Māori Grammar

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

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

Ko Rangi rātou ko Mia ko N3 āku tamariki.
Rangi, Mia and N3 are my children.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani te tamāhine a Hēmi rāua ko Moana.
Ani is the daughter of Hēmi and Moana.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aroha rāua ko Rina ōku tuāhine.
Aroha and Rina are my sisters.

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Māua ko Tame.
Tame and me.

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Ko Niko rāua ko Aroha kei te haere ki te tāone.
Niko and Aroha are going to town.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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.

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

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

Ko Ataahua te mokopuna a Pāora rāua ko Aria.
Ataahua is the grandchild of Pāora and Aria.

Ko Amaru rāua ko Kauri ngā mātua o Koa.
Amaru and Kauri are the parents of Koa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 katakata a Rangi rāua ko Rangi.
Rangi and Rangi are laughing.

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

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

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

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.

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

Ko Mia rāua ko Hera.
Mia and Hera.

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

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

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

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

Ko Ari rāua ko Ataahua ngā mokopuna o Tawa rāua ko Mia.
Ari and Ataahua are the grandchildren of Tawa and Mia.

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.

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.

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.

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

Ko Kauri rāua ko Pita ō tāua hoa.
Kauri and Pita are our friends.

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

Kei te kanikani a Manu rāua ko Koa.
Manu and Koa are dancing.

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

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.

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

Ko Manu rāua ko Ani ngā hoa o Nikau rāua ko Moana.
Manu and Ani are the friends of Nikau and Moana.

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

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

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

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.

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

He mātua pai a Rangi rāua ko Aria.
Rangi and Aria are good parents.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.