i ngā rā o mua (noa atu)

distant past

Mātauranga Education

He Tautuhinga | Definition

He wā nō te hia tau ki muri.
A time many years ago.

He Tauira | Example

I ngā rā o mua (noa atu), ka noho tau ngā tīpuna i konei.
In the distant past the ancestors lived peacefully here.

He Kupu Reo Māori anō | Te Reo Māori Alternative