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nō nakua tonu nei

1. just a little while ago, just recently.

Nō nakua tonu nei i rongo kōrero ai mātou i te Taura Whiri mō "Te Wā o te Wahine Māori" kei te whakaritea mai e te Ohu Whakatupu, arā, e te wāhanga Māori o te Minitatanga mō ngā Wāhine (HM 4/1993). / Just a little while ago we at the Māori Language Commission heard about "Māori Women's Day" which is being organised by Te Ohu Whakatupu, the Māori division of the Ministry of Women's Affairs.

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See also i nakua tonu nei

Synonyms: inā tata nei, inā noa ake nei, ināia tata ake nei, ina noa nei, inātata nei, nō nā noa nei, nō nā tata nei, nō nāia tata ake nei

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