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whanaunga - relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

whanaunga, n. Relative, blood relation. Ka ki ake ki ana tamariki kia hoki atu ki Maketu ki te whakatau i ana whanaunga (T. 78).

Williams Dictionary

I te Wenerei, ka tae mai taku whanaunga.
On Wednesday my relation arrived.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I ahau i Pipiripi, ka tūtaki au ki tōku whanaunga.
While I was in Melbourne, I met with my cousins.
While - i... ka...

Ko tōku whanaunga!
It's my relation!

Ko ōku whanaunga!
It's my relations!

Ko Tangiwai tōna whanaunga.
Tangiwai is his relation.

#121: Negating ko
#58: My wife meets my girlfriend
#47: The woman is sleeping at the man's house
#113: If it rains we will stay home
#37: I have danced
#145: Belonging to a reason
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