Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 1906 [electronic resource]

Volume 39, 1906

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Tatau Takitahi (Single Method of Numeration).
1.	Kotahi.
2.	E rua.
3.	E toru.
4.	E wha.
5.	E rima.
6.	E ono.
7.	E whitu.
8.	E waru
9.	E iwa.
10.	Ngahuru.
11.	Ngahuru ma tahi (ten and one).
12.	" rua (" two).
13.	" toru (" three).
14.	" wha &c., &c.
15.	" rima
16.	" ono
17.	" whitu
18.	" waru
19.	" iwa
20.	Tekau.
21.	Tekau ma tahi (twenty and one).
22.	" rua (" two).
23.	" toru (" three)
24.	" wha &c., &c.
25.	" rima
26.	" ono
27.	" whitu
28.	" waru
29.	" iwa
30.	Tekau maha ngahuru (twenty and ten).
31.	Tekau, ngahuru ma tahi (twenty, ten and one).
32.	" " rua (" " two).
33.	" " toru &c., &c.
34.	" " wha
35.	" " rima
36.	" " ono
37.	" " whitu
38.	" " waru
39.	" " iwa
40.	Hokorua topu (forty, or ten twos doubled), or hokowha takitahi.
41.	Hokorua ma tahi; or hokorua, kotahi te tuma.
42.	" rua; or " e rua "
43.	&c., &c.
44.
45.	Or simply hokorua makere.
46.
47.
48.
49.

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50.	Hokotoru, ngahuru takitahi	(forty, ten single; or ten twos doubled and ten single).
51.	" ngahuru ma tahi	(forty, ten and one; or ten twos doubled and one).
52.	" " rua	or hokorua makere (sometimes “te tuma” (the excess) added to term for fifty to fifty-nine inclusive).
53.	" " toru
54.	" " wha
55.	" " rima
56.	" " ono
57.	" " whitu
58.	" " waru
59.	" " iwa
60.	Hokotoru topu, or hokoono takitahi.
61.	Hokotoru ma tahi; or hokotoru, kotahi te tuma	or hokotoru makere.
62.	" rua; or " e rua "
63.	" toru; or " e toru "
64.	" wha; or " e wha "
65.	" rima; or " e rima "
66.	" ono; or " e ono "
67.	" whitu; or " e whitu "
68.	" waru; or " e waru "
69.	" iwa; or " e iwa "
70.	Hokotoru, ngahuru takitahi	Sometimes the words “te tuma” (the excess) are used after each term; or hokotoru tuma (sixty and excess) used for any number from sixty-one to seventy-nine, or hokotoru makere is so used.
71.	" ngahuru ma tahi
72.	" " rua
73.	" " toru
74.	" " wha
75.	" " rima
76.	" " ono
77.	" " whitu
78.	" " waru
79.	" " iwa
80.	Hokowha topu, or hokowaru takitahi.
81.	Hokowha ma tahi; or hokowha, kotahi te tuma	Te tuma sometimes added; or hokowha tuma (or makere, or ngahoro) used for any number from eighty-one to ninety-nine.
82.	Hokowha ma rua; or hokowha, e rua te tuma
83.	&c., &c.
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
89.
90.	Hokowha, ngahur takitahi
91.	Hokowha, ngahur ma tahi
92.	" " rua
93.	" " toru
94.	" " wha
95.	" " rima
96.	" " ono
97.	" " whitu
98.	" " waru
99.	" " iwa
100.	Hokorima topu; or kotahi rau takitahi.
101.	Hokorima ma tahi; or hokorima, kotahi te tuma; or kotahi rau, kotahi.

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102.	Hokorima ma rua; or hokorima, e tua te tuma; or kotahi rau, e rua.
103.	Hokorima ma toru; or hokorima, e toru te tuma; or kotahi rau, e toru.
104.	Hokorima ma wha; or hokorima, e wha te tuma; or kotahi rau, e wha.
105.	Hokorima ma rima; or hokorima, e rima te tuma; or kotahi rau, e rima.
106.	Hokorima ma ono; or hokorima, e ono te tuma; or kotahi rau, e ono.
107.	Hokorima ma whitu; or hokorima, e whitu te tuma; or kotahi rau, e whitu.
108.	Hokorima ma waru; or hokorima, e waru te tuma; or kotahi rau, e waru.
109.	Hokorima ma iwa; or hokorima, e iwa te tuma; or kotahi rau, e iwa.
110.	Hokorima, ngahuru takitahi te tuma.
111.	" " ma tahi "
120.	Hokoono topu; or kotahi rau ma rua.
121.	Hokoono ma tahi; or hokoono, kotahi te tuma.
122.	" rua; or " e rua "
140.	Hokowhitu topu; or kotahi rau ma wha.
160.	Hokowaru topu; or " ono.
180.	Hokoiwa topu; or " waru.
190.	Hokoiwa, ngahuru takitahi; or kotahi rau ma iwa.
191.	" ngahuru ma tahi.
199.	" " iwa.
200.	E rua rau (takitahi).
201 to 219.	E rua rau tumu. (The excess number stated if necessary.)
220.	E rua rau, hokorua takitahi; or e rua rau ma rua.
221.	E rua rau, hokorua ma tahi te paepae (or tuma), &c.
230.	" hokotoru takitahi te paepae (i.e., two hundred, thirty once told the excess); or e rua rau ma toru.
240.	" hokowha takitahi te paepae; or e rua rau ma wha.
250.	" hokorima " or " ma rima.
260.	" hokoono " or " ma ono.
300.	E toru rau (takitahi).
400.	E wha "
1000.	Kotahi mano.