Results for 'taokete'
taokete - brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)
Taokete, n. 1. A man's brother-in-law or other male connection by marriage. Ka karanga mai a Manaia, “Taku taokete, e puta ki waho” (T. 92).
2. A woman's sister-in-law or other female connection by marriage. Used also of the relation between a woman and other wives of her husband. Ka ki atu te waha o Tinirau ki a Hine-te-iwaiwa, “Kia ata tu i ou taokete” (Tr. vii, 50).
Williams Dictionary
Ko Jim rāua ko Doug aku taokete.
Jim and Doug are my brother in laws.
Identity sentences - ko...
He tāokete ia no tāku wāhine.
He is a brother-in-law of my wife.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ko Ani te tāokete o Mia.
Ani is Mia's sister-in-law.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako ōku taokete.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my twins.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
He tāokete ia nō tāku wahine.
He is a brother-in-law of my wife.
Ko Peti te tāokete o Hēra.
Peti is Hēra’s sister-in-law.
Kāore au e pai ki tōku taokete.
I don't like my sister-in-law.
Ko Chantelle te taokete o Margaret.
Chantelle is the sister-in-law of Margaret.
Ko Paul te taokete o John.
Paul is the brother in law of John.
Kua tae mai ō taokete ki.te tiki mai i a tāua kia haere atu.
Sir, your brothers-in-law have arrived to fetch us so that we will go.
Ko Moana tōku taokete.
Moana is my twin.
Ko Kauri taku taokete, he tino pai ia. Koia kei te āwhina mai i ōku mātua i ia rangi, i ia rangi.
Kauri is my sister in law, she is great. She helps my parents everyday.
