Results for 'tīpuna'
tipuna - grandparent, ancestor
tīpuna - grandparents (plural form of tipuna)
Ko Wid Vella tōku tipuna.
Wid Vella is my ancestor.
Identity sentences - ko...
Kei te whakaaro au ki ōku tīpuna.
I am thinking of my ancestors.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Me ako whakataukī kia mōhio ai koe ki ngā whakaaro o ōu tīpuna.
Learn proverbs so you know the thoughts of your ancestors.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Haere mai ki tō tipuna whare!
Welcome to your ancestral home!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Nōna ēnei tīpuna.
These ancestors are his.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Manaakittia ngā mahi a ngā tīpuna.
Respect the work of the ancestors.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Ko Kāpiti te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Kāpiti.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
No Te Wai Pounamu tōu tipuna wahine.
Your grandmother is from the South Island.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ka tū mai Aorangi, te tipuna maunga o Waitaha.
There stands Aorangi, the ancestral mountain of the Waikato people.
Towards - mai
Ko Mariano tōku tipuna.
Mariano is my ancestor.
Ko James Tait tōku tipuna.
James Tait is my ancestor.
Ko ia te tipuna o Ngāti Porou.
He is the ancestor of Ngāti Porou.
Koia te tipuna o Ngāti Porou.
That's the ancestor of Ngāti Porou.
Ko Tōmuri Te Awa tōku tipuna.
Tōmuri Te Awa is my ancestor.
Mai i te wā o ngā tīpuna.
From the time of the ancestors.