Kupu
a
particle used before people's names/'wai' (second name)/'mea' (word used instead of their actual name)/personified objects when they stand as the subject, used before personal pronouns (except 'ahau', of note 'a' will be pronounced as a long vowel before 'koe/ia', used before place names/locations when they stand as the subject, sometimes used as a literary device before words that would normally be used as nouns/verbs
of/belonging to (dominant possessor)
well/well then (interjection)
`a
belonging to (more than one thing, dominant possessor, combines with dual and plural pronouns), has/have/owns (dominant possessor, plural of 't`a'), those of/the... of (dominant possessor, used as an alternative form for 'ng`a... a')
at/on/when (of future time)
yes (variation of 'ae')
and/and then (conjunction used to connect successive actions), until/right up until (conjunction indicating a lapse of time, often lengthened in speech), as far as (conjunction indicating an extension of space, often lengthened in speech)
aha
what?
anything whatsoever, and other(s)/'etc cetera'
ahatia
to do what?/treated in what fashion?/to do anything
ahau
I/me
`ahua
shape/appearance/character/likeness/nature
somewhat/sort of, about/approximately (when used before numbers)
to approach/head towards, to hasten/hurry
to be pregnant/expecting
`ahuatia
to form/make
ako
learn/teach
`akonga
student
`aku
my (more than one thing, dominant possessor)
`a m`atou
our (more than one thing, dominant possessor)
an`o
again, another/other/in addition, instead/rather/actually, on the contrary/in actual fact, yet/already (to indicate completion of an action), indeed (used to intesify/emphasise)
an`o (when repeated with a noun)
one... another
an`o hoki
also/too
ao
world, to dawn (break/lighten), bright, Earth, day/daytime, cloud
ao (-hia, - tia)
to scoop up with both hands, to take in quantities/transfer
`aporo
apple
arap`u
alphabet
ariki
leader/high chief/someone of high ranking, landlord/landowner, master/keeper
Ariki
Lord
aro
be comprehended/understood, front/front of a person, interest/focus, front (weather)
reflect (in a journal)
known
suet (hard white fat on the kidneys and loins of cattle/sheep/etc.)
aro (-hia, - ngia, - tia)
to face/turn towards/take notice of/pay attention to/consider
aroha
love/affection/sympathy/empathy/compassion
aroha mai
sorry (a modern usage)
aroha nui
much love
aromatawai
assessment, assess
`a t`atou
our (more than two people, more than one thing, dominant possessor)
atawhai
kindness
atawhai (-ngia, -tia)
to show kindness to/care for
a t`en`a...
well then/now then/match that (used at the start of a sentence to focus attention on what follows, most often preceded by 'a' (as shown))
atu
Indicates direction away from the speaker/person/thing who/that is the focus of the utterance
atua
supernatural being
Atua
God
au
I/me
smoke, cloud/mist/fog, current, whirlpool/rapid, wake (of a canoe), sea/ocean, gallbladder/gall, string/cord
be sound (of sleep)/firm
`au
your (one person, more than one thing, dominant possessor)
au an`o
myself
awa
river/stream/creek/canal/gully/gorge/groove/furrow
`awhina
help/assistance
haere
goodbye/farewell/go, journey/trip/travel, progress
Haere
personified form of the rainbow (this name from T`uhoe)
haere (-a, -hia, -tia)
to go/depart/travel/walk/continue
[verb] haere
becoming/getting (indicates gradual change or progressive increase in a state), along/while moving (indicates action being done while moving)
haere mai
come, welcome!/come here!
hai
the main stone/jack that is thrown up (of the game 'ruru', similar to knucklebones)
ha ki roto
breathe in (command)
ha ki waho
breathe out (command)
hanga
build/stature/shape, construction/practice/habit/products/thing/property, group (of people)
-hanga
Makes verbs into nouns
hanga (-ia)/hang`a
to build/create, to enact/draft/execute
harakeke
New Zealand flax
he
a/an/some (when referring to something non-specific)
hea
where?, any place/everywhere, when?
hare (an animal)
share/portion
he aha?
what?/why?
hei mahi
exercise/activity (as in a learning task)
H`emi
James/Jim
H`enare
Henry
hiahia/p`irangi haere
to go
hikohiko
to flash repeatedly/twinkle/stir/become active/move at random, be selective in reciting genealogy, random/moving from one thing to another/picking and choosing, movement/reflex
h`ikoi
step/march/hike/trek/tramp/trip/journey
h`ikoitia
to walk
hoa
friend/companion/partner/spouse/ally
A term for charms/spells for a variety of purposes)
hoki
for/because/on account of (to indicate the reason for something), to give emphasis
to go back/return
A type of edible fish
hone
ocean swell (increase in wave height due to distant storm)
Hone/H`one
John
hone (-a, -tia)
to plunder/aquire wrongfully
h`onore
honour
H`onore
Honourable (a title)
hou
to enter
feather/tail feather
sound
hou/h`ou
new/recent/modern, fresh
houhia
to bind/lash together/make peace
hutia/h`utia
to pull out/pull up/haul up, to raise (a flag, etc.)/hoist, to pluck, to fish/reel in
ia
he/she/him/her/it
current/flow, affirmed gender, cadence/beat/rhythm (of a haka), trend
but/on the other hand, then/in fact/just
ia (when repeated with its phrase)
each/every
ia an`o
himself/herself
i/e [verb] r`a (in a relative clause)
that/which/who
i hea?
where were?/from where?
Ihow`a
Jehovah
ihu
nose/snout, prow/bow (of a boat/canoe)
Ihu
Jesus
Ihu Karaiti
Jesus Christ
ingoa
name
ingoatia
to name/acquire distinction
inoi
prayer
inoi (-a, -tia)
to beg/pray/request/appeal
ira
life principle/gene (used with other words)
particle (physics)
dot/spot/freckle/mole/birthmark/decimal point
i te
when/it was because/because
i te [verb]
was/were
i te (when used with a noun)
was at/were at
ka [numeral] ka...
When counting out items/things
ka [verb]
Used to name an event as occurring or a state existing (no tense), when (indicates the start of a new action/state (no tense), when the action is in the future
kai-
Prefix added to verbs which express action to form nouns denoting a human agent (a person who [action verb])
kaiaromatawai
assessor/tutor
kaihoko
seller
kaik`orero
speaker
kaimahi
worker/employee
the other stones/jacks that are picked up (of the game 'ruru', similar to knucklebones)
kaip`amu/kaimahi p`amu
farmer
kaitiaki
guardian/trustee
kaitito haka
haka composer
kaituhi
writer
k`aore an`o... kia/i, an`o is sometimes omitted
have not yet/has not yet/yet