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Maori Unpacked continued
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Ai

I koorero au ki te tangata i tuu ai i tooku taha.
I spoke to the man who stood at my side.

Is it actually a relative?
I gues so. Let's see how he/she/it behaves.

Kua haere ia ki waho titiro ai.
He's gone outside to have a look.

Make up a Mobile showing how i/e...ai/nei/na/ra clauses work.

In your Mind Map relate verbal phrases and noun phrases using this form of relative clause.


Work out a small story starting with a phrase like ka haere au.

Ka haere au ki te toa hoko kai ai.
I go to the shop to buy food.

Ka hoki au ki te kainga tunu kai ai.
I come back home to cook food.

ka noho au i te teepu kai ai.
I sit down to eat.

Ka wehe au i te teepu matakitaki pou whakaata ai.
I leave the table to watch television.

Ka haere au ki tooku ruma moe moe ai.
I go to my bedroom to sleep.


He kupu hou- some new words

nooku- by me, mine

naana-, by him

pango- black

noona- his

kokona- corner

piki- climb

arawhata- ladder

heke- descending

rakuraku- scratching

mahunga- head

titiro- look

moana- lake, sea

taha- side

toa- shop

hoko- buy

matakitaki- see

pou whakaata- television

moe- sleep