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Runga, raro, mua, muri
Above, underneath, outside of — runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu Locatives: left and right, above and under — raro, maui
Locatives describe position. Runga means on, runga ake above, raro under, mua in front, and muri behind. These usually take i to mark the reference object. Mauī (left) and matau (right) use o instead. Sentences can also shift order without changing meaning. Past location uses i, present uses kei.

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ā • āe • ahau • āhua • ake • ake, ake, ake • āku • āna • ātaahua • atu • au • āwangawanga • e hoa mā • e tū • engari • haere mā raro • haunga • hiahia • hiainu • hiakai • hiamoe • hīkoi • hoa • hōhā • hōiho • hou • i • ia • iho • iti • ka • kaha • katoa • kau • keke • kēkē • ki • kia • Kia kaha! • kia ora • kino • ko wai • koe • koro • kōrua • koutou • kōwhai • kua •  • mai • māua • māuiui • ngenge • noho • nui • ō • oma • ora • pai • pango • pēhea? •  • rātau • rāua • rūma moe • taku • tama • tamaiti • tamariki • tana • tātou • tāua • tere • tino •  • wāhine • waiata • whaea • whero
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