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The second and third persons are alike for both duals ; 

 for instance : one meets two on the road ; he salutes them 



Tena ra korua? .... how do you do? 

 Or, 



Nahea raua ? .... where do those two come 



from ? 



c. The first plural is used with the same distinctions : it 

 speaks for all present ; for instance : 



Kia haere tatou ki te atata . let us all travel at daylight. 



The second plural speaks to a number of persons with 

 reference to another party ; for instance : 



Kia haere matou ... let us go. 



Declension of the Personal Pronouns. 

 The personal pronouns are thus declined : 



SINGULAR. FIRST DUAL. 



SECOND DUAL. 



Nom. Maua .... we (two on our side). 



FIRST PLURAL. 



Nom. Tatou .... we (all together). 

 ' or tatou . of us - 



a, or a 



Dat. Kia tatou . . . to us 



Ace. Tatou .... us 



Abl. la tatou . . from us 



