Grammar

Let's continue to develop our language skills for asking 'Where is your home?'

'Kei hea   kāinga?' is the Māori way of asking 'Where is her home?'

'Kei   tōna kāinga' is the Māori translation for 'Her home is in Dunedin'.

'Kei hea   kāinga?' is the translation asking 'Where is my home?'

'Kei   tōku kāinga' is the translation for 'My home is in New Zealand'.

'Kei hea   kāinga?' is the Māori translation for 'Where is your home?'

'Your home is in   ' in Māori would be 'Kei Ōtautahi tōu kāinga.'

'Kei hea   kāinga o Kelly?' This is the Māori translation for 'Where is Kelly's home?'

'Kei   te kāinga o Kelly?' This is the Māori translation for 'Kelly's home is in the South Island.'

'Kei hea te kāinga o Tāmati?' This is the Māori translation for 'Where is Tāmati's   ?'

'Tāmati's home is in the Bay of Islands.' This is the English translation for 'Kei   te kāinga o Tāmati.'

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