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irāmutu - niece, nephew

Irāmutu, n. Nephew, niece. Ko Paka ka iramutu ki a Te Whatu (T. 140). Ka mohio ake a Ngatoro, ka mea. “Ko taku iramutu” (It is my niece) (T. 85).

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Ko tāku irāmutu ia.
She is my niece/He is my nephew.
Identity sentences - ko...

He rite tāku irāmutu ki tōna pāpā.
My nephew is just like his like father.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Kāore aku tamariki, engari he tokomaha āku irāmutu, tekau mā rima rātou.
I don't have any kids, but I have many nieces and nephews, there are fifteen of them.
Conjunctions - but - engari

No Rakiura ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Stewart Island.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore āku irāmutu.
I don't have nieces and nephews.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He irāmutu tāu?
Do you have a niece/nephew?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ko Tīwana rāua ko Riripeti aku irāmutu.
Tīwana and Riripeti are my nieces/nephews.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana āku irāmutu.
Riripeti and Tīwana are my nieces/nephews.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Nick taku irāmutu.
Nick is my nephew.

Ehara i a māua te kai i tunu. Nā tō rāua irāmutu i tunu.
It wasn't us two who cooked the food. It was their nephew.

No Tokaanu ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Tokaanu.

Ko ia tāu irāmutu.
He is your nephew.

Ehara tāu irāmutu i a ia.
He is not your nephew.

Ko āu irāmutu rātou.
They are your nephews.

Ehara rātou i āu irāmutu.
They are not your nephews.

Kei te tū āna irāmutu i runga i ōku kākahu mā.
His nephews are standing on my clean clothes.

Kei te tū tāna irāmutu i runga i tōku kākahu mā.
His nephew is standing on my clean dress.

Tokotoru aku irāmutu.
I have 3 neices.

#102: I did not go, I was not going, I am not going
#187: Particles in the preposed periphery
#11: I am hungry and tired
#34: The students listened and learned
#28: Rangi is reading the book
#91: Let there be one cup of sugar (kia)
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