| Part of Speech | adv |
| Variant Form(s) | taa; tai |
| Comment | This emphatic particle expresses amazment and is typically found after <mataa> 'good' |
Example 4560:
Source: Aro 05E(Eno) 056Paa momohu pahi mau ta!He went ahead of me, didn't he?
Example 6729:
Source: Aro 08R 012Eh! O vua naono vai mataa ta!Hey! What a good tree fruit!
Example 6730:
Source: Vaa Mah 06R 019Ae, a inu vai beera ta!Wow, what a big house this is!
Example 6731:
Source: Nah 02R 060Vaanomo vai avuavuhu taa!How nice does this oil smell!