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tātau

1. (personal noun) we, you (two or more) and I/me - eastern dialect variation of tātou. Like all pronouns and personals, takes a when following ki, i, kei and hei but does not take a when used as the subject of the sentence. Never occurs after he, te and ngā.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 13, 31-32, 52-56, 64-65;)

Kaua tātau hei tahuri ki te wāwāhi i a tātau ake (TPH 27/10/1905:4). / Let's not set about setting divisions amongst us.

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