whenua - land
Whenua. 1. n. Land, country. Katahi ka rere mai ki te kimi whenua mona (T. 120).
Williams Dictionary
E haka ana te iwi whenua rā i te haka.The local people were performing the haka.Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Ka manaaki te tangata whenua i ngā manuhiri.The people of the land/marae will care for the visitors.Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Nō te marama o Paenga-whāwhā i hui ai ngā tāngata whenua o te ao.In April, indigenous people from round the world gathered.Belonging to the past - nō
E takahia ana te whenua e ngā waewae o ngā manuhiri.The ground is trodden on by the feet of the visitors.Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka haere noa atu te iwi whenua ki ō rātou kāinga.The local tribe went to their home.Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ko to iwi Māori ngā tāngata whenua o Aotearoa.The Māori people are the tāngata whenua of Aotearoa.Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Kua ngaro ōku whenua katoa.All my lands are lost.Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ka pau ana āu hua whenua, ka kai koe i tō purini.When all your vegetables have been eaten, you will be able to eat your pudding.When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...
Kei te taha o te tangata whenua au i tēnei wā.I'm on the side of the people of the marae this time.
He hua whenua te kūmara.The kūmera is a root vegetable.
