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. hākete — jacket

329. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

330. hāmama — open, gaping

331. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

332. hāmua — Hāmua, n. 1. A variety of native rat seldom eaten,…

333. hāneanea — sofa

334. hāngai — opposite, facing

335. hāngi — traditional earth oven

336. Hānuere — January

337. hāora — hour; oxygen

338. hāpai — carry; lift up

339. hāpaitia — (pass) be carried

340. hāparangi — to shout, bawl

341. Hātarei — Saturday

342. hāte — shirt

343. hātākēhi — hardcase, funny

344. hāuaua — Hāuaua. 1. n. Drizzling rain. 2. a. Rainy.

345. hāunga — besides

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

347. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

348. hē — wrong; error, mistake

349. hēkena — second (time)

350. hēki — egg

351. hēmanawa — Hēmanawa, a. 1. Out of breath. 2. Disheartened. ‖ he…

352. hēpara — shepherd

353. hēra — sail

354. hī — to catch fish with a line

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

356. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

357. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

358. hīmene — hymn

359. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

360. hīteki — to walk on tip toe, prance on one foot, strut

361. hīti — sheet

362. hītimi — marble; marbles

363. hītori — history

364. hōhipera — hospital

365. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

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

367. hōia — soldier, warrior

368. hōiho — horse

369. Hōngongoi — July

370. hōro — hall

371. hōtoke — winter, cold

372. hōtēra — hotel

373. hōu — new, modern; fresh

374. hū — shoe

375. hūmārie — humble, easy going

376. hūmārire — peaceful, beautiful

377. hūnuku — Hūnuku, n. Family encumbrances.

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

379. Hūrae — July

380. hūtia — (pass) be hoisted up

381. 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.

382. ia — he, she, him, her

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

384. ihiihi — terrified; excited; fear

385. iho — downwards

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

387. ihu — nose

388. ihumoana — Ihumoana, n. Portuguese man-of-war, Physalia sp. Ka rongo te ihumoana,…

389. ika — fish

390. ina — if, when

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

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

393. inanahi — yesterday

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

395. inapō — last night

396. Ingarangi — England

397. ingoa — name

398. inoi — pray

399. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

401. inā — if, when

402. ināianei — now

403. ipo — darling

404. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

405. ipurangi — internet

406. ira — freckle; gene

407. iriiri — baptise

408. irāmutu — niece, nephew

409. ita — held firm; be committed

410. iti — small, little

411. iwa — nine

412. iwi — tribe

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

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

415. kaha — strong, able

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

417. kahikatea — white pine

418. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

420. kai — eat (v); food (n)

421. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

422. kaihana — cousin

423. kaihanga — creator; builder

424. kaihoko — seller

425. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

428. kaimoana — seafood

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

430. kainga — (pass) be eaten

431. kaipara — athlete; athletics

432. kaipuke — ship

433. kairangi — excellence

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

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

436. kaituhi — writer, author

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

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

439. kaiwaiata — singer

440. kaiwawao — referee, umpire

441. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

444. kaiārahi — leader, guide

445. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

446. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

447. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

449. kakau — handle

450. kake — to climb

451. kama — eager

452. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

454. kamupene — company, business

455. kamupūtu — gumboot

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

457. kanga — abuse; curse

458. kani — to saw; a saw

459. kanikani — dance, to dance

460. kanohi — face

461. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

463. kapahaka — concert party

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

465. kapu — cup

466. kapua — cloud

467. kaputī — cup of tea

468. kara — colour

469. karaehe — class (school); glass

470. karahipi — scholarship

471. karaihe — grass

472. karaka — orange (colour)

473. karakia — prayer, to pray

474. karamu — gram

475. karanga — to call

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

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

478. karapoti — surround

479. kararehe — animal

480. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

481. kare — stove, heater

482. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

483. karere — message

484. karo — dodge, avoid

485. karoro — seagull

486. karu — eye

487. kata — to laugh

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

489. kataina — laughed (pass. of kata)

490. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

492. kati — close, shut

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

494. katipō — venomous spider

495. kato — pluck

496. katoa — all

497. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

499. kau — swim; cow

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

501. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

502. kauhoe — to swim

503. kaukau — to bathe

504. kaumātua — elder; elderly

505. kaunihera — council

506. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

508. kaute — to count

509. kauwhau — recite; preach; lecture; speech

510. kawa — sour, yuck

511. kawakawa — pepper tree

512. kawe — to carry, convey

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

514. kawhe — coffee

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

516. kei te — at the moment; now

517. keke — cake

518. kerei — grey

519. kererū — native pigeon

520. keri — dig

521. keria — (pass) be dug

522. kete — basket, kit

523. keti — gate

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

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

526. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

527. kikino — Kikino. ‖ kino.

528. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

529. kimi — to look for, seek

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

531. kina — sea urchin

532. kino — bad

533. kiore — rat

534. kiri — skin

535. kiriata — movie, film

536. Kirihimete — Christmas

537. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

538. kiriweti — unpopular

539. kiromita — kilometre

540. kita — fast; tightly

541. kite — to see

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

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

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

545. kiwa — wink

546. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

548. koa — happy

549. koata — quarter

550. koe — you, one person

551. koha — gift

552. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

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

554. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

555. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

557. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

558. Kohitātea — January

559. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

560. koi — sharp

561. koia — it is, so

562. koinei — this is

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

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

565. kokonga — corner

566. komiti — committee

567. konei — here, by speaker

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

569. konohete — concert

570. konā — there, by listener

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

572. kope — nappy

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

574. kora — fragment; spark

575. kore — zero, nothing

576. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

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

578. koretake — useless

579. kori — to move, wriggle, play

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

581. koroheke — old man

582. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

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

584. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

585. korowai — cloak

586. korā — over there

587. kotahi — one

588. koti — coat, jacket

589. Kotirangi — Scotland

590. koura — gold

591. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

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

597. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

599. kuini — queen

600. kuki — cook

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

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

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

604. kumu — buttocks, bottom

605. kupenga — net

606. kupu — word

607. kura — school; treasured item

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

609. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

610. kurī — dog

611. kutarere — scooter

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

613. kutikuti — scissors

614. kā — to burn, be alight

615. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

616. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

617. kāinga — home

618. kākahu — clothing, garment

619. kākā — parrot

620. kākāriki — green

621. kāmera — camera

622. kāmura — carpenter

623. kānga — corn

624. kāo — no!

625. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

626. kāpara — torch, hardwood

627. kāpata — cupboard

628. kāpene — captain

629. kāpeti — cabbage

630. kāre — Negative word

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

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

633. kāri — playing card

634. kātahi — then

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

636. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

638. kāwhe — calf

639. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

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

641. kēkē — armpit

642. kēmu — game

643. kī — to be full

644. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

645. kīanga — phrase

646. kīhai — Negative word

647. kīhini — kitchen

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

649. kīngi — king

650. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

651. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

652. kōanga — spring (the season of)

653. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

654. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

655. kōhatu — stone

656. kōhinu — petrol

657. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

658. kōhuru — to murder

659. kōhurutia — to be murdered

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

661. kōmihana — commission

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

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

664. kōpū — belly, womb

665. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

668. kōrori — stir

669. kōrua — you, two people

670. kōti — court

671. kōtiro — girl

672. kōtuku — white heron

673. kōura — crayfish

674. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

675. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

676. kōwhaki — tear off

677. kōwhatu — stone

678. kūaha — door

679. kūao — young of animals

680. kūare — ignorant

681. kūhā — thigh

682. Kūkara — Google

683. kūkū — pigeon

684. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

685. kūmera — sweet potato

686. kūtai — mussel

687. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

689. maero — mile

690. maha — many

691. mahaki — sick; sick person

692. mahana — to be warm, warm

693. mahara — thought, memory

694. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

695. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

696. mahi — to do, work, make

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

698. maho — laid back

699. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

700. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

701. Mahuru — September

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

703. maika — banana (also panana)

704. maimoa — cherish, take care of

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

706. maka — to throw or pass

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

708. makariri — cold

709. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

711. makere — to get down from

712. makimaki — monkey

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

714. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

715. mana — prestige, authority

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

717. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

719. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

720. manako — to like

721. manawa — heart

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

723. Mane — Monday

724. manga — branch; stream

725. mangō — shark

726. mano — thousand

727. manu — bird

728. manuhiri — guest

729. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

730. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

731. maoa — cooked; ripe

732. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

733. marama — month, moon

734. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

735. maramataka — calendar

736. maranga — to arise; to get up

737. marangai — heavy rain, storm

738. maremare — to cough

739. maringi — to spill (trans)

740. marino — calm

741. maro — kilt-like garment

742. maroke — dry

743. maru — power; shelter

744. marumaru — shaded

745. marū — bruised; crushed

746. mata — point, blade; face

747. mataku — scared, afraid

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

749. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

750. matapihi — window

751. matapiko — mean, stingy

752. Matariki — Pleiades

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

754. matau — fish hook; right side

755. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

756. matekai — hungry, starving

757. matenga — time or circumstance of death

758. matewai — thirst; thirsty

759. matimati — finger, toe

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

761. matua — parent, father

762. mau — to wear clothes

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

764. maumahara — to remember, remember

765. maunga — mountain

766. mauri — life spirit

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

768. mauī — left (direction)

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

770. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

773. Mei — May

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

775. meke — fist; to punch

776. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

777. mema — member, members

778. menemene — to smile

779. meneti — minute

780. mere — bush, shrub

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

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

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

784. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

785. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

786. mimi — urine; urinate

787. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

788. minita — minister

789. mira — mill

790. miraka — milk

791. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

792. miriona — million

793. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

795. mitimiti — to lick

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

797. moa — large extinct bird

798. moana — sea

799. moata — early; early morning

800. moe — sleep; to marry

801. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

803. moenga — bed

804. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

808. mokemoke — lonely

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

810. moko — lizard

811. mokopuna — grandchild

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

813. momo — type, kind

814. moni — money

815. motokā — car, motorcar

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

817. motukā — car

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

819. moutere — island

820. mua — front, before

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

822. mura — blaze, flame

823. muri — behind, after

824. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

827. mā — clean, white, and others

828. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

830. māhina — moon

831. māhita — teacher

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

833. māhunga — head

834. māia — capable, brave, bold

835. mākona — satisfied, full

836. māku — for me, by me

837. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

838. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

840. māna — for him, her, by him, her

841. māngai — mouth; representative

842. māngere — lazy

843. mānia — plains

844. mānuka — tea-tree

845. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

846. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

847. māra — garden

848. mārama — clear, understand

849. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

850. mārena — to marry; wedding

851. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

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

853. māripi — knife

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

855. mātaki — to watch

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

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

858. mātao — cold

859. mātau — to know, understand

860. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

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

864. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

867. māui — on the left hand, left side

868. māuiui — sick

869. māwhero — pink

870. mēnā — if

871. mēra — mail

872. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

873. mīhini — machine

874. mīti — meat

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

876. mōhio — to know

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

878. mōhiti — glasses

879. mōkai — pet

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

881. mōmona — fat

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

883. mōrena — good morning

884. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

885. mōu — for you

886. mōunu — bait

887. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

890. naihi — knife

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

892. nama — number

893. nanahi — yesterday

894. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

895. napō — last night

896. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

897. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

898. nehenehe — forest

899. nei — here, by speaker

900. neke — to move

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

902. ngahau — party, concert

903. ngahere — forest, bush

904. Ngahuru — Autumn

905. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

907. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

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

909. ngaru — wave

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

911. ngau — to bite

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

913. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

914. ngenge — tired

915. ngeru — cat

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

917. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

918. ngoikore — weak; listless

919. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

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

921. ngungu — turn aside

922. ngutu — lip, lips

923. ngā — the, plural

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

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

926. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

927. ngārara — reptile, monster

928. ngātahi — together

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

930. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

931. ngāwhā — boiling spring

932. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

933. niho — tooth

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

935. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

938. nohinohi — small

939. noho — to live; sit

940. nohoanga — home, sofa

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

942. nohopuku — silent; to diet

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

944. nui — big, great, many

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

946. nuku — to move

947. nunui — big (plural form)

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

949. nāianei — now

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

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

952. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

956. nō — from

957. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

959. nōnanahi — yesterday

960. nōu — yours

961. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

964. oho — to wake up

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

966. oi — shake, shudder

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

968. Oketopa — October

969. okioki — to pause; rest

970. oko — bowl

971. oma — to run, escape

972. omanga — refuge

973. omaoma — running

974. onamata — of ancient times

975. one — beach, sand

976. oneone — earth, soil

977. onepū — sand, beach

978. ono — six

979. ope — group travelling together

980. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

982. oreore — to shake, quiver

983. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

984. oti — to be completed

985. otirā — but, on the other hand

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

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

988. pae — ridge

989. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

990. pahemo — pass by; pass on

991. pahi — bus

992. pahikara — bicycle

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

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

995. paihikara — bike

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

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

998. paipa — pipe

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

1000. pakari — mature, ripe

1001. pakaru — broken (applied to a thing not a body part) (trans)

1002. pakeke — hard, stiff (adj); to grow up (v); age, adult, elder (n)

1003. paki — to slap, to pat; to be fine; a fine day

1004. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

1005. pakitara — wall

1006. pakopako — pakopako, n. 1. Gleanings, scraps of food. Ki te aha?…

1007. paku — small

1008. pakupaku — very small

1009. pana — to push away, to expel

1010. panaia — banished

1011. panana — banana

1012. pane — head

1013. panekoti — skirt, dress

1014. pango — black

1015. pani — orphan (n); to be orphaned (v): to smear, spread out (v)

1016. pania — to be spread; spread! (pass. of pani)

1017. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

1018. paoro — ball

1019. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

1020. papai — good (plural), very good

1021. Papaioea — Palmerston North

1022. papakupu — dictionary

1023. para — blood relation; pollen; sediment; waste material

1024. parai — fry; frying pan

1025. paraihe — award, prize; brush

1026. paraikete — blanket

1027. Paraire — Friday

1028. parakuihi — breakfast

1029. parani — daisy, brand

1030. parapara — filth; talents

1031. pararē — Pararē (ii), n. Food. Ka haere tatou ki te parare.…

1032. parata — Parata, n. 1. An imaginary monster in the sea, the…

1033. paraumu — Paraumu, n. Black soil, humus.

1034. parauri — brown

1035. pare — to ward off, to divert

1036. parehe — pizza; flattened

1037. paremata — Paremata, n. 1. Payment, return, revenge. He iti te whainga,…

1038. parepare — parepare, n. 1. Breastwork in a fortification. 2. Defensive charm.…

1039. pari — cliff

1040. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

1041. paruauru — Paruauru, n. One who cultivates the soil.

1042. paruparu — dirt, mud

1043. parāoa — bread, flour

1044. pata — butter

1045. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

1046. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)

1047. patunga — patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te…

1048. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

1049. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)

1050. paukena — pumpkin

1051. pea — pair; pear

1052. pehea — Pehea, pewhea. 1. Interrogative. Of what sort, character, appearance, etc.…

1053. peita — paint

1054. peka — branch

1055. peke — to jump, to leap over

1056. pekepeke — pekepeke. 1. a. Quick. Kia pekepeke te haere. 2. n.…

1057. pene — pen

1058. pepa — paper; pepper

1059. pepeha — proclamation of origin

1060. pere — bell

1061. pereti — plate

1062. peti — heap up

1063. petipeti — petipeti, n. 1. A weed growing in freshwater lakes which…

1064. pia — beer

1065. piana — piano

1066. pihikete — biscuit

1067. piki — to increase

1068. pikitia — picture, film

1069. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved

1070. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…

1071. Pipiri — June

1072. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…

1073. pirau — rotten

1074. piri — to stick to, to cling

1075. pirihimana — police officer

1076. pirimia — prime minister

1077. piringa — shelter, hiding place

1078. piro — stinking, putrid

1079. pito — belly button, end, extremity

1080. poaka — pig

1081. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string

1082. Poihākena — Sydney

1083. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

1084. poitarawhiti — netball

1085. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)

1086. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

1087. pono — true, faithful

1088. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

1089. poraka — jersey

1090. poro — to cut off, to cut short

1091. poroporo — bracelet; purple

1092. porotaka — Porotaka, porotātaka. 1. a. Round. Porotaka mai nga pararau ka…

1093. porou — eager, energetic

1094. poti — boat

1095. poto — short

1096. pou — pole, post

1097. pouaka — box

1098. pounamu — greenstone

1099. poupou — father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep

1100. pouri — Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e…

1101. poutāpeta — post office

1102. pua — flower; seed

1103. puehu — dust

1104. puhi — to blow (wind)

1105. puka — form, booklet

1106. Pukamata — Facebook

1107. pukapuka — book, lungs

1108. puke — hill

1109. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

1110. puku — stomach, belly

1111. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

1112. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1113. puna — pool, spring

1114. pune — spoon

1115. punga — anchor; joint

1116. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1117. punua — young animal

1118. pupuhi — to shoot

1119. pupuri — to hold onto

1120. purapura — seed

1121. purei — to play, play

1122. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1123. purotu — handsome

1124. purupuru — to stop chinks

1125. puta — to appear, to come out

1126. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1127. putiputi — flower

1128. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1129. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1130. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1131. pāhau — beard

1132. pāhi — purse, to pass

1133. pāka — a park; a box

1134. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1135. pākete — bucket

1136. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1137. pāmu — farm

1138. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1139. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1140. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1141. pāpā — father, uncle

1142. pāpāho — broadcast

1143. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1144. pāremata — parliament

1145. pātai — question; to ask a question

1146. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1147. pātara — bottle

1148. pāti — party

1149. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1150. pātuhi — text message, to text

1151. pātītī — grass

1152. pātōtō — knock

1153. pātū — wall

1154. pāua — abalone

1155. pēhea — how?

1156. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1157. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1158. pēkana — bacon

1159. pēke — bag

1160. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1161. pēnā — like that, near listener

1162. pēpi — baby

1163. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1164. pērā — like that, yonder

1165. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1166. pīrangi — to want, desire

1167. pītiti — peach

1168. pō — night

1169. pōhara — poor

1170. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1171. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1172. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1173. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1174. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1175. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1176. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1177. pōtae — hat

1178. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1179. pōti — vote

1180. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1181. pōturi — deaf; slow

1182. pōuri — sad, dark

1183. pōwhiri — welcome

1184. pū — to blow gently

1185. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1186. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1187. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1188. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1189. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1190. pūngāwerewere — spider

1191. pūrongo — a report

1192. pūru — bull

1193. pūrākau — traditional story

1194. pūtaiao — science

1195. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1196. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1197. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1198. raihana — licence

1199. raihi — rice

1200. raiona — lion

1201. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1202. raki — north

1203. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1204. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1205. rama — light, torch

1206. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1207. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1208. rangi — sky, day

1209. ranginamu — handsome

1210. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1211. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1212. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1213. raorao — plains

1214. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1215. rapu — to look for

1216. raranga — plait; weave

1217. rarauhe — fern

1218. rare — lolly

1219. raro — under, below; time

1220. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1221. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1222. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1223. rau — to put into; leaf

1224. rauemi — resource

1225. raumati — summer

1226. raupō — reed, bulrush

1227. raureka — deceitful

1228. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1229. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1230. rawe — lovely, excellent

1231. rehe — Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia…

1232. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1233. rehutai — sea spray

1234. rei — bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk

1235. reinga — reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M.…

1236. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1237. reka — sweet

1238. reke — Reke (i), n. 1. Knob; so butt, back, poll, of…

1239. reo — language, voice

1240. rere — to escape; to fly

1241. rerehua — to be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing

1242. rerekē — different, changed

1243. rerekētanga — difference

1244. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1245. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1246. reri — ready

1247. reta — letter

1248. reti — to skate, slide

1249. retireti — skates, skating

1250. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1251. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1252. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1253. rima — five

1254. rimu — red pine

1255. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1256. ringa — hand, arm

1257. ringaringa — hand, arm

1258. ringawera — cook, kitchenhand

1259. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1260. ripeka — Ripeka. 1. a. Lying across one another. Ara ripeka, cross-road.…

1261. ripi — frisbee

1262. rire — Rire, n. 1. Deep water. Ko nga rangi a rire,…

1263. riri — anger, angry

1264. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1265. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1266. rita — litre

1267. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1268. ritenga — custom; habit; likeness

1269. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1270. roa — long

1271. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1272. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1273. roimata — tears

1274. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1275. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1276. rongoa — Rongoa, 1. v.t. Preserve, take care of. Rongoatia a tatou…

1277. rongonui — famous

1278. rongoā — medicine

1279. rori — road

1280. roro — brain

1281. roroa — long (plural)

1282. rorohiko — computer

1283. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1284. roumamao — remote control (for TV)

1285. rourou — small basket, food basket

1286. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1287. ruaki — vomit

1288. Ruapehu — Ruapehu

1289. ruarua — few

1290. rui — shake; scatter; sow

1291. ruirui — ruirui, v.t. 1. Shake to and fro. 2. Shake off.…

1292. ruku — to dive

1293. runga — on

1294. rupe — Rupe (i), ruperupe. v.t. 1. Shake violently. He aha tau…

1295. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1296. rā — day; the sun; over there

1297. Rāapa — Wednesday

1298. Rāhina — Monday

1299. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1300. rākau — tree; timber

1301. rākaunui — Rākaunui, n. The moon on the seventeenth day, and with…

1302. Rāmere — Friday

1303. rānei — or

1304. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1305. rāoa — choked

1306. Rāpare — Thursday

1307. rāpea — indeed

1308. rāpeti — rabbit

1309. rāpihi — rubbish

1310. rārangi — line, row

1311. Rātapu — Sunday

1312. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1313. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1314. Rātū — Tuesday

1315. rāua — them; they (two people)

1316. rāwhiti — east

1317. rēmana — lemon

1318. rērere — run from one place to another

1319. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1320. rīngi — to ring/phone

1321. rīpene — ribbon, tape

1322. rīpoata — report

1323. rīwai — potato

1324. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1325. rōhi — rose

1326. rōia — lawyer

1327. rōpere — strawberry

1328. rōpu — Rōpu, n. Gust of wind, squall. Tena ka riro i…

1329. rōpā — slave, servant

1330. rōpū — group

1331. rū — earthquake; shake

1332. rūhā — Rūhā, n. A term applied to large branches or divisions…

1333. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1334. rūma — room

1335. rūnanga — assembly; council

1336. rūrū — to shake hands, wave about (v), handshake (n)

1337. taana — Taana = tāna.

1338. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1339. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1340. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1341. taewa — potato

1342. taha — to pass by; side

1343. tahanga — empty; slightly, a bit; naked

1344. tahataha — steep bank

1345. tahi — one, single

1346. tahia — (pass) be swept

1347. tahitahi — to sweep

1348. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1349. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1350. tahuri — to capsize

1351. tahā — calabash, gourd

1352. tai — tide; coast

1353. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1354. taiapa — fence

1355. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1356. taihoa — wait

1357. taika — tiger

1358. taimaha — heavy

1359. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1360. taiohi — youth

1361. taitai — to wrestle, knock

1362. taitama — young man

1363. taitamariki — young person, young people

1364. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1365. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1366. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1367. takapau — floor-mat

1368. takatū — prepare, get ready

1369. take — beginning, cause, origin

1370. taki — to lead, to bring along

1371. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1372. takiwā — district, region

1373. takoto — to lie down

1374. taku — my (singular); edge

1375. takurua — winter

1376. takutai — sea coast

1377. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1378. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1379. tamaiti — child

1380. tamariki — children

1381. tamatāne — boy

1382. tame — male animal

1383. tamāhine — daughter

1384. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1385. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1386. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1387. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1388. tangata — person

1389. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1390. tangihanga — funeral

1391. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1392. tangiwai — Tangiwai, n. 1. A transparent variety of greenstone, jade. Ka…

1393. tango — to take hold of

1394. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1395. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1396. tao — to cook

1397. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1398. taonga — property, possession

1399. tapa — to name

1400. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1401. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1402. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1403. taputapu — gear, equipment

1404. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1405. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1406. taraka — truck

1407. tarakihana — tractor

1408. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1409. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1410. Tararua — Twin Peaks

1411. taratara — taratara. 1. n. Spine, spike. Taratara o Kal, a pattern…

1412. tarau — trousers

1413. tarawera — Tarawera, n. 1. Pellaea rotundifolia, a fern. 2. Shrimp.

1414. tari — government department; office

1415. taringa — ear

1416. taro — presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)

1417. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1418. tata — near, close

1419. tatari — to wait

1420. tatau — to count

1421. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1422. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1423. tauera — towel

1424. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1425. tauira — student; example

1426. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1427. taumahi — assignment

1428. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1429. taumāhekeheke — competition

1430. taunga — to be accustomed to, familiar with

1431. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1432. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1433. taura — rope, cable

1434. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1435. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1436. tautohetohe — argue

1437. tautoko — to support

1438. tawa — purple, tower

1439. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1440. tawhito — old, former

1441. te — the, singular definite article

1442. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1443. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1444. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1445. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1446. tekau — ten

1447. tekoteko — carved figure on top of whare

1448. tepe — Tepe. 1. v.i. Congeal, coagulate. 2. n. Clot. 3. Boundary,…

1449. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1450. tereina — to train

1451. tia — to steer, adorned

1452. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1453. tiakarete — chocolate

1454. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1455. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1456. tihei — to sneeze

1457. tihewa — sneeze

1458. tihi — topknot

1459. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1460. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1461. tiketike — height; high; important

1462. tiki — to fetch

1463. tiko — to defecate; excrement

1464. tina — dinner, lunch

1465. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1466. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1467. tino — very

1468. tio — oyster

1469. tioka — chalk

1470. tipi — glide; slice

1471. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1472. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1473. tira — group or row of people

1474. tiriti — street

1475. tiro — to look

1476. tirohanga — view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)

1477. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1478. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1479. titiro — to look at

1480. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1481. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1482. toe — to remain, be left over

1483. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1484. tohetaka — Tohetaka, tohetake, n. Taraxacum magellanicum, native dandelion; a plant. E…

1485. tohorā — whale

1486. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1487. tohunga — expert, priest

1488. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1489. toi — art, knowledge

1490. toka — rock

1491. tokanga — large basket for food

1492. tokerau — autumn; northern

1493. toki — adze, axe; champion

1494. toko — divorce; pole

1495. tokohia — how many people?

1496. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1497. tokomaha — many (of people)

1498. Tokoono — six people

1499. tokorima — five (people)

1500. tokorua — two (of people)

1501. tokotoru — three (people)

1502. tokowaru — eight [people]

1503. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1504. tomo — to enter, go into

1505. tomokanga — entrance

1506. tona — Tona, tonatona, n. 1. Excrescence, wart, corn, etc. 2. Pudenda…

1507. tonga — south

1508. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1509. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1510. tonu — still

1511. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1512. tope — cut down; cut off

1513. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1514. topenga — cross-section, pieces

1515. tori — cut (v); cat (n)

1516. toro — to visit

1517. toroa — albatross

1518. toromi — be drowned

1519. toroī — fermented food

1520. toru — three

1521. tote — salt

1522. toto — blood

1523. totohe — contend

1524. tou — dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus

1525. tua — beyond

1526. tuahine — sister, of a male

1527. tuaiwa — ninth

1528. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1529. tuanui — roof

1530. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1531. tuarongo — back wall of house

1532. tuarua — second

1533. tuarā — back [body]

1534. tuatahi — first

1535. tuatoru — third

1536. tuawaru — eighth

1537. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1538. tuawhitu — seventh

1539. tuawhā — fourth

1540. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1541. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1542. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1543. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1544. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1545. tui — pierce; sew; thread; lace

1546. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1547. tukemata — eyebrow

1548. tukia — be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)

1549. tukituki — to wreck; destroy

1550. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1551. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1552. tukuata — projector

1553. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1554. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1555. tuna — eel

1556. tungāne — brother, of a female

1557. tunu — to cook, roast

1558. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1559. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1560. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1561. ture — law, rule

1562. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1563. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1564. turuturu — to make firm; leak; pole

1565. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1566. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1567. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1568. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1569. tā — print, draw

1570. tāhae — to steal

1571. tāhuna — beach; sandbank; dry

1572. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1573. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1574. tāima — time

1575. Tāite — Thursday

1576. tākai — bind; wrap up; bandage

1577. tākaro — to play

1578. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1579. tākuta — doctor

1580. tāmaki — omen, portent

1581. tāmure — snapper

1582. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1583. tāne — man, male

1584. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1585. tāone — town

1586. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1587. tāra — dollar

1588. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1589. tāraia — (pass) be shaped with an adze

1590. tārere — to swing

1591. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1592. tāroa — Tāroa (i), n. 1. A variety of flax not of…

1593. tāroaroa — tall

1594. tātahi — seaside, beach

1595. tātau — we; us; everyone

1596. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1597. tātua — a belt

1598. tātā — criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk

1599. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1600. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1601. tāuwhiuwhi — tāuwhiuwhi, v.t. Sprinkle. ‖ uwhi.

1602. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1603. tāwhiri — beckon

1604. tāwāhi — overseas

1605. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1606. tēhea — which, singular

1607. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1608. tēnehi — tennis

1609. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1610. tēnā — that, by the listener

1611. tēpu — table

1612. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1613. tērā — that over there, that

1614. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1615. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1616. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1617. Tīhema — December

1618. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1619. tīhāte — t-shirt

1620. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1621. tīkiti — ticket

1622. tīma — team

1623. tīmata — to begin, to start

1624. tīmatanga — beginning (tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)

1625. tīni — to change

1626. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1627. tīpune — teaspoon

1628. tīraha — lie face upwards

1629. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1630. tītī — muttonbird

1631. tō — your (singular); to drag

1632. tōhi — toast

1633. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1634. tōkena — stockings, socks

1635. tōku — my (singular)

1636. tōmuri — to be late

1637. tōna — his, her

1638. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1639. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1640. tōtiti — sausage

1641. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1642. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1643. tūai — skinny

1644. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1645. tūhourangi — uncultured, rough

1646. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1647. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1648. tūmau — permanent, continuous; servant

1649. tūmomo — type, sort, kind

1650. tūnga — wound; position

1651. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1652. tūpuhi — skinny

1653. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1654. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1655. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1656. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1657. tūrehu — fairy

1658. Tūrei — Tuesday

1659. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1660. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1661. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1662. tūtatakitanga — meeting (tūtataki + nominal suffix)

1663. tūtuki — to crash; to strike against; collide; bump

1664. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1665. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1666. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1667. ua — to rain; rain

1668. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1669. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1670. ui — to ask, enquire

1671. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1672. uira — lightning; to flash

1673. uiui — to interview

1674. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1675. umu — earth oven

1676. unahi — scale of fish

1677. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1678. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1679. uri — descendant, offspring

1680. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1681. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1682. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1683. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1684. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1685. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1686. utua — be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)

1687. uwhiuwhi — shower (rain)

1688. wae — foot; leg; separate

1689. waea — wire; phone

1690. waenga — middle, dividing line

1691. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1692. waewae — foot, leg

1693. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1694. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1695. wahie — driftwood

1696. wahine — woman, wife

1697. waho — out, outside, the outside

1698. wai — water; who

1699. waiariki — hot spring

1700. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1701. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1702. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1703. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1704. waikura — Waikura, n. Rust. whakawaikura, v.t. Redden. E to, e te…

1705. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1706. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1707. waipiro — alcohol

1708. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1709. wairaka — Wairaka, n. A kind of rough rain cloak.

1710. wairangi — Wairangi. 1. Beside oneself, excited, infatuated. Kua whakawairangi noa ake…

1711. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1712. wairua — spirit

1713. waiū — Waiū, n. 1. Milk. No te mahuetanga o te waiu,…

1714. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1715. wakarererangi — plane

1716. wani — scrape

1717. wao — forest

1718. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1719. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1720. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1721. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1722. wati — watch (timepiece)

1723. wawa — Wawa, a. Scattered. Ta taua haere, wawa noa atu.—E wawa…

1724. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1725. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1726. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1727. wehenga — part, division, separation (wehe + nominal suffix -nga)

1728. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1729. Wenerei — Wednesday

1730. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1731. weriweri — ugly

1732. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1733. wetekia — be untied

1734. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1735. whaea — mother, aunt

1736. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1737. whaikōrero — oratory

1738. whaiwāhi — participate

1739. whakaae — to agree

1740. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1741. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1742. whakaako — teach

1743. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1744. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1745. whakaara — whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama…

1746. whakaari — play, drama, performance

1747. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1748. whakaarohia — thought (pass of whakaaro)

1749. whakaarotia — [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)

1750. whakaata — mirror

1751. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1752. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1753. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1754. whakaeke — to gather

1755. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1756. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1757. whakahirahira — great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

1758. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1759. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1760. whakahua — pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)

1761. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1762. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1763. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1764. whakairingia — hang

1765. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1766. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1767. whakakakara — scented

1768. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1769. whakakite — whakakite, v.t. 1. Reveal, disclose. 2. Display. Ka whakakitea nga…

1770. whakakore — eliminate, delete, undo

1771. whakakā — turn on

1772. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1773. whakakī — to fill something

1774. whakamahana — heater

1775. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1776. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1777. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1778. whakamarokehia — dry!

1779. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1780. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1781. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1782. whakamihi — grateful

1783. whakaminenga — assembled people

1784. whakamoe — whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep. 2. Close the eyes.…

1785. whakamoemiti — whakamoemiti, v.t. Praise, express gratification. Ka kite a Paoa i…

1786. whakamutunga — ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)

1787. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1788. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1789. whakamātau — to test, examine

1790. whakamātautau — examination, test

1791. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1792. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1793. whakamōhiotia — to be informed

1794. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1795. whakangaro — destroy

1796. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1797. whakanoho — whakanoho, v.t. 1. Cause to sit or dwell. 2. Place,…

1798. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1799. whakaoho — to wake up

1800. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1801. whakaorangia — deliver

1802. whakaoti — complete

1803. whakaotia — completed (pass. of whakaoti)

1804. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1805. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1806. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1807. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1808. whakapakari — to strengthen

1809. whakapakoko — whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka…

1810. whakapapa — genealogy

1811. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1812. whakapono — to believe; faith

1813. whakapuare — to open

1814. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1815. whakapāha — apologise

1816. whakapātaritari — whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke. ‖ patai (i), tari (ii).

1817. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1818. whakarewa — whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi…

1819. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1820. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1821. whakaritenga — appointment

1822. whakarongo — to listen

1823. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1824. whakataka — whakataka, v.t. Throw down, cause to fall off. tātaka, takataka,…

1825. whakataki — to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

1826. whakatakoto — to lay something down

1827. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1828. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1829. whakatangitangi — music

1830. whakatau — to decide

1831. whakataukī — proverb

1832. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1833. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1834. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1835. whakatikatika — to rearrange, to put in order, to fix

1836. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1837. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1838. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1839. whakatupu — grow; bring up, nurture

1840. whakatuwhera — to open

1841. whakatuwheratia — to open

1842. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1843. whakatō — to plant

1844. whakatū — to stand something up

1845. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1846. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1847. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1848. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1849. whakawhiti — to cross

1850. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1851. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1852. whana — to kick

1853. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1854. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1855. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1856. whara — to be injured

1857. wharau — temporary shed

1858. whare — house, building

1859. wharekai — restaurant

1860. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1861. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1862. wharepaku — toilet

1863. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1864. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1865. whatitiri — thunder

1866. whatitoka — doorway

1867. whatiwhati — break off; break into pieces

1868. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1869. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1870. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1871. wheke — creak; octopus

1872. wheketere — factory

1873. whenua — land

1874. whero — red

1875. whetū — star

1876. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1877. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1878. whio — blue duck; whistle

1879. whiri — plait; twist

1880. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1881. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1882. whiro — evil

1883. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1884. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1885. whitu — seven

1886. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1887. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1888. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1889. whutupaoro — rugby

1890. whutupōro — football, rugby

1891. whā — four

1892. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1893. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1894. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1895. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1896. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1897. whānui — broad, wide

1898. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1899. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1900. whātua — Whātua, n. Ancestor, first parent. ‖ matua.

1901. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1902. wiki — week

1903. wini — window

1904. wiri — drill

1905. wiwi — wiwi. 1. Rushes, Juncus polyanthemos and J. maritimus. Akina iho…

1906. wā — time, times

1907. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1908. wāhi — part, portion; place

1909. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1910. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1911. wāhipa — past tense

1912. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1913. wātakirihi — watercress

1914. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1915. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1916. wē — Wē (i), v.i. Squeal, cry. wēwē, v.i. Yelp, as a…

1917. Wīwī — France

1918. ā — and; and then

1919. āe — yes

1920. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1921. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1922. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1923. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1924. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1925. Ākarana — Auckland

1926. ākau — shore, coast

1927. ākonga — student

1928. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1929. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1930. Ākuhata — August

1931. āmaimai — nervous

1932. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1933. ānini — headache

1934. ānō — as though; as if

1935. āpiha — officer

1936. āporo — apple

1937. āpōpō — tomorrow

1938. ārahi — to lead, guide

1939. ārahina — (pass) be led

1940. ārai — curtain; to screen off, block

1941. ārani — orange [fruit]

1942. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1943. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1944. ātea — outer space

1945. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1946. āwangawanga — worried

1947. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1948. āwhina — to help

1949. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1950. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1951. āwhā — storm

1952. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1953. ēhea — which

1954. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1955. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1956. ērā — those (over there)

1957. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1958. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1959. ī — Ī (i), ii, v.i. 1. Ferment, turn sour. 2. Be…

1960. īmera — email

1961. īmēra — email

1962. īnoi — beg; pray; request; prayer

1963. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1964. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1965. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1966. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1967. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1968. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1969. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1970. ūkui — to wipe

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