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taitaiā

1. (modifier) unlucky, hapless, unfortunate, luckless.

Mahue iho ana i a ia te hunga tamariki noa ake i a ia; me kī tonu ko āna kaimahi taitaiā tonu ka mahue noa i a ia ki muri autō mai ai (TTR 1996:108). / He left behind people much younger than him, and it should be said his hapless staff were also left trailing in his wake.

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Synonyms: kōtua, wairuatoa

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