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kāore kau

1. (negative) no, nothing, nil - also used to agree with a negative sentence.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 15, 56, 75-76, 83-84, 109-110;)

Ka tae mai te rongo ki a mātou mō taua purei, Aotearoa tekau mā iwa, ō Ahitereiria, kāore kau. / The news reached us about that match, New Zealand 19, Australia, nil.

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See also kārekau, kāore, karekau

Synonyms: kāre, kāo, e, , kārekau, kāhore, āna, ehē, horekau, kāore, aha, kore, korekore, karekau, kore noa iho

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