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. kirīmi — cream

561. kita — fast; tightly

562. kite — to see

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

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

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

566. kiwa — wink

567. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

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

569. koa — happy

570. koata — quarter

571. koe — you, one person

572. koha — gift

573. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

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

575. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

576. kohi — to collect, gather together

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

578. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

579. Kohitātea — January

580. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

581. koi — sharp

582. koia — it is, so

583. koinei — this is

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

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

586. kokonga — corner

587. komiti — committee

588. konei — here, by speaker

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

590. konohete — concert

591. konā — there, by listener

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

593. kope — nappy

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

595. kora — fragment; spark

596. kore — zero, nothing

597. korekau — nothing, none, absolutely no!

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

599. koretake — useless

600. kori — to move, wriggle, play

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

602. koroheke — old man

603. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

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

605. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

606. korowai — cloak

607. korā — over there

608. kotahi — one

609. koti — coat, jacket

610. Kotirangi — Scotland

611. koura — gold

612. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

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

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

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

618. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

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

620. kuini — queen

621. kuki — cook

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

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

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

625. kumu — buttocks, bottom

626. kupenga — net

627. kupu — word

628. kura — school; treasured item

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

630. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

631. kurī — dog

632. kutarere — scooter

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

634. kutikuti — scissors

635. kā — to burn, be alight

636. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

637. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

638. kāinga — home

639. kākahu — clothing, garment

640. kākā — parrot

641. kākāriki — green

642. kāmera — camera

643. kāmura — carpenter

644. kānga — corn

645. kāo — no!

646. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

647. kāpara — torch, hardwood

648. kāpata — cupboard

649. kāpene — captain

650. kāpeti — cabbage

651. kāre — Negative word

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

653. kāreti — carrot

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

655. kāri — playing card

656. kātahi — then

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

658. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

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

660. kāwhe — calf

661. kāwhia — Kāwhia, n. A fish.

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

663. kēkē — armpit

664. kēmu — game

665. kī — to be full

666. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

667. kīanga — phrase

668. kīhai — Negative word

669. kīhini — kitchen

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

671. kīngi — king

672. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

673. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

674. kōanga — spring (the season of)

675. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

676. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

677. kōhatu — stone

678. kōhinu — petrol

679. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

680. kōhuru — to murder

681. kōhurutia — to be murdered

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

683. kōmihana — commission

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

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

686. kōpū — belly, womb

687. kōrero — to talk, speak

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

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

690. kōrori — stir

691. kōrua — you, two people

692. kōti — court

693. kōtiro — girl

694. kōtuku — white heron

695. kōura — crayfish

696. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

697. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

698. kōwhaki — tear off

699. kōwhatu — stone

700. kūaha — door

701. kūao — young of animals

702. kūare — ignorant

703. kūhā — thigh

704. Kūkara — Google

705. kūkū — pigeon

706. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

707. kūmera — sweet potato

708. kūtai — mussel

709. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

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

711. maero — mile

712. maha — many

713. mahaki — sick; sick person

714. mahana — to be warm, warm

715. mahara — thought, memory

716. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

717. maheni — to be smooth, sleek; magazine

718. mahi — to do, work, make

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

720. maho — laid back

721. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

722. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

723. Mahuru — September

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

725. maika — banana (also panana)

726. maimoa — cherish, take care of

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

728. maka — to throw or pass

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

730. makariri — cold

731. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

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

733. makere — to get down from

734. makimaki — monkey

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

736. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

737. mana — prestige, authority

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

739. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

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

741. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

742. manako — to like

743. manawa — heart

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

745. Mane — Monday

746. manga — branch; stream

747. mangō — shark

748. mano — thousand

749. manu — bird

750. manuhiri — guest

751. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

752. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

753. maoa — cooked; ripe

754. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

755. marama — month, moon

756. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

757. maramataka — calendar

758. maranga — to arise; to get up

759. marangai — heavy rain, storm

760. maremare — to cough

761. maringi — to spill (trans)

762. marino — calm

763. maro — kilt-like garment

764. maroke — dry

765. maru — power; shelter

766. marumaru — shaded

767. marū — bruised; crushed

768. mata — point, blade; face

769. mataku — scared, afraid

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

771. matamata — Matamata. ‖ mata.

772. matapihi — window

773. matapiko — mean, stingy

774. Matariki — Pleiades

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

776. matau — fish hook; right side

777. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

778. matekai — hungry, starving

779. matenga — time or circumstance of death

780. matewai — thirst; thirsty

781. matimati — finger, toe

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

783. matua — parent, father

784. mau — to wear clothes

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

786. maumahara — to remember, remember

787. maunga — mountain

788. mauri — life spirit

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

790. mauī — left (direction)

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

792. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

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

795. Mei — May

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

797. meke — fist; to punch

798. mekemeke — boxing; to punch repeatedly

799. mema — member, members

800. menemene — to smile

801. meneti — minute

802. mere — bush, shrub

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

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

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

806. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

807. mihimihi — greetings and introductions

808. mimi — urine; urinate

809. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

810. minita — minister

811. mira — mill

812. miraka — milk

813. mirimiria — appeased, mollified; soothed, stroked

814. miriona — million

815. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

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

817. mitimiti — to lick

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

819. moa — large extinct bird

820. moana — sea

821. moata — early; early morning

822. moe — sleep; to marry

823. moea — married (pass. of moe)

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

825. moenga — bed

826. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

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

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

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

830. mokemoke — lonely

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

832. moko — lizard

833. mokopuna — grandchild

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

835. momo — type, kind

836. moni — money

837. motokā — car, motorcar

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

839. motukā — car

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

841. moutere — island

842. mua — front, before

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

844. mura — blaze, flame

845. muri — behind, after

846. murua — (pass) be forgiven

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

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

849. mā — clean, white, and others

850. māhaki — calm; quiet

851. māhanga — twin(s)

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

853. māhina — moon

854. māhita — teacher

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

856. māhunga — head

857. māia — capable, brave, bold

858. mākona — satisfied, full

859. māku — for me, by me

860. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

861. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

863. māna — for him, her, by him, her

864. māngai — mouth; representative

865. māngere — lazy

866. mānia — plains

867. mānuka — tea-tree

868. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

869. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

870. māra — garden

871. mārama — clear, understand

872. māramatanga — enlightenment, understanding

873. mārena — to marry; wedding

874. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

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

876. māripi — knife

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

878. mātaki — to watch

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

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

881. mātao — cold

882. mātau — to know, understand

883. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

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

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

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

887. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

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

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

890. māui — on the left hand, left side

891. māuiui — sick

892. māwhero — pink

893. mēnā — if

894. mēra — mail

895. mīere — honey

896. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

897. mīhini — machine

898. mīti — meat

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

900. mōhio — to know

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

902. mōhiti — glasses

903. mōkai — pet

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

905. mōmona — fat

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

907. mōrena — good morning

908. mōteatea — lament; traditional song

909. mōu — for you

910. mōunu — bait

911. mōwhiti — glasses

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

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

914. naihi — knife

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

916. nama — number

917. nanahi — yesterday

918. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

919. napō — last night

920. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

921. naumai — Naumai. ‖ nau (i).

922. nehenehe — forest

923. nei — here, by speaker

924. neke — to move

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

926. ngahau — party, concert

927. ngahere — forest, bush

928. Ngahuru — Autumn

929. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

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

931. ngangau — Ngangau. ‖ ngau (iii).

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

933. ngaru — wave

934. ngaruiti — microwave

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

936. ngau — to bite

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

938. ngaungau — to chew, a snack

939. ngenge — tired

940. ngeru — cat

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

942. ngohengohe — soft; pliable; easy

943. ngoikore — weak; listless

944. ngongoro — exclaim; snore

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

946. ngungu — turn aside

947. ngutu — lip, lips

948. ngā — the, plural

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

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

951. Ngāmotu — New Plymouth

952. ngārara — reptile, monster

953. ngātahi — together

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

955. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

956. ngāwhā — boiling spring

957. ngū — squid; silent, speechless

958. niho — tooth

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

960. niupepa — newspaper

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

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

963. nohinohi — small

964. noho — to live; sit

965. nohoanga — home, sofa

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

967. nohopuku — silent; to diet

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

969. nui — big, great, many

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

971. nuku — to move

972. nunui — big (plural form)

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

974. nāianei — now

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

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

977. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

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

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

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

981. nō — from

982. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

984. nōnanahi — yesterday

985. nōu — yours

986. nūpepa — newspaper

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

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

989. oho — to wake up

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

991. oi — shake, shudder

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

993. Oketopa — October

994. okioki — to pause; rest

995. oko — bowl

996. oma — to run, escape

997. omanga — refuge

998. omaoma — running

999. onamata — of ancient times

1000. one — beach, sand

1001. oneone — earth, soil

1002. onepū — sand, beach

1003. ono — six

1004. ope — group travelling together

1005. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

1006. oranga — health, life (ora + nominal suffix -nga)

1007. oreore — to shake, quiver

1008. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

1009. oti — to be completed

1010. otirā — but, on the other hand

1011. ou — Ou. 1. pron. 2nd pers. sing., u, with prep. o…

1012. pa — Pa (i), v.t. (followed by ki; pass. pangia, pakia). 1.…

1013. pae — ridge

1014. Paerau — meeting place of the dead

1015. pahemo — pass by; pass on

1016. pahi — bus

1017. pahikara — bicycle

1018. pahure — escape; pass by; be carried out successfully

1019. pai — good (adj); to like (v); good

1020. paihikara — bike

1021. paikea — Paikea (i), a. —— He whare paikea, a long house…

1022. painga — benefit, skill, good qualities (pai + nominal suffix -nga)

1023. paipa — pipe

1024. pakanga — to fight, battle, war, hostility

1025. pakari — mature, ripe

1026. pakaru — broken (applied to a thing not a body part) (trans)

1027. pakeke — hard, stiff (adj); to grow up (v); age, adult, elder (n)

1028. paki — to slap, to pat; to be fine; a fine day

1029. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

1030. pakitara — wall

1031. pakopako — pakopako, n. 1. Gleanings, scraps of food. Ki te aha?…

1032. paku — small

1033. pakupaku — very small

1034. pana — to push away, to expel

1035. panaia — banished

1036. panana — banana

1037. pane — head

1038. panekoti — skirt, dress

1039. pango — black

1040. pani — orphan (n); to be orphaned (v): to smear, spread out (v)

1041. pania — to be spread; spread! (pass. of pani)

1042. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

1043. paoro — ball

1044. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

1045. papai — good (plural), very good

1046. Papaioea — Palmerston North

1047. papakupu — dictionary

1048. para — blood relation; pollen; sediment; waste material

1049. parai — fry; frying pan

1050. paraihe — award, prize; brush

1051. paraikete — blanket

1052. Paraire — Friday

1053. parakuihi — breakfast

1054. parani — daisy, brand

1055. parapara — filth; talents

1056. pararē — Pararē (ii), n. Food. Ka haere tatou ki te parare.…

1057. parata — Parata, n. 1. An imaginary monster in the sea, the…

1058. paraumu — Paraumu, n. Black soil, humus.

1059. parauri — brown

1060. pare — to ward off, to divert

1061. parehe — pizza; flattened

1062. paremata — Paremata, n. 1. Payment, return, revenge. He iti te whainga,…

1063. parepare — parepare, n. 1. Breastwork in a fortification. 2. Defensive charm.…

1064. pari — cliff

1065. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

1066. paruauru — Paruauru, n. One who cultivates the soil.

1067. paruparu — dirt, mud

1068. parāoa — bread, flour

1069. pata — butter

1070. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

1071. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)

1072. patunga — patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te…

1073. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

1074. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)

1075. paukena — pumpkin

1076. pea — pair; pear

1077. pehea — Pehea, pewhea. 1. Interrogative. Of what sort, character, appearance, etc.…

1078. peita — paint

1079. peka — branch

1080. peke — to jump, to leap over

1081. pekepeke — pekepeke. 1. a. Quick. Kia pekepeke te haere. 2. n.…

1082. pene — pen

1083. pene rākau — pencil

1084. pepa — paper; pepper

1085. pepeha — proclamation of origin

1086. pere — bell

1087. pereti — plate

1088. peti — heap up

1089. petipeti — petipeti, n. 1. A weed growing in freshwater lakes which…

1090. pia — beer

1091. piana — piano

1092. pihikete — biscuit

1093. piki — to increase

1094. pikitia — picture, film

1095. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved

1096. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…

1097. Pipiri — June

1098. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…

1099. pirau — rotten

1100. piri — to stick to, to cling

1101. pirihimana — police officer

1102. pirimia — prime minister

1103. piringa — shelter, hiding place

1104. piro — stinking, putrid

1105. pito — belly button, end, extremity

1106. poaka — pig

1107. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string

1108. Poihākena — Sydney

1109. poipoi — to nurture, encourage

1110. poitarawhiti — netball

1111. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)

1112. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

1113. pono — true, faithful

1114. pononga — servant; prisoner; slave

1115. poraka — jersey

1116. poro — to cut off, to cut short

1117. poroporo — bracelet; purple

1118. porotaka — Porotaka, porotātaka. 1. a. Round. Porotaka mai nga pararau ka…

1119. porou — eager, energetic

1120. poti — boat

1121. poto — short

1122. pou — pole, post

1123. pouaka — box

1124. pounamu — greenstone

1125. poupou — father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep

1126. pouri — Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e…

1127. poutāpeta — post office

1128. pua — flower; seed

1129. puehu — dust

1130. puhi — to blow (wind)

1131. puka — form, booklet

1132. Pukamata — Facebook

1133. pukapuka — book, lungs

1134. puke — hill

1135. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

1136. puku — stomach, belly

1137. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

1138. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

1139. puna — pool, spring

1140. pune — spoon

1141. punga — anchor; joint

1142. puni — camp; company; crowd; dam

1143. punua — young animal

1144. pupuhi — to shoot

1145. pupuri — to hold onto

1146. purapura — seed

1147. purei — to play, play

1148. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

1149. purotu — handsome

1150. purupuru — to stop chinks

1151. puta — to appear, to come out

1152. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

1153. putiputi — flower

1154. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

1155. puāwai — flower; grey hair

1156. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

1157. pāhau — beard

1158. pāhi — purse, to pass

1159. pāka — a park; a box

1160. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

1161. pākete — bucket

1162. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

1163. pāmu — farm

1164. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

1165. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

1166. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

1167. pāpā — father, uncle

1168. pāpāho — broadcast

1169. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

1170. pāremata — parliament

1171. pātai — question; to ask a question

1172. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

1173. pātara — bottle

1174. pāti — party

1175. pātiki — flounder (fish)

1176. pātuhi — text message, to text

1177. pātītī — grass

1178. pātōtō — knock

1179. pātū — wall

1180. pāua — abalone

1181. pēhea — how?

1182. pēhi — press; oppress; repress

1183. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

1184. pēkana — bacon

1185. pēke — bag

1186. pēnei — like this, near speaker

1187. pēnā — like that, near listener

1188. pēpe — baby

1189. pēpi — baby

1190. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

1191. pērā — like that, yonder

1192. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

1193. pīrangi — to want, desire

1194. pītiti — peach

1195. pō — night

1196. pōhara — poor

1197. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

1198. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

1199. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

1200. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

1201. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

1202. pōrangi — crazy; idiot

1203. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

1204. pōtae — hat

1205. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

1206. pōti — vote

1207. pōtiki — child; youngest child

1208. pōturi — deaf; slow

1209. pōuri — sad, dark

1210. pōwhiri — welcome

1211. pū — to blow gently

1212. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

1213. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

1214. pūkana — stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)

1215. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

1216. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

1217. pūngāwerewere — spider

1218. pūrongo — a report

1219. pūru — bull

1220. pūrākau — traditional story

1221. pūtaiao — science

1222. pūtea — budget, resources, money

1223. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

1224. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

1225. raihana — licence

1226. raihi — rice

1227. raiona — lion

1228. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

1229. raki — north

1230. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

1231. rakuraku — guitar; rake

1232. rama — light, torch

1233. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

1234. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

1235. rangi — sky, day

1236. ranginamu — handsome

1237. rangitoto — lava; scoria

1238. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

1239. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

1240. raorao — plains

1241. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

1242. rapu — to look for

1243. raranga — plait; weave

1244. rarauhe — fern

1245. rare — lolly

1246. raro — under, below; time

1247. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

1248. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

1249. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

1250. rau — to put into; leaf

1251. rauemi — resource

1252. raumati — summer

1253. raupō — reed, bulrush

1254. raureka — deceitful

1255. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

1256. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

1257. rawe — lovely, excellent

1258. rehe — Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia…

1259. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

1260. rehutai — sea spray

1261. rei — bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk

1262. reinga — reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M.…

1263. reira — there (previously mentioned)

1264. reka — sweet

1265. reke — Reke (i), n. 1. Knob; so butt, back, poll, of…

1266. reo — language, voice

1267. rere — to escape; to fly

1268. rerehua — to be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing

1269. rerekē — different, changed

1270. rerekētanga — difference

1271. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

1272. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

1273. reri — ready

1274. reta — letter

1275. reti — to skate, slide

1276. retireti — skates, skating

1277. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

1278. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

1279. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

1280. rima — five

1281. rimu — red pine

1282. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

1283. ringa — hand, arm

1284. ringaringa — hand, arm

1285. ringawera — cook, kitchenhand

1286. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

1287. ripeka — Ripeka. 1. a. Lying across one another. Ara ripeka, cross-road.…

1288. ripi — frisbee

1289. rire — Rire, n. 1. Deep water. Ko nga rangi a rire,…

1290. riri — anger, angry

1291. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

1292. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

1293. rita — litre

1294. rite — to be ready, like, similar

1295. ritenga — custom; habit; likeness

1296. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

1297. roa — long

1298. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

1299. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

1300. roimata — tears

1301. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

1302. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

1303. rongoa — Rongoa, 1. v.t. Preserve, take care of. Rongoatia a tatou…

1304. rongonui — famous

1305. rongoā — medicine

1306. rori — road

1307. roro — brain

1308. roroa — long (plural)

1309. rorohiko — computer

1310. roto — in, inside, within; lake

1311. roumamao — remote control (for TV)

1312. rourou — small basket, food basket

1313. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

1314. ruaki — vomit

1315. Ruapehu — Ruapehu

1316. ruarua — few

1317. rui — shake; scatter; sow

1318. ruirui — ruirui, v.t. 1. Shake to and fro. 2. Shake off.…

1319. ruku — to dive

1320. runga — on

1321. rupe — Rupe (i), ruperupe. v.t. 1. Shake violently. He aha tau…

1322. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

1323. rā — day; the sun; over there

1324. Rāapa — Wednesday

1325. Rāhina — Monday

1326. Rāhoroi — Saturday

1327. rākau — tree; timber

1328. rākaunui — Rākaunui, n. The moon on the seventeenth day, and with…

1329. Rāmere — Friday

1330. rānei — or

1331. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

1332. rāoa — choked

1333. Rāpare — Thursday

1334. rāpea — indeed

1335. rāpeti — rabbit

1336. rāpihi — rubbish

1337. rārangi — line, row

1338. Rātapu — Sunday

1339. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

1340. rātou — they, them, three or more people

1341. Rātū — Tuesday

1342. rāua — them; they (two people)

1343. rāwhiti — east

1344. rēmana — lemon

1345. rērere — run from one place to another

1346. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1347. rīngi — to ring/phone

1348. rīpene — ribbon, tape

1349. rīpoata — report

1350. rīwai — potato

1351. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1352. rōhi — rose

1353. rōia — lawyer

1354. rōpere — strawberry

1355. rōpu — Rōpu, n. Gust of wind, squall. Tena ka riro i…

1356. rōpā — slave, servant

1357. rōpū — group

1358. rū — earthquake; shake

1359. rūhā — Rūhā, n. A term applied to large branches or divisions…

1360. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1361. rūma — room

1362. rūma kaukau — bathroom

1363. rūma moe — bedroom

1364. rūnanga — assembly; council

1365. rūrū — to shake hands, wave about (v), handshake (n)

1366. taana — Taana = tāna.

1367. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1368. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1369. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1370. taewa — potato

1371. taha — to pass by; side

1372. tahanga — empty; slightly, a bit; naked

1373. tahataha — steep bank

1374. tahi — one, single

1375. tahia — (pass) be swept

1376. tahitahi — to sweep

1377. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1378. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1379. tahuri — to capsize

1380. tahā — calabash, gourd

1381. tai — tide; coast

1382. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1383. taiapa — fence

1384. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1385. taihoa — wait

1386. taika — tiger

1387. taimaha — heavy

1388. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1389. taiohi — youth

1390. taitai — to wrestle, knock

1391. taitama — young man

1392. taitamariki — young person, young people

1393. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1394. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1395. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1396. takapau — floor-mat

1397. takatū — prepare, get ready

1398. take — beginning, cause, origin

1399. taki — to lead, to bring along

1400. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1401. takiwā — district, region

1402. takoto — to lie down

1403. taku — my (singular); edge

1404. takurua — winter

1405. takutai — sea coast

1406. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1407. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1408. tamaiti — child

1409. tamariki — children

1410. tamatāne — boy

1411. tame — male animal

1412. tamāhine — daughter

1413. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1414. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1415. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1416. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1417. tangata — person

1418. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1419. tangihanga — funeral

1420. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1421. tangiwai — Tangiwai, n. 1. A transparent variety of greenstone, jade. Ka…

1422. tango — to take hold of

1423. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1424. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1425. tao — to cook

1426. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1427. taonga — property, possession

1428. tapa — to name

1429. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1430. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1431. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1432. taputapu — gear, equipment

1433. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1434. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1435. taraka — truck

1436. tarakihana — tractor

1437. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1438. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1439. Tararua — Twin Peaks

1440. taratara — taratara. 1. n. Spine, spike. Taratara o Kal, a pattern…

1441. tarau — trousers

1442. tarawera — Tarawera, n. 1. Pellaea rotundifolia, a fern. 2. Shrimp.

1443. tari — government department; office

1444. taringa — ear

1445. taro — presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)

1446. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1447. tata — near, close

1448. tatari — to wait

1449. tatau — to count

1450. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1451. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1452. tauera — towel

1453. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1454. tauira — student; example

1455. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1456. taumahi — assignment

1457. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1458. taumāhekeheke — competition

1459. taunga — to be accustomed to, familiar with

1460. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1461. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1462. taura — rope, cable

1463. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1464. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1465. tautohetohe — argue

1466. tautoko — to support

1467. tawa — purple, tower

1468. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1469. tawhito — old, former

1470. te — the, singular definite article

1471. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1472. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1473. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1474. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1475. tekau — ten

1476. tekoteko — carved figure on top of whare

1477. tepe — Tepe. 1. v.i. Congeal, coagulate. 2. n. Clot. 3. Boundary,…

1478. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1479. tereina — to train

1480. tia — to steer, adorned

1481. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1482. tiakarete — chocolate

1483. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1484. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1485. tihei — to sneeze

1486. tihewa — sneeze

1487. tihi — topknot

1488. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1489. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1490. tiketike — height; high; important

1491. tiki — to fetch

1492. tiko — to defecate; excrement

1493. tina — dinner, lunch

1494. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1495. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1496. tino — very

1497. tio — oyster

1498. tioka — chalk

1499. tipi — glide; slice

1500. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1501. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1502. tira — group or row of people

1503. tiriti — street

1504. tiro — to look

1505. tirohanga — view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)

1506. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1507. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1508. titiro — to look at

1509. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1510. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1511. toe — to remain, be left over

1512. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1513. tohetaka — Tohetaka, tohetake, n. Taraxacum magellanicum, native dandelion; a plant. E…

1514. tohorā — whale

1515. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1516. tohunga — expert, priest

1517. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1518. toi — art, knowledge

1519. toka — rock

1520. tokanga — large basket for food

1521. tokerau — autumn; northern

1522. toki — adze, axe; champion

1523. toko — divorce; pole

1524. tokohia — how many people?

1525. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1526. tokomaha — many (of people)

1527. Tokoono — six people

1528. tokorima — five (people)

1529. tokorua — two (of people)

1530. tokotoru — three (people)

1531. tokowaru — eight [people]

1532. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1533. tomo — to enter, go into

1534. tomokanga — entrance

1535. tona — Tona, tonatona, n. 1. Excrescence, wart, corn, etc. 2. Pudenda…

1536. tonga — south

1537. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1538. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1539. tonu — still

1540. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1541. tope — cut down; cut off

1542. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1543. topenga — cross-section, pieces

1544. tori — cut (v); cat (n)

1545. toro — to visit

1546. toroa — albatross

1547. toromi — be drowned

1548. toroī — fermented food

1549. toru — three

1550. tote — salt

1551. toto — blood

1552. totohe — contend

1553. tou — dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus

1554. tua — beyond

1555. tuahine — sister, of a male

1556. tuaiwa — ninth

1557. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1558. tuanui — roof

1559. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1560. tuarongo — back wall of house

1561. tuarua — second

1562. tuarā — back [body]

1563. tuatahi — first

1564. tuatoru — third

1565. tuawaru — eighth

1566. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1567. tuawhitu — seventh

1568. tuawhā — fourth

1569. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1570. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1571. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1572. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1573. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1574. tui — pierce; sew; thread; lace

1575. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1576. tukemata — eyebrow

1577. tukia — be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)

1578. tukituki — to wreck; destroy

1579. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1580. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1581. tukuata — projector

1582. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1583. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1584. tuna — eel

1585. tungāne — brother, of a female

1586. tunu — to cook, roast

1587. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1588. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1589. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1590. ture — law, rule

1591. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1592. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1593. turuturu — to make firm; leak; pole

1594. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1595. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1596. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1597. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1598. tā — print, draw

1599. tāhae — to steal

1600. tāhuna — beach; sandbank; dry

1601. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1602. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1603. tāima — time

1604. Tāite — Thursday

1605. tākai — bind; wrap up; bandage

1606. tākaro — to play

1607. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1608. tākuta — doctor

1609. tāmaki — omen, portent

1610. tāmure — snapper

1611. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1612. tāne — man, male

1613. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1614. tāone — town

1615. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1616. tāra — dollar

1617. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1618. tāraia — (pass) be shaped with an adze

1619. tārere — to swing

1620. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1621. tāroa — Tāroa (i), n. 1. A variety of flax not of…

1622. tāroaroa — tall

1623. tātahi — seaside, beach

1624. tātau — we; us; everyone

1625. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1626. tātua — a belt

1627. tātā — criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk

1628. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1629. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1630. tāuwhiuwhi — tāuwhiuwhi, v.t. Sprinkle. ‖ uwhi.

1631. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1632. tāwhiri — beckon

1633. tāwāhi — overseas

1634. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1635. tēhea — which, singular

1636. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1637. tēnehi — tennis

1638. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1639. tēnā — that, by the listener

1640. tēpu — table

1641. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1642. tērā — that over there, that

1643. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1644. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1645. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1646. Tīhema — December

1647. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1648. tīhāte — t-shirt

1649. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1650. tīkiti — ticket

1651. tīma — team

1652. tīmata — to begin, to start

1653. tīmatanga — beginning (tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)

1654. tīni — to change

1655. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1656. tīpune — teaspoon

1657. tīraha — lie face upwards

1658. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1659. tītī — muttonbird

1660. tō — your (singular); to drag

1661. tōhi — toast

1662. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1663. tōkena — stockings, socks

1664. tōku — my (singular)

1665. tōmuri — to be late

1666. tōna — his, her

1667. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1668. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1669. tōtiti — sausage

1670. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1671. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1672. tūai — skinny

1673. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1674. tūhourangi — uncultured, rough

1675. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1676. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1677. tūmau — permanent, continuous; servant

1678. tūmomo — type, sort, kind

1679. tūnga — wound; position

1680. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1681. tūpuhi — skinny

1682. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1683. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1684. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1685. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1686. tūrehu — fairy

1687. Tūrei — Tuesday

1688. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1689. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1690. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1691. tūtatakitanga — meeting (tūtataki + nominal suffix)

1692. tūtuki — to crash; to strike against; collide; bump

1693. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1694. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1695. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1696. ua — to rain; rain

1697. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1698. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1699. ui — to ask, enquire

1700. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1701. uira — lightning; to flash

1702. uiui — to interview

1703. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1704. umu — earth oven

1705. unahi — scale of fish

1706. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1707. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1708. uri — descendant, offspring

1709. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1710. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1711. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1712. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1713. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1714. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1715. utua — be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)

1716. uwhiuwhi — shower (rain)

1717. wae — foot; leg; separate

1718. waea — wire; phone

1719. waenga — middle, dividing line

1720. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1721. waewae — foot, leg

1722. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1723. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1724. wahie — driftwood

1725. wahine — woman, wife

1726. waho — out, outside, the outside

1727. wai — water; who

1728. waiariki — hot spring

1729. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1730. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1731. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1732. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1733. waikura — Waikura, n. Rust. whakawaikura, v.t. Redden. E to, e te…

1734. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1735. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1736. waipiro — alcohol

1737. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1738. wairaka — Wairaka, n. A kind of rough rain cloak.

1739. wairangi — Wairangi. 1. Beside oneself, excited, infatuated. Kua whakawairangi noa ake…

1740. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1741. wairua — spirit

1742. waiū — Waiū, n. 1. Milk. No te mahuetanga o te waiu,…

1743. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1744. wakarererangi — plane

1745. wani — scrape

1746. wao — forest

1747. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1748. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1749. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1750. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1751. wati — watch (timepiece)

1752. wawa — Wawa, a. Scattered. Ta taua haere, wawa noa atu.—E wawa…

1753. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1754. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1755. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1756. wehenga — part, division, separation (wehe + nominal suffix -nga)

1757. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1758. Wenerei — Wednesday

1759. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1760. weriweri — ugly

1761. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1762. wetekia — be untied

1763. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1764. whaea — mother, aunt

1765. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1766. whaikōrero — oratory

1767. whaiwāhi — participate

1768. whakaae — to agree

1769. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1770. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1771. whakaako — teach

1772. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1773. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1774. whakaara — whakaara. 1. v.t. Raise. Whakaarahia ona kanohi (M. 319). Tama…

1775. whakaari — play, drama, performance

1776. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1777. whakaarohia — thought (pass of whakaaro)

1778. whakaarotia — [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)

1779. whakaata — mirror

1780. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1781. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1782. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1783. whakaeke — to gather

1784. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1785. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1786. whakahirahira — great, magnificent, wonderful, very important

1787. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1788. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1789. whakahua — pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)

1790. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1791. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1792. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1793. whakairingia — hang

1794. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1795. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1796. whakakakara — scented

1797. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1798. whakakite — whakakite, v.t. 1. Reveal, disclose. 2. Display. Ka whakakitea nga…

1799. whakakore — eliminate, delete, undo

1800. whakakā — turn on

1801. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1802. whakakī — to fill something

1803. whakamahana — heater

1804. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1805. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1806. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1807. whakamarokehia — dry!

1808. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1809. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1810. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1811. whakamihi — grateful

1812. whakaminenga — assembled people

1813. whakamoe — whakamoe. 1. v.t. Put to sleep. 2. Close the eyes.…

1814. whakamoemiti — whakamoemiti, v.t. Praise, express gratification. Ka kite a Paoa i…

1815. whakamutunga — ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)

1816. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1817. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1818. whakamātau — to test, examine

1819. whakamātautau — examination, test

1820. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1821. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1822. whakamōhiotia — to be informed

1823. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1824. whakangaro — destroy

1825. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1826. whakanoho — whakanoho, v.t. 1. Cause to sit or dwell. 2. Place,…

1827. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1828. whakaoho — to wake up

1829. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1830. whakaorangia — deliver

1831. whakaoti — complete

1832. whakaotia — completed (pass. of whakaoti)

1833. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1834. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1835. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1836. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1837. whakapakari — to strengthen

1838. whakapakoko — whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka…

1839. whakapapa — genealogy

1840. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1841. whakapiri — to cling to, stick to

1842. whakapono — to believe; faith

1843. whakapuare — to open

1844. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1845. whakapāha — apologise

1846. whakapātaritari — whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke. ‖ patai (i), tari (ii).

1847. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1848. whakarewa — whakarewa. 1. v.t. Launch, put afloat. Whakarewaia te waka.—Kia kotahi…

1849. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1850. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1851. whakaritenga — appointment

1852. whakarongo — to listen

1853. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1854. whakataka — whakataka, v.t. Throw down, cause to fall off. tātaka, takataka,…

1855. whakataki — to conduct, lead, bring along, recite (a speech), go in search of

1856. whakatakoto — to lay something down

1857. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1858. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1859. whakatangitangi — music

1860. whakatau — to decide

1861. whakataukī — proverb

1862. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1863. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1864. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1865. whakatikatika — to rearrange, to put in order, to fix

1866. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1867. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1868. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1869. whakatupu — grow; bring up, nurture

1870. whakatuwhera — to open

1871. whakatuwheratia — to open

1872. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1873. whakatō — to plant

1874. whakatū — to stand something up

1875. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1876. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1877. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1878. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1879. whakawhiti — to cross

1880. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1881. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1882. whana — to kick

1883. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1884. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1885. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1886. whara — to be injured

1887. wharau — temporary shed

1888. whare — house, building

1889. wharekai — restaurant

1890. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1891. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1892. wharepaku — toilet

1893. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1894. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1895. whatitiri — thunder

1896. whatitoka — doorway

1897. whatiwhati — break off; break into pieces

1898. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1899. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1900. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1901. wheke — creak; octopus

1902. wheketere — factory

1903. whenua — land

1904. whero — red

1905. whetū — star

1906. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1907. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1908. whio — blue duck; whistle

1909. whiri — plait; twist

1910. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1911. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1912. whiro — evil

1913. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1914. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1915. whitu — seven

1916. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1917. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1918. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1919. whutupaoro — rugby

1920. whutupōro — football, rugby

1921. whā — four

1922. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1923. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1924. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1925. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1926. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1927. whānui — broad, wide

1928. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1929. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1930. whātua — Whātua, n. Ancestor, first parent. ‖ matua.

1931. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1932. wiki — week

1933. wini — window

1934. wiri — drill

1935. wiwi — wiwi. 1. Rushes, Juncus polyanthemos and J. maritimus. Akina iho…

1936. wā — time, times

1937. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1938. wāhi — part, portion; place

1939. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1940. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1941. wāhipa — past tense

1942. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1943. wātakirihi — watercress

1944. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1945. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1946. wē — Wē (i), v.i. Squeal, cry. wēwē, v.i. Yelp, as a…

1947. Wīwī — France

1948. ā — and; and then

1949. āe — yes

1950. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1951. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1952. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1953. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1954. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1955. Ākarana — Auckland

1956. ākau — shore, coast

1957. ākonga — student

1958. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1959. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1960. Ākuhata — August

1961. āmaimai — nervous

1962. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1963. ānini — headache

1964. ānō — as though; as if

1965. āpiha — officer

1966. āporo — apple

1967. āpōpō — tomorrow

1968. ārahi — to lead, guide

1969. ārahina — (pass) be led

1970. ārai — curtain; to screen off, block

1971. ārani — orange [fruit]

1972. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1973. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1974. ātea — outer space

1975. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1976. āwangawanga — worried

1977. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1978. āwhina — to help

1979. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1980. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1981. āwhā — storm

1982. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1983. ēhea — which

1984. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1985. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1986. ērā — those (over there)

1987. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1988. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1989. ī — Ī (i), ii, v.i. 1. Ferment, turn sour. 2. Be…

1990. īmera — email

1991. īmēra — email

1992. īnoi — beg; pray; request; prayer

1993. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1994. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1995. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1996. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1997. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1998. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1999. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

2000. ūkui — to wipe

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