A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.

Of Pronouns

Of Pronouns.

Possessive Pronouns.

Possessive Pronouns are not set down alone, but they are combined with certain Particles which are made use of as prefixes or affixes.

In the Singular Number of Possessive Pronouns, Ku is used in distinguishing the First Person, U in distinguishing the Second, and Na in the Third.

In the Dual Number, táua, kodúa, ráua, and máua distinguish the different Persons: and in the Plural, tátu, koútu, rátu, and mátu.

The following are the Possessive Pronouns, with their combinations.

I. With respect to a person, place, or thing.
Singular. Dual.
1. Táku, tóku, My Tatáua, totáua, Ourtwo
2. Táu, tóu Thy Ta kodúa, to kodúa, Your two
3. Tána, tóna, His, &c. Ta ráua, to ráua, Their two.
Second Dual.
1 st Person Ta máua, to máua Our two whom I represent, &c.
Plural.
1. Ta tátu, to tátu Our
2. Ta koútu, to koútu Your
3. Ta rátu, to rátu Their.
Second Plural.
1 st Person Ta mátu, to mátu Our, whom I represent, &c.
Tóki, an Axe.
Singular.
1. Tóku tóki My axe
2. Tóu tóki Thy axe
3. Tóna tóki His axe.
Dual,
1. To táua tóki The axe of us two
2. To kodúa tóki The axe of you two
3. To raúa tóki The axe of them two.
Second Dual.
1 st Person To máua tóki The axe of us two whom I represent.
Plural.
1. To tátu tóki The axe of us all
2. To koútu tóki The axe of you all
3. To rátu tóki The axe of them all.
Second Plural.
1 st Person To mátu tóki The axe of us all whom I represent.

Secondly, with respect to things; as, Fish-hooks, Axes.

Nga Matau, Fish-hooks.
Singular.
1. A'ku matau My fish-hooks
2. A'u matau Thy fish-hooks
3. A'na matau His fish-hooks.
Dual.
1. A táua matau The fish-hooks of us two
2. A kodúa matau The fish-hooks of you two
3. A ráua matau The fish-hooks of them two.
Second Dual.
1 st Person A máua matau The fish-hooks of us two whom I represent.
Plural.
1. A tátu matau The fish-hooks of us all
2. A koútu matau The fish-hooks of you all
3. A rátu matau The fish-hooks of them all.
Second Plural.
1 st Person A mátu matau The fish-hooks of us all whom I represent.