Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Ko Taika rāua ko Ani ngā mokopuna o Manu rāua ko Kauri.
Taika and Ani are the grandchildren of Manu and Kauri.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

Ko Rina te tamāhine a Nikau rāua ko Aria.
Rina is the daughter of Nikau and Aria.

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.

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

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

Ko Mia rāua ko Taika.
Mia and Taika.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

E tākaro ana a Rangi rāua ko Hēmi.
Rangi and Hēmi are playing.

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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

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

Ko Barry rāua ko Lynne ōku mātua.
Barry and Lynne 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.

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

Ko Ari rātou ko Amaru ko N3 āku tamariki.
Ari, Amaru and N3 are my children.

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.

Ko Pāora rāua ko Moana ngā mātua o Koa.
Pāora and Moana are the parents of Koa.

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

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

He mātua pai a Tawa rāua ko Ataahua.
Tawa and Ataahua are good parents.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aroha te mokopuna a Hēmi rāua ko Ani.
Aroha is the grandchild of Hēmi and Ani.

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

Ko Niko rāua ko Aria ngā hoa o Rangi rāua ko Mia.
Niko and Aria are the friends of Rangi and Mia.

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

Kei te kanikani a Tame rāua ko Mia.
Tame and Mia are dancing.

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.

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

Māua ko Niko.
Niko and me.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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.

Kei te haere a Koa rāua ko Hera.
Koa and Hera are going.