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ingoa - name

Ingoa, n. 1. Name. Ka huaina toku ingoa ko Whakatau (T. 57).

2. Namesake. He ingoa ia noku.

3. v.i. Acquire distinction. I ingoatia ai a ia, i whai ingoa ai te tangata i mua, na te hapai titaha ki nga rakau pururu.

Io. 1. n. Sinew, muscle, nerve.

2. Spur, ridge.

3. Strand of a rope. E torn nga io o te taura.

4. Lock of hair.

5. Strip, shred.

6. Warp, vertical threads in weaving, suspended from the tawhiu. Ka patua te muka mo te io, kia ngawari; kaore e patua mo te aho, kia kaha ai. ‖ aho.

7. Line, column.

8. a. Tough, hard, obstinate.

9. v.i. Twitch. Ki te mea ka io i te pokohiwi (W. ii, 5). Ki te mea ka ioa te ringa matau (W. ii, 5).

whakaio, v.i. 1. Stand firm.

2. March in single file.

ioio. 1. a. Hard, not friable. He ioio te oneone o te whenua nei.

3. Stiff from weariness. Ka ioio oku waewae i te roa o te haerenga.

4. v.t. Cut into strips. He mea ioio te mango kia wawe te maroke.

whakaioio, a. Inflexible, irrefragable, permanent. Ka tu au i te rahui whakaioio na Tokoahu (M. 74).

Williams Dictionary

Ko Ruahine te ingoa o tērā maunga.
Ruahine is the name of that mountain.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Hōhepa taku ingoa.
My name is Hōhepa.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Hera tōna ingoa.
Her name's Hera.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai ō koutou ingoa, kōtiro ?
What are your names, girls?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o matua?
What's the name of your dad?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o hoa?
What's the name of your friend?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

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

Ko wai te ingoa o pāpā?
What is the name of your mother?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ingoa?
What is your name?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o tērā wahine?
What's the name of that woman?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o tērā maunga?
What is the name of that mountain?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o tēnei awa?
What is the name of this river?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tōna ingoa?
What's her name?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tana ingoa?
What's her name?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o kuia?
What is your grandmother's name?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tōu ingoa?
What's your name?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o whānau?
What's the name of your family?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko te aha te ingoa o te kamupene?
What is the name of the business?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

E ai ki rātou, ko Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū tētahi anō ingoa Horomaka.
According to them, Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū is another name for Banks Peninsula.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kua wareware i a au ingoa.
Your name has been forgotten by me.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Ko Pere te ingoa o rāua ngeru.
Their cat's name is Pere.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Ko Ngāti Hāmuti Wera to ingoa o tērā iwi.
The name of that tribe is Ngāti Hāmuti Wera.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

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

Āe, he tuakana tōku, ko Manu tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have an older sibling, his name is Manu.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Āe, he tuākana ōku, ko Ari, ko Rangi ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I do have older siblings, their names are Ari and Rangi.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Āe, he tuākana ōku, ko Taika, ko Tawa, ko Hēmi ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have older siblings, their names are Taika, Tawa and Hēmi.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Āe, he tēina tōku, ko Niko tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have a younger sibling, his name is Niko.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Āe, he tēina ōku, ko Pita, ko Aria ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I do have younger siblings, their names are Pita and Aria.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Āe, he tēina ōku, ko Hēmi, ko Manu, ko Aroha ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have younger siblings, their names are Hēmi, Manu and Aroha.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

He kurī tāku. Ko Auau tōna ingoa.
I have a dog, his name is Auau.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He aha te ingoa o tōu huarahi?
What's the name of your street?
What? - He aha?

He aha te ingoa o tōu huarahi?
What's the name of your street?
What? - He aha?

Ko Tai rāua ko Moana ngā ingoa o ōku hoa.
The names of my friends are Tai and Moana.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

E mau nei anō aua ingoa.
Those names remain the same.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kua wareware i a au tana ingoa.
I have forgotten his name.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I wareware i a Tame taku ingoa.
Tame forgot my name.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Ko Ōtaki te ingoa o taku kura.
The name of my school is Ōtaki.

Tōia te ingoa o te tangata ki te pouaka e hāngai ana ki te pātai.
Drag the name of the person to the box who fits the description.

Ko hea te ingoa o te maunga ?
What is the name of that mountain?

Ko hea te ingoa o tēnei rohe?
What is the name of this area?

Ka tapa au i tana ingoa ko Huia.
I name this child Huia.

Ko tēnei wāhanga tuatahi. Ko Aaron Hēnare tōku ingoa.
This is the first section. My name is Erena Hēnare.

Tērā tētehi kōhine, ko Aria tōna ingoa.
There once was a young girl, Aria was her name.

Ākuanei ka tūtaki i a ia. Heoi anō, ahau tēnā, Aaron Henare. Ko taku tētahi ingoa poto, ko Matua Azza. Mehemea e hiahia ana koe ki te tuku te ingoa poto, Matua Azza, e pai ana ki ahau.
We’ll meet him shortly. Anyway, that is me, Aaron Henare. One of my short names is Matua Azza. If you would like to use my short name, that is fine with me.

Tōku ingoa.
My name

Kia ora tātou, mihi ana ki a koutou katoa, ngā pātaka reo o tēnā, o tēnā kokona o te ao Māori nei. Ko Tūhoe Huata tōku ingoa. I tipu ake au i Ngā Rekereke, i ōku kaumātua o Te Whakarewarewatanga o teope tau a Wāhiao.
Greetings to us all, I acknowledge you all, the repositories of language in every corner of this Māori world. My name is Tūhoe Huata. I grew up at Ngā Rekereke, among my elders of Te Whakarewarewatanga o teope tau a Wāhiao.

Ko Manawatū tōna ingoa.
Its name is Manawatū.

Ko Makareta tōku ingoa.
Makareta is my name.

I tōna tikanga ko Pita tana ingoa.
It is her intention that his name will be Peter.

Tēnā koe Tāne, ko Aroha tōku ingoa.
Hello Tāne, my name is Aroha.

Ko Kōuraraka tōna ingoa.
Her name is Goldilocks.

Ko te ingoa nei Te Aotakī i tapa.
This name was given by Te Aotakī.

Kua tuhi koutou i ō koutou ingoa ki runga i te pepa?
Have you written youir names on the paper?

Ka wani ! He mīharo! Kātahi te ingoa pai ko tērā.
Wicked! Amazing! That is a good name.

Ko Hōhepa tōku ingoa.
My name's Joseph.

Ko Jeff tōku ingoa.
My name is Jeff.

Ko Hine tōku ingoa.
My name is Hine.

Āe, he tuahine tōku, ko Ani tōna ingoa.
I do have a sister, her name is Ani.

Āe, he tuāhine ōku, ko Kauri, ko Ataahua ō rāua ingoa.
Yes,I do have sisters, their names are Kauri and Ataahua.

Āe, he tuāhine ōku, ko Mia, ko Rina, ko Moana ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have a sister, their names are Mia, Rina and Moana.

Ko Koa tōna ingoa.
His name is Koa.

Āe, he tungāne tōku, ko Tame tōna ingoa.
I do have a brother, his name is Tame.

Āe, he tungāne ōku, ko Amaru, ko Nikau ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I do have brothers, their names are Amaru and Nikau.

Āe, he tungāne ōku, ko Pāora, ko Manu, ko Ari ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have brothers, their names are Pāora, Manu and Ari.

Āe, he tamāhine tāku, ko Aroha tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have a daughter, her name is Aroha.

Āe, he tamāhine āku, ko Aria, ko Ani ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I have daughters, their names are Aria and Ani.

Āe, he tamāhine āku, ko Kauri, ko Ataahua, ko Mia ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have daughters, their names are Kauri, Ataahua and Mia.

Āe, he tamatāne tāku, ko Rangi tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have a son, his name is Rangi.

Āe, he tamatāne āku, ko Taika, ko Tawa ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I have sons, their names are Taika and Tawa.

Āe, he tamatāne āku, ko Hēmi, ko Niko, ko Koa ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have sons, their names are Hēmi, Niko and Koa.

Ko Nikau tōku ingoa.
My name is Nikau.

Ko Bob tōku ingoa.
My name's Bob.

Ko wahine kua hara ki tētahi tangata ko Tupeteka te ingoa.
Your wife has sinned with a man called Tupetaka.

Ko Rāhera tōku ingoa.
My name is Rāhera.

Ko Hone tōku ingoa.
My name is Hone.

Kotahi taku tama, ko Hera tōna ingoa.
I have one son. His name is Hera.

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