Editing Rapa language (section)

== Grammar ==
Some examples of Reo Rapa grammar are shown below.
* '''Perfective TAM''' (Tense – Aspect – Mood) {{IPA|/ka/}}
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|'''ka''' rahi<sup>17</sup> para te taofe
|'''PFV''' much ripe ART coffee
|'Some coffee was really ripe.'{{sfn|Walworth|2017|page=111, 112}}|lang=ray}}
* '''Definite word''' {{IPA|/tō/|lang=ray}}
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|e hina’aro na vau '''tō''' mei’a ra
|IPFV like DEI SG '''DEF''' banana {{gcl|DEIXIS|deixis|deixis}}
|'I would like those you bananas (you mentioned).'{{sfn|Walworth|2017|page=111, 112}}|lang=ray}}
* '''Question words'''
** {{IPA|/a'a/|lang=ray}} (What)
** {{IPA|/'ea/|lang=ray}} (Where)
** {{IPA|/a'ea/|lang=ray}} (When)
** {{IPA|/nā ’ea/|lang=ray}} (How)
** {{IPA|/'ia/|lang=ray}} (How many)
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|e '''a’a''' tō-koe huru
|IPFV '''what''' ART.POSS-PL state
|'How are you' ({{lit}} 'What is your state?'){{sfn|Walworth|2017|page=111, 112}}|lang=ray}}
* '''Past negative''' {{IPA|/ki’ere/|lang=ray}}
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|'''ki’ere''' vau i haere i te fare
|'''NEG''' SG PFV go PREP ART house
|'I did not go to a house'{{sfn|Walworth|2017|page=111, 112}}|lang=ray}}
* '''Non-past negative''' (Regular negative) {{IPA|/kāre/|lang=ray}}
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|'''kāre''' tā-koe puta
|'''NEG''' ART.POSS-PL book
|'You don't have your book.' (Literal translation – 'your book doesn't exist'){{sfn|Walworth|2017|page=111, 112}}|lang=ray}}
*'''Adverbial''' {{IPA|/ake/|lang=ray}}
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|<u>me</u> rahi '''ake''' teie eika <u>i</u>
|thing big '''ADV''' DEM fish PREP
|'This fish is bigger than my fish the other day'{{sfn|Walworth|2017|page=111, 112}}|lang=ray}}

While Old Rapa contributes a majority of Reo Rapa grammar words, some are taken from the Tahitian language as well such as the negative words, {{Lang|ty|'aita}} and {{Lang|ty|'eiaha}}. While {{Lang|ray|'aita}} is used as a simple "no" in Reo Rapa, {{Lang|ray|'eiaha}} is used to add a negative to a sentence to change a positive "yes" sentence to a negative "no" sentence.
* '''Negative particle''' {{IPA|/'eiaha/|lang=ray}}
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|'''’eiaha''' <u>’a</u> haere <u>mai</u> i <u>tō</u>-ku fare
|'''NEG''' IPFV go EV PREP ART-POSS-PAT-SG house||lang=ray}}