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§ 7.

Self is expressed by the addition to the pronoun of either of the adverbs, ake or ano, which may also be used with a possessive, (§ 18), to express own. In the latter case ake may be placed after either the possessive or the noun, ano only after the noun.

Examples.

  • Ki a raua ake, to themselves.

  • Toku ake whare, or toku whare ake, my own house.

  • Ana tama ano, his own sons.

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Title: First Lessons in Maori

Author: W. L. Williams

Publication details: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, 1930

Part of: New Zealand Texts Collection

This text is the subject of: Victoria University of Wellington Library Catalogue

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