Māori Grammar

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

Ko Manu te pāpā o Ari.
Manu is Ari's father.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No Te Tai Tonga ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Southland.

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

He kaumātua a Hēmi rāua ko Tame no tērā marae.
Hēmi and Tame are elders of that marae.

Ko Rakiura te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Stewart Island.

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

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

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

Ko Tawa tōna matuakēkē.
Tawa is his uncle.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aria tōna matuakēkē.
Aria is his aunty.

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

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?

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

Ko Koa tō rāua tungāne.
Koa is their cousin.

Ko Amaru tōna hoa tane.
Amaru is her husband.

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