CHAP. VII.] THE GRAMMAR. 349 



THIRD PERSON. 



Norn. Tona or tana, ona or ana . . his or her. 



DUAL. 



Nom. To or ta, o or a raua . . . 



PLURAL. 



Nom. To or ta, o or a ratou . . . their. 

 The other cases are exactly the same as the personal pronouns. 



Observations on the Possessive Pionouns : 



1. The possessive pronoun precedes the substantive; for 

 instance: 



Taku matau tenei . . this is my fish-hook. 



2. Generally the prefix ko is used, and precedes the pos- 

 sessive pronoun, as ko taku matau tenei. 



Interrogative Pronouns. 



Wai or ko wai who. 



Ma or mo wai for whom. 



Na or no wai whose. 



Tehea or kotehea .... who. 



He aha or aha what or which. 



No or na, or mo te aha ... of which ? why ? 



Ki te aha for which or what. 



The personal interrogative pronouns precede the object. 

 The rest are used for things, and are often placed at the end 

 of the phrase. 



E korero ana koe kia ratou ki Why do you speak to them in 

 nga kupu wakarite ki te aha ? parables ? 



Literally : 



A speaking to them in a likening speech for what? 



E aha koe e noho ai ? What do you stop for ? 



E haere aha mai ? What do you come for ? 



Ko tehea te ara ? Which is the road ? 



Observations on the use of the Interrogative Pronouns : 



Wai or ko wai \ 



XT . 1 are used with the persons and names : 



Na or no wai > . 



A , for instance : 



Ma or mo wai J 



