Results for 'mātāmua'
mātāmua - eldest; first; main
Mātāmua, a. 1. First. Kua oti noa ake ra hoki i a ia tana mahi matamua te whakarite e ia (T. 14).
2. Elder. Ae, e o maua matamua, ka tika (T. 12). Ka aroha ki ana tamariki matamua (T. 197).
3. Fore, of limbs. Ka ngaro katoa hoki nga peke matamua ki roto ki nga koro (T. 151).
Williams Dictionary
Ko Aidan te mātāmua o Kayte.
Aidan is the oldest child of Kayte.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko wai te mātāmua o tō whānau?
Who is the eldest in your family?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ko wai te mātāmua?
Who is the oldest?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
I te tuatahi, kāore te wahine i mahara ki tāna mātāmua.
AT first, the woman did not recognise her first-born.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Ā tērā tau piki ai taku mātāmua ki te wharekura.
My oldest moves up to wharekura next year.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā
Ko koe te mātāmua?
Are you the eldest?
Ko Harnah tāku mātāmua.
Harnah is my eldest child.
Ko Andrew te mātāmua o Beverley.
Andrew is the oldest child of Beverley.
Ko Joseph te mātāmua o Phill.
Joseph is the oldest child of Phill.
Ko Angie te mātāmua o Richard.
Angie is the oldest child of Richard.
Ko Aria te mātāmua.
Aria is the eldest.
Ko Hone te mātāmua.
Hone is the eldest sibling.
Ko Joseph te mātāmua o āku tamariki.
Joseph is the eldest of my children.
Ā, ko koe te mātāmua?
Ah, you're the oldest?
Āe, ko au te mātāmua.
Yeah, I'm the oldest.
E tūmanako ana a Brosnan, ka mātāmua ake te reo i ngā whakatakotoranga mahere anamata o ngā rāngai maha, mai i te ao pāpāho ki te hauora.
Brosnan hoped the language could take precedence in future planning within different sectors from broadcasting to health.
