Māori Grammar

Ko Aroha tōna matuakēkē.
Aroha is his aunty.

He tatau tō te whare.
The 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 Hēmi tōna matuakēkē.
Hēmi is his uncle.

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

Ko Koa te pāpā o Pāora.
Koa is Pāora's father.

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

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

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

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

He kaumātua a Ari rāua ko Niko no tērā marae.
Ari and Niko 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.

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

Ko Te Tai Rāwhiti te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in the Eastland region.

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

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

No Te Waipounamu ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from the South Island.

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

Ko Rangi rāua ko Ani ōku hungarei.
Rangi and Ani 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!

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.

Ko Mia te whaea o Tame.
Mia is the mother of Tame.

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

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

Ko Taika tōna hoa tane.
Taika is her husband.

Ko Pita tō rāua tungāne.
Pita is their cousin.

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

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?