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1. Examine the following set of Maori data in phonetic transcription.

Active Passive
1. awhi awhitia ‘embrace’
2. hopu hopukia ‘catch’
3. patu patua ‘strike’
4. aru arumia ‘follow’
5. tohu tohuia ‘point out’
6. mao maoria ‘carry’
7. wero werohia ‘stab’
8. kite kitea ‘see’

(1) List the underlying forms of all verbs in the data.


awhit、hopuk、patu、arum、tohu、maor、weroh、kite
(2) State, formally or informally, the rule or rules required to derive the
Maori verbs provided in the data.
1. To make the passive voice, apply the suffix "-ia".
2. Remove any final consonant.
3. To make the passive voice of a verb ending in a vowel,
apply the suffix "-a".

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