Māori Grammar

Ko Rangi rāua ko Mia ōku hungarei.
Rangi and Mia are my inlaws.

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

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

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

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

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

No Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Gisborne.

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

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 Tame te pāpā o Nikau.
Tame is Nikau's father.

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

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

Ko Manu tōna matuakēkē.
Manu is his uncle.

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

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

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

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

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

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

He kaumātua a Amaru rāua ko Ari no tērā marae.
Amaru and Ari are elders of that marae.

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

Ko Ataahua tōna matuakēkē.
Ataahua is his aunty.

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.

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 Niko tōna hoa tane.
Niko is her husband.

Ko Aroha te hoa wahine o Taika.
Aroha is the wife of Taika.