CHAP. VI.] THE GRAMMAR. 341 



IMPERATIVE MOOD. 



SINGULAR. 



Kai koe, or kai ra koe , . Eat thou. 



Kia kai ia, or kia kai ra ia . Let him or her eat. 



' FIRST OR ABSOLUTE DUAL. 



Kia kai (ra) taua . . . Let us (two only) eat. 

 Ka or kia kai (ra) korua . Do you 



raua . Let them 



SECOND OR RELATIVE DUAL. 



maua . Let us (two on our side) eat. 



FIRST OR ABSOLUTE PLURAL. 



Ka or kia kai tatou . . . Let us (all together) eat. 



(ra) koutou . Do you 



ratou . Let them 



SECOND OR RELATIVE PLURAL. 



matou . Let us (all on our side) eat. 



SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. 



PRESENT TENSE. 



SINGULAR. 



Kia kai ai ahau ... I may eat. 



koe .... Thou mayest eat. 



ia .... He may eat. 



[FIRST OR ABSOLUTE DUAL. 

 Kia kai ai taua .... We (two only (may eat. 



korua .... You 



raua .... They 



SECOND OR RELATIVE DUAL. 



Kia kai ai maua . . . We (two on our side) my eat. 



FIRST OR ABSOLUTE PLURAL. 



tatou . . . We (all together) may eat. 



koutou . . . You 



ratou . . . They 



SECOND OR RELATIVE PLURAL. 



matou . . t We (all on our side) may cat. 



The other tenses seem to be deficient in the language. 



