Māori Grammar

Ko Moana te whaea o Nikau.
Moana is the mother of Nikau.

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

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

Ko Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Gisborne.

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

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

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

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

No Whakatū ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Nelson.

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.

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

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

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

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

Ko Taika tōna matuakēkē.
Taika is his uncle.

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

Ko Aria tōna matuakēkē.
Aria is his aunty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Taika tō rāua tungāne.
Taika is their 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 Kauri te hoa wahine o Koa.
Kauri is the wife of Koa.

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

Ko Amaru tōna hoa tane.
Amaru is her husband.