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whaea - mother, aunt


whaea kēkē - aunt

Ko Kuikui tōku whaea. Ko Tahu tōku matua.
Kuikui is my mother. Tahu is my father.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai te ingoa o tō whaea?
What's the name of your mum?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tōu whaea?
Who is your mother?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara tōku whaea i te kuia.
My mother is not an elder.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

He rite tonu ia ki tōna whaea kēkē.
She is just like her aunty.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite ia ki tōna whaea.
She is just like her mother.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu ō karu ki ō whaea.
Your eyes are like your mother's.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite te makawe o Rina ki ō tōna whaea.
Rina's hair is just like her mother's.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Ko Mary taku whaea. Nō Ahitereiria ia.
Mary's my mum. She's from Australia.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Waikato tōna whaea.
His/Her mother is from Waikato.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ahuriri tōku whaea.
My mother is from Napier.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau toku whaea.
My mum's from Auckland.
Belonging to a place - nō

Kei te arohaina te tamaiti e tōna whaea.
The child is loved by his mother.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kāore au e āhei te karanga, i te mea kei te ora tonu taku whaea.
I am not permitted to karanga, as my mother is still alive.
Allowed to do something - āhei

I taku whaea ngā tamariki.
The children were with my mother.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Ka waiho tonu tātou hei tinihangatanga mā tō tātou whaea.
We are always left cheated by our mother.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mea atu te kotiro rā ki tana whaea...
That girl said to her mother...
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka rongo tana whaea i tana ui ki te hinu rautangi.
His mother listened to his question about scented oil.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He kuia tōku whaea.
My mother is an elder.
Categorizing sentences - he

E aroha ana te whaea ki tāna tamaiti.
The mother loves her child.

Kei te aroha te whaea ki tāna tamaiti.
The mother loves her child.

Ko Moana te whaea o Nikau.
Moana is the mother of Nikau.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kei te haere tō māua hoa ki te whare o tō rāua whaea.
Our friend is going to their mother's house.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Kauri tōku whaea kēkē, koia te tuahine o tōku pāpā.
Kauri is my aunty, she is my father's sister.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko Fran tōku whaea.
Fran is my mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

He ātaahua te ingoa o tō whaea. E hia tana pakeke?
Your mum's name is beautiful. How old is she?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

I pakeke tō whaea i hea?
Where did your mum grow up?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Kei te arohaina te tamaiti e tōna whaea.
The child is loved by his mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Tautokohia tō whaea.
Support your mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Kīhai i pīrangi tōna whaea ki a ia.
His mother did not want him.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ngā mihi nui mō te Rā o te Whaea.
Happy Mother's day.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko Mereana tōku whaea.
Mereana is my mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko Hēni tōku whaea.
Hēni is my mum.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Koia kei a koe mō te āwhina i tō whaea! I aha kōrua i te māra?
You're awesome for helping your mum. What did you do in the garden?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ka rawe hoki! E hia te pakeke o tō whaea?
Excellent! How old is your mum?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko tōku whaea te tuara whānui o tō mātou whānau.
My mother is the (broad back) anchor of our family.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Whū, te kaha hoki o tō whaea!
Wow, your mother is strong!
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

He mea ui e ia ki tana whaea te mahi e mahia au aua tū mea nei.
The method by which these kind of things were made was something he asked his mother.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko tō whaea kēkē tēnā?
Is that your aunty?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Ehara tōna whaea nō Waikato.
His/Her mother is not from Waikato.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Ko Kui tōku tupuna whaea.
Kui is my ancestral mother or grandmother.

Ehara nō tōku whaea te hē.
The blame isn't my mothers.

whaea
aunty/mother

Whaea, e hiakai ana a Koa.
Whaea, Koa is hungry.

Ko Rosie tōku whaea whakaangi.
Rosie is my stepmother.

Kāore āku mahi nui, i whakatā, i whakapai whare, i āwhina i tōku whaea i tōna māra.
I didn't do much, I relaxed, cleaned the house, helped my mother in the garden.

Anā tō kai e hoa, me tūtaki au ki tō whaea ā tōna wā.
That's what you get mate, I should meet your mum sometime.

Tēnā koe Whaea.
Hello Ma'am.

He whaea ahau, he kaiwhakahaere hoki.
I am a mother and also an administrative assistant.

Te pene ā tōna whaēa kē.
His aunt's pen.

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