — car

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

795. moutere — island

796. mua — front, before

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

798. mura — blaze, flame

799. muri — behind, after

800. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

803. mā — clean, white, and others

804. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

806. māhina — moon

807. māhita — teacher

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

809. māhunga — head

810. māia — capable, brave, bold

811. mākona — satisfied, full

812. māku — for me, by me

813. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

814. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

816. māna — for him, her, by him, her

817. māngai — mouth; representative

818. māngere — lazy

819. mānia — plains

820. mānuka — tea-tree

821. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

822. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

823. māra — garden

824. mārama — clear, understand

825. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

826. mārena — to marry; wedding

827. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

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

829. māripi — knife

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

831. mātaki — to watch

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

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

834. mātao — cold

835. mātau — to know, understand

836. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

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

840. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

843. māui — on the left hand, left side

844. māuiui — sick

845. māwhero — pink

846. mēnā — if

847. mēra — mail

848. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

849. mīhini — machine

850. mīti — meat

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

852. mōhio — to know

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

854. mōhiti — glasses

855. mōkai — pet

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

857. mōmona — fat

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

859. mōrena — good morning

860. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

861. mōu — for you

862. mōunu — bait

863. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

866. naihi — knife

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

868. nama — number

869. nanahi — yesterday

870. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

871. napō — last night

872. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

873. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

874. nehenehe — forest

875. nei — here, by speaker

876. neke — to move

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

878. ngahau — party, concert

879. ngahere — forest, bush

880. Ngahuru — Autumn

881. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

883. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

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

885. ngaru — wave

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

887. ngau — to bite

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

889. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

890. ngenge — tired

891. ngeru — cat

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

893. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

894. ngoikore — weak; listless

895. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

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

897. ngungu — turn aside

898. ngutu — lip, lips

899. ngā — the, plural

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

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

902. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

903. ngārara — reptile, monster

904. ngātahi — together

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

906. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

907. ngāwhā — boiling spring

908. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

909. niho — tooth

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

911. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

914. nohinohi — small

915. noho — to live; sit

916. nohoanga — home, sofa

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

918. nohopuku — silent; to diet

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

920. nui — big, great, many

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

922. nuku — to move

923. nunui — big (plural form)

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

925. nāianei — now

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

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

928. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

932. nō — from

933. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

935. nōnanahi — yesterday

936. nōu — yours

937. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

940. oho — to wake up

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

942. oi — shake, shudder

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

944. Oketopa — October

945. okioki — to pause; rest

946. oko — bowl

947. oma — to run, escape

948. omanga — refuge

949. omaoma — running

950. onamata — of ancient times

951. one — beach, sand

952. oneone — earth, soil

953. onepū — sand, beach

954. ono — six

955. ope — group travelling together

956. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

958. oreore — to shake, quiver

959. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

960. oti — to be completed

961. otirā — but, on the other hand

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

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

964. pae — ridge

965. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

966. pahemo — pass by; pass on

967. pahi — bus

968. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

971. paihikara — bike

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

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

974. paipa — pipe

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

976. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

980. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

981. pakitara — wall

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

983. paku — small

984. pakupaku — very small

985. pana — to push away, to expel

986. panaia — banished

987. panana — banana

988. pane — head

989. panekoti — skirt, dress

990. pango — black

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

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

993. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

994. paoro — ball

995. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

996. papai — good (plural), very good

997. Papaioea — Palmerston North

998. papakupu — dictionary

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

1000. parai — fry; frying pan

1001. paraihe — award, prize; brush

1002. paraikete — blanket

1003. Paraire — Friday

1004. parakuihi — breakfast

1005. parani — daisy, brand

1006. parapara — filth; talents

1007. pararē — Pararē (ii), n. Food. Ka haere tatou ki te parare.…

1008. parata — Parata, n. 1. An imaginary monster in the sea, the…

1009. paraumu — Paraumu, n. Black soil, humus.

1010. parauri — brown

1011. pare — to ward off, to divert

1012. parehe — pizza; flattened

1013. paremata — Paremata, n. 1. Payment, return, revenge. He iti te whainga,…

1014. parepare — parepare, n. 1. Breastwork in a fortification. 2. Defensive charm.…

1015. pari — cliff

1016. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

1017. paruauru — Paruauru, n. One who cultivates the soil.

1018. paruparu — dirt, mud

1019. parāoa — bread, flour

1020. pata — butter

1021. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

1022. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)

1023. patunga — patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te…

1024. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

1025. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)

1026. paukena — pumpkin

1027. pea — pair; pear

1028. pehea — Pehea, pewhea. 1. Interrogative. Of what sort, character, appearance, etc.…

1029. peita — paint

1030. peka — branch

1031. peke — to jump, to leap over

1032. pekepeke — pekepeke. 1. a. Quick. Kia pekepeke te haere. 2. n.…

1033. pene — pen

1034. pepa — paper; pepper

1035. pepeha — proclamation of origin

1036. pere — bell

1037. pereti — plate

1038. peti — heap up

1039. petipeti — petipeti, n. 1. A weed growing in freshwater lakes which…

1040. pia — beer

1041. piana — piano

1042. pihikete — biscuit

1043. piki — to increase

1044. pikitia — picture, film

1045. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved

1046. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…

1047. Pipiri — June

1048. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…

1049. pirau — rotten

1050. piri — to stick to, to cling

1051. pirihimana — police officer

1052. pirimia — prime minister

1053. piringa — shelter, hiding place

1054. piro — stinking, putrid

1055. pito — belly button, end, extremity

1056. poaka — pig

1057. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string

1058. Poihākena — Sydney

1059. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

1060. poitarawhiti — netball

1061. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)

1062. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

1063. pono — true, faithful

1064. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

1065. poraka — jersey

1066. poro — to cut off, to cut short

1067. poroporo — bracelet; purple

1068. porotaka — Porotaka, porotātaka. 1. a. Round. Porotaka mai nga pararau ka…

1069. porou — eager, energetic

1070. poti — boat

1071. poto — short

1072. pou — pole, post

1073. pouaka — box

1074. pounamu — greenstone

1075. poupou — father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep

1076. pouri — Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e…

1077. poutāpeta — post office

1078. pua — flower; seed

1079. puehu — dust

1080. puhi — to blow (wind)

1081. puka — form, booklet

1082. Pukamata — Facebook

1083. pukapuka — book, lungs

1084. puke — hill

1085. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

1086. puku — stomach, belly

1087. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

1088. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1089. puna — pool, spring

1090. pune — spoon

1091. punga — anchor; joint

1092. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1093. punua — young animal

1094. pupuhi — to shoot

1095. pupuri — to hold onto

1096. purapura — seed

1097. purei — to play, play

1098. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1099. purotu — handsome

1100. purupuru — to stop chinks

1101. puta — to appear, to come out

1102. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1103. putiputi — flower

1104. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1105. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1106. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1107. pāhau — beard

1108. pāhi — purse, to pass

1109. pāka — a park; a box

1110. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1111. pākete — bucket

1112. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1113. pāmu — farm

1114. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1115. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1116. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1117. pāpā — father, uncle

1118. pāpāho — broadcast

1119. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1120. pāremata — parliament

1121. pātai — question; to ask a question

1122. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1123. pātara — bottle

1124. pāti — party

1125. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1126. pātuhi — text message, to text

1127. pātītī — grass

1128. pātōtō — knock

1129. pātū — wall

1130. pāua — abalone

1131. pēhea — how?

1132. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1133. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1134. pēkana — bacon

1135. pēke — bag

1136. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1137. pēnā — like that, near listener

1138. pēpi — baby

1139. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1140. pērā — like that, yonder

1141. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1142. pīrangi — to want, desire

1143. pītiti — peach

1144. pō — night

1145. pōhara — poor

1146. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1147. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1148. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1149. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1150. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1151. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1152. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1153. pōtae — hat

1154. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1155. pōti — vote

1156. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1157. pōturi — deaf; slow

1158. pōuri — sad, dark

1159. pōwhiri — welcome

1160. pū — to blow gently

1161. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1162. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1163. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1164. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1165. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1166. pūngāwerewere — spider

1167. pūrongo — a report

1168. pūru — bull

1169. pūrākau — traditional story

1170. pūtaiao — science

1171. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1172. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1173. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1174. raihana — licence

1175. raihi — rice

1176. raiona — lion

1177. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1178. raki — north

1179. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1180. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1181. rama — light, torch

1182. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1183. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1184. rangi — sky, day

1185. ranginamu — handsome

1186. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1187. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1188. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1189. raorao — plains

1190. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1191. rapu — to look for

1192. raranga — plait; weave

1193. rarauhe — fern

1194. rare — lolly

1195. raro — under, below; time

1196. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1197. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1198. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1199. rau — to put into; leaf

1200. rauemi — resource

1201. raumati — summer

1202. raupō — reed, bulrush

1203. raureka — deceitful

1204. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1205. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1206. rawe — lovely, excellent

1207. rehe — Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia…

1208. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1209. rehutai — sea spray

1210. rei — bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk

1211. reinga — reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M.…

1212. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1213. reka — sweet

1214. reke — Reke (i), n. 1. Knob; so butt, back, poll, of…

1215. reo — language, voice

1216. rere — to escape; to fly

1217. rerehua — to be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing

1218. rerekē — different, changed

1219. rerekētanga — difference

1220. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1221. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1222. reri — ready

1223. reta — letter

1224. reti — to skate, slide

1225. retireti — skates, skating

1226. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1227. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1228. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1229. rima — five

1230. rimu — red pine

1231. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1232. ringa — hand, arm

1233. ringaringa — hand, arm

1234. ringawera — cook, kitchenhand

1235. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1236. ripeka — Ripeka. 1. a. Lying across one another. Ara ripeka, cross-road.…

1237. ripi — frisbee

1238. rire — Rire, n. 1. Deep water. Ko nga rangi a rire,…

1239. riri — anger, angry

1240. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1241. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1242. rita — litre

1243. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1244. ritenga — custom; habit; likeness

1245. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1246. roa — long

1247. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1248. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1249. roimata — tears

1250. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1251. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1252. rongoa — Rongoa, 1. v.t. Preserve, take care of. Rongoatia a tatou…

1253. rongonui — famous

1254. rongoā — medicine

1255. rori — road

1256. roro — brain

1257. roroa — long (plural)

1258. rorohiko — computer

1259. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1260. roumamao — remote control (for TV)

1261. rourou — small basket, food basket

1262. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1263. ruaki — vomit

1264. Ruapehu — Ruapehu

1265. ruarua — few

1266. rui — shake; scatter; sow

1267. ruirui — ruirui, v.t. 1. Shake to and fro. 2. Shake off.…

1268. ruku — to dive

1269. runga — on

1270. rupe — Rupe (i), ruperupe. v.t. 1. Shake violently. He aha tau…

1271. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1272. rā — day; the sun; over there

1273. Rāapa — Wednesday

1274. Rāhina — Monday

1275. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1276. rākau — tree; timber

1277. rākaunui — Rākaunui, n. The moon on the seventeenth day, and with…

1278. Rāmere — Friday

1279. rānei — or

1280. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1281. rāoa — choked

1282. Rāpare — Thursday

1283. rāpea — indeed

1284. rāpeti — rabbit

1285. rāpihi — rubbish

1286. rārangi — line, row

1287. Rātapu — Sunday

1288. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1289. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1290. Rātū — Tuesday

1291. rāua — them; they (two people)

1292. rāwhiti — east

1293. rēmana — lemon

1294. rērere — run from one place to another

1295. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1296. rīngi — to ring/phone

1297. rīpene — ribbon, tape

1298. rīpoata — report

1299. rīwai — potato

1300. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1301. rōhi — rose

1302. rōia — lawyer

1303. rōpere — strawberry

1304. rōpu — Rōpu, n. Gust of wind, squall. Tena ka riro i…

1305. rōpā — slave, servant

1306. rōpū — group

1307. rū — earthquake; shake

1308. rūhā — Rūhā, n. A term applied to large branches or divisions…

1309. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1310. rūma — room

1311. rūnanga — assembly; council

1312. rūrū — to shake hands, wave about (v), handshake (n)

1313. taana — Taana = tāna.

1314. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1315. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1316. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1317. taewa — potato

1318. taha — to pass by; side

1319. tahanga — empty; slightly, a bit; naked

1320. tahataha — steep bank

1321. tahi — one, single

1322. tahia — (pass) be swept

1323. tahitahi — to sweep

1324. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1325. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1326. tahuri — to capsize

1327. tahā — calabash, gourd

1328. tai — tide; coast

1329. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1330. taiapa — fence

1331. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1332. taihoa — wait

1333. taika — tiger

1334. taimaha — heavy

1335. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1336. taiohi — youth

1337. taitai — to wrestle, knock

1338. taitama — young man

1339. taitamariki — young person, young people

1340. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1341. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1342. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1343. takapau — floor-mat

1344. takatū — prepare, get ready

1345. take — beginning, cause, origin

1346. taki — to lead, to bring along

1347. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1348. takiwā — district, region

1349. takoto — to lie down

1350. taku — my (singular); edge

1351. takurua — winter

1352. takutai — sea coast

1353. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1354. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1355. tamaiti — child

1356. tamariki — children

1357. tamatāne — boy

1358. tame — male animal

1359. tamāhine — daughter

1360. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1361. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1362. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1363. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1364. tangata — person

1365. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1366. tangihanga — funeral

1367. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1368. tangiwai — Tangiwai, n. 1. A transparent variety of greenstone, jade. Ka…

1369. tango — to take hold of

1370. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1371. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1372. tao — to cook

1373. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1374. taonga — property, possession

1375. tapa — to name

1376. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1377. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1378. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1379. taputapu — gear, equipment

1380. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1381. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1382. taraka — truck

1383. tarakihana — tractor

1384. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1385. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1386. Tararua — Twin Peaks

1387. taratara — taratara. 1. n. Spine, spike. Taratara o Kal, a pattern…

1388. tarau — trousers

1389. tarawera — Tarawera, n. 1. Pellaea rotundifolia, a fern. 2. Shrimp.

1390. tari — government department; office

1391. taringa — ear

1392. taro — presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)

1393. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1394. tata — near, close

1395. tatari — to wait

1396. tatau — to count

1397. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1398. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1399. tauera — towel

1400. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1401. tauira — student; example

1402. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1403. taumahi — assignment

1404. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1405. taumāhekeheke — competition

1406. taunga — to be accustomed to, familiar with

1407. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1408. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1409. taura — rope, cable

1410. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1411. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1412. tautohetohe — argue

1413. tautoko — to support

1414. tawa — purple, tower

1415. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1416. tawhito — old, former

1417. te — the, singular definite article

1418. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1419. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1420. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1421. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1422. tekau — ten

1423. tekoteko — carved figure on top of whare

1424. tepe — Tepe. 1. v.i. Congeal, coagulate. 2. n. Clot. 3. Boundary,…

1425. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1426. tereina — to train

1427. tia — to steer, adorned

1428. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1429. tiakarete — chocolate

1430. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1431. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1432. tihei — to sneeze

1433. tihewa — sneeze

1434. tihi — topknot

1435. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1436. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1437. tiketike — height; high; important

1438. tiki — to fetch

1439. tiko — to defecate; excrement

1440. tina — dinner, lunch

1441. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1442. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1443. tino — very

1444. tio — oyster

1445. tioka — chalk

1446. tipi — glide; slice

1447. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1448. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1449. tira — group or row of people

1450. tiriti — street

1451. tiro — to look

1452. tirohanga — view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)

1453. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1454. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1455. titiro — to look at

1456. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1457. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1458. toe — to remain, be left over

1459. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1460. tohetaka — Tohetaka, tohetake, n. Taraxacum magellanicum, native dandelion; a plant. E…

1461. tohorā — whale

1462. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1463. tohunga — expert, priest

1464. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1465. toi — art, knowledge

1466. toka — rock

1467. tokanga — large basket for food

1468. tokerau — autumn; northern

1469. toki — adze, axe; champion

1470. toko — divorce; pole

1471. tokohia — how many people?

1472. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1473. tokomaha — many (of people)

1474. Tokoono — six people

1475. tokorima — five (people)

1476. tokorua — two (of people)

1477. tokotoru — three (people)

1478. tokowaru — eight [people]

1479. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1480. tomo — to enter, go into

1481. tomokanga — entrance

1482. tona — Tona, tonatona, n. 1. Excrescence, wart, corn, etc. 2. Pudenda…

1483. tonga — south

1484. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1485. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1486. tonu — still

1487. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1488. tope — cut down; cut off

1489. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1490. topenga — cross-section, pieces

1491. tori — cut (v); cat (n)

1492. toro — to visit

1493. toroa — albatross

1494. toromi — be drowned

1495. toroī — fermented food

1496. toru — three

1497. tote — salt

1498. toto — blood

1499. totohe — contend

1500. tou — dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus

1501. tua — beyond

1502. tuahine — sister, of a male

1503. tuaiwa — ninth

1504. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1505. tuanui — roof

1506. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1507. tuarongo — back wall of house

1508. tuarua — second

1509. tuarā — back [body]

1510. tuatahi — first

1511. tuatoru — third

1512. tuawaru — eighth

1513. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1514. tuawhitu — seventh

1515. tuawhā — fourth

1516. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1517. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1518. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1519. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1520. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1521. tui — pierce; sew; thread; lace

1522. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1523. tukemata — eyebrow

1524. tukia — be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)

1525. tukituki — to wreck; destroy

1526. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1527. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1528. tukuata — projector

1529. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1530. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1531. tuna — eel

1532. tungāne — brother, of a female

1533. tunu — to cook, roast

1534. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1535. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1536. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1537. ture — law, rule

1538. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1539. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1540. turuturu — to make firm; leak; pole

1541. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1542. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1543. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1544. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1545. tā — print, draw

1546. tāhae — to steal

1547. tāhuna — beach; sandbank; dry

1548. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1549. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1550. tāima — time

1551. Tāite — Thursday

1552. tākai — bind; wrap up; bandage

1553. tākaro — to play

1554. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1555. tākuta — doctor

1556. tāmaki — omen, portent

1557. tāmure — snapper

1558. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1559. tāne — man, male

1560. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1561. tāone — town

1562. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1563. tāra — dollar

1564. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1565. tāraia — (pass) be shaped with an adze

1566. tārere — to swing

1567. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1568. tāroa — Tāroa (i), n. 1. A variety of flax not of…

1569. tāroaroa — tall

1570. tātahi — seaside, beach

1571. tātau — we; us; everyone

1572. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1573. tātua — a belt

1574. tātā — criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk

1575. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1576. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1577. tāuwhiuwhi — tāuwhiuwhi, v.t. Sprinkle. ‖ uwhi.

1578. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1579. tāwhiri — beckon

1580. tāwāhi — overseas

1581. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1582. tēhea — which, singular

1583. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1584. tēnehi — tennis

1585. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1586. tēnā — that, by the listener

1587. tēpu — table

1588. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1589. tērā — that over there, that

1590. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1591. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1592. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1593. Tīhema — December

1594. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1595. tīhāte — t-shirt

1596. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1597. tīkiti — ticket

1598. tīma — team

1599. tīmata — to begin, to start

1600. tīmatanga — beginning (tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)

1601. tīni — to change

1602. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1603. tīpune — teaspoon

1604. tīraha — lie face upwards

1605. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1606. tītī — muttonbird

1607. tō — your (singular); to drag

1608. tōhi — toast

1609. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1610. tōkena — stockings, socks

1611. tōku — my (singular)

1612. tōmuri — to be late

1613. tōna — his, her

1614. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1615. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1616. tōtiti — sausage

1617. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1618. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1619. tūai — skinny

1620. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1621. tūhourangi — uncultured, rough

1622. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1623. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1624. tūmau — permanent, continuous; servant

1625. tūmomo — type, sort, kind

1626. tūnga — wound; position

1627. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1628. tūpuhi — skinny

1629. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1630. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1631. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1632. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1633. tūrehu — fairy

1634. Tūrei — Tuesday

1635. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1636. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1637. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1638. tūtatakitanga — meeting (tūtataki + nominal suffix)

1639. tūtuki — to crash; to strike against; collide; bump

1640. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1641. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1642. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1643. ua — to rain; rain

1644. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1645. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1646. ui — to ask, enquire

1647. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1648. uira — lightning; to flash

1649. uiui — to interview

1650. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1651. umu — earth oven

1652. unahi — scale of fish

1653. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1654. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1655. uri — descendant, offspring

1656. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1657. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1658. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1659. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1660. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1661. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1662. utua — be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)

1663. uwhiuwhi — shower (rain)

1664. wae — foot; leg; separate

1665. waea — wire; phone

1666. waenga — middle, dividing line

1667. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1668. waewae — foot, leg

1669. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1670. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1671. wahie — driftwood

1672. wahine — woman, wife

1673. waho — out, outside, the outside

1674. wai — water; who

1675. waiariki — hot spring

1676. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1677. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1678. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1679. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1680. waikura — Waikura, n. Rust. whakawaikura, v.t. Redden. E to, e te…

1681. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1682. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1683. waipiro — alcohol

1684. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1685. wairaka — Wairaka, n. A kind of rough rain cloak.

1686. wairangi — Wairangi. 1. Beside oneself, excited, infatuated. Kua whakawairangi noa ake…

1687. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1688. wairua — spirit

1689. waiū — Waiū, n. 1. Milk. No te mahuetanga o te waiu,…

1690. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1691. wakarererangi — plane

1692. wani — scrape

1693. wao — forest

1694. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1695. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1696. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1697. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1698. wati — watch (timepiece)

1699. wawa — Wawa, a. Scattered. Ta taua haere, wawa noa atu.—E wawa…

1700. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1701. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1702. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1703. wehenga — part, division, separation (wehe + nominal suffix -nga)

1704. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1705. Wenerei — Wednesday

1706. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1707. weriweri — ugly

1708. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1709. wetekia — be untied

1710. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1711. whaea — mother, aunt

1712. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1713. whaikōrero — oratory

1714. whaiwāhi — participate

1715. whakaae — to agree

1716. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1717. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1718. whakaako — teach

1719. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1720. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1721. whakaara — whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama…

1722. whakaari — play, drama, performance

1723. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1724. whakaarohia — thought (pass of whakaaro)

1725. whakaarotia — [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)

1726. whakaata — mirror

1727. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1728. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1729. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1730. whakaeke — to gather

1731. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1732. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1733. whakahirahira — great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

1734. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1735. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1736. whakahua — pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)

1737. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1738. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1739. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1740. whakairingia — hang

1741. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1742. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1743. whakakakara — scented

1744. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1745. whakakite — whakakite, v.t. 1. Reveal, disclose. 2. Display. Ka whakakitea nga…

1746. whakakore — eliminate, delete, undo

1747. whakakā — turn on

1748. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1749. whakakī — to fill something

1750. whakamahana — heater

1751. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1752. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1753. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1754. whakamarokehia — dry!

1755. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1756. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1757. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1758. whakamihi — grateful

1759. whakaminenga — assembled people

1760. whakamoe — whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep. 2. Close the eyes.…

1761. whakamoemiti — whakamoemiti, v.t. Praise, express gratification. Ka kite a Paoa i…

1762. whakamutunga — ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)

1763. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1764. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1765. whakamātau — to test, examine

1766. whakamātautau — examination, test

1767. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1768. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1769. whakamōhiotia — to be informed

1770. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1771. whakangaro — destroy

1772. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1773. whakanoho — whakanoho, v.t. 1. Cause to sit or dwell. 2. Place,…

1774. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1775. whakaoho — to wake up

1776. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1777. whakaorangia — deliver

1778. whakaoti — complete

1779. whakaotia — completed (pass. of whakaoti)

1780. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1781. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1782. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1783. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1784. whakapakari — to strengthen

1785. whakapakoko — whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka…

1786. whakapapa — genealogy

1787. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1788. whakapono — to believe; faith

1789. whakapuare — to open

1790. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1791. whakapāha — apologise

1792. whakapātaritari — whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke. ‖ patai (i), tari (ii).

1793. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1794. whakarewa — whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi…

1795. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1796. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1797. whakaritenga — appointment

1798. whakarongo — to listen

1799. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1800. whakataka — whakataka, v.t. Throw down, cause to fall off. tātaka, takataka,…

1801. whakataki — to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

1802. whakatakoto — to lay something down

1803. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1804. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1805. whakatangitangi — music

1806. whakatau — to decide

1807. whakataukī — proverb

1808. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1809. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1810. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1811. whakatikatika — to rearrange, to put in order, to fix

1812. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1813. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1814. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1815. whakatupu — grow; bring up, nurture

1816. whakatuwhera — to open

1817. whakatuwheratia — to open

1818. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1819. whakatō — to plant

1820. whakatū — to stand something up

1821. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1822. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1823. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1824. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1825. whakawhiti — to cross

1826. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1827. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1828. whana — to kick

1829. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1830. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1831. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1832. whara — to be injured

1833. wharau — temporary shed

1834. whare — house, building

1835. wharekai — restaurant

1836. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1837. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1838. wharepaku — toilet

1839. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1840. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1841. whatitiri — thunder

1842. whatitoka — doorway

1843. whatiwhati — break off; break into pieces

1844. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1845. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1846. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1847. wheke — creak; octopus

1848. wheketere — factory

1849. whenua — land

1850. whero — red

1851. whetū — star

1852. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1853. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1854. whio — blue duck; whistle

1855. whiri — plait; twist

1856. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1857. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1858. whiro — evil

1859. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1860. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1861. whitu — seven

1862. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1863. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1864. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1865. whutupaoro — rugby

1866. whutupōro — football, rugby

1867. whā — four

1868. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1869. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1870. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1871. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1872. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1873. whānui — broad, wide

1874. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1875. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1876. whātua — Whātua, n. Ancestor, first parent. ‖ matua.

1877. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1878. wiki — week

1879. wini — window

1880. wiri — drill

1881. wiwi — wiwi. 1. Rushes, Juncus polyanthemos and J. maritimus. Akina iho…

1882. wā — time, times

1883. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1884. wāhi — part, portion; place

1885. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1886. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1887. wāhipa — past tense

1888. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1889. wātakirihi — watercress

1890. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1891. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1892. wē — Wē (i), v.i. Squeal, cry. wēwē, v.i. Yelp, as a…

1893. Wīwī — France

1894. ā — and; and then

1895. āe — yes

1896. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1897. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1898. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1899. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1900. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1901. Ākarana — Auckland

1902. ākau — shore, coast

1903. ākonga — student

1904. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1905. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1906. Ākuhata — August

1907. āmaimai — nervous

1908. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1909. ānini — headache

1910. ānō — as though; as if

1911. āpiha — officer

1912. āporo — apple

1913. āpōpō — tomorrow

1914. ārahi — to lead, guide

1915. ārahina — (pass) be led

1916. ārai — curtain; to screen off, block

1917. ārani — orange [fruit]

1918. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1919. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1920. ātea — outer space

1921. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1922. āwangawanga — worried

1923. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1924. āwhina — to help

1925. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1926. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1927. āwhā — storm

1928. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1929. ēhea — which

1930. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1931. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1932. ērā — those (over there)

1933. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1934. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1935. ī — Ī (i), ii, v.i. 1. Ferment, turn sour. 2. Be…

1936. īmera — email

1937. īmēra — email

1938. īnoi — beg; pray; request; prayer

1939. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1940. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1941. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1942. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1943. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1944. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1945. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1946. ūkui — to wipe

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