[mākari] ake nei
1. couldn’t be [smaller], extremely [small], extraordinarily [small] - this idiom is used to intensify or emphasis an adjective or state.
He anganga nui tōna, he popoto ngā wae, he pūnui ia; ko ngā karu, mākari ake nei; ko ngā wheua, nui atu te mārōrō (TKM.MM 16/12/1862:26). / It has a giant skull and short legs that are close together; its eyes are extremely small; its bones are very strong.
