CHAP. IV.] THE GRAMMAR. 331 



He pononga tane a male servant. 



He pononga wahine .... a female servant. 



He tane manu a cock-bird. 



He wahine manu a hen-bird. 



It is, however, more general in speaking of animals to 

 use the words touarawa for the male, and huwha for the 

 female sex ; as : 



He touarawa ika a male fish. 



He huwha ika a female fish. 



Particular words serve for expressing different relation- 

 ships : 



Teina a younger brother. 



Tuakana an elder brother. 



Tungane .a brother. 



Tuwahine a sister. 



Tamahine daughter. 



Tamariki son. 



In other cases the words tane and wahine are added ; 

 as: 



Hungawai tane father-in-law. 



Hungawai wahine mother-in-law. 



In other cases no distinction is made : 



Matua ke uncle and aunt. 



Mokopuna niece and nephew. 



CHAPTER IV. 



OF ADJECTIVES. 



ADJECTIVES, if used without a substantive, have generally 

 the prefix ka ; for instance: 



Pai good. 



Kapai good. 



When they are joined to a substantive this prefix is 

 omitted ; thus : 



Te taro pai . . ... . the good bread. 



In this case the adjective follows immediately after the^ 

 substantive. 



