ahai? - who?
Ahai = wai, pron. Who? Ko ahai to tane?
Williams Dictionary
E āwhina ana ahai i a ia.I am helping him.Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Tunu kai ai ahai i a pō, i a pō.I always cook food every night.Habitual action - ai
I rongo ahai i te kōkī a ngā manu.I heard the dawn chorus.
Ka moe ahai i tērā rūma moe āpōpō.I will sleep in that bedroom tomorrow.
Kei te haere atu ahai ki te hokomaha hei hoko kai.But we can also add ai at the end.
He ahai a Mere i tangi ai?Why did Mere cry?
He ahai a Mere w tangi ai?Why will Mere cry?
He ahai a Mere w tangi nei?Why is Mere crying?
He waiwaitapu ahai ki kōnei.I am new here.
I ako ahau, ā, kei te ako ahai.I learnt, and i am learning.
Ka mahi ahai ā tēnei rāI will work today - and ā indicates that is future.
Kei te pai ahai.I am well.