Relative Pronouns

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Relative Pronouns.

The next in order are the relative pronouns. For these there is no distinct form in Maori. Sometimes they are wholly omitted in the sentence; e.g.

  • Ko te tangata tenei i patua e Hone, this is the man that was beaten by John.

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At other times their place is supplied by some artifice of the construction. Vid. S.

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Title: Grammar of the New Zealand Language

Author: R. Maunsell

Publication details: W. C. Wilson, 1862

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