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ko [tōku] tuatahi

1. [my] first time, the first time.

Ko tōku tuatahi ki te kite i a Ātirīkona Wīremu, arā, i a Mita Hamiora, nō tōku taenga ki te kura i Te Aute (TP 4/1907:2). / The first time I saw Archdeacon William, otherwise known as Mr Samuel, was when I started at Te Aute College.

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