A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.

Dialogue IV

T. E'aha kóia tóu méa e óko?	What hast thou to sell?
P. E kapána ra óki	Potatoes.
T.. E'aha te útu?	What is the exchange, or price?
P. E pu ra óki	A musket.
T. E hía kéte?	How many baskets?
P. E díma te kau ra óki.	Fifty.
T. Ter'hía mai, (for tére hía mai).	Bring them here.
P. Na wai kóia enei pórka?	Whose are these hogs?
T. Na ténei tángata	They are this man's.
P. Máku óki e e óko ki á ía.	I will purchase them from him.page 99
T. E'aha táu méa e óko?	What hast thou to exchange?
P. E tóki, e kahédu, epúka, e kóta, me téra átu.	Axes, hogs, spades, plane irons, and other things.
T. E hía óu tóki mo áku porka?	How many axes for my hogs?
P. Ka wá	Four.
T. Té na; ó mai	Deliver them to me.