tipuna/tupuna / tīpuna/tūpuna
ancestor/grandparent / ancestors/grandparents
Ko Tōmuri Te Awa tōku tipuna.
Tōmuri Te Awa is my ancestor.
- this is an example of an equative sentence
The first vowel has a macron for the plural, e.g., tīpuna / tūpuna – ancestors.
Tōmuri Te Awa is my ancestor.
- this is an example of an equative sentence
The first vowel has a macron for the plural, e.g., tīpuna / tūpuna – ancestors.
