ma1clothe oneself, put onome ketu mato clothe oneselftapua mato dress
ma2climb up; go up, come up,mae na mavago up, I go upnaneima oilovo oi malatoday we came up here
ma3verbal negation; Notice: "ma" before the last verb commands the negation of all the sentences:na ma naealaI shall not eatnanei ulo ote kaviata ma, mi koli enaealawe'll not insult not ill-treat themma validoubt