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inanahi

1. (location) yesterday.

He nui te hau inanahi (TTT 1/9/1926:466). / There was a lot of wind yesterday.

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i nanahi

1. (location) yesterday.

nanahi

1. (location) yesterday - usually prefixed with i-, nō- or o-.

Ka tukuna ki a Te Tipa i Rānana, me ōna komekome i roto, mō te iwikoretanga o ngā Kāwana o Niu Tīreni o nāianei tonu, me o nanahi (TTR 1990:27). / They sent it to Walter Mantell in London, complaining in it of their neglect by the past and present governors of New Zealand.

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nōnanahi

1. (location) yesterday.

Ko tō reta aroha i tuhia mai nei e koe i te 26 o ngā rā o Āperira nōnanahi nei ka tae mai ki a au (TKO 12/10/1917:10). / Your letter of affection that you wrote on 26 April reached me yesterday.

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nō nanahi

1. (location) yesterday.

Ko to reta aroha i tuhia mai nei e koe i te 26 o ngā rā o Āperira nō nanahi nei ka tae mai ki a au (TKO 12/10/1917:10). / Yesterday I received the affectionate letter that you wrote on 26 April.

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tāinahi

1. (location) yesterday.

tāinahi nei te waea a Tānara Mākarini i tae mai ai, he whakaatu ki ngā Māori ki te nui o ōna raruraru, ki ngā mahi, nā reira i kore ai ia e tae mai (TW 14/6/1875:96). / Donald McLean's telegram was received yesterday informing the Māori of his difficulties and pressure of work, so he will not present.

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tāinanahi

1. (location) yesterday.

tāinanahi nei i kohia ai ngā pipi, kua waiho kia tuhatuha i te pō rā, hei te rangi nei kainga ai (PK 2008:817). / The pipi were collected yesterday, left to spit overnight and will be eaten today.

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rāinahi

1. (location) yesterday.

o nanahi

1. (location) of yesterday, from yesterday.

Ka tukuna ki a Te Tipa i Rānana, me ōna komekome i roto, mō te iwikoretanga o ngā Kāwana o Niu Tīreni o nāianei tonu, me o nanahi (TTR 1990:27). / It was sent to Walter Mantell in London, complaining of their neglect by the past and present governors of New Zealand.

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Synonyms: onanahi

onanahi

1. (location) of yesterday, from yesterday.

Ki tāu titiro hoki, he rite ngā tau kotahi mano ki te rā onanahi, kua pahure atu nei, ki te mataaratanga hoki i te pō (PT Nga Waiata 90:4). / For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

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tahirā

1. (location) the day after tomorrow - when used with ā, i.e. ātahirā.

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2. (location) the day before yesterday - when used with ina or nōna, i.e. nōnatahirā and inatahirā.

tāinaoke

1. (location) the day before yesterday.

tāinakarehā

1. (location) the day before yesterday.

Rangi: He aha te hāora e mutu ai te mahi a Hāromi? Pare: Aua. Tainakarehā, ko te whā karaka. Tainanahi, ko te ono (HKK 1999:168). / Rangi: What time does Hāromi finish work? Pare: I don't know. The day before yesterday it was four o'clock. Yesterday it was at six.

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inatahirā

1. (location) day before yesterday.

I tae mai tā mātou manuhiri inatahirā, ka noho mai ki tōku kāinga mō ngā pō e rua, ā, ka wehe atu i te rā nei. / Our visitors arrived the day before yesterday, stayed for two nights and depart today.

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karehā

1. (location) the day before yesterday, the day after tomorrow - depending on context.

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tāikarehā

1. (location) the day before yesterday.

tāikarehā i mate ai tōna tupuna. Hei āpōpō ka nehua. / Her grandfather died the day before yesterday. He will be buried tomorrow.

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nōnaoake

1. the day before yesterday.

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nōnatahirā

1. (location) day before yesterday.

Nōnatahirā i tūngāwiri ai, i tīmata ai te rere o te hūpē, e rere tonu nei (PK 2008:504) / The day before yesterday I was shivering, mucus was running and is continuing.

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itāinahi

1. (noun) yesterday.

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