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Na/No and Ma/Mo Sentences - Actor Emphatic

Na/No and Ma/Mo Sentences - Actor Emphatic

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This week I touch on the Actor Emphatic Sentences. Na/No and Ma/Mo


These types of sentences focus on "Who" did the action. These are the examples from Te Wiremu:

Naku tena tangata i pupuri / Naku i pupuri tena tangata - I detained that man

Ma Horo e hanga he whare mou / Ma Horo he whare mou e hanga - Horo shall build a house for you.


The doer has special forms, here are what they correspond to:

For Na and Ma sentences:

-ku / -haku - au/ahau

-au / -hau - koe

-na / -hana - ia

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