Chap. I. Orthoepy.
The letters of Maori	1
Of the sound of the Vowels	1–4
Of the Diphthongs	4–7
Homogeneous Sounds, when they meet in a sentence	7
Of the Consonants	7–9
A table of peculiarities of pronunciation in the principal dialects	9
Chap. II. Of the Article.
The Articles	10
Of the definite article te	10–12
Of its plural nga	12
Of the indefinite article he	12
Of te tahi when used as an article	12–13
Of the particle a	13–15
Chap. III. Of The Nouns.
Nouns primitive and derivative	16
Compound words	17
Verbal nouns	17–18
Proper names	18–19
Gender of nouns	19–20
Number of nouns	21
Of the postfix ma	21
Reduplication of nouns	21
Cases of nouns	22
Chap. IV. Of The Adjectives.
Their gender, number, and case	23
Reduplication of	23
Chap. V. Of the Numerals.
Of the cardinals	24
Their prefixes	24
Their manner of combination, &c.	25
Prefixes for denoting
—— persons	26
—— distribution	26
—— fractions of length	26
Ordinals.
Three ways for denoting them	26
Chap. VI. Of the Pronouns.
Of the personal pronouns	27–29
Of the possessive pronouns	29

Of the relative pronouns	29–30
Of the demonstrative pronouns	30–31
Of nei, na, and ra	30
Of the interrogative pronouns	31
Mode of supplying the defect of distributive pronouns	32
Of the indefinite pronouns	32–33
Chap. VII. Of the Verbs.
Verbs primitive, derivative, and compound	34–35
Mood	35–36
Tense	36–38
Imperative mood	39–42
Paradigm of tense in simple sentences	42–52
Passive voice (table of examples)	48
—— remarks on	49
Verbal nouns (their formation)	51–52
Neuter verbs	52
Participial adjectives	53
Chap. VIII. Of the Prepositions.
List of prepositions	55–56
Remarks on them	56–64
Proper meaning of na, ma, &c.	64–72
Chap. IX. Of the Adverbs.
Primitive and derivative adverbs	73–74
Classification and list of adverbs and adverbial expressions	74–86
Chap. X. Of the Particles.
Atu, mai, ake, iho, ai, ano, ra, koa, u, hoki, kau	87–94
Chap. XI.
Of the conjunctions	95–98
Chap. XII.
Of the interjections	99–101
Chap. XIII. Of the Syntax.
Preliminary Remarks.
Terms explained	102
Complex and incomplex propositions	103
Remarks on the general features of Maori	103–104
Epanorthosis	104–105
Chap. XIV. Syntax of the Article.
Ko an article	106
Its peculiar features	106–109
The omission of the article	109
He and te tahi	109–110
The particle a	110–111

Chap. XV. Syntax of the Noun.
Nouns in apposition	112
Article prefixed to them	112
Preposition	113
Exceptions	113–114
Clauses in epanorthosis, irregularity of	114
The answer to a question, construction of 114–115
Possessive Case denotes
——Intensity	115
——Date of an act	115
——Useful in predication	115
——Used instead of other cases	116
——Position of, when the governing word is twice repeated	116
——Governing word often omitted	116
Material, or quality, of a thing how denoted by a subtantive	116–117
The form of the substantive often used for that of the adjective	117
Objective Case.
——position of	117–118
How compound words govern others	118
Kai prefixed to a verb.	118
Te prefixed to proper names	118
Ngati and rangi	118
O and A, distinction between	118–120
Chap. XVI. Syntax of the Adjectives.
Position of adjectives	121
Verbal adjectives	121
Exceptions	121–122
Many adjectives to one substantive	122
One adjective to two or more substantives	122–123
Of the forms occasionally assumed by the adjective	123
Comparison of adjectives	123–125
Chap. XVII. Syntax of Numerals.
Particles prefixed to numerals	126–127
Case following	127
Position of numeral	127
Repetition of numeral	127–128
Tua and whaka as numeral prefixes	128–129
Chap. XVIII. Syntax of Pronouns.
Position of pronouns	130
Often omitted	130–131
Singular and dual often denote a tribe	131
——Other uses of	131
A Pronoun in the singular will refer to a noun in the plural	131
——in the third person will refer to the first or second person	131–132
——used for the conjunction and	132

The noun belonging to the pronoun often omitted	132
Relative Pronouns, the substitutes for them	132–133
Demonstrative Pronouns.
——useful as auxiliaries	133
——other peculiarities of	133–134
Nei, na, and ra	134
Interrogative Pronouns (strange use of)	134–135
Chap. XIX. Syntax of the Verb.
The Verbal Particles.
E	136–137
Ana	137
E—ana	138
Ka	138–139
I	139
Kua	139–142
Kia	143–144
Kia and ki te, distinction between	144
Sometimes no verbal particle prefixed	144–145
Ai, as used in connexion with the verb	145–147
Whaka, uses of	147–149
Adverbs as auxiliaries	149
Defect of substantive verb, how supplied	149–150
Prepositions as auxiliaries	150
Tendency of Maori verb to assume the form of a substantive	150–152
The finite verb may follow the oblique case	152
Predication performed by the possessive case	152–155
Compound tenses	155
Other circumstances which affect the time or voice of a verb	155–159
Verbs associated to qualify each other	159
Repetition of verbs	159
—of other words	159–160
Passive verbs, use of	160
Sometimes supplanted by the active	160–162
Neuter verbs which assume the passive form	162
Chap. XX.
Of the Prepositions, Adverbs, and Conjunctions.	163–167

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