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tai

1. (noun) friend - a term of address for males or females.

Ka karanga atu ia ki tōna taokete, "E tai, e kore rānei koe e pai kia haere hei hoa mōku?" (NM 1928:101). / He called to his brother-in-law, "Friend, don't you want to go as a companion for me?"

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