1. (particle) there, over there (not near or connected with the speaker or listener) - variation of rā.
Ka mau te kuia raka ki tōna ringa ka haere rāua, ā ka tae ki te whare o Te Whatu-i-āpiti (TWM 25/6/1864:3). / That elderly woman took hold of her hand and they went off and arrived at Te Whatu-i-āpiti's house.
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