Māori Grammar

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

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

Ko Aroha te whaea o Amaru.
Aroha is the mother of Amaru.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Koa tōna matuakēkē.
Koa is his uncle.

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

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

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

Ko Ani tōna matuakēkē.
Ani is his aunty.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Taika tōna hoa tane.
Taika is her husband.

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

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

Ko Hēmi tō rāua tungāne.
Hēmi is their cousin.