Example 71-34

Mahope iaia pimai, pehea ka manawa, hola ahia?
Mahope
later
iaia
3sg
pimai,
come
pehea
what
ka
def
manawa,
time
hola
hour
ahia?
which
When does he usually come home, at what hour?
Comment:
The answer to this question was, 'Sometimes he comes in the afternoon, sometimes he comes in the evening'. Here hola ahia and pehea ka manawa appear to be interchangeable.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
own data 1906