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