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. kaiwhakataetae — athlete; competitor

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

463. kaiārahi — leader, guide

464. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

465. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

466. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

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

468. kakau — handle

469. kake — to climb

470. kama — eager

471. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

472. kamo — eye; eyelashes

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

474. kamupene — company, business

475. kamupūtu — gumboot

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

477. kanga — abuse; curse

478. kani — to saw; a saw

479. kanikani — dance, to dance

480. kanohi — face

481. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

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

483. kapahaka — concert party

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

485. kapu — cup

486. kapua — cloud

487. kaputī — cup of tea

488. kara — colour

489. karaehe — class (school); glass

490. karahipi — scholarship

491. karaihe — grass

492. karaka — orange (colour)

493. karakia — prayer, to pray

494. karamu — gram

495. karanga — to call

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

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

498. karapoti — surround

499. kararehe — animal

500. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

501. kare — stove, heater

502. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

503. karere — message

504. karo — dodge, avoid

505. karoro — seagull

506. karu — eye

507. kata — to laugh

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

509. kataina — laughed (pass. of kata)

510. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

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

512. kati — close, shut

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

514. katipō — venomous spider

515. kato — pluck

516. katoa — all

517. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

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

519. kau — swim; cow

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

521. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

522. kauhoe — to swim

523. kaukau — to bathe

524. kaumātua — elder; elderly

525. kaunihera — council

526. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

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

528. kaute — to count

529. kauwhau — recite; preach; lecture; speech

530. kawa — sour, yuck

531. kawakawa — pepper tree

532. kawe — to carry, convey

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

534. kawhe — coffee

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

536. kei te — at the moment; now

537. keke — cake

538. kerei — grey

539. kererū — native pigeon

540. keri — dig

541. keria — (pass) be dug

542. kete — basket, kit

543. keti — gate

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

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

546. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

547. kikino — Kikino. ‖ kino.

548. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

549. kimi — to look for, seek

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

551. kina — sea urchin

552. kino — bad

553. kiore — rat

554. kiri — skin

555. kiriata — movie, film

556. Kirihimete — Christmas

557. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

558. kiriweti — unpopular

559. kiromita — kilometre

560. kita — fast; tightly

561. kite — to see

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

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

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

565. kiwa — wink

566. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

568. koa — happy

569. koata — quarter

570. koe — you, one person

571. koha — gift

572. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

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

574. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

575. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

577. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

578. Kohitātea — January

579. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

580. koi — sharp

581. koia — it is, so

582. koinei — this is

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

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

585. kokonga — corner

586. komiti — committee

587. konei — here, by speaker

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

589. konohete — concert

590. konā — there, by listener

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

592. kope — nappy

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

594. kora — fragment; spark

595. kore — zero, nothing

596. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

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

598. koretake — useless

599. kori — to move, wriggle, play

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

601. koroheke — old man

602. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

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

604. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

605. korowai — cloak

606. korā — over there

607. kotahi — one

608. koti — coat, jacket

609. Kotirangi — Scotland

610. koura — gold

611. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

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

617. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

619. kuini — queen

620. kuki — cook

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

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

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

624. kumu — buttocks, bottom

625. kupenga — net

626. kupu — word

627. kura — school; treasured item

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

629. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

630. kurī — dog

631. kutarere — scooter

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

633. kutikuti — scissors

634. kā — to burn, be alight

635. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

636. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

637. kāinga — home

638. kākahu — clothing, garment

639. kākā — parrot

640. kākāriki — green

641. kāmera — camera

642. kāmura — carpenter

643. kānga — corn

644. kāo — no!

645. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

646. kāpara — torch, hardwood

647. kāpata — cupboard

648. kāpene — captain

649. kāpeti — cabbage

650. kāre — Negative word

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

652. kāreti — carrot

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

654. kāri — playing card

655. kātahi — then

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

657. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

659. kāwhe — calf

660. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

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

662. kēkē — armpit

663. kēmu — game

664. kī — to be full

665. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

666. kīanga — phrase

667. kīhai — Negative word

668. kīhini — kitchen

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

670. kīngi — king

671. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

672. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

673. kōanga — spring (the season of)

674. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

675. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

676. kōhatu — stone

677. kōhinu — petrol

678. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

679. kōhuru — to murder

680. kōhurutia — to be murdered

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

682. kōmihana — commission

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

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

685. kōpū — belly, womb

686. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

689. kōrori — stir

690. kōrua — you, two people

691. kōti — court

692. kōtiro — girl

693. kōtuku — white heron

694. kōura — crayfish

695. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

696. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

697. kōwhaki — tear off

698. kōwhatu — stone

699. kūaha — door

700. kūao — young of animals

701. kūare — ignorant

702. kūhā — thigh

703. Kūkara — Google

704. kūkū — pigeon

705. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

706. kūmera — sweet potato

707. kūtai — mussel

708. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

710. maero — mile

711. maha — many

712. mahaki — sick; sick person

713. mahana — to be warm, warm

714. mahara — thought, memory

715. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

716. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

717. mahi — to do, work, make

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

719. maho — laid back

720. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

721. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

722. Mahuru — September

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

724. maika — banana (also panana)

725. maimoa — cherish, take care of

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

727. maka — to throw or pass

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

729. makariri — cold

730. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

732. makere — to get down from

733. makimaki — monkey

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

735. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

736. mana — prestige, authority

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

738. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

740. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

741. manako — to like

742. manawa — heart

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

744. Mane — Monday

745. manga — branch; stream

746. mangō — shark

747. mano — thousand

748. manu — bird

749. manuhiri — guest

750. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

751. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

752. maoa — cooked; ripe

753. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

754. marama — month, moon

755. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

756. maramataka — calendar

757. maranga — to arise; to get up

758. marangai — heavy rain, storm

759. maremare — to cough

760. maringi — to spill (trans)

761. marino — calm

762. maro — kilt-like garment

763. maroke — dry

764. maru — power; shelter

765. marumaru — shaded

766. marū — bruised; crushed

767. mata — point, blade; face

768. mataku — scared, afraid

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

770. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

771. matapihi — window

772. matapiko — mean, stingy

773. Matariki — Pleiades

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

775. matau — fish hook; right side

776. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

777. matekai — hungry, starving

778. matenga — time or circumstance of death

779. matewai — thirst; thirsty

780. matimati — finger, toe

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

782. matua — parent, father

783. mau — to wear clothes

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

785. maumahara — to remember, remember

786. maunga — mountain

787. mauri — life spirit

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

789. mauī — left (direction)

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

791. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

794. Mei — May

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

796. meke — fist; to punch

797. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

798. mema — member, members

799. menemene — to smile

800. meneti — minute

801. mere — bush, shrub

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

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

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

805. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

806. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

807. mimi — urine; urinate

808. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

809. minita — minister

810. mira — mill

811. miraka — milk

812. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

813. miriona — million

814. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

816. mitimiti — to lick

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

818. moa — large extinct bird

819. moana — sea

820. moata — early; early morning

821. moe — sleep; to marry

822. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

824. moenga — bed

825. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

829. mokemoke — lonely

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

831. moko — lizard

832. mokopuna — grandchild

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

834. momo — type, kind

835. moni — money

836. motokā — car, motorcar

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

838. motukā — car

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

840. moutere — island

841. mua — front, before

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

843. mura — blaze, flame

844. muri — behind, after

845. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

848. mā — clean, white, and others

849. māhaki — calm; quiet

850. māhanga — twin(s)

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

852. māhina — moon

853. māhita — teacher

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

855. māhunga — head

856. māia — capable, brave, bold

857. mākona — satisfied, full

858. māku — for me, by me

859. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

860. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

862. māna — for him, her, by him, her

863. māngai — mouth; representative

864. māngere — lazy

865. mānia — plains

866. mānuka — tea-tree

867. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

868. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

869. māra — garden

870. mārama — clear, understand

871. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

872. mārena — to marry; wedding

873. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

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

875. māripi — knife

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

877. mātaki — to watch

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

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

880. mātao — cold

881. mātau — to know, understand

882. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

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

886. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

889. māui — on the left hand, left side

890. māuiui — sick

891. māwhero — pink

892. mēnā — if

893. mēra — mail

894. mīere — honey

895. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

896. mīhini — machine

897. mīti — meat

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

899. mōhio — to know

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

901. mōhiti — glasses

902. mōkai — pet

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

904. mōmona — fat

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

906. mōrena — good morning

907. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

908. mōu — for you

909. mōunu — bait

910. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

913. naihi — knife

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

915. nama — number

916. nanahi — yesterday

917. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

918. napō — last night

919. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

920. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

921. nehenehe — forest

922. nei — here, by speaker

923. neke — to move

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

925. ngahau — party, concert

926. ngahere — forest, bush

927. Ngahuru — Autumn

928. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

930. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

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

932. ngaru — wave

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

934. ngau — to bite

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

936. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

937. ngenge — tired

938. ngeru — cat

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

940. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

941. ngoikore — weak; listless

942. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

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

944. ngungu — turn aside

945. ngutu — lip, lips

946. ngā — the, plural

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

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

949. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

950. ngārara — reptile, monster

951. ngātahi — together

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

953. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

954. ngāwhā — boiling spring

955. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

956. niho — tooth

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

958. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

961. nohinohi — small

962. noho — to live; sit

963. nohoanga — home, sofa

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

965. nohopuku — silent; to diet

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

967. nui — big, great, many

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

969. nuku — to move

970. nunui — big (plural form)

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

972. nāianei — now

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

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

975. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

979. nō — from

980. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

982. nōnanahi — yesterday

983. nōu — yours

984. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

987. oho — to wake up

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

989. oi — shake, shudder

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

991. Oketopa — October

992. okioki — to pause; rest

993. oko — bowl

994. oma — to run, escape

995. omanga — refuge

996. omaoma — running

997. onamata — of ancient times

998. one — beach, sand

999. oneone — earth, soil

1000. onepū — sand, beach

1001. ono — six

1002. ope — group travelling together

1003. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

1004. oranga — health, life (ora + nominal suffix -nga)

1005. oreore — to shake, quiver

1006. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

1007. oti — to be completed

1008. otirā — but, on the other hand

1009. ou — Ou. 1. pron. 2nd pers. sing., u, with prep. o…

1010. pa — Pa (i), v.t. (followed by ki; pass. pangia, pakia). 1.…

1011. pae — ridge

1012. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

1013. pahemo — pass by; pass on

1014. pahi — bus

1015. pahikara — bicycle

1016. pahure — escape; pass by; be carried out successfully

1017. pai — good (adj); to like (v); good

1018. paihikara — bike

1019. paikea — Paikea (i), a. —— He whare paikea, a long house…

1020. painga — benefit, skill, good qualities (pai + nominal suffix -nga)

1021. paipa — pipe

1022. pakanga — to fight, battle, war, hostility

1023. pakari — mature, ripe

1024. pakaru — broken (applied to a thing not a body part) (trans)

1025. pakeke — hard, stiff (adj); to grow up (v); age, adult, elder (n)

1026. paki — to slap, to pat; to be fine; a fine day

1027. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

1028. pakitara — wall

1029. pakopako — pakopako, n. 1. Gleanings, scraps of food. Ki te aha?…

1030. paku — small

1031. pakupaku — very small

1032. pana — to push away, to expel

1033. panaia — banished

1034. panana — banana

1035. pane — head

1036. panekoti — skirt, dress

1037. pango — black

1038. pani — orphan (n); to be orphaned (v): to smear, spread out (v)

1039. pania — to be spread; spread! (pass. of pani)

1040. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

1041. paoro — ball

1042. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

1043. papai — good (plural), very good

1044. Papaioea — Palmerston North

1045. papakupu — dictionary

1046. para — blood relation; pollen; sediment; waste material

1047. parai — fry; frying pan

1048. paraihe — award, prize; brush

1049. paraikete — blanket

1050. Paraire — Friday

1051. parakuihi — breakfast

1052. parani — daisy, brand

1053. parapara — filth; talents

1054. pararē — Pararē (ii), n. Food. Ka haere tatou ki te parare.…

1055. parata — Parata, n. 1. An imaginary monster in the sea, the…

1056. paraumu — Paraumu, n. Black soil, humus.

1057. parauri — brown

1058. pare — to ward off, to divert

1059. parehe — pizza; flattened

1060. paremata — Paremata, n. 1. Payment, return, revenge. He iti te whainga,…

1061. parepare — parepare, n. 1. Breastwork in a fortification. 2. Defensive charm.…

1062. pari — cliff

1063. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

1064. paruauru — Paruauru, n. One who cultivates the soil.

1065. paruparu — dirt, mud

1066. parāoa — bread, flour

1067. pata — butter

1068. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

1069. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)

1070. patunga — patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te…

1071. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

1072. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)

1073. paukena — pumpkin

1074. pea — pair; pear

1075. pehea — Pehea, pewhea. 1. Interrogative. Of what sort, character, appearance, etc.…

1076. peita — paint

1077. peka — branch

1078. peke — to jump, to leap over

1079. pekepeke — pekepeke. 1. a. Quick. Kia pekepeke te haere. 2. n.…

1080. pene — pen

1081. pepa — paper; pepper

1082. pepeha — proclamation of origin

1083. pere — bell

1084. pereti — plate

1085. peti — heap up

1086. petipeti — petipeti, n. 1. A weed growing in freshwater lakes which…

1087. pia — beer

1088. piana — piano

1089. pihikete — biscuit

1090. piki — to increase

1091. pikitia — picture, film

1092. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved

1093. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…

1094. Pipiri — June

1095. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…

1096. pirau — rotten

1097. piri — to stick to, to cling

1098. pirihimana — police officer

1099. pirimia — prime minister

1100. piringa — shelter, hiding place

1101. piro — stinking, putrid

1102. pito — belly button, end, extremity

1103. poaka — pig

1104. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string

1105. Poihākena — Sydney

1106. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

1107. poitarawhiti — netball

1108. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)

1109. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

1110. pono — true, faithful

1111. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

1112. poraka — jersey

1113. poro — to cut off, to cut short

1114. poroporo — bracelet; purple

1115. porotaka — Porotaka, porotātaka. 1. a. Round. Porotaka mai nga pararau ka…

1116. porou — eager, energetic

1117. poti — boat

1118. poto — short

1119. pou — pole, post

1120. pouaka — box

1121. pounamu — greenstone

1122. poupou — father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep

1123. pouri — Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e…

1124. poutāpeta — post office

1125. pua — flower; seed

1126. puehu — dust

1127. puhi — to blow (wind)

1128. puka — form, booklet

1129. Pukamata — Facebook

1130. pukapuka — book, lungs

1131. puke — hill

1132. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

1133. puku — stomach, belly

1134. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

1135. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1136. puna — pool, spring

1137. pune — spoon

1138. punga — anchor; joint

1139. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1140. punua — young animal

1141. pupuhi — to shoot

1142. pupuri — to hold onto

1143. purapura — seed

1144. purei — to play, play

1145. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1146. purotu — handsome

1147. purupuru — to stop chinks

1148. puta — to appear, to come out

1149. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1150. putiputi — flower

1151. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1152. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1153. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1154. pāhau — beard

1155. pāhi — purse, to pass

1156. pāka — a park; a box

1157. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1158. pākete — bucket

1159. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1160. pāmu — farm

1161. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1162. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1163. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1164. pāpā — father, uncle

1165. pāpāho — broadcast

1166. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1167. pāremata — parliament

1168. pātai — question; to ask a question

1169. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1170. pātara — bottle

1171. pāti — party

1172. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1173. pātuhi — text message, to text

1174. pātītī — grass

1175. pātōtō — knock

1176. pātū — wall

1177. pāua — abalone

1178. pēhea — how?

1179. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1180. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1181. pēkana — bacon

1182. pēke — bag

1183. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1184. pēnā — like that, near listener

1185. pēpi — baby

1186. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1187. pērā — like that, yonder

1188. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1189. pīrangi — to want, desire

1190. pītiti — peach

1191. pō — night

1192. pōhara — poor

1193. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1194. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1195. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1196. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1197. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1198. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1199. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1200. pōtae — hat

1201. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1202. pōti — vote

1203. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1204. pōturi — deaf; slow

1205. pōuri — sad, dark

1206. pōwhiri — welcome

1207. pū — to blow gently

1208. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1209. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1210. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1211. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1212. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1213. pūngāwerewere — spider

1214. pūrongo — a report

1215. pūru — bull

1216. pūrākau — traditional story

1217. pūtaiao — science

1218. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1219. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1220. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1221. raihana — licence

1222. raihi — rice

1223. raiona — lion

1224. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1225. raki — north

1226. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1227. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1228. rama — light, torch

1229. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1230. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1231. rangi — sky, day

1232. ranginamu — handsome

1233. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1234. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1235. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1236. raorao — plains

1237. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1238. rapu — to look for

1239. raranga — plait; weave

1240. rarauhe — fern

1241. rare — lolly

1242. raro — under, below; time

1243. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1244. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1245. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1246. rau — to put into; leaf

1247. rauemi — resource

1248. raumati — summer

1249. raupō — reed, bulrush

1250. raureka — deceitful

1251. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1252. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1253. rawe — lovely, excellent

1254. rehe — Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia…

1255. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1256. rehutai — sea spray

1257. rei — bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk

1258. reinga — reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M.…

1259. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1260. reka — sweet

1261. reke — Reke (i), n. 1. Knob; so butt, back, poll, of…

1262. reo — language, voice

1263. rere — to escape; to fly

1264. rerehua — to be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing

1265. rerekē — different, changed

1266. rerekētanga — difference

1267. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1268. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1269. reri — ready

1270. reta — letter

1271. reti — to skate, slide

1272. retireti — skates, skating

1273. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1274. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1275. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1276. rima — five

1277. rimu — red pine

1278. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1279. ringa — hand, arm

1280. ringaringa — hand, arm

1281. ringawera — cook, kitchenhand

1282. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1283. ripeka — Ripeka. 1. a. Lying across one another. Ara ripeka, cross-road.…

1284. ripi — frisbee

1285. rire — Rire, n. 1. Deep water. Ko nga rangi a rire,…

1286. riri — anger, angry

1287. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1288. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1289. rita — litre

1290. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1291. ritenga — custom; habit; likeness

1292. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1293. roa — long

1294. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1295. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1296. roimata — tears

1297. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1298. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1299. rongoa — Rongoa, 1. v.t. Preserve, take care of. Rongoatia a tatou…

1300. rongonui — famous

1301. rongoā — medicine

1302. rori — road

1303. roro — brain

1304. roroa — long (plural)

1305. rorohiko — computer

1306. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1307. roumamao — remote control (for TV)

1308. rourou — small basket, food basket

1309. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1310. ruaki — vomit

1311. Ruapehu — Ruapehu

1312. ruarua — few

1313. rui — shake; scatter; sow

1314. ruirui — ruirui, v.t. 1. Shake to and fro. 2. Shake off.…

1315. ruku — to dive

1316. runga — on

1317. rupe — Rupe (i), ruperupe. v.t. 1. Shake violently. He aha tau…

1318. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1319. rā — day; the sun; over there

1320. Rāapa — Wednesday

1321. Rāhina — Monday

1322. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1323. rākau — tree; timber

1324. rākaunui — Rākaunui, n. The moon on the seventeenth day, and with…

1325. Rāmere — Friday

1326. rānei — or

1327. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1328. rāoa — choked

1329. Rāpare — Thursday

1330. rāpea — indeed

1331. rāpeti — rabbit

1332. rāpihi — rubbish

1333. rārangi — line, row

1334. Rātapu — Sunday

1335. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1336. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1337. Rātū — Tuesday

1338. rāua — them; they (two people)

1339. rāwhiti — east

1340. rēmana — lemon

1341. rērere — run from one place to another

1342. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1343. rīngi — to ring/phone

1344. rīpene — ribbon, tape

1345. rīpoata — report

1346. rīwai — potato

1347. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1348. rōhi — rose

1349. rōia — lawyer

1350. rōpere — strawberry

1351. rōpu — Rōpu, n. Gust of wind, squall. Tena ka riro i…

1352. rōpā — slave, servant

1353. rōpū — group

1354. rū — earthquake; shake

1355. rūhā — Rūhā, n. A term applied to large branches or divisions…

1356. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1357. rūma — room

1358. rūnanga — assembly; council

1359. rūrū — to shake hands, wave about (v), handshake (n)

1360. taana — Taana = tāna.

1361. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1362. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1363. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1364. taewa — potato

1365. taha — to pass by; side

1366. tahanga — empty; slightly, a bit; naked

1367. tahataha — steep bank

1368. tahi — one, single

1369. tahia — (pass) be swept

1370. tahitahi — to sweep

1371. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1372. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1373. tahuri — to capsize

1374. tahā — calabash, gourd

1375. tai — tide; coast

1376. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1377. taiapa — fence

1378. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1379. taihoa — wait

1380. taika — tiger

1381. taimaha — heavy

1382. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1383. taiohi — youth

1384. taitai — to wrestle, knock

1385. taitama — young man

1386. taitamariki — young person, young people

1387. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1388. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1389. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1390. takapau — floor-mat

1391. takatū — prepare, get ready

1392. take — beginning, cause, origin

1393. taki — to lead, to bring along

1394. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1395. takiwā — district, region

1396. takoto — to lie down

1397. taku — my (singular); edge

1398. takurua — winter

1399. takutai — sea coast

1400. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1401. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1402. tamaiti — child

1403. tamariki — children

1404. tamatāne — boy

1405. tame — male animal

1406. tamāhine — daughter

1407. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1408. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1409. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1410. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1411. tangata — person

1412. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1413. tangihanga — funeral

1414. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1415. tangiwai — Tangiwai, n. 1. A transparent variety of greenstone, jade. Ka…

1416. tango — to take hold of

1417. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1418. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1419. tao — to cook

1420. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1421. taonga — property, possession

1422. tapa — to name

1423. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1424. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1425. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1426. taputapu — gear, equipment

1427. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1428. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1429. taraka — truck

1430. tarakihana — tractor

1431. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1432. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1433. Tararua — Twin Peaks

1434. taratara — taratara. 1. n. Spine, spike. Taratara o Kal, a pattern…

1435. tarau — trousers

1436. tarawera — Tarawera, n. 1. Pellaea rotundifolia, a fern. 2. Shrimp.

1437. tari — government department; office

1438. taringa — ear

1439. taro — presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)

1440. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1441. tata — near, close

1442. tatari — to wait

1443. tatau — to count

1444. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1445. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1446. tauera — towel

1447. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1448. tauira — student; example

1449. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1450. taumahi — assignment

1451. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1452. taumāhekeheke — competition

1453. taunga — to be accustomed to, familiar with

1454. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1455. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1456. taura — rope, cable

1457. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1458. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1459. tautohetohe — argue

1460. tautoko — to support

1461. tawa — purple, tower

1462. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1463. tawhito — old, former

1464. te — the, singular definite article

1465. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1466. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1467. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1468. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1469. tekau — ten

1470. tekoteko — carved figure on top of whare

1471. tepe — Tepe. 1. v.i. Congeal, coagulate. 2. n. Clot. 3. Boundary,…

1472. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1473. tereina — to train

1474. tia — to steer, adorned

1475. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1476. tiakarete — chocolate

1477. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1478. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1479. tihei — to sneeze

1480. tihewa — sneeze

1481. tihi — topknot

1482. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1483. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1484. tiketike — height; high; important

1485. tiki — to fetch

1486. tiko — to defecate; excrement

1487. tina — dinner, lunch

1488. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1489. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1490. tino — very

1491. tio — oyster

1492. tioka — chalk

1493. tipi — glide; slice

1494. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1495. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1496. tira — group or row of people

1497. tiriti — street

1498. tiro — to look

1499. tirohanga — view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)

1500. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1501. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1502. titiro — to look at

1503. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1504. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1505. toe — to remain, be left over

1506. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1507. tohetaka — Tohetaka, tohetake, n. Taraxacum magellanicum, native dandelion; a plant. E…

1508. tohorā — whale

1509. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1510. tohunga — expert, priest

1511. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1512. toi — art, knowledge

1513. toka — rock

1514. tokanga — large basket for food

1515. tokerau — autumn; northern

1516. toki — adze, axe; champion

1517. toko — divorce; pole

1518. tokohia — how many people?

1519. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1520. tokomaha — many (of people)

1521. Tokoono — six people

1522. tokorima — five (people)

1523. tokorua — two (of people)

1524. tokotoru — three (people)

1525. tokowaru — eight [people]

1526. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1527. tomo — to enter, go into

1528. tomokanga — entrance

1529. tona — Tona, tonatona, n. 1. Excrescence, wart, corn, etc. 2. Pudenda…

1530. tonga — south

1531. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1532. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1533. tonu — still

1534. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1535. tope — cut down; cut off

1536. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1537. topenga — cross-section, pieces

1538. tori — cut (v); cat (n)

1539. toro — to visit

1540. toroa — albatross

1541. toromi — be drowned

1542. toroī — fermented food

1543. toru — three

1544. tote — salt

1545. toto — blood

1546. totohe — contend

1547. tou — dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus

1548. tua — beyond

1549. tuahine — sister, of a male

1550. tuaiwa — ninth

1551. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1552. tuanui — roof

1553. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1554. tuarongo — back wall of house

1555. tuarua — second

1556. tuarā — back [body]

1557. tuatahi — first

1558. tuatoru — third

1559. tuawaru — eighth

1560. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1561. tuawhitu — seventh

1562. tuawhā — fourth

1563. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1564. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1565. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1566. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1567. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1568. tui — pierce; sew; thread; lace

1569. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1570. tukemata — eyebrow

1571. tukia — be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)

1572. tukituki — to wreck; destroy

1573. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1574. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1575. tukuata — projector

1576. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1577. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1578. tuna — eel

1579. tungāne — brother, of a female

1580. tunu — to cook, roast

1581. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1582. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1583. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1584. ture — law, rule

1585. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1586. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1587. turuturu — to make firm; leak; pole

1588. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1589. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1590. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1591. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1592. tā — print, draw

1593. tāhae — to steal

1594. tāhuna — beach; sandbank; dry

1595. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1596. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1597. tāima — time

1598. Tāite — Thursday

1599. tākai — bind; wrap up; bandage

1600. tākaro — to play

1601. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1602. tākuta — doctor

1603. tāmaki — omen, portent

1604. tāmure — snapper

1605. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1606. tāne — man, male

1607. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1608. tāone — town

1609. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1610. tāra — dollar

1611. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1612. tāraia — (pass) be shaped with an adze

1613. tārere — to swing

1614. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1615. tāroa — Tāroa (i), n. 1. A variety of flax not of…

1616. tāroaroa — tall

1617. tātahi — seaside, beach

1618. tātau — we; us; everyone

1619. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1620. tātua — a belt

1621. tātā — criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk

1622. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1623. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1624. tāuwhiuwhi — tāuwhiuwhi, v.t. Sprinkle. ‖ uwhi.

1625. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1626. tāwhiri — beckon

1627. tāwāhi — overseas

1628. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1629. tēhea — which, singular

1630. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1631. tēnehi — tennis

1632. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1633. tēnā — that, by the listener

1634. tēpu — table

1635. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1636. tērā — that over there, that

1637. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1638. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1639. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1640. Tīhema — December

1641. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1642. tīhāte — t-shirt

1643. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1644. tīkiti — ticket

1645. tīma — team

1646. tīmata — to begin, to start

1647. tīmatanga — beginning (tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)

1648. tīni — to change

1649. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1650. tīpune — teaspoon

1651. tīraha — lie face upwards

1652. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1653. tītī — muttonbird

1654. tō — your (singular); to drag

1655. tōhi — toast

1656. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1657. tōkena — stockings, socks

1658. tōku — my (singular)

1659. tōmuri — to be late

1660. tōna — his, her

1661. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1662. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1663. tōtiti — sausage

1664. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1665. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1666. tūai — skinny

1667. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1668. tūhourangi — uncultured, rough

1669. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1670. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1671. tūmau — permanent, continuous; servant

1672. tūmomo — type, sort, kind

1673. tūnga — wound; position

1674. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1675. tūpuhi — skinny

1676. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1677. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1678. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1679. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1680. tūrehu — fairy

1681. Tūrei — Tuesday

1682. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1683. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1684. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1685. tūtatakitanga — meeting (tūtataki + nominal suffix)

1686. tūtuki — to crash; to strike against; collide; bump

1687. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1688. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1689. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1690. ua — to rain; rain

1691. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1692. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1693. ui — to ask, enquire

1694. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1695. uira — lightning; to flash

1696. uiui — to interview

1697. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1698. umu — earth oven

1699. unahi — scale of fish

1700. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1701. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1702. uri — descendant, offspring

1703. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1704. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1705. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1706. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1707. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1708. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1709. utua — be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)

1710. uwhiuwhi — shower (rain)

1711. wae — foot; leg; separate

1712. waea — wire; phone

1713. waenga — middle, dividing line

1714. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1715. waewae — foot, leg

1716. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1717. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1718. wahie — driftwood

1719. wahine — woman, wife

1720. waho — out, outside, the outside

1721. wai — water; who

1722. waiariki — hot spring

1723. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1724. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1725. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1726. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1727. waikura — Waikura, n. Rust. whakawaikura, v.t. Redden. E to, e te…

1728. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1729. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1730. waipiro — alcohol

1731. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1732. wairaka — Wairaka, n. A kind of rough rain cloak.

1733. wairangi — Wairangi. 1. Beside oneself, excited, infatuated. Kua whakawairangi noa ake…

1734. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1735. wairua — spirit

1736. waiū — Waiū, n. 1. Milk. No te mahuetanga o te waiu,…

1737. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1738. wakarererangi — plane

1739. wani — scrape

1740. wao — forest

1741. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1742. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1743. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1744. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1745. wati — watch (timepiece)

1746. wawa — Wawa, a. Scattered. Ta taua haere, wawa noa atu.—E wawa…

1747. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1748. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1749. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1750. wehenga — part, division, separation (wehe + nominal suffix -nga)

1751. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1752. Wenerei — Wednesday

1753. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1754. weriweri — ugly

1755. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1756. wetekia — be untied

1757. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1758. whaea — mother, aunt

1759. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1760. whaikōrero — oratory

1761. whaiwāhi — participate

1762. whakaae — to agree

1763. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1764. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1765. whakaako — teach

1766. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1767. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1768. whakaara — whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama…

1769. whakaari — play, drama, performance

1770. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1771. whakaarohia — thought (pass of whakaaro)

1772. whakaarotia — [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)

1773. whakaata — mirror

1774. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1775. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1776. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1777. whakaeke — to gather

1778. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1779. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1780. whakahirahira — great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

1781. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1782. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1783. whakahua — pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)

1784. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1785. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1786. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1787. whakairingia — hang

1788. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1789. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1790. whakakakara — scented

1791. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1792. whakakite — whakakite, v.t. 1. Reveal, disclose. 2. Display. Ka whakakitea nga…

1793. whakakore — eliminate, delete, undo

1794. whakakā — turn on

1795. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1796. whakakī — to fill something

1797. whakamahana — heater

1798. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1799. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1800. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1801. whakamarokehia — dry!

1802. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1803. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1804. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1805. whakamihi — grateful

1806. whakaminenga — assembled people

1807. whakamoe — whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep. 2. Close the eyes.…

1808. whakamoemiti — whakamoemiti, v.t. Praise, express gratification. Ka kite a Paoa i…

1809. whakamutunga — ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)

1810. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1811. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1812. whakamātau — to test, examine

1813. whakamātautau — examination, test

1814. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1815. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1816. whakamōhiotia — to be informed

1817. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1818. whakangaro — destroy

1819. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1820. whakanoho — whakanoho, v.t. 1. Cause to sit or dwell. 2. Place,…

1821. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1822. whakaoho — to wake up

1823. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1824. whakaorangia — deliver

1825. whakaoti — complete

1826. whakaotia — completed (pass. of whakaoti)

1827. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1828. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1829. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1830. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1831. whakapakari — to strengthen

1832. whakapakoko — whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka…

1833. whakapapa — genealogy

1834. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1835. whakapiri — to cling to, stick to

1836. whakapono — to believe; faith

1837. whakapuare — to open

1838. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1839. whakapāha — apologise

1840. whakapātaritari — whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke. ‖ patai (i), tari (ii).

1841. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1842. whakarewa — whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi…

1843. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1844. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1845. whakaritenga — appointment

1846. whakarongo — to listen

1847. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1848. whakataka — whakataka, v.t. Throw down, cause to fall off. tātaka, takataka,…

1849. whakataki — to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

1850. whakatakoto — to lay something down

1851. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1852. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1853. whakatangitangi — music

1854. whakatau — to decide

1855. whakataukī — proverb

1856. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1857. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1858. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1859. whakatikatika — to rearrange, to put in order, to fix

1860. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1861. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1862. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1863. whakatupu — grow; bring up, nurture

1864. whakatuwhera — to open

1865. whakatuwheratia — to open

1866. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1867. whakatō — to plant

1868. whakatū — to stand something up

1869. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1870. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1871. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1872. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1873. whakawhiti — to cross

1874. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1875. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1876. whana — to kick

1877. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1878. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1879. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1880. whara — to be injured

1881. wharau — temporary shed

1882. whare — house, building

1883. wharekai — restaurant

1884. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1885. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1886. wharepaku — toilet

1887. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1888. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1889. whatitiri — thunder

1890. whatitoka — doorway

1891. whatiwhati — break off; break into pieces

1892. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1893. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1894. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1895. wheke — creak; octopus

1896. wheketere — factory

1897. whenua — land

1898. whero — red

1899. whetū — star

1900. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1901. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1902. whio — blue duck; whistle

1903. whiri — plait; twist

1904. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1905. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1906. whiro — evil

1907. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1908. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1909. whitu — seven

1910. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1911. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1912. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1913. whutupaoro — rugby

1914. whutupōro — football, rugby

1915. whā — four

1916. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1917. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1918. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1919. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1920. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1921. whānui — broad, wide

1922. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1923. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1924. whātua — Whātua, n. Ancestor, first parent. ‖ matua.

1925. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1926. wiki — week

1927. wini — window

1928. wiri — drill

1929. wiwi — wiwi. 1. Rushes, Juncus polyanthemos and J. maritimus. Akina iho…

1930. wā — time, times

1931. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1932. wāhi — part, portion; place

1933. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1934. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1935. wāhipa — past tense

1936. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1937. wātakirihi — watercress

1938. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1939. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1940. wē — Wē (i), v.i. Squeal, cry. wēwē, v.i. Yelp, as a…

1941. Wīwī — France

1942. ā — and; and then

1943. āe — yes

1944. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1945. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1946. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1947. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1948. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1949. Ākarana — Auckland

1950. ākau — shore, coast

1951. ākonga — student

1952. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1953. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1954. Ākuhata — August

1955. āmaimai — nervous

1956. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1957. ānini — headache

1958. ānō — as though; as if

1959. āpiha — officer

1960. āporo — apple

1961. āpōpō — tomorrow

1962. ārahi — to lead, guide

1963. ārahina — (pass) be led

1964. ārai — curtain; to screen off, block

1965. ārani — orange [fruit]

1966. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1967. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1968. ātea — outer space

1969. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1970. āwangawanga — worried

1971. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1972. āwhina — to help

1973. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1974. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1975. āwhā — storm

1976. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1977. ēhea — which

1978. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1979. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1980. ērā — those (over there)

1981. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1982. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1983. ī — Ī (i), ii, v.i. 1. Ferment, turn sour. 2. Be…

1984. īmera — email

1985. īmēra — email

1986. īnoi — beg; pray; request; prayer

1987. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1988. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1989. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1990. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1991. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1992. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1993. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1994. ūkui — to wipe

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