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Title: First Lessons in Maori

Author: W. L. Williams

Publication details: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, 1930, Auckland

Part of: New Zealand Texts Collection

This text is the subject of: Victoria University of Wellington Library Catalogue

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First Lessons in Maori

§ 14. Common Nouns as Adjectives

§ 14. Common Nouns as Adjectives.

—Any common noun may be used as an adjective, indicating material, purpose, etc. (§ 23).

Examples.

He whare kowhatu, a stone house.
He rua kumara, a pit for kumara.
He tunga whare, a site for a house.