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engari (tonu)

1. for sure! of course! good on you! get you! you bet - an idiom praising someone, his/her work or a cause.

Engari tonu a Hineihaea me tana kamupene! / Good on Hineihaea for setting up her company!

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Synonyms: ehara (tonu)!

2. lo and behold, heck, look at that, oh my god - an idiom sometimes used to express surprise.

Ka keua e Tāmati tana pū - engari, e rua kawau e taka iho ana ki te whenua (HKK 1999:124). / Tāmati pulled the trigger of his gun - oh my god, two shags fell to the ground.

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See also engari

Synonyms: wehi nā

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