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‘ē4

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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‘ē4, interj. Yes.

Kā ‘oki mai koe? ‘ē,
are you coming back? yes;

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‘eā

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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‘eā, interj. Yes? What is it? What do you want? (reply to a call, polite, cf. ‘ea‘a? which is discourteous).

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ē5

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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ē5, interj. Exclamation of alarm, surprise, joy.

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ē-kokō, ē-ko-ko-ko-kō

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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ē-kokō, ē-ko-ko-ko-kō, interj. A shout of triumph or glee.

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‘ēi

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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‘ēi, interj. Said when passing something to another person.

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‘eitoa

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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‘eitoa, interj. It serves you right! (Variant of ‘aitoa, q.v.)

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‘ētiō

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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‘ētiō, interj. Nonsense! don’t you believe it!

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e3, ē

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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e3, ē, interj. Vocative, before the noun.

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e4, ē

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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e4, ē, interj. Exclamatory, after the noun.

1. Often used with e3 as a more polite or formal way of calling or addressing someone.

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‘ē‘ī

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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‘ē‘ī, interj. No! (Mangaian dialect = Rar. kāre!.)

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māi2, mae

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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māi2, mae, moi, interj. A call to summon pigs. (cf. mai1.)

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mōi

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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mōi, interj. A call to pigs.
(See māi.)

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‘aitoa, ‘eitoa

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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‘aitoa, ‘eitoa, interj. Serve (sbdy) right!

‘Aitoa!
Serve you (him, me) right!;

‘Aitoa kia motu tōna rima, kāre ‘aia i ‘akarongo mai.
Serves him right he cut his hand, he wouldn’t listen.
[Tah. ‘aitoa.]

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‘āe1, ‘ē4

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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‘āe1, ‘ē4, interj., v.i. Yes, say yes.

‘Āe, kua tika rava iāku.
Yes, I quite agree;

Mē kamo atu au i taku mata, ‘e ‘āe koe.
When I wink my eye, you say yes;

Kua riri au kiāia i tōna ‘āe‘anga.
I was annoyed at him for saying yes.
[Ep. *ae.]

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‘āe2

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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‘āe2, interj. Hi! (a call, or preface to a remark to gain attention).

‘Āe, kua rongo koe i te nūti?
I say, have you heard the news?

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‘ā5

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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‘ā5, interj. Often expresses satisfaction, including sudden comprehension and gloating.

‘Ā! nā‘au i ‘apai mai!
Ah! you’ve brought it!;

‘Ā! kua mou kōrua iāku!
Aha! I’ve caught the pair of you!;

‘Ā! kua kino koe!,
Aha! now you‘re for it!

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‘āita2

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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‘āita2, interj. No (N.G.Pt. dial.).
[Tah. ‘aita.]

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‘auāna

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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‘auāna, ‘ā‘uāna, interj. Wait a minute! (= ‘āriāna).
(see ‘aua + ana2.)

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‘āmene2

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Tom
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‘āmene2, interj. Amen.

Nō‘ou te pātireia, te mana ē te kakā, ē tuātau ‘ua atu. ‘Āmene.
Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
[Eng. amen.]

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pītiō

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Tom
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pītiō, interj. Fish-O!

Pītiō! Pītiō!, kua kāpiki ‘aere ‘aia ma te au tui ika i runga i tāna amo,
Fish-O! Fish-O!, he cried, as he went around with the strings of fish on his shoulder-pole.
[Eng. fish-o!]

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