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anahe

1. (particle) only, none but, nothing but, alone, without exception, there is nothing, no one else, these people and no others, these things and no others - used to show that only certain members of a group and thus ruling out others, or to indicate that only one type of thing is present. In the phrase, it comes after manner, directional and locative particles, if any are present. Tainui dialectal variation of anake.

Ko te Pākehā anahe anō kei te hanga ture, a te ture whiu iho i ana Māori, hari noa atu ki te herehere (TMP 16/12/1895:4). / The Pākehā alone are making laws and the law is punishing Māori, dispatching them to prison.

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Synonyms: anake, nahe, kau, noa, noa iho, tonu

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