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ata

1. (interjection) eh! really! heck!- an exclamation of surprise sometimes implying that the speaker does not support the observation, idea or suggestion that he/she has just heard.

Kua mutu taku haere ki te pāpara kāuta. Ata! Tō pai kē! / I've stopped going to the pub. Really! You're good.

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Synonyms: kē, koia, koia, tinana, koa, katoa, rawa, i neki, inā, tonu, rā anō, rā pea, rānō, mārie, mārika, mārire, ia rā, tino

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