Family

Question 1

Ko wai ō tungāne?

Answer 1

(Who are your brothers?)
Ko Thomas rātou, ko Nicholas, ko William aku tungāne.

Question 2

Ko wai ō tēina?

Answer 2

(Who are your younger sisters?) Answering with ‘I have none’ or ‘none.’

Kāore aku tēina. (must use full sentence)
OR
Karekau aku tēina.
OR
Karekau.

Question 3

irāmutu

Answer 3

nephew / niece

Question 4

Ko wai tō māmā?

Answer 4

Ko Crissy Reynolds tōku māmā.

Question 5

Ko wai tō ingoa?

Answer 5

Ko Sophia Hanover tōku ingoa.

Question 6

whaiāipo

Answer 6

partner

Question 7

I te taha o tōku māmā, ko John Reynolds tōku koroua, ko Doreen Badenoch tōku kuia.

Answer 7

On my mother’s side, my grandfather is John Reynolds, my grandmother is Doreen Badenoch.

Question 8

I te taha o taku pāpā, ko Joe Hanover tōku koroua, ko Sarah Medovoy tōku kuia.

Answer 8

On my father’s side, my grandfather is Joe Hanover, my grandmother is Sarah Medovoy.

Question 9

Kua mate taku ….

Answer 9

My … is deceased.

Question 10

tupuna / tipuna

Answer 10

ancestor

Question 11

tūpuna / tīpuna

Answer 11

ancestors

Question 12

kaumātua

Answer 12

grandparents/elders

Question 13

mātua

Answer 13

parents

Question 14

matua / pāpā

Answer 14

father, uncle

Question 15

whaea / māmā

Answer 15

mother, aunt

Question 16

teina

Answer 16

younger sister (in whakapapa for women - for men, this is younger brother)

Question 17

tuakana

Answer 17

older sister (in whakapapa for women - for men, this is older brother)

Question 18

tēina

Answer 18

younger sisters - plural (in whakapapa for women - for men, this is younger brother)

Question 19

tuākana

Answer 19

older sisters - plural (in whakapapa for women - for men, this is older brother)

Question 20

tāne / wahine

Answer 20

husband / wife

Question 21

Au

Answer 21

me

Question 22

tuahine

Answer 22

sister

Question 23

tungāne

Answer 23

brother

Question 24

tamāhine

Answer 24

daughter

Question 25

tama

Answer 25

son

Question 26

huaonga

Answer 26

son-in-law

Question 27

huaonga

Answer 27

daughter-in-law

Question 28

mokopuna

Answer 28

grandchild

Question 29

koroua

Answer 29

grandfather, male elder

koro for short

Question 30

kuia

Answer 30

grandmother, female elder

Question 31

tamaiti

Answer 31

boy

(only used in the singular)

Question 32

kaumātua

Answer 32

male or female elder - a person of status within the whānau

Question 33

mātua kēkē

Question 34

whaea kēke

Answer 34

Aunt

Question 35

matakēkē

Answer 35

step-parent