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Let's have another look at kinship terms using the 'a' and 'o' categories, and asking where someone's home is.

'Ko wai ōu tīpuna?' is the Māori translation for what?
  • Who are your parents?
  • Who are your grandparents?
  • Who is you grandparent?
 

'Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tama āku irāmutu' is the Māori translation for which of the following?
  • Rawiri and Tama are my cousins
  • Rawiri and Tama are my sons
  • Rawiri and Tama are my nephews
 

'Who are your daughters?' is the English translation for what?
  • Ko wai āu tamariki?
  • Ko wai āu tamāhine?
  • Ko wai tāu tamahine?
 

'Who are her older sisters?' is the English translation for which option below?
  • Ko wai ōna tuakana?
  • Ko wai tōna tuakana?
  • Ko wai ōna teina?
 

'Kei hea' literally translates to which of the following?
  • Where is
  • Where are
  • Both of the above
  • None of the above
 

What is the Māori place name for Christchurch?
  • Ōtautahi
  • Ōtepoti
 

'Te Papaioea' is the Māori term for which town?
  • Bay of Islands
  • New Plymouth
  • Palmerston North
 

What is the Māori term for the 'North Island'?
  • Te Ika-a-Māui
  • Te Wai Pounamu
 

'Rakiura' is the Māori name for which place?
  • Bay of Islands
  • Stewart Island
  • North Island
 

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