Māori Grammar

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

Ko Manu tōna matuakēkē.
Manu is his uncle.

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

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

Ko Mia te whaea o Taika.
Mia is the mother of Taika.

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

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

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 Rangi te pāpā o Hēmi.
Rangi is Hēmi's father.

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

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

Ko Rina tōna matuakēkē.
Rina is his aunty.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

Ko Nikau tō rāua tungāne.
Nikau is their cousin.

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

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

Ko Niko tōna hoa tane.
Niko 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.