LET'S LEARN MAORI
HERE is @ summary of the next set of lessons in Maori (41-45), . prepared for the NZBS Talks Department by W. T. Néata, of the Department of Maori Affairs. This
iweekly series is now being heard from 1YZ, 2YZ, 1YA and 2YA. There will be 60 lessons in all, and it is suggested that listeners following the series should keep this panel for reference. (Lesson 41) The Perfect form of the verb introduced by KUA, e.g., kua kai ahau, 1 have eaten; negative, Kahore ano ahau kia kai -1I have not eaten. The tense may be past, present or future unless specially indicated by some word with a special tense significance, e.g., inanahi (yesterday), apopo (tomorrow), inaianei (now). Kua kai ia inanahi-He had eaten yesterday. Transitive verbs take a transitive preposition after it, e.g., Kua patu a Hoani i te kuri-John has hit the dog-"i" in "i te kuri" is a transitive preposition. _ (Lesson 42) The Past Indefinite is introduced by i, e.g., I Kai ahau-I ate; negative, Kihai ahau i kai. The Future Indefinite is introduced by e, e.g., E kai ahau; negative, E kere ahau e kai-I shall not eat. (Lesson 43) The Imperative is E kai-Eat; negative, Kaua e kai-Do not eat. Weak form of Imperative or the Polite form, Me kai kee-you had better eat; negative, Kaua koe e kai- You had better not eat. Summary: Inceptive introduced by ka, Imperfect e-ana, Past Indefinite i, Future Indefinite e, Perfect kua. (Lesson 44) The _ subjunctive mood of the imperfect form, e.g., Mehemea e kai ana ahau-lIf I were eating; negative, Mehemea kahore ahau e kai ana-lIf I were not eating. Subjunctive here introduced by Mehemea-lIt. (Lesson. 45) The subjunctive of the Inceptive Form of the verb is introduced by Ki te mea ka. Ki te mea is the equivalent of If, e.g., Ki te mea ka kai ahau-lIf I should eat; negative, Ki te mea ka kore ahau e kai-It I should cease to eat. The subjunctive of the perfect form is Mehemea kua kai ahau-lIf I had eaten; negative, Mehemea kahore ano ahau kia kai-lIf I had not eaten.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 784, 30 July 1954, Page 25
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355LET'S LEARN MAORI New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 784, 30 July 1954, Page 25
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