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3.—Adjective. 
First person singular ... : Toku, taku 
Third person singular ... ae Tona, tana 
First person plural ... < To matou, ta matou, &e. 
4.—Interrogative. 
Koai ses re oe A Who & 
Teiea ids 4 ete See Where 4, ™©- 
Eaa ne os be ac What &-.” 
Teea = sh Which...” 
Koai and teiea are declinable. 
5.—Demonstrative. 
: ela... “ae This 
Gineuler Teianei a This here 
Tena ... aa That (near the person spo 
Tera... - That (at a distance) 
Ba est aa These 
PETS 4 Eianei ... si These here 
Bigtee ae ie Those (near the person spoken to) 
1p eee Ba That (at a distance) 
6.—Indefinite. 
Etai, tokotai bee ate das Some, few 
Paradigm of the conjugation and declension of the verb “to go” and 
of the verb “ to kill,” with a pronominal object :— 
Aere nae Hee Go 
Indicative Mood. 
Singular. Dual. Plural. 
Pres.—Te aere nei au - Te aere nei maua - Te aere nei matou, &e., &e. 
Past—Iaereanaau - laereanamaua - I aere ana matou, &e., &e. 
Fut.—Ka-aere au - Ka aere maua - Ka aere matou, &e., &e. 
Imperative. 
Ka aere koe, Xe. 
Subjunctive or Conditional Mood. 
Present—Me aere au, &ce. 
Past—Naringa au i aere. 
Future—Kia aere au. 
Infinitive. 
E aere. 
Participle. 
Aere anga. 
NE ewe ... | Strike, kill* 
* When a native wishes to say “ kill,” he uses this phrase, “Ta kia mate ”’—“ Strike, so 
that (he) may die;” or “Taua.” Still, ‘‘ta” may by abbreviation mean “ kill.” 
