mai² he; she; him, her, or it here

Part of Speech	clitic constr
MWE Structure	adv = pron
Morphology	maa=i
Gloss	hither=3SG.PRON

• • he; she; him, her, or it here
  • • grammar

  comment

  The adverb <maa> 'hither' is fused with the clitic 3rd person singular pronoun =i, which may function as a non-topical subject or object.

  • • Example 4056:
      

      Vaatakin mai bono suraa.

      Get it out of the fire.

      Source:

      SiiSen 01W 641

    • Example 4057:
      

      Ei hua vahuusu vai mai.

      Here he is paddling close by.

      Source:

      Aro 08R 028

    • Example 4058:
      

      ... ean paa mee mai ore ma tara tea revasin nae

      (If (she) does not believe (it)), you bring her here so that she can look at his blood.

      Source:

      Aro 07E(Eno) 130

    • Example 4059:
      

      No mee voosu mai, are tara teve.

      Bring him home here so that we may have a look at him.

      Source:

      Skae 01W 103

Related entries

• See also:
  • =i¹ he; she; it; him, her, it
  • maa¹ here (hither); to the place I am talking about; for onself