Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
You have any kids?
– He tamariki ōu?
Yes, I have one daughter
– Ae, kotahi taku tamahine
How about you?
– He aha e pā ana ki a koe?
How many baby daddies do you have, if you don’t mind me askin’?
– E hia ngā pēpi kei a koe, ki te kore koe e whakaaro ki ahau e pātai ana?
Ellipsis
– Ko te Ellipsis
I have one daughter (She has one daughter)
– Kotahi taku tamahine (Kotahi Tana tamahine)
I understand and is she by the same father? (Is her daughter by the same father?)
– E mārama ana ahau, ā, nā te pāpā kotahi ia? (Ko tana tamahine na te papa kotahi?)
I have one daughter (Again, she only has one daughter)
– Kotahi taku tamahine (He tamahine kotahi anake)
I understand and is she by the same father? (This guy is good at math)
– E mārama ana ahau, ā, nā te pāpā kotahi ia? (He pai tēnei tangata ki te pāngarau)
I don’t understand
– Kāore au i te mārama
