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

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  • 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