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papai - good (plural), very good

Papaī, n. Aciphylla squarrosa, spaniard; a plant. Name applied to young stage of growth.

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Papai. ‖ pai.

Williams Dictionary

papai. 1. v.t. Patch, as clothes. ‖ pāpaki.

2. n. Spear-grass, Aciphylla sp.

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Ka kuhu a Hine i ana kākahu papai, ka haere ai ki te tūtaki ki tana hoa i te tāone.
Hine put on her good clothes, and then went to meet her friend in town.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

He aha ngā mea papai ki a koe?
What do you like doing?
What? - He aha?

#137: It was Rangi who farted
#32: Rangi was sick but now he is well
#85: Which is the right road?
#101: We are arguing. No we're not!
#27: I am reading the book to the children in the house
#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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