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heoti

1. (particle) well, and so, accordingly, however, as a result, and so it turned out - often heoti anō. Variation of heoi and heoi anō.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 128; Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 235;)

Heoti, mēnā ki te whakaaro o te rangatahi i ētehi wā he wahine pākaha a Te Puea, i mōhio anō hoki rātou ki te hōhonu o tōna pūaroha ki a rātou katoa (TTR 1996:52). / However, if the young people in these times thought that Te Puea was a strict woman, they also knew the depth of her concern for them all.
Kātahi ka tahuri ki te tupe i te tūpāpaku; nā, kua ngoikore te tūpāpaku, heoti anō ka mau (NM 1928:101). / Then he set about doing the tupe ritual spell on the intended victim; and the target victim became weak and so was caught.

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See also heoi

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

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