Māori Grammar

Ko Tame rāua ko Aria ōku hungarei.
Tame and Aria are my inlaws.

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

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

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

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

No Whakatamacr;ne ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Whakatamacr;ne.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Ko Ataahua tōna matuakēkē.
Ataahua is his aunty.

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

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

Ko Koa tōna matuakēkē.
Koa is his uncle.

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

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani te hoa wahine o Ari.
Ani is the wife of Ari.

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

Ko Rangi tō rāua tungāne.
Rangi is their cousin.

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

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.

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