2. (loan) (modifier) American.
I kōhurutia tētahi kōtiro Marikena i Amerika (TP 1/1901:8 (Edited)). / An American girl was murdered in America.
3. (loan) (personal noun) American.
...tērā e tae ki te £60,000,000 ngā moni a Marika e pau mō tēnei whawhai, he iwi whaimoni taua iwi te Marikena... (TJ 14/6/1898:2). / ...the money which America will spend on this war will amount to £60,000,000 but those people, the Americans, are a wealthy people.
