2. Ordinal Numbers.
1st, |
Ko te táhi |
The first |
2d, |
Ko te dúa |
The second |
3d, |
Ko te tódu |
The third |
4th, |
Ko te wá |
The fourthpage 21 |
5th, |
Ko te díma |
The fifth |
6th, |
Ko te óno |
The sixth |
7th, |
Ko te wítu |
The seventh |
8th, |
Ko te wádu |
The eighth |
9th, |
Ko te íwa |
The ninth |
10th, |
Ko te nga údu |
The tenth |
10th, |
Ko te kau |
The tenth |
20th, |
Ko te dúa te kau, |
The twentieth |
30th, |
Ko te tódu te kau, |
The thirtieth |
40th, |
Ko te wá te kau |
The fortieth |
50th, |
Ko te díma te kau, |
The fiftieth |
60th, |
Ko te óno te kau, |
The sixtieth |
70th, |
Ko te wítu te kau, |
The seventieth |
80th, |
Ko te wádu te kau, |
The eightieth |
90th, |
Ko te íwa te kau |
The ninetieth |
100th, |
Ko te rau |
The hundredth |
1000th, |
Ko te máno |
The thousandth, &c. |
The word Ko in these instances takes the place of the substantive, which may be omitted when the substantive is expressed; as,
Examples.
Maráma te óno |
The sixth moon. |
Rákau te óno |
The sixth tree, &c. |
Or added upon the construction taking a different turn; as,
Examples.
Ko te Po wítu |
The seventh night. |
Ko te Ra wítu |
The seventh sun, or day. |