heoi

Moving the Discourse on

Level 4

Heoi anō can mean “that is all”, “and so” or “however”.

How It Works

Heoi, often followed by anō, can mark completeness or sufficiency. In Heoi anō ngā pukapuka, “Those are all the books”, it closes the relevant set rather than introducing another item.

It can also introduce a consequence of the preceding statement. After a meeting finishes, Heoi anō, me hoki tātou ki te kāinga presents returning home as the practical next step. The recommendation comes from me; heoi itself does not make the following clause a command.

A contrastive reading gives “however” or “but”. The milk-and-water example contrasts something unavailable with an available alternative. Compare Kua mutu te hui, which states completion of an event, with heoi marking the completeness of a statement or list. Neither heoi nor anō changes for participant number. Context determines which connection is intended; the English renderings are not freely interchangeable.

Examples (3)

  1. Kua mutu te hui. Heoi anō, me hoki tātou ki te kāinga.

    The meeting has finished. Well then, we should return home.

    The completed meeting motivates the recommended next step.

  2. Kāore he miraka. Heoi anō, he wai.

    There is no milk. However, there is water.

    The second statement supplies an available alternative.

  3. Heoi anō ngā pukapuka.

    Those are all the books.

    Heoi anō closes the relevant set of books.