First Lessons in the Maori Language, with a Short Vocabulary

PART II.

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VOCABULARY.

In pronunciation, unless a word is otherwise marked, always accentuate the first syllable.

A, _def._, he; _pl._ he.

Able, to be, _v._, ahei.

Abode, _s._, kaainga.

Above, _prep._, ki runga i; kei runga i; i runga i; hei runga i. (See § 70.)

Absent, _adj._, ngaro.

Abundant, _adj._, nui; huhua.

Across, _prep._, ki tawahi o.

Add together, _v._, huihui; _pass._ huihuia.

Adult, _s._, kaumaatua.

After, _prep._, ki muri i; kei muri i; i muri i; hei muri i. (See § 70.)

Afterwards, _adv._, muri iho.

Again, _adv._, ano.

All, _adj._, katoa.

Allow, _v._, tuku; _pass._ tukua.

Ancle, _s._, pona.

Angry, _adj._, riri.

Answer, _v._, whakahoki kupu (_followed by prep._ ki).

Any, _def._, tetahi; _pl._ etahi.

Arise, _v. n._, ara.

Arm, _s._, taakakau; ringaringa.

Army, _s._, taua.

Arouse, _v._, whakaára; _pass._ whakaárahia.

Arrive, _v. n._, tae; _pass._ taea, _be arrived at._

Ashes, _s._, pungarehu.

Ask, _v._ (put a question), ui; _pass._ uia (_followed by prep._ ki).

Ask for, _v._, tono; _pass._ tonoa.

Assemble, _v. a._, whakamíne; _pass._ whakamínea.

Assemble, _v. n._, huihui.

Attack, _v._, whakaeke; _pass._ whakaekea.

Axe, _s._, toki.

Back, _s._, tuara.

Bad, _adj._, kino.

Bag, _s._, peeke.

Bald, _adj._, pakira.

Bank of a river, _s._, tahataha.

Barter, _v._, hoko; _pass._ hokoa.

Bathe, _v. n._, kaukau.

Battle, _s._, pakanga.

Bay, _s._, kokoru.

Beak, _s._, ngutu.

Beard, _s._, pahau.

Beast, _s._, kararehe.

Beautiful, _adj._, ataáhua.

Because, _conj._, no te mea.

Bed, _s._, moenga.

Before, _prep._, ki mua i; kei mua i; i mua i; hei mua i. (See § 70.)

Beg, _v._, inoi; _pass._ inoia.

Begin, _v._, timata; _pass._ timataia.

Behind, _prep._, ki muri i; kei muri i; i muri i; hei muri i. (See § 70.)

Believe, _v._, whakapóno (_followed by prep._ ki); _pass._ whakapónohia.

Belly, _s._, kopu.

Below, _prep._, ki raro i; kei raro i; i raro i; hei raro i. (See § 70.)

Bent, _adj._, piko.

Bird, _s._, manu.

Birth, _s._, whanautanga.

Bite, _v._, ngau; _pass._ ngaua.

Bitter, _adj._, kawa.

Black, _adj._, mangu.

Blind, _adj._, matapo.

Blood, _s._, toto.

Blunt, _adj._, puhuki.

Board, _s._, papa.

Body, _s._, tinana.

Boil, _v. n._, koropupuu; _v. a._, kohua; _pass._ kohuatia.

Bone, _s._, wheua.

Book, _s._, pukapuka.

Bottom, the, _s._, raro. (See § 10.)

Box, _s._, pouaka.

Boy, _s._, tamaiti tane; _pl._ tamariki tane.

Brain, _s._, roro.

Branch, _s._, manga.

Break, _v._ (a stick &c.), whawháti; _pass._ whatiia; (a cord &c.), momótu; _pass._ motuhia.

Breast, _s._, uma.

Breathe, _v. n._, ta te manawa. (Ex. ka ta toku manawa, _I breathe_.)

Bring, _v._, mau mai; _pass._ mauria mai.

Broad, _adj._, whanui.

Broken, _adj._, whati; motu. (See Break.)

Brook, _s._, manga.

Brown, _adj._, pakaakaa.

Build, _v._, hanga; _pass._ hangaa.

Bury, _v._, tanu; _pass._ tanumia.

But, _conj._, otira.

Buy, _v._, hoko; _pass._ hokoa.

By, _prep._, 1. _of agent, after passive verbs_, e; 2. _of agent or instrument, after neuter verbs, adjectives &c._, i; 3. _of direction_, ma.

Call, _v._, karanga; _pass._ karangatia.

Calm, _adj._, marino.

Can, _v. n._, ahei (not followed by a preposition).

Canoe, _s._, waka.

Carry, _v._, kawe; _pass._ kawea. ---- _on the shoulders_, pikau; _pass._ pikaua.

Catch, _v._, hopu; _pass._ hopukia.

Cause, _s._, take.

Cautious, _adj._, tupato.

Chain, _s._, mekameka.

Charcoal, _s._, waro.

Cheek, _s._, paapaaringa.

Chest, the, _s._, poho.

Chief, _s._, rangatira.

Child, _s._, tamaiti; _pl._ tamariki.

Chin, _s._, kauwae.

Choose, _v._, whiriwhiri; _pass._ whiriwhiria.

Claw, _s._, matikuku.

Clean, _adj._, ma.

Climb, _v. n._, piki; _pass._ pikitia, _be climbed up or over_.

Clod, _s._, pai oneone.

Clothes, _s._, kakahu.

Cloud, _s._, kapua.

Coast, _s._, tahatai.

Cold, _s._, huka.

Cold, _adj._, matao.

Come, _v. n._, haere mai.

Command, _v._, whakaháu; _pass._ whakaháua.

Companion, _s._, hoa.

Consent, _v._, whakaáe (_followed by prep._ ki); _pass._ whakaáetia, _be agreed to_.

Consumed, _part._, pau.

Cooked, _adj._, maoa.

Cool, _adj._, matao.

Corpse, _s._, tupapaku.

Courtyard, _s._, marae.

Cover, _s._ (lid &c.), taupoki; (cloth &c.) hipoki.

Cover, _v._, taupoki; _pass._ taupokina; hipoki; _pass._ hipokina.

Cry, _v._, tangi (_followed by prep._ ki); _pass._ tangihia, _be cried for_.

Cure, _v._, whakaóra; _pass._ whakaórangia.

Current, _s._, au.

Cut, _v._, tapahi; _pass._ tapahia.

Dark, _adj._, pouri.

Daughter, _s._, tamahine.

Dawn, _s._, puaotanga.

Day, _s._, ra.

Daylight, _s._, awatea.

Dead, _adj._, mate.

Deaf, _adj._, turi.

Deceive, _v._, maminga; _pass._ mamingatia.

Deep, _adj._, hohonu.

Dig, _v._, keri; _pass._ keria.

Dirty, _adj._, poke.

Distant, _adj._, tawhiti.

Dive for, _v._, ruku; _pass._ rukuhia.

Dog, _s._, kuri.

Door, _s._, tatau.

Doorway, _s._, kuwaha.

Down, ad_v._, iho.

Drag, _v._, to; _pass._ toia.

Dream, _s._, moemoeaa.

Drink, _v._, inu; _pass._ inumia.

Drive, _v._, a; _pass._ aia.

Drop, _s._, pata.

Drop, _v. n._ (as water), maturuturu; (as anything solid), marere.

Duck, _s._, paarera.

Dust, _s._, puehu.

Dwell, _v. n._, noho; _pass._ nohoia, be dwelt in.

Ear, _s._, taringa.

Earth, _s._, oneone.

Eat, _v._, kai; _pass._ kainga.

Ebb, _v. n._, timu.

Elbow, _s._, tuke.

Embrace, _v._, awhi; _pass._ awhitia.

Empty, _adj._, takoto kau.

Enemy, _s._, hoariri.

Enlarge, _v._, whakanúi; _pass._ whakanúia.

Enter, _v._, tomo; _pass._ tomokia.

Equal, _adj._, rite.

Evening, _s._, ahiahi.

Eye, _s._, kanohi.

Eyebrow, _s._, tukemata.

Face, _s._, mata.

Faint, _adj._, hemo.

Fall, _v. n._ (from an upright position), hinga; _pass._ hingaia, _be fallen upon_. ---- (as water), rere. ---- (as a landslip &c.), horo. ---- off, taka.

Farewell! (if the person addressed is going) Haere ra! (if remaining) Hei kona!

Fat, _s._, ngako.

Fat, _adj._, momona.

Father, _s._, paapaa.

Fear, _v._, wehi (_followed by prep._ ki); _pass._ wehingia.

Feed, _v._, whangai; _pass._ whangaia.

Female, _adj._, wahine; (of animals), uha.

Fence, _s._, taiepa.

Fetch, _v._, tiki; _pass._ tikina.

Few, _adj._, torutoru.

Fight, _v._, whawhai (_followed by prep._ ki); _pass._ whawhaitia.

Find, _v._, kite; _pass._ kitea.

Finger, _s._, maikara.

Finger-nail, _s._, maikuku.

Fire, _s._, ahi.

Firm, _adj._, u.

Fish, _s._, ika.

Flame, _s._, mura.

Flat, _adj._, pararahi.

Flesh, _s._, kiko.

Float, _v. n._, maanu.

Flood, _s._, waipuke.

Flower, _s._, puaawai.

Fly, _s._, namu.

Fog, _s._, kohu.

Follow, _v._, whai; _pass._ whaia.

Foot, _s._, waewae.

For, _prep._, mo; ma.

Forehead, _s._, rae.

Form, _s._, ahua.

Friend, _s._, hoa.

Frost, _s._, huka.

Fuel, _s._, wahie.

Full, _adj._, ki.

Gate, _s._, tatau.

Gateway, _s._, kuwaha.

Girl, _s._, kotiro.

Give, _v._, homai; hoatu; _pass._ homai; hoatu; (mai denoting direction _towards_, atu _away from_ the speaker).

Glad, _adj._, koa.

Go, _v. n._, haere; _pass._ haerea, _be travelled over_.

God, _s._, atua.

Gone, _part._, riro.

Good, _adj._, pai.

Grandfather, or grandmother, _s._, tupuna; _pl._ tuupuna.

Grey hairs, _s._, hina.

Ground, _s._, oneone.

Guide, _s._, kai arahi.

Gun, _s._, pu.

Hair, _s._, makawe.

Hand, _s._, ringaringa.

Hang, _v. n._, iri. ---- _v. a._, whakaíri.

Hard, _adj._, pakeke.

Hatchet, _s._, paatiitii.

Have, _v._ See part I, § 71.

Head, _s._, upoko.

Headache, _s._, anini.

Hear, _v._, rongo; _pass._ rangona.

Heat, _s._, werawera.

Heaven, _s._, rangi.

Heavy, _adj._, taimaha.

Heel, _s._, rekereke.

Height, _s._, tiketike.

Hence, _adv._, i konei.

Henceforth, _adv._, a mua ake nei.

Herd, _s._, kahui.

Here, _adv._, ki konei; kei konei; i konei; hei konei.

Hereafter, _adv._, a muri nei.

Hide, _v._, huna; _pass._ hunaa.

High, _adj._, tiketike.

Hill, _s._, puke.

His, _def._, tana; _pl._ ana; tona; _pl._ ona.

Hither, _adv._, ki konei.

Hold, _v._, pupúri; _pass._ puritia.

Hole, _s._, rua.

Hollow, _adj._, puare.

Holy, _adj._, tapu.

Hook, _s._, matau.

Hoop, _s._, whiti.

Hope for, _v._, tumanako (_followed by prep._ ki); _pass._ tumanakohia.

Hot, _adj._, wera.

House, _s._, whare.

How, _adv._, pehea.

Hunger, _s._, hemokai.

Hungry, _adj._, hemokai.

Husband, _s._, tane.

I, _pron._, ahau.

Idle, _adj._, mangere.

If, _conj._, ki te mea; me he mea. (See § 41.)

Ignorant, _adj._, kuware.

Impatient, _adj._, whaawhai.

In, _prep._, ki roto i; kei roto i; i roto i; hei roto i. (See § 70.)

Ink, _s._, mangumangu.

Inside, the, _s._, roto. (See § 10.)

Into, _prep._, ki roto ki.

Interpret, _v._, whakamáori; _pass._ whakamáoritia.

Interval, _s._, takiwa.

Iron, _s._, rino.

Jaw, _s._, kauwae.

Join, _v._, hono; _pass._ honoa.

Joint, _s._, pona.

Judge, _s._, kai whakarite whakawa.

Just, _adj._, tika.

Keep, v. (retain), pupúri; _pass._ puritia; (take care of), tiaki; _pass._ tiakina.

Kill, _v._, patu; _pass._ patua.

Kind, _adj._, atawhai.

Knee, _s._, turi.

Kneel, _v._, tuturi.

Knot, _s._, pona.

Know, _v._, matau (_followed by prep._ ki); _pass._ matauria.

Lame, _adj._, kopa.

Land, _s._, whenua.

Language, _s._, reo.

Large, _adj._, nui.

Last, _adj._, whakamútunga.

Laugh, _v. n._, kata; _pass._ kataina, _be laughed at_.

Law, _s._, ture.

Lay., _v._, whakatákoto; _pass._ whakatákotoria.

Leaf, _s._, rau.

Leap, _v. n._, tupeke.

Learn, _v._, ako; _pass._ akona

Left, _part._, mahue.

Left hand, ringa maui.

Leg, _s._, waewae.

Length, _s._, roa.

Letter, _s._, pukapuka.

Lest, _conj._, kei.

Lie, _v. n._, takoto.

Lie, _s._, korero teka.

Life, _s._, oranga.

Lift, _v._, hapai; _pass._ hapainga.

Light, _adj._ (not heavy), maamaa.

Light, _adj._ (not dark), maarama.

Line, _s._ (cord), aho.

Lip, _s._, ngutu.

Listen, _v. n._, whakaróngo (_followed by prep._ ki).

Little, _adj._, iti; _pl._ ririki.

Long, _adj._, roa.

Look at, _v._, titiro (_followed by prep._ ki); _pass._ tirohia.

Loose, _adj._, korokoro.

Loosen, _v._, wewéte; _pass._ wetekia.

Love, _s._, aroha.

Low, _adj._, hakahaka.

Mad, _adj._, porangi.

Maize, _s._, kaanga.

Make, _v._, hanga; _pass._ hangaa.

Male, _adj._ (human), tane; (of animals), toa.

Man, _s._, tangata.

Manure, _s._, wairakau.

Many, _adj._, maha.

Marry, _v._, marena; _pass._ marenatia.

Medicine, _s._, rongoa.

Meet, _v._, tutaki (_followed by prep._ ki).

Melt, _v._, whakaréwa; _pass._ whakaréwaina.

Middle, the, _s._, waenganui.

Midnight, _s._, waenganui po.

Milk, _s._, waiu.

Mine, _pron._, naku.

Mind, _s._, hinengaro.

Mix, _v._, whakanánu; _pass._ whakanánua.

Month, _s._, marama.

Moon, _s._, marama.

Mother, _s._, whaea.

Move, _v._, neke; _pass._ nekehia.

Mountain, _s._, maunga.

Mouth, _s._, mangai.

Murder, _v._, kohuru; _pass._ kohurutia.

My, _pron._, taku; _pl._ aku; toku; _pl._ oku.

Name, _s._, ingoa.

Narrow, _adj._, whaiti.

Nation, _s._, iwi.

Near, _adj._, tata.

Neck, _s._, kakii.

Nest, _s._, kohanga.

Net, _s._, kupenga.

New, _adj._, hou.

Night, _s._, po.

No, _adv._, kahore.

Noise, _s._, turituri.

Nose, _s._, ihu.

Now, _adv._, aianei.

Oar, _s._, hoe.

Of, _prep._, a; o.

Oil, _s._, hinu.

On, _prep._, ki runga i; kei runga i; i runga i; hei runga i. (See § 70.)

One, _adj._, kotáhi.

Open, _adj._, puare.

Open, _v._, whakapúare.

Orphan, _s._, pani.

Outside, the, _s._, waho.

Oyster, _s._, tio.

Pain, _s._, mamae.

Palm (of the hand), _s._, kapu.

Parent, _s._, matua; _pl._ maatua.

Part, _s._, wahi.

Past, _adj._, pahure.

Path, _s._, ara.

Peace, _s._, rongo mau. _Make peace_, hohóu rongo; _pass._ houhia te rongo. _Peace is made_, ka mau te rongo.

Perhaps, _adv._, pea.

Pig, _s._, poaka.

Pigeon, _s._, kukupa.

Pity, _v._, atawhai; _pass._ atawhaitia.

Plait, _v._, whiri; _pass._ whiria.

Play, _v._, takaro.

Pleasant, _adj._, ahuareka.

Pluck up, _v._, huhuti; _pass._ hutia.

Point, _s._, matamata.

Pool, _s._, roto.

Poor, _adj._, rawakore.

Possessing, _adj._, whai, (the thing possessed being treated like an adjective qualifying whai;) whai pukapuka, _book-possessing_.

Praise, _v._, whakapái; _pass._ whakapáingia.

Pray, _v._, inoi; _pass._ inoia.

Present, _s._, mea hoatu noa.

Price, _s._, utu.

Prick, _v._, wero; _pass._ werohia.

Pull, _v._, kukume; _pass._ kumea.

Push, _v._, pana; _pass._ panaa.

Question, _v._, patai; _pass._ pataia.

Quick, _adj._, tere.

Quiet, _adj._, ata noho.

Rain, _s._, ua.

Rainbow, _s._, uenuku.

Raise, _v._, hapai; _pass._ hapainga.

Ram, _v._, tuki; _pass._ tukia.

Rat, _s._, kiore.

Raw, _adj._, kaiota.

Read, _v._, korero pukapuka; _pass._ korerotia.

Receive, _v._, tango; _pass._ tangohia.

Refuse, _v._, whakakíno; _pass._ whakakínongia.

Reject, _v._, whakarére; _pass._ whakarérea.

Religion, _s._, karakia.

Remain, _v. n._ (in a place), noho; (as a residue), toe.

Remainder, _s._, toenga.

Rest, _v._, okioki.

Return, _v._, hoki.

Rib, _s._, rara.

Rich, _adj._, whai-taonga.

Riches, _s._, taonga.

Rider, _s._, kai eke hoiho.

Right, _adj._, tika.

Right (hand), _adj._, matau.

Ring, _s._, mowhiti.

Ripe, _adj._, maoa.

Rise, _v._, ara.

River, _s._, awa.

Road, _s._, huarahi.

Roast, _v._, tunu; _pass._ tunua.

Rob, _v._, pahua; _pass._ pahuatia.

Rock, _s._, kamaka.

Roll, _v._, huri; _pass._ hurihia.

Roof, _s._, tuanui.

Root, _s._, pakiaka.

Rope, _s._, taura.

Rotten, _adj._, pirau.

Rough, _adj._, taratara.

Round, _adj._, porotaka.

Row, _v._, hoe; _pass._ hoea.

Row, _s._, rarangi.

Rub, _v._, muku; _pass._ mukua.

Run, _v._, oma; _pass._ omakia, _be run for_.

Rust, _s._, waikura.

Sad, _adj._, pouri.

Sail, _s._, ra.

Salt, _s._, tote.

Save, _v._, whakaóra; _pass._ whakaórangia.

Saw, _s._, kani.

Say, _v._, ki; _pass._ kiia.

Sea, _s._, moana.

Search for, _v._, rapu; _pass._ rapua.

Seat, _s._, nohoanga.

Second, _adj._, tuarua.

Secret, _adj._, ngaro.

See, _v._, kite; _pass._ kitea.

Seed, _s._, purapura.

Seize, _v._, hopu; _pass._ hopukia.

Sell, _v._, hoko; _pass._ hokoa.

Send, _v._, tono; _pass._ tonoa; (_Not used of sending inanimate things, presents &c.: in such cases use_ hoatu, _or_ homai.)

Servant, _s._, kai mahi.

Sew, _v._, tuitui; _pass._ tuituia.

Shadow, _s._, ata.

Shady, _adj._, marumaru.

Shake, _v. n._, oioi.

Shake, _v. a._, whakaoíoi; _pass._ whakaoíoia.

Shame, _s._, whakamá.

Shape, _s._, ahua.

Shark, _s._, mango.

Sharp, _adj._, koi.

Sharpen, _v._, whakakói; _pass._ whakakóia.

Shew, _v._, whakaátu; _pass._ whakaáturia.

Ship, _s._, kaipuke.

Shiver, _v. n._, wiri.

Shoot, _v._, pupúhi; _pass._ puhia.

Short, _adj._, poto.

Shoulder, _s._, pokohiwi.

Shout, _v._, hamama.

Sick, _adj._, mate.

Sickness, _s._, mate.

Side, _s._, taha.

Sift, _v._, taatari; _pass._ taataria.

Sin, _s._, hara.

Sing, _v._, waiata; _pass._ waiatatia.

Single, _adj._, kotáhi.

Sink, _v._, totóhu.

Sister, _s._ (_a man's_), tuahine; (_a woman's elder_), tuakana; (_a woman's younger_), teina.

Sit, _v. n._, noho; _pass._ nohoia, _be sat upon_.

Skin, _s._, kiri.

Skull, _s._, angaanga.

Sky, _s._, kikorangi.

Sleep, _v. n._, moe.

Sleepy, _adj._, hiamoe.

Slip, _v. n._, paheke.

Slippery, _adj._, mania.

Slow, _adj._, puhoi.

Small, _adj._, nohinohi.

Smear, _v._, pani; _pass._ pania.

Smell, _v._, hongi; _pass._ hongia.

Smell, _s._, haunga.

Smoke, _s._, auahi.

Smooth, _adj._, maeneene.

Snow, _s._, hukarere.

So, _adv._ (in that manner), pena; pera. (See § 18.)

Soft, _adj._, ngohengohe.

Soil, _s._, oneone.

Sole of the foot, _s._, raparapa.

Solid, _adj._, maaroo.

Some, _def._, tetahi; _pl._ etahi.

Son, _s._, tama.

Son-in-law, _s._, hunaonga.

Sow, _v._, rui; _pass._ ruia.

Space, _s._, takiwa.

Spade, _s._, kaheru.

Speak, _v._, korero; _pass._ korerotia.

Spittle, _s._, huware.

Split, _v._, wawáhi; _pass._ wahia.

Sprained, _adj._, taui.

Spring (of water), _s._, puna.

Square, _adj._, tapawha.

Staff, _s._, tokotoko.

Stand, _v._, tu.

Star, _s._, whetuu.

Start, _v. n._, oho.

Stay, _v. n._, noho.

Steal, _v._, tahae; _pass._ tahaetia.

Steep, _adj._, poupou.

Stalk, _s._, kakau.

Stomach, _s._, puku.

Stone, _s._, kowhatu.

Stoop, _v._, tuohu.

Storm, _s._, tupuhi.

Straight, _adj._, tika.

Strange, _adj._, ke.

Straw, _s._, taakakau.

Strength, _s._, kaha.

Strike, _v._, patu; _pass._ patua.

String, _s._, aho.

Strong, _adj._, kaha.

Stumble, _v. n._, tuutuki.

Suck, _v._, ngote; _pass._ ngotea.

Summer, _s._, raumati.

Summit, _s._, tihi.

Sun, _s._, ra.

Swallow, _v._, horo; _pass._ horomia.

Swamp, _s._, repo.

Sweat, _s._, kakáwa.

Sweet, _adj._, reka.

Swell, _v. n._, pupúhi.

Swim, _v. n._, kauhoe.

Take, _v._, tango; _pass._ tangohia.

Talk, _v._, korero; _pass._ korerotia.

Tall, _adj._, roa.

Tame, _adj._, rata.

Teach, _v._, whakaáko; _pass._ whakaákona.

Tear, _s._, roimata.

Tear, _v._, haehae; _pass._ haea.

Tell, _v._, korero; _pass._ korerotia.

Than, _conj._, i.

That, _def._, tena; tera; taua. (See § 18.)

Then, _adv._, i reira; ko reira.

Thence, _adv._, i reira; i kona; i ko. (See § 10.)

There, _adv._, ki reira; kei reira; i reira; hei reira; ki kona &c.; ki ko &c. (See §§ 10 and 69.)

Thick, _adj._, matotoru.

Thief, _s._, tahae.

Thigh, _s._, huha.

Thin, _adj._, rahirahi.

Thine, _pron._, nau.

Thing, _s._, mea.

Think of, _v._, mahara (_followed by prep._ ki); _pass._ maharatia.

Thirst, _s._, matewai.

This, _def._, tenei; _pl._ enei.

Thither, _adv._, ki kona; ki ko; ki reira. (See § 10.)

Thorn, _s._, koikoi.

Thread, _s._, miro.

Throat, _s._, korokoro.

Through; to go or come through, _v. n._, puta.

Throw, _v._, maka; _pass._ makaa.

Thumb, _s._, koromatua.

Thunder, _s._, whatitiri.

Thus, _adv._, penei.

Thy, _def._, tau; _pl._ au; tou; _pl._ ou; to; _pl._ o. (See § 19.)

Tide, _s._, tai; _flood tide_, tai pari; _ebb tide_, tai timu.

Tie, _v._, here; _pass._ herea.

Tight, _adj._, kikii.

Tip, _s._, matamata.

To-day, _adv._, aianei; ináianei; nonáianei.

Toe, _s._, maikara.

To-morrow, _adv._, apopo.

Tooth, _s._, niho.

Top, the, _s._, runga. (See § 10.)

Trample on, _v._, takahi; _pass._ takahia.

Translate, _v._, whakamáori; _pass._ whakamáoritia.

Tree, _s._, rakau.

Tremble, _v. n._, wiri.

Trench, _s._, manga.

Trouble, _s._, raruraru.

True, _adj._, pono.

Try, _v._, whakamátau; _pass._ whakamátauria.

Turn, _v._, huri; _pass._ hurihia.

Twins, _s._, maahanga.

Twist, _v._, whiri; _pass._ whiria.

Udder, _s._, u.

Uncle, _s._, matua keekee.

Under, _prep._, ki raro ki; ki raro i; kei raro i; i raro i; hei raro i. (See § 70.)

Untie, _v._, wewéte; _pass._ wetekia.

Utter, _v._, whakapúaki; _pass._ whakapúakina.

Upper, _adj._, to runga. (See § 10.)

Valley, _s._, awaawa.

Vein, _s._, uaua.

Very, _adv._, tino; rawa. (See § 67.)

Voice, _s._, reo.

Vomit, _v._, ruaki; _pass._ ruakina.

Wade, _v. n._, kau.

Wait for, _v._, tatári (_followed by prep._ ki); _pass._ taaria.

Walk, _v. n._, haere.

War, _s._, riri.

Warm, _adj._, mahana.

Wash, _v._, horoi; _pass._ horoia.

Water, _s._, wai.

Wave, _s._, ngaru.

Way, _s._, ara.

Weak, _adj._, ngoikore.

Weary, _adj._, ngenge.

Weave, _v._, whatu; _pass._ whatua.

Wedge, _s._, ora.

Weed, _s._, otaota.

Weep for, _v._, tangi (_followed by prep._ ki); _pass._ tangihia.

Weigh, _v._, pauna; _pass._ paunatia.

Well (in health), _adj._, ora.

Wet, _adj._, maakuu.

Whale, _s._, tohora.

What, _pron._, aha.

When, _adv._ (_past_), nonahea; (_future_), a hea.

Whence, _adv._, i hea.

Where, _adv._, ki hea; kei hea; i hea; hei hea. (See § 69.)

Which, _def._, tehea; _pl._ ehea.

Whistle, _v. n._, whio.

Whither, _adv._, ki hea; ko hea.

Why, _adv._, he aha (_followed by_ ai); he aha koe i haere ai? _why did you go?_

Wife, _s._, wahine.

Wild, _adj._, maaka.

Wing, _s._, parirau.

Wink, _v._, whakakíni.

Winter, _s._, hotoke.

Wipe, _v._, ukui; _pass._ ukuia.

Wish for, _v._, hiahia (_followed by prep._ ki); _pass._ hiahiatia.

With, _prep._, ki.

Woman, _s._, wahine.

Wood, _s._, rakau.

Word, _s._, kupu.

Work, _v._, mahi; _pass._ mahia.

Wounded, _adj._, tu.

Wrap, _v._, takai; _pass._ takaia.

Write, _v._, tuhituhi; _pass._ tuhituhia.

Wrong, _adj._, he.

Yawn, _v._, tuwaharoa.

Year, _s._, tau.

Yes, _adv._, ae.

Young, _adj._, tamariki.

Yesterday, _adv._, inanahi.

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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE

Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.

Obvious punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.

The Table of Contents has been added by the transcriber.

Some words in the Vocabulary list (for example pupúri, kotáhi) have an accent but there is no accent in the main text usage. No changes have been made in these cases.

Pg 4. 'letter in' replaced by 'letter is'. Pg 7. 'horse it' replaced by 'horse is'. Pg 7. 'give is' replaced by 'give it'. Pg 15. italic inverted for clarity; '_never_ a, _or_ o.' to 'never _a_, or _o_.' Pg 27. 'not' inserted giving 'is not Hemi.'. Pg 28. 'posssseion' replaced by 'possession'. Pg 30. 'auxiliarly' replaced by 'auxiliary'. Pg 32. 'time to to be' replaced by 'time to be'.