A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.
Numerals
Numerals.
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.
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. |
Note.—Any Number indefinitely great is called Tíni.*
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.
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,
Maráma te óno | The sixth moon. |
Rákau te óno | The sixth tree, &c. |
Or added upon the construction taking a different turn; as,
Ko te Po wítu | The seventh night. |
Ko te Ra wítu | The seventh sun, or day. |
* This may be illustrated by a proverbial expression in use among the natives; viz. Ki a waikato te tíni o te tángata, ki a kawía te máno;—i. e. The (river) waikato has its ten thousands, and the (river) kawia its thousands.