On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Results for 'tīpuna'

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!

Manaakittia ngā mahi a ngā tīpuna.
Respect the work of the ancestors.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Ko Te Whanganui-a-Tara te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Wellington.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

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!

Nōna ēnei tīpuna.
(These ancestors are his/hers.)

Ko Matatā te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Matatā.

No Te Wai Pounamu tōu tipuna wahine.
Your grandmother is from the South Island.

mōna rā te oriori rā, ko wai ia, ko wai ōna tīpuna.
In the past, it was usually these songs which showed the child for whom the song was composed who he was and who were his ancestors.

Manaakitia ngā mahi a ngā tīpuna.
Respect the work of the ancestors.

Ko Tamatea-pōkai-whenua tētahi o ngā tīpuna o Ngāi Tahu.
One of the ancestors of Ngāi Tahu is Tamatea-pōkai-whenua.

Ko Mariano tōku tipuna.
Mariano is my ancestor.

Ko James Tait tōku tipuna.
James Tait is my ancestor.

I tukua iho tēnei whenua mai i tō tātou tipuna.
This land was handed down to us from our grandfather.

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.

Ka tū mai Aorangi, te tipuna maunga o Waitaha.
There stands Aorangi (Mt Cook), the ancestral mountain of the Waitaha people.

Mai i te wā o ngā tīpuna.
From the time of the ancestors.