A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.

Dialogue II

T. Aire mai rá; aire mai; aire mai! Té na ra ko koe.	Come cheerly; come, come! Health to thee.
P. E'mara má! nohéa ténei kai?	Friends! whence is this food?
T. No te Wai Máte	From te Wai Máti.
P. Na e O'ngi óki i ó mai ki á kodúa?	Did e O'ngi give' it you?
T. Na tána wahíne ra óki i ó mai. Ke táwahi ra óki e O'ngi, ke Ingland. Ki á no koe i róngo nóa?	His wife gave it to us. e O'ngi is on the other side of the water, in England, Have you not heard?
P. Ki a no 'au i róngo nóa.	I have not heard.
T. Kóa díro ke ráia; kóa tai ke, méa ka e óki mai.	He has been gone some time: has arrived; is about to return.

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P. A'i! k'wai tóna kaipúke i éke ai ía?	Indeed! What ship did he embark in?
T. Ko Niw Zílandar ra óki.	In the New Zealander.
P. K'wai ra te rangatíra o te kaipúke nei?	Who commands the ship?
T. Ko Kaptan ——	Captain ——.
P. K'wai ra to e O'ngie O'a?	Who is E Ongi's friend?
T. Ko Waikáto	Waikáto.
P. Na wai óti i kitéa ta ráua ékenga ki dúnga ki te kaipúke?	Who attended their embarkation on board the ship?
T. Na ——	————
P. Ko té aha óti rátu ki Ingland?	What are they going to do in England?
T. Ko te títiro átu óki ki te pai o te wenúa óki, ki te ánga o te pákeha óki, ki te tíni o te tángata óki.	To see the goodness of the land, the occupations of the people, the number of the inhabitants.
P. E e óki mai ána rátu katóa?	Do they all return?
T. E e óki mai ána ra óki rátu. E ánga mai ána pe óki rátu ki nga tamaníki, mé aki te tángata máodi. E kóre pe óki rátu eóti átu.	They return. They perhaps regard their children, and the people of their country. Perhaps they will not remain a-broad.
P. Méa pai ra. Ahéa rátu e e óki mai ai?	Well. When will they return?
T. A te rau máti ra óki; a te nga údu.	In summer, towards autumn.