Maori

Noun

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

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 [...]