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. huhuti — Huhuti. ‖ huti.

303. hui — meeting; gathered

304. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

305. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

306. huihuinga — meeting

307. Huitanguru — February

308. huka — sugar

309. hukapapa — frost

310. hukarere — snow

311. hukātara — hail

312. huna — to hide

313. hunaa — hidden (pass of huna)

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

315. hunga — group, people, company of people

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

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

318. hupa — soup

319. huri — to turn

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

321. huritau — birthday

322. huruhuru — fur

323. hutukawa — Hutukawa, n. 1. Some personal adornment, probably a head-dress of…

324. hā — breath; flavour

325. hāereere — to wander, roam

326. hāhi — church, religion

327. hākari — feast

328. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

329. hāmama — open, gaping

330. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

331. hāneanea — sofa

332. hāngai — opposite, facing

333. hāngi — traditional earth oven

334. Hānuere — January

335. hāora — hour; oxygen

336. hāpai — carry; lift up

337. Hātarei — Saturday

338. hāte — shirt

339. hāunga — besides

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

341. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

342. hē — wrong; error, mistake

343. hēki — egg

344. hēra — sail

345. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

347. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

348. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

349. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

350. hītimi — marble; marbles

351. hōhipera — hospital

352. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

354. hōia — soldier, warrior

355. hōiho — horse

356. Hōngongoi — July

357. hōro — hall

358. hōtoke — winter, cold

359. hōtēra — hotel

360. hōu — new, modern; fresh

361. hū — shoe

362. hūmārie — humble, easy going

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

364. hūtia — (pass) be hoisted up

365. 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.

366. ia — he, she, him, her

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

368. iho — downwards

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

370. ihu — nose

371. ika — fish

372. ina — if, when

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

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

375. inanahi — yesterday

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

377. inapō — last night

378. Ingarangi — England

379. ingoa — name

380. inoi — pray

381. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

383. inā — if, when

384. ināianei — now

385. ipo — darling

386. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

387. ipurangi — internet

388. ira — freckle; gene

389. iriiri — baptise

390. irāmutu — niece, nephew

391. ita — held firm; be committed

392. iti — small, little

393. iwa — nine

394. iwi — tribe

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

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

397. kaha — strong, able

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

399. kahikatea — white pine

400. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

402. kai — eat (v); food (n)

403. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

404. kaihana — cousin

405. kaihanga — creator; builder

406. kaihoko — seller

407. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

410. kaimoana — seafood

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

412. kainga — (pass) be eaten

413. kaipara — athlete; athletics

414. kaipuke — ship

415. kairangi — excellence

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

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

418. kaituhi — writer, author

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

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

421. kaiwaiata — singer

422. kaiwawao — referee, umpire

423. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

426. kaiārahi — leader, guide

427. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

428. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

429. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

431. kakau — handle

432. kake — to climb

433. kama — eager

434. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

436. kamupene — company, business

437. kamupūtu — gumboot

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

439. kanga — abuse; curse

440. kani — to saw; a saw

441. kanikani — dance, to dance

442. kanohi — face

443. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

445. kapahaka — concert party

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

447. kapu — cup

448. kapua — cloud

449. kaputī — cup of tea

450. kara — colour

451. karaehe — class (school); glass

452. karahipi — scholarship

453. karaihe — grass

454. karaka — orange (colour)

455. karakia — prayer, to pray

456. karamu — gram

457. karanga — to call

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

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

460. karapoti — surround

461. kararehe — animal

462. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

463. kare — stove, heater

464. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

465. karere — message

466. karo — dodge, avoid

467. karoro — seagull

468. karu — eye

469. kata — to laugh

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

471. kataina — laughed (pass. of kata)

472. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

474. kati — close, shut

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

476. katipō — venomous spider

477. kato — pluck

478. katoa — all

479. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

481. kau — swim; cow

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

483. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

484. kauhoe — to swim

485. kaukau — to bathe

486. kaumātua — elder; elderly

487. kaunihera — council

488. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

490. kaute — to count

491. kauwhau — recite; preach; lecture; speech

492. kawa — sour, yuck

493. kawakawa — pepper tree

494. kawe — to carry, convey

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

496. kawhe — coffee

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

498. kei te — at the moment; now

499. keke — cake

500. kerei — grey

501. kererū — native pigeon

502. keri — dig

503. keria — (pass) be dug

504. kete — basket, kit

505. keti — gate

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

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

508. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

509. kikino — Kikino. ‖ kino.

510. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

511. kimi — to look for, seek

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

513. kina — sea urchin

514. kino — bad

515. kiore — rat

516. kiri — skin

517. kiriata — movie, film

518. Kirihimete — Christmas

519. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

520. kiriweti — unpopular

521. kiromita — kilometre

522. kita — fast; tightly

523. kite — to see

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

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

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

527. kiwa — wink

528. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

530. koa — happy

531. koata — quarter

532. koe — you, one person

533. koha — gift

534. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

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

536. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

537. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

539. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

540. Kohitātea — January

541. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

542. koi — sharp

543. koia — it is, so

544. koinei — this is

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

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

547. kokonga — corner

548. komiti — committee

549. konei — here, by speaker

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

551. konohete — concert

552. konā — there, by listener

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

554. kope — nappy

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

556. kora — fragment; spark

557. kore — zero, nothing

558. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

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

560. koretake — useless

561. kori — to move, wriggle, play

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

563. koroheke — old man

564. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

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

566. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

567. korowai — cloak

568. korā — over there

569. kotahi — one

570. koti — coat, jacket

571. Kotirangi — Scotland

572. koura — gold

573. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

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

579. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

581. kuini — queen

582. kuki — cook

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

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

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

586. kumu — buttocks, bottom

587. kupenga — net

588. kupu — word

589. kura — school; treasured item

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

591. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

592. kurī — dog

593. kutarere — scooter

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

595. kutikuti — scissors

596. kā — to burn, be alight

597. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

598. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

599. kāinga — home

600. kākahu — clothing, garment

601. kākā — parrot

602. kākāriki — green

603. kāmera — camera

604. kāmura — carpenter

605. kānga — corn

606. kāo — no!

607. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

608. kāpara — torch, hardwood

609. kāpata — cupboard

610. kāpene — captain

611. kāpeti — cabbage

612. kāre — Negative word

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

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

615. kāri — playing card

616. kātahi — then

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

618. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

620. kāwhe — calf

621. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

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

623. kēkē — armpit

624. kēmu — game

625. kī — to be full

626. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

627. kīanga — phrase

628. kīhai — Negative word

629. kīhini — kitchen

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

631. kīngi — king

632. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

633. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

634. kōanga — spring (the season of)

635. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

636. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

637. kōhatu — stone

638. kōhinu — petrol

639. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

640. kōhuru — to murder

641. kōhurutia — to be murdered

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

643. kōmihana — commission

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

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

646. kōpū — belly, womb

647. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

650. kōrori — stir

651. kōrua — you, two people

652. kōti — court

653. kōtiro — girl

654. kōtuku — white heron

655. kōura — crayfish

656. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

657. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

658. kōwhaki — tear off

659. kōwhatu — stone

660. kūaha — door

661. kūao — young of animals

662. kūare — ignorant

663. kūhā — thigh

664. Kūkara — Google

665. kūkū — pigeon

666. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

667. kūmera — sweet potato

668. kūtai — mussel

669. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

671. maero — mile

672. maha — many

673. mahaki — sick; sick person

674. mahana — to be warm, warm

675. mahara — thought, memory

676. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

677. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

678. mahi — to do, work, make

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

680. maho — laid back

681. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

682. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

683. Mahuru — September

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

685. maika — banana (also panana)

686. maimoa — cherish, take care of

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

688. maka — to throw or pass

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

690. makariri — cold

691. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

693. makere — to get down from

694. makimaki — monkey

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

696. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

697. mana — prestige, authority

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

699. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

701. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

702. manako — to like

703. manawa — heart

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

705. Mane — Monday

706. manga — branch; stream

707. mangō — shark

708. mano — thousand

709. manu — bird

710. manuhiri — guest

711. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

712. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

713. maoa — cooked; ripe

714. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

715. marama — month, moon

716. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

717. maramataka — calendar

718. maranga — to arise; to get up

719. marangai — heavy rain, storm

720. maremare — to cough

721. maringi — to spill (trans)

722. marino — calm

723. maro — kilt-like garment

724. maroke — dry

725. maru — power; shelter

726. marumaru — shaded

727. marū — bruised; crushed

728. mata — point, blade; face

729. mataku — scared, afraid

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

731. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

732. matapihi — window

733. matapiko — mean, stingy

734. Matariki — Pleiades

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

736. matau — fish hook; right side

737. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

738. matekai — hungry, starving

739. matenga — time or circumstance of death

740. matewai — thirst; thirsty

741. matimati — finger, toe

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

743. matua — parent, father

744. mau — to wear clothes

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

746. maumahara — to remember, remember

747. maunga — mountain

748. mauri — life spirit

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

750. mauī — left (direction)

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

752. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

755. Mei — May

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

757. meke — fist; to punch

758. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

759. mema — member, members

760. menemene — to smile

761. meneti — minute

762. mere — bush, shrub

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

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

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

766. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

767. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

768. mimi — urine; urinate

769. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

770. minita — minister

771. mira — mill

772. miraka — milk

773. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

774. miriona — million

775. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

777. mitimiti — to lick

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

779. moa — large extinct bird

780. moana — sea

781. moata — early; early morning

782. moe — sleep; to marry

783. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

785. moenga — bed

786. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

790. mokemoke — lonely

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

792. moko — lizard

793. mokopuna — grandchild

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

795. momo — type, kind

796. moni — money

797. motokā — car, motorcar

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

799. motukā — car

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

801. moutere — island

802. mua — front, before

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

804. mura — blaze, flame

805. muri — behind, after

806. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

809. mā — clean, white, and others

810. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

812. māhina — moon

813. māhita — teacher

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

815. māhunga — head

816. māia — capable, brave, bold

817. mākona — satisfied, full

818. māku — for me, by me

819. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

820. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

822. māna — for him, her, by him, her

823. māngai — mouth; representative

824. māngere — lazy

825. mānia — plains

826. mānuka — tea-tree

827. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

828. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

829. māra — garden

830. mārama — clear, understand

831. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

832. mārena — to marry; wedding

833. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

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

835. māripi — knife

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

837. mātaki — to watch

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

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

840. mātao — cold

841. mātau — to know, understand

842. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

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

846. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

849. māui — on the left hand, left side

850. māuiui — sick

851. māwhero — pink

852. mēnā — if

853. mēra — mail

854. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

855. mīhini — machine

856. mīti — meat

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

858. mōhio — to know

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

860. mōhiti — glasses

861. mōkai — pet

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

863. mōmona — fat

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

865. mōrena — good morning

866. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

867. mōu — for you

868. mōunu — bait

869. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

872. naihi — knife

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

874. nama — number

875. nanahi — yesterday

876. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

877. napō — last night

878. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

879. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

880. nehenehe — forest

881. nei — here, by speaker

882. neke — to move

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

884. ngahau — party, concert

885. ngahere — forest, bush

886. Ngahuru — Autumn

887. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

889. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

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

891. ngaru — wave

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

893. ngau — to bite

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

895. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

896. ngenge — tired

897. ngeru — cat

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

899. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

900. ngoikore — weak; listless

901. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

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

903. ngungu — turn aside

904. ngutu — lip, lips

905. ngā — the, plural

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

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

908. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

909. ngārara — reptile, monster

910. ngātahi — together

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

912. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

913. ngāwhā — boiling spring

914. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

915. niho — tooth

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

917. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

920. nohinohi — small

921. noho — to live; sit

922. nohoanga — home, sofa

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

924. nohopuku — silent; to diet

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

926. nui — big, great, many

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

928. nuku — to move

929. nunui — big (plural form)

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

931. nāianei — now

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

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

934. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

938. nō — from

939. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

941. nōnanahi — yesterday

942. nōu — yours

943. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

946. oho — to wake up

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

948. oi — shake, shudder

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

950. Oketopa — October

951. okioki — to pause; rest

952. oko — bowl

953. oma — to run, escape

954. omanga — refuge

955. omaoma — running

956. onamata — of ancient times

957. one — beach, sand

958. oneone — earth, soil

959. onepū — sand, beach

960. ono — six

961. ope — group travelling together

962. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

964. oreore — to shake, quiver

965. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

966. oti — to be completed

967. otirā — but, on the other hand

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

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

970. pae — ridge

971. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

972. pahemo — pass by; pass on

973. pahi — bus

974. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

977. paihikara — bike

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

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

980. paipa — pipe

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

982. pakari — mature, ripe

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

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

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

986. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

987. pakitara — wall

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

989. paku — small

990. pakupaku — very small

991. pana — to push away, to expel

992. panaia — banished

993. panana — banana

994. pane — head

995. panekoti — skirt, dress

996. pango — black

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

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

999. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

1000. paoro — ball

1001. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

1002. papai — good (plural), very good

1003. Papaioea — Palmerston North

1004. papakupu — dictionary

1005. para — blood relation; pollen; sediment; waste material

1006. parai — fry; frying pan

1007. paraihe — award, prize; brush

1008. paraikete — blanket

1009. Paraire — Friday

1010. parakuihi — breakfast

1011. parani — daisy, brand

1012. parapara — filth; talents

1013. pararē — Pararē (ii), n. Food. Ka haere tatou ki te parare.…

1014. parata — Parata, n. 1. An imaginary monster in the sea, the…

1015. paraumu — Paraumu, n. Black soil, humus.

1016. parauri — brown

1017. pare — to ward off, to divert

1018. parehe — pizza; flattened

1019. paremata — Paremata, n. 1. Payment, return, revenge. He iti te whainga,…

1020. parepare — parepare, n. 1. Breastwork in a fortification. 2. Defensive charm.…

1021. pari — cliff

1022. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

1023. paruauru — Paruauru, n. One who cultivates the soil.

1024. paruparu — dirt, mud

1025. parāoa — bread, flour

1026. pata — butter

1027. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

1028. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)

1029. patunga — patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te…

1030. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

1031. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)

1032. paukena — pumpkin

1033. pea — pair; pear

1034. pehea — Pehea, pewhea. 1. Interrogative. Of what sort, character, appearance, etc.…

1035. peita — paint

1036. peka — branch

1037. peke — to jump, to leap over

1038. pekepeke — pekepeke. 1. a. Quick. Kia pekepeke te haere. 2. n.…

1039. pene — pen

1040. pepa — paper; pepper

1041. pepeha — proclamation of origin

1042. pere — bell

1043. pereti — plate

1044. peti — heap up

1045. petipeti — petipeti, n. 1. A weed growing in freshwater lakes which…

1046. pia — beer

1047. piana — piano

1048. pihikete — biscuit

1049. piki — to increase

1050. pikitia — picture, film

1051. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved

1052. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…

1053. Pipiri — June

1054. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…

1055. pirau — rotten

1056. piri — to stick to, to cling

1057. pirihimana — police officer

1058. pirimia — prime minister

1059. piringa — shelter, hiding place

1060. piro — stinking, putrid

1061. pito — belly button, end, extremity

1062. poaka — pig

1063. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string

1064. Poihākena — Sydney

1065. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

1066. poitarawhiti — netball

1067. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)

1068. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

1069. pono — true, faithful

1070. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

1071. poraka — jersey

1072. poro — to cut off, to cut short

1073. poroporo — bracelet; purple

1074. porotaka — Porotaka, porotātaka. 1. a. Round. Porotaka mai nga pararau ka…

1075. porou — eager, energetic

1076. poti — boat

1077. poto — short

1078. pou — pole, post

1079. pouaka — box

1080. pounamu — greenstone

1081. poupou — father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep

1082. pouri — Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e…

1083. poutāpeta — post office

1084. pua — flower; seed

1085. puehu — dust

1086. puhi — to blow (wind)

1087. puka — form, booklet

1088. Pukamata — Facebook

1089. pukapuka — book, lungs

1090. puke — hill

1091. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

1092. puku — stomach, belly

1093. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

1094. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1095. puna — pool, spring

1096. pune — spoon

1097. punga — anchor; joint

1098. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1099. punua — young animal

1100. pupuhi — to shoot

1101. pupuri — to hold onto

1102. purapura — seed

1103. purei — to play, play

1104. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1105. purotu — handsome

1106. purupuru — to stop chinks

1107. puta — to appear, to come out

1108. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1109. putiputi — flower

1110. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1111. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1112. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1113. pāhau — beard

1114. pāhi — purse, to pass

1115. pāka — a park; a box

1116. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1117. pākete — bucket

1118. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1119. pāmu — farm

1120. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1121. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1122. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1123. pāpā — father, uncle

1124. pāpāho — broadcast

1125. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1126. pāremata — parliament

1127. pātai — question; to ask a question

1128. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1129. pātara — bottle

1130. pāti — party

1131. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1132. pātuhi — text message, to text

1133. pātītī — grass

1134. pātōtō — knock

1135. pātū — wall

1136. pāua — abalone

1137. pēhea — how?

1138. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1139. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1140. pēkana — bacon

1141. pēke — bag

1142. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1143. pēnā — like that, near listener

1144. pēpi — baby

1145. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1146. pērā — like that, yonder

1147. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1148. pīrangi — to want, desire

1149. pītiti — peach

1150. pō — night

1151. pōhara — poor

1152. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1153. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1154. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1155. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1156. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1157. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1158. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1159. pōtae — hat

1160. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1161. pōti — vote

1162. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1163. pōturi — deaf; slow

1164. pōuri — sad, dark

1165. pōwhiri — welcome

1166. pū — to blow gently

1167. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1168. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1169. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1170. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1171. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1172. pūngāwerewere — spider

1173. pūrongo — a report

1174. pūru — bull

1175. pūrākau — traditional story

1176. pūtaiao — science

1177. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1178. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1179. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1180. raihana — licence

1181. raihi — rice

1182. raiona — lion

1183. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1184. raki — north

1185. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1186. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1187. rama — light, torch

1188. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1189. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1190. rangi — sky, day

1191. ranginamu — handsome

1192. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1193. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1194. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1195. raorao — plains

1196. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1197. rapu — to look for

1198. raranga — plait; weave

1199. rarauhe — fern

1200. rare — lolly

1201. raro — under, below; time

1202. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1203. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1204. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1205. rau — to put into; leaf

1206. rauemi — resource

1207. raumati — summer

1208. raupō — reed, bulrush

1209. raureka — deceitful

1210. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1211. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1212. rawe — lovely, excellent

1213. rehe — Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia…

1214. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1215. rehutai — sea spray

1216. rei — bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk

1217. reinga — reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M.…

1218. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1219. reka — sweet

1220. reke — Reke (i), n. 1. Knob; so butt, back, poll, of…

1221. reo — language, voice

1222. rere — to escape; to fly

1223. rerehua — to be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing

1224. rerekē — different, changed

1225. rerekētanga — difference

1226. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1227. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1228. reri — ready

1229. reta — letter

1230. reti — to skate, slide

1231. retireti — skates, skating

1232. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1233. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1234. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1235. rima — five

1236. rimu — red pine

1237. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1238. ringa — hand, arm

1239. ringaringa — hand, arm

1240. ringawera — cook, kitchenhand

1241. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1242. ripeka — Ripeka. 1. a. Lying across one another. Ara ripeka, cross-road.…

1243. ripi — frisbee

1244. rire — Rire, n. 1. Deep water. Ko nga rangi a rire,…

1245. riri — anger, angry

1246. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1247. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1248. rita — litre

1249. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1250. ritenga — custom; habit; likeness

1251. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1252. roa — long

1253. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1254. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1255. roimata — tears

1256. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1257. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1258. rongoa — Rongoa, 1. v.t. Preserve, take care of. Rongoatia a tatou…

1259. rongonui — famous

1260. rongoā — medicine

1261. rori — road

1262. roro — brain

1263. roroa — long (plural)

1264. rorohiko — computer

1265. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1266. roumamao — remote control (for TV)

1267. rourou — small basket, food basket

1268. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1269. ruaki — vomit

1270. Ruapehu — Ruapehu

1271. ruarua — few

1272. rui — shake; scatter; sow

1273. ruirui — ruirui, v.t. 1. Shake to and fro. 2. Shake off.…

1274. ruku — to dive

1275. runga — on

1276. rupe — Rupe (i), ruperupe. v.t. 1. Shake violently. He aha tau…

1277. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1278. rā — day; the sun; over there

1279. Rāapa — Wednesday

1280. Rāhina — Monday

1281. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1282. rākau — tree; timber

1283. rākaunui — Rākaunui, n. The moon on the seventeenth day, and with…

1284. Rāmere — Friday

1285. rānei — or

1286. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1287. rāoa — choked

1288. Rāpare — Thursday

1289. rāpea — indeed

1290. rāpeti — rabbit

1291. rāpihi — rubbish

1292. rārangi — line, row

1293. Rātapu — Sunday

1294. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1295. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1296. Rātū — Tuesday

1297. rāua — them; they (two people)

1298. rāwhiti — east

1299. rēmana — lemon

1300. rērere — run from one place to another

1301. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1302. rīngi — to ring/phone

1303. rīpene — ribbon, tape

1304. rīpoata — report

1305. rīwai — potato

1306. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1307. rōhi — rose

1308. rōia — lawyer

1309. rōpere — strawberry

1310. rōpu — Rōpu, n. Gust of wind, squall. Tena ka riro i…

1311. rōpā — slave, servant

1312. rōpū — group

1313. rū — earthquake; shake

1314. rūhā — Rūhā, n. A term applied to large branches or divisions…

1315. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1316. rūma — room

1317. rūnanga — assembly; council

1318. rūrū — to shake hands, wave about (v), handshake (n)

1319. taana — Taana = tāna.

1320. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1321. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1322. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1323. taewa — potato

1324. taha — to pass by; side

1325. tahanga — empty; slightly, a bit; naked

1326. tahataha — steep bank

1327. tahi — one, single

1328. tahia — (pass) be swept

1329. tahitahi — to sweep

1330. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1331. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1332. tahuri — to capsize

1333. tahā — calabash, gourd

1334. tai — tide; coast

1335. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1336. taiapa — fence

1337. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1338. taihoa — wait

1339. taika — tiger

1340. taimaha — heavy

1341. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1342. taiohi — youth

1343. taitai — to wrestle, knock

1344. taitama — young man

1345. taitamariki — young person, young people

1346. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1347. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1348. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1349. takapau — floor-mat

1350. takatū — prepare, get ready

1351. take — beginning, cause, origin

1352. taki — to lead, to bring along

1353. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1354. takiwā — district, region

1355. takoto — to lie down

1356. taku — my (singular); edge

1357. takurua — winter

1358. takutai — sea coast

1359. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1360. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1361. tamaiti — child

1362. tamariki — children

1363. tamatāne — boy

1364. tame — male animal

1365. tamāhine — daughter

1366. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1367. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1368. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1369. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1370. tangata — person

1371. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1372. tangihanga — funeral

1373. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1374. tangiwai — Tangiwai, n. 1. A transparent variety of greenstone, jade. Ka…

1375. tango — to take hold of

1376. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1377. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1378. tao — to cook

1379. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1380. taonga — property, possession

1381. tapa — to name

1382. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1383. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1384. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1385. taputapu — gear, equipment

1386. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1387. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1388. taraka — truck

1389. tarakihana — tractor

1390. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1391. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1392. Tararua — Twin Peaks

1393. taratara — taratara. 1. n. Spine, spike. Taratara o Kal, a pattern…

1394. tarau — trousers

1395. tarawera — Tarawera, n. 1. Pellaea rotundifolia, a fern. 2. Shrimp.

1396. tari — government department; office

1397. taringa — ear

1398. taro — presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)

1399. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1400. tata — near, close

1401. tatari — to wait

1402. tatau — to count

1403. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1404. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1405. tauera — towel

1406. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1407. tauira — student; example

1408. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1409. taumahi — assignment

1410. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1411. taumāhekeheke — competition

1412. taunga — to be accustomed to, familiar with

1413. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1414. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1415. taura — rope, cable

1416. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1417. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1418. tautohetohe — argue

1419. tautoko — to support

1420. tawa — purple, tower

1421. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1422. tawhito — old, former

1423. te — the, singular definite article

1424. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1425. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1426. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1427. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1428. tekau — ten

1429. tekoteko — carved figure on top of whare

1430. tepe — Tepe. 1. v.i. Congeal, coagulate. 2. n. Clot. 3. Boundary,…

1431. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1432. tereina — to train

1433. tia — to steer, adorned

1434. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1435. tiakarete — chocolate

1436. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1437. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1438. tihei — to sneeze

1439. tihewa — sneeze

1440. tihi — topknot

1441. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1442. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1443. tiketike — height; high; important

1444. tiki — to fetch

1445. tiko — to defecate; excrement

1446. tina — dinner, lunch

1447. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1448. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1449. tino — very

1450. tio — oyster

1451. tioka — chalk

1452. tipi — glide; slice

1453. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1454. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1455. tira — group or row of people

1456. tiriti — street

1457. tiro — to look

1458. tirohanga — view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)

1459. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1460. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1461. titiro — to look at

1462. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1463. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1464. toe — to remain, be left over

1465. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1466. tohetaka — Tohetaka, tohetake, n. Taraxacum magellanicum, native dandelion; a plant. E…

1467. tohorā — whale

1468. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1469. tohunga — expert, priest

1470. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1471. toi — art, knowledge

1472. toka — rock

1473. tokanga — large basket for food

1474. tokerau — autumn; northern

1475. toki — adze, axe; champion

1476. toko — divorce; pole

1477. tokohia — how many people?

1478. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1479. tokomaha — many (of people)

1480. Tokoono — six people

1481. tokorima — five (people)

1482. tokorua — two (of people)

1483. tokotoru — three (people)

1484. tokowaru — eight [people]

1485. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1486. tomo — to enter, go into

1487. tomokanga — entrance

1488. tona — Tona, tonatona, n. 1. Excrescence, wart, corn, etc. 2. Pudenda…

1489. tonga — south

1490. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1491. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1492. tonu — still

1493. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1494. tope — cut down; cut off

1495. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1496. topenga — cross-section, pieces

1497. tori — cut (v); cat (n)

1498. toro — to visit

1499. toroa — albatross

1500. toromi — be drowned

1501. toroī — fermented food

1502. toru — three

1503. tote — salt

1504. toto — blood

1505. totohe — contend

1506. tou — dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus

1507. tua — beyond

1508. tuahine — sister, of a male

1509. tuaiwa — ninth

1510. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1511. tuanui — roof

1512. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1513. tuarongo — back wall of house

1514. tuarua — second

1515. tuarā — back [body]

1516. tuatahi — first

1517. tuatoru — third

1518. tuawaru — eighth

1519. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1520. tuawhitu — seventh

1521. tuawhā — fourth

1522. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1523. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1524. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1525. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1526. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1527. tui — pierce; sew; thread; lace

1528. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1529. tukemata — eyebrow

1530. tukia — be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)

1531. tukituki — to wreck; destroy

1532. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1533. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1534. tukuata — projector

1535. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1536. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1537. tuna — eel

1538. tungāne — brother, of a female

1539. tunu — to cook, roast

1540. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1541. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1542. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1543. ture — law, rule

1544. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1545. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1546. turuturu — to make firm; leak; pole

1547. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1548. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1549. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1550. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1551. tā — print, draw

1552. tāhae — to steal

1553. tāhuna — beach; sandbank; dry

1554. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1555. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1556. tāima — time

1557. Tāite — Thursday

1558. tākai — bind; wrap up; bandage

1559. tākaro — to play

1560. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1561. tākuta — doctor

1562. tāmaki — omen, portent

1563. tāmure — snapper

1564. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1565. tāne — man, male

1566. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1567. tāone — town

1568. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1569. tāra — dollar

1570. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1571. tāraia — (pass) be shaped with an adze

1572. tārere — to swing

1573. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1574. tāroa — Tāroa (i), n. 1. A variety of flax not of…

1575. tāroaroa — tall

1576. tātahi — seaside, beach

1577. tātau — we; us; everyone

1578. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1579. tātua — a belt

1580. tātā — criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk

1581. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1582. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1583. tāuwhiuwhi — tāuwhiuwhi, v.t. Sprinkle. ‖ uwhi.

1584. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1585. tāwhiri — beckon

1586. tāwāhi — overseas

1587. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1588. tēhea — which, singular

1589. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1590. tēnehi — tennis

1591. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1592. tēnā — that, by the listener

1593. tēpu — table

1594. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1595. tērā — that over there, that

1596. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1597. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1598. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1599. Tīhema — December

1600. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1601. tīhāte — t-shirt

1602. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1603. tīkiti — ticket

1604. tīma — team

1605. tīmata — to begin, to start

1606. tīmatanga — beginning (tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)

1607. tīni — to change

1608. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1609. tīpune — teaspoon

1610. tīraha — lie face upwards

1611. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1612. tītī — muttonbird

1613. tō — your (singular); to drag

1614. tōhi — toast

1615. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1616. tōkena — stockings, socks

1617. tōku — my (singular)

1618. tōmuri — to be late

1619. tōna — his, her

1620. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1621. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1622. tōtiti — sausage

1623. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1624. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1625. tūai — skinny

1626. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1627. tūhourangi — uncultured, rough

1628. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1629. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1630. tūmau — permanent, continuous; servant

1631. tūmomo — type, sort, kind

1632. tūnga — wound; position

1633. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1634. tūpuhi — skinny

1635. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1636. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1637. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1638. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1639. tūrehu — fairy

1640. Tūrei — Tuesday

1641. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1642. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1643. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1644. tūtatakitanga — meeting (tūtataki + nominal suffix)

1645. tūtuki — to crash; to strike against; collide; bump

1646. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1647. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1648. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1649. ua — to rain; rain

1650. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1651. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1652. ui — to ask, enquire

1653. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1654. uira — lightning; to flash

1655. uiui — to interview

1656. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1657. umu — earth oven

1658. unahi — scale of fish

1659. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1660. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1661. uri — descendant, offspring

1662. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1663. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1664. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1665. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1666. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1667. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1668. utua — be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)

1669. uwhiuwhi — shower (rain)

1670. wae — foot; leg; separate

1671. waea — wire; phone

1672. waenga — middle, dividing line

1673. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1674. waewae — foot, leg

1675. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1676. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1677. wahie — driftwood

1678. wahine — woman, wife

1679. waho — out, outside, the outside

1680. wai — water; who

1681. waiariki — hot spring

1682. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1683. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1684. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1685. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1686. waikura — Waikura, n. Rust. whakawaikura, v.t. Redden. E to, e te…

1687. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1688. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1689. waipiro — alcohol

1690. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1691. wairaka — Wairaka, n. A kind of rough rain cloak.

1692. wairangi — Wairangi. 1. Beside oneself, excited, infatuated. Kua whakawairangi noa ake…

1693. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1694. wairua — spirit

1695. waiū — Waiū, n. 1. Milk. No te mahuetanga o te waiu,…

1696. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1697. wakarererangi — plane

1698. wani — scrape

1699. wao — forest

1700. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1701. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1702. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1703. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1704. wati — watch (timepiece)

1705. wawa — Wawa, a. Scattered. Ta taua haere, wawa noa atu.—E wawa…

1706. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1707. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1708. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1709. wehenga — part, division, separation (wehe + nominal suffix -nga)

1710. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1711. Wenerei — Wednesday

1712. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1713. weriweri — ugly

1714. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1715. wetekia — be untied

1716. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1717. whaea — mother, aunt

1718. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1719. whaikōrero — oratory

1720. whaiwāhi — participate

1721. whakaae — to agree

1722. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1723. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1724. whakaako — teach

1725. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1726. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1727. whakaara — whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama…

1728. whakaari — play, drama, performance

1729. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1730. whakaarohia — thought (pass of whakaaro)

1731. whakaarotia — [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)

1732. whakaata — mirror

1733. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1734. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1735. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1736. whakaeke — to gather

1737. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1738. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1739. whakahirahira — great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

1740. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1741. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1742. whakahua — pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)

1743. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1744. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1745. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1746. whakairingia — hang

1747. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1748. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1749. whakakakara — scented

1750. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1751. whakakite — whakakite, v.t. 1. Reveal, disclose. 2. Display. Ka whakakitea nga…

1752. whakakore — eliminate, delete, undo

1753. whakakā — turn on

1754. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1755. whakakī — to fill something

1756. whakamahana — heater

1757. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1758. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1759. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1760. whakamarokehia — dry!

1761. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1762. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1763. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1764. whakamihi — grateful

1765. whakaminenga — assembled people

1766. whakamoe — whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep. 2. Close the eyes.…

1767. whakamoemiti — whakamoemiti, v.t. Praise, express gratification. Ka kite a Paoa i…

1768. whakamutunga — ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)

1769. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1770. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1771. whakamātau — to test, examine

1772. whakamātautau — examination, test

1773. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1774. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1775. whakamōhiotia — to be informed

1776. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1777. whakangaro — destroy

1778. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1779. whakanoho — whakanoho, v.t. 1. Cause to sit or dwell. 2. Place,…

1780. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1781. whakaoho — to wake up

1782. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1783. whakaorangia — deliver

1784. whakaoti — complete

1785. whakaotia — completed (pass. of whakaoti)

1786. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1787. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1788. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1789. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1790. whakapakari — to strengthen

1791. whakapakoko — whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka…

1792. whakapapa — genealogy

1793. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1794. whakapono — to believe; faith

1795. whakapuare — to open

1796. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1797. whakapāha — apologise

1798. whakapātaritari — whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke. ‖ patai (i), tari (ii).

1799. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1800. whakarewa — whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi…

1801. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1802. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1803. whakaritenga — appointment

1804. whakarongo — to listen

1805. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1806. whakataka — whakataka, v.t. Throw down, cause to fall off. tātaka, takataka,…

1807. whakataki — to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

1808. whakatakoto — to lay something down

1809. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1810. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1811. whakatangitangi — music

1812. whakatau — to decide

1813. whakataukī — proverb

1814. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1815. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1816. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1817. whakatikatika — to rearrange, to put in order, to fix

1818. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1819. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1820. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1821. whakatupu — grow; bring up, nurture

1822. whakatuwhera — to open

1823. whakatuwheratia — to open

1824. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1825. whakatō — to plant

1826. whakatū — to stand something up

1827. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1828. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1829. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1830. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1831. whakawhiti — to cross

1832. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1833. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1834. whana — to kick

1835. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1836. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1837. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1838. whara — to be injured

1839. wharau — temporary shed

1840. whare — house, building

1841. wharekai — restaurant

1842. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1843. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1844. wharepaku — toilet

1845. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1846. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1847. whatitiri — thunder

1848. whatitoka — doorway

1849. whatiwhati — break off; break into pieces

1850. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1851. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1852. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1853. wheke — creak; octopus

1854. wheketere — factory

1855. whenua — land

1856. whero — red

1857. whetū — star

1858. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1859. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1860. whio — blue duck; whistle

1861. whiri — plait; twist

1862. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1863. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1864. whiro — evil

1865. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1866. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1867. whitu — seven

1868. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1869. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1870. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1871. whutupaoro — rugby

1872. whutupōro — football, rugby

1873. whā — four

1874. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1875. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1876. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1877. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1878. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1879. whānui — broad, wide

1880. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1881. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1882. whātua — Whātua, n. Ancestor, first parent. ‖ matua.

1883. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1884. wiki — week

1885. wini — window

1886. wiri — drill

1887. wiwi — wiwi. 1. Rushes, Juncus polyanthemos and J. maritimus. Akina iho…

1888. wā — time, times

1889. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1890. wāhi — part, portion; place

1891. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1892. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1893. wāhipa — past tense

1894. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1895. wātakirihi — watercress

1896. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1897. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1898. wē — Wē (i), v.i. Squeal, cry. wēwē, v.i. Yelp, as a…

1899. Wīwī — France

1900. ā — and; and then

1901. āe — yes

1902. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1903. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1904. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1905. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1906. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1907. Ākarana — Auckland

1908. ākau — shore, coast

1909. ākonga — student

1910. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1911. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1912. Ākuhata — August

1913. āmaimai — nervous

1914. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1915. ānini — headache

1916. ānō — as though; as if

1917. āpiha — officer

1918. āporo — apple

1919. āpōpō — tomorrow

1920. ārahi — to lead, guide

1921. ārahina — (pass) be led

1922. ārai — curtain; to screen off, block

1923. ārani — orange [fruit]

1924. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1925. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1926. ātea — outer space

1927. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1928. āwangawanga — worried

1929. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1930. āwhina — to help

1931. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1932. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1933. āwhā — storm

1934. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1935. ēhea — which

1936. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1937. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1938. ērā — those (over there)

1939. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1940. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1941. ī — Ī (i), ii, v.i. 1. Ferment, turn sour. 2. Be…

1942. īmera — email

1943. īmēra — email

1944. īnoi — beg; pray; request; prayer

1945. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1946. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1947. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1948. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1949. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1950. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1951. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1952. ūkui — to wipe

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