Māori Grammar

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

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

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.

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

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

Ko Aria te whaea o Hēmi.
Aria is the mother of Hēmi.

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

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

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

Ko Tawa tōna matuakēkē.
Tawa is his uncle.

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

Ko Pāora rāua ko Moana ōku hungarei.
Pāora and Moana are my inlaws.

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

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

Ko Te Tai Hauāuru te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in the Westland region.

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

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

Ko Ataahua tōna matuakēkē.
Ataahua is his aunty.

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.

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 Aroha te hoa wahine o Taika.
Aroha is the wife of Taika.

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

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

Ko Hera tō rāua tungāne.
Hera is their cousin.

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

Ko Niko tōna hoa tane.
Niko is her husband.

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