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papai

1. (modifier) good (plural form of pai).

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 44;)

Ka kite au i ngā hipi me ngā koati e whāngaia ana rātou ki ngā tarutaru papai (KO 15/3/1883:7). / I saw the sheep and the goats being fed with good grass.

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2. (noun) excellence, good state, suitability, good looks, goodness, high quality.

I tino whakamihi a Te Taute ki a Ngāti Porou mō tō rātou kaha ki te whakapai i ō rātou whenua, ki te whakatupu hipi, mō te papai o ā rātou teihana hipi, o ā rātou wūruheti (TP 12/1907:11). / Mr Stout gave great praise to Ngāti Porou for their energy in improving their land, raising sheep and for the good state of their sheep stations and woolsheds.

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