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Place Name Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ahi | Fire |
| Ao | Cloud (not starting with k) |
| Ara | Path/Road |
| Atua | God |
| Au | Current |
| Awa | River / Channel / Gully / Valley |
| Haka | Dance |
| Hau | Wind |
| Hua | Fruit / Egg |
| Ika | Fish |
| Iti | Small (Not starting with R) |
| Kai | Food / Eat |
| Kino | Bad / To dislike |
| Mā | White / Clear. Sometimes a shortening of Manga (Not starting with T) |
| Manga | Branch / Tributary / Stream |
| Mānia | Plain / Plateau |
| Manu | Bird |
| Mata | Headland / Point / Surface / Eye / Raw |
| Matā | Flint / Quartz / Obsidian |
| Maunga | Mountain |
| Moana | Sea / Lake |
| Mātā | Heap / Plant |
| Motu | Island |
| Muri | End / Breeze |
| Mutu | End / Finished |
| Nui | Big / Plenty of |
| O | Of |
| Ō | The place of |
| One | Mud / Sand / Beach |
| Pā | Fortified village / Clump / Flock |
| Pae | Ridge / Resting Place (Not a Cemetery) |
| Papa | Broad / Flat / Ground Covered with Vegetation |
| Pō | Night |
| Poto | Short |
| Puke | Hill |
| Puna | Spring of Water |
| Rangi | Sky |
| Rau | Hundred / Many / Leaf |
| Riki | Small / Few (Not starting with I) |
| Roa | Long / High |
| Roto | Lake / Inside |
| Rua | Cave / Hollow / Two |
| Tahi | One / Single |
| Tai | Sea / Coast / Tide |
| Tapu | Forbidden / Sacred |
| Tea | White / Clear (Not starting with M) |
| Wai | Water |
| Waka | Canoe |
| Whanga | Bay / Harbour / Inlet / Stretch of Water |
| Whare | House |
| Whata | To Elevate / A Raised Platform for Storing Food |
| Whenua | Land / Country |