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. ii — Ii = ī (i).

390. ika — fish

391. ike — Ike (i), ikeike, a. High, lofty. Kia pehea te ikeike…

392. ikeike — to be high, lofty

393. iki — Iki, v.t. 1. Consume, devour, devastate. Katahi te mea iki…

394. ina — if, when

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

396. inaia — Inaia. ‖ ina (i), 4.

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

398. inanahi — yesterday

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

400. inapō — last night

401. ine — to measure

402. Ingarangi — England

403. ingoa — name

404. inoi — pray

405. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

407. inā — if, when

408. ināianei — now

409. ipo — darling

410. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

411. ipurangi — internet

412. ira — freckle; gene

413. iriiri — baptise

414. irāmutu — niece, nephew

415. ita — held firm; be committed

416. iti — small, little

417. iwa — nine

418. iwi — tribe

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

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

421. kaha — strong, able

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

423. kahikatea — white pine

424. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

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

426. kai — eat (v); food (n)

427. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

428. kaihana — cousin

429. kaihanga — creator; builder

430. kaihoko — seller

431. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

434. kaimoana — seafood

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

436. kainga — (pass) be eaten

437. kaipara — athlete; athletics

438. kaipuke — ship

439. kairangi — excellence

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

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

442. kaituhi — writer, author

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

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

445. kaiwaiata — singer

446. kaiwawao — referee, umpire

447. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

450. kaiārahi — leader, guide

451. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

452. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

453. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

455. kakau — handle

456. kake — to climb

457. kama — eager

458. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

460. kamupene — company, business

461. kamupūtu — gumboot

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

463. kanga — abuse; curse

464. kani — to saw; a saw

465. kanikani — dance, to dance

466. kanohi — face

467. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

469. kapahaka — concert party

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

471. kapu — cup

472. kapua — cloud

473. kaputī — cup of tea

474. kara — colour

475. karaehe — class (school); glass

476. karahipi — scholarship

477. karaihe — grass

478. karaka — orange (colour)

479. karakia — prayer, to pray

480. karamu — gram

481. karanga — to call

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

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

484. karapoti — surround

485. kararehe — animal

486. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

487. kare — stove, heater

488. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

489. karere — message

490. karo — dodge, avoid

491. karoro — seagull

492. karu — eye

493. kata — to laugh

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

495. kataina — laughed (pass. of kata)

496. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

498. kati — close, shut

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

500. katipō — venomous spider

501. kato — pluck

502. katoa — all

503. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

505. kau — swim; cow

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

507. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

508. kauhoe — to swim

509. kaukau — to bathe

510. kaumātua — elder; elderly

511. kaunihera — council

512. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

514. kaute — to count

515. kauwhau — recite; preach; lecture; speech

516. kawa — sour, yuck

517. kawakawa — pepper tree

518. kawe — to carry, convey

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

520. kawhe — coffee

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

522. kei te — at the moment; now

523. keke — cake

524. kerei — grey

525. kererū — native pigeon

526. keri — dig

527. keria — (pass) be dug

528. kete — basket, kit

529. keti — gate

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

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

532. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

533. kikino — Kikino. ‖ kino.

534. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

535. kimi — to look for, seek

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

537. kina — sea urchin

538. kino — bad

539. kiore — rat

540. kiri — skin

541. kiriata — movie, film

542. Kirihimete — Christmas

543. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

544. kiriweti — unpopular

545. kiromita — kilometre

546. kita — fast; tightly

547. kite — to see

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

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

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

551. kiwa — wink

552. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

554. koa — happy

555. koata — quarter

556. koe — you, one person

557. koha — gift

558. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

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

560. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

561. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

563. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

564. Kohitātea — January

565. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

566. koi — sharp

567. koia — it is, so

568. koinei — this is

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

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

571. kokonga — corner

572. komiti — committee

573. konei — here, by speaker

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

575. konohete — concert

576. konā — there, by listener

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

578. kope — nappy

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

580. kora — fragment; spark

581. kore — zero, nothing

582. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

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

584. koretake — useless

585. kori — to move, wriggle, play

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

587. koroheke — old man

588. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

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

590. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

591. korowai — cloak

592. korā — over there

593. kotahi — one

594. koti — coat, jacket

595. Kotirangi — Scotland

596. koura — gold

597. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

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

603. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

605. kuini — queen

606. kuki — cook

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

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

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

610. kumu — buttocks, bottom

611. kupenga — net

612. kupu — word

613. kura — school; treasured item

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

615. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

616. kurī — dog

617. kutarere — scooter

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

619. kutikuti — scissors

620. kā — to burn, be alight

621. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

622. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

623. kāinga — home

624. kākahu — clothing, garment

625. kākā — parrot

626. kākāriki — green

627. kāmera — camera

628. kāmura — carpenter

629. kānga — corn

630. kāo — no!

631. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

632. kāpara — torch, hardwood

633. kāpata — cupboard

634. kāpene — captain

635. kāpeti — cabbage

636. kāre — Negative word

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

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

639. kāri — playing card

640. kātahi — then

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

642. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

644. kāwhe — calf

645. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

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

647. kēkē — armpit

648. kēmu — game

649. kī — to be full

650. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

651. kīanga — phrase

652. kīhai — Negative word

653. kīhini — kitchen

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

655. kīngi — king

656. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

657. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

658. kōanga — spring (the season of)

659. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

660. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

661. kōhatu — stone

662. kōhinu — petrol

663. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

664. kōhuru — to murder

665. kōhurutia — to be murdered

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

667. kōmihana — commission

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

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

670. kōpū — belly, womb

671. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

674. kōrori — stir

675. kōrua — you, two people

676. kōti — court

677. kōtiro — girl

678. kōtuku — white heron

679. kōura — crayfish

680. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

681. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

682. kōwhaki — tear off

683. kōwhatu — stone

684. kūaha — door

685. kūao — young of animals

686. kūare — ignorant

687. kūhā — thigh

688. Kūkara — Google

689. kūkū — pigeon

690. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

691. kūmera — sweet potato

692. kūtai — mussel

693. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

695. maero — mile

696. maha — many

697. mahaki — sick; sick person

698. mahana — to be warm, warm

699. mahara — thought, memory

700. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

701. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

702. mahi — to do, work, make

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

704. maho — laid back

705. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

706. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

707. Mahuru — September

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

709. maika — banana (also panana)

710. maimoa — cherish, take care of

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

712. maka — to throw or pass

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

714. makariri — cold

715. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

717. makere — to get down from

718. makimaki — monkey

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

720. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

721. mana — prestige, authority

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

723. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

725. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

726. manako — to like

727. manawa — heart

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

729. Mane — Monday

730. manga — branch; stream

731. mangō — shark

732. mano — thousand

733. manu — bird

734. manuhiri — guest

735. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

736. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

737. maoa — cooked; ripe

738. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

739. marama — month, moon

740. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

741. maramataka — calendar

742. maranga — to arise; to get up

743. marangai — heavy rain, storm

744. maremare — to cough

745. maringi — to spill (trans)

746. marino — calm

747. maro — kilt-like garment

748. maroke — dry

749. maru — power; shelter

750. marumaru — shaded

751. marū — bruised; crushed

752. mata — point, blade; face

753. mataku — scared, afraid

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

755. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

756. matapihi — window

757. matapiko — mean, stingy

758. Matariki — Pleiades

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

760. matau — fish hook; right side

761. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

762. matekai — hungry, starving

763. matenga — time or circumstance of death

764. matewai — thirst; thirsty

765. matimati — finger, toe

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

767. matua — parent, father

768. mau — to wear clothes

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

770. maumahara — to remember, remember

771. maunga — mountain

772. mauri — life spirit

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

774. mauī — left (direction)

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

776. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

779. Mei — May

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

781. meke — fist; to punch

782. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

783. mema — member, members

784. menemene — to smile

785. meneti — minute

786. mere — bush, shrub

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

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

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

790. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

791. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

792. mimi — urine; urinate

793. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

794. minita — minister

795. mira — mill

796. miraka — milk

797. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

798. miriona — million

799. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

801. mitimiti — to lick

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

803. moa — large extinct bird

804. moana — sea

805. moata — early; early morning

806. moe — sleep; to marry

807. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

809. moenga — bed

810. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

814. mokemoke — lonely

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

816. moko — lizard

817. mokopuna — grandchild

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

819. momo — type, kind

820. moni — money

821. motokā — car, motorcar

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

823. motukā — car

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

825. moutere — island

826. mua — front, before

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

828. mura — blaze, flame

829. muri — behind, after

830. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

833. mā — clean, white, and others

834. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

836. māhina — moon

837. māhita — teacher

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

839. māhunga — head

840. māia — capable, brave, bold

841. mākona — satisfied, full

842. māku — for me, by me

843. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

844. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

846. māna — for him, her, by him, her

847. māngai — mouth; representative

848. māngere — lazy

849. mānia — plains

850. mānuka — tea-tree

851. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

852. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

853. māra — garden

854. mārama — clear, understand

855. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

856. mārena — to marry; wedding

857. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

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

859. māripi — knife

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

861. mātaki — to watch

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

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

864. mātao — cold

865. mātau — to know, understand

866. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

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

870. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

873. māui — on the left hand, left side

874. māuiui — sick

875. māwhero — pink

876. mēnā — if

877. mēra — mail

878. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

879. mīhini — machine

880. mīti — meat

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

882. mōhio — to know

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

884. mōhiti — glasses

885. mōkai — pet

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

887. mōmona — fat

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

889. mōrena — good morning

890. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

891. mōu — for you

892. mōunu — bait

893. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

896. naihi — knife

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

898. nama — number

899. nanahi — yesterday

900. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

901. napō — last night

902. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

903. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

904. nehenehe — forest

905. nei — here, by speaker

906. neke — to move

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

908. ngahau — party, concert

909. ngahere — forest, bush

910. Ngahuru — Autumn

911. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

913. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

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

915. ngaru — wave

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

917. ngau — to bite

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

919. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

920. ngenge — tired

921. ngeru — cat

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

923. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

924. ngoikore — weak; listless

925. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

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

927. ngungu — turn aside

928. ngutu — lip, lips

929. ngā — the, plural

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

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

932. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

933. ngārara — reptile, monster

934. ngātahi — together

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

936. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

937. ngāwhā — boiling spring

938. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

939. niho — tooth

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

941. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

944. nohinohi — small

945. noho — to live; sit

946. nohoanga — home, sofa

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

948. nohopuku — silent; to diet

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

950. nui — big, great, many

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

952. nuku — to move

953. nunui — big (plural form)

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

955. nāianei — now

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

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

958. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

962. nō — from

963. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

965. nōnanahi — yesterday

966. nōu — yours

967. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

970. oho — to wake up

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

972. oi — shake, shudder

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

974. Oketopa — October

975. okioki — to pause; rest

976. oko — bowl

977. oma — to run, escape

978. omanga — refuge

979. omaoma — running

980. onamata — of ancient times

981. one — beach, sand

982. oneone — earth, soil

983. onepū — sand, beach

984. ono — six

985. ope — group travelling together

986. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

988. oreore — to shake, quiver

989. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

990. oti — to be completed

991. otirā — but, on the other hand

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

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

994. pae — ridge

995. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

996. pahemo — pass by; pass on

997. pahi — bus

998. pahikara — bicycle

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

1000. pai — good (adj); to like (v); good

1001. paihikara — bike

1002. paikea — Paikea (i), a. —— He whare paikea, a long house…

1003. painga — benefit, skill, good qualities (pai + nominal suffix -nga)

1004. paipa — pipe

1005. pakanga — to fight, battle, war, hostility

1006. pakari — mature, ripe

1007. pakaru — broken (applied to a thing not a body part) (trans)

1008. pakeke — hard, stiff (adj); to grow up (v); age, adult, elder (n)

1009. paki — to slap, to pat; to be fine; a fine day

1010. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

1011. pakitara — wall

1012. pakopako — pakopako, n. 1. Gleanings, scraps of food. Ki te aha?…

1013. paku — small

1014. pakupaku — very small

1015. pana — to push away, to expel

1016. panaia — banished

1017. panana — banana

1018. pane — head

1019. panekoti — skirt, dress

1020. pango — black

1021. pani — orphan (n); to be orphaned (v): to smear, spread out (v)

1022. pania — to be spread; spread! (pass. of pani)

1023. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

1024. paoro — ball

1025. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

1026. papai — good (plural), very good

1027. Papaioea — Palmerston North

1028. papakupu — dictionary

1029. para — blood relation; pollen; sediment; waste material

1030. parai — fry; frying pan

1031. paraihe — award, prize; brush

1032. paraikete — blanket

1033. Paraire — Friday

1034. parakuihi — breakfast

1035. parani — daisy, brand

1036. parapara — filth; talents

1037. pararē — Pararē (ii), n. Food. Ka haere tatou ki te parare.…

1038. parata — Parata, n. 1. An imaginary monster in the sea, the…

1039. paraumu — Paraumu, n. Black soil, humus.

1040. parauri — brown

1041. pare — to ward off, to divert

1042. parehe — pizza; flattened

1043. paremata — Paremata, n. 1. Payment, return, revenge. He iti te whainga,…

1044. parepare — parepare, n. 1. Breastwork in a fortification. 2. Defensive charm.…

1045. pari — cliff

1046. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

1047. paruauru — Paruauru, n. One who cultivates the soil.

1048. paruparu — dirt, mud

1049. parāoa — bread, flour

1050. pata — butter

1051. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

1052. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)

1053. patunga — patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te…

1054. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

1055. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)

1056. paukena — pumpkin

1057. pea — pair; pear

1058. pehea — Pehea, pewhea. 1. Interrogative. Of what sort, character, appearance, etc.…

1059. peita — paint

1060. peka — branch

1061. peke — to jump, to leap over

1062. pekepeke — pekepeke. 1. a. Quick. Kia pekepeke te haere. 2. n.…

1063. pene — pen

1064. pepa — paper; pepper

1065. pepeha — proclamation of origin

1066. pere — bell

1067. pereti — plate

1068. peti — heap up

1069. petipeti — petipeti, n. 1. A weed growing in freshwater lakes which…

1070. pia — beer

1071. piana — piano

1072. pihikete — biscuit

1073. piki — to increase

1074. pikitia — picture, film

1075. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved

1076. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…

1077. Pipiri — June

1078. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…

1079. pirau — rotten

1080. piri — to stick to, to cling

1081. pirihimana — police officer

1082. pirimia — prime minister

1083. piringa — shelter, hiding place

1084. piro — stinking, putrid

1085. pito — belly button, end, extremity

1086. poaka — pig

1087. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string

1088. Poihākena — Sydney

1089. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

1090. poitarawhiti — netball

1091. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)

1092. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

1093. pono — true, faithful

1094. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

1095. poraka — jersey

1096. poro — to cut off, to cut short

1097. poroporo — bracelet; purple

1098. porotaka — Porotaka, porotātaka. 1. a. Round. Porotaka mai nga pararau ka…

1099. porou — eager, energetic

1100. poti — boat

1101. poto — short

1102. pou — pole, post

1103. pouaka — box

1104. pounamu — greenstone

1105. poupou — father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep

1106. pouri — Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e…

1107. poutāpeta — post office

1108. pua — flower; seed

1109. puehu — dust

1110. puhi — to blow (wind)

1111. puka — form, booklet

1112. Pukamata — Facebook

1113. pukapuka — book, lungs

1114. puke — hill

1115. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

1116. puku — stomach, belly

1117. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

1118. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1119. puna — pool, spring

1120. pune — spoon

1121. punga — anchor; joint

1122. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1123. punua — young animal

1124. pupuhi — to shoot

1125. pupuri — to hold onto

1126. purapura — seed

1127. purei — to play, play

1128. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1129. purotu — handsome

1130. purupuru — to stop chinks

1131. puta — to appear, to come out

1132. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1133. putiputi — flower

1134. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1135. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1136. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1137. pāhau — beard

1138. pāhi — purse, to pass

1139. pāka — a park; a box

1140. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1141. pākete — bucket

1142. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1143. pāmu — farm

1144. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1145. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1146. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1147. pāpā — father, uncle

1148. pāpāho — broadcast

1149. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1150. pāremata — parliament

1151. pātai — question; to ask a question

1152. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1153. pātara — bottle

1154. pāti — party

1155. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1156. pātuhi — text message, to text

1157. pātītī — grass

1158. pātōtō — knock

1159. pātū — wall

1160. pāua — abalone

1161. pēhea — how?

1162. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1163. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1164. pēkana — bacon

1165. pēke — bag

1166. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1167. pēnā — like that, near listener

1168. pēpi — baby

1169. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1170. pērā — like that, yonder

1171. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1172. pīrangi — to want, desire

1173. pītiti — peach

1174. pō — night

1175. pōhara — poor

1176. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1177. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1178. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1179. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1180. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1181. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1182. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1183. pōtae — hat

1184. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1185. pōti — vote

1186. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1187. pōturi — deaf; slow

1188. pōuri — sad, dark

1189. pōwhiri — welcome

1190. pū — to blow gently

1191. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1192. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1193. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1194. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1195. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1196. pūngāwerewere — spider

1197. pūrongo — a report

1198. pūru — bull

1199. pūrākau — traditional story

1200. pūtaiao — science

1201. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1202. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1203. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1204. raihana — licence

1205. raihi — rice

1206. raiona — lion

1207. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1208. raki — north

1209. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1210. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1211. rama — light, torch

1212. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1213. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1214. rangi — sky, day

1215. ranginamu — handsome

1216. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1217. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1218. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1219. raorao — plains

1220. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1221. rapu — to look for

1222. raranga — plait; weave

1223. rarauhe — fern

1224. rare — lolly

1225. raro — under, below; time

1226. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1227. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1228. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1229. rau — to put into; leaf

1230. rauemi — resource

1231. raumati — summer

1232. raupō — reed, bulrush

1233. raureka — deceitful

1234. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1235. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1236. rawe — lovely, excellent

1237. rehe — Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia…

1238. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1239. rehutai — sea spray

1240. rei — bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk

1241. reinga — reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M.…

1242. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1243. reka — sweet

1244. reke — Reke (i), n. 1. Knob; so butt, back, poll, of…

1245. reo — language, voice

1246. rere — to escape; to fly

1247. rerehua — to be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing

1248. rerekē — different, changed

1249. rerekētanga — difference

1250. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1251. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1252. reri — ready

1253. reta — letter

1254. reti — to skate, slide

1255. retireti — skates, skating

1256. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1257. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1258. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1259. rima — five

1260. rimu — red pine

1261. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1262. ringa — hand, arm

1263. ringaringa — hand, arm

1264. ringawera — cook, kitchenhand

1265. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1266. ripeka — Ripeka. 1. a. Lying across one another. Ara ripeka, cross-road.…

1267. ripi — frisbee

1268. rire — Rire, n. 1. Deep water. Ko nga rangi a rire,…

1269. riri — anger, angry

1270. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1271. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1272. rita — litre

1273. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1274. ritenga — custom; habit; likeness

1275. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1276. roa — long

1277. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1278. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1279. roimata — tears

1280. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1281. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1282. rongoa — Rongoa, 1. v.t. Preserve, take care of. Rongoatia a tatou…

1283. rongonui — famous

1284. rongoā — medicine

1285. rori — road

1286. roro — brain

1287. roroa — long (plural)

1288. rorohiko — computer

1289. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1290. roumamao — remote control (for TV)

1291. rourou — small basket, food basket

1292. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1293. ruaki — vomit

1294. Ruapehu — Ruapehu

1295. ruarua — few

1296. rui — shake; scatter; sow

1297. ruirui — ruirui, v.t. 1. Shake to and fro. 2. Shake off.…

1298. ruku — to dive

1299. runga — on

1300. rupe — Rupe (i), ruperupe. v.t. 1. Shake violently. He aha tau…

1301. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1302. rā — day; the sun; over there

1303. Rāapa — Wednesday

1304. Rāhina — Monday

1305. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1306. rākau — tree; timber

1307. rākaunui — Rākaunui, n. The moon on the seventeenth day, and with…

1308. Rāmere — Friday

1309. rānei — or

1310. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1311. rāoa — choked

1312. Rāpare — Thursday

1313. rāpea — indeed

1314. rāpeti — rabbit

1315. rāpihi — rubbish

1316. rārangi — line, row

1317. Rātapu — Sunday

1318. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1319. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1320. Rātū — Tuesday

1321. rāua — them; they (two people)

1322. rāwhiti — east

1323. rēmana — lemon

1324. rērere — run from one place to another

1325. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1326. rīngi — to ring/phone

1327. rīpene — ribbon, tape

1328. rīpoata — report

1329. rīwai — potato

1330. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1331. rōhi — rose

1332. rōia — lawyer

1333. rōpere — strawberry

1334. rōpu — Rōpu, n. Gust of wind, squall. Tena ka riro i…

1335. rōpā — slave, servant

1336. rōpū — group

1337. rū — earthquake; shake

1338. rūhā — Rūhā, n. A term applied to large branches or divisions…

1339. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1340. rūma — room

1341. rūnanga — assembly; council

1342. rūrū — to shake hands, wave about (v), handshake (n)

1343. taana — Taana = tāna.

1344. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1345. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1346. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1347. taewa — potato

1348. taha — to pass by; side

1349. tahanga — empty; slightly, a bit; naked

1350. tahataha — steep bank

1351. tahi — one, single

1352. tahia — (pass) be swept

1353. tahitahi — to sweep

1354. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1355. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1356. tahuri — to capsize

1357. tahā — calabash, gourd

1358. tai — tide; coast

1359. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1360. taiapa — fence

1361. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1362. taihoa — wait

1363. taika — tiger

1364. taimaha — heavy

1365. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1366. taiohi — youth

1367. taitai — to wrestle, knock

1368. taitama — young man

1369. taitamariki — young person, young people

1370. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1371. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1372. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1373. takapau — floor-mat

1374. takatū — prepare, get ready

1375. take — beginning, cause, origin

1376. taki — to lead, to bring along

1377. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1378. takiwā — district, region

1379. takoto — to lie down

1380. taku — my (singular); edge

1381. takurua — winter

1382. takutai — sea coast

1383. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1384. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1385. tamaiti — child

1386. tamariki — children

1387. tamatāne — boy

1388. tame — male animal

1389. tamāhine — daughter

1390. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1391. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1392. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1393. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1394. tangata — person

1395. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1396. tangihanga — funeral

1397. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1398. tangiwai — Tangiwai, n. 1. A transparent variety of greenstone, jade. Ka…

1399. tango — to take hold of

1400. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1401. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1402. tao — to cook

1403. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1404. taonga — property, possession

1405. tapa — to name

1406. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1407. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1408. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1409. taputapu — gear, equipment

1410. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1411. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1412. taraka — truck

1413. tarakihana — tractor

1414. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1415. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1416. Tararua — Twin Peaks

1417. taratara — taratara. 1. n. Spine, spike. Taratara o Kal, a pattern…

1418. tarau — trousers

1419. tarawera — Tarawera, n. 1. Pellaea rotundifolia, a fern. 2. Shrimp.

1420. tari — government department; office

1421. taringa — ear

1422. taro — presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)

1423. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1424. tata — near, close

1425. tatari — to wait

1426. tatau — to count

1427. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1428. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1429. tauera — towel

1430. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1431. tauira — student; example

1432. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1433. taumahi — assignment

1434. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1435. taumāhekeheke — competition

1436. taunga — to be accustomed to, familiar with

1437. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1438. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1439. taura — rope, cable

1440. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1441. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1442. tautohetohe — argue

1443. tautoko — to support

1444. tawa — purple, tower

1445. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1446. tawhito — old, former

1447. te — the, singular definite article

1448. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1449. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1450. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1451. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1452. tekau — ten

1453. tekoteko — carved figure on top of whare

1454. tepe — Tepe. 1. v.i. Congeal, coagulate. 2. n. Clot. 3. Boundary,…

1455. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1456. tereina — to train

1457. tia — to steer, adorned

1458. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1459. tiakarete — chocolate

1460. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1461. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1462. tihei — to sneeze

1463. tihewa — sneeze

1464. tihi — topknot

1465. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1466. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1467. tiketike — height; high; important

1468. tiki — to fetch

1469. tiko — to defecate; excrement

1470. tina — dinner, lunch

1471. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1472. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1473. tino — very

1474. tio — oyster

1475. tioka — chalk

1476. tipi — glide; slice

1477. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1478. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1479. tira — group or row of people

1480. tiriti — street

1481. tiro — to look

1482. tirohanga — view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)

1483. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1484. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1485. titiro — to look at

1486. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1487. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1488. toe — to remain, be left over

1489. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1490. tohetaka — Tohetaka, tohetake, n. Taraxacum magellanicum, native dandelion; a plant. E…

1491. tohorā — whale

1492. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1493. tohunga — expert, priest

1494. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1495. toi — art, knowledge

1496. toka — rock

1497. tokanga — large basket for food

1498. tokerau — autumn; northern

1499. toki — adze, axe; champion

1500. toko — divorce; pole

1501. tokohia — how many people?

1502. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1503. tokomaha — many (of people)

1504. Tokoono — six people

1505. tokorima — five (people)

1506. tokorua — two (of people)

1507. tokotoru — three (people)

1508. tokowaru — eight [people]

1509. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1510. tomo — to enter, go into

1511. tomokanga — entrance

1512. tona — Tona, tonatona, n. 1. Excrescence, wart, corn, etc. 2. Pudenda…

1513. tonga — south

1514. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1515. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1516. tonu — still

1517. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1518. tope — cut down; cut off

1519. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1520. topenga — cross-section, pieces

1521. tori — cut (v); cat (n)

1522. toro — to visit

1523. toroa — albatross

1524. toromi — be drowned

1525. toroī — fermented food

1526. toru — three

1527. tote — salt

1528. toto — blood

1529. totohe — contend

1530. tou — dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus

1531. tua — beyond

1532. tuahine — sister, of a male

1533. tuaiwa — ninth

1534. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1535. tuanui — roof

1536. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1537. tuarongo — back wall of house

1538. tuarua — second

1539. tuarā — back [body]

1540. tuatahi — first

1541. tuatoru — third

1542. tuawaru — eighth

1543. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1544. tuawhitu — seventh

1545. tuawhā — fourth

1546. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1547. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1548. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1549. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1550. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1551. tui — pierce; sew; thread; lace

1552. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1553. tukemata — eyebrow

1554. tukia — be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)

1555. tukituki — to wreck; destroy

1556. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1557. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1558. tukuata — projector

1559. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1560. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1561. tuna — eel

1562. tungāne — brother, of a female

1563. tunu — to cook, roast

1564. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1565. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1566. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1567. ture — law, rule

1568. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1569. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1570. turuturu — to make firm; leak; pole

1571. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1572. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1573. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1574. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1575. tā — print, draw

1576. tāhae — to steal

1577. tāhuna — beach; sandbank; dry

1578. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1579. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1580. tāima — time

1581. Tāite — Thursday

1582. tākai — bind; wrap up; bandage

1583. tākaro — to play

1584. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1585. tākuta — doctor

1586. tāmaki — omen, portent

1587. tāmure — snapper

1588. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1589. tāne — man, male

1590. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1591. tāone — town

1592. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1593. tāra — dollar

1594. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1595. tāraia — (pass) be shaped with an adze

1596. tārere — to swing

1597. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1598. tāroa — Tāroa (i), n. 1. A variety of flax not of…

1599. tāroaroa — tall

1600. tātahi — seaside, beach

1601. tātau — we; us; everyone

1602. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1603. tātua — a belt

1604. tātā — criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk

1605. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1606. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1607. tāuwhiuwhi — tāuwhiuwhi, v.t. Sprinkle. ‖ uwhi.

1608. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1609. tāwhiri — beckon

1610. tāwāhi — overseas

1611. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1612. tēhea — which, singular

1613. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1614. tēnehi — tennis

1615. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1616. tēnā — that, by the listener

1617. tēpu — table

1618. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1619. tērā — that over there, that

1620. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1621. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1622. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1623. Tīhema — December

1624. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1625. tīhāte — t-shirt

1626. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1627. tīkiti — ticket

1628. tīma — team

1629. tīmata — to begin, to start

1630. tīmatanga — beginning (tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)

1631. tīni — to change

1632. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1633. tīpune — teaspoon

1634. tīraha — lie face upwards

1635. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1636. tītī — muttonbird

1637. tō — your (singular); to drag

1638. tōhi — toast

1639. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1640. tōkena — stockings, socks

1641. tōku — my (singular)

1642. tōmuri — to be late

1643. tōna — his, her

1644. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1645. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1646. tōtiti — sausage

1647. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1648. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1649. tūai — skinny

1650. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1651. tūhourangi — uncultured, rough

1652. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1653. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1654. tūmau — permanent, continuous; servant

1655. tūmomo — type, sort, kind

1656. tūnga — wound; position

1657. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1658. tūpuhi — skinny

1659. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1660. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1661. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1662. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1663. tūrehu — fairy

1664. Tūrei — Tuesday

1665. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1666. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1667. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1668. tūtatakitanga — meeting (tūtataki + nominal suffix)

1669. tūtuki — to crash; to strike against; collide; bump

1670. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1671. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1672. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1673. ua — to rain; rain

1674. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1675. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1676. ui — to ask, enquire

1677. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1678. uira — lightning; to flash

1679. uiui — to interview

1680. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1681. umu — earth oven

1682. unahi — scale of fish

1683. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1684. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1685. uri — descendant, offspring

1686. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1687. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1688. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1689. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1690. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1691. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1692. utua — be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)

1693. uwhiuwhi — shower (rain)

1694. wae — foot; leg; separate

1695. waea — wire; phone

1696. waenga — middle, dividing line

1697. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1698. waewae — foot, leg

1699. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1700. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1701. wahie — driftwood

1702. wahine — woman, wife

1703. waho — out, outside, the outside

1704. wai — water; who

1705. waiariki — hot spring

1706. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1707. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1708. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1709. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1710. waikura — Waikura, n. Rust. whakawaikura, v.t. Redden. E to, e te…

1711. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1712. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1713. waipiro — alcohol

1714. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1715. wairaka — Wairaka, n. A kind of rough rain cloak.

1716. wairangi — Wairangi. 1. Beside oneself, excited, infatuated. Kua whakawairangi noa ake…

1717. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1718. wairua — spirit

1719. waiū — Waiū, n. 1. Milk. No te mahuetanga o te waiu,…

1720. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1721. wakarererangi — plane

1722. wani — scrape

1723. wao — forest

1724. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1725. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1726. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1727. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1728. wati — watch (timepiece)

1729. wawa — Wawa, a. Scattered. Ta taua haere, wawa noa atu.—E wawa…

1730. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1731. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1732. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1733. wehenga — part, division, separation (wehe + nominal suffix -nga)

1734. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1735. Wenerei — Wednesday

1736. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1737. weriweri — ugly

1738. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1739. wetekia — be untied

1740. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1741. whaea — mother, aunt

1742. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1743. whaikōrero — oratory

1744. whaiwāhi — participate

1745. whakaae — to agree

1746. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1747. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1748. whakaako — teach

1749. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1750. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1751. whakaara — whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama…

1752. whakaari — play, drama, performance

1753. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1754. whakaarohia — thought (pass of whakaaro)

1755. whakaarotia — [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)

1756. whakaata — mirror

1757. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1758. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1759. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1760. whakaeke — to gather

1761. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1762. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1763. whakahirahira — great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

1764. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1765. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1766. whakahua — pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)

1767. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1768. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1769. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1770. whakairingia — hang

1771. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1772. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1773. whakakakara — scented

1774. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1775. whakakite — whakakite, v.t. 1. Reveal, disclose. 2. Display. Ka whakakitea nga…

1776. whakakore — eliminate, delete, undo

1777. whakakā — turn on

1778. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1779. whakakī — to fill something

1780. whakamahana — heater

1781. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1782. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1783. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1784. whakamarokehia — dry!

1785. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1786. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1787. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1788. whakamihi — grateful

1789. whakaminenga — assembled people

1790. whakamoe — whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep. 2. Close the eyes.…

1791. whakamoemiti — whakamoemiti, v.t. Praise, express gratification. Ka kite a Paoa i…

1792. whakamutunga — ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)

1793. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1794. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1795. whakamātau — to test, examine

1796. whakamātautau — examination, test

1797. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1798. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1799. whakamōhiotia — to be informed

1800. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1801. whakangaro — destroy

1802. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1803. whakanoho — whakanoho, v.t. 1. Cause to sit or dwell. 2. Place,…

1804. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1805. whakaoho — to wake up

1806. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1807. whakaorangia — deliver

1808. whakaoti — complete

1809. whakaotia — completed (pass. of whakaoti)

1810. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1811. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1812. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1813. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1814. whakapakari — to strengthen

1815. whakapakoko — whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka…

1816. whakapapa — genealogy

1817. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1818. whakapono — to believe; faith

1819. whakapuare — to open

1820. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1821. whakapāha — apologise

1822. whakapātaritari — whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke. ‖ patai (i), tari (ii).

1823. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1824. whakarewa — whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi…

1825. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1826. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1827. whakaritenga — appointment

1828. whakarongo — to listen

1829. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1830. whakataka — whakataka, v.t. Throw down, cause to fall off. tātaka, takataka,…

1831. whakataki — to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

1832. whakatakoto — to lay something down

1833. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1834. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1835. whakatangitangi — music

1836. whakatau — to decide

1837. whakataukī — proverb

1838. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1839. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1840. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1841. whakatikatika — to rearrange, to put in order, to fix

1842. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1843. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1844. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1845. whakatupu — grow; bring up, nurture

1846. whakatuwhera — to open

1847. whakatuwheratia — to open

1848. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1849. whakatō — to plant

1850. whakatū — to stand something up

1851. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1852. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1853. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1854. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1855. whakawhiti — to cross

1856. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1857. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1858. whana — to kick

1859. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1860. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1861. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1862. whara — to be injured

1863. wharau — temporary shed

1864. whare — house, building

1865. wharekai — restaurant

1866. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1867. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1868. wharepaku — toilet

1869. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1870. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1871. whatitiri — thunder

1872. whatitoka — doorway

1873. whatiwhati — break off; break into pieces

1874. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1875. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1876. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1877. wheke — creak; octopus

1878. wheketere — factory

1879. whenua — land

1880. whero — red

1881. whetū — star

1882. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1883. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1884. whio — blue duck; whistle

1885. whiri — plait; twist

1886. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1887. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1888. whiro — evil

1889. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1890. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1891. whitu — seven

1892. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1893. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1894. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1895. whutupaoro — rugby

1896. whutupōro — football, rugby

1897. whā — four

1898. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1899. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1900. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1901. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1902. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1903. whānui — broad, wide

1904. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1905. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1906. whātua — Whātua, n. Ancestor, first parent. ‖ matua.

1907. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1908. wiki — week

1909. wini — window

1910. wiri — drill

1911. wiwi — wiwi. 1. Rushes, Juncus polyanthemos and J. maritimus. Akina iho…

1912. wā — time, times

1913. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1914. wāhi — part, portion; place

1915. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1916. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1917. wāhipa — past tense

1918. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1919. wātakirihi — watercress

1920. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1921. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1922. wē — Wē (i), v.i. Squeal, cry. wēwē, v.i. Yelp, as a…

1923. Wīwī — France

1924. ā — and; and then

1925. āe — yes

1926. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1927. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1928. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1929. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1930. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1931. Ākarana — Auckland

1932. ākau — shore, coast

1933. ākonga — student

1934. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1935. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1936. Ākuhata — August

1937. āmaimai — nervous

1938. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1939. ānini — headache

1940. ānō — as though; as if

1941. āpiha — officer

1942. āporo — apple

1943. āpōpō — tomorrow

1944. ārahi — to lead, guide

1945. ārahina — (pass) be led

1946. ārai — curtain; to screen off, block

1947. ārani — orange [fruit]

1948. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1949. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1950. ātea — outer space

1951. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1952. āwangawanga — worried

1953. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1954. āwhina — to help

1955. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1956. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1957. āwhā — storm

1958. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1959. ēhea — which

1960. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1961. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1962. ērā — those (over there)

1963. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1964. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1965. ī — Ī (i), ii, v.i. 1. Ferment, turn sour. 2. Be…

1966. īmera — email

1967. īmēra — email

1968. īnoi — beg; pray; request; prayer

1969. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1970. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1971. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1972. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1973. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1974. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1975. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1976. ūkui — to wipe

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