Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano (T. 158).
Williams Dictionary
I pakeke ake ia i Te Waipounamu.He grew up in the South Island.Simple sentences: past tense - i
Kei Te Tai Hauāuru te pāpā.The father is in the Westland region.Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te
Kua haere koe ki Te Waipounamu?Have you been to the South Island?Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
Tēteahi rangatira no Te Waipounamu.A certain chief from the South Island.
Kei Te Waipounamu.In the South Island.
Kei Te Waipounamu te pāpā.The father is in the South Island.
Kei te oma te kurī ki Te Waipounamu.The dog is running to the South Island.