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kauaka - Negative word, do not (variant of kaua; eg: Kauaka e tangi)

Kauaka, ad. 1. Used with an imperative, not.

Kauaka te korero e komuhua ki te tara whare (M. 287).

2. Without a verb, do not, don't. Ka mea atu a Tane-mahuta, “Kauaka” (T. 3).

Williams Dictionary

= Kauaka hei konei te whare hou.
Let not (Don’t let) Hōrī have my car.

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