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ko wai?
Asking who — Ko wai...?
Ko wai is used to ask who someone is. Answers keep ko and replace wai with the person’s name, emphasizing identity (e.g., Ko Rangi te rangatira). This pattern can also include clauses and different tenses, allowing questions like who is speaking, who came, or who ate something, with answers highlighting the person involved.

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Vocabulary

  • ko wai — who is?
ā • āe • ahau • āhua • ake • ake, ake, ake • āku • āna • ātaahua • atu • au • āwangawanga • e hoa mā • e tū • engari • haere mā raro • haunga • hiahia • hiainu • hiakai • hiamoe • hīkoi • hoa • hōhā • hōiho • hou • i • ia • iho • iti • ka • kaha • 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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