350 
AUSTRALASIAN 
AND POLYNESIAN 
The greater gods alone had carved images for the convenience 
of worshippers ; 
the lesser were countless, each individual 
possessing several. 
PHILOLOGY. 
A list of numerals and pronouns in the language, with 
suggestions as to their etymology :— 
COON OOH AWAN EH 
wownwore Fe 
wore OW 
100 
NUMERALS. 
Okotai, tai. 
Rua. 
Toru. 
A. 
Rima. 
Ono. 
Itu. 
Varu. 
Iva. 
Ngauru. 
Ngauru ma tai (10+1). 
Ngauru ma rua (10+ 2), &e. 
Rua ngauru (2 X 10). 
Rua ngauru ma tai (2X 10+1). 
Rua ngauru ma rua (2 X 10+ 2), &e. 
Anere (i.e., from the English “ hundred”) &e. 
In the Hervey Group we have two distinct bases of numeration 
—four and ten. 
‘The former base is used in counting cocoanuts, 
which were from time immemorial tied up in fours (Kaviri). 
5 Bunches (kaviri) of cocoanuts make one Takau, i.e. 20 
10 Takau 55 55 Rau 200 
10 Rau * Ns Mano 2,000 
10 Mano A Es Kiu 20,000 
10 Kiu 5 33 Tiui 200,000 
All beyond this is uncertain. 
PRONOUNS. 
1.—Personal. 
First person ... si Au = Maua eo Matou 
First person, including the second ... Taua Tatou 
Second person ... Koe Korua Kotou 
Third person Aia, ia ... Raua Ratou 
Of the dual and plural pronouns of the first person, “taua” and 
“tatou”’ include the person or persons spoken to, while “maua” and 
“matou” exclude them. 
2.—Relative. 
Tei and nona, nana. 
“Tei” is used only in the past tense and becomes ‘‘ te” in the future, 
and is generally accompanied with “ka.” 
