1. (negative) no, not.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 15, 56, 75, 76, 83-84, 109-110;)
E ai ki te kōrero a te whānau, kāre i iti iho i te tokoiwa ngā wāhine, tokorua ngā tāne (TTR 1996:100). / According to family information, there were no fewer than nine girls and two boys.
See also kāore
Synonyms: karekau, kāore kau, kārekau, kāhore, āna, ehē, horekau, kāore, tē, e, kāo, kaua, kore, hore, hore kau
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