Māori Grammar

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

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

Ko Kauri tōna matuakēkē.
Kauri is his aunty.

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

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

Ko Hēmi tōna matuakēkē.
Hēmi is his uncle.

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!

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

No Ahuriri ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Napier.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He tatau tō te whare.
The 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 Niko rāua ko Aroha ōku hungarei.
Niko and Aroha are my inlaws.

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.

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

Ko Aroha tō rāua tungāne.
Aroha is their cousin.

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

Ko Aria te hoa wahine o Rangi.
Aria is the wife of Rangi.

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