A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.

Space, Measure, Time, and Place

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Space, Measure, Time, and Place.

  • Ke tawíti, ko táhi ra ka aire, ka tai; The distance is (that) of one day's journey.

  • E wai kédi, e óno te róa o te hohónu; A ditch six fathoms deep.

  • Ki te po, e kóre e kitéa te kanóhi; In the night the eye cannot see.

  • E tángi po ána ra óki te wahíne á ka áo te ra, kamútu; The woman cries during the night, at day-break ceases.

  • E'aha ra nei te máhinga máku kei Ingland? What shall I work at in England?

  • No Niw Zíland ra óki ía, He is from New Zealand.

  • Ko Niw Zíland ra óki ía, He is going to New Zealand.

  • Kei úta tóku káinga, My residence is in the interior.

  • Aire ra óki koe ki tóu wáre, Go to thy house.

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Title: A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.

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