kina - sea urchin
Kei te kai ngā pakeke i ngā kina me ngā pāua. Kei te pūhaehae mātou.The elderly are eating kina and pāua. We are jealous.Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Ka puāwai ana te pōhutukawa, ka mōmona ngā kina.When the pōhutukawa blooms, the kina are fat.When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...
He iti ēnā kina.Those kina are small.
I kainga ngā kina katoa.All the kina were eaten.
Kua kai kina koe?Have you eaten kina?
I kainga ngā kina katoa e rātou.All the kina wee eaten by them.