Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Nikau rāua ko Aroha ngā hoa o Tawa rāua ko Ataahua.
Nikau and Aroha are the friends of Tawa and Ataahua.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aroha rāua ko Timi ana mātua.
Aroha and Timi are her 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 Brooklyn te mokopuna a Lynne rāua ko Barry.
Brooklyn is the grandchild of Lynne and Barry.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 hui a Taika rāua ko Pāora ki te pātaka kōrero.
Taika and Pāora are meeting in the library.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

Kei te kanikani a Koa rāua ko Aroha.
Koa and Aroha are dancing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ari rāua ko Aria ngā mokopuna o Pāora rāua ko Kauri.
Ari and Aria are the grandchildren of Pāora and Kauri.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Māua ko Ataahua.
Ataahua and me.

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

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

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

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

Ko Rangi rāua ko Aria ngā mātua o Niko.
Rangi and Aria are the parents of Niko.

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Mia rāua ko Rangi.
Mia and Rangi.

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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.

Kei te haere a Taika rāua ko Pāora.
Taika and Pāora are going.