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. aha — what

3. ahakoa — although

4. ahatia — what happened to (pass of aha)

5. ahau — I, me

6. ahi — fire

7. ahiahi — early evening, afternoon

8. ai — Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai

9. 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)

10. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever

11. ako — to learn, to teach

12. aku — my, mine (plural form of taku, neutral for possession category)

13. ana — indeed, when, if

14. anake — only, just, alone

15. anei — here, by me

16. anō — again, also (Various meanings, eg again; also, too; self [reflexive] as in: ki a ia anō)

17. ao — world, dawn, cloud

18. Aotearoa — New Zealand

19. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

20. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

21. ata — morning, shadow

22. atu — away from current orientation (often not translatable by a separate English word)

23. atua — god

24. au — I, me

25. aua — those (previously mentioned, plural of taua)

26. auau — to bark, howl

27. awa — river, stream

28. e — by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation

29. ehara — exclamation: sure enough, without a doubt; not

30. engari — but

31. haere — go, come

32. haerenga — journey (n); travel (v)

33. hanga — to build, erect, make (v); construction, practice (n)

34. hari — to feel happy; to take or carry

35. haria — to be carried (hari + passive suffix -a)

36. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

37. hau — wind, air, breath

38. he — a, some; in the category of

39. hea — where?

40. hei — at, in, with, for, to, as a; hay; necklace (Various meanings, eg future preposition)

41. heke — rafter (n); to descend, get off (v)

42. heoi — however; and so

43. hia — how many?

44. hiahia — to want

45. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

46. hiakai — hungry

47. hiamoe — sleepy

48. hine — term of address for a girl: E hine!

49. hinga — to fall from an upright position; to fall (and not be able to get up again)

50. hipi — sheep

51. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

52. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

53. hoki — to go back, return; also, indeed

54. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

55. hokomaha — supermarket

56. homai — give (to the speaker)

57. hone — to plunder, acquire wrongfully (v); ocean swell (n)

58. horoi — to wash, to clean

59. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

60. hou — new, modern; feather

61. hua — product, fruit

62. huarahi — street, path, road

63. hui — meeting; gathered

64. huka — sugar

65. hē — wrong; error, mistake

66. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

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

68. hōiho — horse

69. hū — shoe

70. 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.

71. ia — he, she, him, her

72. iho — downwards

73. ihu — nose

74. ika — fish

75. inanahi — yesterday

76. ingoa — name

77. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

78. ināianei — now

79. iti — small, little

80. iwa — nine

81. iwi — tribe

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

83. kaha — strong, able

84. kai — eat (v); food (n)

85. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

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

87. kainga — (pass) be eaten

88. kanikani — dance, to dance

89. kapu — cup

90. karaka — orange (colour)

91. karakia — prayer, to pray

92. karanga — to call

93. kata — to laugh

94. katoa — all

95. kau — swim; cow

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

97. kauhoe — to swim

98. kaukau — to bathe

99. kaumātua — elder; elderly

100. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

101. kawa — sour, yuck

102. kawe — to carry, convey

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

104. kei te — at the moment; now

105. keke — cake

106. kete — basket, kit

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

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

109. kimi — to look for, seek

110. kino — bad

111. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

112. kite — to see

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

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

115. koa — happy

116. koe — you, one person

117. koia — it is, so

118. konei — here, by speaker

119. konā — there, by listener

120. kore — zero, nothing

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

122. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

123. korā — over there

124. kotahi — one

125. koti — coat, jacket

126. koutou — you, three or more people

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

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

129. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

130. kupu — word

131. kura — school; treasured item

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

133. kurī — dog

134. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

135. kāinga — home

136. kākahu — clothing, garment

137. kākāriki — green

138. kāo — no!

139. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

140. kāpata — cupboard

141. kātahi — then

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

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

144. kēkē — armpit

145. kēmu — game

146. kī — to be full

147. kīhai — Negative word

148. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

149. kōrero — to talk, speak

150. kōrua — you, two people

151. kōtiro — girl

152. kūaha — door

153. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

154. mahana — to be warm, warm

155. mahi — to do, work, make

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

157. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

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

159. makariri — cold

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

161. mana — prestige, authority

162. Mane — Monday

163. manu — bird

164. manuhiri — guest

165. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

166. marama — month, moon

167. matapihi — window

168. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

169. matekai — hungry, starving

170. matua — parent, father

171. mau — to wear clothes

172. maunga — mountain

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

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

175. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

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

177. mere — bush, shrub

178. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

179. miraka — milk

180. moana — sea

181. moe — sleep; to marry

182. moenga — bed

183. mokemoke — lonely

184. mokopuna — grandchild

185. moni — money

186. motokā — car, motorcar

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

188. motukā — car

189. mua — front, before

190. muri — behind, after

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

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

193. mā — clean, white, and others

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

195. māku — for me, by me

196. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

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

198. māna — for him, her, by him, her

199. māngere — lazy

200. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

201. māra — garden

202. mārama — clear, understand

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

204. mātau — to know, understand

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

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

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

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

209. māuiui — sick

210. mīti — meat

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

212. mōhio — to know

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

214. mōu — for you

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

216. nei — here, by speaker

217. ngahere — forest, bush

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

219. ngenge — tired

220. ngeru — cat

221. ngā — the, plural

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

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

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

225. noho — to live; sit

226. nui — big, great, many

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

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

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

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

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

232. nō — from

233. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

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

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

236. oho — to wake up

237. oma — to run, escape

238. ono — six

239. ope — group travelling together

240. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

241. oti — to be completed

242. pahi — bus

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

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

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

246. pango — black

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

248. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

249. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

250. parāoa — bread, flour

251. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

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

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

254. pea — pair; pear

255. pene — pen

256. pereti — plate

257. piki — to increase

258. pikitia — picture, film

259. pirihimana — police officer

260. poaka — pig

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

262. poto — short

263. pouaka — box

264. pounamu — greenstone

265. pukapuka — book, lungs

266. puku — stomach, belly

267. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

268. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

269. pupuhi — to shoot

270. puta — to appear, to come out

271. putiputi — flower

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

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

274. pāpā — father, uncle

275. pātai — question; to ask a question

276. pēhea — how?

277. pēke — bag

278. pēnei — like this, near speaker

279. pēnā — like that, near listener

280. pēpi — baby

281. pērā — like that, yonder

282. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

283. pīrangi — to want, desire

284. pō — night

285. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

286. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

287. pōtae — hat

288. pōuri — sad, dark

289. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

290. rangi — sky, day

291. rapu — to look for

292. rare — lolly

293. raro — under, below; time

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

295. rau — to put into; leaf

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

297. rawe — lovely, excellent

298. reira — there (previously mentioned)

299. reka — sweet

300. reo — language, voice

301. rere — to escape; to fly

302. reta — letter

303. rima — five

304. ringa — hand, arm

305. riri — anger, angry

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

307. rite — to be ready, like, similar

308. roa — long

309. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

310. rorohiko — computer

311. roto — in, inside, within; lake

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

313. runga — on

314. rā — day; the sun; over there

315. rākau — tree; timber

316. rānei — or

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

318. rāua — them; they (two people)

319. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

320. rīwai — potato

321. rōpū — group

322. rūma — room

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

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

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

326. taha — to pass by; side

327. tahi — one, single

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

329. tai — tide; coast

330. taihoa — wait

331. take — beginning, cause, origin

332. takoto — to lie down

333. taku — my (singular); edge

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

335. tamaiti — child

336. tamariki — children

337. tamāhine — daughter

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

339. tangata — person

340. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

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

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

343. taonga — property, possession

344. taraiwa — to drive; driver

345. tarau — trousers

346. tata — near, close

347. tatari — to wait

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

349. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

350. tauira — student; example

351. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

352. te — the, singular definite article

353. teina — younger sibling, same sex

354. tekau — ten

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

356. tia — to steer, adorned

357. tiaki — to look after, to care for

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

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

360. tiki — to fetch

361. tino — very

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

363. titiro — to look at

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

365. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

366. tohunga — expert, priest

367. toki — adze, axe; champion

368. tokohia — how many people?

369. tonu — still

370. toru — three

371. tua — beyond

372. tuahine — sister, of a male

373. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

374. tuarua — second

375. tuatahi — first

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

377. tuhituhi — to write, draw

378. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

379. tungāne — brother, of a female

380. tunu — to cook, roast

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

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

383. tā — print, draw

384. tākaro — to play

385. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

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

387. tāne — man, male

388. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

389. tāone — town

390. tātahi — seaside, beach

391. tātau — we; us; everyone

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

393. tāu — your (singular + one item)

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

395. tāwāhi — overseas

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

397. tēhea — which, singular

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

399. tēnā — that, by the listener

400. tēpu — table

401. tērā — that over there, that

402. tētahi — a, one specific thing

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

404. tī — cabbage tree; tea

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

406. tīmata — to begin, to start

407. tō — your (singular); to drag

408. tōkena — stockings, socks

409. tōku — my (singular)

410. tōna — his, her

411. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

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

413. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

414. tūru — chair, seat, stool

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

416. ua — to rain; rain

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

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

419. utu — cost, price; to pay for

420. waea — wire; phone

421. waenganui — middle, centre, between

422. waewae — foot, leg

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

424. wahine — woman, wife

425. waho — out, outside, the outside

426. wai — water; who

427. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

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

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

430. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

431. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

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

433. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

434. whaea — mother, aunt

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

436. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

437. whakaata — mirror

438. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

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

440. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

441. whakarongo — to listen

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

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

444. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

445. whare — house, building

446. whea — where? (variant of hea)

447. whenua — land

448. whero — red

449. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

450. whitu — seven

451. whā — four

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

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

454. wiki — week

455. wini — window

456. wā — time, times

457. wāhi — part, portion; place

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

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

460. ā — and; and then

461. āe — yes

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

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

464. āhua — shape, form, appearance

465. ākonga — student

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

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

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

469. ānō — as though; as if

470. āporo — apple

471. āpōpō — tomorrow

472. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

473. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

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

475. āwangawanga — worried

476. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

477. āwhina — to help

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

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

480. ērā — those (over there)

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

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

483. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

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

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

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