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Title: A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.

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A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.

Indicative Mood

Indicative Mood.

Present Tense
Sing. 1.	E aire mai ána ra óki 'au	I am coming.
2.	E aire mai ána ra óki koe	Thou art coming.
3.	E aire mai ána ra óki ía	He is coming.
1 Dual, 1.	E aire mai ána ra óki táua	We (thou and I) are coming.
2.	E aire mai ána ra óki kodúa	Ye (two) are coming.
3.	E aire mai ána ra óki ráua	They (two) are coming.
2 Dual, 1.	E aire mai ána ra óki máua	We (two whom I am speaking of) are coming.page 36
1 Plu. 1.	E aire mai ána ra óki tátu	We (all) are coming.
2.	E aire mai ána ra óki koútu	Ye (all) are coming.
3.	E aire mai ána ra óki rátu	They (all) are coming.
2 Plu. 1.	E aire mai ána ra óki mátu	We (all whom I speak of) are coming.

Past Tense.
Sing. 1.	(No nanáhi) ra óki 'au i aire mai ai	(Yesterday) I came.
2.	(No nanáhi) ra óki koe i aire mai ai	(Yesterday) thou camest.
3.	(No nanáhi) ra óki ía i aire mai ai	(Yesterday) he came.
1. Dual, 1.	(No nanáhi) ra óki táua i aire mai ai	(Yesterday) we (thou & I) came.
2.	(No nanáhi) ra óki kodúa i aire mai ai	(Yesterday) ye (two) came.
3.	(No nanáhi) ra óki ráua i aire mai ai	(Yesterday) they (two) came.
2 Dual, 1.	(No nanáhi) ra óki máua i aire mai ai	(Yesterday) we (two of whom I speak) came.
1 Plu. 1.	(No nanáhi) ra óki tátu i aire mai ai	(Yesterday) we (all) came
2.	(No nanáhi) ra óki koútu i aire mai ai	(Yesterday) ye (all) came.
3.	(No nanáhi) ra óki rátu i aire mai ai	(Yesterday) they (all) came.
2 Plu. 1.	(No nanáhi) ra óki mátu i aire mai ai	(Yesterday) we (all of whom I speak) came.

Note.—In the Past Tense above mentioned, instead of the word Came, the words Am coming &c. ought properly to be substituted; the Preter Tense being only signified by the word Yesterday.

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Another form of expressing the Past Tense of the Verb To Come.

Example.
Tai mai	To Arrive.

Sing. 1.	Kóa tai ke mai ra óki 'au	I arrived, or came.
2.	Kóa tai ke mai ra óki koe	Thou hast arrived.
3.	Kóa tai ke mai ra óki ía	He has arrived.
1 Dual, 1.	Kóa tai ke mai ra óki táua	We (thou and I) have arrived.
2.	Kóa tai ke mai ra óki kodúa	Ye (two) have arrived.
3.	Kóa tai ke mai ra óki ráua	They two have arrived.
2 Dual, 1.	Kóa tai ke mai ra óki máua	We (two whom I speak of) have arrived.
1 Plu. 1.	Kóa tai ke mai ra óki tátu	We (all) have arrived.
2.	Kóa tai ke mai ra óki koútu	Ye (all) have arrived.
3.	Kóa tai ke mai ra óki rátu	They (all) have arrived.
2 Plu. 1.	Kóa tai ke mai ra óki mátu	We (all of whom I speak of) have arrived.

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Future Tense.
Sing. 1.	(A múdi) ra óki 'au e aire mai ai	(Hereafter) I will come.
2.	(A múdi) ra óki koe e aire mai ai	(Hereafter) thou wilt come.
3.	(A múdi) ra óki ía e aire mai ai	(Hereafter) he will come.
1 Dual, 1.	(A múdi) ra óki táua e aire mai ai	(Hereafter) we (thou & I) will come.
2.	(A múdi) ra óki kódua e aire mai ai	(Hereafter) ye (two) will come.
3.	(A múdi) ra óki ráua e aire mai ai	(Hereafter) they (two) will come.
2 Dual, 1.	(A múdi) ra óki máua e aire mai ai	(Hereafter) we (two whom I speak of) will come.
1 Plu. 1.	(A múdi) ra óki tátu e aire mai ai	(Hereafter) we (all) will come.
2.	(A múdi) ra óki koútu e aire mai ai	(Hereafter) ye (all) will come.
3.	(A múdi) ra óki rátu e aire mai ai	(Hereafter) they (all) will come.
2 Plu. 1.	(A múdi) ra óki mátu e aire mai ai	(Hereafter) we (all whom I speak of) will come.