Here's what I think I've learnt so far
Questions:
Ā hea ... [ai]? When will something happen? hea = placeholder for time.
Nā wai ...? Who did something? wai = placeholder for person/people.
Ko wai ...? Who is someone? wai = placeholder for person/people.
Kei hea ...? Where is something? Hea = placeholder for location.
I hea ... ? Where was something? Hea = placeholder for location.
Mā hea ... [ai]? How did you travel? Hea = placeholder for method of travel.
Nō hea ... ? Where is something/someone from? hea = placeholder for whenua.
I aha ... ? What happened? aha = placeholder for what happened.
E hia ... ? How many (things)? Hia = placeholder for number.
Tokohia ... ? How many (people)? Hia = placeholder for number.
He aha te utu mō te ... ? What does something cost? aha = placeholder for price.
He aha te tāima ... ai? What time does something happen? aha = placeholder for time.
Kei te haere ... ki hea? Where are you going? hea = placeholder for location.
Kei te haere ... ki te aha? What are you going to do? aha = placeholder for action.
Answers:
Answers to questions are basically the question repeated with aha (what) hea (when, where) or wai (who) replaced.
Statements:
Other than replying to questions using the same form, I can start sentences using the following:
He ... ! A descriptive statement or verbal sentence referring to a non-specific thing.
Ko ... ! Talking about a specific thing.
Kua ... ! Starting a verbal sentence where something has started but may not be finished, or has been completed.
Ka ... ! Starting a verbal sentence with a non-specific time orientation.
Ki ... ! Starting a verbal sentence referring to a past time.
Kia ... ! A stative where it is desirable to reach the state.
E ... ! I really don't know when this is supposed to be used...
The Reo Project | Day 158