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preposition denoting the accusative: o te hanau eepe i-hoa i te pureva mai Poike ki tai, the hanau eepe threw the stones of Poike into the sea. Te rua muraki era i a Hotu Matu'a. the grave where they buried Hotu Matu'a.

preposition: for, because of, by action of, for reason of..., ku-rari-á te henua i te ûa the ground is soaked by the rain; i te matu'a-ana te hakaúru i te kai mo taana poki huru hare, the mother herself carries (lit.: by the mother herself the taking...) the food for her son secluded in the house.

preposition: in, on, at (space): i te kaiga nei, on this island.

preposition: in, on (time): i mu'a, before; i agataiahi, yesterday; i agapó, tonight; i te poá, in the morning.

preposition: in the power of: i a îa te ao, the command was in his power.

adverb of place: here. i au nei, I am here (also: i au i , here I am, here).