Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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.

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

Māua ko Mia.
Mia and me.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Ko Tawa rāua ko Aroha ngā hoa o Amaru rāua ko Aria.
Tawa and Aroha are the friends of Amaru and Aria.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pita rāua ko Ari kei te haere ki te tāone.
Pita and Ari are going to town.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Amaru rāua ko Manu.
Amaru and Manu.

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

Ko Hera rātou ko Aroha ko N3 āku tamariki.
Hera, Aroha and N3 are my children.

Ko Nikau rāua ko Mia ngā mokopuna o Hēmi rāua ko Rina.
Nikau and Mia are the grandchildren of Hēmi and Rina.

Ko Niko rāua ko Ani ngā mātua o Manu.
Niko and Ani are the parents of Manu.

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

Ko Tame te mokopuna a Rangi rāua ko Aroha.
Tame is the grandchild of Rangi and Aroha.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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 Nikau rāua ko Kauri.
Nikau and Kauri are going.