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A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.

Of the Article

Of the Article.

The vowel e is often used as an Indefinite Article, and has the same signification as the English Article a or an. The syllable te is also often used as a Definite Article, and has the same signification as the English article the; but it should be observed, that neither of these articles can be always used according to the rules of the English Language, the idiom of the New-Zealand Language being different.

Examples.
e mánu a bird te mánu the bird
e mára a farm te mára the farm
e máta a face te máta the face
e púke a hill te púke the hill
e púte a bag te púke the bag
e rára a rib te rára the rib.
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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.

Examples.
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.