Dictionaria -

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

Part of Speech

adv

- 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