First Lessons in the Maori Language, with a Short Vocabulary

by W. L. Williams

Kahore ahau kia ora, I have not become well.

3. Past.

I ora ahau, I was well, or became well.

Kihai ahau i ora, I was not well.

4. Future.

E ora ahau, I shall be (or become) well.

E kore ahau e ora, I shall not be (or become) well.

5. Transitional.

Ka ora ahau, I become well.

Ka kore ahau e ora, I become not well.