maa¹ here (hither); to the place I am talking about; for onself

• • here (hither); to the place I am talking about; for onself
  • • spatial relations

  • • Example 1349:
      

      Ean toro vagana maa!

      You must go fishing for us!

      Source:

      Iar 02RG 135

    • Example 1744:
      

      Eh! Eam toro gunaha maa!

      Hey! You must come ashore!

      Source:

      Aro 06E(Eno) 077

    • Example 2259:
      

      "Eam toro hua maa, hua gunaha maa."

      You must paddle here, paddle ashore.

      Source:

      Aro 06R 074

    • Example 3963:
      

      Eam a abana dee maa a iana,...

      You, the men, bring the fish, ... (lit. carry here)

      Source:

      Iar 02RG 148

    • Example 3964:
      

      Meori paa hua maa, hua bata maari namana, e suvin he tavus namana.

      And they paddled, (they) were paddling to the deep ocean, when the suvin demon appeared in the deep ocean.

      Source:

      San 01R 020-022

Related entries

• See also:
  • maana here; hither; to the place I am talking about; for me or us;
  • maari² here; hither
  • mae¹ it here
  • mae² here the ...
  • nao² thither; there; moving away
  • am you (pl.)
  • beera maa grow bigger
  • kamaanam for us; to us (but not you);
  • kao tavusu maa come out
  • kimae to him or her
  • kimai for him or her; to him or her
  • kimau for somebody
  • maan you (sg.) ... here
  • maara¹ we (including you) ... for us
  • maara² here; hither; for ourselves
  • maen² here
  • maeve it here
  • mai¹ here; here now
  • mai² he; she; him, her, or it here
  • maori they ... here; they ... for them(selves)
  • mau here; hither; to the place or person I am talking about
  • nomaa come
  • sa mata pieces of something
  • ta³ any
  • vaakaku return, come back
  • vatee paapao carry greens in a backpack somewhere
  • vomaen¹ here to ... (a specific place)
  • vomaen² a quotative form preceding direct speech; that (introducing indirect speech)
  • voosu rova maa be on one's way back home