Kupu | Brief description |
kei | preposition, present time and place location - at, in |
i | by, due to (in stative sentences only); preposition, past time and place location - at, in |
runga | on, above |
raro | under, beneath |
roto | in, inside, into |
muri | behind, after |
waenganui | between, middle, amid |
te taha mauī | the left-hand side |
te taha matau | the right-hand side |
mua | in front, before |
waho | outside |
konei | here, this place (near to or in conection to the speaker) |
konā | there, that place or thereabouts (by the person spoken to) |
korā | over there, yonder, that place or there abouts (away from the speaker and listener) |
hea | where |
reira | there, the aforementioned place or time |
tātahi | the seaside, the beach |
tawhiti | in the distance, afar |
tāwāhi | overseas, abroad, the other side |
uta | ashore, landward |
tai | seaward |