Entries from Moorfield 2011 in Pollex-Online
Moorfield, J. C. (2011) Te Aka : Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index. Auckland, Pearson.
Language | Item | Description |
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New Zealand Maori | Hei/Hai | Preposed nominal particle indicating 1. future location, 2. (immediately before a noun) to serve as, for the purpose of |
New Zealand Maori | Toou | Second person singular O-class possession, your |
New Zealand Maori | Eenaa | Those (near or connected with the person addressed) |
New Zealand Maori | Eeraa | Determiner: those, away from speaker and listener |
New Zealand Maori | Koraa | (Location) over there, that place (at a distance), the place over there, there |
New Zealand Maori | I | (Particle) at, in, on, along, by way of - used before location words to indicate past location |
New Zealand Maori | Taa | (Particle) belonging to - combines with the dual and plural personal pronouns |
New Zealand Maori | Taau | Second person singular possessive pronoun A-class, singular object |
New Zealand Maori | Taana | (Determiner) his, her (referring to one item) - often followed by a noun but can stand without one |
New Zealand Maori | Toona | Third person singular possessive, singular object, O-class |
New Zealand Maori | Eetahi | Determiner: some, others - often followed by a noun but can stand without one |
New Zealand Maori | Eetahi atu | Determiner: some others, et cetera, etc. |
New Zealand Maori | Mai | From, since - indicating an extension in time or space. It marks the point from which the time or place is measured |
New Zealand Maori | Tua- | Prefix used with numbers 1 to 9, aha and hia to form ordinals |
Ra'ivavae | Ho/hoo | To make a fishing sweep smaller by doubling up the leaf-drag |
New Zealand Maori | Tooku | (Determiner) my (referring to one item) - a possessive often followed by a noun but can stand without one |
New Zealand Maori | Ka | Used in front of numbers when counting out items |
New Zealand Maori | Kaatahi anoo... ka... | Particle: then, only just, now for the first time, finally |
New Zealand Maori | Kaatahi tonu... ka... | Only just |