tipuna - grandparent, ancestor
tīpuna - grandparents (plural form of tipuna)
Tipuna = tupuna.
Williams Dictionary
Ko Wid Vella tōku tipuna.Wid Vella is my ancestor.Identity sentences - ko...
Kei te whakaaro au ki ōku tīpuna.I am thinking of my ancestors.Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Me ako whakataukī kia mōhio ai koe ki ngā whakaaro o ōu tīpuna.Learn proverbs so you know the thoughts of your ancestors.Simple sentences: you should - me
Haere mai ki tō tipuna whare!Welcome to your ancestral home!Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Nōna ēnei tīpuna.These ancestors are his.Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Manaakittia ngā mahi a ngā tīpuna.Respect the work of the ancestors.Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Ko Whakatāne te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.The grandfather of the family lives in Whakatāne.Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
No Te Wai Pounamu tōu tipuna wahine.Your grandmother is from the South Island.Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ka tū mai Aorangi, te tipuna maunga o Waitaha.There stands Aorangi, the ancestral mountain of the Waikato people.Towards - mai
Ko Mariano tōku tipuna.Mariano is my ancestor.
Ko James Tait tōku tipuna.James Tait is my ancestor.
Ko ia te tipuna o Ngāti Porou.He is the ancestor of Ngāti Porou.
Koia te tipuna o Ngāti Porou.That's the ancestor of Ngāti Porou.
Ko Tōmuri Te Awa tōku tipuna.Tōmuri Te Awa is my ancestor.
Mai i te wā o ngā tīpuna.From the time of the ancestors.
