Māori Grammar

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

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

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.

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

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

He kaumātua a Amaru rāua ko Niko no tērā marae.
Amaru and Niko are elders of that marae.

Ko Rakiura te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Stewart Island.

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

Ko Mia tōna matuakēkē.
Mia is his aunty.

No Te Tai Rāwhiti ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from the Eastland region.

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

Ko Ataahua te whaea o Pāora.
Ataahua is the mother of Pāora.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Taika rāua ko Kauri ōku hungarei.
Taika and Kauri are my inlaws.

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

Ko Hēmi tōna matuakēkē.
Hēmi is his uncle.

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

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 Nikau tōna hoa tane.
Nikau is her husband.

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

Ko Tame tō rāua tungāne.
Tame is their cousin.

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