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 Te Tai Tonga te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.The grandfather of the family lives in Southland.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.