Kupu "a" Flashcards by Natasha M

recognition of person (used before names and pronouns)

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indicates future time (e.g. ā te Mane/next Monday)

with regard to (e.g. ā-tau = yearly)

and, until, of, those of

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ā + noun

in form of (e.g. ā-wairua = in spirit)

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ā + plural pronouns

belonging to us/you/them (e.g. ā rāua + their/theirs)

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ā-iwi

national, racial, tribal

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ā mate noa

lifelong

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ā muri ake nei

hereafter

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ā-rohe

territorial, in districts, local

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ā-tau

annual, yearly

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ā-tinana

incarnate, in the flesh, in reality

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ā ture

institutional, legally speaking

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ā waho

exterior, openly, outwardly

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aata

altar

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āe

yes, agree

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aha

what, anything, what sort,

thread

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aha(-tia)

what can be done, so what!

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ahakoa

although, in spite of, except, nonetheless

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ahakoa he aha

whatever

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ahakoa pēhea

any kind, no matter what

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āhea

when?, at what stage?

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āhei

can be done
bird snare
clavicle

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āhere

angel

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ahi

fire

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ahi kā

occupation rights

burning rights

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Āhia

Asia

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ahiahi

evening, afternoon

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ahikirīmi

ice-cream

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ahipihopa

archbishop

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aho

thread
weft
chord
sine

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aho rino

steel wire

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aho tātea

spermatic cord

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aho whēkau

catgut

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ahorangi

enlightened teacher, guru, professor

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ahu (noun)

dimension of space

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ahu (verb)

cultivate, face towards, heap up

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ahu atu

get stuck in

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ahu whakamua

progressive, look forward

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āhua + adj.

fairly, quite, rather

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āhua o nāianei

status quo

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āhua o te rangi

weather, climate

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āhua riri

irritable, irascible

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ahuahi

smoke

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ahuahu(-ngia)

heap up, tend, earth up crops

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āhuareka

pleasant, delightful

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āhuatanga

condition, aspect, mechanism

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āhuatanga-ā-iwi

social policy

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āhumehume

petticoat, lingerie, underwear

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ahumoana

fishing industry, fish farming

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ahunga

generation
heap
bearing (maths)

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ahurangi

unsettled, paragon

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ahurei

chief
glow
splendid
unique

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ahurewa

sacred place, shrine

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ahuriri

fish similar to kahawai
weir
dyke

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ahuwhenua

hard-working
agriculture
land development

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connects sub clause, use after verb
which, where

after verb to show habitual action

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ai(-tia)

sexual intercourse, procreate

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āianei

today, soon, now, at present

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āianei tonu

immediately

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aihe

dolphin

driftwood

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aihikīrimi

ice-cream

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aikiha

handkerchief

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āīnga

violence

driving force

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āio

peaceful, calm

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Airangi/Airana

Ireland

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Airihi

Irish

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aitanga

descendants

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aitu

sickness, mishap

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aituā

accident, nemesis, omen

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aituā waka

car crash

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aka

vine, climbing plant

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āka

ark

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Āka a Noa/Noe

Noah’s Ark

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aka kaikū

NZ Passionfruit

clematis

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aka pōhue

bindweed

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aka tawhiwhi

rātāvine

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aka waina

grape vine

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akaaka

fibre, roots

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ākau

shore, beach, riverside

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ake

upwards

-self (e.g. nāna ake/he indeed did it)

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ake (after adj.)

more (comparative degree)

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āke, āke, āke

forever

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akeake

hopbush

wood for handles

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akene

perhaps

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ākene

soon

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āki(-na)

crash upon

slam into

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akiaki

coerce

red-billed gull

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akiakitanga

motivation

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ākihau

exhaust stroke

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akinga

force

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akinga hiko

electrical force

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akinga tō

gravity

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ākiri(-tia)

dismiss, reject, throw away

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akitō

slow, drag out

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akitu

vortex

close in on

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ako(-na)

learn, teach, train

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akoako

consult, practise

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ākonga

pupil, learner, disciple

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akoraiti

benzine lamp, pressure lamp

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akoranga

learning, lesson, study

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akoranga karihi

nuclear physics

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āku

my, mine (plural)

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ākuanei

presently, shortly

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ākuarā

soon

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akutō

lagging behind, late

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ama

outrigger of canoe

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āmai

giddy, sea swell

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amaia

halo

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amana

almond

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amapaea

umpire

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amarara

umbrella

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āmengemenge

curled

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ami

odour, smelly

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āmi(-tia)

gather

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amiami

scented shrub

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āµine(-tia, -ia)

say amen, agree

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amio

wander, circle around

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āmiomio

giddy, spinning round

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amo

carved uprights

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amo(-hia)

carry on litter or shoulders, stretcher

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amohanga

food rack

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amokapua

leader, priest

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amokura

red-tailed tropic bird, red feather of chiefs

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amorangi

priest, carrier of god, emblem

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āmua

future, hereafter

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amuamu(-tia)

grumble, complain, criticise

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āmuri ake nei

henceforth, future

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ana

cave, burrow, grotto, lair

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ana (after verb)

implies movement

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anā

take that!

there!

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āna

his/hers, just so!

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āna koia

certainly, exactly so

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anahe

alone, onley, sole

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ānahere

angel, archangel

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ānahere tamariki

cherub

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anake

alone, only

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anana!

well well!

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ānau

cuderrve, wan, restless

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anei

here it is

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ānewa

reek about, dizzy, listless

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ānewanewa

dazed, reel totter

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anga

enamel, shell, confront

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ānga

driving force

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anga mārō

hardback book

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anga whakamua

progress

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angaanga

skull, skeleton, chief

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angai

north by northwest wind

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anganui

face towards, opposite

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angarau tika

structural accuracy

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angiangi

thin, loose, move freely

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aniana

onion

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anihau

gentle wind, zephyr

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ānini

headache, dizziness, dizzy

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anipā

anxious

āniwa

bright, reckless, halo

āniwaniwa

rainbow, halo, nebula, potato variety

anō

again, yet, like, -self, as, though

anō te + adj.

exclamation of admiration

anu

cold

anuanu

cold, offensive

anuhe

caterpillar, mackerel, markings, sickly

ao(-hia)

to scoop, suitable

ao ātea

planet, outerspace

ao manaaki

supportive environment

ao Māori

Māori world

ao mārama

the human world, world of light

ao rauropi

biosphere

aoake

next day, previous day

aorangi iti

asteroid

aorere

scudding cloud

aotea

white cloud, variety of thistle

aotūroa

world of light, nature

apa

working group, slave

āpā

not as if

apaapa

level, stratum, mortar

apakura

lament, dirge

āpānoa

until

apārangi

group of nobles, entourage

apareka

asparagus

aparua

doubled, row of posts

apataki

supporters, customer base

aperikota

apricot

apiapi

crowded

āpiha

officer, official

āpiha tautoko

adjunct

āpiha tiaki i te huarahi

traffic officer

āpiha uiui mō te tūpāpaku

inquest officer, coroner

āpiti(-tia)

accrue, connect

apitihana

parliamentary opposition

apitireihana

arbitration

apititū

standing toe to toe, scuffle, lineout

apo

grasping, mean

apoapo(-hia)

entangle, collect, roll up

aponga

stack, pile

āpōpō

tomorrow

āporo

apple

āporopaina

pineapple

āpotoro

apostle

apu(-a)

cram into mouth, gobble

apū

move as a crowd, mob

apuapu

stuffed, palatable

apuhau

squall, small gust of wind

apumatangi

squall, gentle breeze

āpure

local reserve, zone, computer field

ara

pathway, system, grayling

ara(-hia)

arouse, get up, rise

arā

over there, namely

ara hīkoi

pedestrian crossing

ara hipa

passing lane

ara io

nervous system

ara kaiwaewae

walkway, pedestrian crossing

ara kōpae

traffic roundabout

ara kūiti

lane, narrow track, gorge

ara raro

underpass, subway

ara rugna

flyover, viaduct

araara

trevally

arahanga

flight of steps, bridge, ladder

araheke

stairs, gangway

ārahi(-na)

guide, lead, train, teach

arahi tika

discipline

ārai (-a)

curtain, insulate, defence

ārai ahi

fender, fire screen

ārai hapū

contraceptive

ārai huarahi

road-block

ārai kanohi

face guard, face mask

ārai karihi

nuclear deterrence

ārai makariri

anti-freeze

ārai mamae

anaesthesia, anaesthetic

ārai waha

mouth guard

ārai werawera

anti-perspirant

arakiore

dreadlocks

ārama

aluminium

aramoana

path of the sea, tāniko pattern

aranga

resurrection, Easter

ārangirangi

apathetic, idle

ārani

orange

Arapa

Arab

arapiki

stairs

arapoka

tunnel

ararā!

look there!

ararangi

air-corridor

araroa

corridor, passage

ararōau hīkoi

railway crossing

arata

lettuce

aratākaro maha

multiplay bars

arataki (-na)

lead, guide, point out

aratau

contour line, runway, mode

aratuku

radio airwaves, radio frequency

ārau

block (volleyball), entangled

arawa

type of shark

arawaru

freshwater eel

arawhata

ladder, bridge

arawhata tūnoa

step ladder

are

overhang, open

areare

unsupported arch, concave

arearenga

hollow, cavity

areinga

cricket insect

aremiere

honeycomb

arenga

point of weapon

arepa

alpha, Alps

arero

tongue

arewhana

elephant

ariā

shadow, spirit manifestation

āria

deep water

ariā nukupapa

plate techtonics

ariari

visible, clear, shining

ariki

lord, noble, chief of chiefs

ariki tamaroa

first-born male

ariki tapairu

soverign lady, royalty

arikiwi

kiwi feather cloak

āriponga

conduction

ārita

over-eager, keen on

aritahi

singel crease, one fold

āritarita

over-eager, touchy

aro

heart, morpheme, suet, front

aro(-ngia)

turn over, show interest

aro atu

pay heed

aro mātao

cold front (weather)

aroākapa

row, rank, front row

aroaro

presence, front of person

aroarorua

vacillating, wavering

aroarotea

pied shag

aroha (-tia, -ina)

love, sympathise, relent, pity

aroha atu

sympathy, sympathise

arohaki

tremble, flap

arohanui

compassion, devotion

arohata

ladder, bridge

arohi(-a)

explore, reconnoitre, examine

ārohirohi

feel giddy, hover

aromahana

warmth, springtime

aromaunga

mountain face

aronga

in the direction of, meaning of

aronga kē

non-standard, opposite

aronui

facing, inclination

aropā

friendly greeting, peer group

aropereina

aeroplane

arorangi

heavenwards, straight

arotahi

lens of eye, focus, contact lens

arotake

evaluate, assess, review, analyse

arotakenga

evaluation, assessment

aru(-mia)

aruaru

keep following, court a girl

aruhe

fern root, bracken

ata

morning, shadow, computer icon

atā!

how horrible!

āta

slowly, carefully, gently, clearly

āta haere

amble, cruise, soft-pedal

ata mārie

good morning

āta noho

live happily, sit quietly, quiet

ata pō

early morning darkness

āta tiro(-hia)

check, examine, inspect, scan

ata tū

just after daybreak

āta tuku

oblige

āta whakarite whānau

family planning

āta whiriwhiri(-a)

hand pick

ātaahua

attractive, graceful, elegant

ataarangi

shadow

ataata

video cassette, visual image, catseye snail

ataata-rongo

audio-visual

ātae!

wonderful!

ātahirā

day after tomorrow

ātahu

love charm

Atama

Adam

atamaha

crystal

atamai

disdain, ridicule

atamira

stage, dais, mezzanine

ātamira

admiral

atapō

darkness before dawn

ata pongipongi

daybreak

ātārangi

shadow

atarau

moonlight, moonbeam

āta rongo

easy listening

atarua

double vision, dim sight, myopia

atawhai(-tia)

look after, merciful

atawhai tamariki

childcare

atawhai, tamaiti

orphan child, adopted

ate

liver, heart of hearts, edge of weapon

ate, tau o te -

seat of emotions, darling

ātea

space, clear, blank, off (cricket)

ateate(-nga)

chest, bosom

āteha

assessor

ātete

oppose, resist, treat roughly

atewhanewhane

liver

atewharowharo

lungs

atewhatukuhu

kidney

ati

then

āti

tribe, descendant, aunt

atiati(-tia)

huntaway, herd animals, repel

ātirikona

archdeacon

atitirauhea

wander hopelessly about

ato(-hia)

thatch, fence about

atu

away (comparative - pai atu = better)

atu anō i

apart from

atu i

as well as, in addition to

atua

god, uncanny

ātua

first, primary

atuapo

mean, stingy

atuatanga

divinity

Atutahi

Canopus star, whitebait

atutai

whitebait

ātute

to elbow, jostle

I, me, current, smoke

āu

your (pl.), yours (pl.)

aū

slope

au miha

rough sea

au moana

open sea

au te moe

heavy sleep

aua

those mentioned, herring

aua (hoki)

don’t know!

aua atu

nevertheless, furthermore, further on

aua e

do not

auaha

symmetry, system, creative

auahatanga

creativity

auahi

smoke

auahi nui

big smoke (i.e. city)

auātu

never mind!

auau

frequency, recurring, bark of dog

auē

oh dear!, wail, cry, bleat

auētanga

outcry

auhaha

look for

auheke

surf, climb down, short descent

auhi

distress, burdened with

aukaha(-tia)

to tie, the ties, string