1. (interjection) it is this, this is - variation of koinei and koia nei.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 8;)
He mea tapa taua whare rā ko Te Wharehou. Koineki rā te ingoa karanga a te iwi kāinga mō taua whare (TTR 1996:113). / The house was named Te Wharehou. This was the common name of the local community for that house.
See also koia nei
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