Māori Grammar

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

Ko Hēmi tōna matuakēkē.
Hēmi is his uncle.

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

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

Ko Tawa rāua ko Ani ōku hungarei.
Tawa and Ani are my inlaws.

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

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?

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

Ko Kauri tōna matuakēkē.
Kauri is his aunty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

No Te Tai Rāwhiti ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from the Eastland region.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Manu tōna hoa tane.
Manu is her husband.

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?

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

Ko Kauri tō rāua tungāne.
Kauri is their cousin.

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