Koutou ko Hemi, ko Hohepa, You and Hemi and Hohepa.

A Hemi raua ko Hoani, Hemi and Hoani.

Ki a Hoani ratou ko Hemi ma, to Hoani, Hemi &c.

[III. DEFINITIVES.]

§ 14. Definitives are those words which shew how far, or in what way the signification of a noun is limited. The name therefore will comprehend what are commonly known as articles, possessive pronouns, possessive cases of nouns, and demonstrative pronouns. All these, with one exception, have two numbers, singular and plural; and all stand before the nouns with which they are connected.

§ 15. TABLE OF DEFINITIVES.

SINGULAR.PLURAL.
He, a, or an.He ——
Te, the.Nga, the.
Tetahi, a, one, some.Etahi, some.
Tenei, this.Enei, these.
Tena, that (near the person spoken to).Ena, those (near the person spoken to).
Tera, that (at a distance).Era, those (at a distance).
Taua, that (before mentioned).Aua, those (before mentioned).
Ia, that.(No plural.)
Tehea? which?Ehea? which?
Taku, my.Aku, my.
Toku, my.Oku, my.
Tau, thy.Au, thy.
Tou, thy.Ou, thy.
To, thy.O, thy.
Tana, his, or her.Ana, his, or her.
Tona, his, or her.Ona, his, or her.
Ta taua, our.A taua, our.
To taua, our.O taua, our.
Ta tatou, our.A tatou, our.
To tatou, our.O tatou, our.