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LANGUAGES OF PONAPE AND HAWAII. 445 
HAWAIIAN. PoNnAPE. 
Hele, go. Tang, run. 
Singular. Singular. 
Ist Person hele au, I went ngai tang, I ran 
2nd Person hele oe, You went koe tang, You ran 
8rd Person hele ia, He went a tang, he ran 
Dual. 
1st Pers. (excl.) hele maua, we two went kit tang, we two ran 
Ist Pers. (incl.) hele kaua, we two went kita tang, we two ran 
2nd Person hele olua, you two went koma tang, you two ran 
3rd Person hele laua, they two went _— ira tang, they two ran 
: Plural. 
Ist Pers. (excl.) hele makou, we went kit tang, we ran 
1st Pers. (incl.) hele kakou, we went kitail tang, we ran 
2nd Person hele oukou, you went komail tang, you ran 
3rd Person hele lakou, they went irail tang, they ran. 
In this table we have the verb, simple, fixed and unvaried. In 
the Hawaiian it is simply /ele, to go, in Ponape, tang, to run. 
There is not the least change in the verb, but person and number 
are entirely indicated by the pronoun. 
4. Moods—In the Hawaiian there are four moods, Ponape 
possesses five, thus: 
Hawaiian—Indicative, subjunctive, infinitive, imperative. 
Ponape—-Indicative, potential, subjunctive, infinitive, imperative. 
5. Tense—It is the same with tense as with person and number, 
there is no alteration of the verb which expresses this. Particles 
Must come in, and it may be remarked generally, that when 
Particles are appointed to express the tense of the verb, there is 
not a little uncertainty about the whole matter. However as in 
both tongues the particles of time are used, they answer their 
Purpose very well. 
6. The Hawaiian Grammar begins with the preterite tense, and 
we follow the same order. There are five forms of this tense in 
Hawaiian, but only three in Ponape. In illustrating this point 
big will give the three Hawaiian corresponding to those of Ponape, 
in the singular of each form. 
