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nō nāia tata ake nei

1. just recently.

Tēnei pea te maharatia nei, nō nāia tata ake nei ka rere atu Te Kāwana i Ākarana i runga i te manuwao, i te 'Airihi', he haere ki te tirotiro i ngā wāhi o runga (TKM.MM 31/3/1859:1). / The Governor, it will perhaps be remembered, just recently sailed from Auckland on board the warship, the 'Iris', on a trip to visit places of the south.

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

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