nge
1. (particle) A particle used to add emphasis or to make pleasing to the ear.
Ka ui atu a Manaia, “E whia koa nge ngā tao o tā koutou rākau?” (JPS 1894:189). / Manaia asked, “How many spears do you really have?”
Ka ngaro noa koa nge a Te Rangihīroa (M 2004:60). / Te Rangihīroa is lost indeed (M 2004:61).
