| Kupu | Brief description |
| horoi(a) | wash |
| oho, whakaoho(a) | to wake, wake up, awake, awaken |
| whiti(a) | shine |
| hīrere | shower |
| parakuihi | breakfast |
| kuhu(na) | to put on |
| ngeru | cat |
| kimi(hia) | to search, seek, look for |
| kite(a) | to see, find |
| titiro (tirohia) | look |
| whakapai(ngia/tia) | tidy, repair, bless |
| whakatika(ina) | correct, fix up |
| maumahara(tia) | remember |
| kati(a) | to close / to be shut |