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