Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani te whaea o Koa.
Ani is the mother of Koa.

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

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

He kaumātua a Taika rāua ko Tame no tērā marae.
Taika and Tame are elders of that marae.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aroha tōna matuakēkē.
Aroha is his aunty.

Ko Hēmi tōna matuakēkē.
Hēmi is his uncle.

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

No Kawatiri ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Westport.

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

Ko Hera tō rāua tungāne.
Hera is their cousin.

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

Ko Rina te hoa wahine o Tawa.
Rina is the wife of Tawa.

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

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

Ko Manu tōna hoa tane.
Manu is her husband.

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