Entries from Williams 1971 in Pollex-Online

Williams, H. W. (1971). A Dictionary of the Maori Language. Wellington, Government Printer.

Language Item Description
New Zealand Maori Niwha Resolute, bold, fierce, trucculent
New Zealand Maori Ni/nihi/ Steep; neap (of tide)
New Zealand Maori Ni/nihi/ Move stealthily
New Zealand Maori Nihi/nihi Steal past, glide by
New Zealand Maori Nihi/nihi Some internal part of female genitalia
New Zealand Maori Niho Tooth
New Zealand Maori Niikau Palm sp
New Zealand Maori Niko Go round about, curve
New Zealand Maori Ngi/ngita Fast, firm, secure Problematic
New Zealand Maori Niu Divining stick
New Zealand Maori Ni/nihi A kind of shark
New Zealand Maori No(o) From, of, belonging to; at, in, on; on account of, owing to; from the time that, at the time that, when; until
New Zealand Maori No/no/ti (pass. noo/tia) Pinch or contract, as with a band or ligature Phonologically Irregular
New Zealand Maori Noho Sit, dwell
New Zealand Maori Nohu Fish with poisonous spines, reddish in colour
New Zealand Maori No/noi Urgent, insistent
New Zealand Maori Noke Earthworm (MAE)
New Zealand Maori Noko Stern of canoe
New Zealand Maori None Consume, waste
New Zealand Maori Whaka/none/none Grumble
New Zealand Maori Nono/kia A shrub (Pomaderris apatela) Problematic
New Zealand Maori Whaka/nou/ Jerk (e.g. a rope)
New Zealand Maori Tu/nou/ Nod the head
New Zealand Maori Nui Big
New Zealand Maori Nuku Earth, land
New Zealand Maori Numi Fold
New Zealand Maori He/numi/ Be out of sight, disappear behind anything
New Zealand Maori Ha/numi/ Be merged or swallowed up, be mixed
New Zealand Maori O/ia Caesioperca lepidoptera, butterfly perch
New Zealand Maori Oo Find room, be capable of being contained or enclosed; get in
New Zealand Maori Oa Oa. Topstrakes of a canoe
New Zealand Maori Oha, owha To greet
New Zealand Maori Oowhanga Nest
New Zealand Maori Oho Wake up, be awake
New Zealand Maori Oho Arise, be roused (of feelings); fruitful
New Zealand Maori Ongaonga Sandfly
New Zealand Maori Oo Provision for a journey
New Zealand Maori Oi Creep, crawl
New Zealand Maori Oi A rush (leptocarpus simplex)
New Zealand Maori Oi (Pterodroma macroptera) Grey-faced Petrel; (Puffinus tenuirostris) Short-tailed Shearwater
New Zealand Maori Oi Move continuously (as the sea), shudder, shake gently; to disturb (as soil or water with a stick), agitate, disturb
New Zealand Maori Oki/oki Rest, pause
New Zealand Maori Oko/oko Carry in arms, nurse; a wooden scoop...used for scooping up earth
New Zealand Maori Ora Alive, well, satiated with food
New Zealand Maori Ora Wedge for splitting timber
New Zealand Maori Ori Cause to wave to and fro, agitate; sway, move, quiver; move about; copulate
New Zealand Maori Oriori Dandle, lull to sleep; chant a lullaby; a type of chant or song
New Zealand Maori Oro Rumble, sound; echo
New Zealand Maori Oro Clump of trees, copse
New Zealand Maori Oru Boggy, bog