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āe
yes
"whakaae(-tia): to agree, whakaaetanga: agreement"
ako(-ngia)
v.t. to learn/teach sth
"akomanga: classroom, akoranga: lesson, ākonga: student, kaiako: teacher, whakaako(-ngia): to teach sth"
anō
again, more, same
aua
I don't know
hou
s. new
"tauhou: new, novice, strange, unfamiliar, whakahou(-a): to renew, renovate sth"
ingoa
n. name
whakaingoa(-tia): to name sth
kāo, kāore, kāhore
no
whakakāhore(-tia): to refuse, deny sth
karakia
n. blessing, prayer
kia ora
be well
kōrero(-hia)
"v.t. to speak, talk about sth, n. story, account"
"kōrerorero: to chat, natter, kaikōrero: speaker, kōrero kākā: to parrot sb"
kupu
n. word
"kuputaka: wordlist, kupu mahi: verb, kupu ingoa: noun, kupu āhua: adjective"
pātai(-hia)
"v.t. to ask sth, n. question"
patapatai: to interrogate sb, to pepper with questions
reo
n. voice, language
rerekē
s. different
rite
s. same, alike
"rite tonu: exactly the same, ōrite: similar, whakataurite(-a): to compare sth, whakatairite(-a): to contrast sth"
tikanga
n. custom, plan, way to do sth
titiro (-tirohia)
v.t. to look at, examine sth
"tirotiro(-hia): to look about, gaze, investigate sth, tirohanga: view, sight, aspect"
ture
n. rule, law
whakarongo
v.i. to listen to sth
Māori, māori
"s. normal, natural
n. Māori people or language"
"whakamāori(-tia): to interpret, translate sth, whakamāoritanga: interpretation"
kahurangi, kikorangi
s. sky-blue
kākāriki
s. mid-green
"kārikitea: pale green, kārikiuri: dark green"
karaka, pārakaraka, kārakaraka
s. orange
karera, māota
s. light green, leaf green, new growth
kōwhai
s. yellow
mā, tea
s. white, pale
hāmā, hātea: faded, decolourised
māwhero, hana
s. pink, blush
pango, mangu
s. black
mangumangu: black-skinned
parauri, paraone
s. brown
pounamu, uriuri
s. bottle green, dark green
tae, kara
n. colour
whero, kura
s. red
"wherowhero: bloodshot
kiriwhero
florid, red-skinned
rauwhero
ruddy, brown, sunburnt (skin)
pūwhero
crimson
iti
s. little
"itinga: minority, whakaiti(-hia): to belittle sb, to humble (self), to make sth smaller"
kino
"s. bad, n. badness, evil"
"tūkino(-tia): to abuse, mistreat sb, whakakino(tia): to speak badly of sb"
nui, nunui
s. big, great, important
"nuinga: majority, whakanui(-a): to enlarge, celebrate, honour sb"
pai
"s. good, liked, n. good, goodness"
"painga: benefit, value, whakapai(-ngia): to better, improve sth"
poto
s. short
whakapoto(-hia): to shorten sth
roa
s. long
"roanga: length, duration, whakaroa(-tia): to lengthen sth, to delay sth"
s. wrong
hēanga: circumstance of erring
tika
s. right, correct, just, fair
tikanga: the right way
kararehe, kīrehe
n. animal
kau
n. cow
kiore, mauhi
n. rat, mouse
kurī, kīrehe
n. dog
mōkai
n. pet
ngeru
n. cat
poaka
n. pig
pūru
n. bull
hari(-a), tari(-a)
v.t. to carry, transport sth
hoatu
v.t. to give sth away
homai
v.t. to give sth to speaker
kume(-a)
v.t. to pull sth
mau(-ria)
v.t. to hold, carry sth
whakamau(-ria): to hold onto sth, keep a grudge
pana(-ia)
v.t. to push sth
pupuri(puritia)
v.t. to hold, grasp sth
tango(-hia)
v.t. to take sth, take sth off
tiki(tīkina)
v.t. to fetch, go and get sth
waiho(-tia)
v.t. to leave sth, put sth down
whakahoki(-a)
v.t. to return, replace sth
patu(-a)
v.t. to hit, slay, slaughter sth, gather (shellfish)
taupatupatu(-a): to argue, debate sth
katoa
all, entire, every
maha, tokomaha
s. many
tatau(-ria), kaute(-hia)
v.t. to count sth
tokohia, tokowhia
n. how many (people)
iwa
nine
kore
none, nil, zero
whakakore(-hia): to deny, undo, delete, erase sth
mano
thousand
miriona, manomano
million
ono
six
piriona
billion
rau
hundred
rima
five
rua
two
pūrua(-tia): to repeat, duplicate sth
tahi, kotahi, ngahure
one
"ngātahi: together, simultaneously, in unison
kotahitanga
unity
whakakotahi(-tia)
to unify, combine, integrate sth"
tekau mā tahi
eleven
tekau, ngahuru, ngawiri
ten
toru
three
waru
eight
whā
four
whitu
seven
huamanu, hēki
n. egg
kiko, mīti
n. meat, flesh
miraka, waiū
n. milk, breastmilk
inu(-mia)
"n. drink, v.t. to drink sth"
hiainu, mateinu
s. thirsty, parched
hiakai, matekai
s. hungry, starving
hongi(-a)
v.t. to smell sth, put nose to sth
kai(-nga)
"v.t. to east sth, n. food"
ngau(-a)
v.t. to bite, chew sth
"whakangau(-a): to hunt sth with dogs, ngaungau(-a): to chew sth, pīngaungau: chewing gum"
āporo
n. apple
hua(-ina)
"v.t. to fruit, produce sth, n. produce, product"
"huānga: relation, member of same hapū, huatahi: only child, whai hua: have value, bear fruit, huanga: benefit, advantage"
huarākau
n. fruit
panana, maika
n. banana
rēmana
n. lemon
hāngī
n. food cooked in earth oven
kai o te rānui
n. midday meal
parakuihi, kai o te ata
n. breakfast, morning meal
tina
n. dinner
hanawiti
n. sandwich
parāoa
n. bread, flour
pēkana
n. bacon
tōtiti
n. sausages
parai(-tia)
v.t. to fry sth
rorerore(a)
v.t. to grill, barbeque sth
tahu(-na)
v.t. to cook, barbeque, grill sth
papa tahu: grill, bbq
tao(-na)
v.t. to cook sth
tunu(-a)
v.t. to cook sth
kawhe
n. coffee
n. tea
wai
n. water
hākari(-tia)
"n. feast, banquet, v.t. to have a feast"
kaurori(-a), kōrori(-a)
v.t. to stir sth
kuti(-a), koti(-a)
v.t. to cut sth off
"kutikuti, kotikoti: scissors, haukoti(-a): to cut off, intercept sth"
pani(-a)
"n. spread (e.g. marmite), v.t. to spread, smear, coat sth"
penupenu(-a)
v.t. to mash, crush sth
kōpenu taewa: potato masher
rīringi(ringihia)
v.t. to pour sth
tapahi(-a)
v.t. to slice, cut, chop sth
tīhore(-a), hore(-a)
"v.t. to strip, peel sth, s. cloudless"
tope(-a)
v.t. to chop sth
waru(-hia)
v.t. to scrape, grate, peel sth
waireka
n. juice
purini
n. pudding, dessert
keke
n. cake
pihikete
n. biscuit
tiakarete, tiokorete
n. chocolate
huamata
n. salad
huawhenua
n. vegetables
kānga
n. corn
kāroti, kāreti
n. carrot
korare
n. leafy vegetables, greens
kūmara
n. sweet potato
manga
n. leafy vegetables, greens
manga mata: salad
nīko, nanī, kāpeti
n. cabbage
paukena
n. pumpkin
n. peas
puananī
n. broccoli
puānīko
n. cauliflower
pūhā, pūwhā
n. sow thistle
riki, aniana
n. onion, leek
kāriki: garlic
rīwai, parareka, taewa
n. potato
hinu
n. fat, oil
kirīmi
n. cream
aihikirīmi: ice cream
pata
n. butter
kīnaki
n. relish, condiment
mīere
n. honey, syrup
pepa
n. pepper
rehureka, huka
n. sugar
rehutai, tote
n. salt
kōhua(-tia)
"n. soup, boil up, n. pot, saucepan v.t. to boil sth"
kōpani(-a)
"v.t. to cover sth with lid, n. lid"
taupoki(-na)
"v.t. to put a lid on sth, n. lid"
kawa
s. bitter, unpleasant to taste
mātaitai
"s. salty, brackish, n. seafood"
pirau, piro
s. rotten, fermented
"kānga pirau: rotten corn, waipiro: alcohol"
reka
s. sweet
kāpata
n. cupboard
kāuta, kīhini, hereimu
n. kitchen
pātaka
n. food storehouse, pantry
tūpapa
n. bench
umu
n. oven
manaaki(-tia)
v.t. to feed sb, be hospitable to guests
manaakitanga: hospitality
paparahua, tēpu
n. table
ringawera
n. cooks, kitchenhands
ruma kai
n. dining room
wharekai: dining hall
toha(-ina)
v.t. to share out, distribute sth
tūru
n. chair
ipu
n. container
kapu, ipu inu
n. cup
koko(-ia), pune
"n. spoon, v.t. to spoon, scoop up, ladle sth"
kūmete, tīhake
n. serving bowl, dish
maripi, naihi
n. knife
oko
n. bowl
paepae, pereti
n. plate
pakaru
s. broken, smashed
pāokaoka, taputapu, maitai
n. utensils, cutlery
pātara, pounamu
n. bottle
pouaka
n. box
rīhi, utauta
n. dishes, crockery
tīkoko(-hia)
"n. teaspoon, v.t. to scoop sth out (eg. kina)"
tīrau, mārau, paoka
n. fork
hautōtō, toroa
n. drawers
hiamoe, matemoe
s. sleepy
momoe: somnolent
hīti
n. sheet
maranga
v.i. to arise, get up
moe(-a)
"v.i. to sleep, v.t. to sleep with sb, marry sb"
"momoe: lethargic, rongo momoe: to hear with eyes closed, moenga: bed, marriage, whakamoe(-a): to put child to bed, moeroa: sleepyhead"
moemanga
n. bedroom
oho
v.i. to wake, start
"ohooho:awakening, whakaoho(-ngia): to startle, awaken, rouse sb"
paraikete
n. blanket
takoto
v.i. to lie down
whakatakoto(-hia): to lay sth down
urunga
n. pillow
uru(-a)
v.t. to enter sth
"uruwhenua: passport, whakauru(-a): to join, apply, enrol to sth"
aupuru
n. cushion
hōtaka
n. programme
noho
v.i. to sit, stay, live sw
"nohotū: to sit up straight, nohoanga: seating, chair, nohomanga: sitting room"
nohomanga
n. sitting room
pouaka whakaata, tīwī
n. television
rou mamao
n. remote control
waea [pūkoro]
n. [mobile] phone
whakapai(-ngia)
v.t. to tidy, clean up, improve sth
whakapaipai: fancy (clothes)
whakatika(-ina)
v.t. to straighten, tidy, fix, correct sth
pā(-ngia)
v.t. to touch, affect, relate, connect to sth
"whakapā(-ngia): to contact, touch sth, pānga: affliction, bearing, relevance, papātanga: effect, impact"
rau(-a)
v.t. to put, gather, place into sth
s. full
"kikī: tight, crammed full, whakakī(-ngia): to fill sth up"
rite
s. ready, prepared
"whakarite(-a): to prepare, get sth ready, whakaritenga: preparations, arrangements"
ataata
n. mirror, image, reflection
whakaata(-ria): to reflect sth, show image
heketua
n. toilet
heu(-a)
v.t. to shave sth
hīrere
n. shower, waterfall
hopi
n. soap
kaukau
v.i. to bathe, wash oneself, swim
"kaumanga: bathroom, kauranga: bathtub"
mākū, mākūkū
s. wet, moist
whakamākūkū(-tia): to wet, moisten sth
maroke
s. dry
"whakamaroke(-tia): to dry sth, maroke hangehange: extremely dry"
mimi(mīia)
"n. urine, v.i. to urinate"
pēniho
n. toothpaste
pūrere horoi
n. washing machine
taitai(-a), paraihe(-ngia) (niho)
"n. (tooth) brush, v.t. to brush sth"
tauera, tauwera, taora
n. towel
tiko
v.i. to defecate
uwhiuwhi(-a)
"n. shower, sprinkler, v.t. to sprinkle sth"
horoi(-a)
v.t. to wash, clean, wipe sth
huaki(-na)
v.t. to open sth
kati(-a)
v.t. to close, block, obstruct sth
kakati: clenched (teeth)
kuhu(-na)
v.t. to enter sth, to insert sth
puta
v.i. to exit, appear, emerge
"putanga: appearance, whakaputa(-ina): to express, utter, announce sth"
tomo(-kia)
v.t. to enter sth
tomokanga: gateway, entrance
ārai(-tia)
"v.t. to curtain, screen, shield sth
n. curtain, veil"
ārai hapū: contraception
hiko
n. electricity
kāinga
n. home
papakāinga: village, homestead
kopa, manga, taiwhanga, rūma
n. room
kūaha, kūwaha, tatau
n. door
matapihi, mataaho, pihanga
n. window
pakitara, paetara
n. wall
papa
n. floor, ground, surface, board
"tūāpapa: foundation, papatuhi: whiteboard, papa pānui: notice board"
pātene
n. button, switch
tuanui
n. roof, ceiling
whare
n. house, building
"wharenui: main, large building, wharemoe: sleeping house, wharekai: dining hall, wharepaku/whareiti: outhouse, ablution block"
whāriki(-hia)
"n. carpet, v.t. to cover with mat, carpet sth"
muku(-a)
v.t. to rub, wipe, scrub sth
mukumuku: rubber, eraser
tahitahi(-a)
v.t. to sweep sth
ūkui(-a)
"v.t. to wipe sth, n. cloth, wiper, duster (whiteboard)"
awa
n. river
mātāpuna, puna
n. pool, water source
maunga, pae maunga
n. mountain, range
motu, moutere
n. land, island
nehenehe, ngahere, wao, waonui
n. forest, bush
ngāherehere raima: concrete jungle
puke
n. hill
roto
n. lake
whenua
n. land
mua
before, in front of
whakamua: forwards
muri
behind
whakamuri: backwards
raro
under, below
whakararo: downwards, go under
rohe(-a)
"n. region, area, boundary, v.t. to set bounds"
roto
inside
rō: contraction of "roto i te"
runga
over, above
whakarunga: upwards, go above
tua
beyond, the other side of
waenga
among, amongst
waenganui
in between, in the middle of
wāhi
n. place
waho
outside
rāwaho: outsider, foreigner
kōhatu, pōhatu, toka
n. rock, stone
pātaka kōrero, whare pukapuka
n. library
tāone
n. town
toa
n. shop, store
kimi(-hia)
v.t. to look for sth
kite(-a)
v.t. to see, find sth
"kitenga: vision, sight, whakakite(-a): to reveal sth"
mātakitaki(-na)
v.t. to watch sth
rapu(-hia), rapa(-hia)
v.t. to search for sth
ara
n. path, way
huarahi
n. road, way
matau
right, right-hand-side
whakatematau: rightwards
mauī
left, left-hand-side
whakatemauī: leftwards
tata
n. close, near
"tūtata: to be near (place or time), pātata: to be near, close, adjacent, adjoining, whakatata(-ngia): to near, approach sth"
wīwī, wāwā
n. anywhere, everywhere, all over the place
kauhoe
v.i. to swim
oneone
n. soil, sand
onepū: sand
takutai
n. beach, coast
moana
n. sea
ngaru
n. wave
hoe(-a)
v.t. to row (boat)
tau
v.i. to moor, come to land, park
taunga, tauranga: port, bus stop, carpark
tipu, tupu
"n. new growth, plantlife
v.i. to grow"
"whakatupu(-ria), whakatipu(-ria): to grow sth
whakatipuranga: generation"
awhi
v.i. to hug, embrace
āwhina(-tia)
v.t. to help, assist sb
"āwhinatanga: help, assistance, kaiāwhina: helper, assistant"
tiaki(-na)
v.t. to take care of, look after
whāngai(-a)
"s. fostered, adopted, v.t. to feed, nurture, rear sb"
taki-
grouping prefix
"takitahi: individually, takirua: in pairs, takitini: in large groups"
haere
v.i. to move in a direction, come, go
"haerenga: journey, whakahaere(-tia): to organise sth, kaiwhakahaere: organiser"
heke
v.i. to descend, migrate
"hekenga: descent, whakaheke(-a): to decrease, reduce, let down, lower sth"
hoki
v.i. to return
"hokihoki: to return (one at a time), hokinga: return, whakahoki(-a): to return, replace sth"
peke
v.i. to jump
tarapeke: to leap, jump about
piki
v.i. to ascend, climb
pikinga: ascent
rere
v.i. to fly, float, swim (fish), flow
"rerenga: flight, sentence, whakarere(-a): to flee, escape sth"
tae
v.i. to arrive, attend, reach
"taenga: arrival, whakataetae: race, competition"
v.i. to stand up, stand still, stop
"tūranga: standing, position, whakatū(-ria): to stand sth up, erect, establish sth, whakatūranga: establishment, erection"
hīkoi, hōkai
v.i. to walk, step, march
oma
v.i. to run
whakaomaoma(-kia): to race (horses)
takahi(-a)
v.t. to tread, step, stamp group
hao(-a)
"v.t. to net (fish), s. greedy, grasping"
hī(-ia)
"v.t. to fish with rod/line, v.i. to rise, dawn"
rama(-a, -ia)
v.t. to catch, hunt sth by torchlight
rama tuna: spotlighting for eels
kaiako, pouako, kaiwhakaako, māhita
n. teacher, master
pene
n. pen
"pene rākau: pencil, pene akitu: ballpoint, pene whītau: felt pen"
pepa
n. paper
pepamārō: cardboard
tauira
n. example, student
kura(-ina)
"n. school, v.t. to educate sb"
"wharekura: highschool, kura auraki: mainstream school, kuratini: polytechnic"
ui(-a)
v.t. to enquire, ask sth
"uiuinga: interview, interrogation, kaiuiui: interviewer"
whakaharatau(-hia), parakitihi(-tia)
v.t. to practise sth
mutu
s. finished, done
"mutunga: end, conclusion, whakamutu(-a): to finish, bring sth to an end, whakamutunga: last, final"
tīmata
v.i. to begin, start
tīmatanga: beginning
haina(-tia)
v.t. to sign sth
kaitito
n. composer, writer
pakiwaitara
n. story, tale
kōrero paki: fiction, tall tale
pānui(-hia)
"v.t. to read sth, n. notice, news, announcement"
n. letter
arapū: alphabet
puka, pukapuka
n. notepad, book
pūrākau
n. legend, tale
rerenga
n. sentence
tito(-ngia)
v.t. to compose, make sth up, tell tall tales
tuhi(-a), tuhituhi(-a)
v.t. to write sth
"tuhinga: writing, kaituhi: scribe, write, tuhinga roa: essay, tuhinga whakapae: thesis"
whārangi
n. page
pono
"s. true, honest, n. truth, honesty"
"whakapono: faith, belief, religion, pononga: faithful, believers, mātāpono: principle, tenet, belief"
auē
alas, oh no
tino
very
whakakāhore(-tia): to refuse, deny sth
kata
v.i. to laugh
hiahia(-tia)
v.t. to need, want sth
pīrangi(-hia, -tia)
v.t. to want, desire, yearn for sth
aroha(-ina)
v.t. to love, sympathise, have compassion to sb
whakaaroha(-ina): to illicit sympathy, heart-rending, moving
ngākau
n. source of emotions (heart)
hari, koa, harikoa
s. happy, joyful
hōhā
s. boring, tiresome, a nuisance
ngenge
s. tired
ohorere
s. surprised
pōuri
s. sad
riri, pukuriri
s. angry, furious
mārama
s. clear, understood, comprended
"ao mārama: world of light, understanding, māramatanga: understanding, wisdom, enlightenment, whakamārama(-tia): to explain, make sth clear"
maumahara(-tia)
v.t. to reminisce, remember, recall sth
mōhio(-tia)
v.t. to know sb or sth
"mōhiotanga: knowing, knowledge, whakamōhio(-tia): to let know, tell sth"
wareware
s. forgotten
whakaaro(-hia)
"v.t. to think, decide, plan, consider sth
n. thought, idea, decision"
whakaaroaro(-hia): to ponder sth
wānanga(-hia)
v.t. to discuss sth in depth
rakuraku(-a)
"n. guitar, v.t. to scratch sth"
waiata(-tia)
"v.t. to sing sth
n. song"
wai: tune
whakatangi(-hia)
v.t. to play (instrument)
hopu(-kina)
v.t. to catch sth
whana(-ia)
v.t. to kick sth
huritau
n. anniversary, birthday
rā whānau
n. birthday
haka
n. vigorous dance
kanikani
v.i. to dance
paki(-a)
"v.i. to clap
v.t. to slap sth"
pakipaki: to applaud
kēmu
n. game
tākaro(-hia), purei(-tia)
v.t. to play (game, sport)
papa tākaro: playground, sports field
akiaki (ākina)
"v.t. to urge, encourage, push sb, v.t. to dash, pound, beat sth"
ārahi(arahina)
v.t. to guide, lead
tohu(-a, -ngia)
"v.t. to guide, advise, point at, indicate, instruct sb, n. sign, symptom, symbol, qualification"
"tohu kairangi: PhD, tohu paerua: Masters, tohu paetahi: Bachelors"
tono(-a)
v.t. to instruct sb, order sth
tonotono: bossy, servant
whai(whāia)
v.t. to follow, pursue sth
"whai wāhi: find opportunity, whāinga: pursuit, objective"
tautoko(-na, -hia)
v.t. to support sth
whawhai
v.i. to fight
ruku(-hia)
v.t. to dive, to dive for (seafood)
kaumātua
n. elder, grandparent
kōhungahunga, piripoho, pēpē, pēpi
n. baby, infant
koroua, koroheke, poua, tauheke, karanipā
n. elderly man, grandfather
kōtiro, tamawahine
n. girl
kuia, taua, ruruhi, karanimā, ruahine
n. elderly woman, grandmother
kui: term of address
matua kēkē, mātua kēkē
n. uncle
matua, mātua, pāpā
n. parent, father, male of older generation
mokopuna
n. grandchild
pakeke, pahake
"n. elder, age
s. mature, adult"
taipakeke: middle-aged
tama
n. boy, son
tamahine, tamāhine
n. daughter
tamaiti, tamariki
n. child, children
tangata, tāngata
n. person, people
teina
n. younger sibling (same sex)
tuahine
n. sister (of man)
tuakana
n. older sibling (same sex)
tungāne
n. brother (of woman)
wahine, wāhine
n. woman, women, wife
hine: term of address to young woman or girl
whaea kēkē
n. aunt
whaea, kōkā, whaene, māmā
n. mother, woman of older generation
ariki
n. noble, aristocrat
rangatira
"n. noble, aristocrat, s. esteemed"
"whakarangatira(-tia): to ennoble, treat sb with dignity, rangatiratanga: sovereignty"
tangi(-hia)
"v.i. to cry, v.t. to mourn sb"
"tangiweto: crybaby, tangihanga: funeral, whakatangi(-hia): to play (instrument)"
hui
"v.i. to meet, gather, n. meeting"
huihuinga: gathering
karanga(-tia)
v.t. to call out sth, to summon sb
kaikaranga: caller
koha
n. contribution, offering
takoha: pledge, token
mihi(-a)
v.t. to acknowledge sb or sth
pōwhiri(-tia)
v.t. to welcome sb
pōwhiriwhiri: to wave frequently
tau
v.i. to come to rest, settle, alight
whakatau(-ria): to settle sb
whakatau(-ria)
v.t. to officially welcome, imitate, decide sth
whakapapa
n. genealogy
whakapaparanga: layer, series of layers, generation
rōpū
n. group
whakarōpū(-hia): to group sth, go into groups
whānau
"n. family, v.i. to be born"
"whānautanga: birth (of sb), whakawhānau(-tia): to labour, give birth"
hoa
n. friend
"hoariri: enemy, hoa ako: classmate, hoa mahi: work mate"
tūpuna, tīpuna
n. ancestor
uri
n. descendant
whanaunga
n. relation
"whanaungatanga: relationship, whakawhanaungatanga: making relationships"
atua
n. deity, supernatural being
wairua
n. spirit, soul
taniwha
n. guardian
tāroa
s. tall
mōmona
s. fat
whakamōmona (kōrero): to exagerate, embellish a story
whīroki, hīroki
s. slim, skinny
hope
n. hip
ihu
n. nose
karu, kanohi, kamo, mata
n. eye, face
māhunga, ūpoko, matenga, pane
n. head
pakihiwi, pokohiwi
n. shoulders
puku
n. stomach
ringa, ringaringa
n. arms, hands
taringa
n. ears
tinana
n. body
"whakatinana(-tia): to embody, implement, make manifest, whakatinanatanga: embodiment, implementation"
wae, waewae
n. legs, feet
heru(-a)
"n. comb, v.t. to comb hair"
kaha
s. strong
"whakakaha(-ina): to strengthen sth, pūkaha: engine"
mamae
s. sore, painful
whakamamae(-tia): to hurt, cause pain to sth
māuiui
s. ill, sick, unwell
ora
s. well, healthy, vital, alive
"oranga: life, health, vitality, wellbeing, hāora, hauora: physical health, waiora: spiritual, mental, emotional health, whakaora(-ngia): to save, heal sb"
kiri
n. skin, bark
kōiwi
n. bones, skeleton
rei
n. whale tooth, ivory
whakarei(-a): to ornament, embellish sth
mōwhiti
n. glasses
pēke, kete
n. bag
pōtae
n. hat
whakapōtaetanga: graduation, capping
taonga
n. treasure
komo(-hia)
v.t. to put sth on, insert, enter sth
kuhu(-na), mau(-ria)
v.t. to put on clothes, accessories
whakamau(-ria): to fasten sth
n. shoes
kamupūtu
n. gumboots
pūtu
n. boots
hāte
n. shirt
kākahu, tiehe
n. clothes
kahu: clothing, cloak
korowai
n. cloak with twisted thrums
panekoti
n. skirt
tarau
n. trousers
tarau poto
n. shorts
tīhāte
n. T-shirt
rāranga(rangā, rangaia)
v.t. to weave sth (kete)
tuitui(-a)
v.t. to sew sth
whatu(-a)
v.t. to weave sth (thread), knit sth (wool)
kari(-a), keri(-a)
v.t. to dig sth
here(-a)
v.t. to tie, bind sth
"herehere: prisoner, captive, whare herehere: prison"
kohi(-a)
v.t. to collect, gather sth
kuku(-a)
"v.t. to nip, pinch sth (of crab, etc), s. pincer, tweezers"
poka(-ina)
v.t. to cut sth out, operate, geld, dissect
pokanga: operation
mahi(-a)
"v.t. to do, make sth, n. work, job, practice"
"whakamahi(-a): to use sth, kaimahi: worker, mahinga: cultivated area, garden"
tūtaki(-na)
v.t. to meet sb
āta
with care
hapa
"v.i. to err, make mistake, omit sth, n. error, mistake"
kauwhau(-tia)
"n. sermon, speech, lecture, v.t. to give sermon"
kī(-ia)
v.t. to say sth
kīwaha
n. idiomatic expression
puaki(-na)
v.t. to come forth, disclose, show itself
whakapuaki(-na): to utter, disclose, express, reveal sth
whakahua(-ina)
v.t. to pronounce, recite sth
whakataukī, whakatauākī
n. proverb, quote
kapo(-hia)
v.t. to catch, grasp, snatch sth
"kapo ā-kupu: to write verbatim, take dictation, kapo ā-tuhi: to take notes"
nanoa(naomia)
v.t. to lay hold of, handle sth
piri
v.i. to cling, stick
"piripiri: biddibid, clingy, whakapiri(-tia): to cling, bunch sth together, hāpiripiri: sticky"
raweke(-hia)
v.t. to meddle, fiddle with sth, fashion sth
whāwhā(-kia)
v.t. to handle, feel with hand, grope for sth
hauhake(-tia)
v.t. to harvest, take up (root crop)
poka(-ina)
v.t. to tunnel, undermine, encroach, pierce sth
poka pū: shortcut, to take shortcut
ruirui(-a)
v.t. to sow (seed), sprinkle (salt)
huti(-a)
v.t. to pull out sth (at roots)
kato(-hia)
v.t. to pick off, pluck sth (at stem)
māra
n. garden
pātītī, karāhe
n. grass
taiapa, taiepa(-tia)
"n. fence, v.t. to fence sth"
toki(-a)
"n. axe, adze, v.t. to chop sth with adze"
harakeke
n. flax
kākano
n. seed
ota, otaota
"n. plants, flora, s. unripe"
peka
n. branch, twigs
putiputi
n. flower
rau
n. leaf (tree or book)
tarutaru
n. weeds
hipi
n. sheep
rāpeti
n. rabbit
ngārara
n. creepy-crawly, insect, reptile
pūngāwerewere
n. spider
heihei
n. hen, chicken
kōhanga
n. nest
manu
n. bird
parera, whio, rakiraki
n. duck (brown, blue)
ruru
n. owl
huruhuru
n. feathers, fur
pihapiha
n. blowhole (whale), gills (fish)
pihi
n. feelers, antenae, antlers
unahi
n. scale (fish)
werewere
"v.i. to hang, dangle, n. wattles (bird)"
mokomoko
n. lizard
pūrerehua
n. butterfly
ika
n. fish
whakarauika: to assemble, congregate
kaimoana, mātaitai
n. seafood
kuku, kūtai, kukutai
n. salt-water mussels
pāua
n. abalone
pipi, tuatua, tuangi
n. small bivalve molluscs
tohorā
n. southern right whale
tuna
n. eel
wheke
n. octopus
makariri, mātao, mātaotao
s. cold, cool
whakamātao(-hia): to cool sth
wera
s. hot
ao
n. world, daytime, daylight
marama
n. moon, month
maramataka: calendar
rangi
n. sky, day
whetū
n. star
kapua
n. cloud
kohu
n. mist, fog
marangai
n. light rain
ua
n. rain
"ua kōpiro: drenching rain, ua tātā: very heavy rain"
hau
n. wind
ākuanei
n. soon
anāianei
right now
āpōpō
n. tomorrow
inā tata nei
just recently
ināianei
just now
inākuanei
recently
inanahi
n. yesterday
nāianei
now
neherā
long ago
rawe
s. great, cool
tawhito
s. old
teitei
s. high
hōhonu
s. deep
s. clean
māmā, taimāmā
s. easy, light
ngāwari
s. easy, flexible, supple
paku, ririki, nohinohi
s. small
pāpaku
s. shallow
paru
"s. dirty
n. dirt, muck"
whakaparu(-ngia): to dirty sth
pōturi
s. slow
rahi, kaitā
s. large
(taringa) rahirahi: attentive
taumaha, taimaha
s. heavy, difficult
taumahatanga: burden
tere
s. fast
whakatere(-a): hasten sth
uaua
s. difficult
"uauatanga: difficulties, whakauaua(-tia): to make sth difficult"
whāiti
s. narrow, thin
whakawhāiti(-tia): to narrow, contract sth
whānui
s. wide, broad
whakawhānui(-tia): to broaden, widen, extend sth
āhua
sort of, kind of
engari, erangi
but, on the other hand
tonu
still, continuously, an intensifier
hoko(-na)
v.t. to buy, sell sth
hokohoko(-na)
v.t. to trade sth
hokomaha
n. supermarket
pūtea, moni
n. money
tāra
n. dollar, note
utu(-a)
v.t. to pay (bill), repay, make restitution
whakautu(-a): to reply, respond, answer
kaupapa
n. topic, subject, theme, reason
whakakaupapa(-tia): to institute sth
pukumahi
s. busy, industrious, hardworking
tari
n. office
kōpaki(-na)
"v.t. to wrap, envelope sth, n. envelope, folder"
kōpaki moe: sleeping bag
pāoho(-tia)
v.t. to broadcast, transmit sth
whakapaoho(-hia): to announce, broadcast sth
rongo (rangona)
"v.t. to hear, sense sth, n. news, report, fame, tidings"
"rongonui: well known, famous, pūrongo: report"
tāpiri(-hia)
v.t. to add, adjoin, attach sth
tuku(-na)
v.t. to send sth forth
īmera
n. email
karere
n. message, messenger
karere ā-hiko: SMS
nūpepa
n. newspaper
reta
n. letter
rīpoata
n. report, reporter
whakaatu(-ria)
v.t. to show, display, demonstrate sth
whakaaturanga: presentation, demonstration
whiti
n. verse, paragraph
kōwhiri(-a)
v.t. to select, elect, pick sth
kōwhiringa: selection
rārangi(-hia, -tia)
"n. line, row, v.t. to list, arrange in a line, rank"
whakarārangi(-hia): to line up, stand in rows
tīpako(-hia)
v.t. to select sth
tīpakonga: selection
whiriwhiri(-hia)
v.t. to select, choose, pick sth
āhua(-tia)
"v.t. to shape, form sth, n. shape, form, character"
"whakaahua: image, ātaahua: beautiful, āhuatanga: characteristic, quality, nature"
mahere
n. map
mahi toi
n. arts
"toi whakaari: performing arts, toi whakairo: art of carving, toi piripiri: collage, toi rau: mixed media art"
tā(-ngia)
v.t. to draw (picture), outline, print (book)
"tā moko: tattoo, kaitā: tatooist, printer, tārua(-tia): to copy, reprint sth"
tāmoko(-ngia)
v.t. to sign (eg. contract)
waituhi(-a), peita(-hia)
v.t. to paint sth
whakaahua, pikitia
n. image, picture
pere
n. bell
oti
s. complete
"otinga: completion, whakaoti(-a): to complete sth"
orokohanga
n. origin, beginning, advent
hanga(-a, -ia)
"v.t. to build, make sth, n. build, form"
"hanganga: structure, waihanga(-tia): to create sth, hangarau: technology, hangarua(-tia): to recycle sth"
whakairo(-hia)
"v.t. to carve, ornament, sculpt sth, n. carving"
pūrere, mīhini
n. machine
"pūrere tā: printer, pūrere tārua: copier"
hono(-a)
v.t. to join, connect two things
tūhono(-tia): to join two things
taura
n. rope
kaupeka
n. lunar month, season, section, division
tau
n. year
wāhanga
n. season (of year), section, part, chapter
wiki
n. week
Hakihea, Tihema
December
Haratua, Mei
n. May
Here-turi-kōkā, Akuhata
August
Hōngongoi, Hūrae
July
Hui-tanguru, Pepuere
February
Kohitātea, Hanuere
January
Mahuru, Hepetema
September
Paenga-whāwhā, Apireira
April
Pipiri, Hune
n. June
Poutū-te-rangi, Maehe
March
Whiringa-ā-nuku, Oketopa
October
Whiringa-ā-rangi, Noema
November
Hōtoke
n. Winter
Kōanga
n. Spring
Ngahuru
n. Autumn
Raumati
n. Summer
tua-
ordinal prefix (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
tōmuri
s. late, latter
wawe
s. early, premature
Rāapa, Wenerei
n. Wednesday
Rāhina, Mane
n. Monday
Rāhoroi, Hāterei, Rātuanuku
n. Saturday
Rāmere, Paraire
n. Friday
Rāpare, Taite
n. Thursday
Rātapu, Rātuarangi
n. Sunday
Rātū, Turei
n. Tuesday
haora
n. hour
hēkona
n. second
karaka
o'clock
meneti
n. minute
n. sun, day
ahiahi
n. afternoon
awatea
n. broad daylight
moata
s. early (in morning)
n. night
poutūtanga o te rā
n. midday, noon, zenith
tuki(tūkia), tukituki, tūtuki(-a)
v.t. to attack, butt, ram, crash into sth
momo
n. type, sort, kind
kawe(-a)
v.t. to carry, transport sth
kawenga: load, pack, luggage
huri(-hia)
"v.i. to turn, v.t. to turn, rotate sth"
"hurihuri: to spin around, tahuri: to turn over, capsize, face opposite way, takahuri: to roll, kauhuri(-hia): to flip sth over (eggs, soil), fish/egg slice"
wehe(-a)
"v.t. to depart, leave sw, v.t. to split, divide sth"
wehenga: departure, division
eke(-a)
v.t. to mount, surmount, board, ride, go on sth
"whakaeke(-a): to go onto marae, ekeeke(-a, -ngia): to mate (animals), ekeeketanga: pinnacle"
hāutu(-ngia), taraiwa
v.t. to drive sth
uta(-ina), utauta
v.t. to board, load sth onto vehicle
whakatū(-ria)
v.t. to brake, stop (vehicle)
kaihautū, kaitaraiwa
n. driver
raihana
n. licence
wīra
n. wheel
hōiho
n. horse
motopaika
n. motorbike
pahikara, paihikara
n. bicycle
pahipoto
n. van, shuttle bus
pahirahi
n. bus, coach
papa reti
n. skateboard, sled, taboggan
waka rererangi, aropereina
n. aeroplane
waka, motokā
n. vehicle, car