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SECOND PLURAL. 



Nom. Matou . . . we (all on our side). 

 . of us - 



Na, or a) 

 Dat. Kia matou . . to us 

 Ace. Matou .... us - 



Abl. la matou . . . from us - 

 Note. The first person ahau is often abbreviated into au. 



Declension of the Second Person. 



SINGULAR. 



Nom. Koe . . . thou. 



Gen. Nau, or nou . oftbee. 



Dat. Kia koe . . to thee. 



Ace. Koe . . . thee. 



Foe. E koe . . . O thou. 



Abl. la koe . . from thee, or with thee. 



DUAL. 

 Nom. Korua . . you (two only). 



PLURAL. 



Nom. Koutou . . you. 

 The other cases as above, the pronoun not being altered. 



Declension of the Third Person. 



Nom. la ..... he*or she. 



Gen. Nana, or nona . . of him or her. 



Dat. Kia ia .... to him or her. 



Ace. la ..... him or her. 



A bl. la ia ..... from him or her. 



DUAL. 



Nom. Raua ..... they (two only). 



PLURAL. 

 Nom. Ratou ...... they (all together). 



Possessive Pronouns. 



Taku, or toku .... my or mine. 

 Tau, or tou , " . . . thy or thine. 



Tana, or tona . . . his or her. 



