| Kupu | Brief description |
| Rokohanga | find |
| kakara | sweet smell, fragrant |
| awatea | fully light |
| mahimahi | busy |
| purua | confine by means of a plug |
| weruweru | garment |
| hohoro | quick, speedy |
| Tiakina | watch for, wait for |
| Tākiri | Dawn |
| Tomo | enter |
| aka | fern root |
| Tutu | shrub |
| kahu | cloak |
| kaitaka | type of fine cloak |
| parawai | korowai |
| maioha | greeting |
| takahi | trample |
| Tiaina | adorned |
| tatū | came to rest |
| whāwhārua | footsteps |