e ai ki a [ia] ...
1. according to [him].
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 7-8;)
E ai ki a ia kua nuku a Pareārau ki Ahitereiria. / According to her Pareārau has moved to Australia.
Synonyms: hei tāna, kīhai ki, ki, hei tā ..., e ai ki
ia kore
1. (stative) out of time, lacking rhythm (of a haka).
He aha te rerekētanga o te rangirua me te ia kore? Koirā kē hoki tō te haka, ko te ia o te haka (Wh4 2004:74). / What's the difference between 'rangirua' (out of tune) and 'ia kore' (lacking rhythm)? The latter, the 'ia' (rhythm/cadence) is for haka.
Synonyms: rangirua
2. (particle) Used before personal pronouns (except ahau) when they follow i, ki, hei and kei. NB a is pronounced long before koe and ia.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 57, 83, 102;)
3. (particle) Used before place names and location words when they stand as subject of the sentence.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 24-25;)
4. (particle) Sometimes used as a literary device before words that would normally be used as nouns or verbs.
Kāti, kua huri te ihu o tōu ake waka ki Waitematā i runga anō i te āki a rūrūtake, a wheori (HM 2/1992:1). / Well, the prow of your canoe has turned towards Waitematā because of the urging of shaking and quivering of old age.
