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kai- + mahi
kaimahi
- worker, employee
Kīhai i roa ka tatū ia ki raro, ka tū ki waenganui o ana kaimahi kua ngau nei ō rātou ngākau i te mataku kei pau katoa rātou te kai e te ahi.- Before long he reached the bottom and stood amongst his employees who were overcome by fear that they might all be consumed by the fire.