First Lessons in Maori

II. Maori—English

II. Maori—English.

  • ā, poss. part. pl. of tā; ( §§ 18, 22.)

  • ā, v. t. drive.

  • ā, conj. and ( § 87).

  • a, prep. of, ( §§ 15, 22.)

  • a, nominal prefix ( § 9.)

  • ae, adv. yes; v. i. assent.

  • aha, pron. what; v. t. ( § 60); pass. ahatia.

  • ahau, pron. I, me.

  • āhea, adv. when (future).

  • āhei, v. i. be able, can, ( not followed by a prep.)

  • ahi, n. fire.

  • ahiahi, n. evening.

  • aho, n. line; string.

  • āhua, n. form, shape, likeness, appearance.

  • āhuareka, a. pleasant.

  • ai, v. ( §§ 64 and 65. iii.)

  • ai, rel. part. ( § 73.)

  • āianei, adv. now, to-day; l. n. the present ( § 8).

  • aikiha, n. handkerchief.

  • aituā, n. misfortune.

  • ake, adv. ( §§ 7, 81.)

  • aki, v. t. dash.

  • ako, v. t. learn.

  • āku, pron., pl. of tāku ( §§ 6, 18, 22).

  • akuanei, adv. now, presently.

  • Ākuhata, n. August.

  • amarara, n. umbrella.

  • amo, v. t. carry on the shoulders.

  • āna, pron. pl. of tāna. ( §§ 6, 18, 22)

  • ana, verbal particle ( § 44.)

  • anake, adv. only.

  • ānini, n. headache.

  • ano, adv. again; ( after a negative) yet. ( § 7.)

  • angaanga, n. skull.

  • ao, v. i. dawn. Te aonga ake, the following day.

  • aoake, l. n. the day before, the day after. ( § 8.)

  • Aperira, n. April.

  • āpiti, v. t. put side by side, add.

  • āpōpō, adv. to-morrow.

  • āporo, n. apple.

  • ara, v. i. rise, awake.

  • ara, n. path, way.

  • arahi, v. t. guide, lead; pass. arahina.

  • ārai, v. t. hinder, obstruct.

  • arawhata, n. ladder.

  • arero, n. tongue.

  • aroha, n. love; v t. yearn for, love.

  • aruhe, n. fernroot.

  • ata, n. shadow.

  • ata, n. morning.

  • ata, adv. gently, slowly, quietly.

  • ataahua, a. beautiful.

  • atawhai, a. kind; v. t. pity.

  • ate, n. liver.

  • āteha, n. assessor.

  • atu, adv. ( § 81.)

  • atua, n. god.

  • āu, pron. pl. of tau, ( §§ 6, 18, 22)

  • au, n. current.

  • aua, art., pl. of taua ( §§ 18, 19); adv. not ( imperative).

  • auahi, n. smoke.

  • autāne, n. brother-in-law (of woman).

  • auwahine, n. sister-in-law (of man).

  • awa, n. channel, river.

  • awaawa, n. valley.

  • awakeri, n. ditch.

  • awatea, n. daylight.

  • awe, n. soot.

  • awhi, v. t. embrace.

  • āwhio, a. round about; v. t. go round.

  • āwhiowhio, a. winding.

  • e, prep. by ( agent after pass. vb.).

  • e, verbal particle ( § 43).

  • ea, part. paid for ( § 66).

  • ēhara, adv. not ( § 40).

  • ēhea, int. pron. which; pl. of tēhea.

  • eka, n. acre.

  • eke, v. t. mount, embark; pass. ekengia.

  • ēna, pron., pl. of tēna. ( § 18).

  • ēnei, pron., pl. of tēnei ( § 18.)

  • ēngari, conj. but, ( after a negative).

  • ēra, pron., pl. of tēra. ( § 18).

  • ētahi, a. pl. of tētahi. ( § 18.)

  • i, prep. in, etc. ( §§ 15, 53). verbal particle ( § 44).

  • ia, pron. he, she, him, her. ( § 5.)

  • iāri, n. yard (measure).

  • iho, n. heart (of tree).

  • iho, adv. ( § 81.)

  • ihu, n. nose, bow (of canoe).

  • ika, n. fish.

  • ina, conj. for, since; adv. when.

  • ināhea, inter. adv. when?

  • ināianei, adv. to-day, just now.

  • inanahi, adv. yesterday.

  • inapō, adv. last night.

  • inihi, n. inch.

  • inoi, v. t. beg, pray.

  • inu, v. t. drink.

  • Ingarani, n. England.

  • ingoa, n. name.

  • ipu, n. bottle.

  • irāmutu, n. nephew, niece.

  • iri, v. i. hang.

  • itarete, n. interest.

  • iti, a. small, little.

  • iwa, num. nine.

  • iwi, n. bone, people, nation.

  • mā, n. white, clean.

  • ma. ( §§ 10, 15, 22, 55).

  • Maehe, n. March.

  • māeneene, a. smooth.

  • maero, n. mile.

  • maha, a. many.

  • mahana, a. warm.

  • māhanga, n. twins.

  • mahara, v. t. remember, think of.

  • mahi, v. i. or v. t. work; pass. mahia.

  • mahinga kai, n. cultivation.

  • māhita, n. master.

  • mahiti, part. spent. ( § 66.)

  • mahora, part. spread out. ( § 66).

  • mahu, part. cicatrized. ( § 66.)

  • mahue, part. left behind, forsaken. ( § 66.)

  • māhunga, n. head.

  • mai, adv. ( § 81.)

  • maikara, n. finger, toe.

  • maikuku, n. claw, nail.

  • māka, a. wild.

  • maka, v. t. throw, place, put.

  • makawe, n. hair of the head.

  • mākete, n. auction.

  • mākona, part. satisfied.

  • māku, pron. for me ( §§ 6, 22, 55).

  • mākū, a. wet; moist, damp.

  • mākutu, v. t. bewitch; n. sorcery.

  • māmā, a. light (in weight).

  • mamae, n. pain.

  • māminga, v. t. deceive.

  • mana, n. authority.

  • māna, pron. for him or her ( §§ 6, 22, 55).

  • manawa, n. heart (organ).

  • Manei, n. Monday.

  • mānia, n. plain.

  • mania, a. slippery.

  • mano, num. thousand.

  • mānu, a. afloat; v. i. float.

  • manu, n. bird, fowl.

  • manuhiri, n. guest.

  • manga, n. branch, brook, trench.

  • māngai, n. mouth.

  • māngaro, a. mealy.

  • māngere, a. idle, lazy.

  • mangō, n. shark.

  • mangu, a. black.

  • mangumangu, n. ink.

  • maoa, a. cooked, ripe.

  • maori, a. fresh (of water), ordinary, usual.

  • māra, n. garden.

  • marae, n. courtyard.

  • mārama, a. light (not dark), plain.

  • marama, n. moon, month.

  • marara, part. scattered. ( § 66.)

  • mārena, v. t. marry.

  • marere, v. i. die, drop (of a solid).

  • marino, a. calm.

  • māripi, n. knife.

  • marire, a. quiet.

  • mārō, a. stiff, solid.

  • maroke, a. dry.

  • marū, part. crushed ( § 66).

  • marumaru, a. shady.

  • matā, n. flint, bullet.

  • mata, n. edge, face, eye.

  • mata, a. green, unripe, uncooked.

  • mataaho, n. window.

  • mataku, a. afraid, frightened.

  • matamata, n. point (of spear, etc.).

  • mātao, a. cold.

  • mātaotao, a. cool.

  • matapō, a. blind.

  • matara, part. untied. ( § 66.)

  • matau, a. right (hand).

  • matau, n. hook, fishhook.

  • mātau, v. t. know, followed by ki; pass. matauria.

  • mate, a. sick, dead; v. t. suffer, die.

  • matekai, n. hunger.

  • matenga, n. sickness, death.

  • matewai, n. thirst.

  • matihe, v. i. sneeze.

  • matikuku, n. claw, nail.

  • mātotoru, a. thick.

  • mātou, pron. we (more than two, excluding person addressed).

  • mātua, adv. first.

  • matua, n. parent ( § 4.)

  • matua kēkē, n. uncle.

  • māturuturu, v. i. drop, trickle.

  • mau, v. t. carry, bring, take; pass. mauria.

  • mau, part. overtaken, fixed, caught ( § 66).

  • māu, pron. for thee ( §§ 6, 22, 55).

  • māua, pron. we two (excluding person addressed).

  • maunga, n. mountain.

  • mauru, part. quieted. ( § 66.)

  • mea, pron. indef. so and so.

  • me, verbal particle ( § 56); prep. with ( §§ 15, 87 ii.).

  • mea, n. thing, matter; v. t. do.

  • meāke, adv. soon.

  • mehemea, conj. if (implying the contrary of condition expressed).

  • mēhua, n. measure.

  • Mei, n. May.

  • mekameka, n. chain.

  • mere, n. weapon, so named, made of greenstone or other material.

  • merengi, n. water melon.

  • metemea, conj. as if, as it were.

  • miere, n. honey.

  • mimiti, v. i. subside.

  • miniti, n. minute.

  • mira, n. mill.

  • miraka, n. milk.

  • miri, v. t. rub; pass. miria.

  • miro, n. thread.

  • miti, v. t. lick.

  • mo, prep. for ( §§ 15, 22).

  • moana, n. sea, large lake.

  • moe, v. i. sleep, shut the eyes.

  • moemoeā, n. dream.

  • moenga, n. sleeping place, bed.

  • mohio, v. t. know, understand ( with prep. ki).

  • mōkete, n. mortgage.

  • moko, n. lizard.

  • mokopuna, n. grandchild.

  • mōku, pron. for me ( §§ 6, 22).

  • mōmona, a. fat, fertile (of land).

  • momotu, v. t. cut, sever, break (cord, etc.).

  • mōna, pron. for him or her ( §§ 6, 22).

  • moni, n. money.

  • mōtini, n. motion, resolution (of meeting).

  • moto, v. t. strike with the fist.

  • motu, n. island, clump of trees.

  • motu, part. severed, cut in two, broken ( § 66).

  • motuhia, pass. of momotu.

  • motumotu, n. billet (of wood).

  • mōu, pron. for thee, §§6, 22

  • moutere, n. island.

  • mōwhiti, n. ring.

  • mū, n. draughts (game).

  • mua, l. n. the front. ( § 8.)

  • muka, n. dressed flax.

  • muku, v. t. rub.

  • mura, n. flame.

  • muri, l. n. the hinder part, the back.

  • mutu, part. left off, finished (as work, etc.) ( § 66).

  • na, prep. ( §§ 15, 22, 55).

  • naahi, n. nurse.

  • nāhea, l. n. what time (past). ( § 8.)

  • nāku, pron. mine ( §§ 6, 22, 55).

  • nama, n. debt.

  • namata, l. n. the time past. ( § 8.)

  • namu, n. sand fly.

  • nāna, pron. his, hers. ( §§ 6, 22, 55).

  • nanahi, l. n. yesterday. ( § 8.)

  • napō, l. n. last night. ( § 8.)

  • nāu, pron. thine ( §§ 6, 22, 55).

  • nehe, neherā, l. n. the olden time. ( § 8.)

  • neke, v. t. move.

  • nēra, n. nail.

  • niho, n. tooth.

  • no, prep. ( §§ 15, 22).

  • noa, adv. without restraint; a. common.

  • nohea, adv. whence.

  • nohinohi, a. small, little.

  • noho, v. i. sit, dwell, live, remain, stay; pass. nohoia.

  • nohoanga, n. time or place of dwelling or sitting, seat, saddle.

  • nōku, pron. mine ( §§ 6, 22).

  • nōna, pron. his, hers ( §§ 6, 22).

  • nonāhea, adv. when. ( § 82.)

  • nonāianei, adv. to-day (past).

  • nōu, pron. thine ( §§ 6, 22).

  • nonapō, adv. last night.

  • Nōwema, n. November.

  • nui, a. great, large, much, abundant; pl. nunui; n. size.

  • nunumi, v. i. disappear (behind anything).

  • nga, pl. art. the.

  • ngahere, n. forest.

  • ngahoro, v. i. fall (as fruit, etc.).

  • ngahuru, n. autumn.

  • ngākau, n. heart, seat of affections.

  • ngaki, v. t. dig up (weeds, etc.); pass. ngakia.

  • ngako, n. fat.

  • ngaro, a. lost, out of sight, absent.

  • ngārara, n. reptile, insect.

  • ngaru, n. wave.

  • ngau, v. t. bite.

  • ngāwari, a. easy, flexible.

  • ngenge, a. weary.

  • ngingio, a. shrivelled.

  • ngira, n. needle.

  • ngohengohe, a. soft, supple.

  • ngoikore, a. weak.

  • ngoki, v. i. creep.

  • ngongoro, v. i. snore.

  • ngote, v. t. suck.

  • ngutu, n. lip, beak, mouth (of river).

  • ō, poss. particle, pl. of tō. ( §§ 18, 22.)

  • o. prep. of. ( §§ 15, 22.)

  • oho, v. i. start (with surprise, etc.).

  • oioi, v. i. shake.

  • Oketopa, n. October.

  • ōkiha, n. bullock.

  • okioki, v. i. rest.

  • ōku, pron. pl. of tōku. ( §§ 6, 18, 22.)

  • oma, v. i. run; pass. omakia.

  • ōna, pron. pl. of tōna. ( §§ 6, 18, 22.)

  • one, n. beach.

  • oneone, n. earth. ground, soil.

  • onepū, n. sand.

  • ono, num. six.

  • onge, a. scarce.

  • ope, n. company of travellers.

  • ora, a. alive, living, well, sound.

  • ora, n. wedge.

  • oranga, n. life.

  • ota, n. order.

  • ota, a. raw, green.

  • otaota, n. weed.

  • oti, part. completed, finished ( § 66).

  • otirā, conj. but.

  • ōu, pron., pl. of tōu. ( §§ 6, 18, 22.)

  • rā, n. day, sun.

  • rae, n. forehead, headland.

  • rahi, a. large, great.

  • rahirahi, a. thin.

  • raihana, n. license.

  • raima, n. lime, cement, concrete.

  • raina, n. line, boundary.

  • raka, n. lock.

  • rākau, n. tree, stick, wood, timber, weapon.

  • raki, n. north.

  • rakiraki, n. domestic duck.

  • rama, n. torch, lamp.

  • rānei, adv. interrog. ( §41.)

  • rangaa, pass. of raranga.

  • rangatira, n. chief.

  • rangi, n. day, heaven.

  • rangona, pass. of rongo.

  • raorao, n. level country.

  • rapa, n. blade.

  • raparapa, n. sole of the foot.

  • rapu, v. t. seek, look for.

  • rara, n. rib.

  • raranga, v. t. weave (with strips of flax, etc.); pass. rangaa.

  • rārangi, n. row.

  • raro, l. n. the bottom. ( § 8.).

  • raruraru, n. trouble.

  • rata, n. doctor; a. tame.

  • Rātapu, n. Sunday.

  • rato, part. provided, served. ( § 66.)

  • rātou, pron. they (more than two).

  • rau, n. leaf; num. hundred.

  • rāua, pron. they two.

  • rauaruhe, n. fern, bracken.

  • raumati, n. summer.

  • raupo, n. bulrush, used for building huts.

  • raurangi, l. n. another day.

  • rautete, n. trousers.

  • rawa, adv. very.

  • rawakore, a. poor.

  • rāwhiti, n. east.

  • reira, l. n. that place (before mentioned).

  • reka, a. sweet.

  • rekareka, v. i. be pleased.

  • rēme, n. lamb.

  • reo, n. voice, language.

  • repo, n. swamp.

  • rera, n. leather, strap.

  • rere, v. i. sail, fly, flow, run, fall (as water).

  • rerenga o te ra, sunrise.

  • rerewei, n. railway.

  • rēri, n. rail.

  • reta, n. letter.

  • rēti, n. rent, rate.

  • rīhi, n. dish, lease.

  • rīki, n. leek, onion.

  • rima, num. five.

  • rīni, n. ring.

  • rino, n. iron.

  • ringaringa, n. hand, arm.

  • rīpeka, n. cross.

  • riri, a. angry n. war.

  • ririki, a. little ( pl.).

  • riro, part. gone, taken away, happened. ( § 66.)

  • rite, a. like, equal.

  • ritenga, n. likeness, manner, equivalent.

  • riu, n. bed (of a river).

  • rīwai, n. potato.

  • rīwhi, n. relief, substitute.

  • roa, a. long tall; n. height, length.

  • roia, n. lawyer.

  • roimata, n. tear.

  • rokohanga, rokohina, v. pass. found, be overtaken.

  • rongo, v. t. hear.

  • rongoa, n. medicine.

  • rongomau, n. peace.

  • rōpū, n. company, crowd.

  • rōri, n. road.

  • roro, n. front (of a house).

  • roro, n. brains.

  • roto, l. n. the inside. ( § 8.)

  • roto, n. lake, pool.

  • rua, num. two; n. hole. pit.

  • ruaki, v. t. vomit.

  • rui, v. t. sow; pass. ruia.

  • ruke, v. t. throw away, discard.

  • ruku, v. t. dive for.

  • runga, l. n. the top. ( § 8.)

  • rūpeke, part. assembled.

  • rūri, v. t: survey (land).

  • rūruhi, n. old woman.

  • tā, sing. poss. particle. ( §§ 18, 22).

  • tā, v. t. strike, dash.

  • tā, v. i. breathe; ta te manawa.

  • tae, v. t. arrive, reach, achieve; pass, taea.

  • taewa, n. potato.

  • taha, n. side.

  • tahā, n. calabash.

  • tāhae, v. t. steal; n. thief.

  • tahaki, l.n. the shore. ( § 8.)

  • tahataha, n. bank (of a river).

  • tahatai, n. coast, shore.

  • tahi, num. one.

  • tahi, adv. together.

  • tahirā, l. n. the day before yesterday, the day after to-morrow. ( § 8.)

  • tāhoro, v. t. gather (fruit).

  • tāhuna n. sandbank, shoal.

  • tahu, and tahutahu, v. t. burn, set on fire, light (a fire).

  • tahuri, v. i. turn round or over, upset.

  • tai, n. tide.

  • tai, l. n. the sea ( § 8); waitai, sea water.

  • taiepa, n. fence.

  • taihoa, adv. by and by.

  • taima, n. time.

  • taimaha, a. heavy.

  • taipo, n. typhoid.

  • taitama, n. youth.

  • taitea, n. sapwood.

  • Taitei, n. Thursday.

  • taitua, l. n. the farther side (of a solid body). ( § 8.)

  • taka, v. i. fall off.

  • takahi, v. t. trample on.

  • takai, v. t. wrap.

  • tākakau, n. arm. straw; a. at leisure.

  • takapau, n. mat (to lie on)

  • takare, a. eager.

  • tākaro, v. i. play.

  • take, n. cause, reason.

  • takiwā, n. interval, space.

  • takoha, n. tax.

  • takoki, part. sprained.

  • ākoto, v. i. lie: takoto kau. empty.

  • tāku, sing. poss. pron. my.

  • tākuta, n. doctor.

  • tama, n. son.

  • tamahine, n. daughter.

  • tamaiti, n. child.

  • tamariki, n. children; a. young (of human being).

  • tāna, sing. poss. pron. his, her. ( §§ 6, 18, 22.)

  • tana, n. ton.

  • tāne, a. male (human); n. man (not woman), husband.

  • tangata. n. man, human being; pl. tāngata.

  • tangi, v. i. cry, weep, n. sound.

  • tango, v. t. take, receive.

  • tao, v. t. cook.

  • tao, n. spear.

  • taokete, n. brother-in-law. (of a man), sister-in-law (of a woman).

  • taone, n. town.

  • taonga, n. property, riches, goods.

  • tapa, n. edge, margin.

  • tapahi, v. t. cut; pass. tapahia.

  • tāpatu, v. t. thatch; pass tāpatua.

  • tapawhā, a. square.

  • tāpokopoko, a. boggy.

  • tāpōrena, n. tarpaulin. water-proof.

  • tāpu, n. tub.

  • tapu, a. holy.

  • tapuwae, n. footprint.

  • taratara, a. rough.

  • tarawāhi, l. n. the other side (of a river). ( §8.)

  • tāria, pass. of tatari.

  • tarete, n. thread.

  • tari, n. office, study.

  • tariana n. stallion.

  • taringa, n. ear.

  • taro, n. caladium, a plant cultivated for food.

  • taru, n. weed.

  • tata, a. near.

  • tātahi, l. n. the seaside.

  • tātari v. t. sift.

  • tatari, v. i. wait; pass. tāria.

  • tatau, n. door.

  • tātou, pron. we (more than two, including person addressed).

  • tātua, n. girdle, belt; v. t. gird.

  • tāu, sing. poss. pron. thy. ( §§ 6, 18, 22.)

  • tau, n. year.

  • tau, n. thong, strap.

  • tāua, pron. we two (inclusive), you and I.

  • taua, art. the (before mentioned). ( §§18, 19).

  • taua, n. army.

  • tauera, n. towel.

  • tauhou, n. stranger.

  • taui, part. sprained. ( § 66.)

  • taupoki, v. t. cover; n. lid.

  • taura, n. rope, cord.

  • taurapa, n. stern-post (of a canoe).

  • tāwāhi, l. n. the other side (of a river, etc.). ( §8.)

  • tawhiti, a. distant; l. n. the distance ( §8).

  • tawhito, a. old.

  • te, art. the.

  • tēhea, def. which (sing.).

  • teina, n. (a man's) younger brother, or male cousin of younger branch; (a woman's) younger sister, or female cousin of younger branch.

  • teka, a. false; n. lie.

  • tekau, num. ten.

  • tēna, pron. that ( § 18.)

  • tēnei, pron. this. ( § 18.)

  • tēpara, n. stable, table (schedule).

  • tēpu, n. table.

  • tēra, pron. that ( §. 18); tera tau, last year.

  • tēra, adv. yonder.

  • tera, n. saddle.

  • tere, a. swift, fast, quick.

  • terēti, n. slate.

  • tētahi, a. one, any, some. ( § 18.)

  • tētahi atu, a. other.

  • tētahi ra, the day after to-morrow.

  • tīaki, v. t. keep, take care of.

  • tiamana, n. chairman.

  • tiati, n. judge.

  • Tīhema, n. December.

  • tihi, n. summit, top.

  • tīhore, v. t. peel.

  • tika, a. straight, right, just.

  • tikanga, n. meaning.

  • tīkaokao, n. cock.

  • tiketike, a. high; n. height.

  • tīkera, n. tea-kettle.

  • tiki, v. t. fetch; pass. tikina.

  • tīma, n. steamer.

  • tīmata, v. t. begin; pass. timataia.

  • timu, v. i. ebb.

  • tīnana, n. body.

  • tinei, v. t. extinguish.

  • tīni, n. chain (measure).

  • tino, adv. quite, very.

  • tio, n. oyster.

  • tīpata, n. teapot.

  • tiriti, n. street, treaty.

  • tirohia, pass. of titiro.

  • tītari. v. t. scatter.

  • titiro, v. i. look, open the eyes; pass. tirohia, be looked at.

  • tītore, v. t. split; pass. titorea.

  • tiwhikete, n. certificate.

  • tō, v. i. set (as sun).

  • tō, sing. poss. particle. ( §§18, 22.)

  • tō, v. t. drag; pass. toia.

  • toa, a. brave, male (of animals).

  • toe, v. i. remain.

  • toenga, n. remainder.

  • tohe, v. i. be urgent; pass. tohea.

  • tōhora, n. whale.

  • tohunga, n. skilled person.

  • toka, n. rock.

  • tōkena, n. stocking.

  • toki, n. adze, axe.

  • toko, prefix with numerals.

  • ( § 30, ii.)

  • toko, n. pole.

  • tokotoko, n. staff, walkingstick.

  • tōku, sing. poss. pron. my. ( §§ 6, 18, 22.)

  • tomo, v. t. enter; pass. tomokia.

  • tōna, sing. poss. pron. his, her. ( §§ 6, 18, 22.)

  • tono, v. t. send, ask for. demand; pass. tonoa.

  • tonu, adv. still, forward.

  • tonga, n. south.

  • tope, v. t. fell, cut down; pass. topea.

  • torona, pass. of totoro.

  • torōna, n. throne.

  • toru, num. three.

  • torutoru, a. few.

  • tote, n. salt.

  • toto, n. blood.

  • totohu, v. i. sink.

  • totoro, v. i. stretch out; pass. torona. ( § 62).

  • tōu, sing. poss. pron. thy ( §§ 6, 18, 22.)

  • tū, n. sort.

  • tū, part. wounded. ( § 66.)

  • tū, v. i. stand.

  • tua, l. n. the other side (of a solid object). ( § 8.)

  • tuahine, n. sister or female cousin (of a man).

  • tuakana, n. elder brother or male cousin of elder branch (of a man); elder sister or female cousin of elder branch (of a woman).

  • tuanui, n. roof.

  • tuāpapa, n. flat rock.

  • tuarā, n. back.

  • tuari, n. steward; v. t. deal out.

  • tuhituhi, v. t. write; pass. tuhituhia.

  • tuitui, v. t. sew, lace.

  • tuke, n. elbow.

  • tukemata, n. eyebrow.

  • tuki, v. t. ram, crush.

  • tuku, v. t. let go, send; allow; pass. tukua.

  • tukutuku, n. web (of spider).

  • tūmanako, v. t. hope for.

  • tūmere, n. chimney.

  • tumutumu, n. stump.

  • tunu, v. t. roast.

  • tūnga, n. standing place, site.

  • tungāne, n. brother or male cousin (of a woman).

  • tūohu, v. i. stoop.

  • tūpāpaku, n. corpse.

  • tūpato, a. cautious, careful.

  • tūpeka, n. tobacco.

  • tūpeke, v. i. leap.

  • tupu, v. i. grow; pass. tupuria, be grown over.

  • tūpuhi, n. storm.

  • tupuna, n. ancestor, grandparent.

  • ture, n. law.

  • Tūrei, n. Tuesday.

  • turi, a. deaf; n. knee.

  • turituri, a. noisy.

  • tūroro, n. invalid.

  • tūru, n. stool, chair.

  • tūtaki, v. t. meet, followed by ki.

  • tūtuki, v. i. stumble.

  • tutuki, v. i. reach limit, be finished.

  • tūturi, v. i. kneel.

  • tūwaharoa, v. i. yawn.

  • tuwha, v. t. deal, distribute.

  • tūwhera, a. open.

  • waea, n. wire, telegram; v. t. telegraph.

  • waenga, l. n. the middle ( § 8.)

  • waenganui, l. n. the middle the intervening space; i waenganui, between. ( § 8.)

  • waenganui pō, n. midnight.

  • waengarahi, l. n. the middle. ( §8.)

  • waerenga, n. clearing (in the bush).

  • waero, n. tail.

  • waeroa, n. mosquito.

  • waewae, n. foot, leg.

  • wahangū, a. dumb.

  • wāhi, n. place, part, portion.

  • wāhia, pass. of wāwahi.

  • wahie, n. firewood, fuel.

  • wahine, n. woman, wife.

  • waho, l. n. the outside. ( § 8.)

  • wai, n. water.

  • wai, int. pron. who.

  • waiata, n. song; v. t. sing.

  • waikura, n. rust.

  • waipuke, n. flood.

  • wairākau, n. manure.

  • waiū, n. milk.

  • waka, n. canoe.

  • wana, n. paling.

  • wāpu, n. wharf.

  • warati, n. warrant.

  • ware, a. low born.

  • wareware, v. t. forget.

  • wariu, n. value.

  • waro, n. charcoal.

  • waru, num. eight.

  • wāti, n. watch.

  • wāwāhi, v. t. split.

  • wawe, adv. soon, at once, in time.

  • wehi, v. t. fear.

  • Wenerei, n. Wednesday.

  • wepu, n. whip.

  • wēra, n. whale.

  • wera, a. hot; n. heat; part. burnt. ( § 66.)

  • wero, v. t. prick, stab, spear.

  • wetekia, wetekina, pass. of wewete.

  • wēti, n. weight. wedge.

  • wewete, v. t. loosen, untie.

  • wiira, n. wheel.

  • wīki, n. week.

  • wiri, v. i. shiver, tremble.

  • wiri, v. t. twist, bore; n. gimlet, auger.

  • whā, num. four.

  • whaea, n. mother, aunt.

  • whai, a. possessing. ( § 65, iv.)

  • whai, v. t. follow.

  • whai-taonga, a. rich.

  • whāiti, a. narrow.

  • whaina, n. fine.

  • whaiwhai, v. t. chase.

  • whaka, prep. ( § 15); causative prefix ( § 57.)

  • whāka, n. fork.

  • whakaae, v. i. consent; v. t. agree to; pass. whakaaetia.

  • whakaako, v. t. teach pass. whakaakona.

  • whakaara, v. t. arouse, awake.

  • whakaaro, v. t. intend; n. intention.

  • whakaatu, v. t. show; pass. whakaaturia.

  • whakaeke, v. t. attack.

  • whakahau. v. t. command.

  • whakahoki, v. t. cause to return, give back, answer; pass. whakahokia.

  • whakairi, v. t. hang up.

  • whakairo, v. t. carve; pass. whakairoa.

  • whakakī, v. t. fill.

  • whakakikī, v. t. tighten.

  • whakakino, v. t. refuse.

  • whakakopakopa, v. t. fold.

  • whakamā, n. shame.

  • whakamārō, v. t. stretch.

  • whakamātau, v. t. try.

  • whakamau, v. t. fix.

  • whakamine, v. t. assemble.

  • whakamutu, v. t. leave off, cease.

  • whakamutunga, a. last.

  • whakananu, v. t. mix.

  • whakanui, v. t. enlarge.

  • whakangaro, v. t. destroy.

  • whakaō, v. t. answer (a call).

  • whakaoioi, v. t. shake.

  • whakaora, v. t. save, cure; pass. whakaorangia.

  • whakaoti, v. t. finish; pass. whakaotia.

  • whakapai, v. t. praise.

  • whakapiko, v. t. bend.

  • whakapono, v. t. believe.

  • whakapuaki, v. t. utter.

  • whakapuare, v. t. open.

  • whakarata, v. t. tame.

  • whakarere, v. t. leave; reject; pass. whakarerea; adv. suddenly.

  • whakarewa, v. t. melt.

  • whakarongo, v. t. listen.

  • whakatakoto, v. t. lay.

  • whakatauki, n. proverb.

  • whakatata, v. t. approach.

  • whakateka, v. t. disbelieve.

  • whakatika, v. i. arise, stand up, start (on a journey).

  • whakatō, v. t. plant; pass. whakatokia.

  • whakatūwhera, v. t. open,

  • whakaū, v. t. bring to land.

  • whakawehi, v. t. frighten.

  • whakawhiti, v. t. put across (a river); pass. whakawhitia.

  • whakiia, pass. of whawhaki.

  • whānau, v. i. be born.

  • whanaunga, n. relative.

  • whānautanga, n. birth.

  • whānui, a. broad, wide.

  • whāngai, v. t. feed.

  • whango, a. hoarse.

  • whara, part. struck. ( § 66.)

  • whare, n. house.

  • whare herehere, prison.

  • whare karakia, church (building).

  • whāriki, n. floor mat.

  • whātero, v. i. protrude (as the tongue).

  • whati, part. broken (in two, as a stick.) ( § 66.)

  • whatiia, pass. of whawhati.

  • whatitiri, n. thunder.

  • whatu, v. t. weave (with prepared flax); pass. whatua.

  • whāwhai, a. impatient.

  • whawhai, v. t. fight.

  • whawhaki, pluck, gather (fruit).

  • whawhati, v. t. break (stick, etc.).

  • whea, l. n. = hea.

  • whenua, n. land.

  • whero, a. red.

  • whetū, n. star.

  • wheua, n. bone.

  • whika, n. figure, arithmetic.

  • whio, v. i. whistle.

  • whiri, v. t. twist, plait.

  • whiriwhiri, v. t. choose; pass. whiriwhiria.

  • whītau, n. dressed flax.

  • whiti, v. i. cross over (a river, etc.).

  • whiti, v. i. shine; n. hoop.

  • whītiki, n. belt, girdle; v. t. gird.

  • whitu, num. seven.