Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

He kaumātua a Hēmi rāua ko Nikau no tērā marae.
Hēmi and Nikau are elders of that marae.

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

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

Ko Koa rāua ko Kauri ōku hungarei.
Koa and Kauri are my inlaws.

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

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

Ko Moana tōna matuakēkē.
Moana is his aunty.

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

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

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

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

Ko Taika tōna matuakēkē.
Taika is his uncle.

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

No Poneke ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Wellington.

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

Ko Rangi te pāpā o Ari.
Rangi is Ari's father.

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

Ko Aria te whaea o Tawa.
Aria is the mother of Tawa.

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

Ko Ataahua te hoa wahine o Amaru.
Ataahua is the wife of Amaru.

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

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.

Ko Aria tō rāua tungāne.
Aria is their cousin.

Ko Pāora tōna hoa tane.
Pāora is her husband.

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