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. Ingarihi — English

404. ingoa — name

405. inoi — pray

406. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

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

408. inā — if, when

409. ināianei — now

410. ipo — darling

411. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

412. ipurangi — internet

413. ira — freckle; gene

414. iri — to be hanging; rest upon

415. iriiri — baptise

416. irirangi — radio (usually as reo irirangi)

417. irāmutu — niece, nephew

418. ita — held firm; be committed

419. iti — small, little

420. iwa — nine

421. iwi — tribe

422. iāri — yard

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

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

425. kaha — strong, able

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

427. kahika — Kahika, n. 1. Podocarpus excelsum, white pine. = kahikatea. He…

428. kahikatea — white pine

429. kahiwi — Kahiwi, n. 1. Ridge of a hill. ‖ hiwi (ii).…

430. kahotea — Kahotea. 1. a. Having only the battens on the roof,…

431. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

432. kahukura — Kahukura, n. 1. The atua of the rainbow. Ka tika…

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

434. kai — eat (v); food (n)

435. kaiaka — merit

436. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

437. kaihana — cousin

438. kaihanga — creator; builder

439. kaihautū — leader; bus driver, pilot, truck driver

440. kaihoko — seller

441. kaikaha — keen

442. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

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

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

445. kaimoana — seafood

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

447. kainga — (pass) be eaten

448. kaingākau — passion; like

449. kaipara — athlete; athletics

450. kaipuke — ship

451. kairangi — excellence

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

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

454. kaituhi — writer, author

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

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

457. kaiwaiata — singer

458. kaiwawao — referee, umpire

459. kaiwhakaako — teacher

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

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

462. kaiārahi — leader, guide

463. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

464. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

465. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

467. kakau — handle

468. kake — to climb

469. kama — eager

470. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

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

472. kamupene — company, business

473. kamupūtu — gumboot

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

475. kanga — abuse; curse

476. kani — to saw; a saw

477. kanikani — dance, to dance

478. kanohi — face

479. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

481. kapahaka — concert party

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

483. kapu — cup

484. kapua — cloud

485. kaputī — cup of tea

486. kara — colour

487. karaehe — class (school); glass

488. karahipi — scholarship

489. karaihe — grass

490. karaka — orange (colour)

491. karakia — prayer, to pray

492. karamu — gram

493. karanga — to call

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

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

496. karapoti — surround

497. kararehe — animal

498. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

499. kare — stove, heater

500. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

501. karere — message

502. karo — dodge, avoid

503. karoro — seagull

504. karu — eye

505. kata — to laugh

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

507. kataina — laughed (pass. of kata)

508. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

510. kati — close, shut

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

512. katipō — venomous spider

513. kato — pluck

514. katoa — all

515. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

517. kau — swim; cow

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

519. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

520. kauhoe — to swim

521. kaukau — to bathe

522. kaumātua — elder; elderly

523. kaunihera — council

524. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

526. kaute — to count

527. kauwhau — recite; preach; lecture; speech

528. kawa — sour, yuck

529. kawakawa — pepper tree

530. kawe — to carry, convey

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

532. kawhe — coffee

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

534. kei te — at the moment; now

535. keke — cake

536. kerei — grey

537. kererū — native pigeon

538. keri — dig

539. keria — (pass) be dug

540. kete — basket, kit

541. keti — gate

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

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

544. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

545. kikino — Kikino. ‖ kino.

546. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

547. kimi — to look for, seek

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

549. kina — sea urchin

550. kino — bad

551. kiore — rat

552. kiri — skin

553. kiriata — movie, film

554. Kirihimete — Christmas

555. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

556. kiriweti — unpopular

557. kiromita — kilometre

558. kita — fast; tightly

559. kite — to see

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

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

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

563. kiwa — wink

564. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

566. koa — happy

567. koata — quarter

568. koe — you, one person

569. koha — gift

570. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

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

572. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

573. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

575. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

576. Kohitātea — January

577. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

578. koi — sharp

579. koia — it is, so

580. koinei — this is

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

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

583. kokonga — corner

584. komiti — committee

585. konei — here, by speaker

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

587. konohete — concert

588. konā — there, by listener

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

590. kope — nappy

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

592. kora — fragment; spark

593. kore — zero, nothing

594. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

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

596. koretake — useless

597. kori — to move, wriggle, play

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

599. koroheke — old man

600. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

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

602. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

603. korowai — cloak

604. korā — over there

605. kotahi — one

606. koti — coat, jacket

607. Kotirangi — Scotland

608. koura — gold

609. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

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

615. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

617. kuini — queen

618. kuki — cook

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

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

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

622. kumu — buttocks, bottom

623. kupenga — net

624. kupu — word

625. kura — school; treasured item

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

627. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

628. kurī — dog

629. kutarere — scooter

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

631. kutikuti — scissors

632. kā — to burn, be alight

633. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

634. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

635. kāinga — home

636. kākahu — clothing, garment

637. kākā — parrot

638. kākāriki — green

639. kāmera — camera

640. kāmura — carpenter

641. kānga — corn

642. kāo — no!

643. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

644. kāpara — torch, hardwood

645. kāpata — cupboard

646. kāpene — captain

647. kāpeti — cabbage

648. kāre — Negative word

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

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

651. kāri — playing card

652. kātahi — then

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

654. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

656. kāwhe — calf

657. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

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

659. kēkē — armpit

660. kēmu — game

661. kī — to be full

662. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

663. kīanga — phrase

664. kīhai — Negative word

665. kīhini — kitchen

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

667. kīngi — king

668. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

669. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

670. kōanga — spring (the season of)

671. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

672. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

673. kōhatu — stone

674. kōhinu — petrol

675. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

676. kōhuru — to murder

677. kōhurutia — to be murdered

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

679. kōmihana — commission

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

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

682. kōpū — belly, womb

683. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

686. kōrori — stir

687. kōrua — you, two people

688. kōti — court

689. kōtiro — girl

690. kōtuku — white heron

691. kōura — crayfish

692. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

693. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

694. kōwhaki — tear off

695. kōwhatu — stone

696. kūaha — door

697. kūao — young of animals

698. kūare — ignorant

699. kūhā — thigh

700. Kūkara — Google

701. kūkū — pigeon

702. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

703. kūmera — sweet potato

704. kūtai — mussel

705. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

707. maero — mile

708. maha — many

709. mahaki — sick; sick person

710. mahana — to be warm, warm

711. mahara — thought, memory

712. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

713. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

714. mahi — to do, work, make

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

716. maho — laid back

717. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

718. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

719. Mahuru — September

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

721. maika — banana (also panana)

722. maimoa — cherish, take care of

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

724. maka — to throw or pass

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

726. makariri — cold

727. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

729. makere — to get down from

730. makimaki — monkey

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

732. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

733. mana — prestige, authority

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

735. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

737. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

738. manako — to like

739. manawa — heart

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

741. Mane — Monday

742. manga — branch; stream

743. mangō — shark

744. mano — thousand

745. manu — bird

746. manuhiri — guest

747. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

748. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

749. maoa — cooked; ripe

750. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

751. marama — month, moon

752. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

753. maramataka — calendar

754. maranga — to arise; to get up

755. marangai — heavy rain, storm

756. maremare — to cough

757. maringi — to spill (trans)

758. marino — calm

759. maro — kilt-like garment

760. maroke — dry

761. maru — power; shelter

762. marumaru — shaded

763. marū — bruised; crushed

764. mata — point, blade; face

765. mataku — scared, afraid

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

767. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

768. matapihi — window

769. matapiko — mean, stingy

770. Matariki — Pleiades

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

772. matau — fish hook; right side

773. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

774. matekai — hungry, starving

775. matenga — time or circumstance of death

776. matewai — thirst; thirsty

777. matimati — finger, toe

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

779. matua — parent, father

780. mau — to wear clothes

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

782. maumahara — to remember, remember

783. maunga — mountain

784. mauri — life spirit

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

786. mauī — left (direction)

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

788. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

791. Mei — May

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

793. meke — fist; to punch

794. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

795. mema — member, members

796. menemene — to smile

797. meneti — minute

798. mere — bush, shrub

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

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

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

802. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

803. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

804. mimi — urine; urinate

805. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

806. minita — minister

807. mira — mill

808. miraka — milk

809. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

810. miriona — million

811. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

813. mitimiti — to lick

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

815. moa — large extinct bird

816. moana — sea

817. moata — early; early morning

818. moe — sleep; to marry

819. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

821. moenga — bed

822. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

826. mokemoke — lonely

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

828. moko — lizard

829. mokopuna — grandchild

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

831. momo — type, kind

832. moni — money

833. motokā — car, motorcar

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

835. motukā — car

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

837. moutere — island

838. mua — front, before

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

840. mura — blaze, flame

841. muri — behind, after

842. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

845. mā — clean, white, and others

846. māhaki — calm; quiet

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

848. māhina — moon

849. māhita — teacher

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

851. māhunga — head

852. māia — capable, brave, bold

853. mākona — satisfied, full

854. māku — for me, by me

855. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

856. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

858. māna — for him, her, by him, her

859. māngai — mouth; representative

860. māngere — lazy

861. mānia — plains

862. mānuka — tea-tree

863. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

864. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

865. māra — garden

866. mārama — clear, understand

867. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

868. mārena — to marry; wedding

869. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

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

871. māripi — knife

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

873. mātaki — to watch

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

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

876. mātao — cold

877. mātau — to know, understand

878. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

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

882. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

885. māui — on the left hand, left side

886. māuiui — sick

887. māwhero — pink

888. mēnā — if

889. mēra — mail

890. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

891. mīhini — machine

892. mīti — meat

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

894. mōhio — to know

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

896. mōhiti — glasses

897. mōkai — pet

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

899. mōmona — fat

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

901. mōrena — good morning

902. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

903. mōu — for you

904. mōunu — bait

905. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

908. naihi — knife

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

910. nama — number

911. nanahi — yesterday

912. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

913. napō — last night

914. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

915. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

916. nehenehe — forest

917. nei — here, by speaker

918. neke — to move

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

920. ngahau — party, concert

921. ngahere — forest, bush

922. Ngahuru — Autumn

923. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

925. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

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

927. ngaru — wave

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

929. ngau — to bite

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

931. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

932. ngenge — tired

933. ngeru — cat

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

935. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

936. ngoikore — weak; listless

937. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

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

939. ngungu — turn aside

940. ngutu — lip, lips

941. ngā — the, plural

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

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

944. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

945. ngārara — reptile, monster

946. ngātahi — together

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

948. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

949. ngāwhā — boiling spring

950. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

951. niho — tooth

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

953. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

956. nohinohi — small

957. noho — to live; sit

958. nohoanga — home, sofa

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

960. nohopuku — silent; to diet

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

962. nui — big, great, many

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

964. nuku — to move

965. nunui — big (plural form)

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

967. nāianei — now

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

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

970. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

974. nō — from

975. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

977. nōnanahi — yesterday

978. nōu — yours

979. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

982. oho — to wake up

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

984. oi — shake, shudder

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

986. Oketopa — October

987. okioki — to pause; rest

988. oko — bowl

989. oma — to run, escape

990. omanga — refuge

991. omaoma — running

992. onamata — of ancient times

993. one — beach, sand

994. oneone — earth, soil

995. onepū — sand, beach

996. ono — six

997. ope — group travelling together

998. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

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

1000. oreore — to shake, quiver

1001. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

1002. oti — to be completed

1003. otirā — but, on the other hand

1004. ou — Ou. 1. pron. 2nd pers. sing., u, with prep. o…

1005. pa — Pa (i), v.t. (followed by ki; pass. pangia, pakia). 1.…

1006. pae — ridge

1007. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

1008. pahemo — pass by; pass on

1009. pahi — bus

1010. pahikara — bicycle

1011. pahure — escape; pass by; be carried out successfully

1012. pai — good (adj); to like (v); good

1013. paihikara — bike

1014. paikea — Paikea (i), a. —— He whare paikea, a long house…

1015. painga — benefit, skill, good qualities (pai + nominal suffix -nga)

1016. paipa — pipe

1017. pakanga — to fight, battle, war, hostility

1018. pakari — mature, ripe

1019. pakaru — broken (applied to a thing not a body part) (trans)

1020. pakeke — hard, stiff (adj); to grow up (v); age, adult, elder (n)

1021. paki — to slap, to pat; to be fine; a fine day

1022. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

1023. pakitara — wall

1024. pakopako — pakopako, n. 1. Gleanings, scraps of food. Ki te aha?…

1025. paku — small

1026. pakupaku — very small

1027. pana — to push away, to expel

1028. panaia — banished

1029. panana — banana

1030. pane — head

1031. panekoti — skirt, dress

1032. pango — black

1033. pani — orphan (n); to be orphaned (v): to smear, spread out (v)

1034. pania — to be spread; spread! (pass. of pani)

1035. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

1036. paoro — ball

1037. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

1038. papai — good (plural), very good

1039. Papaioea — Palmerston North

1040. papakupu — dictionary

1041. para — blood relation; pollen; sediment; waste material

1042. parai — fry; frying pan

1043. paraihe — award, prize; brush

1044. paraikete — blanket

1045. Paraire — Friday

1046. parakuihi — breakfast

1047. parani — daisy, brand

1048. parapara — filth; talents

1049. pararē — Pararē (ii), n. Food. Ka haere tatou ki te parare.…

1050. parata — Parata, n. 1. An imaginary monster in the sea, the…

1051. paraumu — Paraumu, n. Black soil, humus.

1052. parauri — brown

1053. pare — to ward off, to divert

1054. parehe — pizza; flattened

1055. paremata — Paremata, n. 1. Payment, return, revenge. He iti te whainga,…

1056. parepare — parepare, n. 1. Breastwork in a fortification. 2. Defensive charm.…

1057. pari — cliff

1058. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

1059. paruauru — Paruauru, n. One who cultivates the soil.

1060. paruparu — dirt, mud

1061. parāoa — bread, flour

1062. pata — butter

1063. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

1064. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)

1065. patunga — patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te…

1066. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

1067. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)

1068. paukena — pumpkin

1069. pea — pair; pear

1070. pehea — Pehea, pewhea. 1. Interrogative. Of what sort, character, appearance, etc.…

1071. peita — paint

1072. peka — branch

1073. peke — to jump, to leap over

1074. pekepeke — pekepeke. 1. a. Quick. Kia pekepeke te haere. 2. n.…

1075. pene — pen

1076. pepa — paper; pepper

1077. pepeha — proclamation of origin

1078. pere — bell

1079. pereti — plate

1080. peti — heap up

1081. petipeti — petipeti, n. 1. A weed growing in freshwater lakes which…

1082. pia — beer

1083. piana — piano

1084. pihikete — biscuit

1085. piki — to increase

1086. pikitia — picture, film

1087. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved

1088. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…

1089. Pipiri — June

1090. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…

1091. pirau — rotten

1092. piri — to stick to, to cling

1093. pirihimana — police officer

1094. pirimia — prime minister

1095. piringa — shelter, hiding place

1096. piro — stinking, putrid

1097. pito — belly button, end, extremity

1098. poaka — pig

1099. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string

1100. Poihākena — Sydney

1101. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

1102. poitarawhiti — netball

1103. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)

1104. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

1105. pono — true, faithful

1106. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

1107. poraka — jersey

1108. poro — to cut off, to cut short

1109. poroporo — bracelet; purple

1110. porotaka — Porotaka, porotātaka. 1. a. Round. Porotaka mai nga pararau ka…

1111. porou — eager, energetic

1112. poti — boat

1113. poto — short

1114. pou — pole, post

1115. pouaka — box

1116. pounamu — greenstone

1117. poupou — father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep

1118. pouri — Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e…

1119. poutāpeta — post office

1120. pua — flower; seed

1121. puehu — dust

1122. puhi — to blow (wind)

1123. puka — form, booklet

1124. Pukamata — Facebook

1125. pukapuka — book, lungs

1126. puke — hill

1127. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

1128. puku — stomach, belly

1129. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

1130. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1131. puna — pool, spring

1132. pune — spoon

1133. punga — anchor; joint

1134. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1135. punua — young animal

1136. pupuhi — to shoot

1137. pupuri — to hold onto

1138. purapura — seed

1139. purei — to play, play

1140. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1141. purotu — handsome

1142. purupuru — to stop chinks

1143. puta — to appear, to come out

1144. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1145. putiputi — flower

1146. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1147. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1148. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1149. pāhau — beard

1150. pāhi — purse, to pass

1151. pāka — a park; a box

1152. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1153. pākete — bucket

1154. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1155. pāmu — farm

1156. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1157. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1158. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1159. pāpā — father, uncle

1160. pāpāho — broadcast

1161. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1162. pāremata — parliament

1163. pātai — question; to ask a question

1164. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1165. pātara — bottle

1166. pāti — party

1167. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1168. pātuhi — text message, to text

1169. pātītī — grass

1170. pātōtō — knock

1171. pātū — wall

1172. pāua — abalone

1173. pēhea — how?

1174. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1175. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1176. pēkana — bacon

1177. pēke — bag

1178. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1179. pēnā — like that, near listener

1180. pēpi — baby

1181. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1182. pērā — like that, yonder

1183. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1184. pīrangi — to want, desire

1185. pītiti — peach

1186. pō — night

1187. pōhara — poor

1188. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1189. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1190. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1191. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1192. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1193. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1194. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1195. pōtae — hat

1196. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1197. pōti — vote

1198. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1199. pōturi — deaf; slow

1200. pōuri — sad, dark

1201. pōwhiri — welcome

1202. pū — to blow gently

1203. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1204. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1205. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1206. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1207. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1208. pūngāwerewere — spider

1209. pūrongo — a report

1210. pūru — bull

1211. pūrākau — traditional story

1212. pūtaiao — science

1213. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1214. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1215. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1216. raihana — licence

1217. raihi — rice

1218. raiona — lion

1219. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1220. raki — north

1221. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1222. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1223. rama — light, torch

1224. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1225. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1226. rangi — sky, day

1227. ranginamu — handsome

1228. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1229. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1230. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1231. raorao — plains

1232. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1233. rapu — to look for

1234. raranga — plait; weave

1235. rarauhe — fern

1236. rare — lolly

1237. raro — under, below; time

1238. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1239. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1240. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1241. rau — to put into; leaf

1242. rauemi — resource

1243. raumati — summer

1244. raupō — reed, bulrush

1245. raureka — deceitful

1246. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1247. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1248. rawe — lovely, excellent

1249. rehe — Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia…

1250. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1251. rehutai — sea spray

1252. rei — bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk

1253. reinga — reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M.…

1254. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1255. reka — sweet

1256. reke — Reke (i), n. 1. Knob; so butt, back, poll, of…

1257. reo — language, voice

1258. rere — to escape; to fly

1259. rerehua — to be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing

1260. rerekē — different, changed

1261. rerekētanga — difference

1262. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1263. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1264. reri — ready

1265. reta — letter

1266. reti — to skate, slide

1267. retireti — skates, skating

1268. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1269. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1270. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1271. rima — five

1272. rimu — red pine

1273. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1274. ringa — hand, arm

1275. ringaringa — hand, arm

1276. ringawera — cook, kitchenhand

1277. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1278. ripeka — Ripeka. 1. a. Lying across one another. Ara ripeka, cross-road.…

1279. ripi — frisbee

1280. rire — Rire, n. 1. Deep water. Ko nga rangi a rire,…

1281. riri — anger, angry

1282. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1283. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1284. rita — litre

1285. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1286. ritenga — custom; habit; likeness

1287. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1288. roa — long

1289. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1290. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1291. roimata — tears

1292. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1293. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1294. rongoa — Rongoa, 1. v.t. Preserve, take care of. Rongoatia a tatou…

1295. rongonui — famous

1296. rongoā — medicine

1297. rori — road

1298. roro — brain

1299. roroa — long (plural)

1300. rorohiko — computer

1301. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1302. roumamao — remote control (for TV)

1303. rourou — small basket, food basket

1304. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1305. ruaki — vomit

1306. Ruapehu — Ruapehu

1307. ruarua — few

1308. rui — shake; scatter; sow

1309. ruirui — ruirui, v.t. 1. Shake to and fro. 2. Shake off.…

1310. ruku — to dive

1311. runga — on

1312. rupe — Rupe (i), ruperupe. v.t. 1. Shake violently. He aha tau…

1313. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1314. rā — day; the sun; over there

1315. Rāapa — Wednesday

1316. Rāhina — Monday

1317. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1318. rākau — tree; timber

1319. rākaunui — Rākaunui, n. The moon on the seventeenth day, and with…

1320. Rāmere — Friday

1321. rānei — or

1322. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1323. rāoa — choked

1324. Rāpare — Thursday

1325. rāpea — indeed

1326. rāpeti — rabbit

1327. rāpihi — rubbish

1328. rārangi — line, row

1329. Rātapu — Sunday

1330. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1331. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1332. Rātū — Tuesday

1333. rāua — them; they (two people)

1334. rāwhiti — east

1335. rēmana — lemon

1336. rērere — run from one place to another

1337. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1338. rīngi — to ring/phone

1339. rīpene — ribbon, tape

1340. rīpoata — report

1341. rīwai — potato

1342. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1343. rōhi — rose

1344. rōia — lawyer

1345. rōpere — strawberry

1346. rōpu — Rōpu, n. Gust of wind, squall. Tena ka riro i…

1347. rōpā — slave, servant

1348. rōpū — group

1349. rū — earthquake; shake

1350. rūhā — Rūhā, n. A term applied to large branches or divisions…

1351. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1352. rūma — room

1353. rūnanga — assembly; council

1354. rūrū — to shake hands, wave about (v), handshake (n)

1355. taana — Taana = tāna.

1356. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1357. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1358. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1359. taewa — potato

1360. taha — to pass by; side

1361. tahanga — empty; slightly, a bit; naked

1362. tahataha — steep bank

1363. tahi — one, single

1364. tahia — (pass) be swept

1365. tahitahi — to sweep

1366. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1367. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1368. tahuri — to capsize

1369. tahā — calabash, gourd

1370. tai — tide; coast

1371. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1372. taiapa — fence

1373. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1374. taihoa — wait

1375. taika — tiger

1376. taimaha — heavy

1377. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1378. taiohi — youth

1379. taitai — to wrestle, knock

1380. taitama — young man

1381. taitamariki — young person, young people

1382. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1383. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1384. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1385. takapau — floor-mat

1386. takatū — prepare, get ready

1387. take — beginning, cause, origin

1388. taki — to lead, to bring along

1389. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1390. takiwā — district, region

1391. takoto — to lie down

1392. taku — my (singular); edge

1393. takurua — winter

1394. takutai — sea coast

1395. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1396. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1397. tamaiti — child

1398. tamariki — children

1399. tamatāne — boy

1400. tame — male animal

1401. tamāhine — daughter

1402. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1403. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1404. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1405. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1406. tangata — person

1407. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1408. tangihanga — funeral

1409. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1410. tangiwai — Tangiwai, n. 1. A transparent variety of greenstone, jade. Ka…

1411. tango — to take hold of

1412. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1413. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1414. tao — to cook

1415. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1416. taonga — property, possession

1417. tapa — to name

1418. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1419. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1420. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1421. taputapu — gear, equipment

1422. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1423. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1424. taraka — truck

1425. tarakihana — tractor

1426. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1427. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1428. Tararua — Twin Peaks

1429. taratara — taratara. 1. n. Spine, spike. Taratara o Kal, a pattern…

1430. tarau — trousers

1431. tarawera — Tarawera, n. 1. Pellaea rotundifolia, a fern. 2. Shrimp.

1432. tari — government department; office

1433. taringa — ear

1434. taro — presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)

1435. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1436. tata — near, close

1437. tatari — to wait

1438. tatau — to count

1439. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1440. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1441. tauera — towel

1442. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1443. tauira — student; example

1444. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1445. taumahi — assignment

1446. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1447. taumāhekeheke — competition

1448. taunga — to be accustomed to, familiar with

1449. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1450. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1451. taura — rope, cable

1452. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1453. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1454. tautohetohe — argue

1455. tautoko — to support

1456. tawa — purple, tower

1457. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1458. tawhito — old, former

1459. te — the, singular definite article

1460. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1461. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1462. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1463. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1464. tekau — ten

1465. tekoteko — carved figure on top of whare

1466. tepe — Tepe. 1. v.i. Congeal, coagulate. 2. n. Clot. 3. Boundary,…

1467. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1468. tereina — to train

1469. tia — to steer, adorned

1470. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1471. tiakarete — chocolate

1472. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1473. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1474. tihei — to sneeze

1475. tihewa — sneeze

1476. tihi — topknot

1477. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1478. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1479. tiketike — height; high; important

1480. tiki — to fetch

1481. tiko — to defecate; excrement

1482. tina — dinner, lunch

1483. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1484. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1485. tino — very

1486. tio — oyster

1487. tioka — chalk

1488. tipi — glide; slice

1489. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1490. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1491. tira — group or row of people

1492. tiriti — street

1493. tiro — to look

1494. tirohanga — view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)

1495. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1496. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1497. titiro — to look at

1498. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1499. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1500. toe — to remain, be left over

1501. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1502. tohetaka — Tohetaka, tohetake, n. Taraxacum magellanicum, native dandelion; a plant. E…

1503. tohorā — whale

1504. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1505. tohunga — expert, priest

1506. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1507. toi — art, knowledge

1508. toka — rock

1509. tokanga — large basket for food

1510. tokerau — autumn; northern

1511. toki — adze, axe; champion

1512. toko — divorce; pole

1513. tokohia — how many people?

1514. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1515. tokomaha — many (of people)

1516. Tokoono — six people

1517. tokorima — five (people)

1518. tokorua — two (of people)

1519. tokotoru — three (people)

1520. tokowaru — eight [people]

1521. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1522. tomo — to enter, go into

1523. tomokanga — entrance

1524. tona — Tona, tonatona, n. 1. Excrescence, wart, corn, etc. 2. Pudenda…

1525. tonga — south

1526. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1527. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1528. tonu — still

1529. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1530. tope — cut down; cut off

1531. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1532. topenga — cross-section, pieces

1533. tori — cut (v); cat (n)

1534. toro — to visit

1535. toroa — albatross

1536. toromi — be drowned

1537. toroī — fermented food

1538. toru — three

1539. tote — salt

1540. toto — blood

1541. totohe — contend

1542. tou — dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus

1543. tua — beyond

1544. tuahine — sister, of a male

1545. tuaiwa — ninth

1546. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1547. tuanui — roof

1548. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1549. tuarongo — back wall of house

1550. tuarua — second

1551. tuarā — back [body]

1552. tuatahi — first

1553. tuatoru — third

1554. tuawaru — eighth

1555. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1556. tuawhitu — seventh

1557. tuawhā — fourth

1558. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1559. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1560. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1561. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1562. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1563. tui — pierce; sew; thread; lace

1564. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1565. tukemata — eyebrow

1566. tukia — be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)

1567. tukituki — to wreck; destroy

1568. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1569. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1570. tukuata — projector

1571. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1572. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1573. tuna — eel

1574. tungāne — brother, of a female

1575. tunu — to cook, roast

1576. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1577. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1578. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1579. ture — law, rule

1580. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1581. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1582. turuturu — to make firm; leak; pole

1583. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1584. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1585. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1586. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1587. tā — print, draw

1588. tāhae — to steal

1589. tāhuna — beach; sandbank; dry

1590. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1591. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1592. tāima — time

1593. Tāite — Thursday

1594. tākai — bind; wrap up; bandage

1595. tākaro — to play

1596. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1597. tākuta — doctor

1598. tāmaki — omen, portent

1599. tāmure — snapper

1600. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1601. tāne — man, male

1602. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1603. tāone — town

1604. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1605. tāra — dollar

1606. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1607. tāraia — (pass) be shaped with an adze

1608. tārere — to swing

1609. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1610. tāroa — Tāroa (i), n. 1. A variety of flax not of…

1611. tāroaroa — tall

1612. tātahi — seaside, beach

1613. tātau — we; us; everyone

1614. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1615. tātua — a belt

1616. tātā — criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk

1617. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1618. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1619. tāuwhiuwhi — tāuwhiuwhi, v.t. Sprinkle. ‖ uwhi.

1620. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1621. tāwhiri — beckon

1622. tāwāhi — overseas

1623. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1624. tēhea — which, singular

1625. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1626. tēnehi — tennis

1627. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1628. tēnā — that, by the listener

1629. tēpu — table

1630. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1631. tērā — that over there, that

1632. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1633. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1634. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1635. Tīhema — December

1636. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1637. tīhāte — t-shirt

1638. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1639. tīkiti — ticket

1640. tīma — team

1641. tīmata — to begin, to start

1642. tīmatanga — beginning (tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)

1643. tīni — to change

1644. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1645. tīpune — teaspoon

1646. tīraha — lie face upwards

1647. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1648. tītī — muttonbird

1649. tō — your (singular); to drag

1650. tōhi — toast

1651. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1652. tōkena — stockings, socks

1653. tōku — my (singular)

1654. tōmuri — to be late

1655. tōna — his, her

1656. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1657. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1658. tōtiti — sausage

1659. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1660. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1661. tūai — skinny

1662. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1663. tūhourangi — uncultured, rough

1664. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1665. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1666. tūmau — permanent, continuous; servant

1667. tūmomo — type, sort, kind

1668. tūnga — wound; position

1669. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1670. tūpuhi — skinny

1671. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1672. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1673. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1674. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1675. tūrehu — fairy

1676. Tūrei — Tuesday

1677. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1678. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1679. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1680. tūtatakitanga — meeting (tūtataki + nominal suffix)

1681. tūtuki — to crash; to strike against; collide; bump

1682. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1683. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1684. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1685. ua — to rain; rain

1686. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1687. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1688. ui — to ask, enquire

1689. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1690. uira — lightning; to flash

1691. uiui — to interview

1692. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1693. umu — earth oven

1694. unahi — scale of fish

1695. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1696. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1697. uri — descendant, offspring

1698. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1699. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1700. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1701. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1702. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1703. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1704. utua — be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)

1705. uwhiuwhi — shower (rain)

1706. wae — foot; leg; separate

1707. waea — wire; phone

1708. waenga — middle, dividing line

1709. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1710. waewae — foot, leg

1711. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1712. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1713. wahie — driftwood

1714. wahine — woman, wife

1715. waho — out, outside, the outside

1716. wai — water; who

1717. waiariki — hot spring

1718. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1719. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1720. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1721. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1722. waikura — Waikura, n. Rust. whakawaikura, v.t. Redden. E to, e te…

1723. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1724. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1725. waipiro — alcohol

1726. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1727. wairaka — Wairaka, n. A kind of rough rain cloak.

1728. wairangi — Wairangi. 1. Beside oneself, excited, infatuated. Kua whakawairangi noa ake…

1729. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1730. wairua — spirit

1731. waiū — Waiū, n. 1. Milk. No te mahuetanga o te waiu,…

1732. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1733. wakarererangi — plane

1734. wani — scrape

1735. wao — forest

1736. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1737. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1738. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1739. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1740. wati — watch (timepiece)

1741. wawa — Wawa, a. Scattered. Ta taua haere, wawa noa atu.—E wawa…

1742. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1743. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1744. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1745. wehenga — part, division, separation (wehe + nominal suffix -nga)

1746. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1747. Wenerei — Wednesday

1748. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1749. weriweri — ugly

1750. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1751. wetekia — be untied

1752. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1753. whaea — mother, aunt

1754. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1755. whaikōrero — oratory

1756. whaiwāhi — participate

1757. whakaae — to agree

1758. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1759. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1760. whakaako — teach

1761. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1762. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1763. whakaara — whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama…

1764. whakaari — play, drama, performance

1765. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1766. whakaarohia — thought (pass of whakaaro)

1767. whakaarotia — [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)

1768. whakaata — mirror

1769. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1770. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1771. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1772. whakaeke — to gather

1773. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1774. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1775. whakahirahira — great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

1776. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1777. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1778. whakahua — pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)

1779. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1780. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1781. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1782. whakairingia — hang

1783. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1784. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1785. whakakakara — scented

1786. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1787. whakakite — whakakite, v.t. 1. Reveal, disclose. 2. Display. Ka whakakitea nga…

1788. whakakore — eliminate, delete, undo

1789. whakakā — turn on

1790. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1791. whakakī — to fill something

1792. whakamahana — heater

1793. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1794. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1795. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1796. whakamarokehia — dry!

1797. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1798. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1799. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1800. whakamihi — grateful

1801. whakaminenga — assembled people

1802. whakamoe — whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep. 2. Close the eyes.…

1803. whakamoemiti — whakamoemiti, v.t. Praise, express gratification. Ka kite a Paoa i…

1804. whakamutunga — ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)

1805. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1806. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1807. whakamātau — to test, examine

1808. whakamātautau — examination, test

1809. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1810. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1811. whakamōhiotia — to be informed

1812. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1813. whakangaro — destroy

1814. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1815. whakanoho — whakanoho, v.t. 1. Cause to sit or dwell. 2. Place,…

1816. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1817. whakaoho — to wake up

1818. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1819. whakaorangia — deliver

1820. whakaoti — complete

1821. whakaotia — completed (pass. of whakaoti)

1822. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1823. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1824. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1825. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1826. whakapakari — to strengthen

1827. whakapakoko — whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka…

1828. whakapapa — genealogy

1829. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1830. whakapono — to believe; faith

1831. whakapuare — to open

1832. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1833. whakapāha — apologise

1834. whakapātaritari — whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke. ‖ patai (i), tari (ii).

1835. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1836. whakarewa — whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi…

1837. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1838. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1839. whakaritenga — appointment

1840. whakarongo — to listen

1841. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1842. whakataka — whakataka, v.t. Throw down, cause to fall off. tātaka, takataka,…

1843. whakataki — to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

1844. whakatakoto — to lay something down

1845. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1846. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1847. whakatangitangi — music

1848. whakatau — to decide

1849. whakataukī — proverb

1850. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1851. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1852. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1853. whakatikatika — to rearrange, to put in order, to fix

1854. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1855. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1856. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1857. whakatupu — grow; bring up, nurture

1858. whakatuwhera — to open

1859. whakatuwheratia — to open

1860. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1861. whakatō — to plant

1862. whakatū — to stand something up

1863. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1864. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1865. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1866. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1867. whakawhiti — to cross

1868. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1869. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1870. whana — to kick

1871. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1872. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1873. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1874. whara — to be injured

1875. wharau — temporary shed

1876. whare — house, building

1877. wharekai — restaurant

1878. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1879. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1880. wharepaku — toilet

1881. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1882. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1883. whatitiri — thunder

1884. whatitoka — doorway

1885. whatiwhati — break off; break into pieces

1886. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1887. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1888. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1889. wheke — creak; octopus

1890. wheketere — factory

1891. whenua — land

1892. whero — red

1893. whetū — star

1894. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1895. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1896. whio — blue duck; whistle

1897. whiri — plait; twist

1898. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1899. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1900. whiro — evil

1901. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1902. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1903. whitu — seven

1904. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1905. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1906. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1907. whutupaoro — rugby

1908. whutupōro — football, rugby

1909. whā — four

1910. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1911. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1912. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1913. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1914. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1915. whānui — broad, wide

1916. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1917. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1918. whātua — Whātua, n. Ancestor, first parent. ‖ matua.

1919. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1920. wiki — week

1921. wini — window

1922. wiri — drill

1923. wiwi — wiwi. 1. Rushes, Juncus polyanthemos and J. maritimus. Akina iho…

1924. wā — time, times

1925. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1926. wāhi — part, portion; place

1927. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1928. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1929. wāhipa — past tense

1930. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1931. wātakirihi — watercress

1932. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1933. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1934. wē — Wē (i), v.i. Squeal, cry. wēwē, v.i. Yelp, as a…

1935. Wīwī — France

1936. ā — and; and then

1937. āe — yes

1938. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1939. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1940. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1941. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1942. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1943. Ākarana — Auckland

1944. ākau — shore, coast

1945. ākonga — student

1946. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1947. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1948. Ākuhata — August

1949. āmaimai — nervous

1950. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1951. ānini — headache

1952. ānō — as though; as if

1953. āpiha — officer

1954. āporo — apple

1955. āpōpō — tomorrow

1956. ārahi — to lead, guide

1957. ārahina — (pass) be led

1958. ārai — curtain; to screen off, block

1959. ārani — orange [fruit]

1960. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1961. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1962. ātea — outer space

1963. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1964. āwangawanga — worried

1965. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1966. āwhina — to help

1967. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1968. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1969. āwhā — storm

1970. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1971. ēhea — which

1972. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1973. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1974. ērā — those (over there)

1975. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1976. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1977. ī — Ī (i), ii, v.i. 1. Ferment, turn sour. 2. Be…

1978. īmera — email

1979. īmēra — email

1980. īnoi — beg; pray; request; prayer

1981. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1982. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1983. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1984. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1985. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1986. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1987. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1988. ūkui — to wipe

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