A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.
Relative Pronouns
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Relative Pronouns.
I have not been able to discover any words in the New-Zealand Language corresponding to the Relative Pronouns in other languages. The few Examples following will shew that these Pronouns are generally understood.
| 1. | Ko te tángata náku i koréro átu, |
| The man I spoke of. | |
| 2. | Ko te rákau náu i waka kíte mai, |
| The tree you shewed me. | |
| 3. | Ko te íwi kóa mádu i *'au, |
| The tribe vanquished by me. | |
| 4. | Ko to táua nei tángata, |
| The man we are (speaking) of. |
Note.—In the foregoing examples of Possessive, Demonstrative, and Relative Pronouns, the Particles te, ta, and to are evidently used in the Singular Number only; and e, a, and o, in the Plural.
* This is an abbreviation of ahau, I or Me.
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