Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Ko Taika tōna matuakēkē.
Taika is his uncle.

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

He kaumātua a Ari rāua ko Hēmi no tērā marae.
Ari and Hēmi are elders of that marae.

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

Ko Moana tōna matuakēkē.
Moana is his aunty.

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.

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

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

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.

No Te Tai Tonga ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Southland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Ko Rangi tōna hoa tane.
Rangi is her husband.

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

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

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