The Personal Pronouns admit, in the singular, of declension; e. g.,


SINGULAR.
Nom.Ahau or Au, I.
Poss.Nau or Nou, thine.
Obj.Ahau, or Au (preceded by some preposition); e. g.,
  • Ki a au, or, ki ahau, to me,
  • E a hau, or, e au, by me,
  • Maku or Moku, for me.

SINGULAR.
Nom.Koe, thou.
Poss.Nau or Nou, thine.
Obj.Koe (preceded by some preposition); e. g.,
  • kei a koe, with thee.
Mau and Mou, for you.

SINGULAR.
Nom.Ia, he.
Poss.Nona, or Nana, his or hers.
Obj.Ia (preceded by some preposition); e. g.,
  • I a ia, from him or from her.
Mona and Mana, for him, or for her.

Pronouns, in common with nouns, have no gender. There is no word in Maori to denote the pronoun it with its dual and plural. Their place is generally supplied by some artifice of the construction, as will be shewn in the Syntax.

OF THE POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS.

As the possessive pronouns are closely connected with the personal, they may be mentioned next.

They are as follows: