Locations

• noa

  up / on top
• Tēnei


  This
• Tēnā

  That (by the listener)
• Tērā


  That (away from speaker and listener)
• Ēnei


  These
• Ēnā


  Those (by the listener)
• Ērā


  Those (away from both speaker and listener)
• Inoi


  Together
• Runga


  Up
• Raro


  Down
• Roto


  From within
• Waho


  From outside
• Te wao


  The environment
• Reira


  Place previously mentioned
• Te ao


  The world
• Te motu


  The island, the country
• When is "i" used in locational sentences?


  To indicate a specific location, movement towards a place, or time
• When is "a" used in locational sentences?

  For future time, possession in certain phrases, and with some directional particles
• Example sentence using "i" for location


  Ko te pukapuka i runga i te tēpu.
• Example sentence using "a" for future time


  A te Rāmere, ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
• When is "o" used in locational sentences?

  For general locations, possession for certain relationships, and with directional particles related to behind or after
• Example sentence using "o" for possession


  Ko te whare o Hemi tērā.