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A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.

2. Ordinal Numbers

2. Ordinal Numbers.

1st, Ko te táhi The first
2d, Ko te dúa The second
3d, Ko te tódu The third
4th, Ko te wá The fourthpage 21
5th, Ko te díma The fifth
6th, Ko te óno The sixth
7th, Ko te wítu The seventh
8th, Ko te wádu The eighth
9th, Ko te íwa The ninth
10th, Ko te nga údu The tenth
10th, Ko te kau The tenth
20th, Ko te dúa te kau, The twentieth
30th, Ko te tódu te kau, The thirtieth
40th, Ko te wá te kau The fortieth
50th, Ko te díma te kau, The fiftieth
60th, Ko te óno te kau, The sixtieth
70th, Ko te wítu te kau, The seventieth
80th, Ko te wádu te kau, The eightieth
90th, Ko te íwa te kau The ninetieth
100th, Ko te rau The hundredth
1000th, Ko te máno The thousandth, &c.

The word Ko in these instances takes the place of the substantive, which may be omitted when the substantive is expressed; as,

Examples.
Maráma te óno The sixth moon.
Rákau te óno The sixth tree, &c.

Or added upon the construction taking a different turn; as,

Examples.
Ko te Po wítu The seventh night.
Ko te Ra wítu The seventh sun, or day.