kina - sea urchin
Kina, n. 1. Evechinus, sea-urchin, sea-egg. Kina ariki, a variety with very long spikes; kina korako, a small variety of same.
2. A globular calabash.
3. fig. Stomach distended with food.
kinakina, n. An inferior variety of taro.
Williams Dictionary
Kei te kai ngā pakeke i ngā kina me ngā pāua. Kei te pūhaehae mātou.The elderly are eating kina and pāua. We are jealous.Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kaua e tunu i te kina!Don't cook sea-eggs!Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Ka puāwai ana te pōhutukawa, ka mōmona ngā kina.When the pōhutukawa blooms, the kina are fat.* -
He iti ēnā kina.Those kina are small.
Past: I kainga ngā kina katoa.All the kina were eaten.
I kainga ngā kina katoa e rātou.All the kina were eaten by them.
I kainga ngā kina katoa.All the kina were eaten.
Kua kai kina koe?Have you eaten kina?
