mau here; hither; to the place or person I am talking about

Part of Speech	clitic constr
MWE Structure	adv = tam
Morphology	maa=u
Gloss	hither=IMM

• • here; hither; to the place or person I am talking about
  • • grammar

  Comment

  adverb <maa> 'hither' fused with the clitic immediateness marker <u>

  • • Example 1260:
      

      Me teiee to paa dee ki mau vuan bona?

      And who gave it to you?

      Source: Aro 11E(Eno) 066

    • Example 4342:
      

      Eh, enaa paa dee mau e guu.

      Hey, I brought a pig here.

      Source: Mat 01E(Joy) 078

    • Example 4343:
      

      Eam pasi vaakaku vaha vo mau vaan.

      You shall come back again here to the village.

      Source: Nan 01R 032

Related entries

• See also:
  • maa¹ here (hither); to the place I am talking about; for onself
  • nau² there
  • kamau² for
  • takare be scratched
  • u² immediateness marker indicating that something has just happened or will happen immediately
  • vaakaku return, come back
  • vatee paapao ki bring someone greens in a backpack
  • =u immediateness marker indicating that something has just happened or will happen immediately