2. (modifier) misplaced, mislaid.
I takaroa ahau nā te mea e kimi ana au i aku kī kōkēi. / I was late because I was looking for my mislaid keys.
3. (noun) distance.
Me piki tāua i te puke rā kia kite ai tāua pēhea te kōkēi o te onepū (PK 2008:288). / We should climb up that hill so that we can see how far away the beach is.
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