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heoi

1. (interjection) there are no more, there are no other, well, these are all - often followed by anō. Denotes completeness or sufficiency of a statement or listing.

Heoi anō ngā tohunga nāna i hanga ngā waka (NM 1928:59). / These are all the experts who built the canoes.

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2. (interjection) accordingly, as a result, and so, so then, and so it turned out, whereupon - implying that what follows is the result of what has just been stated.

Heoi anō ka pōuri te ngākau o Tangaroamihi mō tana mōkai kua mate nei (NM 1928:136). / And so Tangaroamihi was sad about his pet that had died.

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Synonyms: i konā, nā konā, nā konei, nā reira, nō konā, nō reira, heoti, hoi, hoi anō, oti anō, wheoi


3. (interjection) but, however - often heoi anō. Denotes completeness or sufficiency of a statement or listing.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 128;)

Heoi anō, nā te hiahia tonu o Timi Kara ki te puri i ngā whakahaere, ka tohua e ia he tiamana ki ngā poari e popore ana ki te rīhi (TTR 1994:13). / However, because of James Carroll's desire to hold onto control, he appointed chairmen to the boards who favoured leasing.
Kāore he kīngi ō tēnei iwi, heoi anō ko te perehitana (TP 1/10/1901:2). / This nation does not have a king, but a president.

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