A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.

Dialogue IV

Dialogue IV.

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.
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.