Māori Grammar

Ko Rina te whaea o Manu.
Rina is the mother of Manu.

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

Ko Niko rāua ko Ataahua ōku hungarei.
Niko and Ataahua are my inlaws.

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

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

Ko Aria tōna matuakēkē.
Aria is his aunty.

Ko Koa te pāpā o Hēmi.
Koa is Hēmi's father.

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

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.

No Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Gisborne.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tame tōna matuakēkē.
Tame is his uncle.

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.

Ko Mia tō rāua tungāne.
Mia is their cousin.

Ko Nikau tōna hoa tane.
Nikau is her husband.

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

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

Ko Aroha te hoa wahine o Taika.
Aroha is the wife of Taika.