However, it is important to remember that just because these two types of statements are where he occurs the greatest it does not mean that he does not occur in other types of statements as well. Examples of both te and he are as such: Tokelauan: Kua hau te tino English: 'A man has arrived' or 'The man has arrived' (Notice how te in Tokelauan has been translated to both a and the in English.) Tokelauan: Vili ake oi k'aumai he toki English: 'Do run and bring me an axe' The use of he and te in Tokelauan are reserved for when describing a singular noun. When describing a plural noun, different articles are used. For plural definite nouns, nā is the article that is used. However, in some cases, rather than using nā, plural definite nouns are subject to the absence of an article represented by 0. The absence of an article is usually used if a large amount or a specific class of things are being described. An example of an exception to this commonality would be if one was describing an entire class of things, but in a nonspecific way. In this case, rather than nā as the article, the singular definite noun te would be used. The article ni is used for describing a plural indefinite noun. Examples of nā, a 0 exception, and ni are as such: Tokelauan: Vili ake oi k'aumai nā nofoa English: 'Do run and bring me the chairs' Tokelauan: Ko te povi e kai mutia English: 'Cows eat grass' ('Ko' in this sentence acts as a preposition to 'te'.) Tokelauan: E i ei ni tuhi? English: Are there any books? (Notice that this is the use of an indefinite article in an interrogative statement. As mentioned above, the use of indefinite articles in these types of statements is very common.) Particles The particles of the Tokelauan language are ia, a (or ā), a te, and ia te. When describing personal names as well as the names of the month, pronouns (the use here is optional and it is most commonly used when there are words in between the pronoun and verb), and collaborative nouns that describe a group of people working together the most common particle is used. This particle is ia, which is used so long as none of the nouns listed above follow the prepositions e, o, a, or