Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Ko Aria te mokopuna a Niko rāua ko Mia.
Aria is the grandchild of Niko and Mia.

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

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 ki te whare wānanga.
Me and my friend drove to uni.

Ehara a Pāora rāua ko Kauri i te mātua.
Pāora and Kauri are not parents.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 katakata a Aroha rāua ko Ataahua.
Aroha and Ataahua are laughing.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From the Westland region, but my family and I are staying here.

E tākaro ana a Niko rāua ko Tawa.
Niko and Tawa are playing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māua ko Ari.
Ari and me.

Ko Tame rāua ko Rina ngā mokopuna o Tawa rāua ko Aria.
Tame and Rina are the grandchildren of Tawa and Aria.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

Ko Pita rātou ko Taika ko N3 āku tamariki.
Pita, Taika and N3 are my children.

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

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

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

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

Ko Mia rāua ko Rangi ō tāua hoa.
Mia and Rangi are our friends.

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

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

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

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

Ko Hēmi rāua ko Aria kei te haere ki te tāone.
Hēmi and Aria are going to town.

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

Ko Hēmi rāua ko Moana ngā mātua o Ari.
Hēmi and Moana are the parents of Ari.

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

Ko Manu rāua ko Pāora.
Manu and Pāora.

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

Ko Kauri te tamāhine a Rangi rāua ko Aroha.
Kauri is the daughter of Rangi and Aroha.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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 ōku taokete.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my twins.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

Ko Taika rāua ko Rina ngā hoa o Amaru rāua ko Aria.
Taika and Rina are the friends of Amaru and Aria.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

Kei te haere a Pita rāua ko Taika.
Pita and Taika 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.