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kōtahitahi

1. (stative) be few.

E mātau ana a ia ki ētahi kupu kōtahitahi o te reo Pākehā (TWMNT 9/1/1877:15). / He knows a few words of English.

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2. (stative) be one, single.

Kia kōtahitahi he hoariri mōu - ko te rēwera (TH 1/2/1862:4). / You should have just one enemy - the devil.

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Synonyms: mea, kotahi, tētehi, tētahi, tahi

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