1. after all, because, the reason for this, especially because.
Kore rawa au i hiahia kia mate tētahi o ngā taitama nei, te mea ai hoki he mea hanga rātau nā Te Atua, pēnei anō i a au (HP 1991:145). / I would never want one of these youths to die, because they were created by God, just like me.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
