Entry record from de Josselin de Jong (1947): Ili'uun Erai
ma
• come; also auxiliary verb expressing near future, intention or exhortation (in many cases it is to be translated with: that ... may, in order to).
ma lagecome here
mamategoing to die
amima ra megawe want to eat now (already)
ma mega katau mega sepakilet us break up now
maka ralet us eat
suri ninaran mahoagave his sister in marriage (to be married)
ma ita hatelu katur tjasthat we three may live together;
ma la
• come to (sometimes used instead of la ma).
hira rua ma la oso ani gothe two of them went to cut out that bee nest
ma la rahastay at home, go home
la ma rahastay at home, go home
Note: literally: come go