Māori Grammar

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga.
Me and my friend drove to uni.

Ka kōrero māua ko Mere ki a ia.
Mere and I spoke to him.

I hiahia a Pita rāua ko Amaru ki te tūtaki i a rāua anō.
Pita and Amaru wanted to meet each other.

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako ōku taokete.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my twins.

I hea a Retitia rāua ko Mihinui?
Where were Retitia and Mihinui?

Ko Rangi rāua ko Tawa kei te haere ki te tāone.
Rangi and Tawa are going to town.

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga i te waru karaka.
Me and my friend drove to uni at 8 o'clock.

Kei roto a Kahurangi rāua ko Hōhepa i tō rāua whare.
Kahurangi and Hōhepa are inside their house.

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

Ko Val te tamāhine a Una rāua ko Vic.
Val is the daughter of Una and Vic.

Ko Sally rāua ko Tīmoti ōku mātua.
My parents are Sally and Timoti.

Nō muri noa mai ka whānau mai ngā tamariki a Koa rāua ko Aria.
The children of Koa and Aria were born much later.

Kei mua a Miriama rāua ko Rehutai i te pahi.
Miriama and Rehutai are in front of the bus.

I tērā tau i te marama o Mahuru ka haere mātou ko aku hoa mai i Papaioea ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year in September me and my friends went from Palmerston North to Wellington to look around.

Kei te haere a Raureka rāua ko Te Naera.
Raureka and Te Naera are going.

Kei te ako a Hera rāua ko Tame i ngā kupu whānau i te reo Māori.
Hera and Tame are learning Māori 'family' words.

Kei te hui a Nikau rāua ko Niko ki te pātaka kōrero.
Nikau and Niko are meeting in the library.

Ko Mere rāua ko Lennon āku tamariki.
Mere and Lennon are my children.

Ko Rāhera rāua ko Tipene ōna hoa.
Her friends are Rāhera and Tīpene.

Ko Honi te tamaiti kei waenganui i a Rangi rāua ko N3.
Honi is the child between Rangi and N3.

Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku mātua
Hone and Rāhera are my parents.

Kua tūtaki au ki a Hēmi rāua ko tana hoa wahine, ko Mia.
I have met Hēmi and his girlfriend, Mia.

Nā wai a Papa rāua ko Rangi i whakawehe?
Who separated Papa and Rangi?

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako aku tama.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my sons.

Ko Amaru rāua ko Moana ngā mokopuna o Rangi rāua ko Aroha.
Amaru and Moana are the grandchildren of Rangi and Aroha.

Ko Aroha rāua ko Timi ana mātua.
Aroha and Timi are her parents.

Tokorima. Ko aku mātua, mātou ko taku tuakana, ko taku tungane.
Five. My parents, (me) and my older sister and my brother.

Ko Rāwiri rātou ko Tūmanako, ko Rongomai, me tana tāne a Moana, aku mokopuna.
Rāwiri, Tūmanako, Rongomai, and Moana, her husband, are my grandchildren.

Ko ia te mea hangareka o rāua ko Riripeti, tōna tuahine.
She is the funny one between her and Riripeti, her sister.

Māua ko Kauri.
Kauri and me.

Ka haere māua ko Pāora ki te hokomaha tiki ai.
Pāora and I are going to the supermarket to shop.

Ko Taika rāua ko Ataahua.
Taika and Ataahua.

I mahi māua ko tōku māmā.
My mother and I (us two, but not you the listener) worked.

Ko Liam te mokopuna a Beverley rāua ko Denis.
Liam is the grandchild of Beverley and Denis.

I hea a Miti rāua ko Auau?
Where were Miti and Auau?

Ko Raureka rāua ko Tūhawaiki ngā mātua.
Raureka and Tāhawaiki are the parents.

Kei te haere atu rātou ko Hone, ko Hōhepa, ko Tai.
Hone, Hōhepa and Tai are going.

Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku mātua.
Hone and Rāhera are my parents.

Ko Hēmi rātou ko Koa ko N3 āku tamariki.
Hēmi, Koa and N3 are my children.

No Te Kaha mātou ko Hata mā.
Hata and I and the rest are from Te Kaha.

He mātua pai a Pāora rāua ko Kauri.
Pāora and Kauri are good parents.

Kei te moe a Angie rāua ko Raiha.
Angie and Raiha are sleeping.

Kei te tangi a Mereana rāua ko Paul.
Mereana and Paul are crying.

E hui ana a Rama rāua ko Pita ki te pātaka kōrero.
Rama and Pita are meeting in the library.

Ākuanei ka haere māua ko Ari ki te tiki i a Aria.
Soon Ari and I will go to fetch Aria.

Ko Brian rāua ko Fran ōku mātua
Brian and Fran are my parents

Ko Tīwana rāua ko Riripeti aku irāmutu.
Tīwana and Riripeti are my nieces/nephews.

Kua mate māua ko taku teina.
My younger sibling and I are sick.

I āwhinatia rātou e mātou ko aku tēina.
They were helped by me and my younger siblings.

Nō Ahuriri, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Napier, but my family and I are staying here.

Ko māua ko Mere ngā kaiāwhina.
Mere and I are the helpers.

Kei te waiata a Peter, rātou ko Paul ko Mary.
Peter, Paul and Mary are singing.

I roto rāua ko Mere i te whare.
He and Mere were in the house.

Ko Jim rāua ko Doug aku taokete.
Jim and Doug are my brother in laws.

Ko Flo rāua ko Rāwiri ōku kaumātua.
Flo and Rāwiri are my grandparents.

Ko Tai rāua ko Moana ngā ingoa o ōku hoa.
The names of my friends are Tai and Moana.

Kei roto a Aroha rāua ko Mia i tō rāua whare.
Aroha and Mia are inside their (2x) house.

E tākaro ana a Manu rāua ko Pita.
Manu and Pita are playing.

Ko Rongomai rāua ko Moana ōku mātua.
Rongomai and Moana are my parents.

He hoa piritahi rāua ko Rāwiri.
He and Rāwiri are best friends.

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

Arā, ko au te tama a Hone rāua ko Rāhera.
That is, I am the child of Hone and Rāhera.

Kei te haere a Amaru rāua ko Rangi mā runga i te motukā.
Amaru and Rangi are travelling by car.

Ko Pita rātou ko Paul, ko Mere.
Peter, Paul and Mere.

Kei te oma a Mere rātou ko Hariata, ko Matiu, ko Ropata.
Mere, Hariata, Matiu and Ropata are running.

Kei Pōneke māua ko Sarah.
Sarah and I are in Wellington.

Kei te haere a Riria rāua ko Larisa ki konā
Riria and Larisa are going there (by you the listener).

Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana āku irāmutu.
Riripeti and Tīwana are my nieces/nephews.

Nō mua i te piringa ki a Rangi, ka moe a Papa rāua ko Tangaroa.
Before the union with Rangi, Papa was in a relationship with Tangaroa.

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa.
Me and my friend drove.

Ko Niko rāua ko Rina ngā mātua o Tame.
Niko and Rina are the parents of Tame.

Ko Aidan rātou ko Kaia, ko Liam
Aidan and Kaia and Liam

Ko Tawa te mokopuna a Manu rāua ko Ataahua.
Tawa is the grandchild of Manu and Ataahua.

Ko Brooklyn te mokopuna a Lynne rāua ko Barry.
Brooklyn is the grandchild of Lynne and Barry.

Ko Isaac te tama a Phill rāua ko Angie.
Isaac is the son of Phill and Angie.

Ko Rāhera rāua ko Hone ōku tūpuna.
Rāhera and Hone are my ancestors.

Ko Barry rāua ko Lynne ōku mātua.
Barry and Lynne are my parents.

Ehara ngā rangatira i a Moki rāua ko Tū-te-kawa.
Moki and Tū-te-kawa were not the chiefs.

Kei te katakata a Hera rāua ko Tame.
Hera and Tame are laughing.

Ko Kayte rāua ko Denis, ko Beverley
Kayte and Denis and Beverley

Mā mātou koutou e manaaki.
We will take care of you.

He mātua a Pani rāua ko Hata,.
Pani and Hata are parents.

Ko Jacob rāua ko Hana āku tamariki.
Harnah and Jacob are my children

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku hungawai.
Hone and Rāhera are my parents-in-law.

Ko Piripi rāua ko Miriama ōku mātua.
Piripi and Miriama are my parents.

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

Ko Chris te tama a Richard rāua ko Gin.
Chris is the son of Richard and Gin.

Nō te wā o te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka tupu te werawera, ka rērere te kohu.
At the time of the union of Rangi and Papa, the heat grew, the mist rose.

Nō muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa, the children were born.

I muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa the children were born.

I tērā tau ka haere mātou ko aku hoa ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year me and my friends went to Wellington to look around.

Ko rātou ko ō rātou hoa ngā mea ngaro.
They and their friends are the missing ones.

Ko Ani rāua ko Aria ōku tuāhine.
Ani and Aria are my sisters.

Ko Timi rāua ko Jen aku mātua.
Timi and Jen are my parents.

Ko Moki rāua ko Tū-te-kawa ngā rangatira.
Moki and Tu-te-kawa were the chiefs.

I haere mātou ko aku hoa mā runga i te waka o Betsy ki te takutai, ki Te Māhia.
Me and my friends went on Betsy's car to the beach, to Māhia.

Kei te kura rātou ko Hata ko Pani ko Mere.
They and Hata, Pani and Mere are at the school.

Ko Billy rāua ko Bob ā rāua māhanga.
Their twins are Billy and Bob.

Ka kōrero ia ki a māua ko Mere.
He spoke to Mere and me.

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

I hararei mātou ko aku hoa.
My friends and I had a holiday.

Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana ā māua tamariki.
Riripeti and Tīwana are our children.

Ko Mia te tamāhine a Tawa rāua ko Moana.
Mia is the daughter of Tawa and Moana.

Ko Tai, ko Moana rātou ko Rangi.
Tai, Moana and Rangi.

Ehara a Ari rāua ko Aroha i te mātua.
Ari and Aroha are not parents.

Kei muri a Miriama rāua ko Rehutai i te pahi.
Miriama and Rehutai are behind the bus.

Ko Brian rāua ko Fran ōku mātua.
Brian and Fran are my parents.

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

Mā mātou koutou e manaaki.
We (3+ exclusive) will take care of you.

Ko Taika rāua ko Kauri ngā hoa o Nikau rāua ko Rina.
Taika and Kauri are the friends of Nikau and Rina.

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako ōku tungāne.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my brothers.

Ko Nikau rāua ko Niko ō tāua hoa.
Nikau and Niko are our friends.

Kei te kanikani a Honi rāua ko Rangi.
Honi and Rangi are dancing.

E whakarongo ana māua ko Paora ki te tumuaki.
Paora and I are listening to the head-master.

Kei te hui a Rama rāua ko Pita ki te pātaka kōrero.
Rama and Pita are meeting in the library.

Kei te haere a Kauri rāua ko Pāora.
Kauri and Pāora are going.

I te ata o te Rāhoroi ka haere mātou ko taku whānau ki Taranaki ki te whakatā.
On Saturday morning my family and I went to Taranaki for a holiday.