--- title: In Ngai-Tahu times, after Te Rangi-Whakaputa had conquered this _pa_… — Maori folk-tales of the Port Hills, Canterbury,… · tree and pragmatics description: In Ngai-Tahu times, after Te Rangi-Whakaputa had conquered this _pa_ in the course of his subjugation of the Whaka-Raupo aborigines, the vicinity was found by the Ngai-Tahu to be a very suitable spot for such vegetable foods as the _korau_ and the _pora_, or _pohata_, now extinct; the roots, which w --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73766/15/11/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Maori folk-tales of the Port Hills, Ca…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73766/) / [Mount Pleasant and Its “tapu.”](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73766/15/) / 11 # Maori folk-tales of the Port Hills, Canterbury, New Zealand, Mount Pleasant and Its “tapu.”, sentence 11 In Ngai-Tahu times, after Te Rangi-Whakaputa had conquered this \_pa\_ in the course of his subjugation of the Whaka-Raupo aborigines, the vicinity was found by the Ngai-Tahu to be a very suitable spot for such vegetable foods as the \_korau\_ and the \_pora\_, or \_pohata\_, now extinct; the roots, which were sweet, were dried in the sun and stored in \_ruas\_, or underground pits and earthed-in storehouses, as potatoes and \_kumara\_ are now. **Who acts:** Ngai Tahu, roots, Rangi · **What happens:** conquer, find, be, dry, store, earth · **To what, where:** Tahu times, Ngai, vicinity, suitable spot, roots, sun This is a sentence of «Maori folk-tales of the Port Hills, Canterbury, New Zealand» by James Cowan, Mount Pleasant and Its “tapu.”. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Ngai Tahu, roots, Rangi), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg73766:15:11 # text = In Ngai-Tahu times, after Te Rangi-Whakaputa had conquered this _pa_ in the course of his subjugation of the Whaka-Raupo aborigines, the vicinity was found by the Ngai-Tahu to be a very suitable spot for such vegetable foods as the _korau_ and the _pora_, or _pohata_, now extinct; the roots, which were sweet, were dried in the sun and stored in _ruas_, or underground pits and earthed-in storehouses, as potatoes and _kumara_ are now. 1 In in ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 Ngai Ngai PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 Tahu Tahu PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 7 after after SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 8 Te te PUNCT HYPH _ 7 punct _ _ 9 Rangi Rangi PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 10 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 Whakaputa Whakaputa PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 flat _ _ 12 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 conquered conquer VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 14 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 16 det _ _ 15 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 pa pa NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 13 punct _ _ 18 in in ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 course course NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 21 of of ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 23 nmod:poss _ _ 23 subjugation subjugation NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nmod _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 26 Whaka Whaka PROPN NNP Number=Sing 28 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 27 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 26 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 28 Raupo Raupo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 compound _ _ 29 aborigines aborigine NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 vicinity vicinity NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 nsubj:pass _ _ 33 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 aux:pass _ _ 34 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 29 acl:relcl _ _ 35 by by ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 37 Ngai Ngai PROPN NNP Number=Sing 39 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 38 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 37 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 39 Tahu Tahu PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 obl _ _ 40 to to PART TO _ 45 mark _ _ 41 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 45 cop _ _ 42 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 43 very very ADV RB _ 44 advmod _ _ 44 suitable suitable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 45 amod _ _ 45 spot spot NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 advcl _ _ 46 for for ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 47 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 49 amod _ _ 48 vegetable vegetable NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 compound _ _ 49 foods food NOUN NNS Number=Plur 45 nmod _ _ 50 as as ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 51 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 52 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 53 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 53 korau korau NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 54 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 13 punct _ _ 55 and and CCONJ CC _ 58 cc _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 58 det _ _ 57 _ _ PUNCT `` _ 58 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 58 pora pora NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 59 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 60 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 61 or or CCONJ CC _ 63 cc _ _ 62 _ _ PUNCT `` _ 63 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 63 pohata pohata NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 64 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 65 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 66 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 67 advmod _ _ 67 extinct extinct ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 68 ; ; PUNCT : _ 70 punct _ _ 69 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 70 det _ _ 70 roots root NOUN NNS Number=Plur 104 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 71 , , PUNCT , _ 74 punct _ _ 72 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 74 nsubj _ _ 73 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 74 cop _ _ 74 sweet sweet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 70 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 75 , , PUNCT , _ 77 punct _ _ 76 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 77 aux:pass _ _ 77 dried dry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 70 acl _ _ 78 in in ADP IN _ 80 case _ _ 79 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 80 det _ _ 80 sun sun NOUN NN Number=Sing 77 obl _ _ 81 and and CCONJ CC _ 82 cc _ _ 82 stored store VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 77 conj _ _ 83 in in ADP IN _ 85 case _ _ 84 _ _ NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 85 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 85 ruas rua NOUN NNS Number=Plur 82 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 86 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 82 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 87 , , PUNCT , _ 90 punct _ _ 88 or or CCONJ CC _ 90 cc _ _ 89 underground underground ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 90 amod _ _ 90 pits pit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 70 conj _ _ 91 and and CCONJ CC _ 95 cc _ _ 92 earthed earth VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 95 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 93 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 92 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 94 in in ADP IN _ 95 case _ _ 95 storehouses storehouse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 90 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 96 , , PUNCT , _ 98 punct _ _ 97 as as ADP IN _ 98 case _ _ 98 potatoes potato NOUN NNS Number=Plur 70 conj _ _ 99 and and CCONJ CC _ 101 cc _ _ 100 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 101 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 101 kumara kumara NOUN NN Number=Sing 70 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 102 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 70 punct _ _ 103 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 104 cop _ _ 104 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 13 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 105 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **conquer** | past · perfect · passive | | Tahu times | | Ngai | | in the course of Rangi's subjugation of the Raupo aborigines; pohata *obl*; Rangi *nsubj:pass*; this pa *obj*; the pora *conj* | tree rules | | 2 | **find** | past · passive | the Ngai Tahu | the vicinity | | | | as the korau | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent subject=Theme as korau=Attribute | | 3 | **is a** | to-infinitive | the Ngai Tahu *not said here* | a suitable spot | | | | for such vegetable foods | tree rules | | 4 | **is** | past | the roots or underground pits and earthed storehouses and potatoes and kumara | | | | | sweet *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **dry** | past · passive | | the roots or underground pits and earthed storehouses and potatoes and kumara *not said here* | | the sun | | | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V» | | 6 | **store** | participle | | | | \_ ruas | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in rua=Location | | 7 | **earth** | participle | | | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **is** | present | the roots or underground pits and earthed storehouses and potatoes and kumara | | | | | now *property* | tree rules | | 9 | **subjugate** | | Rangi | the Raupo aborigines | | | | | nom subjugation «state transitive»: poss=agent of=patient | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. **Text:** «Maori folk-tales of the Port Hills, Canterbury, New Zealand» by James Cowan, Project Gutenberg book 73766 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [sentence 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73766/15/10/) - next →: [sentence 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73766/15/12/) - ↑ back to [Mount Pleasant and Its “tapu.”](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73766/15/)