Māori Grammar

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

Ko Tawa rāua ko Aroha ngā mātua o Ari.
Tawa and Aroha are the parents of Ari.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Kei te katakata a Nikau rāua ko Aroha.
Nikau and Aroha are laughing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 Koa rāua ko Aria.
Koa and Aria.

Ko Rangi te mokopuna a Niko rāua ko Ataahua.
Rangi is the grandchild of Niko and Ataahua.

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

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

Ko Pāora rāua ko Amaru kei te haere ki te tāone.
Pāora and Amaru are going to town.

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

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.

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

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

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

Ko Manu rāua ko Moana ngā hoa o Tame rāua ko Kauri.
Manu and Moana are the friends of Tame and Kauri.

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

Ko Aroha te tamāhine a Taika rāua ko Ani.
Aroha is the daughter of Taika and Ani.

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

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

Ko Ari rāua ko Tame ō tāua hoa.
Ari and Tame are our friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara a Koa rāua ko Aria i te mātua.
Koa and Aria are not parents.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

Māua ko Rangi.
Rangi and me.

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

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