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āio - calm

Āio (i) a. 1. Calm. Kaore, ka aio te moana, ka rewa (Pi. 135, 4).

2. At peace. He whenua aio.

whakaaio, a. Peaceful. Ka moe whakaaio ki te mate (S. ii, 78).

whakaaiohia, pass. Used of making peace, in antithesis to houhia te rongo. Ka houhia te rongo i tera pa, e whakaaiohia ana i tetahi pa (P. 54).

Williams Dictionary

Aio (ii), n. The moon on the eighth day. = Tamatea-tu-toru.

Williams Dictionary

Te āio, te aroha me te marutau!
Be upon us all!

#47: The woman is sleeping at the man's 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).
#41: That motorbike is yellow
#3: Hello friends!
#126: I don't have any wives
#57: I love my boss
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