He kupu whakakapi tūingoa. Hei tauira, he tūkapi te kupu 'ia' i te rerenga kōrero nei, e tohu ana i te tūmoko Hēmi:
A word which takes the place of a noun. For example, the word 'ia' is a pronoun which refers to the noun Hemi in this sentence:
tū (tumu) - foundation, base
kapi (whakakapi) - to replace, substitute
tūpou
He aha ngā tūkapi takitahi e toru o te reo Māori?
Nā runga i te horopaki o te rerenga kōrero e mōhiotia ai te tikanga o te tūkapi.
I te rerenga kōrero nei, e tohu ana te tūkapi 'rātou' i te manuhiri e whakaeke ana i te marae.