Results for 'kaumātua'
kaumātua - elder; elderly
Ka haere te iwi ki te hui kia kōrero ngā kaumātua.
The iwi will travel to the meeting so the elders can talk.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
I whāngaihia ia e ōna kaumātua.
She was adopted her grandparents.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
He kaumātua a Nikau rāua ko Pāora no tērā marae.
Nikau and Pāora are elders of that marae.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ko Flo rāua ko Rāwiri ōku kaumātua.
Flo and Rāwiri are my grandparents.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.
Away - atu
Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.
Away - atu
Ehara māu te kai nei, mā ngā kaumātua kē.
This food is not for you, it is for the elders.
Mā wai ēnei kapu tī? Mā ngā tamariki? Ehara, mā ngā kaumātua kē.
Who are these cups of tea for? The children? No, they are for the elders.
Ka tū tētahi o ngā kaumātua rā.
One of those elders stood up.
Tokohia ngā tamariki a ō kaumātua?
How many children do your grandparents have?
I pakeke ō kaumātua i hea?
Where did your grandparents grow up?
Kei taku kaumātuatanga.
In my old age.
Ā tōku kaumātuatanga.
When I am in my old age.
He kaumātua ia.
He is an elder.
Ko ngā kaumātua ngā tāonga o te ao Māori.
The elderly people are the treasures of the Māori world.
I tuketuke haere atu ia i waenganui i ngā kaumātua e rua.
He elbowed his way between the two elders.