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i nē

1. (interjection) really? is that right? is that so? really! is that a fact! no way! - an exclamation of amazement or surprise. Sometimes also used to indicate disbelief.

Piripi: Kua riro i a ia te tūranga hou o Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori. Ani: I nē!. / Phillip: She has won the new position at the Māori Language Commission. Ann: Really!

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