Māori Grammar

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

Ko Aria tōna matuakēkē.
Aria is his aunty.

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

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

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

Ko Taika te pāpā o Pāora.
Taika is Pāora's father.

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

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

He tatou tō tō rātou whare.
Their 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.

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

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

Ko Koa tōna matuakēkē.
Koa is his uncle.

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

No Te Tai Hauāuru ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from the Westland region.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei te haere tō māua hoa ki te whare o tō rāua whaea.
Our friend is going to their mother's 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 toa ngā kuia o Waikato ki te kanikani.
The old ladies of Waikato are great dancers.

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

Ko Ataahua te hoa wahine o Hēmi.
Ataahua is the wife of Hēmi.

Ko Taika tō rāua tungāne.
Taika is their cousin.

Ko Rangi tōna hoa tane.
Rangi is her husband.

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

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

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