Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No Kāpiti ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Kāpiti.

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

Ko Taika tōna matuakēkē.
Taika is his uncle.

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

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

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 Ani tōna matuakēkē.
Ani is his aunty.

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

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

Ko Moana te whaea o Tame.
Moana is the mother of Tame.

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

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

Ko Pāora tōna hoa tane.
Pāora is her husband.

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

Ko Rangi tō rāua tungāne.
Rangi is their cousin.

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

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?

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