Indicative Mood
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Indicative Mood.
| Sing. 1. | E aire mai ána ra óki 'au | I am coming. |
| 2. | E aire mai ána ra óki koe | Thou art coming. |
| 3. | E aire mai ána ra óki ía | He is coming. |
| 1 Dual, 1. | E aire mai ána ra óki táua | We (thou and I) are coming. |
| 2. | E aire mai ána ra óki kodúa | Ye (two) are coming. |
| 3. | E aire mai ána ra óki ráua | They (two) are coming. |
| 2 Dual, 1. | E aire mai ána ra óki máua | We (two whom I am speaking of) are coming. |
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| 1 Plu. 1. | E aire mai ána ra óki tátu | We (all) are coming. |
| 2. | E aire mai ána ra óki koútu | Ye (all) are coming. |
| 3. | E aire mai ána ra óki rátu | They (all) are coming. |
| 2 Plu. 1. | E aire mai ána ra óki mátu | We (all whom I speak of) are coming. |
| Sing. 1. | (No nanáhi) ra óki 'au i aire mai ai | (Yesterday) I came. |
| 2. | (No nanáhi) ra óki koe i aire mai ai | (Yesterday) thou camest. |
| 3. | (No nanáhi) ra óki ía i aire mai ai | (Yesterday) he came. |
| 1. Dual, 1. | (No nanáhi) ra óki táua i aire mai ai | (Yesterday) we (thou & I) came. |
| 2. | (No nanáhi) ra óki kodúa i aire mai ai | (Yesterday) ye (two) came. |
| 3. | (No nanáhi) ra óki ráua i aire mai ai | (Yesterday) they (two) came. |
| 2 Dual, 1. | (No nanáhi) ra óki máua i aire mai ai | (Yesterday) we (two of whom I speak) came. |
| 1 Plu. 1. | (No nanáhi) ra óki tátu i aire mai ai | (Yesterday) we (all) came |
| 2. | (No nanáhi) ra óki koútu i aire mai ai | (Yesterday) ye (all) came. |
| 3. | (No nanáhi) ra óki rátu i aire mai ai | (Yesterday) they (all) came. |
| 2 Plu. 1. | (No nanáhi) ra óki mátu i aire mai ai | (Yesterday) we (all of whom I speak) came. |
Note.—In the Past Tense above mentioned, instead of the word Came, the words Am coming &c. ought properly to be substituted; the Preter Tense being only signified by the word Yesterday.
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Another form of expressing the Past Tense of the Verb To Come.
| Tai mai | To Arrive. |
| Sing. 1. | Kóa tai ke mai ra óki 'au | I arrived, or came. |
| 2. | Kóa tai ke mai ra óki koe | Thou hast arrived. |
| 3. | Kóa tai ke mai ra óki ía | He has arrived. |
| 1 Dual, 1. | Kóa tai ke mai ra óki táua | We (thou and I) have arrived. |
| 2. | Kóa tai ke mai ra óki kodúa | Ye (two) have arrived. |
| 3. | Kóa tai ke mai ra óki ráua | They two have arrived. |
| 2 Dual, 1. | Kóa tai ke mai ra óki máua | We (two whom I speak of) have arrived. |
| 1 Plu. 1. | Kóa tai ke mai ra óki tátu | We (all) have arrived. |
| 2. | Kóa tai ke mai ra óki koútu | Ye (all) have arrived. |
| 3. | Kóa tai ke mai ra óki rátu | They (all) have arrived. |
| 2 Plu. 1. | Kóa tai ke mai ra óki mátu | We (all of whom I speak of) have arrived. |
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| Sing. 1. | (A múdi) ra óki 'au e aire mai ai | (Hereafter) I will come. |
| 2. | (A múdi) ra óki koe e aire mai ai | (Hereafter) thou wilt come. |
| 3. | (A múdi) ra óki ía e aire mai ai | (Hereafter) he will come. |
| 1 Dual, 1. | (A múdi) ra óki táua e aire mai ai | (Hereafter) we (thou & I) will come. |
| 2. | (A múdi) ra óki kódua e aire mai ai | (Hereafter) ye (two) will come. |
| 3. | (A múdi) ra óki ráua e aire mai ai | (Hereafter) they (two) will come. |
| 2 Dual, 1. | (A múdi) ra óki máua e aire mai ai | (Hereafter) we (two whom I speak of) will come. |
| 1 Plu. 1. | (A múdi) ra óki tátu e aire mai ai | (Hereafter) we (all) will come. |
| 2. | (A múdi) ra óki koútu e aire mai ai | (Hereafter) ye (all) will come. |
| 3. | (A múdi) ra óki rátu e aire mai ai | (Hereafter) they (all) will come. |
| 2 Plu. 1. | (A múdi) ra óki mátu e aire mai ai | (Hereafter) we (all whom I speak of) will come. |
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