wai

1. (personal noun) who? whom?.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 2-3, 30-31, 82-83;)

Nā wai tēnei pene? / Whose pen is this?

2. (personal noun) what? (for people's names).

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 2-3;)

Ko wai tōna ingoa? / What's her name?

3. (personal noun) who? - when asking for a person's second name.

Ko Hone wai? Ko Hone Kī. / John who? John Key.

4. (personal noun) and others - used when the speaker cannot, or does not want to, give all names.

Ko Tiāre, ko Hōri, ko wai ake i roto i te tīma tuatahi. / There was Charlie, George and others in the first team.

Te Kākano 3rd Edition