LET'S LEARN MAORI
H ERE is a summary of the next set of lessons in Maori (46-50), prepared for the NZBS- Talks Department by W. T. Négata, of the Department of Maori Affairs This
weekly 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 46) Revision. (Lesson 47) The Subjunctive of the Future Indefinite is Ki te kai ahau-If I should eat; negative, Ki te kore ahau e kai-lIf I should not eat. The Future Precautionary is Kei kai ahau-Lest I should eat; negative, Kei kore ahau e kai-Lest I should not eat. The Future Consequential is Kia kai ahau-That I may eat; negative, Kai kaua ahau e kai-That I may not eat. (Lesson 48) Summary of the subjunctive. (a) Impertect, Mahemea e kai ana ahau-lIf I were eating; Mehemea kahore ahau e kai ana-If I were not eating. (b) Inceptive, Ki te mea ka kai ahau -Ift I should eat; Ki te mea ka kore ahau e kai-If I should cease to eat. (c) Perfect, Mehemea kua kai ahau-lIf I had eaten; Mehemea kahore ano ahau kia kai-If I had not eaten. (d) Future Contingent, Ki te kai ahau-lIf I. should eat; Ki te kore ahau e kai © -If I should not eat. (e) Future Precautionary, Kei kai ahau-Lest I should eat; Kei kore ahau e kai -Lest‘I should not eat. (ft) Future Consequential, Kia kai ahauThat I may eat; Kia kaua e kaiThat I may not eat. (Lesson 49) The Agent Emphatic Construction: Place Na before the doer of the action for past tense, e.g, Na Hoani i hanga te whare-John built the house. Hoani (John) is the doer of the action. The Negative is Ehara i na Hoani i hanga te whare-John did not build the house. Place Ma in front of the doer of the action for the future, e.g., Ma Hoani e hanga te whare-John will build the house; negative, Ehara i te mea ma Hoani e hanga te whare. (Lesson 50) Here are the Passive endings: -a, -ia, -hia, -Kia,--mia, -ngia, -ria, -tia, -whia, -na, -nga, -ina, -hina, -kina, -tina, -whina, -hanga. In the attive we say Na Hoani i hanga te whare-. John built the house. This is active. The Passive of this is I hanga e Hoani te whate-The house was built by John. AMENDED LESSON 14 BECAUSE of changes made in Lesson 14 before it was broadcast, listeners who are making use of the summaries printed on this page should note the followin amended summary for this lesson, whi wos in tay eas of June 18: (Lesson 14) The singular personal pros: ahau or au (1); koe (you); ia (he or she). Unlike English, Maori has a dual number 1 pronoun, for two people only: taua (you and |); maua (he and 1); korua fyou two); raua (they two).
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