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ahau ana ia ana nga basket bird canoe child conj fire fish garment haere hanga heap hoki Homai Ka mate Kahore kainga kaipuke kakahu kanohi kapana karanga Katahi Kaua Kei hea kete ki te Kihai kohatu koia kore korero korua koutou kumara kupu mahi Maku matau mate matou native nga tangata ngakau Ngapuhi ngaro noho oven pakeha papa Pass person plant poaka potatoes prep pron pukapuka puku puta rakau rangi raro ratou raua raupo rawa riro rongoa roto runga species stick taha tahi taku tamaiti tamariki tana tanga tatou taua tekau tena tenei tera tetahi tika toku tona tonu tree tupu Uaua waewae wahi waho waka whaka whakaaro whare whawhai whenua wind
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Page xiii - NOUNS have two Numbers ; the Singular and the Plural. The Plural is formed by prefixing the particle nga to the singular. Examples. ika a fish nga ika fishes inu oil » "V^ nga ínú oils kai sweet; potatoe, nga' kai sweet potatoes wai water nga wai waters wáo nail nga wáo nails wáre house nga wáre houses.
Page xiv - OF GENDER. The distinction of Gender, in this language, is generally made by adding the word signifying male or female. The words which denote the different sexes are the following ; viz. Tane— a male as he is in alliance with the female, or as he is the husband of a wife.
Page xxxi - Tenses. The present tense is formed by ka before the verb, or by e before and ana after it. As Ka rere te haipuke ki Omaha, The ship sails to Omaha.
Page xxvi - VERBS. These are of three kinds, active, neuter, and causative, each of which admits of the passive voice. The passive is formed by adding to the active one of the following terminations : — a, ia, tia, hia, kia, ria, na, ina, ngia.
Page xvii - Te rua or Tuarua . . . The second. Te tekau The tenth. Te tekau ma tahi . . . The eleventh. Te rua tekau, or » ~, . .. ., Te rua о nga tekau» ' ' The **>***«**. Te tora tekau .... The thirtieth.
Page vii - ... with as much brevity as the nature of the subject will allow.
Page xxxv - The Passive form is generally used to express the Imperative Mood, as ; Karangatia e koe te tamaiti, Let the child be called by thee.
Page xiv - He matua tane, a father. He matua wahine, a mother. He pononga tane, a man servant.
Page 34 - To uncover ; to draw aside. Hura te kakahu ; Let the garment be drawn aside.