Of a Noun Adjective.

The Particle Ka is generally prefixed to Adjectives when they are placed alone.

Examples.

Ka róa	long	Ka póto	short
Ka núi	large	Ka íti	small
Ka ma	white	Ka mangu	black
Ka óra	well	Ka máte	ill
Ka máma	light	Ka taimaha	heavy
Ka pai	good	Ka kíno	bad

The Adjective is generally placed immediately after the Substantive, the prefix Ka being then omitted.

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Examples.

E rákau róa	along tree.
E ngádu núi	a great wave.
E ngákau ou	a new heart.
E kánohi ma	a clean face.
E matúa pai	a good parent.
E po póto	a short night.

The Comparative and Superlative Degrees are generally formed by Particles, or other words prefixed or affixed; but the Superlative is sometimes formed by repeating the same adjective.

Examples.

E wáka núi	a large canoe.
E wáka núi átu	a larger canoe.
E wáka waka éra éra	a very large canoe.
E ánga pai	a good performance.
* Pai átu te ánga	a better performance.
Pai ráwa te ánga	an excellent performance.
Ka núi ténei púke	this hill is large.
E núi átu téra púke	that hill is larger.

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E púke núi, e púke waka éra éra te púke ráina	a great hill, animmense hill is that hill.
Ka pai te ánga o te pákeha,	the performance of the white man is good.
Pai ráwa te ánga o te pákeha	the performance of the white man is exceeding good, or good to the greatest extent.
E meé nóhi nóhi	a very small thing.
E méa núi núi	a very large thing.