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ānō nei

1. as if, as though, like.

Kei te whakamanamana a Rewi, ānō nei ko ia te rangatira (PK 2008:21). / Dave is strutting as if he is the chief.

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Synonyms: matareka, riterite, manako, me, ōrite, pai, ānō, pīrangi, rata, rite, tairite, enanga, kei

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