1. Cardinal Numbers.

1	Ko táhi	One
2	Ka dúa	Two
3	Ka tódu	Three
4	Ka wá	Four
5	Ka díma	Five
6	Ka óno	Six
7	Ka wítu	Seven
8	Ka wádu	Eight
9	Ka íwa	Nine
10	Ka nga údu	Ten.

Ka te kau; ko táhi

Numerals counted once, or Ten

1	Ma táhi	and one
2	Ma dúa	and two
3	Ma tódu	and three
4	Ma wá	and fourpage 18
5	Ma díma	and five
6	Ma óno	and six
7	Ma wítu	and seven
8	Ma wádu	and eight
9	Ma íwa	and nine
10	Ma nga údu	and ten.

Ka te kau; ka dúa

Numerals counted twice, or Twenty.

After the same manner will all the Tens be performed, till we arrive at a Hundred, which is the tenth number of Ten so taken. This last tenth, or the number One Hundred, is termed Ka rau; after which the same process will again be ten times repeated, till we arrive at a Thousand, which is termed Ka máno.

Table of leading Numbers, from Ten to Two Thousand.

10	Ko táhi te kau	Ten
20	Ka dúa te kau	Twenty
30	Ka tódu te kau	Thirty
40	Ka wá te kau	Forty
50	Ka díma te kau	Fifty
60	Ka óno te kau	Sixty
70	Ka wítu te kau	Seventy
80	Ka wádu te kau	Eighty
90	Ka íwa te kau	Ninety
100	Ka rau	Hundred
200	Ka dúa rau	Two Hundredpage 19
300	Ka tódu rau	Three hundred
400	Ka wá rau	Four hundred
500	Ka díma rau	Five hundred
600	Ka óno rau	Six hundred
700	Ka wítu rau	Seven hundred
800	Ka wádu rau	Eight hundred
900	Ka íwa rau	Nine hundred
1000	Ka máno	Thousand
2000	Ka dúa máno, &c.	Two thousand.

The New Zealanders count by pairs, as well as single numbers. These different methods are called in their language,

Tatau ta ki táhi, Counting by single numbers, and

Tatau ta ki dúa, Counting by pairs.

In translating the method of counting by pairs, say, one pair, instead of the word one; ten pairs, instead of the word ten; &c.

Another Form of expressing the Cardinal Numbers, which is generally used in answering the Question “How many?”

1	Ko táhi	One
2	Ka dúa	Two
3	Ka tódu	Threepage 20
4	Ka wá	Four
5	Ka díma	Five
6	Ka óno	Six
7	Ka wítu	Seven
8	Ka wádu	Eight
9	Ka íwa	Nine
10	Ka nga údu,—Ka te kau	Ten
11	Ka nga údu, ma táhi	Eleven
12	Ka nga údu, ma dúa	Twelve
13	Ka nga údu, ma tódu	Thirteen
14	Ka nga údu, ma wá	Fourteen
15	Ka nga údu, ma díma	Fifteen
16	Ka nga údu, ma óno	Sixteen
17	Ka nga údu, ma wítu	Seventeen
18	Ka nga údu, ma wádu	Eighteen
19	Ka nga údu, ma íwa	Nineteen
20	Ka dúa te kau	Twenty
21	Ka dúa te kau, ma táhi	Twenty-one
56	Ka díma te kau, ma óno	Fifty-six
88	Ka wádu te kau, ma wádu,	Eighty-eight
150	Ko táhi rau, ma díma te kau,	One hundred and fifty
504	Ka díma rau, ma wá	Five hundred and four.

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.