T. E'aha kóia tóu méa e óko? |
What hast thou to sell? |
P. E kapána ra óki |
Potatoes. |
T.. E'aha te útu? |
What is the exchange, or price? |
P. E pu ra óki |
A musket. |
T. E hía kéte? |
How many baskets? |
P. E díma te kau ra óki. |
Fifty. |
T. Ter'hía mai, (for tére hía mai). |
Bring them here. |
P. Na wai kóia enei pórka? |
Whose are these hogs? |
T. Na ténei tángata |
They are this man's. |
P. Máku óki e e óko ki á ía. |
I will purchase them from him.page 99 |
T. E'aha táu méa e óko? |
What hast thou to exchange? |
P. E tóki, e kahédu, epúka, e kóta, me téra átu. |
Axes, hogs, spades, plane irons, and other things. |
T. E hía óu tóki mo áku porka? |
How many axes for my hogs? |
P. Ka wá |
Four. |
T. Té na; ó mai |
Deliver them to me. |