Thomson. — Whence of the Maori. li 



Malagasi. Malay. 



POTENTIAL MOOD. 



1. Ahampianarina alio — I can be taught. 1. BidiJi aku hel-ajar. 



POTENTATIVE VERB. — PASSIVE VOICE. 

 SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. 



1. Raha aJiamioianarina oho — If I can be 1. Kalau aku hulih hel-ajar-i. 

 taught. 



Third Conjugation. 



THE pronominal ADJUNCTIVE. — INDICATIVE MOOD. 



1. AmpianariJco ny ankizy — the children 1. BeJajarkan anak ulih ku. 

 are taught by me. 



SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. 



1. Maha avipianariko anareo — If you be 1. Kalau hel-ajarkan angkau ulih ku, 

 taught by me. 



IMPERATIVE MOOD. 



1. Aoka liampianariko anareo — Let you be Ber ajar-kan angkau ulih ku. 

 taught by me. 



POTENTIAL MOOD. 



1. Ahampianariko anareo — You can be Buli-lah angkau de ajari ulih ku. 

 taught by me. 



Adverbs. 

 Of Number. 

 Cardinal. Iray monja — only one. Cardinal. Satti sejak — only one. 



Ordinal. Indroa — twice. Ordinal. Dua kali — twice. 



Of Time. 

 Anio — to-day ; anio Many — this very Ini hari — to-day ; hari ini — this very 



day ; miarakaminizay — instantly ; sahady day ; sakarang ini — instantly ; sadiah — 



— already ; rahateo — before-hand ; taloha already ; hadapan — before-hand ; dehulu — 



— before; omaly — yesterday; afak'onialy — before; kalamarin — yesterday; kalamarin 



before yesterday ; hiara kaminizay — imme- dehulu — before yesterday ; sakarang ini — 



diately ; ampitso — to-morrow ; isam bolana immediately ; heso — to-morrow ; ber-hida^ 



— monthly ; isan-taona — yeai'ly ; tsia — no. — monthly ; ber-taun — yearly ; tida — no. 



Of Place. 

 Ety — here ; tany — there ; manodidina — Sini — here ; sana — there ; koliling — 

 around ; na ato na eny — whether here or around ; sini atau sana — here or there, 

 there. 



Of Quantity. 

 Be — much; avokoa — all. Belra'pa — h.ow roMch. ; samomoa — all. 



Of Quality. 

 Malakilaky — speedily ; tsia — no. Lakas lakas — be very quick ; tida — no. 



Of conjunctions, interjections, and repletives, there are no close affinities between the 

 two languages. 



Syntax. 

 ARTICLES. 



The article I is prefixed to the names of The article Si is prefixed to villages, as : 



places, towns, and villages, and also to the Si-rangun^-ihe village of Raiigun ; and to 



names of persons, as : lamboMpeno — the persons, as : Si-japar — the man called 



village called Ambohipeno ; Ifaralahy — the Ja'par. 

 name of a man. 



The article Ra is only prefixed to the The article Tun or Tuan is prefixed to 



names of persons when they are addressed the names of Europeans and Arabs by way 



with respect or with a consideration of of special consideration, and as a mark of 



superiority, as : Ra-lahimatoa—ihe name superiority, as : Tuan Smith or Tun Sajee. 

 «of a man Ramatoa. 



ADJECTIVES. 



The adjective is generally placed after The adjectives follow or precede the 



the noun, as : lehilahy antitra — an old man. nouns according to context, as : laki laki 



The same adjective precedes and follows tua — an old man ; baik rupa nia — good ap- 



the noun, as : ity lehilahy ity — ^this man ; pearance. The adjective is not repeated, 



ity vato ity — this stone ; ireo olona ereo — as : laki laki itu — this man ; itu batu — this 



these people. stone ; orang itu — these people. 



The pronominal affix of a noun governs Here the phrase is loang orang, or ivang 

 the possessive or genitive cases, i.e., the de orang — the money of the people; or 



