Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 1
Asking who - Ko wai...?

We ask "who?" with either ko wai? ("who is?" - singular) or ko wai mā? ("who are?" - plural).

Ko wai atu ka haere?
Who else is going?

Ko ngā aha?
What are?

Ko Waikura tōku tuahine.
Waikura is my sister.

Ko wai kaiako pāngarau?
Who is your maths teacher?

Ko wai te ingoa o tērā wahine?
What's the name of that woman?

Ko wai ēnei?
Whose are these?

Ko wai kei te moe?
Who is sleeping?

Ko wai i tākaro i te papa tākaro?
Who played at the playground?

Ko wai te ingoa o kuia?
What is your grandmother's name?

Ko wai ngā mea a ako ana i te reo Māori?
Who are the ones learning te reo Māori?

Ko wai i i te kākahu?
Who packed the clothes?

Ko wai kei raro i te rākau?
Who is that under the tree?

Ko wai kei runga i te nohoanga?
Who is that on the sofa?

Ko wai tana ingoa?
What's her name?

Ko wai te huatahi?
Who is the first born?

Ko wai ō mātua?
Who are your parents?

Ko wai te māmā?
Who is the mother?

Ko wai te ingoa o tēnei awa?
What is the name of this river?

Ko wai te mea pai ki te kōrero Māori?
Whose good at speaking Māori?

Ko wai ngā tamariki koi ngā hinengaro?
Who are the children with sharp minds?

Ko wai te mea e mōhio ana ki te reo Māori?
Who is the one who knows te reo Māori?

Ko wai kei te tapahi i te mīti?
Who is chopping the meat?

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 tāua manuhiri?
Who is our visitor?

Ko wai māmā?
Who is your Mum?

Ko wai ō hoa?
Who are your friends?

Ko wai ōna hoa?
Who are his/her friends.

Ko wai teina?
Who is your younger sibling?

Ko wai tērā ki korā?
Who is that over there?

Ko wai kei roto i te motokā?
Who is that in the car?

Ko wai kei waho i te kūaha?
Who is outside the door?

Ko wai pāpā?
Who is your Dad?

Ko wai kei te whakahaere i te hui?
Who is running the meeting?

Ko wai te pōtiki o te whānau?
Who is the youngest in the family?

Ko wai i te totohe?
Who were arguing?

Ko wai tōna ingoa?
What's her name?

Ko wai kei te haere ki te hui?
Who is going to the hui?

Ko ngā aha ngā reta ra?
What are those letters?

Ko wai te ingoa o matua?
What's the name of your dad?

Ko wai kei te māuiui?
Who is sick?

Ko Waiokura te marae.
The marae is Waiokura.

Ko wai tōu ingoa?
What's your name?

Ko wai te tamāhine?
Who is the daughter?

Ko wai ka taraiwa i te nei?
Who will drive tonight?

Ko wai i hoko i ngā pukapuka?
Who bought the books?

Ko wai kei te haere mai?
Who is coming?

Ko wai i haere?
Who (all) went?

Ko wai a Aroha?
Who is Aroha?

Ko wai ō hungarei?
Who are your parents in law?

Ko wai te ingoa o pāpā?
What is the name of your mother?

Ko wai ō tāua manuhiri?
Who are our visitors?

Ko wai ka haere ki te taone ā te nei?
Who's going to town tonight?

Ko wai e pōhiri?
Who should be invited?

Ko wai te ingoa o tērā maunga?
What is the name of that mountain?

Ko wai i horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who did the dishes?

Ko wai tērā?
Who is that (over there)?

Ko wai te kaiwhakahaere? Ko au tonu!
Who is the orangiser? Actually, it's me!

Ko wai i hanga i te whare?
Who built the house?

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 kei te waiata i te waiata?
Who is singing the song?

Ko wai ingoa?
What is your name?

Ko wai kei te horoi?
Who is washing?

Ko wai tōu whaea?
Who is your mother?

Ko wai te ingoa o hoa?
What's the name of your friend?

Ko wai kei te horoi i te rūma?
Who is cleaning the room?

Ko wai kei roto i tana motukā?
Who is in her car?

Ko wai kei te āwhina i te kaiako?
Who is helping the teacher?

Ko wai te koroua?
Who is the grandfather?

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?

Ko wai te tuakana o Amaru?
Who is the older sibling (same gender) of Amaru?

Ko wai ngā mātua?
Who are the parents?

Ko wai te pāpā?
Who is the father?

Ko wai tērā?
Who is that?

Ko wai kei te haere?
Who are you going with?

Ko wai i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who picked up the children from school?

Ko wai te pāpā o Tama?
Whose Tama's dad?

Ko wai te mātāmua o whānau?
Who is the eldest in your family?

Ko wai te tangata e hīkoi mai nei?
Who is the person walking this way?

Ko wai i hopu i te ika?
Who caught the fish?

Ko wai kei te tunu i te kai?
Who is cooking the food?

Ko wai kōrua?
Who are you two?

Ko wai i whakaatu i te kiriata?
Who showed the movie?

Ko wai ō koutou ingoa, kōtiro ?
What are your names, girls?

Ko wai i kai i ngā āporo?
Who ate the apples?

Ko wai tino pēne?
Who is your favourite band?

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

Ko wai te ingoa o whānau?
What's the name of your family?

Ko wai koe?
Who are you?

Ko wai tēnei?
Who is this?

Ko wai te ingoa o whaea?
What's the name of your mum?

Ko wai tōna iwi?
What is his tribe?

Ko wai?
Who?

Ko wai ia?
Who is he/she?

Ko wai e haere?
Who is to go?

Ko wai te mātāmua?
Who is the oldest?

Ko wai kei te tākaro i te kēmu?
Who is playing the game?

Ko wai te iwi e pai ana ki te haka?
Who is the nation who is good at doing haka?

Ko wai kei waho i te whare?
Who is that outside the house?