ai
1. (particle) In the phrase e ai ki [ngā] kōrero (according to hearsay).
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 7-8;)
E ai ki te kōrero a te whānau, kāre i iti iho i te tokoiwa ngā wāhine, tokorua ngā tāne (TTR 1996:100). / According to family information, there were no fewer than nine girls and two boys.
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