[IV. ADJECTIVES.]
§ 20. Gender, Number &c. Adjectives have no distinctions of gender, number, or case, and always stand after the nouns which they qualify.
Examples.
He whare pai, a good house.
Tana hoiho nui, his large horse.
Note. There are some adjectives which in strict usage are only plural, and they always have the first syllable repeated.
Examples.
He rakau ririki, small trees.
Nga tangata roroa, the tall men.
§ 21. Degrees of Comparison are expressed by the adverbs atu, or ake for the comparative degree, and tino, or rawa, with the definite article te for the superlative degree. Tino or rawa, with the indefinite article he form an intense comparative.