Māori Grammar

Ko Aroha tōna matuakēkē.
Aroha is his aunty.

No Te Tai Tokerau ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from the Northland region.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 Hēmi rāua ko Ari no tērā marae.
Hēmi and Ari are elders of that marae.

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

Ko Niko tōna matuakēkē.
Niko is his uncle.

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rangi te pāpā o Tame.
Rangi is Tame's father.

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

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

Ko Mia tō rāua tungāne.
Mia is their cousin.

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

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

Ko Moana te hoa wahine o Koa.
Moana is the wife of Koa.

Kei hea ō koutou kamapūtu, tamariki mā?
Where are your gumboots, children?

Ko Taika tōna hoa tane.
Taika is her husband.

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