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kīhai - Negative word

Kihai, kihei, ad. Not; only in past time with i. Kihai ano i taro kua mate (T. 160).

Williams Dictionary

Kīhai i tāria a ngāi whiore .
The ones lagging behind weren't waited for.
Be waited for - tāria

Kīhai i pīrangi tōna whaea ki a ia.
His mother did not want him.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Kīhai a ia i āta mōhio ki te ara ki te puna wai.
He didn't really know the path to the spring.

Kīhai ia i hīkoi ki te kura.
She didn't walk to school.

#134: I am unable to drive the car
#124: Talking about more than one person
#58: My wife meets my girlfriend
#65: Brian is a father, Brian is my father
#18: The sheep are standing
#152: Kātahi anō au kua tae mai. I have just arrived (or I have arrived at last, or I have arrived for the first time).
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