Māori Grammar

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

Ko Kauri rāua ko Moana ōku tuāhine.
Kauri and Moana are my sisters.

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.

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

Ko Ari rāua ko Aria ngā hoa o Niko rāua ko Ataahua.
Ari and Aria are the friends of Niko and Ataahua.

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Wellington, but my family and I are staying here.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

Ko Ani te tamāhine a Manu rāua ko Mia.
Ani is the daughter of Manu and Mia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He mātua pai a Koa rāua ko Rina.
Koa and Rina are good parents.

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

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

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

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

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

Kei te katakata a Manu rāua ko Rangi.
Manu and Rangi are laughing.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Ko Amaru rāua ko Moana ngā mātua o Taika.
Amaru and Moana are the parents of Taika.

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Niko rātou ko Tawa ko N3 āku tamariki.
Niko, Tawa and N3 are my children.

Ko Ataahua rāua ko Honi ō tāua hoa.
Ataahua and Honi are our friends.

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

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

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

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

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

Māua ko Pāora.
Pāora and me.

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

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

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

Ko Hēmi te mokopuna a Nikau rāua ko Aria.
Hēmi is the grandchild of Nikau and Aria.

Ko Amaru rāua ko Koa.
Amaru and Koa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Ehara a Tawa rāua ko Ataahua i te mātua.
Tawa and Ataahua are not parents.

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hēmi rāua ko Ani ngā mokopuna o Rangi rāua ko Mia.
Hēmi and Ani are the grandchildren of Rangi and Mia.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Mia rāua ko Kauri kei te haere ki te tāone.
Mia and Kauri are going to town.

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

Kei te haere a Hera rāua ko Aroha.
Hera and Aroha 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.

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