5 152 AUSTRALASIAN AND POLYNESIAN 
Indicative Mood. 
Singular. Dual. Plural. 
Pres.—Te ta neiau, &c. - Teta neitaua, &e. - Te ta nei tatou, &e. 
Past—I taanaau, &e. - Itaanataua,&c. - I ta ana tatou, &e. 
Fut.—Ka ta au, &e. - Kata taua, &e. - Ka ta tatou, &e. 
Imperative. 
Ka ta koe. 
Subjunctive or Conditional Mood. 
Present—Me ta au, &e. 
Past—Naringa au i ta, &e. 
Future—Kia ta au, Ke. 
Infinitive. 
E ta. 
Participle. 
Ta anga. 
Indicative Mood (Passive Voice). 
Singular. Dual. Plural. 
Pres.—Te taia nei au, &e. - Te taia nei taua, &e. - Te taia nei tatou, &e. 
Past—I taia na au, &. - I taianataua, &e. - I taia na tatou, &e. 
Fut.— Ka taia au, &e. - Ka taia taua, &e. - Ka taiatatou, &e. 
Imperative Mood. 
Ka taia koe, &e. 
Subjunctive or Conditional Mood. 
Present—Me taia au, &e. 
Past—Naringa au i taia, &c. 
Future—Kia taia au, &ce. 
A few simple sentences to show the grammatical structure of 
the language :— 
Kaa tena? ... sk bi What is that? 
E noo ki raro eae ee Sit down 
E tu ki runga oes 330 Get up 
Aea koe aere ei ? es ae When will you go? 
Apopo ai Ae ae To-morrow 
Kapikiia dat wh ie: Call (him) 
Teia, te aere mai nei £97 Here he comes 
Koai toouingoa? ... Sd What is your name ? 
E vaine taau ? a aS Are you married ? 
E tamariki taau? ... ahs Have you any children ? 
Tokoia ? be Buc a5 How many ? 
Kua maki koe ? ee sia Are you ill? 
Ka mate paa koe ... ace You will perhaps die 
Kare rava ia ... wae ae Not a bit of it 
Many 2. ie ae er Tangata 
Woman ope is sist Vaine 
Head ... “a ee une Upoko, mimiti (of animals) 
Hair of head <A Se Rauru 
Hye ©... me ele sas Mata 
Nose”... Joc hoe oe Putaiu, putangiu 
