Index
English to Maori
abdomen: 1. puku
ability: 1. kaha
acerbic: 1. koi
affluent: 1. hunga whai rawa
afternoon: 1. ahiahi
aluminium: 1. konumohe
aluminum: 1. konumohe
America: 1. Amerika
angry: 1. riri; pukuriri
April: 1. Âperira; Paengawhâwhâ
arm: 1. ringa
at present: 1. inâianei
Auckland: 1. Âkarana; Tamaki Makaurau
August: 1. Âkuhata; Hereturikôkâ
aunt: 1. matua kêkê; whaea
Australia: 1. Ahitereiria
bad: 1. kino
bairn: 1. tamaiti
bathroom: 1. whare kaukau
beach: 1. one
beautiful: 1. âtaahua
bed: 1. moenga
bedroom: 1. rûma moe
beetle: 1. pâpapa | 2. pâpapa
belly: 1. puku
Berlin: 1. Pearîni
big: 1. nui
bird: 1. manu
black: 1. mangu; pango
blank: 1. mâ
bleak: 1. makariri
bloom: 1. puâwai; putiputi
blue: 1. kahurangi; kikorango
blushing: 1. whero
body: 1. tinana
bone: 1. kôiwi
bovine: 1. kau
bovine animal: 1. kau
brief: 1. poto
broad: 1. whânui
bronze: 1. parâhe
brother: 1. teina; tuakana; tungâne
bug: 1. pêpeke
burdensome: 1. taumaha
bush: 1. mauwha
calf: 1. ateate
Canada: 1. Kanata
carpet: 1. kâpeti; whâriki
cat: 1. ngeru; puihi
cement: 1. raima
chair: 1. tûru
cheek: 1. pâpâringa
chick: 1. pîpî
chicken: 1. pîpî | 2. heihei
child: 1. tamaiti | 2. tamaiti | 3. tamaiti
chilly: 1. makariri
chin: 1. kauae
Christchurch: 1. Ôtautahi
clay: 1. uku
coast: 1. takutai
cold: 1. makariri
computer: 1. rorohiko
concrete: 1. raima
cousin: 1. teina; tuakana; tungâne
cross: 1. riri; pukuriri
daughter: 1. tamâhine
dawn: 1. hâpara
day: 1. râ
daybreak: 1. hâpara
December: 1. Hakihea; Tîhema
deer: 1. tia
desk: 1. têpu tuhituhi
difficult: 1. uaua
diminutive: 1. iti; pakupaku
dog: 1. kuirî
door: 1. tatau
drink: 1. inu
dry: 1. maroke
dusk: 1. porehu
ear: 1. taringa
early: 1. moata
easy: 1. ngâwari
eight: 1. waru
elder brother: 1. tuakana
elder sister: 1. tuakana
eleven: 1. tekau mâ tahi
England: 1. Ingarangi | 2. Ingarangi
Europa: 1. Ûropi | 2. Ûropi
Europe: 1. Ûropi
evening: 1. ahiahi
eye: 1. mata; kanohi
face: 1. mata
facile: 1. ngâwari
faint: 1. kahakore
fast: 1. tere
father: 1. matua; pâpâ | 2. matua; pâpâ
February: 1. Huitanguru; Pepuere
fellow: 1. tâne; tangata
fine: 1. âtaahua
finger: 1. matimati
fish: 1. ika
five: 1. rima
flood: 1. tai pari | 2. tai pari
floor: 1. papa
flower: 1. puâwai; putiputi
fly: 1. rere | 2. rango
foot: 1. matihao; waewae | 2. matihao; waewae
forest: 1. ngahere
four: 1. whâ
fowl: 1. heihei
France: 1. Wîwî
Friday: 1. Paraire
garden: 1. mâra
Germany: 1. Tiamani
glass: 1. karâhe
good: 1. pai
goose: 1. kuihi
great: 1. nui
green: 1. kâkâriki
hail: 1. hukâtara
hand: 1. ringaringa
handsome: 1. âtaahua
hard: 1. mârô | 2. uaua | 3. mârô
head: 1. mâhunga; mâtenga; upoko | 2. mâhunga; mâtenga; upoko | 3. mâhunga; mâtenga; upoko | 4. mâhunga; mâtenga; upoko
heaven: 1. rangi
heavy: 1. taumaha
heel: 1. rekereke
high tide: 1. tai pari
hill: 1. puke
hip: 1. himu
hog: 1. poaka
Holland: 1. Horana | 2. Horana
horse: 1. hoiho
hot: 1. wera
hour: 1. haora
house: 1. kâinga; whare
housefly: 1. rango
human being: 1. tangata
husband: 1. hoa
ice: 1. haupapa
ill: 1. mate
inconvenient: 1. uaua
India: 1. Inia
infant: 1. tamaiti
insect: 1. pêpeke
intestines: 1. kôpiro
Ireland: 1. Airana
iron: 1. rino
island: 1. motu
January: 1. Hânuere; Kohitâtea
July: 1. Hôngongoi; Hûrae
June: 1. Hune; Pipiri
kidney: 1. tâkihi
knee: 1. pona; turi
large: 1. nui
late: 1. tûreiti
lead: 1. matâ
leg: 1. waewae | 2. matihao
light: 1. kahakore | 2. mâmâ
lightning: 1. uira
lime: 1. tioka
little: 1. iti; pakupaku
liver: 1. ate
living-room: 1. rûma noho
London: 1. Rânana
long: 1. roa
lovely: 1. âtaahua
low tide: 1. tai timu
lukewarm: 1. aromahana
man: 1. tangata | 2. tâne; tangata
Maori: 1. Mâori
Maori language: 1. Mâori
metal: 1. konganuku; mêtara
midday: 1. poupoutanga o te râ
midnight: 1. waenganui pô
minute: 1. meneti
miserable: 1. kino | 2. kore rawa; pôhara
Monday: 1. Mane
month: 1. marama
moon: 1. marama
morning: 1. ata
mother: 1. kôkâ; whaea
mountain: 1. maunga
muscle: 1. io
nail: 1. maikuku
narrow: 1. whâiti
nasty: 1. anuhea | 2. kino
nephew: 1. irâmutu; tamaiti; tamaiti kêkê
New Zealand: 1. Aotearoa; Niu Tireni
nice: 1. pai
niece: 1. irâmutu; tamaiti; tamaiti kêkê
night: 1. pô
nine: 1. iwa
noon: 1. poupoutanga o te râ
nose: 1. ihu
November: 1. Noema; Whiringa-â-rangi
now: 1. inâianei
ocean: 1. moana
o'clock: 1. haora
October: 1. Oketopa; Whiringa-â-nuku
offspring: 1. tamaiti
okay: 1. pai
one: 1. tahi; kotahi
onerous: 1. taumaha
one thousand: 1. mano
pate: 1. mâhunga; mâtenga; upoko
patient: 1. maki
paw: 1. matihao
person: 1. tangata
pig: 1. poaka
poor: 1. kino | 2. kore rawa; pôhara
quick: 1. tere
rain: 1. marangai
rapid: 1. tere
red: 1. whero | 2. whero
rich: 1. hunga whai rawa
river: 1. awa
rock: 1. kôhatu; pôhatu; toka
roof: 1. tuanui
Russia: 1. Rûhia
Sabbath: 1. Hatarei; Râhoroi
sand: 1. kirikiri
Saturday: 1. Hatarei; Râhoroi
Scotland: 1. Koterana
sea: 1. moana
seagull: 1. tara
seaside: 1. takutai
second: 1. hêkana
September: 1. Hepetema; Mahuru
serpent: 1. neke
seven: 1. whitu
sharp: 1. koi | 2. koi
sheep: 1. hipi
shore: 1. takutai
short: 1. poto
shrub: 1. mauwha
sick: 1. mate
sister: 1. teina; tuahine; tuakana
sitting-room: 1. rûma noho
six: 1. ono
skin: 1. kiru
sky: 1. rangi
slow: 1. pôturi
slug: 1. putoka
small: 1. iti; pakupaku
snail: 1. pûpû
snake: 1. neke
snow: 1. hukarere
soft: 1. ngohengohe
son: 1. tama
speedy: 1. tere
stomach: 1. puku
stone: 1. kôhatu; pôhatu
storm: 1. âwhâ
stream: 1. manga
strong: 1. kaha; pakari
sun: 1. râ
Sunday: 1. Râtapu
swift: 1. tere
swine: 1. poaka
table: 1. têpu
tardy: 1. tûreiti
television set: 1. pouaka whakaata
ten: 1. tekau
that: 1. aha
the day after tomorrow: 1. âtahirâ
the day before yesterday: 1. inâtahirâ
the Netherlands: 1. Horana
thigh: 1. koihanga
thousand: 1. mano
three: 1. toru
Thursday: 1. Tâite
timber: 1. râkau
time: 1. haora
tin: 1. tîni
today: 1. âkuanei
toe: 1. matimati
toilet: 1. whare paku
tomorrow: 1. âpôpô
tongue: 1. arero
tooth: 1. niho
tortoise: 1. honu
tree: 1. râkau
Tuesday: 1. Turei
tummy: 1. puku
TV set: 1. pouaka whakaata
two: 1. rua
ugly: 1. anuhea
uncle: 1. matua kêkê
United States of America: 1. Amerika; Te Hononga o Amerika
USA: 1. Amerika; Te Hononga o Amerika
volcano: 1. puia
wall: 1. pakitara; pakitara pôhatu | 2. pakitara
warm: 1. mahana
water: 1. wai
weak: 1. kahakore
wealthy: 1. hunga whai rawa
Wednesday: 1. Wenerei
week: 1. wiki
Wellington: 1. Pôneke; Te Whanganui-a-Tara
well-off: 1. hunga whai rawa
wet: 1. mâkû
what: 1. aha | 2. aha
white: 1. mâ | 2. mâ
wife: 1. hoa; wahine
wind: 1. hau
window: 1. matapihi
woman: 1. wahine
wood: 1. râkau
woods: 1. ngahere
wool: 1. wûru
writing-desk: 1. têpu tuhituhi
writing desk: 1. têpu tuhituhi
year: 1. tau
yellow: 1. kôwhai
yesterday: 1. nanahi
young: 1. tamaiti
younger brother: 1. teina
younger sibling: 1. teina
younger sister: 1. teina | 2. teina
zinc: 1. konutea