1. well it was alright, better than nothing, at least that's something - an idiom used to express the opinion that something isn't as good as is being claimed.
He rawe te tuhinga a Hohepa? Mā te aha - me mihi ki tana kaha. / Is Joe's essay excellent? Well, it's alright - ten points for effort.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
