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