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#131: Don't do this lest...

kei, kaua... kei, tūpato kei
Kaua e is used for direct prohibitions (e.g. Kaua e oma – don’t run). Kei is used for warnings about possible consequences (e.g. Kei hinga – don’t fall). Kei te marks present tense, but kei alone signals warning. Often used in phrases like kia tūpato kei… or alongside kaua e to express “lest.”

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ā • āe • ahau • āhua • ake • ake, ake, ake • āku • āna • ātaahua • atu • au • āwangawanga • e hoa mā • e tū • ehara ehara • engari • haere mā raro • haunga • hiahia • hiainu • hiakai • hiamoe • hīkoi • hoa • hōhā • hōiho • hou • i • ia • iho • iti • ka • kaha • kāore • katoa • kau • keke • kēkē • ki • kia • Kia kaha! • kia ora • kino • ko wai • koe • koro • kōrua • koutou • kōwhai • kua •  • mai • māua • māuiui • ngenge • noho • nui • ō • oma • ora • pai • pango • pēhea? •  • rātau • rāua • rūma moe • taku • tama • tamaiti • tamariki • tana • tātou • tāua • tere • tino •  • wāhine • waiata • whaea • whero
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