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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.

#183: All the particles in the postposed periphery so far
#92: Chop the vegetables
#47: The woman is sleeping at the man's house
#94: Cause the book to be open!
#72: Where were the children?
#14: I'm not crying. You're crying.
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