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wawe - early, soon, quickly

Wawe. 1. ad. Soon, quickly. Kei hoki wawe o koutou waewae (Sh.T. 182).

2. Too soon.

3. First. E tatari tonu mai ai a Kiki, ko Tamure te kai wawe i taua hangi tapu, kia hohoro ai a Tamure te mate (T. 173).

4. v.i. Be quick, be too soon, etc. E hine ma, me tarona kia wawe hoki au te huri ake (W.M. xi, 231). Kei wawe ia te puta ki waho (T. 150). Ko tera hoki te mea kua wawe ki te awa.

wawewawe, a. Quick. Kai wawewawe atu, e te ra, te haere, kia ahua te po (M. cvii).

Williams Dictionary

Me i tae wawe mai koutou, kua whaiwāhi mai koutou ki te kōrero.
If you had arrived in time, you could have participated in the discussion.
If... (using me) - me

Ki te wehe moāta tātau, ka tae wawe tātau ki Te Tai Hau&amacr;uru.
If we leave early, we will arrive in the Westland region on time.
If using ki - ki

Me haere wawe tātou kia pai ai tō tātou tirohanga atu.
Let's go early so that we can get a good view.
In order to - kia... ai

Ki te kore koe e pai, ka moe wawe koe.
If you're not good, you'll go to bed early.

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