E 
iwa ngā hoihō e oma atu ana. 
There are 
nine horses running away. 
Ko tēnei te hui 
tuaiwa ki konei. 
This is the 
ninth meeting here. 
- this is an example of an equative sentence 
Tokoiwa ngā tāngata i taua hui. 
There were 
nine people at that (aforementioned) meeting.