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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 Rakiura te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Stewart Island.
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.

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