Of the Possessive Pronouns
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Of the Possessive Pronouns.
As the possessive pronouns are closely connected with the personal, they may be mentioned next.
They are as follows:
| Singular. | Plural. |
|---|---|
| Toku, or tāku, or tăku, my. | Oku, āku, or ăku, my. |
| Tou, to, or tau. thy. | Ou, o, au, thy |
| Tona, tāna, or tăna, his. | Ona, āna, ăna, his. |
The other possessive pronouns are formed from the dual and plural of their respective pronouns by prefixing o; e.g.,
| o taua, of us two. | o tatou, our. |
| o maua, of us two. | o matou, our. |
| o korua, of you two. | o koutou, your. |
| o raua, of them two. | o ratou, their. |
Such words as himself, his own, my own, &c., are expressed in Maori by some adverb added in the sentence; e g., Nona ake ano tona aroha ki a tatou, his love to us was his own; i. e., was self-derived.
The adverbs most usually employed for this purpose are ake, ano, noa, iho, tonu.
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