Monday, March 05, 2007

puff 341 Exploring the imperative in Maori

Mahia!
Let it be done! Action!
You take the verb mahi
and add one of the following
-a
-tia
-hia
-ngia
-ria
Its a usage thing. As you explore you find the right endings. Mahi goes to mahia, inu, to drink, goes to inumia and so on.

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