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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 Ataahua tōku whaea kēkē, koia te tuahine o tōku pāpā.
Ataahua 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 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 Ataahua ki te tuhituhi.
Ataahua is great at writing.
Koia kei a ia mō te akoako!
She/he is great at learning!
Engari, kei te mahi tonu. Koia kei a ia ki te mahi!
But he is still working, what a champ!
Koia kei a koe.
You've got it.
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.
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!
Ko Ani taku taokete, he tino pai ia. Koia kei te āwhina mai i ōku mātua i ia rangi, i ia rangi.
Ani 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.
