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kaua (rawa) [koe] e noho ka ...

1. don't you ever, don't ever.

Kaua rawa koe e noho ka kanga mai i a au (HKK 1999:111). / Don't you ever swear at me.
Kaua rawa tō tama e noho ka whakatoi i ngā kuia. / Your son should never be cheeky to the elderly women.

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