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nahe

1. (particle) only, none but, nothing but, alone, without exception, there is nothing, no one else, these people or things and no others - used to show that the phrase it follows names all the entities referred to. In the phrase, it comes after manner, directional and locative particles, if any are present. Shortened form of anahe.

I pōtitia nei māua e ō māua hapū me ngā kōrero i kōrerotia e au i taua hui nei, nō roto nahe i ngā pire, nō roto nahe hoki i ngā pukapuka i kapea iho e au i ngā whaikorero o tō tātou Pāremata (HTK 23/9/1893:5). / We were elected by our subtribes and the statements made by me at that meeting were only those in the bills, and only in the reports I copied in the speeches of our parliament.

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Synonyms: anake, anahe, kau, noa, noa iho, tonu

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