Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Ko Manu tōna matuakēkē.
Manu is his uncle.

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

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

Ko Rangi te pāpā o Niko.
Rangi is Niko's father.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

No Whakatū ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Nelson.

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

Ko Moana tōna matuakēkē.
Moana is his aunty.

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

Ko Te Tai Hauāuru te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in the Westland region.

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

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

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

Ko Amaru tō rāua tungāne.
Amaru is their cousin.

Ko Hēmi tōna hoa tane.
Hēmi is her husband.

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?