Māori Grammar

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

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

Ko Kauri tōna matuakēkē.
Kauri is his aunty.

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

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

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

Ko Te Waipounamu te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in the South Island.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No Rakiura ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Stewart Island.

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

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

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

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.

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

Ko Amaru tōna matuakēkē.
Amaru is his uncle.

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

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

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

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

Ko Rangi tō rāua tungāne.
Rangi is their cousin.

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

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?

Ko Hēmi tōna hoa tane.
Hēmi is her husband.

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