pono - true, faithful
Me pono koe.You should be honest.Simple sentences: you should - me
Nō hea i uia te pono o ngā kōrero i tana CV.The truth of what he put in his CV was never questioned.A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea
Nō hea i uia te pono o ngā kōrero i tana whārangi pukumata.The truth of what she put on her facebook page was never questioned.A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea
He tangata pono koe.You are an honest person.
He pono taku kī!I'm telling the truth.
Ehara! He tangata pono kē ia.On the contrary! He's actually an honest fulla.