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koia - it is, so
Koia, ad. 1. Expressing assent. It is so.
2. Interrogatively expressing surprise. Indeed ? Is it so ? “E hoa, ko Takakopiri.” “Koia ?” “Ae, kua kite au: i tae ake ano ki Hauraki ra” (T. 147).
3. In interrogative sentences, giving emphasis to a question. Ko taku hoa koia tau e patai mai na? (T. 147).
4. For ko ia, it is that. Koia tonu ta maua haku ki nga tangata (Our ground of complaint against the men is just that). Koia ahau te haere ai (That is the reason why I did not go).
whakakoia, v.t. Affirm, assent. Ka huri te taringa, ko te mate apiti e whakakoia tonu.
whakakoikoia, v.t. Affirm. Homai te korero e aha mai nei kia whakakoikoiatia, he tikanga, he pononga (M. 256).
Williams Dictionary
Ko Moana tōku whaea kēkē, koia te tuahine o tōku pāpā.
Moana is my aunty, she is my father's sister.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Koia kei a koe mō te āwhina i tō whaea! I aha kōrua i te māra?
You're awesome for helping your mum. What did you do in the garden?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Koia te waiata i waiata ai ia.
That is the song which he sang.
Koia tāku kupu tēnei ki a koutou.
This then (indeed) is what I have to say to you.
Koia pea tērā te kaha me te tiketike o ngā rākau whakamarumaru o te ngahere i ēnei rā.
That it perhaps why the tall trees have such strength, and such height in the forests of today.
Koia te take i tū ai/rā te hui.
That’s the reason why the meeting was held.
Koia te tipuna o Ngāti Porou!
That’s the ancestor of Ngāti Porou!
Koia te take e tū ai te hui.
That’s the reason why the meeting will be held.
Koia i mā ai te hau e whakahāngia nei e te tangata i ēnei rā.
Koia hoki i tika ai te noho o te mahana, o te makariri i ōna wā anō o te tau e tika ana.
Koia te take e tū nei/nā/rā te hui.
That’s the reason why the meeting is being held.
Koia nei te poaka, i pūhia ai e taku matua.
This is the pig which was shot by my father.
Koia kei a koe.
Good on you. / You’re the one alright. / No flies on you alright. / Get you.
MAO: Koia nei te poaka, i puuhia ai e taku matua.
This is the pig which was shot by my father...
Koia nei te wairua o te kōrero kia tino whakapau kaha koe i ngā wā katoa.
This is the essence of this proverb to expend all of your ability all the time.
Koia kei a koe mō te kōrero Māori!
You're great at speaking Māori!
Koia kei a Nikau ki te tuhituhi.
Nikau is great at writing.
Koia kei a ia mō te akoako!
She/he is great at learning!
Use koia (e) te take
that's the reason,
Engari, kei te mahi tonu. Koia kei a ia ki te mahi!
But he is still working, what a champ!
Koia tēnei pepeha mō te mea kite, e ka kitea te taonga makere.
Hence this saying concerning something found, when something which has been cast away is discovered.
37.21 Heoti (anō), heoi (anō) 98 37.22 Koia (anō) 99
37.23 Greetings and farewells 99
Koia nei te wāhi haere ai ngā hokowhitu ki.te whakatapu i ngā toa.
That was the place where armies went to acquire special powers so that they would not be killed in battle.
Koia ahau tē haere ai.
That is the reason why I did not go.
Koia ka puta te ingoa mō tērā taha moana ko Mangonui.
Hence the name Mangonui was given to that harbour.
Koia anō hoki a Te Houtaewa te tipua i raru ai.
That’s how the giant Te Houtaewa was defeated.
Koia noa iho
That's all.
Koia te tipuna o Ngāti Porou.
That's the ancestor of Ngāti Porou.
Koia rā e koro!
That it, grandad!
Āe, koia te rangatira o te kamupene, he tokomaha ana kaimahi.
Yup, he is the boss of the company. He has a lot of workers.
Koia kei a ia, he momo tērā nō tō koutou whānau.
He's onto it. That's an attribute from your family.
Koia nā te mate o te kuware, kāore e mōhio he aha te aha.
That’s the trouble with being ignorant; you don’t know what is what.
Koia ahau i kōrero pēnā ai.
That’s why I spoke like that.
Rawe e hoa, koia kei a koe!
Great, love. You are onto it.
Koia kei a koe!
You're onto it! You got what it takes!
Ā, koia!
Ah, indeed!
Koia tenei pepeha mo te mea kite, e ka kitea te taonga makere.
Hence this saying about things which are found, when something which has been cast away is discovered.
Koia nei te poaka i pūhia ai e taku matua.
This is the pig which was shot by my father.
Ko Aria taku taokete, he tino pai ia. Koia kei te āwhina mai i ōku mātua i ia rangi, i ia rangi.
Aria is my sister in law, she is great. She helps my parents everyday.
Koia rā e Rongo, whakairia ake ki runga.
Rongo, suspended high above.
