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First Lessons in Maori
§ 7
§ 7.
Self is expressed by the addition to the pronoun of either of the adverbs, ake or ano, which may also be used with a possessive, (§ 18), to express own. In the latter case ake may be placed after either the possessive or the noun, ano only after the noun.
Examples.
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Ki a raua ake, to themselves.
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Toku ake whare, or toku whare ake, my own house.
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Ana tama ano, his own sons.