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A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.

1. Cardinal Numbers

1. Cardinal Numbers.

1 Ko táhi One
2 Ka dúa Two
3 Ka tódu Three
4 Ka wá Four
5 Ka díma Five
6 Ka óno Six
7 Ka wítu Seven
8 Ka wádu Eight
9 Ka íwa Nine
10 Ka nga údu Ten.
Ka te kau; ko táhi Numerals counted once, or Ten
1 Ma táhi and one
2 Ma dúa and two
3 Ma tódu and three
4 Ma wá and fourpage 18
5 Ma díma and five
6 Ma óno and six
7 Ma wítu and seven
8 Ma wádu and eight
9 Ma íwa and nine
10 Ma nga údu and ten.
Ka te kau; ka dúa Numerals counted twice, or Twenty.

After the same manner will all the Tens be performed, till we arrive at a Hundred, which is the tenth number of Ten so taken. This last tenth, or the number One Hundred, is termed Ka rau; after which the same process will again be ten times repeated, till we arrive at a Thousand, which is termed Ka máno.

Table of leading Numbers, from Ten to Two Thousand.
10 Ko táhi te kau Ten
20 Ka dúa te kau Twenty
30 Ka tódu te kau Thirty
40 Ka wá te kau Forty
50 Ka díma te kau Fifty
60 Ka óno te kau Sixty
70 Ka wítu te kau Seventy
80 Ka wádu te kau Eighty
90 Ka íwa te kau Ninety
100 Ka rau Hundred
200 Ka dúa rau Two Hundredpage 19
300 Ka tódu rau Three hundred
400 Ka wá rau Four hundred
500 Ka díma rau Five hundred
600 Ka óno rau Six hundred
700 Ka wítu rau Seven hundred
800 Ka wádu rau Eight hundred
900 Ka íwa rau Nine hundred
1000 Ka máno Thousand
2000 Ka dúa máno, &c. Two thousand.

Note.—Any Number indefinitely great is called Tíni.*

The New Zealanders count by pairs, as well as single numbers. These different methods are called in their language,

Tatau ta ki táhi, Counting by single numbers, and

Tatau ta ki dúa, Counting by pairs.

In translating the method of counting by pairs, say, one pair, instead of the word one; ten pairs, instead of the word ten; &c.

Another Form of expressing the Cardinal Numbers, which is generally used in answering the Question “How many?”
1 Ko táhi One
2 Ka dúa Two
3 Ka tódu Threepage 20
4 Ka wá Four
5 Ka díma Five
6 Ka óno Six
7 Ka wítu Seven
8 Ka wádu Eight
9 Ka íwa Nine
10 Ka nga údu,—Ka te kau Ten
11 Ka nga údu, ma táhi Eleven
12 Ka nga údu, ma dúa Twelve
13 Ka nga údu, ma tódu Thirteen
14 Ka nga údu, ma wá Fourteen
15 Ka nga údu, ma díma Fifteen
16 Ka nga údu, ma óno Sixteen
17 Ka nga údu, ma wítu Seventeen
18 Ka nga údu, ma wádu Eighteen
19 Ka nga údu, ma íwa Nineteen
20 Ka dúa te kau Twenty
21 Ka dúa te kau, ma táhi Twenty-one
56 Ka díma te kau, ma óno Fifty-six
88 Ka wádu te kau, ma wádu, Eighty-eight
150 Ko táhi rau, ma díma te kau, One hundred and fifty
504 Ka díma rau, ma wá Five hundred and four.