Maori Unpacked, Appendix Two, A Note on teaching i and ki
Appendix Two
A Note on teaching i and ki
I have found that teaching i and ki in the following order seems to work:
1 following verbs of movement i means from and ki means to
Ka haere au ki te whare, I go to the house
Ka haere au i te whare, I go from the house
2 following statives i means by
Ka riro te keemu i a maatou, the game was won by us
3 i meaning with
Ka koa au i te whare
I'm pleased with the house
4 following universals both i and ki function as connectives as in
ka whakarongo au i a koe
or
Ka whakarongo au ki a koe
I listen to you
5 ki is an instrumental
Ka topa au i te raakau ki te toki, I chopped the tree with the axe
6 i and ki are locatives meaning in or at a certain location
Ka noho au i Rotorua, I live in Rotorua
Ka noho au ki Rotorua, I live in Rotorua
7 ki te means if
Ki te haere au ki Taamaki Makau Rau, If I go to Auckland
8 i te means because
I te hekenga o te ua... because of the falling of the rain.
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