Māori Grammar

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

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

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

No Kawatiri ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Westport.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rangi tōna matuakēkē.
Rangi is his uncle.

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

Ko Rina tōna matuakēkē.
Rina is his aunty.

He kaumātua a Nikau rāua ko Taika no tērā marae.
Nikau and Taika are elders of that marae.

Ko Tawa rāua ko Aria ōku hungarei.
Tawa and Aria 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Manu tōna hoa tane.
Manu is her husband.

Ko Amaru tō rāua tungāne.
Amaru is their cousin.

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

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

Ko Kauri te hoa wahine o Amaru.
Kauri is the wife of Amaru.

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

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