rāwhiti - east
Rāwhiti, n. East; lit. sun-rising. I haere mai maua i te rawhiti i te putanga mai o te ra (T. 185).
Williams Dictionary
Nō Kāpiti au.I am from Kāpiti.Belonging to a place - nō
Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku pāpā.My Dad's from the Eastland region.Belonging to a place - nō
Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti hoki ahau.I'm also from the East Coast.Belonging to a place - nō
Nō Te Waipounamu, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.From the South Island, but my family and I are staying here.Conjunctions - but - engari
Ko ngā iwi o te rāwhiti, o te tonga hoki, ha mahi kē i te "kei te...".The tribes of the east and the south, on the other hand, use "kei te...".
