Proper Grammar: Tiki or Tikis? - General Tiki

T timidtiki Member Joined: Mar 25, 2007 Posts: 180	T timidtiki Posted posted on Fri, Nov 2, 2007 1:10 PM I am not sure about all languages in this classification, but in the Maori language it is my understanding the a noun remains the same in both the singular and plural form, that is, in teh singular one would say "tiki" or "one tiki" and for a greater number one would again say "tiki" or "two, three, four or many tiki." You might want to check out the following reference: http://my.opera.com/DUBMASTER%20PhD/blog/maori-glossary-pronunciation-and-brief Are their any real language experts out there who would like to weigh in on this?

I am not sure about all languages in this classification, but in the Maori language it is my understanding the a noun remains the same in both the singular and plural form, that is, in teh singular one would say "tiki" or "one tiki" and for a greater number one would again say "tiki" or "two, three, four or many tiki." You might want to check out the following reference:

http://my.opera.com/DUBMASTER%20PhD/blog/maori-glossary-pronunciation-and-brief

Are their any real language experts out there who would like to weigh in on this?

Post #341764 by timidtiki on Fri, Nov 2, 2007 1:10 PM