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hoi

1. (particle) well, and so, accordingly, however, as a result, and so it turned out - shortened form of heoi.

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

Hoi, nō tēnei ka noho anō aua Pākehā, ka keri tonu (TJ 24/8/1899:5). / And so, as a result of this those Pākehā remained and continued digging.

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See also heoi, heoti

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

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