See also: pätai

Maori

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Noun

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pātai

  1. a question
    • 2013, New Zealand Government, Information for enrolling (pamphlet)
      Me i 'āe' mai koe ki te pātai te Wāhanga A, e pātai ana mehemea he Māori koe nō Aotearoa, he uri rānei nō tētahi Māori nō Aotearoa [...]
      If you answered 'yes' to the question in Section A asking whether you are a New Zealand Maori or a descendant of New Zealand Maori [...]

Verb

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pātai

  1. to ask, to question
    • 2013, New Zealand Government, Information for enrolling (pamphlet)
      Me i 'āe' mai koe ki te pātai te Wāhanga A, e pātai ana mehemea he Māori koe nō Aotearoa, he uri rānei nō tētahi Māori nō Aotearoa [...]
      If you answered 'yes' to the question in Section A asking whether you are a New Zealand Maori or a descendant of New Zealand Maori [...]