A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.
Exceptions
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Exceptions.
The Article e will not always apply to Nouns of the Singular Number, as the Indefinite Article a or an in English; but is often used before Nouns Plural.
e púnga réu | ashes |
e kai máodi | sweet potatoes |
e aróhi | fern roots |
e díma | five |
e díma te kau | fifty |
e máha | many in number. |