Māori Grammar

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

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

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.

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

Māua ko Rangi.
Rangi and me.

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

Ko Niko rāua ko Pāora ō tāua hoa.
Niko and Pāora are our friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Taika te mokopuna a Manu rāua ko Rina.
Taika is the grandchild of Manu and Rina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aria te tamāhine a Niko rāua ko Ani.
Aria is the daughter of Niko and Ani.

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

E tākaro ana a Amaru rāua ko Honi.
Amaru and Honi are playing.

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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 mātua pai a Amaru rāua ko Kauri.
Amaru and Kauri are good parents.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

Ko Nikau rāua ko Moana ngā mokopuna o Pāora rāua ko Rina.
Nikau and Moana are the grandchildren of Pāora and Rina.

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Kei te katakata a Mia rāua ko Ari.
Mia and Ari are laughing.

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

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

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

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

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 Taika rāua ko Aria ngā hoa o Koa rāua ko Ani.
Taika and Aria are the friends of Koa and Ani.

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

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

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

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

Ko Koa rāua ko Rangi.
Koa and Rangi.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 Amaru rāua ko Honi.
Amaru and Honi are going.