Māori Grammar

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

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

Ko Amaru te pāpā o Taika.
Amaru is Taika's father.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Kauri tōna matuakēkē.
Kauri is his aunty.

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

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

Ko Ari tōna matuakēkē.
Ari is his uncle.

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

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

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

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

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

No Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Gisborne.

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

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

Ko Nikau tō rāua tungāne.
Nikau is their cousin.

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?

Ko Tawa tōna hoa tane.
Tawa is her husband.

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

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