Week 2

Question 1

Does the noun phrase or verbal phrase generally come first in a Maori sentence?

Answer 1

Verbal phrase.

Question 2

What is “kei te?

Answer 2

It’s the same as “E…ana” except it goes before the base rather than around it. It is a dialectal variance.

Question 3

What’s the difference between “wahine” and “waahine”

Answer 3

“wahine” is “woman”, “waahine” is plural “women”.

Question 4

What is subject fronting?

Answer 4

Putting stress onto and moving the noun phrase to the front of the sentence.

Question 5

How do you treat the articles infront of a subject when fronting them?

Answer 5

te: ADD ko
ngaa: ADD ko
he: NO CHANGE
a: ADD ko, DELETE a
e: NO CHANGE

Question 6

What is a predicate phrase?

Answer 6

Information which adds to the subject phrase.

Question 7

Where do modifiers/adjectives come in a Maori sentence?

Answer 7

After the noun, not before.

Question 8

For “E…ana”, where does the verb/adverb sit?

Answer 8

After the base, but still between “e” and “ana”.