Māori Grammar

Ko Tame rāua ko Rina ōku hungarei.
Tame and Rina are my inlaws.

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

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

Ko Mia tōna matuakēkē.
Mia is his aunty.

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

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

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

Ko Manu tōna matuakēkē.
Manu is his uncle.

No Waikanae ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Waikanae.

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

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

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

Ko Niko te pāpā o Tawa.
Niko is Tawa's father.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani te whaea o Ari.
Ani is the mother of Ari.

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

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

Ko Hēmi tōna hoa tane.
Hēmi is her husband.

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

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

Ko Pāora tō rāua tungāne.
Pāora is their cousin.

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

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