Māori Grammar
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We ask "who?" with either ko wai? ("who is?" - singular) or ko wai mā? ("who are?" - plural).
Ko wai e haere?
Who is to go?
Ko wai i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who picked up the children from school?
Ko wai mā kei te haere?
Who are you going with?
A question asked with ko wai must be answered using ko.
Ko wai e haere?
Who is to go?
CORRECT: Ko Rangi.
Rangi.
INCORRECT: Ka haere a Rangi.
Rangi will go.
Ko wai kei raro i te rākau?
Who is that under the tree?Ko wai tō teina?
Who is your younger sibling?Ko wai i hanga i te whare?
Who built the house?Ko wai ngā tamariki koi ngā hinengaro?
Who are the children with sharp minds?Ko wai tō tāua manuhiri?
Who is our visitor?Ko wai te ingoa o tō kuia?
What is your grandmother's name?Ko wai kei te horoi i te rūma?
Who is cleaning the room?Ko wai te mātāmua o tō whānau?
Who is the eldest in your family?Ko wai te ingoa o tō matua?
What's the name of your dad?Ko wai ka taraiwa i te pō nei?
Who will drive tonight?Ko Waiokura te marae.
The marae is Waiokura.Ko wai i tākaro i te papa tākaro?
Who played at the playground?Ko wai i hoko i ngā pukapuka?
Who bought the books?Ko wai te pāpā?
Who is the father?Ko wai kei roto i te motokā?
Who is that in the car?Ko wai kei te māuiui?
Who is sick?Ko wai te māmā?
Who is the mother?Ko wai te ingoa o tō pāpā?
What is the name of your mother?Ko wai tō pāpā?
Who is your Dad?Ko wai tōu whaea?
Who is your mother?Ko ngā aha ngā reta ra?
What are those letters?Ko wai te ingoa o tērā maunga?
What is the name of that mountain?Ko wai te kaiwhakahaere? Ko au tonu!
Who is the orangiser? Actually, it's me!Ko wai atu ka haere?
Who else is going?Ko Waikura tōku tuahine.
Waikura is my sister.Ko wai kei waho i te kūaha?
Who is outside the door?Ko wai kei roto i tana motukā?
Who is in her car?Ko wai mā ō tāua manuhiri?
Who are our visitors?Ko wai te iwi e pai ana ki te haka?
Who is the nation who is good at doing haka?Ko wai te ingoa o tērā wahine?
What's the name of that woman?Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?Ko wai ka haere ki te taone ā te pō nei?
Who's going to town tonight?Ko wai te mātāmua?
Who is the oldest?Ko wai i hopu i te ika?
Who caught the fish?Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?Ko wai kei te horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who is washing the dishes.Ko wai ō hungarei?
Who are your parents in law?I kōrero a Nikau ki a wai?
To whom did Nikau speak?Ko wai kei te whakahaere i te hui?
Who is running the meeting?Ko wai te tamāhine?
Who is the daughter?Ko wai kei te tākaro i te kēmu?
Who is playing the game?Ko wai ō mātua?
Who are your parents?Ko wai i whakaatu i te kiriata?
Who showed the movie?Ko wai kei runga i te nohoanga?
Who is that on the sofa?Ko wai i horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who did the dishes?Ko wai kei waho i te whare?
Who is that outside the house?Ko wai tō tino pēne?
Who is your favourite band?Ko wai te pōtiki o te whānau?
Who is the youngest in the family?Ko wai te koroua?
Who is the grandfather?Ko wai te ingoa o tō whaea?
What's the name of your mum?Ko wai kei te moe?
Who is sleeping?Ko wai ngā mea a ako ana i te reo Māori?
Who are the ones learning te reo Māori?Ko wai te ingoa o tēnei awa?
What is the name of this river?Ko wai te tangata e hīkoi mai nei?
Who is the person walking this way?Ko wai te tuakana o Rangi?
Who is the older sibling (same gender) of Rangi?Ko wai i kī i te kākahu?
Who packed the clothes?Ko wai ōna hoa?
Who are his/her friends.Ko wai rā kei te tapahi i te mīti?
Who is chopping the meat?Ko wai te pāpā o Tama?
Whose Tama's dad?Ko wai te ingoa o tō whānau?
What's the name of your family?Ko wai kei te waiata i te waiata?
Who is singing the song?Ko wai tōna iwi?
What is his tribe?Ko wai i haere?
Who (all) went?Ko wai tō kaiako pāngarau?
Who is your maths teacher?Ko wai ngā mātua?
Who are the parents?Ko wai tōu?
Who is yours? (eg who is your father?).Ko wai kei te āwhina i te kaiako?
Who is helping the teacher?Ko wai te ingoa o tō hoa?
What's the name of your friend?Ko wai i kai i ngā āporo?
Who ate the apples?Ko wai mā i te totohe?
Who were arguing?Ko wai tana ingoa?
What's her name?Ko wai te koroua nui tōna aroha ki tōna whānau?
Who is the old man who has a lot of love for his whānau?Ko wai te mea pai ki te kōrero Māori?
Whose good at speaking Māori?Ko wai kei te haere ki te hui?
Who is going to the hui?Ko wai te mea e mōhio ana ki te reo Māori?
Who is the one who knows te reo Māori?Ko wai kei te haere mai?
Who is coming?Ko wai kei te horoi?
Who is washing?Ko wai te huatahi?
Who is the first born?Ko wai kei te tunu i te kai?
Who is cooking the food?Ko wai tērā ki korā?
Who is that over there?