A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.
2. Ordinal Numbers
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2. Ordinal Numbers.
| 1st, | Ko te táhi | The first |
| 2d, | Ko te dúa | The second |
| 3d, | Ko te tódu | The third |
| 4th, | Ko te wá | The fourth |
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| 5th, | Ko te díma | The fifth |
| 6th, | Ko te óno | The sixth |
| 7th, | Ko te wítu | The seventh |
| 8th, | Ko te wádu | The eighth |
| 9th, | Ko te íwa | The ninth |
| 10th, | Ko te nga údu | The tenth |
| 10th, | Ko te kau | The tenth |
| 20th, | Ko te dúa te kau, | The twentieth |
| 30th, | Ko te tódu te kau, | The thirtieth |
| 40th, | Ko te wá te kau | The fortieth |
| 50th, | Ko te díma te kau, | The fiftieth |
| 60th, | Ko te óno te kau, | The sixtieth |
| 70th, | Ko te wítu te kau, | The seventieth |
| 80th, | Ko te wádu te kau, | The eightieth |
| 90th, | Ko te íwa te kau | The ninetieth |
| 100th, | Ko te rau | The hundredth |
| 1000th, | Ko te máno | The thousandth, &c. |
The word Ko in these instances takes the place of the substantive, which may be omitted when the substantive is expressed; as,
| Maráma te óno | The sixth moon. |
| Rákau te óno | The sixth tree, &c. |
Or added upon the construction taking a different turn; as,
| Ko te Po wítu | The seventh night. |
| Ko te Ra wítu | The seventh sun, or day. |
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