[Dr. Strong gives only the pronoun: nui, thou; and the numerals: koane, one; atolowai, two; atolowai-itima, three; atolowai-atolowai, four; atolowai-atolowai-itima, five.
The Pronouns given by Father Egidi for Tauata (“Anthropos,” II. 1907, pp. 1009–1015) are:—
| Singular. | Plural. | Dual. |
| lst Person, nai, na. | lst Person, nanei, nane. | lst Person, nonei, none. |
| 2nd Person, nui, nu. | 2nd Person, nunei, nune | 2nd Person, nuvei, nuve. |
| 3rd Person, omei, ome. | 3rd Person, otei, ote. | 3rd Person, olei(?). |
The Possessives are:—
| Singular. | Plural. | Dual. |
| lst Person, ne, neve. | lst Person, nane,nanene. | lst Person, none. |
| 2nd Person, ni, nie. | 2nd Person, nune. | 2nd Person, nuvene. |
| 3rd Person, ote, otene. | 3rd Person, otene. | 3rd Person, olene. |
The Interrogatives are: te? who? te? teile? what thing? te? tue? which?
The Numerals, according to Father Egidi, are, kone, one; atolo(ai), two; atoloai-laina, three; talele, memene, many; konekone, few.