rōpā - slave, servant
Nā tana rōpā i whakanoi he kai māna.His slave hung some food up for him.Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Ka māharahara te rōpā rā ki te mate whakamomori o tana ariki.That slave was anxious that his master might commit suicide.Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka karanga ki tana rōpā ki te wai ki a ia.He called to his slave to get water for him.Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mea atu te rōpā rā, 'He kai.'The slave said, 'Food!'.Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Haere ake anō ko ngā tāngata o Ngāti-Kahukoa, me ā rātou rōpā anō.The people of Ngāti-Kahukoka set off, with their slaves too.Up - ake
Ko ētahi o rātou, ko ngā rōpā me ngā wāhine i kata.Some of them, the slaves and the women, laughed.
Haere ake anō ko ngā tāngata o Ngāti-Kahukoka, me ā rātou rōpā anō.The people of Ngāti-Kahukoka set off, with their slaves too.