First Lessons in Maori

Contents

• • [cover]
  • [title page]
  • [section]
  • Preface.
  • Contents
• First Lessons in Maori
  • Part I.
    • I. On Reading.
      • § 1. The Alphabet consists of the following fifteen letters:—
      • § 2. Note.
      • § 3. Pronunciation.
    • II. Nouns and Personal Pronouns.
      • § 4.
      • § 5.
      • § 6.
      • § 7.
      • § 8. Local nouns.
      • § 9. Nominal prefix
      • § 10. Ma.
      • § 11.
      • § 12.
      • § 13.
      • § 14. Common Nouns as Adjectives.
    • III. Prepositions.
      • § 15. Simple Prepositions.
      • § 16. Complex Prepositions.
    • IV. Definitives.
      • § 17. Definitives
      • § 18. The Definitives in Maori comprise:—
      • § 19. Peculiarities of the articles.
      • § 20. Possessive Prepositions following Definitives.
      • § 21.
      • § 22.
    • V. Adjectives.
      • § 23. Position.
      • § 24.
      • § 25. Degrees of Comparison
      • § 26.
      • § 27. Abstract Quality
    • VI. Numerals.
      • § 28. Table of Cardinal Numbers.
      • § 29.
      • § 30. With Nouns.
      • § 31.
      • § 32.
      • § 33.
    • VII. Sentences without Verbs.
      • § 34. Subject and Predicate.
      • § 35. Substantive Verb.
      • § 36.
      • § 37.
      • § 38.
      • § 39.
      • § 40. Negative Sentences.
      • § 41.
      • § 42.
    • VIII. Verbs.
      • § 43. Inflexions.
      • § 44.
      • § 45.
      • § 46. Active Voice.
      • § 47.
      • § 48.
      • § 49.
      • § 50. Uses of Subjunctive and Infinitive.
      • § 51. Passive Voice.
      • § 51·1.
      • § 52.
      • § 53. Transitive Prepositions, etc.
      • § 54. Uses of Active and Passive.
      • § 55. Agent Emphatic.
      • § 56. Imperative Future.
      • § 57.
      • § 58. Derivative Nouns are formed—
      • § 59.
      • § 60. Interrogative Verbs.
      • § 61. Verbal clauses.
      • § 62.
      • § 63.
      • § 64. The Verb ai, “there is,” “it is,” etc.
      • § 65.
    • IX. Neuter Verbs.
      • § 66.
      • § 67. The tenses of the Indicative are as follows:—
      • § 68.
      • § 69.
      • § 70. Explanatory Verb.
    • X. Relative Clauses.
      • § 71.
      • § 72. Who, Which.
      • § 73. Whom, or which.
      • § 74.
      • § 75. Inverted Construction.
      • § 76. Whose, for whom, etc.
      • § 77: Whosoever.
      • § 78.
    • XI. Miscellaneous.
      • § 79. Position of adverbs.
      • § 80. Added Termination.
      • § 81. Adverbs indicating direction.
      • § 82.
      • § 83.
      • § 84.
      • § 85.
      • § 86.
      • § 87.
  • Part II.
    • Progressive Exercises.
      • [untitled]
      • Exercises. — I. — §§ 4, 5, 6, 17, 18.
      • II. — §§ 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16.
      • III. — §§ 10 to 13, 19 to 22.
      • IV. — §§ 23 to 27.
      • V. — §§ 28 to 33.
      • VI. — §§ 34 to 39.
      • VII. — § 40.
      • VIII. — §§ 41, 42.
      • IX. — § 42.
      • X.
      • XI. — §§ 43 to 45.
      • XII. — §§ 46 to 50.
      • XIII. — §§ 51, 52, 53.
      • XIV. — §§ 54 to 63.
      • XV. — §§ 64, 65.
      • XVI. — §§ 66 to 70.
      • XVII. — §§ 71, 72.
      • XVIII. — §§ 73, 74, 75.
      • XIX. — §§ 76, 77, 78.
      • XX. — §§ 79, 80.
      • XXI. — § 81.
      • XXII. — §§ 82, 83.
      • XXIII. — §§ 84, 85.
    • Key to the Exercises
      • I.
      • II.
      • III.
      • IV.
      • V.
      • VI.
      • VII.
      • VIII.
      • IX.
      • X.
      • XI.
      • XII.
      • XIII.
      • XIV.
      • XV.
      • XVI.
      • XVII.
      • XVIII.
      • XIX.
      • XX.
      • XXI.
      • XXII.
      • XXIII.
  • Part III. — Conversations.
    • I.
    • II.
    • III.
    • IV.
    • V.
    • VI.
    • VII.
    • VIII.
  • Part IV. — Vocabulary.
    • I. English—Maori.
    • II. Maori—English.
• [index]
  • Index of Subjects.
  • [annotations]

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Title: First Lessons in Maori

Author: W. L. Williams

Publication details: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1930

Part of: New Zealand Texts Collection

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

Keywords: Language

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