A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New ZealandR. Watts, and sold by L.B. Seeley, 1820 - 230 pages See link to http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-KenGramm.html. |
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áhi ána ra óki ána te tángata ánga Apópo átu Atúa bird so called búka canoe Causing dídi dínga díro ditto dúa Dual dúnga E'aha fish so called fish-hook Gram Grammar hía íka IMPERATIVE MOOD K'wai kákahu kára karakía Kaua kéke ki te Kía kíno kíte Kóa kodúa kóia kóre koréro Kóro koútu kúra Máku mánu máta matau máte mátu matúa máua méa móe múdi Nána ngakau nóa nóho núi óno óra óre óti pápa person place so called potatoes proper name púke ra óki au ra óki ía rákau ránga tíra rángi ráro rátu ráua ráwa róa rongo Sing Subjunctive Mood táhi Táka táku táma Tamaiti tána tánga tángi tápu tára táta tátu táu táua ténei TENSE téra tére thee thing Thou art tía tódu tóki tóku tóna tóu údu verb wádu wahine Waidúa Waka Wánga wára wáre
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Page 128 - God; one altogether; not by confusion, of substance, but by unity of Person. For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man, so God and man is one Christ.
Page 128 - ... sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; from whence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
Page 130 - Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, Forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us, Lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil : For thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, For ever and ever.
Page 8 - English, nine sorts of words, or, as they are commonly called, PARTS OF SPEECH : namely, the ARTICLE, the SUBSTANTIVE or NOUN, the ADJECTIVE, the PRONOUN, the VERB, the ADVERB, the PREPOSITION, the CONJUNCTION, and the INTERJECTION.
Page 131 - Preposition . . prep. Pronoun. ... p. Conjunction . c. Verbal Noun . vn Interjection . . i. A. A, signifies universal existence, animation, action, power, light, possession, &c. ; also the present existence, animation, power, light, &c. of a being, or thing. Hence it is a sign of the present time; and when the sound is prolonged, it denotes a continuation of the existence, action, proceeding, &c. of the being or thing spoken of; or, in other words, a continuation of time; as, " Ka máhi 'au ahínei...
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Page 127 - I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again...