Māori Grammar

Kei hea ngā uri o Te Rangihiroa? Kāore ōna uri.
Where are the descendants of Te Rangihiroa? He had none.

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

No Te Tai Tonga ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Southland.

He aha ngā whainga o tō koutou rōpū?
What are the objectives of your organisation?

He hū ō ā māua tamariki.
Our children have shoes.

Ko Kāpiti te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Kāpiti.

Ko ngā iwi katoa o te ao kua huihui mai i tēnei rā.
All the peoples of the world have gathered here today.

He tatau tō te whare.
The house has a door.

Ko to iwi Māori ngā tāngata whenua o Aotearoa.
The Māori people are the tāngata whenua of Aotearoa.

Ko Kauri te whaea o Amaru.
Kauri is the mother of Amaru.

He toa ngā kuia o Waikato ki te kanikani.
The old ladies of Waikato are great dancers.

He kaumātua a Niko rāua ko Rangi no tērā marae.
Niko and Rangi are elders of that marae.

Kei te haere tō māua hoa ki te whare o tō rāua whaea.
Our friend is going to their mother's house.

He tatou tō tō rātou whare.
Their house has a door.

Hoake tātou ki tō rāua whare.
Let's go to their house.

Kāore tō tāua matua i haere ki tāna hui.
Our father did not go to his meeting.

Ko Nikau te pāpā o Taika.
Nikau is Taika's father.

Ko Aria tōna matuakēkē.
Aria is his aunty.

No Te Wai Pounamu tōu tipuna wahine.
Your grandmother is from the South Island.

Ko Tūhawaiki te rangatira o Murihuku i tērā ray tau.
Tūhawaiki was the chief of Murihiku last century.

Me piri koe ki tōu ope.
You must stick to your party.

Ko Tawa rāua ko Ataahua ōku hungarei.
Tawa and Ataahua are my inlaws.

Haere mai ki te mihi ki tōku whanau!
Come and meet my family!

Ko Ingarangi pea te kīnga tūturu o te nuinga o te iwi Pākehā.
The original home of most Pākehā people is probably England.

Kua mate rawa ō tātou koroua katoa.
All our old men are dead.

Ko Tame tōna matuakēkē.
Tame is his uncle.

Ko Aroha tō rāua tungāne.
Aroha is their cousin.

E rua ōu whatu, kotahi tōu ihu.
You have two eyes and one nose.

Ko Mere te tuahine o Mārama rāua ko Tamahae.
Mere is Marama's and Tamahae's cousin.

Kei hea ō koutou kamapūtu, tamariki mā?
Where are your gumboots, children?

Ko Ngāti Hāmuti Wera to ingoa o tērā iwi.
The name of that tribe is Ngāti Hāmuti Wera.

Ko Moana te hoa wahine o Koa.
Moana is the wife of Koa.

Ko Hēmi tōna hoa tane.
Hēmi is her husband.