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tipuna - grandparent, ancestor

tīpuna - grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

Haere mai ki tō tipuna whare!
Welcome to your ancestral home!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Ko Waikanae te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Waikanae.
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 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.

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