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tokorima - five (people)

tokorima - five [people]

Te tokorima a Māui - “The five of Māui” – a reference to one’s fingers. If an apology is made for the lack of cutlery, one might say “Hei aha rā. Hai te b> a Maut does not matter. Leave it to the five of Māui.

Nō te tataunga o Taranga i ana tamariki, tokorima kē rātou.
When Taranga counted her children, there were five instead.
Belonging to the past - nō

E āhei ana au ki te kawe i ētehi tamariki tokorima i tōku waka.
I can transport five kids on my car.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Āe, tokorua ōku tungāne, tokorima ōku tēina.
Yes, I have two brothers and five younger sisters.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Kāore e tokorima ngā tāngata.
There are not five people.
Negating counting people - Kāore e toko...

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