Grammar of the New Zealand Language
Table of Contents
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Table of Contents.
Chap. I. Orthoepy. |
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The letters of Maori | 1 |
Of the sound of the Vowels | 1–4 |
Of the Diphthongs | 4–7 |
Homogeneous Sounds, when they meet in a sentence | 7 |
Of the Consonants | 7–9 |
A table of peculiarities of pronunciation in the principal dialects | 9 |
Chap. II. Of the Article. |
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The Articles | 10 |
Of the definite article te | 10–12 |
Of its plural nga | 12 |
Of the indefinite article he | 12 |
Of te tahi when used as an article | 12–13 |
Of the particle a | 13–15 |
Chap. III. Of The Nouns. |
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Nouns primitive and derivative | 16 |
Compound words | 17 |
Verbal nouns | 17–18 |
Proper names | 18–19 |
Gender of nouns | 19–20 |
Number of nouns | 21 |
Of the postfix ma | 21 |
Reduplication of nouns | 21 |
Cases of nouns | 22 |
Chap. IV. Of The Adjectives. |
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Their gender, number, and case | 23 |
Reduplication of | 23 |
Chap. V. Of the Numerals. |
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Of the cardinals | 24 |
Their prefixes | 24 |
Their manner of combination, &c. | 25 |
Prefixes for denoting | |
—— persons | 26 |
—— distribution | 26 |
—— fractions of length | 26 |
Ordinals. | |
Three ways for denoting them | 26 |
Chap. VI. Of the Pronouns. |
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Of the personal pronouns | 27–29 |
Of the possessive pronouns | 29 page XIV |
Of the relative pronouns | 29–30 |
Of the demonstrative pronouns | 30–31 |
Of nei, na, and ra | 30 |
Of the interrogative pronouns | 31 |
Mode of supplying the defect of distributive pronouns | 32 |
Of the indefinite pronouns | 32–33 |
Chap. VII. Of the Verbs. |
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Verbs primitive, derivative, and compound | 34–35 |
Mood | 35–36 |
Tense | 36–38 |
Imperative mood | 39–42 |
Paradigm of tense in simple sentences | 42–52 |
Passive voice (table of examples) | 48 |
—— remarks on | 49 |
Verbal nouns (their formation) | 51–52 |
Neuter verbs | 52 |
Participial adjectives | 53 |
Chap. VIII. Of the Prepositions. |
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List of prepositions | 55–56 |
Remarks on them | 56–64 |
Proper meaning of na, ma, &c. | 64–72 |
Chap. IX. Of the Adverbs. |
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Primitive and derivative adverbs | 73–74 |
Classification and list of adverbs and adverbial expressions | 74–86 |
Chap. X. Of the Particles. |
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Atu, mai, ake, iho, ai, ano, ra, koa, u, hoki, kau | 87–94 |
Chap. XI. | |
Of the conjunctions | 95–98 |
Chap. XII. | |
Of the interjections | 99–101 |
Chap. XIII. Of the Syntax. |
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Preliminary Remarks. | |
Terms explained | 102 |
Complex and incomplex propositions | 103 |
Remarks on the general features of Maori | 103–104 |
Epanorthosis | 104–105 |
Chap. XIV. Syntax of the Article. |
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Ko an article | 106 |
Its peculiar features | 106–109 |
The omission of the article | 109 |
He and te tahi | 109–110 |
The particle a | 110–111page XV |
Chap. XV. Syntax of the Noun. |
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Nouns in apposition | 112 |
Article prefixed to them | 112 |
Preposition | 113 |
Exceptions | 113–114 |
Clauses in epanorthosis, irregularity of | 114 |
The answer to a question, construction of 114–115 | |
Possessive Case denotes | |
——Intensity | 115 |
——Date of an act | 115 |
——Useful in predication | 115 |
——Used instead of other cases | 116 |
——Position of, when the governing word is twice repeated | 116 |
——Governing word often omitted | 116 |
Material, or quality, of a thing how denoted by a subtantive | 116–117 |
The form of the substantive often used for that of the adjective | 117 |
Objective Case. | |
——position of | 117–118 |
How compound words govern others | 118 |
Kai prefixed to a verb. | 118 |
Te prefixed to proper names | 118 |
Ngati and rangi | 118 |
O and A, distinction between | 118–120 |
Chap. XVI. Syntax of the Adjectives. |
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Position of adjectives | 121 |
Verbal adjectives | 121 |
Exceptions | 121–122 |
Many adjectives to one substantive | 122 |
One adjective to two or more substantives | 122–123 |
Of the forms occasionally assumed by the adjective | 123 |
Comparison of adjectives | 123–125 |
Chap. XVII. Syntax of Numerals. |
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Particles prefixed to numerals | 126–127 |
Case following | 127 |
Position of numeral | 127 |
Repetition of numeral | 127–128 |
Tua and whaka as numeral prefixes | 128–129 |
Chap. XVIII. Syntax of Pronouns. |
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Position of pronouns | 130 |
Often omitted | 130–131 |
Singular and dual often denote a tribe | 131 |
——Other uses of | 131 |
A Pronoun in the singular will refer to a noun in the plural | 131 |
——in the third person will refer to the first or second person | 131–132 |
——used for the conjunction and | 132 page XVI |
The noun belonging to the pronoun often omitted | 132 |
Relative Pronouns, the substitutes for them | 132–133 |
Demonstrative Pronouns. | |
——useful as auxiliaries | 133 |
——other peculiarities of | 133–134 |
Nei, na, and ra | 134 |
Interrogative Pronouns (strange use of) | 134–135 |
Chap. XIX. Syntax of the Verb. |
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The Verbal Particles. | |
E | 136–137 |
Ana | 137 |
E—ana | 138 |
Ka | 138–139 |
I | 139 |
Kua | 139–142 |
Kia | 143–144 |
Kia and ki te, distinction between | 144 |
Sometimes no verbal particle prefixed | 144–145 |
Ai, as used in connexion with the verb | 145–147 |
Whaka, uses of | 147–149 |
Adverbs as auxiliaries | 149 |
Defect of substantive verb, how supplied | 149–150 |
Prepositions as auxiliaries | 150 |
Tendency of Maori verb to assume the form of a substantive | 150–152 |
The finite verb may follow the oblique case | 152 |
Predication performed by the possessive case | 152–155 |
Compound tenses | 155 |
Other circumstances which affect the time or voice of a verb | 155–159 |
Verbs associated to qualify each other | 159 |
Repetition of verbs | 159 |
—of other words | 159–160 |
Passive verbs, use of | 160 |
Sometimes supplanted by the active | 160–162 |
Neuter verbs which assume the passive form | 162 |
Chap. XX. | |
Of the Prepositions, Adverbs, and Conjunctions. | 163–167 |