| Kupu | Brief description |
| kei | preposition, present time and place location - at, in |
| i | by, due to (in stative sentences only); preposition, past time and place location - at, in |
| runga | on, above |
| raro | under, beneath |
| roto | in, inside, into |
| muri | behind, after |
| waenganui | between, middle, amid |
| te taha mauī | the left-hand side |
| te taha matau | the right-hand side |
| mua | in front, before |
| waho | outside |
| konei | here, this place (near to or in conection to the speaker) |
| konā | there, that place or thereabouts (by the person spoken to) |
| korā | over there, yonder, that place or there abouts (away from the speaker and listener) |
| hea | where |
| reira | there, the aforementioned place or time |
| tātahi | the seaside, the beach |
| tawhiti | in the distance, afar |
| tāwāhi | overseas, abroad, the other side |
| uta | ashore, landward |
| tai | seaward |