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Gen. Te vaka a Pitiaga, the canoe of Pihapa ; niu o te aliki, cocoa-nuts of the chief; 

 maea ki matou, rope belonging to us. 



Dat. Fia-alu ki Nukulailai, I wish to go to Nuku-lailai ; 'ta matou, to us ; pili ki 

 Fakaafo, near to Fakaafo. 



Ace. Omai he niu, give me a cocoa-nut. 



Abl. Vaka mai Tongatabu, ship from Tongatabu ; i Iwga i te layi, above in the sky. 



THE ADJECTIVE. 



The adjective usually follows the noun which it qualifies, as, e tama lelei, he is a 

 good man ; but when it is accompanied by a verbal or affirmative particle, it may pre- 

 cede, as, ua lelei te tama, good is the man. In this case, the adjective is, in fact, con- 

 sidered as a verb. 



The same word may be either a substantive or an adjective according to its construc- 

 tion, as, fafine, woman, mala fafine, female dress ; taua, war, lakau tana, war- 

 club. 



The prefix faka was heard before some adjectives, as, faka-atua, godlike, divine ; 

 faka-lelei, good. 



NUMERALS. 



Km was used indefinitely for a great number " thousands." 



Toka was sometimes prefixed in enumerating, as toka-ono, six (qu. persons ?) 



PRONOUNS. 

 The following are all that were heard : 



PERSONAL. 



1st pers. sing., Au, ko au or 'o au I 



au, i au me 



dual, maua, ma we two (exclusive) 



taua, ta we two (inclusive) 



