My intention as a researcher was to compile and publish this material which is scattered among many historical publications that are not easily accessible or are even common knowledge to many outside of academia.
I chose not to include genealogy of the myriad god names, but to only include a few more popular names as these are in stories that can be verbally shared as opposed to being made public in this publication. There was also a small list of god names whose association are unknown which I have included.
It is only fair that any Moriori descendant should be able to access their own language and sources so as to utilise the unique words and grammar of their own mother tongue. Even more so now that tribal dialects are being revived and promoted within iwi.
Moriori Wordlist
A
a te(che) here
decrease
ahi
fire
akeake
forest tree (species unknown)
akureki
delighted
amama
yawn
amimio
giddy
amo
carry on a pole
ana
cave
anga
front, intestines (aspect)
anini
wind (mythological)
aniniwa
rainbow
ao
day
apiti
join
apo
collect
apo
tomorrow
arai
barricade
aranui
passage
arapuhi
plant (mythological with 12 branches)
arere
roof of mouth
aro korunga
awake, to
aroha
compassion, love
arohi
wind (mythological)
arowa
sole of foot
aruaru
chase
aruhe
fern root
ataoheia
daybreak
atapangopango
dawn
ate
liver
atea
break on top of wave
ateata
break of day
atetanga
leisure
auahi
smoke
aue
lament
auta
moan
awa
channel, river
awaienei
directly
awhi
embrace
awhio
circuitous
awina
assist
E
e
aye, yes
ehi
fire
e hiku
hindermost thing
E ho
Name of a god
ekenga
landing-place
e mae
ache
e taukiri
alas
Ē Tehuā
an incantation to chop, fell, the evil power
e ti(chi) ra , na, e ti(chi) ra ko
behold
ena
those (near the person addressed)
enake
alone
enaki
alone
eoho
plunder
Etiaw’
An Iwi name
etiro
examine
ewhi
how many
H
ha
sacred
hakana
wooden drinking vessel, coffin
hakoma
codfish
haku
disbelieve
hamama
bawl
hamama
gape
hanga
build
hapai
lift up
hapu
pregnant
hara
crime
hara
large
haramai
come
harapepe
flax
harengerenge
disagreeable
Harua
An Iwi name
hau
wind
hau
wind
hau
cool
hau marangei
east wind
hauoro
god (war)
Haupawhakuru
North East wind
haurangi
dew
hautomaru
dim
haware
snow
he aha
collarbone
he au
cloud
he ho
companion
he ho
concubine
he ohokore
solitary
he umu
calm
Heauro
god (war)
heihei
tear
heka
mildew
hekaruru
excavate
here
advance, go
here ra
advance, go
herenga
departure
heruru
rumbling noise
hi
fish, to
hiama
drowsy
hikari
calf of leg
hiki (timiriki)
carry to, as a child
hiki i te(che) hara
avenge
hiki tamariki
nurse a child, to
hiku i t(ch)e hara
revenge
hina
grey
hinamoko
squeak
hingi
fall
hinu
grease
hinu imi
marrow
hiore
tail
hipa
exceed
hipuku
sea-elephant
hirangaro
conscience
hirawerawe
cumbersome
hirengaro
heart
hiringaro
heart
hiwa
lie
hiwa
paddle
ho
causative prefix
ho rongo
forgive
hohonu
deep
hohou
lash (to fasten)
hok
causative prefix
hoka
causative prefix
hokaako
admonish
hokaangi
shake in the wind
hokaia
accuse
hokau
fasten
hokau
fasten
hoke
causative prefix
hoki
also, causative prefix
hoki ho kupu
answer
hokino
abhor
hokioki
restless
hoko
causative prefix
hokoairo
carve
hokoako
instruct
hokoaro
consideration
hokoauru
ally
hokohe
condemn
hokohikohi
accelerate
hokoi
tickle
hokoiana
affirm
hokoihoko
fish (species unknown)
hokokoro
relax
hokoma
shame
hokomaha
ashamed, to be
hokomarama
enlighten
hokomari
appease
hokomari kaoro te ngakau
consolation
hokomarie
soothe
hokomataku
affright
hokomatau
attempt
hokomau
waste
hokomo
betrothed
hokomohemo
swoon
hokomoko
ambush
hokomomohara
malice
hokomuri
backwards
hokomutu
end, to
hokonape
polish
hokongaro
annihilate
hokongaro
destroy
hokonui
enlarge
hokopanapana
chequered
hokopanapana
spotted
hokopanopano
twinkle
hokopapa
genealogy
hokopeke
bend (of the arm)
hokopihipiha
irregular
hokopiko
bend
hokopoto
abbreviate
hokopoto
abridge
hokopuaki
declare
hokopuaki
disclose
hokoputa
launch (canoe)
hokoraru
confuse
hokoraru
difficulty, to be in
hokore
avoid
hokore
forsake
hokorekore
abolish
hokorekore
deny
hokorere
abandon
hokorere
banter
hoko-rere
to abandon, to avoid
hokorere etu
cast, to
hokorerehe
bluster
hokorereto
play
hokorinaki
loll
hokoririha
atone
hokorite
appoint
hokorite
assimilate
hokorite
compare
hokorite
decide
hokorite
liken
hokoro
delay
hokoro
dilatory
hokorong’
listen
hokoroto
inward
hokoru
forty
hokorua
forty
hokorutu
oppress
hokotae
detest
hokotae
loathsome
hokotae
disgusting, abominable, to detest
hokotae
abominable
hokotaingahiwa
pride
hokotaingahiwa
refuse
hokotakorero
confess
hokotama tama
exult
hokotanukunuku
confused
hoko-tanukunuku
confused
hokotara
sharpen
hoko-tara
to sharpen, to point
hokotata
approach
hokotauki
proverb
hokotaupiki
conexion
hoko-taupikitaua
a battle
hokote
abominable
hokote
abominable
hokotei
unite
hokotei
abhor
hokoteke
disobedient
hokoteke
persecute
hokotetero
put out the tongue
hokoti
cease, to make to
hokotika
assent
hokotika
belief
hokotikamau
contend
hokotikatu
contend
hokotiki
starve
hokotikitika
arrange
hokotiko
argue
hokotiko
endeavour
hokotiko
obstinate
hokotipatipa
flatter
hokotipatipe
entice
hokotoimaha
ballast
hoko-toimaha
ballast
hokototoranga
lay
hokotuaki
accuse
hokotuiho
respect
hokowehewehe
encumber
hokowheu
spin
homauri
start
honehu pango
pupil of the eye
hongona
soothe
hope
waist
hope
breech
hopo
avarice
hopo
covet
hopu
catch
hore
pare
horiri
antagonist
horiri
enemy
horo
swallow
horo tatakau
glutton
horopari
landslip
hu
abound
hu
roe of fish
hu manu
egg
hua
keel of a canoe (hand-spike, lever)
hua
bear fruit
hua
fruit
huanga
shark
huinga
assemblage
huiti
pluck
huiti,
pull the hair
huka tei
surf
huka tongeheupapa
frost
humari
beauty
humaria
good
huna
conceal
huna
hide
hunatu
advance, go
hunau
brother of a sister
hunau
brother, elder
hunaunga no ko
a relative of thine
hunau potiki
brother, younger
hunungo
daughter-in-law
hupeke
jump
huri
turn, to
huru
swell of sea
huruhuru
hair
hutoi
crumple
I
i te hunu
bit
i tena wahi
always
i tera ngata atu
another
iahu
form
iakauta
porpoise
iaoreka
entertainment
iapita
add
iara kihi
kidney
iarataki
conduct
iarataki
lead
iaroha
affection
iatamarama
moonlight
iauripo
eddy
iawangarua
reel
iawe
soot
iche eruhe
fern-root
ieriki-ieriki
chief
ihakoa
although
ihara
fat
ihi
authority
ihu
cape
ika
fish
imata
formerly
imi
bone
imi whati
fracture, bone
imu
ahead
imu
formerly
inaina
scorch
ingainga
stagger
ingoa
name
inu
drink
ioranga
life
iri wa kai kore
famine
iripo
last night
iro
maggot
irupo
last night
K
ka eke
aground, to be
ka hiti ke i toho
alter
ka ko
glad
ka mai a nake
all
ka puta
appear
ka ra wa me
because
ka rewi i tawai
afloat
ka ro me
because
ka tangi
explode
ka tau te-po
sorrow
kaha
ability
kahaki
carry away by stealth
kahewa te tangata
hesitates, the man
kahukura
shark god (a)
kahutoto
nephew
kai
devour
kai hore
flay
kai iemo
jerk
kai imi
strange tribe
kai mata
eat raw
kaiaha
steal
kaimiorokaokao
anus
kainga
abode
kainga
encampment
kaka
fibre
kakahu
garment
kake
ascend
kaki
neck
kakit(ch)ia
rustle
kamakama
fruit (of a gourd)
kamate ko ro te wai
drowned
kamau
constant
kamo
beckon, wave to (wink)
ka-na waina
forget
kanape
bright
kanape
shine
kanu waka
embark
kaokao
flank
kaokao
side
kapakapa
throb
kaparu
kneel
kapichia
take
kapihia
take
kapiko
kneel
kapo
awe, to feel
kapo
catch
kapukapuai
moth
kara
aromatic
karamiha
sing
karangata
men
Karangatai
A canoe name
karapuna (plural)
ancestor
Karauria
Oyster
karekare
rough, as the sea
karipuru
mud
karupuru
bog (swamp)
karupuru
dirt
kata
laugh
kateruku
sore throat
kau
bathe
kau
handle
kaue
chin
kaue
jaw
kauho
legend
kaunaki
kindle by rubbing sticks
kauteretere
floating
kawa
acid
kawa
sour, to be
kawe
bear
kawei
pedigree
Kawhai
Arripis trutta
kehere tahe taua
accomapany
kei
devour
kei iri
continue
keke
armpit
kemo
eye-lash
kerere
messenger
kenewaka
a karakia name
keri
dig
kete
basket
kewa
wriggle
kewa ka ngutu
move the lips
ki pahaki
apart
ki te taha ki te taha
around
ki wanganui o rawa
between
kia nu te re
aloud, speak
kia toho
careful
kiato
jealous
kiko
flesh
Kikokiko
Name of a god
kimi
searching
kimiaha
fragile
kina
sea urchin
kini
nip
kino
abhor
kiore
rat
kiri
bark
kiri
skin
kiri pohatu
gravel
kiri wera
fever
kiritoanga
naked
ko re kau o paorangi
foreigner
ko ri kiko o te rangi
firmament
ko ro ta pari
over the cliff
ko ro to wai
above the water
ko ta wao-nui a-Tane
a saying regarding the forest
ko waho
outside
koenga
load
koenga
carry on the back
koenga
carry on the back
kohi
active
kohi
hasten
kohia
firewood
kohu
fog
kohu
mist
koi nana
better (rather)
koi titio
acute
kokiri
launch (canoe)
kokirikiri
meteor
kokohu
concave, to be
kokoti
notch
kokoti i ka uru
cut hair
komanga
adze
komo
insert
konehi
eyes
Kopa
veer, turn (bent, folded)
koparo
gale
koperu
curved
Kopi
Corynocarpus laevigata (tree)
kopiriango
evening star
kopuku
blister
korakoru
spark
korari
raft
korero
account, narration
korero tupuna
genealogy
korerorero
jabber
korikoko
twilight
korikoko
twilight
korikore
wriggle
korikoringa
motion
koripo
whirlpool
koro
inside
korokonei
eyebrows
korokoro
loose
koropanga
patch
koropuku o ro puanga
uvula
koropupu
boil
korotata
man
koruatawhito
insect
kotamutumu
whisper
kotare
porch
koti
amputate
koti
chop, to
kotingotingo
spotted
kotungutungu
ulcerated
koura
crayfish
ku ai ka taonga (or miheke) ka riri ia i
acquired
ku runga
aloft
kuahi
numerous
kuai
who?
kuare
absurd
kuare
stupid
kuaretanga
ignorance
kuhanga
bird’s nest
kuku
clinch the hand
kuku iripuki
strangle
kumaku
damp
Kumara
Potatoe (sweet)
kume
drag
kumukumu
beard
kumuru
back
kuo
young
kupapa
brood, to
kupe
cloud
kupe
calm
kupenga
net
kupu
bewitch
kupukupu
curse, to
kurukuri, patoto
knock
kurunga iai a enei
continue
kutu-porenga
flea
kuwha
thigh
M
mae
affect
mae
pain
mae
sore
maene
smooth
maetauaro
widow
maheiki-marie
abate
mahi
action
mahine
woman
mahue
left, to be
maihanga
twins
maiharahara
anxious, to be
maikuku
finger nail
maimai
unseasoned, as timber
Maitai
an ancient word denoting all kinds of fish
maka
fornication
maka
sprawl
maka kai
beg
makaha
confused
Makaoauha
An iwi name
Makaoato
An iwi name
makari kei
beg
makutu
cajole
makutu
crafty
makutu
deceitful
mama
light (not heavy)
Mana-aotea
month 12
mananui
bear up (under pain)
manapa
regret
manau kore
appetite
manau puku
envy
manawa
breath
manawa kore
famish
manawa reka
respect
manawanui
patient
manawareka
satisfaction
manga
bough
manga
fork of a tree
mangere
idle
mangere
lazy
Mango
Shark
Mangoruake
Shark
mania
slippery
manu
bird
manukanuka
misgive
manuwiri
stranger
manuwiri
stranger
mapuna
ripple, v (well up)
marama
moon
maramara
nausea
maramara
splinter
maranga
arise
marangai
south-east
mararake
astray, to be
marautara
vine (plant)
mare
cough
maringi
spilled
maro
stubborn
maro
obstinate
maro
contend
maro t(cth)enga
hard
marohi
dispirited
marote
durable
marowhara
flax girdle
Maru
A god associated with healing wounds, severe cuts, or broken bones
maru
bruised, to be
maru
maimed
maruapo
break of day
marurua
salt
mataku
offensive
Matanga
An iwi name
matangi
wind
matao
cold
matarae
cape
Mātā-rangi
A canoe name
matatata
chasm
matau
fish hook
matau
hook
mate
accident
mate
adversity
matehine
mother
matenga
death
matewai
athirst
mati hongoi
father-in-law
mati-hongoi-mahine
mother-in-law
matonga
south-east
matotoru
thick
matu ke
uncle
maukewa
murmur
maunga
mountain
me hara
big
me huna
clandestinely
me toke
little
mea kara
odour
mea tae
thin
meangauru
ten
mehanga
ensnare
mehanga
noose
mehara
memory
mehare
excoriated
merekohai
month 7
meretaura
month 4
metoke
baby
mihi
admire
mimi
urine
mimiha
hair seal
mimiha
seal
mingo
wrinkle
miti
absorbed, to be
miti
evaporate, exhausting the tide
miti
lick
mitimiti
lick
mitimiti
shell
moana
ocean
moe
asleep, to be
moenga
bed
mohokiau
fasting
mohoro
extended
mokai
cripple
mokai
lame
mokiau
abstain, from food
mokopuna
grandchild
mokoru
mesh
momoe
blink
momoea
dream
momomi
suck
momotu
embers
morehu
survivors
morero
month 6
morimahi
diligent
moroke
dry
moteatea
shine (fearful, apprehensive)
motiha
dance (native)
Motīhangai
figurative name of heaven or the sky
moto
blow, to strike a
moto
crave
mura
blaze
mura ahi
flame
muri tae
younger relative
murieneti i tena
after
Muruangina
month 10
murumuru
singe
Murutoake
month 9
Muruwhenu
month 8
Muruwhenua
month 8
mutunga kore
endless
Muturangi
An iwi name
N
na katou
yours
namu
mosquito
nape
tie, to
ngaere
shake, as the ground
ngaherehere
forest
ngahu
bite
ngakau
bowels
ngakau
entrails
ngakaukore
disinclined
ngake
bay
ngana
bear fruit
nganangana
to contend, to strive
ngana
fruit
ngarara
lizard
ngarara
insect
ngarehu
charcoal
ngaro
absent to be
ngaro
forgotten
ngaro
lost
ngaruru
shell
ngaruru
dizzy
ngau
chew
ngauru
ten
ngawari
easy
ngawari
mellow
ngawha
broken, to be
ngenge
jaded
ngenge
fatigued
ngoi
weak (strength)
ngu
shark
ngutu
beak
ngutu
lip
ngutu
lips
ngutu
brim
ngutuawa
mouth of river
niho
teeth
nihotu
toothache
Nini-a-rangi
name of a god
no paorangi
distant
no re me
because
No ro me
because
noho
abide
nono
taut
nono
of no account
Nui
great
nui eti
above
nuitewai
large
Nukutaotao
month 2
Nukutaurua
month 3
nunanga
to bind; a band, a fillet
nunanga
bandage
nungana
bind
O
o
causative prefix
oatu
offering
oeha
feeble
oeha
fatigued
oeha
languid
oha
wearisome
ohinata
daylight
ohinawatea
daylight
ok’
causative prefix
oka
causative prefix
oke
causative prefix
oki
causative prefix
okioki
pause
oko
rafter
oko
causative prefix
oko
many
okohomauri
arouse
okohomori
arouse
okoikoi
hurry
O Mutu
name of a night of the moon
one
beach
one
sand
oparo
bad weather
ora
alive
ora e neti
everlasting
Oropuke
Name of an ancesteral canoes that arrived from Hawaiki
oti
death, finished
Ouenuku
Name of a god
O-Whiro
name of a night of the moon
P
pa
fence
pa
throw (to)
pa
explode
pa rakau
leaf
pae
joist
paihihi
canoe, large
pakako
barren
pakamara
sweet potatoe
pakapaka
crab
pakau
arm
pakau
wing
pake
clap
pakira
bald
pana
banish
pana
avert
panaunga
cliff
panaunga
precipice
pange
cast, to
pango
black
pani
besmear
pani
brother-in-law
pani
orphan
pao
open, (strike)
papa
brittle
papa
father
papa hepe
hip bone
papa
breech
papae-hope
hips
papaku
shallow
papamatu
bladebone
paparinga
cheek
paparinga
countenance
parapara
bleed
parau
corrupt
parauiri
dark skin
pare
avert
parea
pigeon
pari
precipice
pari
cliff
patu
kill
patu huna
conspiracy
pawa
dust
pawerewere
heat
pehe
sing
peka
fork of a tree
peke
leap
penaeneti
alike, to be
peni toke
almost
pepeke
benumbed
perere
duck
pi
diarrhoea
pia
diarrhoea
piki
feather
pipui
move up and down
piri
adhere
piri
close to
piri
tame
pito
navel
po
troubled
poa
bait
poahau
squall
Poapoarangi
month 1
pohatu
rock
pohatu
stone
poi
jump
poipoi
dandle
pokai
coil
pokai
surround
pokai
circuitous
pokaiamio
encircle
pokaikai
round about
pokepoke
mix
pokepoke oneone
lump of earth
pokerekere
dark
poki
cover
pona
ankle
ponopono
joint
popo
dandle
popoi
ear, lobe of
popoi i ngaherehere
fungus
poremi
disappear
porepore
propitiate
poro
ship
poro-rakau
block of wood
porotu
beauty
potaietu
overtaken
potaka
round
potakataka
circle
potiki
youngest child
potiki
infant
poto
short
pou
post
Pou
A god of fish
Poutama
An iwi name
pua
flower
puhanuhanu
cool
puhea
gills of a fish
puhi
blow
puhiku
blunt
puhina
seal
pūhina
fur seal
puhongo
sponge
pukaukau
pungency
pukiho
dumb
puku
bump
puku
knob
puku
swelling
puku tura
crookback
pukumauri
sob
pukupuka
lungs
pumau
constant, to be
punehu
drizzle
punga
basket (fish)
pungatei
pumice
puni
blocked up
puni
many
pupura
blind
pu-rakau
blossom
purakau-timu
root
purangaihu
nose
purehe
spider
pūrehurehu
butterfly
puri
cling
puroro
cloudy
purunga ihu
nose
purungehu
ashes
purungehu
ashes
puta
hole
putchihapa
month 5
puwai
funnel
puwha
thistle
puwhenu
country
R
ra
sun
rae
forehead
rahi
big
rakau
tree
Rakei-ora
Name of a god
Rakeipa
Name of a god
raku
scrape
ranga
plait
rangata
a man
rangataua
affray
rangataua
battle
Rangataua
a battle
Rangi-hiki-waho
a shark god
Rangi-mana
Name of a god
Rangimehoe
Name of a god
Rangihoua
Name of an ancesteral canoes that arrived from Hawaiki
Rangimata
Name of an ancesteral canoes that arrived from Hawaiki
Rangitokona
The propper-up or separator of Heaven and earth and formed man by heaping together earth in Papa
rat(ch)akimai
east
rauira
lightning
raukura
albatross feather emblem
raumati
summer
Rauru
An Iwi name
rauru
afterbirth
rauru
placenta
Rauru-motchihere
An iwi name
rauruhe
fern leaves
Rautini
the name of a tree (Bot Senecio huntii)
rei
wet
reimata
tears
reimata
tear
reka
palatable
Rekautu
Name of a god
rekereke
heel
Rekohu
Chatam Island
reo
language
rere
assault
rere
move swiftly
rere
run
rere
to run, as water; to fly
rere kararo
abyss
rewa
melt
rewa
squint
rewa
swim
rima
five
rimu
seaweed
ripo
whirlpool
riri
anger
ririma
arm (hand)
ririma
he hand or arm
ririma maui
left-handed
ro
Inside
ro
go
roanga
length
roha
expand
rohe
boundary
rokiri
to be overtaken
romi
squeeze
Rongo
God of whales
rongo
attend
rongo
obey
rongomai
a whale
Rongomai-awaiti
Name of a god
rongomaitere
a figurative equivalent for the ocean
Rongo-mai-tauira
god of lightning, of eels, and “Will of the Wisp”
Rongomaiwhenua
Earth Mother, a figurative equivalent for land
Rongomoana
Whale, the generic term for all cetaceans
ropa koropourangi
youth
ropa tamiriki
youth
roto
lake
ru
two
ru whenu
earthquake
rua
hole
ruaki
vomit
Ruarangi
An iwi name
ruku
band
ruku tupo
dive
ruru
shake
ruru
sheltered
ruru
shake, as a line by fish
T
t’iei
not
ta
to arrive
ta
the
ta karo ra
hush
ta’u
my
taea
accomplished, to be
tahatu
bank (of the river)
taheke
cataract
taheke
waterfall
tahi te rau
hundred
tahuhu
ridgepole
Tahunua
Name of a god
tai hokopu
neap tide
tai miti
ebb
tai puiha
flood tide
tai turi
deaf
taiko
bird (species unknown)
taina
fill in
taka te whenua
dizzy
takai
bandage
takapo
spread
takapu
abdomen
takapu
belly
take
cause
take
reason
takehi
kick
taki ?
draw forth
takina
draw, induce, shoot forth
takutai
coast
tamahana
scorch
tamahine
girl
Tamahiwa
Name of a god
Tama-kororo
A canoe name
Tamarau-ariki
A shark god
Tamaroro
Name of a god
tami
to press
tamira
press
tamira
to press
Tami-ta-ra
the Sun god
tamoe
to press flat
tane
husband
tanga teanga
glutton
Tangaroa
A god of fish
tangata hiwa
liar
tangata hou rongo
peacemaker
tangata huna
ambush
tangata kaha
impetuous
tangata kiko kore
emaciated
tangata maka
adulterer
tangata maoriori
normal people
tangata matua
elder person
tangata matua
adult
tangatae
ugly
tangata-maka
mad, maniac
tangi
cry
tangi
mourn
tangipurunga iho
snore
tango
accept
tango
work (take, attempt)
taniko
border (of mat)
tapa ngutu
brim
tapa te manau
hunger
tapa te manau
hunger
tapatu
roof
tapatupatu
marshy
tāpatupatu
quicksand
tapore
propitiate
tapu
sacred
tapue
sole of foot
taputapu
marshy, boggy
tarahinau
plant (species unknown)
taramu
prickly
tarauma
bosom
tareo
excite
tarewa
hang
Tarawai
Stingray
taring’
ear
taru
grass
tata
access, to have
tata
dangle
tata ani ki tangata
about (near to)
tatarame
rough
tatatei
sea coast
tatau, matau
ourselves
tatere
shark
tatu
belt
tau
calculate
tau
cord
tau
line, string
tau
perch
tau
reef
tau
to calculate; tautau, a bunch, a cluster
tau atu ra
farewell
tau e te ehi
kindle a fire
tau to waka
canoe launching chorus
tauangakau
conspiracy
tauera
to beguile Cf taurewa, vagrant; homeless
tauhokotiko
dispute
taumaha
heavy
taumarumaru
overhang
taumata, tieki
brow of hill
Tauna
Name of a god
taunga
accustomed, to be
tauohorihori
diminished
tauranga
landing-place
taureia
beguile
tautau
bunch
tautau
cluster
tawa
wind (rainy)
tawhakere
ditch
tawhete
adorn
tawhiri
beckon
tawhito
old
tawhito
membrum virile
Tch-Eitara
An iwi name
Tch-Eituhi
An iwi name
Tch -Etiao
An iwi name
Tch-Etikoke
An iwi name
tchakat henu
indigenous people, ordinary people
tchakat moriori
indigenous people, ordinary people
tchimitchi
baby
tchohuk
expert
te a putake o te a kino
author (of evil)
te aka a kahu (mythological)
fern root (fine variety)
Te Aomarama
Sky Father
Te hiku Watea
a name for the expanse of the ocean
te ikara
strange land
te imi o tura
backbone
Te Rangi-tu-makohakoha
A canoe name
tearauru
ten
teewe
womb
tehi
one
tei-kohuru
calm sea
teiwa
nine
teono
six
tepetoto
clot (of blood)
tere
company
terima
five
teru
two
tetua
god
ta wao-o Mahuta
a saying regarding the forest
tewaru
eight
tewha
four
te whanau-o-te-rangi
the Heaven-born, or children of Heaven Refers to Rangi and Papa children
tewhitu
seven
ti roto
amidst
ti taha
against
ti(ch)u maro
North West wind
tianga
eat ravenously
tie etiki anohi
advantage
tieki
summit
tihangeera
halo
Tihauwea
A canoe name
tihe
sneeze
tiheru
baler
tika
accurate
tika marie
level
Tikamata
eyebrows
tikane
correct
tikanga
equity
tikaro
scoop
tikitiki
height
tikitiki
high
timata
begin
timi(chi)
baby
timiti
child
timiti
nurse a child, to
timiti
infant
timiti
baby
timiti mahine
daughter
timiti tane
boy (child)
tinaku
cultivate
tinaku
grow deep and strong, or increase
tinani
skeleton
tino
body
tino
membrum virile
tipakore
causeless
tipakore
causeless
tipuna-tane
grandfather
tipuna-wahine
grandmother
tira
ladder
tiringa
ears
tiringa
hear
tiu makehu
North West wind
tiwheatu
afar
to
finger
to e hau
2nd finger
to iti
4th finger
to nui
thumb
to pere
3rd finger
to roa
1 st finger
toa
bold
toe kai
remains of food
toha
chasm
Tohinga tamirīki
ceremony performed over children somewhat akin to baptism
toho
custom
toho
custom, use
tohonga
adept, skilful
tohua
public place
toino
posteriors
toke
small (out of sight, gone)
toko mauru
belch
tokohia
how many
tokomauru
catch one’s breath
tokomoru
hiccough
Tokorau
the name of a wind (uncertain)
tona
pimple
tonga
south wind
Tongaminino
the south or south-east wind
tongamimi
bladder
Tongariri
the South-east wind
Tongawaikau
the wind southeast by south
tongi
shake, as a line by fish
tongihiki
brother, elder
tono
beseech
tonui
the thumb
tonui
to
tonui
the finger or toe
topa
fall
topere
the third finger
toro
crawl
toro
shoal, ridge
torohe-kaupeke
annoyance
toru
three
totaranga
bed
toti
limp
toto
bleed
totohungatanga
knowledge
totoko
staff
totoro
crawl
Tu
a shark god
tu
erect
Tu-i-Hawaiki
Name of a god
tu ke
aloof to be
tua imi
tribe
tua imi
strange tribe
tuaki
disembowel
tuapoi
ancient
tukana
brother, elder
tukohu
mat
tuku
admit
tuku
allow
tuku
betray
tuku
surrender
tukuiho
tradition
tukutuke
elbow
tukuwaru
carry on a pole
tuma
bachelor
tuna
eel
tunga
chrysalis
tunga
worm
tungehu
blink
Tumei-o-rangi
Name of a god
tunu
broil
tunu
roast
tunu kei
bake food
tunu, tao
cook
tupa te manau
appetite
tupa tupe
contentious
tupapaku
corpse
tuparipari
spear
tupepe
dwarf
Tupepe
a dwarf
tupere
cockle
tupetupe
to incite, to stir up to action
tupopo
splash
tupuki
sore throat
tupuna (singular)
ancestor
Tupu-ngaherehere
A canoe name
tura
back
Tura
the back
turango
back of a house
turi
knee
turi
deaf
Turore
A canoe name
turorirori
stagger
turu
drip
turu
leak
turu
permanent
turuhea
midnight
turuhea
midnight
tutaki
blocked up
tutanga
origin
tutanga
begin
tute
deny
tutekiore
flint
tutuku
crushed
tuwhatu
adult
tuwhenu
mainland
U
u
breast
uau
artery
uau
difficult
ui
ask
uiho
flesh
uira
lightning
uira
lightning
umu
oven
umuumu
jabber
upoko
head
upoko
head
uraki
head
ure
membrum virile
uri
offspring
uru
hair
urumatonga
south-west
urunga
pillow
uta
ashore
uti
pull the hair
utihau
wind
Utua
figurative for heaven, where the water originates from
W
wa nui
morning star
waenganui
centre
waenganui
middle
waha
mouth
wahi
firewood
wahike
bad
wahine
woman
wahine ‘ti
junior wives
waiau whare
house
waihakihaki
itch
waihekeheke
disease of the skin
waihekeheke
cutaneous disease
waipu
ocean
waipuke
flood
wairangi
bastard
wairarapa
month 11
wairu
ghost
Wairuarangi
Name of a god
waka
canoe
waka korari
raft
wanatu ra
farewell
ware
saliva
warero
tongue
waruwaru
garment
watea
clear, to be
watoahi
cleave, to
wawae
foot
wehi
dread
wenewene
anus
werewere
perspiration
wewe roro
longlegs
Whai
Stingray
whaikorero
harangue
whairamutu
nephew
whaiti
tight
whaitiri
thunder
whakaae
yes
whakapiri
consort
whakuru
north
whanaunga
kindred
whanautanga
birth
whanau-timiriki-mahine
man’s sister
whangai
feed
whanui
breadth
whao
chisel
wharau
ship
whariu
turn
whata
a raft
whata
raft
whati
break off
whatu
island
Whēke
Cuttle-fish
whengu
snuffle
whenua
land
whenua
country
whenua rei
A wet land
whenua a rangi
strange land
whero
crimson
Wheteina
An iwi name
whetu
star
whewhe
abscess
whewhe
boil
whiro
darkness or non-existence
whiwhi
acquire
whiwhi
entangle
whiwhi
obtain
How to cite this page
Taiuru, K. (2016, September 7). Word list of te reo Moriori. Taiuru & Associates Ltd. https://www.taiuru.co.nz/word-list-te-reo-moriori/
