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Naa te ua maatou i hoki ai ki te kaainga home
We returned home because of the rain

I moe ia i runga i te papa raakau naa wai ka mamae tona tuaraa
He slept on the bare boards and so he got a sore back

I noho ia i runga i te maunga i te poo, naa reira i hemo ai i te makariri
He spent the night on the mountain, and so he died of cold/exposure

pai·nga moo te motu naa reira ia ka whakaari·a hei mema paaremata
Because he was such a good man, and had done so much for the people, they nominated

Naa raatou i tahu te mea nei ki te maati, me kore e/*i toro
They put a match to the substance to see whether it would burn

Naa te makariri raaua i hoki mai ai
They came back because of the cold

Naa Rewi i whaangai ngaa manu
Rewi fed the birds

Naa te aha i pau ai ngaa kai?
What ate up the food?

Naa te aha i whaka·pau ngaa kai?
What ate up the food?

Ko te aha naa Hata i here?
What did Hata tie up?

He aha naa Hata i here?
What was it Hata tied up?

He aha te mea nui i kite naa koe?
What is the big thing that you saw?

Naa wai te kurii?
Whose dog is it?

Naa Hata raaua ko wai i horoi ngaa riihi?
Hata and who washed the dishes?

Naa ngaa kau, naa ngaa aha i kai ngaa kuumara?
the(pl) kumara The cows and what ate the kumaras?

Naa wai i aha?
Who did what?

Naa wai i patu a wai?
Who hit whom?

Ko wai taa Hata e patu naa ki te aha?
Whom is Hata hitting with what?

ki naa o whaka kei moo me hei noo e
However, some of these have functions other than being clearly prepositional. In

Naa tana paapaa a Hone i pupuhi
Reflexive is Mod IO:

Kaaore au i te maumahara naa wai teenaa i koorero mai ki a au
I don’t remember who told me that

I hoko mai ia i te whare naa Hata i hanga
He bought the house that Hata built

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