Papa Kupu

Tē tātā nei tātou i tētaꞌi puka poto. ꞌE papa kupu (dictionary) tēia ꞌei tauturu i te ꞌāiteꞌanga ē te tātāꞌanga o te au kupu ꞌungaꞌunga. Tēia tētaꞌi ꞌākaraꞌanga.

e (Pū mua) (Preposition) Ko te ꞌākairo tēia nō te tangata ꞌangaꞌanga i roto i te tū tākito akrero verepa mou ꞌiku. Preposition marking the agent phase in a pas- sive sentence. Kua inumia pouroa te vai vene e te reira au tamarki. The fizzy drink has been drunk up by those kids.

Teata ꞌAkakite

ꞌe (Kupu-te) (Determiner) Te ꞌakairo nō te tāꞌūꞌū o tētaꞌi tū tākiato-kōrero nomena. A determiner that marks the predicate phrase in certain nominal sentences. Those that classify, describe or express the possession of something. ꞌE Pūꞌāpiꞌi a Tapu. Tapu is a teacher. ꞌE pūꞌāpiꞌi meitkai aia. She is a good teacher. ꞌE ākā puka tāna. She has heaps of books.

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